Eye for an Eye

Your blogs has been a great help for players. I se...

2011-05-18T01:31:24.588-04:00

Your blogs has been a great help for players. I see that all your points are clear and easy to understand it's so nice to know that you are willing to keep in touch for those who need your help. Thanks!

Really helpful guide, thanks a lot.

2010-10-19T09:30:26.017-04:00

Really helpful guide, thanks a lot.

Many thanks for the well-wishes, Aenur. Good luck ...

2010-09-30T00:15:30.308-04:00

Many thanks for the well-wishes, Aenur. Good luck with the coming cataclysm...

Dear Josh, I wasn't an avid reader of your bl...

2010-09-19T21:25:51.208-04:00

Dear Josh,

I wasn't an avid reader of your blog, but in the time I've been here your advises have been very beneficial. It's sad to know that you won't be here but I wish you all the best in your future undertakings.

Warm regards from a fellow Paladin. May your days be long and your hardships few.

- Aenur of Hydraxis.

@Marcelo Fair enough, your point is taken. Howeve...

2010-01-04T16:26:22.019-05:00

@Marcelo

Fair enough, your point is taken. However, I'd argue that the prot paladin should still Kings the paladins and Sanc himself, rather than Sanc'ing the paladins and King'ing the ret. I don't see that as min/max'ing, I see that as good practice!

Sure theng! I'm just making a point, 'cau...

2010-01-04T15:12:58.109-05:00

Sure theng!

I'm just making a point, 'cause Sanc isn't like vegetables those damned raid leaders wanted to slip through your throat (you there! taking too much aoe damage! swallow this nao!).

If there's a ret and a prot and you raid isn't made of crazy min/maxers, you can live with a might/sanct combo so you don't need to pester your tank for a exclusive rebuff before every fight. That way he can totally focus on hammerin' his head into the fists of all magnataurs and huge ass yetis that are around!

Quick note: Seal of Blood/Martyr was removed in a ...

2010-01-04T15:05:48.635-05:00

Quick note:
Seal of Blood/Martyr was removed in a previous patch, so the comment about it in the Sacred Shield section is now a relic.

These commandments are out of date for patch 3.2 a...

2010-01-04T15:01:33.599-05:00

These commandments are out of date for patch 3.2 and way out of date for patch 3.3. I do not plan to make any efforts to update them, so they have been removed from the "essential reading" list.

To all that read this post - please note that this...

2010-01-04T13:41:01.617-05:00

To all that read this post - please note that this is out of date for patch 3.2 and way out of date for 3.3, and will not be updated. There are better craftables/BoE's that are available on the market, but I do not have the time/willpower to update this guide, plus the "tier for badges" availability makes it... complicated. If you have specific questions, contact me via e-mail.

@Marcelo I forgot that Sanc now incorporates a 10%...

2010-01-04T13:37:26.450-05:00

@Marcelo
I forgot that Sanc now incorporates a 10% strength bonus, but if you follow priority and therefore have Might, Kings, and Wisdom, Sanc is irrelevant for its 10% strength as you receive that from Kings.

Kings is still better than Sanc because it has the 10% agility bonus, upping your crit. You could make the argument that I could say Might > Kings/Sanc > Wis, but I want the priority to be linear, not a decision tree.

You ranked blessings as: - Might > Kings > ...

2010-01-04T13:11:46.901-05:00

You ranked blessings as:

- Might > Kings > Wisdom > Sanc.

Did you roll any subtle master calculations to compare the new Sanc against Wisdom benefits, or just simply forgot to take in consideration that Sanc now incorporate +10% str as well as the damage reduction?

Thanks for updating this. I've had the old pos...

2010-01-02T12:38:34.657-05:00

Thanks for updating this. I've had the old post linked on my site so will update it later linking it to this on now you updated it.

Great post. Thanks for taking the time to write.

2009-12-31T11:21:39.599-05:00

Great post. Thanks for taking the time to write.

Yep, it's up.

2009-12-30T14:05:23.784-05:00

Yep, it's up.

3.3 update to the FAQ or no?

2009-12-23T13:13:11.074-05:00

3.3 update to the FAQ or no?

A BM Hunter can bring a Bleed Debuff in the form o...

2009-11-18T12:21:08.071-05:00

A BM Hunter can bring a Bleed Debuff in the form of a Rhino Pet, but his personal DPS will be reduced drastically.

Its probely better to use 1 8-10 stats gem, and th...

2009-09-18T22:49:30.461-04:00

Its probely better to use 1 8-10 stats gem, and the rest 16-20 str gems.

@Patrick First off, I don't theorycraft as muc...

2009-09-08T11:04:27.326-04:00

@Patrick
First off, I don't theorycraft as much as I used to, so if there's a "haste cap" for a melee class, I'm not aware of it. Stack away, my friend, haste doesn't have a point of diminishing returns for melee.

Haste vs Crit? Without a doubt, crit. Haste affects your auto-attack and your seal procs only. Crit affects all of your abilities, including Righteous Vengeance if you have 2pc t9. If you have a choice between equal amounts of crit and haste, take the crit.

Josh, First time read, but good deal. I'm pl...

2009-09-07T23:35:22.512-04:00

Josh,

First time read, but good deal. I'm playing prot/holy, thinking about switching holy to ret. :)

Can you say a few things about the crit vs haste debate? Which do ret prefer? What's the haste cap?

Thanks in advance!

@Nuff I'll grant you #1, I didn't pay much...

2009-09-02T12:25:25.731-04:00

@Nuff
I'll grant you #1, I didn't pay much attention to the 3rd section during my updates. I'll alter it to read "Use Divine Plea more" instead.

However, #2 I'm going to parry and say that when handled correctly it can make some fairly useful recommendations. It is what you put into it - garbage in, garbage out.
If you would prefer, however, I can mention Redcape's or Bellator's spreadsheets in addition. Unless of course you have a better suggestion.

Nice post and I agree with the majority of it. Ho...

2009-09-02T10:46:40.993-04:00

Nice post and I agree with the majority of it. However, I disagree (strongly) on 2 points:

1. "First step is make sure you're using Divine Plea on every cooldown."

No way no how! ONLY use Divine Plea if you will or do run out of mana. If the fight is short enough that you know you won't run out, don't waste the GCDs. If you think/know you will then by all means pop it often.

2. Rawr. Utter complete garbage. DO NOT USE THIS TOOL. It is flat out WRONG in its recommendations. Play around with it, play around with mob level you'll find fun little tidbits like it thinks you will do more dps vs an 83 boss than an 80 elite. It doesn't handle hit or exp caps well at all. It completely ignores some gear. (The holy pally module for example ignores anything with spirit on it, even if its an upgrade(!).)

@Mister K Always happy to be of help. @Pike Thank...

2009-09-02T01:41:30.810-04:00

@Mister K
Always happy to be of help.

@Pike
Thanks Pike! Glad you think so :)

Woot! Your guides are always so well-made. Good ...

2009-09-02T01:08:49.719-04:00

Woot! Your guides are always so well-made. Good to see ya, even for a bit ;]

Thanks for the update Josh, always good to go over...

2009-09-01T23:51:29.031-04:00

Thanks for the update Josh, always good to go over the basics once and a while just to make sure I'm not doing it wrong

Another one bite the Dust :D lol

2009-07-01T22:02:40.241-04:00

Another one bite the Dust :D lol