Monthly Archives: January 2013

Protection Tier 15 Set Bonuses

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Theck

Earlier this month, the set bonuses for T15 were revealed, followed by a few clarifications from Ghostcrawler.  To summarize what we know: T15 2-piece: Casting Word of Glory or Eternal Flame also grants you 40% (additive, not affected by DR) … Continue reading →

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Revenge Combinatorics

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Theck

Since January is apparently “Warrior Month” here at Sacred Duty, I figured I’d share a little side project I’ve been working on. Omega (of DBM fame) and I were having a conversation about warriors on Lei Shi, and what effect … Continue reading →

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5.1 Warrior Simulations – Part 3 – Stat Priorities

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Theck

In case you missed the previous entries, in part one we detailed the model and analyzed a few basic queues that used either Shield Block or Shield Barrier exclusively.  In part two, we analyzed a number of other queues that … Continue reading →

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5.1 Warrior Simulations – Part 2 – Rotations

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Theck

Last time, we went over the model we’ll be using to evaluate different rotations and looked at some basic queues.  We decided that we’d use the SB and SBr* queues (“Spam Shield Block” and “Spam Shield Barrier,” more or less) … Continue reading →

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5.1 Warrior Simulations – Part 1 – The Model

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Theck

It’s been quite some time since we last looked at warrior mechanics. While this is primarily a paladin-centric blog, I like to dabble in other classes from time to time, specifically when it seems like there’s something I’m uniquely suited … Continue reading →

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