dwarfpriest.com - 9/10/2008
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Blizzard has announced its intention to change how raid buff stacking works in patch 3.0.2, making more buffs and debuffs affect the whole raid, but limiting how many things they can stack with. I know this topic has been picked apart to death, and I know I already touched upon this in my ...
cuppycake.org - 9/9/2008
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cuppycake.org —
I could sum it up by just providing
this link and this link . But for an
additional sentence, Mark Jacobs (CEO, Mythic) started a blog and has responded there to the public outrage about EU database servers that malfunctioned poorly during this ...
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Official Forums and Dev Blogging
moorgard.com - 9/8/2008
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moorgard.com —
Cuppy posted some thoughts on the recent debate
concerning whether or not Mythic’s Mark Jacobs should have
posted the response he did to the EU beta issues on his blog . Her points are correct and reasonable, and I agree with them in spirit just as I ...
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Mobhunter.com
thegreenskin.com - 9/8/2008
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thegreenskin.com —
Please read the entire blockquote… It’s quite revealing
of the current EU/GOA open beta controversy . Dealing
with anger ( Wikipedia ) According to Leland R. Beaumont, each instance of anger demands making a choice: [34] ...
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To our European Friends and Family… and GOA
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I’m with Banana Shoulders, looking at the Dwarf Priest
Armaggedon's coming —
... Yep, I have nothing to contribute on this topic myself, but I have been (and will be) spending a bit of time reading and rereading this excellent post by The Dwarf Priest on raid stacking. ...
Raid Buffs and Debuffs: Addendum.
The Suicidal Zebra —
... And with that in mind I'll link to Dwarf Priest's Superb Buff/debuff chart. This quick reference guide is great for showing the specs which can bring the utility you desire, just in case you want to stack your raid. Be warned though, it compares the absolute magnitude of the buff (e.g. 2% vs 3%) rather than how easy it is to apply that buff (e.g. BoSanc being better than Grace, or different Aura radii) or spec for it (Heart if the Crusader vs Master Poisoner), so you'll still need to do some research! My only criticism is that utility in one talent tree is labelled as providable ...
Community Round-Up: Getting Ready
Mania's Arcania —
... made a very pretty chart about stacking effects in raids. Pet effects aren’t directly included (as far as I can see), but this is a great starts for understanding the landscape. (Plus he’s got a downloadable Excel version of the chart available so you can add the pet effects yourself!) ...
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