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Poster: Millton at 10/6/2005 10:42:08 AM PDT
Subject: Talent broken - improved firebolt 2/2
   well since we have a blue reader for once i figured it's time to flog this some more.



from the test server.
started with imp at full mana- tested till the imp ran out of mana.

improved firebolt 1/2
10/3 21:10:47.203 Phase Shift fades from Tarpit.
10/3 21:10:47.687 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 115 Fire damage.
10/3 21:10:49.421 Tarpit's Firebolt crits Jujita for 174 Fire damage.
10/3 21:10:51.031 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 112 Fire damage.
10/3 21:10:52.625 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 111 Fire damage.
10/3 21:10:54.609 Tarpit's Firebolt was resisted by Jujita.
10/3 21:10:55.828 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 115 Fire damage.
10/3 21:10:57.531 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 114 Fire damage.
10/3 21:10:59.062 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 111 Fire damage.
10/3 21:11:00.656 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 88 Fire damage. (29 resisted)
10/3 21:11:02.375 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 124 Fire damage.
10/3 21:11:03.984 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 86 Fire damage. (28 resisted)
10/3 21:11:05.484 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 93 Fire damage. (31 resisted)
10/3 21:11:07.000 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 90 Fire damage. (30 resisted)
10/3 21:11:08.718 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 39 Fire damage. (56 resisted) (17 absorbed)
10/3 21:11:10.343 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 58 Fire damage. (28 resisted) (25 absorbed)
10/3 21:11:11.937 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 83 Fire damage. (36 absorbed)

16 casts 26.3 seconds


improved firebolt 2/2
10/3 21:12:21.031 Phase Shift fades from Tarpit.
10/3 21:12:21.328 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 57 Fire damage. (57 resisted)
10/3 21:12:22.828 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 90 Fire damage. (30 resisted)
10/3 21:12:24.562 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 93 Fire damage. (31 resisted)
10/3 21:12:26.265 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 59 Fire damage. (28 resisted) (26 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:27.859 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 81 Fire damage. (34 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:29.375 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 80 Fire damage. (34 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:31.171 Tarpit's Firebolt was resisted by Jujita.
10/3 21:12:32.593 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 82 Fire damage. (35 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:34.218 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 83 Fire damage. (35 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:35.906 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 61 Fire damage. (29 resisted) (26 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:37.640 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 41 Fire damage. (59 resisted) (18 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:39.031 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 82 Fire damage. (35 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:40.734 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 65 Fire damage. (31 resisted) (28 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:42.265 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 84 Fire damage. (36 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:43.875 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 87 Fire damage. (37 absorbed)
10/3 21:12:45.421 Tarpit's Firebolt hits Jujita for 84 Fire damage. (36 absorbed)

16 casts 24.3


yay imp runs out of mana 2 whole seconds earlier with for 1 talent point.

target was stationary.

final results:
1.6 seconds between impact for rank 1
1.5 seconds between impact for rank 2.

conclusion. rank 2 is either not reducing the cast time by .5 seconds or the global cooldown makes this talent completely useless.
  http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-warlock&t=596773&p=#post596773
 
Poster: Tseric at 10/6/2005 6:28:22 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Talent broken - improved firebolt 2/2
   Solid post. You are correct, improved firebolt is not doing what the tooltip states. From looking at internal data it appears to be adding about .6 seconds to the cast time. Your data is strikingly similar. Very concise.

You ever work in QA, before? ;)

Oh, I almost forgot the obligatory "we are aware of the issue and working to resolve it as soon as possible"

Where are my manners?
Do you see the forest or the trees?

  http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-warlock&t=596773&p=#post598109

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