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Last post 12-18-2008 3:50 PM by Baps. 32 replies.
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  • 07-29-2008 3:35 PM

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    WotLK builds & theorycrafting - Mage

    reserved for summary information.

     

  • 07-29-2008 3:41 PM In reply to

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    Re: WotLK builds & theorycrafting - Mage

    So I started playing with the new talent calculator.. here's a first pass at a 5/55/11 fire build.

    Also, take a look at the Improved Moonkin Form talent (3/3):  affected targets get a 100% chance to apply a 20% spell haste buff whenever they critically hit with spells for 8 seconds with 30 second cooldown.

  • 07-29-2008 4:49 PM In reply to

    Re: WotLK builds & theorycrafting - Mage

    Baps:
    Also, take a look at the Improved Moonkin Form talent (3/3):  affected targets get a 100% chance to apply a 20% spell haste buff whenever they critically hit with spells for 8 seconds with 30 second cooldown.
     

    Yeah, Baps informed me I'm going boomkin and am going to be standing next to him in all raids in WotLK. Stick out tongue

  • 07-29-2008 5:19 PM In reply to

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    Re: WotLK builds & theorycrafting - Mage

    Lol.  I'm going to level Draynor and Moller up at the same time.  There's a reasonable chance I'll reroll boomkin, depending on how the talents flesh out and our class mix at the time.
  • 08-04-2008 1:23 PM In reply to

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    The official mage WotLK calculator doesn't match the mmo-champions one.  One change that'll be somewhat important is Elemental Precision being moved to the 2nd row.

  • 08-04-2008 3:05 PM In reply to

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    Cyrran:
    Yeah, Baps informed me I'm going boomkin and am going to be standing next to him in all raids in WotLK. Stick out tongue
     

    In all seriousness, I suspect we'll have a boomkin in our raids come WotLK.  If for no other reason than to lure Chaos back, 'cause he won't be able to resist the opportunity to persecute a moonkin till he /gquits in tears.

  • 08-06-2008 11:31 AM In reply to

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    Re: WotLK builds & theorycrafting - Mage

    Dont know if Arcane Subtlety will be a usefull talent in WotLK, because they nerf it removing the 10 points of resistent from the target. Now this reduces the chance of spells will be dispelled, what you think Baps?

    I play with talents a bit, and I make this tree fire 0/60/11.

    PS. Hope all boss do area silence in WotLK..lol..Burning Determination FTW!!!

  • 08-06-2008 12:24 PM In reply to

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    Re: WotLK builds & theorycrafting - Mage

    you put up baps link not your own, and why are you useing mmochamp the blizzard ones have talents in different spots and new talents that mmochamp doesn’t have 


     

     

  • 08-06-2008 12:34 PM In reply to

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    I'm interested in the Arcane Subtlety for the 40% threat reduction.. any kind of up-close AoE like in Hyjal requires it.
  • 08-06-2008 3:15 PM In reply to

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    Re: WotLK builds & theorycrafting - Mage

    Linto, you are right, I forgot the CRTL+C of the baps, this is the talent tree I has made, now in official site. =D

     Baps, thats a amazing ideia, I will think in thats 2 points too...will help a lot without a pally tank.

     

  • 08-08-2008 3:17 PM In reply to

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    I want to see what the new "pvp" spec is going to be like. 

  • 08-08-2008 4:00 PM In reply to

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    Re: WotLK builds & theorycrafting - Mage

    Still a lot of changes coming and going.  They just changed impact to apply to all spells, which is huge for pvp, but not likely to last.
  • 08-18-2008 2:10 PM In reply to

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    Re: WotLK builds & theorycrafting - Mage

    Thoughts on Living Bomb:

    Holy *** holy *** holy *** overpowered nerf incoming.

     The spell, at my level (70) and at my current spell damage (1100) is critting on ticks for 1800 damage on the mob, and every mob around it, knocking them up in the air, every tick, and then it does a blast wave at the end almost effectively wiping out any mobs left.

    I see this as a huge help to certain situations like: 

    1.  A big elite mob with a bunch of cronies around it.  Pally tank goes in, living bomb cast on the elite, wipes out all of the adds without having to waste time AoE'ing, huge increase to DPS, no cooldown on living bomb either.  Also serves as a mana burn as well.  Add in impact and I *beleive* that impact can proc on each tick, but I'm not sure.  I'll have to test this.

    2.  PvP (Think Alterac Valley cast on someone trying to take a flag), or useful to get some added help in getting someone away from you

    3.  Farming.  Gathering a large amount of mobs, living bomb and improved blizzard anyone?

    I'm sure I can think of a few more, but this spell's looking pretty promising.

  • 09-09-2008 4:13 AM In reply to

    Re: WotLK builds & theorycrafting - Mage

     Anyone looked into a Frostfire Bolt specs where you just spam Frostfire Bolt because its affected by both fire and frost talents? (I assume)

    Take a look at this spec for Frostfire Bolt I threw together : http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/mage/talents2.html?tal=00000000000000000000000000000023050020123033310531210113502035030310030100000000000000

    Heres the things that I am assuming affect Frostfire Bolt:

    Ignite

    Flame Throwing

    Burning Soul

    Benefits from Improved Scorch

    Playing with Fire

    Critical Mass

    Fire Power

    Pyromaniac

    Combustion

    Molten Fury

    Hot Streak

    Burnout

    Ice Shards

    Elemental Precision

    Piercing Ice

    Frost Channeling

    Looks pretty disgusting atm

  • 09-09-2008 4:49 AM In reply to

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     Which you totally copied off my elementalist pvp spec!

    To support what shaker posted the utility of the spec speaks for itself if indeed frostfire will gain the effects from said talents. With scorch acting as the "buffer" then all kinds of bonus damage,crit and just overall awesome of course there are millions of variations as the mage trees are absolutley amazing at the moment.

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