@MegaLethen At some point. I wasn't going to use frost when the other mage was also using frost, suboptimal when you could have the nice 5% crit and the replenishment in the same group (which allowed me to use Molten Armour more since I had some form of mana regen tool).
Please note that if you point out 'Blessing of Might' and don't know that in Cataclysm BoM and BoW are the same buff, then you haven't been paying any attention over the past few months and you will get mocked for it. Trying to be a smartass on my channel generally means receiving a beatdown.
@plaguuu Congratulations, you did not understand the context of that statement, plus I never said 'it sucks'. This is the problem when people don't listen, they make things up. Frostfire Glyph is not a good glyph to pick in the context of a frost spec, because you're only casting it maybe 2 or 3 times a minute. It is however, a good glyph in the context of a fire spec, where you use it as your main nuke.
@Rasenganprod Spot the guy who started playing with Wrath and doesn't know how level/stat scaling works. For the nubbish amongst you. Here is how it works. The higher the level you go, the more rating is required per percentage point of spellcrit. With Cataclysm, they increase the amount of rating required MASSIVELY. At Level 70, you needed 22.08 rating to get a %, at 80 you need 45.91 and at 85 you need 179.31 This has been today's remedial class for Wrath-rollers. I'll see you next time.
@Canazza Not even close to as extreme, just look at the numbers. Blizzard already stated they don't want a repeat of Wrath where people had too much crit and did too much dps. That said, if you just care about numbers on a meter and not about doing enough DPS to kill the boss with it's current tuning then you're doing it wrong anyway. What matters is downing the boss in the most efficient way possible. If we're all tuned to do less dps than in Wrath, so be it.
@snakelord12 Nice troll. The 4 raids that will be in on release are Bastion of Twilight, Blackwing Descent, Throne of the Four Winds and Baradin Hold (the new VoA.. *eww*). The Firelands will be coming out in a patch after that.
@TotalHalibut It's a long time known mechanic, but sort of subtle. For example your standing in a voidzone that will explode and kill you in 3 seconds, you jump out of the circle before the last second and it explodes but you die. What happened is that your considered to still be in the circle until you land but if you are in mid air you are still free game. As a healer, I notice this alot and people whine to me "But i wasn't in the voidzone/ooze/slime/fire etc. "
for every crybaby there are dozens if not hundreds of people sitting quietly in the shadows, enjoying your videos and appreciating the hard work you put into them. haters gonna hate, just keep up this great work of yours ;)
@20kitten How could you have not noticed this, RUclips has worked this way since it launched, it is not some new phenomenon, it's common as muck and happens to every new video straight after upload.
From what I saw in your videos the final boss of that place is an air elemental, the air elementals are allied with Deathwing, and they promised this group of Tol'vir a cure for the 'curse of flesh'. The Tol'vir who didn't ally with Deathwing were kicked out of the city and now fight against Deathwing's force's presence in Uldum. That's it I guess?
Ive watched every single video TB has put out to date. Always enjoyed them, and this is no different. It is like a window into the future. Ive learned from his videos where to go in cata to enjoy the game the most.
biscuit not sure if anyone told you they ruined fireball and frostfire, fireball no longer does DOT and frostfire the glyph takes away the slowing effect so its either have slow or dot fireball is basically useless now though.
just to help some people out..... if you set your main spells/ attacks to your mouse (scroll up and down and other buttons) it makes things much easier when you are trying to use spells quickly and still use your other hand to move. it's helped me alot hope it will help you.
@JRDawdy I'm totally fine with bleedingheart crybabies thinking I am a complete dick, because their opinions don't matter at all in the grand scheme of things, along with people that give unsolicited advice.
I'm thinking it might be worth starting with a pyroblast instead of a scorch for the pyroblast dot. Don't know if you've tried playing around with this? It would make the rotation pretty damn hard though if we had to keep pyroblast dot up, while keeping the 3 stack of ffb glyph, while also keeping living bomb up and then using fireball as a filler.
Looks like a fun heroic and pretty quick to get through aswell. Like the idea of frostfire bolt instead of fireball in your rotation. I have a mage myself will certainly try both frost & fire in cataclysm
I find that the second boss in BRC or as my guild calls her "Netherspite lights" is a really fun boss, and usually if you have a lock you can fear the dragons that spawn...makes the dps pay attention and caused a group of lvl 83+ wipe
@TotalHalibut Do you think the 10% haste while three targets are being affected by dots is really worth the 2 points? I'm normally a rogue, but lately have been messing around with my mage and I find more often than not it's not worth the 2 points.
TB do you think that cataclysm might discourage people from being a healer or tank, as some of the content is to hard or do you think the questing for some classes explains how to do these tasks? One last thing please don't beat down on any spelling or grammar mistakes I try my best and I'm still configuring my spell check.I think you have an amazing podcast(blue plz).I use to listen to The Instance but now i listen to yours for informationand great perspective and theres for Comedic Purposes
Before Siamat starts moving, on the last servant, would it be too sketcy for the tank to pop innervate (if innervate hasn't been removed) on the healer?
Would you suggest on Heroic to make it so that the LoS blockers glow when active, and blink when it shuts down to make the fight a bit harder, some other gimmick, or do you like the balance that it is at atm?
Question: What would you do with a more melee oriented group (any melee), if you didn't have lust, and if you didn't have a poison cleanse/Enrage dispel, all very common scenerios for a 5 man group.
I'm not sure of this is in the beta yet but I'll ask anyway.'I think they may be redoing blackwing lair. Because you can fly to Nefarians little balcony at blackrock mountain and there's a meeting stone there. Would you consider checking it out.
@MrVassaro Minions are casters ... how do you "pull a caster" anywhere? That would only be possible with using LOS and that it too complicated as this video showed it worked with not doing it and having only four people for phase 2.
TB. i got a question. in this vid. i see a light version of the warlock's transformation spell. what is it? if it was in a vid i didn't see it so srry for being a noob.. :)
So TotalHailbut, you have been doing both normal and heroic dungeons for quite some time on the Beta. How do the tanks stack up, which tank would you prefer for dungeons, and why. I've heard bears and dk's are thee tanks to have, both for threat, and spike dmg. Curious to what you think about the tanks in the current build.
Please tell me the gear is placeholder, I don't want more brown cloth that has no variation from start to finish. Otherwise, looking good. Thanks for all the videos
I notice you are using FFB in your rotation now - did you find something new aside from your mage guides? Also I see dragon's breath. Are you still experimenting or did you find a solid new fire rotation?
@kingratboy2 it's designed for a very broad audience - the graphics are certainly appealing to a younger audience. but at higher levels the standards of concentration, knowledge, reflexes and the level of coordination required really means that that part of the game is designed for people with a more mature mindset. Not to mention the social skills needed to play the game without instantly annoying the hell out of everyone you meet (which tbh a lot of adults who play the game sadly lack too lol)
@haavar10 "Pessimism, from the Latin pessimus (worst), is a state of mind in which one perceives life negatively. Value judgments may vary dramatically between individuals, even when judgments of fact are undisputed. The most common example of this phenomenon is the "(Is the glass half empty or half full?)" situation."
@someonefromthisworld Why not? Healing does not look hard, it just looks like I (as a healer) will not be able to go "okay guys, its heroic gundrak, lol tank go ret, I'll heal it) Or you stand in a fire, and its not a big deal because hey I can heal thru it. Right now with the strength of healers, you can heal thru mechanics in raids, which is really poor gameplay.
If you were to get omen, I don't know if you are able to, that would be awesome, I am very curious of the threat that the tanks are putting out =). If not, nevermind then.
Is absorb storms based on range? It's just that it seems to me that his AoE lightning thing is a punishment for getting ti wrong; Attacks that require LoSing dont normally last that long, and dps race phases dont normally start at 90%. Also, why would they put in an arbitrary middle step in the process, instead of just making siamat cast it when a minion dies? It -looks- like you're meant to have the tank keep him away from the clouds....
I noticed that the drops in Hc's don't drop epic at the final boss. Is this because they aren't implemented in the beta yet or is this gonna be on live too?
hey total! i hate to be "that guy" but I'm curious why you weaved frostfire bolt into your rotation for your fire spec. is there something new about it that makes it more beneficial then say the traditional fireball spam?
omg tigers! lol nice one ;) seriously though do you know if Troll druids get a race specific Flight Form, or will it be the same as the Tauren one? looks like a good dungeon though, the bosses seem alot more fun than some I've seen decent amount of trash and wierd zombie pygmy guys, what more can you ask for?
2 questions. How was the dps of the frost mage on bosses? You were out dpsing him on trash but I'm wondering if it does well on bosses since deep freeze does so much damage. Also, i noticed you received 83 Justice Points. Is Blizzard giving beta testers that many just so they can gear quickly or is that the normal amount you will receive in live?
Hey TB! I have a quick question. Why are you using Frostfire Bolt? Maybe i missed a video where u explained it. Is it more damage or a debuff it gives? As you can see im not a mage :p . Hehe.
@Gr0mst3r Congratulations, you don't understand Cataclysm. What would be pretty good is if we could just automatically ban anyone who doesn't know what they're talking about, from commenting on a video.
your a mage and have 78k hp does a warrior or death knight that has more hp has the possibility to have more then 100k hp at lvl 85 with good gear of course?
I can just imagine it, I'm just walking around my area its all nice and sunny, then it randomly starts raining.... "Ah someone must be summoning Siamat again."
I understand that crit is going to be low at 85, but from what i see in these heroic vids, the base damage done by spells doesn't seem to be appreciably higher than they are for lvl 80s on live right now. I don't play a mage though, so i could be wrong.
Wow! Bosses look great and trash is at just the right amount like you said. I think one of the best parts is the environment, very impressed by all the details and colors.
hearing Vent brought a tear to my eye
@MegaLethen At some point. I wasn't going to use frost when the other mage was also using frost, suboptimal when you could have the nice 5% crit and the replenishment in the same group (which allowed me to use Molten Armour more since I had some form of mana regen tool).
Please note that if you point out 'Blessing of Might' and don't know that in Cataclysm BoM and BoW are the same buff, then you haven't been paying any attention over the past few months and you will get mocked for it. Trying to be a smartass on my channel generally means receiving a beatdown.
@plaguuu Congratulations, you did not understand the context of that statement, plus I never said 'it sucks'. This is the problem when people don't listen, they make things up.
Frostfire Glyph is not a good glyph to pick in the context of a frost spec, because you're only casting it maybe 2 or 3 times a minute. It is however, a good glyph in the context of a fire spec, where you use it as your main nuke.
@RealGamedale I haven't done an SFK video yet because SFK is broken as all hell and not worth looking at until they fix the final boss.
@Rasenganprod Spot the guy who started playing with Wrath and doesn't know how level/stat scaling works.
For the nubbish amongst you. Here is how it works. The higher the level you go, the more rating is required per percentage point of spellcrit. With Cataclysm, they increase the amount of rating required MASSIVELY. At Level 70, you needed 22.08 rating to get a %, at 80 you need 45.91 and at 85 you need 179.31
This has been today's remedial class for Wrath-rollers. I'll see you next time.
@Canazza Not even close to as extreme, just look at the numbers. Blizzard already stated they don't want a repeat of Wrath where people had too much crit and did too much dps.
That said, if you just care about numbers on a meter and not about doing enough DPS to kill the boss with it's current tuning then you're doing it wrong anyway. What matters is downing the boss in the most efficient way possible. If we're all tuned to do less dps than in Wrath, so be it.
@Riouh When did I say this?
@snakelord12 Nice troll.
The 4 raids that will be in on release are Bastion of Twilight, Blackwing Descent, Throne of the Four Winds and Baradin Hold (the new VoA.. *eww*). The Firelands will be coming out in a patch after that.
@TotalHalibut It's a long time known mechanic, but sort of subtle. For example your standing in a voidzone that will explode and kill you in 3 seconds, you jump out of the circle before the last second and it explodes but you die. What happened is that your considered to still be in the circle until you land but if you are in mid air you are still free game. As a healer, I notice this alot and people whine to me "But i wasn't in the voidzone/ooze/slime/fire etc. "
for every crybaby there are dozens if not hundreds of people sitting quietly in the shadows, enjoying your videos and appreciating the hard work you put into them.
haters gonna hate, just keep up this great work of yours ;)
@20kitten How could you have not noticed this, RUclips has worked this way since it launched, it is not some new phenomenon, it's common as muck and happens to every new video straight after upload.
From what I saw in your videos the final boss of that place is an air elemental, the air elementals are allied with Deathwing, and they promised this group of Tol'vir a cure for the 'curse of flesh'. The Tol'vir who didn't ally with Deathwing were kicked out of the city and now fight against Deathwing's force's presence in Uldum. That's it I guess?
@LapisGarter Your opinion is obsolete, since the 'Future of the Channel' announcement video.
Ive watched every single video TB has put out to date. Always enjoyed them, and this is no different. It is like a window into the future. Ive learned from his videos where to go in cata to enjoy the game the most.
biscuit not sure if anyone told you they ruined fireball and frostfire, fireball no longer does DOT and frostfire the glyph takes away the slowing effect so its either have slow or dot fireball is basically useless now though.
just to help some people out..... if you set your main spells/ attacks to your mouse (scroll up and down and other buttons) it makes things much easier when you are trying to use spells quickly and still use your other hand to move. it's helped me alot hope it will help you.
@Sivahn666 If you actually watched the video before posting comments, you would know.
Idk if they changed it in heroic, but in normal you can hop on the crocodile statues and the little crocs dont damage you.
@JRDawdy I'm totally fine with bleedingheart crybabies thinking I am a complete dick, because their opinions don't matter at all in the grand scheme of things, along with people that give unsolicited advice.
I'm thinking it might be worth starting with a pyroblast instead of a scorch for the pyroblast dot. Don't know if you've tried playing around with this? It would make the rotation pretty damn hard though if we had to keep pyroblast dot up, while keeping the 3 stack of ffb glyph, while also keeping living bomb up and then using fireball as a filler.
Looks like a fun heroic and pretty quick to get through aswell. Like the idea of frostfire bolt instead of fireball in your rotation. I have a mage myself will certainly try both frost & fire in cataclysm
@AngelusVesica thay are red. red means bad and green means good. and yellow means inbetween
@DruidTiagantar This doesn't make any sense.
I find that the second boss in BRC or as my guild calls her "Netherspite lights" is a really fun boss, and usually if you have a lock you can fear the dragons that spawn...makes the dps pay attention and caused a group of lvl 83+ wipe
@TotalHalibut
Do you think the 10% haste while three targets are being affected by dots is really worth the 2 points? I'm normally a rogue, but lately have been messing around with my mage and I find more often than not it's not worth the 2 points.
TB do you think that cataclysm might discourage people from being a healer or tank, as some of the content is to hard or do you think the questing for some classes explains how to do these tasks? One last thing please don't beat down on any spelling or grammar mistakes I try my best and I'm still configuring my spell check.I think you have an amazing podcast(blue plz).I use to listen to The Instance but now i listen to yours for informationand great perspective and theres for Comedic Purposes
@johanullen there are another set of points you get from raids. Can't remember what they're called.
How do you get that kinda interface ( the plafce where the action bars are ) ?? please say
it looks like a cool place, I like that there aren't a lot of things that you can just outgear.
Before Siamat starts moving, on the last servant, would it be too sketcy for the tank to pop innervate (if innervate hasn't been removed) on the healer?
Frostfire Bolt is on par with Fireball, with the help of Frostfire Bolt glyph. Does this damage increase affect just fire spec or all specs?
Would you suggest on Heroic to make it so that the LoS blockers glow when active, and blink when it shuts down to make the fight a bit harder, some other gimmick, or do you like the balance that it is at atm?
Question: What would you do with a more melee oriented group (any melee), if you didn't have lust, and if you didn't have a poison cleanse/Enrage dispel, all very common scenerios for a 5 man group.
I'm not sure of this is in the beta yet but I'll ask anyway.'I think they may be redoing blackwing lair. Because you can fly to Nefarians little balcony at blackrock mountain and there's a meeting stone there. Would you consider checking it out.
@MrVassaro Minions are casters ... how do you "pull a caster" anywhere? That would only be possible with using LOS and that it too complicated as this video showed it worked with not doing it and having only four people for phase 2.
TB. i got a question. in this vid. i see a light version of the warlock's transformation spell. what is it? if it was in a vid i didn't see it so srry for being a noob.. :)
great vid but i have a question how can u play when u have key bindings on both sides of the keyboard?
So TotalHailbut, you have been doing both normal and heroic dungeons for quite some time on the Beta. How do the tanks stack up, which tank would you prefer for dungeons, and why. I've heard bears and dk's are thee tanks to have, both for threat, and spike dmg. Curious to what you think about the tanks in the current build.
@TotalHalibut
Can you play frost spec for a few instances? You said it was fun and I'd like to see how it works in instances. Thanks
Please tell me the gear is placeholder, I don't want more brown cloth that has no variation from start to finish. Otherwise, looking good. Thanks for all the videos
@plaguuu what is the frostfire glyph that you are talking about, i mean what does it do?
I notice you are using FFB in your rotation now - did you find something new aside from your mage guides? Also I see dragon's breath. Are you still experimenting or did you find a solid new fire rotation?
@TotalHalibut Has blizz announced any raids that plan to be part of cata. when it launches or are they still keeping us in the dark?
Hey total why aren't you using living bomb? Just curious because that is one of the spells i always make sure is on the target
@kingratboy2 it's designed for a very broad audience - the graphics are certainly appealing to a younger audience. but at higher levels the standards of concentration, knowledge, reflexes and the level of coordination required really means that that part of the game is designed for people with a more mature mindset. Not to mention the social skills needed to play the game without instantly annoying the hell out of everyone you meet (which tbh a lot of adults who play the game sadly lack too lol)
@haavar10 "Pessimism, from the Latin pessimus (worst), is a state of mind in which one perceives life negatively. Value judgments may vary dramatically between individuals, even when judgments of fact are undisputed. The most common example of this phenomenon is the "(Is the glass half empty or half full?)" situation."
@someonefromthisworld Why not? Healing does not look hard, it just looks like I (as a healer) will not be able to go "okay guys, its heroic gundrak, lol tank go ret, I'll heal it)
Or you stand in a fire, and its not a big deal because hey I can heal thru it. Right now with the strength of healers, you can heal thru mechanics in raids, which is really poor gameplay.
Is Frostfire bolt the main nuke? I have a mage on PTR i was trying to figure out if i should spam frostfire get 3 stacks then switch to fireball. Hmmm
@thepsynergist shouldn't valor points be high end material only, e.g. raid?
TB do you remember the ahn'kahar spell flingers and their 50% max health shadow bolt-like spell do you count that among lethal?
If you were to get omen, I don't know if you are able to, that would be awesome, I am very curious of the threat that the tanks are putting out =). If not, nevermind then.
Hey TB, you sound a little bit different, not bad, just different. Are you using a new recording software and/or mic?
I have to ask why you switched to frostfire bolt instead of fireball like you used in the Fire mage rotation on your mage guide?
total, can you hold your "shift" key to compare the loot with the items you already are using in cata??
hey just wondering if you are going to do something with tgs soon? sorry if i missed it in a video...
are those blues just placeholders for the epics that are going to be dropped from the final bosses on heroic or is it diffrent in cata?
Is absorb storms based on range? It's just that it seems to me that his AoE lightning thing is a punishment for getting ti wrong; Attacks that require LoSing dont normally last that long, and dps race phases dont normally start at 90%. Also, why would they put in an arbitrary middle step in the process, instead of just making siamat cast it when a minion dies? It -looks- like you're meant to have the tank keep him away from the clouds....
hey just wondering if you are going to do something with tgs soon? sorry if i missed it in a video...
btw nice tutorial, keep it up!
I noticed that the drops in Hc's don't drop epic at the final boss. Is this because they aren't implemented in the beta yet or is this gonna be on live too?
how big is the beta in terms of space taken on a hard drive? b/c i got my beta inv a few days ago but never bothered to d/l it yet.
hey tb off dungon question but r u gonna get back into the throne of tides if they fixed the glitch with the last boss?
@Rasenganprod
At 80 in your quality of gear, I'm guessing your crit chance is over 40%. At 85 in premade gear, you have about a 10% chance to crit.
will the dark phoenix be available as a mount like the original phoenix?
hey total! i hate to be "that guy" but I'm curious why you weaved frostfire bolt into your rotation for your fire spec. is there something new about it that makes it more beneficial then say the traditional fireball spam?
@aimandful i guess i didnt, will i jsut have to do it the old fashion way?
at 3:54 it shows the AoE of the mines how do iget that to show?
Holy crap. The stats on that 2-handed polearm are incredible. It's almost twice as powerful as shadowmourne (chaos bane excluded).
@Couchfighter4 Is your healer asleep? No? Then you win!
omg tigers! lol nice one ;)
seriously though do you know if Troll druids get a race specific Flight Form, or will it be the same as the Tauren one?
looks like a good dungeon though, the bosses seem alot more fun than some I've seen decent amount of trash and wierd zombie pygmy guys, what more can you ask for?
how much health do tanks have in cataclysm (non-druid tanks)?
2 questions. How was the dps of the frost mage on bosses? You were out dpsing him on trash but I'm wondering if it does well on bosses since deep freeze does so much damage. Also, i noticed you received 83 Justice Points. Is Blizzard giving beta testers that many just so they can gear quickly or is that the normal amount you will receive in live?
Cue the Aladdin Music during the cart jumping. Cue cat people yelling and throwing apples.
Nice video as always, I tend to check your channel 3 times a day without realizing.
Hey TB! I have a quick question. Why are you using Frostfire Bolt? Maybe i missed a video where u explained it. Is it more damage or a debuff it gives? As you can see im not a mage :p . Hehe.
@Fortress58 its an option u get, u can put a certain percentage of income in ur guild bank
@Gr0mst3r Congratulations, you don't understand Cataclysm.
What would be pretty good is if we could just automatically ban anyone who doesn't know what they're talking about, from commenting on a video.
@42Khane realy fraps ? when i fraps i go from 200 fps to 30.. i cant understand why or how to get higher frames when i record..
your a mage and have 78k hp does a warrior or death knight that has more hp has the possibility to have more then 100k hp at lvl 85 with good gear of course?
whats that light buff on totalbiscuit in the beginning?
When Cata comes out, will I have to buy the game before being able to use the different race/class combos?
how much hp do miror images have now? can they be 1shot by a mob aoe?
i'm not playin fire mage but i got question: where now crit is so low aint better not to upgrade hot streak talent?
what is the golden paladins with wings thing looks cool
Flame orb macro what it is?
Unless you've already went over it and I wasn't paying attention.
I can just imagine it, I'm just walking around my area its all nice and sunny, then it randomly starts raining.... "Ah someone must be summoning Siamat again."
@TotalHalibut I never see you use blizzard, is that just a Frost tree spell now?
The gear looks like it is early Northrend gear... Is the just a placement model or does the gear for Cata just look like crap?
Some of the best boss fights are the ones which force you to be alert and active. And who wouldn't want to jump around like a bean?
What is that little "flag" hanging from the top of the nameplate that indicates where you are? Is it the number of tries? Bosses?
Love how total says the trash is trivial around 2:30 and you see health of the tank drop from 100% to 10% in just over a sec
Whats that big, golden angel like creature the Holy Paladin summons?
I understand that crit is going to be low at 85, but from what i see in these heroic vids, the base damage done by spells doesn't seem to be appreciably higher than they are for lvl 80s on live right now. I don't play a mage though, so i could be wrong.
TB, your glow do you have the Tabard from the shadowmourne quest?
@Thrallpwn Did you activate your background downloader before the patch started?
Can the 3stack FFB debuff be spread via impact?
do you talk about tank spots for heroics/regs for cata?
Ok. Game suggest you to get 333 ilevels for the Heroics.... and you get 333 in Heroics as well? Am I missing something? (I'm not in the beta)
Wow! Bosses look great and trash is at just the right amount like you said. I think one of the best parts is the environment, very impressed by all the details and colors.
I noticed when you killed the bosses you were collecting Justice Points, What are those currently being used for in the beta?