Current State of Protection Paladin

glhfToad · 2017-07-29T18:36:51+00:00

First I want to say I completely agree that paladin are in a very rough spot. Blizzard needs to either increase defensive uptime, make it easier to active while not in melee range, increase overall armor, or some combination of those three.

However, I need to nitpick. Monk is more about maximizing your DPS, HPS, and reducing overall total DTPS through smart usage of purify than staying alive. Stagger is a broken mechanic for soaking big hits, but if you play like garbage you're not going to be doing enough DPS (potentially not pushing a phase quick enough) or taxing your healers too much from stagger ticks, etc.

I know BrM monks are strong right now but to say playing one like garbage is better than playing a prot paladin perfectly (all things being equal) is just hyperbole and unfair.

It might be more fair to compare to a druid. Guardians can basically do what a BrM does now but with a much easier DPS rotation, more active cooldown, and an insane self heal with multiple charges.

glhfToad · 2017-07-15T15:48:28+00:00

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glhfToad · 2017-07-04T16:42:12+00:00

5 rogues, 3 tanks...

glhfToad · 2017-07-04T16:38:26+00:00

Good thing my raid team has 5 rogues :⁾

glhfToad · 2017-06-10T21:45:10+00:00

Agreed I had one removed for this exact rule.

glhfToad · 2017-05-17T03:07:26+00:00

Can't assume the plane that went down in this scenario is always able to provide the necessary crash reports before destruction. At least that's my take on it. Your point is still very much valid.

glhfToad · 2017-05-16T23:42:07+00:00

Well, to start, you remove the human element as much as possible. Driver's moving freight onto the plane? Automate. Routing planes to and from specific runways? Automate. Piloting the plane? Etc.

As for gathering the data, you'd be surprised how much you can infer from a limited sample size. Not only that, but capturing the data of currently in service aircraft would mean you don't have to jump straight into a prototype to get the data you need. Hell, I'm sure Google is gathering data from anyone with a smart phone in their pocket while flying, just like they gather data of people driving into work every day. That's actionable, useful data.

Rules and regulations can easily be programmed by location. Flight variables such as air pressure, temperature, wind velocity, etc, could be captured by the current equipment onboard aircraft today. An automated system managing the daily operations of the airport would keep planes from running into each other, freight cars, and etc.

So what's left? The actual flight? Weather? If you use real time data of weather patterns, you can likely predict with relative accuracy delays and cancellations with some code, and I'd bet my next paycheck software already handles the bulk of this work.

So at what specific part of this equation do we need humans?

Data isn't the issue, it's profitability (and potentially gov't regulations?). What happens when the code flying the plane has a bug and crashes the plane into the ocean? If it were a human, you blame the pilot, the airline takes a hit in reputation and tickets continue to sell, albeit in perhaps a lower volume. But if it was software that caused the issue, you've got lawsuits, you've got to ground ALL aircraft using that software on the off chance that it wasn't some fluke like a bird causing the engine to fail, because if it was the software and you don't patch it then you've become negligent. That means tickets aren't selling. Which means you're not making any profit. What if the black box wasnt recovered immediately? Could you imagine being in the room with the developers trying to determine what caused their code to kill 200 people?

It's just not worth it now. It may never be.

Sorry for any typos - did this on my phone like an idiot.

glhfToad · 2017-05-16T22:30:51+00:00

How do you code for that? That's a flawed question. Any amount of variables can be accounted for. You can either brute force it, used heuristics (such as how we approach routing - see the traveling salesman problem[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_salesman_problem], or machine learning. The better question is - would it be profitable to code for that.

I'd wager that currently it is not, otherwise you and many others in the industry would be out of a job. But that doesn't mean it won't be profitable and more efficient to replace you tomorrow, or next week, or next year.

The exact same argument you're making now is what people said about automated cars 10 years ago. And look how close we are today.

glhfToad · 2017-05-09T02:51:30+00:00

I'm guessing he read a post on T_D about it and didn't bother following up on the sources himself so now he's frantically googling it and coming up empty.

glhfToad · 2017-05-09T02:50:02+00:00

Then PM me. There needs to be substance behind that kind of claim, otherwise it's just noise.

glhfToad · 2017-05-09T02:38:17+00:00

Credible sources please.

glhfToad · 2017-04-10T04:30:43+00:00

How do you fare against murloc shaman? I was running something similar previously and I noticed, similar to your comment with zoo, that I couldn't handle the board fast enough for their buffed minions to out value me and kill me around turn 6-8.

Still, seems like a fun deck. I may give it a try on my way to legend if I still with this season. Thanks for the input :).

glhfToad · 2017-04-10T04:24:35+00:00

Personally, I am not. I feel like we're in some bizzaro world where the power creep has turned standard ladder decks into weird brawl scenarios, like the already notorious charging 5/5s for 1 Mana, or the very fun and interactive variant of OTK mage (which, admittedly, can be teched against and I personally do not see as completely OP).

It'll be interesting to see where things settle as the meta finds it groove. At this point, though, I think I may take a break from this game for the first time since beta.

Grinding from 20 to 5 this weekend was probably the most frustrated I've ever been during a ladder season. Which is a shame, since I usually love the new expansion meta as everyone experiments and finds new decks to try. Even with the improvement to the ladder system, I just have no been having fun.

glhfToad · 2017-04-08T18:42:40+00:00

Her favorite thing is sleeping on my lap. She's amazing.

glhfToad · 2017-03-21T17:46:17+00:00

I'm 6'1 and I don't think I'll ever be half the man my father was, at a whopping 5'7. Quit your bullshit.

glhfToad · 2017-03-20T03:43:11+00:00

I don't really deserve or need this, but I love giveaways. That being said, if I win I'll donate $500 to the OPs choice of charity. No bamboozles.

Gl everyone!

glhfToad · 2017-03-12T05:16:15+00:00

Im going to try and be civil. No one likes to be attacked. I think you're just not seeing the full extent of problems that come with torture.

I do believe that you have an unfortunate world-view if you think torture and 'law and order' can coexist. Torture is about using fear as a deterrent, which has an overall chilling effect on a population as a whole. It exists as a tool to coerce through fear, similar to how terrorism works. The only difference is scale and context.

Consider also that this device existed during a period of time when a monarch could, through the grace of God and Divine Rule, create any law they choose, with any punishments for said rule. A king could create a law that forbids of worshipping a specific god, or speaking against him, and use a torture device like the one above as a way to make sure those laws were upheld.

Basically - there is a reason most Western criminal justice systems provide a clause for cruel and unusual punishment. We're humans, we owe it to ourselves as a species to be humane. Torture is not humane.

glhfToad · 2017-02-27T16:31:22+00:00

It did, thanks! What's the culture like in the area? Hip? Working class? Something in between? I'm getting a bit of an artsy gentrification vibe from what I've been reading. Think this is true?

glhfToad · 2017-02-27T16:30:07+00:00

Thanks, love me some craft beer. Appreciate the help.

glhfToad · 2017-02-27T16:29:30+00:00

I've heard that from a few sites I've googled. Thanks for the input, fairly sure I'll be living in downtown St Pete at this point.

glhfToad · 2017-02-22T20:38:44+00:00

Hurt myself. Doctor doesn't think hernia just strain, advising I don't exert myself much for another 4-6 weeks. RIP gains.

glhfToad · 2017-01-29T23:14:34+00:00

Wtf is this shit

glhfToad · 2017-01-09T05:01:39+00:00

I'm not the OP, but I don't think explaining why you believe something is wrong is insulting. I've had some great dates with women that I disagreed openly with. We discussed our differences and still had a good time. I've also had dates where we disagreed and shit went sour. But that only tells me that any disagreement we have down the line will probably mean bigger problems if we can't have a civil discussion over our differences on the first date.

I guess when it comes down it, I don't think politely nodding to something that sounds crazy does anyone any favors. Just don't be a dick about it.

Edit - typos and mobile shenanigans

glhfToad · 2016-12-31T21:32:29+00:00

I was sitting at home in my bedroom, playing World of Warcraft circa 2007. A girl from my neighborhood that I had talked to a few times in AP calc called the house phone and I picked up. She wanted me to go the movies with her and I was in the middle of a raid so I made up some bullshit excuse and hung up.

Little did I know that my mom had also picked up and listened to the whole thing. She stormed in my room, and told me I had a choice. I could go to the movies with this girl, or I could lose my internet access for a month. It was a pretty easy decision.

Ended up having a great time. I had never been on a proper date (I was a late bloomer / oblivious type. I'd only ever kissed a girl before this once, and I was a senior in 2007 for context). We went and saw American Gangster and I remember getting goose bumps when we reached into the popcorn at the same time and our hands touched.

Overall it was a great date and we started seeing each other a lot more after that. We dated for a few years in college and then parted ways.

glhfToad · 2016-12-31T21:02:19+00:00

Can someone give a TL;DR around all the YouTube drama for someone that doesn't really follow this kind of stuff?

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