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Patch 5.3 WeakAuras Configuration

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Theck

Since 5.2, I’ve made a few modifications to my WeakAuras configuration.  Nothing major, but definitely some quality-of-life improvements. One option that WeakAuras lacks is the ability to set a trigger based on Spell ID and time remaining.  You can do … Continue reading →

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Is Nothing Sacred?

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Theck

I’ve been hinting all week that there was some big news coming up regarding our gearing choices.  If you’ve followed the last two rounds of smoothness simulations, it looks an awful lot like Control/Mastery is the solid winner.  To put … Continue reading →

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Control Shift En-tier

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Theck

About a week ago, Wrathblood asked me to take a more thorough look at the Tier 15 2-piece bonus. The earlier simulations I ran were based on a lower-ilvl gear set (496) which was more constrained in its itemization, and … Continue reading →

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Cruise-ader Control

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Theck

Earlier this week, Ghostcrawler informed us that they planned on addressing the “haste problem,” which I discussed in my last post, by changing Grand Crusader’s proc trigger.  Rather than triggering off of Crusader Strikes and Hammers of the Righteous, it … Continue reading →

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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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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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Patch 5.1 Itemization Considerations

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Theck

Patch 5.1 brings absolutely no changes to our core mechanics, so… carry on?  Unless you’ve been heavily using Turn Evil or Hand of Salvation, you might not notice a difference. It does, however, bring up some interesting questions regarding gear.  … Continue reading →

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Mists of Pandaria: Raid Preparation

Posted on October 3, 2012 by anafielle

I posted before about my leveling experience. The leveling actually went very well, and I hit 90 before half my guild. Little did I know that the leveling – which I had expected to provide me with the greatest challenge … Continue reading →

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MOP First Impressions

Posted on September 28, 2012 by anafielle

Well. Wow. Hi guys! So you know, there was this expansion that launched this weekend and… I figured it was time to come back to the blog! Ana Sucks at Leveling Ask my guild. They will all tell you I … Continue reading →

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10 Man Tuning (part 2): Why It Matters

Posted on March 9, 2012 by anafielle

Hey guys, I have something more to say after Tuesday’s post. Bear with me a bit here. I know that Tuesday’s post wasn’t really a pleasant blog post for 10 man raiders to read, and the point of it is … Continue reading →

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