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  1. nattyg

    Mages in 3.3.3

    Yeah. I would leave that raid :)
  2. nattyg

    Mages in 3.3.3

    I wouldn't go punting things with Molten Armor ;)
  3. nattyg

    State to Raise Tuition Costs by 77%

    It's not simple economics - you're avoiding the point that those taxes will often go to people that don't complete degrees or end up doing something entirely not related to their degree, i.e. those dollars that were spent mean absolutely nothing. If it were really that critical to society...
  4. nattyg

    Mage essentials?

    Another good one I found recently was DPSTime. It basically shows you when you're mashing buttons too slowly and looks like it has some sort of rotation component to it (which I imagine is fairly simple and doesn't consider things like tier bonuses).
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    HOW TO DOES THE MAGE 101!!!ELEVENTY!111!

    I like the "does the tank have aggro yet". I'm pretty sure most of our casters have spells in flight before our tanks so much as touch them. 99.9999999% of the time it's not a problem, but that one time it is...that's not a happy RL (who happens to be the MT) :)
  6. nattyg

    Mages in 3.3.3

    You're in the ballpark, particularly if you're at the 38% side of that range. Personally, I look for about 40%. I suppose one could really argue that if you're "exceptionally low" (e.g. 25-30% range), fire is probably not the proper choice anyway. We really don't want to get in the situation of...
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    Mage essentials?

    You should have at least the following: ClassTimer or Scorchio ForteXorcist BigBrother Satriana Buff Frames (can also be used to replace CT / Scorchio) Grid (decursing) Omen Skada Damage Meter (or Recount...Skada is a little more interesting and less CPU/Mem intensive) MSBT Quartz...
  8. nattyg

    Mage - how to get there from here?

    Just stick with frost until you hit 80. Getting to 80 is a race...frost gets you there much faster.
  9. nattyg

    NVidia users: WARNING!

    I may be switching soon. Engadget had a recent article on how the new breed of NVidia cards either don't or barely exceed (I don't remember which) the performance of ATI's current top of the line card. Kind of lame...plus they got me royally miffed with their whole Vista scam a while back.
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    State to Raise Tuition Costs by 77%

    Again, entirely your choice - not mine, not the state of GA's, not the country's - it's yours. Of course you don't. You're not at the point in life when a substantial portion of your income goes to taxes. Why do I even care if someone is going to "use" it? What guarantee do I have that...
  11. nattyg

    GUILD FIRST FESTERGUT

    It's not opinion. It's fact. As you're well aware, this would be part of the reason I left. It would probably behoove you to not dismiss it as opinion and actually make use of tools available to improve your gameplay and raise the gameplay of the class you're responsible for giving advice to. An...
  12. nattyg

    Mages in 3.3.3

    If you run exceptionally low on crit..yes, you need to throw some gems at it - but yes, the relative stat values... haste > crit.
  13. nattyg

    State to Raise Tuition Costs by 77%

    Awesome for you. Would you give me back the money I pay for you to get a break on education? Kinda funny...I "skipped" college and while I won't get in to specifics - make more than enough to state that it isn't remotely a necessity. That you choose to engage in a profession that requires a...
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    State to Raise Tuition Costs by 77%

    Lower education that makes you a functional (somewhat) member of society - sure. Higher education - no. You go to secure a better profession (in some cases) - if the value isn't there for you to go, then don't go...but don't make me pay for you.
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    † NEW RECORDS †

    Assuming the population differences remained constant...
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    State to Raise Tuition Costs by 77%

    Really? Raise taxes? For something that's optional and that you elect to engage in of your own accord? Perhaps you should ask the universities to spend less and better manage their finances instead. Then again, if it's that high - go somewhere else.
  17. nattyg

    Mages in 3.3.3

    I wouldn't say IA is out the window quite yet. If you rarely run a mana deficit burning a mana shield for the SP boost isn't a bad thing. It's just not nearly as convenient as it is now with Val'anyrs in the raid which make it ridiculously OP. I also wouldn't go dumping your haste gems (also...
  18. nattyg

    GUILD FIRST FESTERGUT

    I'd say it's impossible to make for a pure DPS class :) In your example, taking a pure haste gem is 100% the incorrect decision. The haste + sp gem is the proper one when the bonus is sp or haste (single slot). Likewise, CSD is the correct meta - period. There are no ifs ands or buts about it -...
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    GUILD FIRST FESTERGUT

    Erm...actually it's not once you hit a certain level. Look at RAWR - Tuskarr's Vitality is worth more than the lousy 12 crit you get from IW (you're far over hit cap in current gear which makes half of the enchant useless). There are lots of fights in ICC where movement and getting back on...
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    My greatest day in WoW! What's yours?

    Hmm...I remember attempting to MT in MC. 'cept everyone was used to others MTing and I'm pretty sure Aves was the only person who healed me. This was not good.
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