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[Leashedragon]

This is correct, why the guy is using Xperl with Tukui I have no fucking idea. But it was probably my screenshots you've all seen. I'm a huge fan of Tukui - I personally use an edited version of duffed's edit.

The only versions of TukUI I saw didn't have three action bar lines, that was a major turn off for me. (and the one I downloaded I couldn't seem to find an option to have more than two. The pet bar position was horrible as well.) That and I couldn't figure out how to add health % to the unit frames. Otherwise, I really like TukUI because it's very simple and clean. If I could get ahold of that version from the video I'd definitely give that a try. I can't stand Xperl now that I've used Pitbull. Xperl just seems so overwhelming now and cluttered.

[Clemz]

After switching over to TukUI myself, I don't think I could really go back to piecing it all together myself. It's far too convenient, and usually it's pretty sleek looking. I personally am using ElvUI. Not having to fuck with unit frame settings in pitbull or x-perl has been a godsend, I hated that so much.

[BadKarma]

Are you in my guild and I don't realize it?

Does your guild fail at tier 11s? If so, yes.

[Guitarman]

do things like ghoul pets, cardboard assassins and the like help soak the flame scythe in the majordomo fight? we're having trouble at the 2nd scorpion phase.

[SamanosukeShiva]

how many stacks you guys doing? i think for the 2nd scorp, 5 is like max unless you got uber healers. There was also ardent defender strat which helps a fuckton on scorp but i think blizz hot fixed it, not sure.

[FailureMidgard]

And while I'm at it, is there any way to maximize the number of target hit by multishot? Obviously, I try to land my hit in the middle of the pack, but sometime, it's hard to pick the optimal target when large models are stacked at max range

Day or 2 behind, but I was bored and reading the forums. To maximize multishot, you need to be in motion (strafing ideally) while the multi-shot fires. The coding is bad, or something, and you'll get a larger angle on the multi-shot if you're in motion when it fires.

If you want a few other tips....

with Trap Launcher + Explosive Trap, you actually want to Trap Launcher>Some Shot ability (steady[see below], multi, anything), and target your trap while it's firing/on GCD. This has 2 benefits:
1. It lowers human error in targeting, you aren't sitting not using your GCD while you target.
2. Trap Launcher as of a patch or 2 ago turns off auto attacks 'cause bad hunters broke their own freezing traps as they fired them. As such, if you do Trap Launcher>Explosive Trap, your autoshot is off for a full GCD (which is obv minor, but we're talking about optimizing!). If you do Trap Launcher>something that turns on auto>Explosive, you restart your autoshot immediately as trap launcher is an off-GCD ability.
Also, if you're marks, be sure you pause after your first multi-shot (or basically do trap launcher>multi>explosive trap>more multis to combine above issue with launcher + this issue and solve em together!). If you're a decent distance away and fire 2 multis on back-to-back GCDs, you'll spend 40 focus on each instead of 40->20.

As for macros...I'd suggest a stopcasting+feign macro (as well as stopcasting+silencing if you're speccing it for heroics). You also want a macro that is /startattack, then steady/cobra. Otherwise your autoshot won't start until the steady/cobra completes (you lose 1 shot any time it isn't on and you steady). Also, a hawk/fox toggle on the same button is nice.

[Guitarman]

how many stacks you guys doing? i think for the 2nd scorp, 5 is like max unless you got uber healers. There was also ardent defender strat which helps a fuckton on scorp but i think blizz hot fixed it, not sure.

highest we got was 8 > 6 and nuked. good to know you only do 5 though, means we were overdoing it. Our healers...aren't great.

[SamanosukeShiva]

ideally it's like 10-8-5-8-4-8 most likely dead by then, if not, dps problem. If you got DK, AMZ is a godsend on this fight.

[Guitarman]

wait, 8 in the first cat phase? the omfgcata vid i watched said only 5

[SamanosukeShiva]

cat phase is soooooo easy, all you need to do is keeping up with killing adds, after 8 i think is the point where he jump too fast for people to group up again.

[Izzy]

Just started a Warlock.

When I get a proc/use a trinket, do I need to re-apply all my dots to get the effect?

[Guitarman]

If it's the same as DK, yeah.

[FailureMidgard]

Yes, but realize anything that "Refreshes" the duration of a dot will automatically apply the new spellpower value. Likewise, as soon as the trinket wears off, the value will drop on next refresh. Not that you get said talents until higher level, but ya.

[Kaylia]

Day or 2 behind, but I was bored and reading the forums. To maximize multishot, you need to be in motion (strafing ideally) while the multi-shot fires. The coding is bad, or something, and you'll get a larger angle on the multi-shot if you're in motion when it fires.

If you want a few other tips....

with Trap Launcher + Explosive Trap, you actually want to Trap Launcher>Some Shot ability (steady[see below], multi, anything), and target your trap while it's firing/on GCD. This has 2 benefits:
1. It lowers human error in targeting, you aren't sitting not using your GCD while you target.
2. Trap Launcher as of a patch or 2 ago turns off auto attacks 'cause bad hunters broke their own freezing traps as they fired them. As such, if you do Trap Launcher>Explosive Trap, your autoshot is off for a full GCD (which is obv minor, but we're talking about optimizing!). If you do Trap Launcher>something that turns on auto>Explosive, you restart your autoshot immediately as trap launcher is an off-GCD ability.
Also, if you're marks, be sure you pause after your first multi-shot (or basically do trap launcher>multi>explosive trap>more multis to combine above issue with launcher + this issue and solve em together!). If you're a decent distance away and fire 2 multis on back-to-back GCDs, you'll spend 40 focus on each instead of 40->20.

As for macros...I'd suggest a stopcasting+feign macro (as well as stopcasting+silencing if you're speccing it for heroics). You also want a macro that is /startattack, then steady/cobra. Otherwise your autoshot won't start until the steady/cobra completes (you lose 1 shot any time it isn't on and you steady). Also, a hawk/fox toggle on the same button is nice.

Good stuff, thanks.

[The Stig]

Anyone having issues with their reforged items "resetting"?

I looted a Mandile of Beth'tilac last week and decided to use it for DPS until I get my hands on a pair of the cleavers.

For 3 days now I've reforged the dodge off it for haste.

The reforge seems to disappear when I change equipment sets, I know I'm not going crazy because I've verified and confirmed that the reforge is present for the last 2-3 days before leaving the NPC.

This is the only item that seems to reset itself.

EDIT: Just went and reforged it again. Then I equipped my tank set. The reforge disappeared.....
Opening ticket I guess.

[jmc]

Anyone having issues with their reforged items "resetting"?

I looted a Mandile of Beth'tilac last week and decided to use it for DPS until I get my hands on a pair of the cleavers.

For 3 days now I've reforged the dodge off it for haste.

The reforge seems to disappear when I change equipment sets, I know I'm not going crazy because I've verified and confirmed that the reforge is present for the last 2-3 days before leaving the NPC.

This is the only item that seems to reset itself.

EDIT: Just went and reforged it again. Then I equipped my tank set. The reforge disappeared.....
Opening ticket I guess.

I just reset some reforged items earlier today..... i'll try some equipment swaps right now, and see what happens.

*edit*

Worked fine for me

[Slott]

The Stig, is that by chance a mail item? I heard there was an item with the wrong stats posted on the item, as opposed to what it gives the character sheet. Due to this, the value of the reforge fails....bugged armor

[The Stig]

Nope it's a sword.

http://www.wowhead.com/item=70922/mandible-of-bethtilac

It's only happening on my characters on this item exclusively.

If anyone has the sword I'd appreciate if you can go reforge it and then change equipment sets to see if it disappears.

I managed to find a related article but for the heroic version of the sword:

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2973250455

I am terribly sorry if this has been brought to light already, however after you reforge this sword, then at any point switch your gear sets (tank/pvp), the reforge vanishes. After opening a ticket, the GM told me it was my addons causing problems (wtf?). After another guilded dk recieved the same weapon, I told him to go reforge it and test swapping gearsets, same problem, reforge vanishes. Anyone else have or seen this problem, or come across any solutions?

I'm waiting for a GM reply right now and lets see what happens. Worst case scenario is I'll just leave it unforged for a while until it's fixed but will continue to use it for DPS, offspec anyway.

[BadKarma]

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/item/70397#tab=vendors

Got this off Occ's for my priest.

Is this acceptable to use outside of PvP? It seems like BiS for spirit either way. And my mastery trinket wouldnt bring me above a 16 rating anyway.

[Kaylia]

What would be replaced by that?