Comments on: Spellpower – what does it mean to you? http://www.destructivereach.com/2008/07/spellpower-what-does-it-mean-to-you/ Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:10:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Saresa http://www.destructivereach.com/2008/07/spellpower-what-does-it-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Saresa Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:03:54 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/?p=208#comment-614 The Frozen Shadoweave Set is being converted into Spellpower in the patch, so the spell damage on it will be generic rather than strictly for shadow damage. However, because the damage will apply to more than two schools of magic, they have reduced the amount of damage to compensate for this. For example, the robe went from +79 Shadow/Frost to +59 Spellpower. It's logical, but unfortunate for people who cast primarily from one school of magic. The Frozen Shadoweave Set is being converted into Spellpower in the patch, so the spell damage on it will be generic rather than strictly for shadow damage. However, because the damage will apply to more than two schools of magic, they have reduced the amount of damage to compensate for this. For example, the robe went from +79 Shadow/Frost to +59 Spellpower. It’s logical, but unfortunate for people who cast primarily from one school of magic.

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]]> By: Sesshomaru http://www.destructivereach.com/2008/07/spellpower-what-does-it-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Sesshomaru Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:59:05 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/?p=208#comment-608 Ok, I get the spell damage conversion thing with damage and healing gear but my question is, what happens to + specific damage gear like the frozen shadow weave set? I am wearing that now and I am wondering, is it gunna go away, get nerfed or actually jujst turn into spell power? Thx Sar Ok, I get the spell damage conversion thing with damage and healing gear but my question is, what happens to + specific damage gear like the frozen shadow weave set? I am wearing that now and I am wondering, is it gunna go away, get nerfed or actually jujst turn into spell power? Thx Sar

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]]> By: Qix http://www.destructivereach.com/2008/07/spellpower-what-does-it-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Qix Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:00:29 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/?p=208#comment-272 Without the math, my understanding is the same as Karmakin's. For example, as a druid the healing coeffiencient, or how much (by percentage) of spell healling applied to Healing touch is 100%, so if my +heals is 1500, it will add +1500 to the final heal (before crit) of my cast. ( Yes yes, I know almost no druids use healing touch ) Talented, this becomes 120%. Lifebloom on the other hand, only gets ~34.3% of your +heals which comes out to = 514 Bonus healing ( figures curtesy of wowwiki ) My understanding of the information releases thusfar is that these coefficients will be changed so that the final heals (+1500 bonus on HT, or +514 Bonus on LB) dont change, though the spellpower number of +1500 Healing WILL change. This is a relatively easy change to make in the background, and the actual numbers involved in calculating the final spellpower numbers Will continue to get tweaked right up till release. ( and well after if history is any guide ) The only issue that seems to be troublesome is in the talent trees where you get bonuses to +heal or +spell damage from attributes, or a flat rate. These would have to be adjusted down considerably in order to kep them balanced with what we have now. (if they set spellpower at the same as current +spell damage, then triple the coefficients for healing, the current talent, nurturing instinct, essentially becomes 3x your agility in healing power. And suddenly you have feral cats putting out healing at the same level as resto trees ) Without the math, my understanding is the same as Karmakin’s.

For example, as a druid the healing coeffiencient, or how much (by percentage) of spell healling applied to Healing touch is 100%, so if my +heals is 1500, it will add +1500 to the final heal (before crit) of my cast. ( Yes yes, I know almost no druids use healing touch ) Talented, this becomes 120%.

Lifebloom on the other hand, only gets ~34.3% of your +heals which comes out to = 514 Bonus healing ( figures curtesy of wowwiki )

My understanding of the information releases thusfar is that these coefficients will be changed so that the final heals (+1500 bonus on HT, or +514 Bonus on LB) dont change, though the spellpower number of +1500 Healing WILL change. This is a relatively easy change to make in the background, and the actual numbers involved in calculating the final spellpower numbers Will continue to get tweaked right up till release. ( and well after if history is any guide )

The only issue that seems to be troublesome is in the talent trees where you get bonuses to +heal or +spell damage from attributes, or a flat rate. These would have to be adjusted down considerably in order to kep them balanced with what we have now. (if they set spellpower at the same as current +spell damage, then triple the coefficients for healing, the current talent, nurturing instinct, essentially becomes 3x your agility in healing power. And suddenly you have feral cats putting out healing at the same level as resto trees )

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]]> By: Saresa http://www.destructivereach.com/2008/07/spellpower-what-does-it-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Saresa Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:51 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/?p=208#comment-270 I definitely agree with you Ezlah about the concern that we will all look the same... I don't want to look like a priest! It's bad enough I look like a mage half the time! Thanks very much Karmakin for those numbers... it helps me (and everyone else, I'm sure) understand it a little more! I definitely agree with you Ezlah about the concern that we will all look the same… I don’t want to look like a priest! It’s bad enough I look like a mage half the time!

Thanks very much Karmakin for those numbers… it helps me (and everyone else, I’m sure) understand it a little more!

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]]> By: Ezlah http://www.destructivereach.com/2008/07/spellpower-what-does-it-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Ezlah Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:32:02 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/?p=208#comment-267 Seems like they're making raiding way too easy. Isn't it much more worth it to finally get that one piece of gear that you've been waiting for than to just wait in line for the piece that everyone's gonna get after just a few weeks of grinding? Sounds kinda lame to me. They'll be so much more competition for gear, and what, are mages, priests and locks all going to be running around in the same exact gear design? If you ask me, Blizz is shooting themselves in the foot with this one. Seems like they’re making raiding way too easy. Isn’t it much more worth it to finally get that one piece of gear that you’ve been waiting for than to just wait in line for the piece that everyone’s gonna get after just a few weeks of grinding? Sounds kinda lame to me. They’ll be so much more competition for gear, and what, are mages, priests and locks all going to be running around in the same exact gear design? If you ask me, Blizz is shooting themselves in the foot with this one.

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]]> By: Karmakin http://www.destructivereach.com/2008/07/spellpower-what-does-it-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Karmakin Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:34:16 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/?p=208#comment-265 The early numbers I'm hearing is that Spellpower is about +Heals/1.88. More than likely they'll multiply the coefficient by somewhere around that number, boom. You get roughly the same heals. The early numbers I’m hearing is that Spellpower is about +Heals/1.88. More than likely they’ll multiply the coefficient by somewhere around that number, boom. You get roughly the same heals.

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]]> By: Resto4Life» Blog Archive » Community Spotlight http://www.destructivereach.com/2008/07/spellpower-what-does-it-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Resto4Life» Blog Archive » Community Spotlight Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:44:52 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/?p=208#comment-264 [...] Spellpower — What does it mean to you? by Saresa of Destructive Reach A review of the change to +Healing and +Spell Damage we can expect in Wrath of the Lich King. [...] [...] Spellpower — What does it mean to you? by Saresa of Destructive Reach A review of the change to +Healing and +Spell Damage we can expect in Wrath of the Lich King. [...]

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]]> By: Ratshag http://www.destructivereach.com/2008/07/spellpower-what-does-it-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Ratshag Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:33:59 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/?p=208#comment-254 I, fer one, welcomes our new spellpower overlords. Ratshags last blog post..<a href="http://needmorerage.blogspot.com/2008/07/is-where-palintera-feels-caught-in.html" rel="nofollow">Is Where Palintera Feels Caught In The Middle</a> I, fer one, welcomes our new spellpower overlords.

Ratshags last blog post..Is Where Palintera Feels Caught In The Middle

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