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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To help rule out clotting (thrombotic) episodes and to help diagnose conditions related to thrombosis
When to Get Tested?
When you have symptoms of a thrombotic episode or a condition that causes acute and/or chronic inappropriate blood clot formation such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and to monitor the progress and treatment of DIC and other thrombotic conditions
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
D-dimer is one of the protein fragments that are produced when a blood clot dissolves in the body. When a blood vessel or tissue is injured and begins to bleed, a process called hemostasis is initiated by the body to create a blood clot to limit and eventually stop the bleeding. During this process, threads of a protein called fibrin are produced. These threads crosslink together to form a fibrin net, which, together with platelets, helps hold the forming blood clot in place at the site of the injury until it heals.
Once the area has had time to heal and the clot is no longer needed, the body uses an enzyme called plasmin to break the clot (thrombus) into small pieces so that it can be removed. The fragments of the disintegrating fibrin in the clot are called fibrin degradation products (FDP). One of the fibrin degradation products produced is D-dimer, which consists of variously sized pieces of crosslinked fibrin.
D-dimer is normally undetectable in the blood and is produced only after a clot has formed and is in the process of being broken down. When there is significant formation and breakdown of blood clots in the body, the D-dimer blood level can rise. The D-dimer test measures the level in the blood.
For a person who is at low or intermediate risk for thrombosis and/or thrombotic embolism, the strength of the D-dimer test is in its negative predictive value in a hospital emergency room setting. That means that a negative D-dimer test indicates that it is highly unlikely that a thrombus is present. However, a positive d-dimer test cannot predict whether or not a clot is present. It indicates that further testing is required.
There are several factors and conditions that are associated with inappropriate blood clot formation. One of the most common of these conditions is deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which involves clot formation in the deep veins of the body, most frequently in the legs. These clots may grow very large and block blood flow in the legs, causing swelling, pain, and tissue damage. It is possible for a piece of the clot to break off and travel to other parts of the body. This "embolus" can lodge in the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolus or embolism (PE).
While clots most commonly form in the veins of the legs, they may also form in other areas as well; for example, clots in coronary arteries are the cause of myocardial infarction (heart attacks). Clots may also form on the lining of the heart or its valves, particularly when the heart is beating irregularly (atrial fibrillation) or when the valves are damaged. Clots also may form in large arteries as a result of narrowing and damage from atherosclerosis. Pieces of such clots may also break off and cause an embolus that blocks an artery in another organ, such as the brain (causing a stroke) or the kidneys. Measurements of D-dimer can be used to help detect clots in any of these sites.
Measurements of D-dimer may also be ordered, along with other tests, to help diagnose disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The D-dimer level will typically be very elevated in DIC. DIC is a complex, acute, sometimes life-threatening condition that can arise from a variety of situations including some surgical procedures, sepsis, poisonous snake bites, liver disease, and postpartum (after the delivery of a baby). With DIC, clotting factors are activated and then used up throughout the body. This creates numerous tiny blood clots and at the same time leaves the patient vulnerable to excessive bleeding. Steps are taken to support the affected person while the underlying condition resolves.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.
The Test
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Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
Schreiber, D. (Updated 2010 June 10). Deep Venous Thrombosis and Thrombophlebitis. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/758140-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed August 2010.
Kamangar, N. and McDonnell, M. (Updated 2010 May 14). Pulmonary Embolism. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/300901-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed August 2010.
Mayo Clinic Staff (2009 January 30) Thrombophlebitis. MayoClinic.com [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/thrombophlebitis/DS00223/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed August 2010.
(© 2008). Focus on Blood Clots. Vascular Disease Foundation [On-line information]. PDF available for download at http://www.vdf.org/pdfs/VDF_FocusOnBloodClots.pdf through http://www.vdf.org. Accessed August 2010.
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(August 2006) Bussey H. What is the D-dimer test? ClotCare Online Resources. Available online at http://www.clotcare.com/faq_ddimertest.aspx through http://www.clotcare.com. Accessed November 2010.
National Blood Clot Alliance. Blood Clot Signs, Symptoms and Risks. Available online at http://www.stoptheclot.org/learn_more/blood_clot_symptoms__dvt.html through http://www.stoptheclot.org. Accessed November 2010.
Sources Used in Previous Reviews
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(2003 January). In Search of a Killer - Does D-dimer Help? American College of Emergency Physicians [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.acep.org/1,32394,0.html through http://www.acep.org.
(2001 July 17). Improving the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department. Annals of Internal Medicine v135 (2) [On-line Journal]. Available online at http://www.annals.org/issues/v135n2/nts/200107170-00005.html through http://www.annals.org.
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- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: Nov 20, 2012
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 3
User Score
Mixed or average reviews- based on 41 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 18 out of 41
Mixed: 4 out of 41
Negative: 19 out of 41
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Jan 2, 2013I don't understand why everybody is hating this game! I think that this game is awesome. Well yeah, it is pretty short game but the challenges aren't so easy and if you are trying to get 100% from this game, it's gona take a while. The game should have been a little more hard but it's pretty funny and Family Guy like so I think that it's okay. The universes they traveled could been more like the ones that were in the episode but now they were references to some other episodes witch is pretty awesome if you are a fan. The thing that this game is missing the most is the online multiplayer cause it's just pretty boring if you are trying to get those achievements. I gave this game 9 because this game should have a better grade
and it's very entertaining.… Expand
Dec 5, 2012As a massive family guy fan I was looking forward to this game, I knew it wasn't going to be a game which would rival Halo 4 or Mass Effect so wasn't expecting much!!
Is a very fun game, I guess if your not a fan of the programme the game would come across as pretty poor! but I'm not a fan of Friends the TV programme, so I wouldn't go out and buy a game based on it! (that would be shocking)
The levels are quite fun to play and the sound bites are all fun also! some are repeated now and again, but its not a big budget game, so what you expect?
Isn't the longest of games, but the multiplayer is quite fun also, is only local, but all fun with some mates!
If your a Family guy fan, I would recommend buying for a laugh, price tag is maybe quite high at the moment, but is good for a laugh, just don't expect a Mass Effect or Halo 4 is all!… Expand
Nov 22, 2012This game is fun. There is lots to do and some replayablility with some very well hidden secondary goals. The controls work great and the game really captures the show with lots of humor, I laughed out loud a lot. It is not a great game but it is certainly not as bad as the critics are saying. I think the developers did a pretty good job of giving fans a Family Guy game and I am not disappointed at all. Not a masterpiece but a very fun game to play, much more fun than Assassins Creed 3.… Expand
Jul 12, 2013I think I need to do this game justice. It is obvious that yes this isn't the best game ever and why is that you may ask well because it wasn't designed to be that's why. This is a fun all round game meant not to be taken seriously Its family guy for god sake what were people expecting a story on par with games like Mass Effect despite not having the best story, the graphics while not being the best have a nice style and are like the tv show which I found great as it was a nice change from normal game graphics I found as it never seemed to get old. The game play is OK in this and while it does feel like every other generic shooter that doesn't mean its totally bad. It's playable. But their are something in this game that do make up for that, things like collectibles are a nice little touch and while being a conman thing in games they do allow for some replay ability and fun to be had The game doesn't feature online co-op which I found disappointing so I would say if you are planning on getting this game get it like me a few months after its been out The voice acting in this game great and provides some witty humor which I found enjoyable and made the game even better. The story as I mentioned earlier isn't on par with things like Mass Effect or the metal gear solid franchise but still that doesn't stop it from being great. The story is basically about you having to switch between different universes stopping Bertram before he assembles a army and destroys the current universe Brian and Stewie live in In short this game is great fun and if you can get it cheap like me and are a fan of the show go for it … Expand
Feb 5, 2013This is not the best game in the world, but its okay. I don't think it deserves as bad reviews as its getting. The gameplay could be improved, but I've seen worse. How much did we even expect from a video game based on Family Guy? Not much. This is better than I thought it would be.
Feb 15, 2013After so much waiting, I finally got this game yesterday for Valentines Day (Thank You Mom and Dad). I've been trying to get my hands on this game for a little while, but due to some issues and conflicting opinions about this game I held off on Family Guy for a while. Now how is the game? Is it good or is it one of the worse games recently released? Well, I played the game for like 4 hours yesterday and the game is not that bad what people make it out to be. The game is like a missing Family Guy cartoon. If you are not a fan of Family Guy or have not been following the series, you might feel lost. Stewie's arch enemy Bertram returns after in one of the Family guy episodes he was killed in a alternate universe, but since Stewie nor Brian couldn't kill him for reasons I have no idea so Bertram comes back to exact revenge on Stewie and Brian. Stewie and Brian must stop Bertram from taking his revenge and must go to multiple universes to stop Bertram's evil plan. You can play as Stewie or Brian and both have different weapons to choose from and different inventories. The downside is if your taking critical damage from one character and you switch to the other character, you have the same health bar. Luckily, the game supplies you with multiple health packs and ammo to get. The game is fun and entertaining, but can feel really boring. Its a simple story you must complete. Does this make the game bad? No. Swapping between Stewie and Brian is fun and destroying objects in your path, shooting every enemy that comes your way, and many other stuff you can do. Its also fun to hear Brian and Stewie shout out old phrases and saying from the cartoons. At the same time can be annoying because they shout it every 5 minutes and say the same thing all the time. Family Guy is definitely not the best game in the world, but is not terrible either. Fans of Family Guy will probably enjoy this game and if you want to try out a different game try this.… Expand
Nov 22, 2012Before a get started I just want to say that I am a HUGE Family Guy fan since 1999 to today.
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse... this game kinda came out of left field, I only knew about it a couple months before it came out, but I know alot of people who still don't know about it know and its already out.
This game isnt broken, but it not good. The singleplayer is at times fun and funny but really short and really repetitive, not to mention respective, and the last boos battle is really quit frustrating. The controls arent really that bad, I'd even go as far as to say that their good, you'll need to put your sensitivity to at least 9 though. The game has drop in drop out co-op, and multiplayer , kinda. Theirs no online play what so ever, so is it 2012 or 1999, but maybe you can play with bots, the answer is no, so the sucks. I would have gave this game a six but with no online its a 5.… Expand
Jan 4, 2014Family Guy Back To The Multiverse- one of the funniest bad games. The game is broken and very small but the gags are there and that makes it playable. For the fans it's nothing new- Stewie and Brian go full on violent on the bad santa and his elves. Well to me- it's hilarious because- IAM a family guy fan. Seriously guys, this game's machanics and pace is so bad but it's so good. Back to the multiverse is a very mediocre and broken third person shooter with a well writing and some laughs. This is a rent only for family guy fans.… Expand
Oct 2, 2014I gave it a 4 because I did play it all the way through and had some fun. It was just eh... At first I was really excited about this game. It seemed like a unique escape from the FPS COD, Halos, GTAs, Saints Rows, and Skyrim. I had good but grounded expectations on this game. Or maybe not, I have seen every episode of Family Guy and I was hoping for something original, but everything was recycled. This game is as cheap as they come. When you play it, you get the impression they blew their entire budget on getting the rights to Family Guy.
Seeking that escape from COD and other FPS, not hating, just played so much of it (logged over 30 days play time xbox live COD MW2) during this time that this game was a pleasant change. I was so wrong. This was a complete recycle of COD MW2 maps. Most notably the Airport level on this game is almost a clone (just rearranged) of the controversial "Terminal" level on COD MW2. The multiplayer is straight up boring, I only played it to get the achievments. If it were online based multiplayer, it could have been fun.
Last the audio is HORRIBLE! Every single sound bite has been taken from Family Guy the TV show, there is nothing original at all. Maybe I am expecting too much but some of it is so off and clearly edited in it reminds me of a kidnapper in a movie that does not want their voice to be recognized so they take a famous person and use editting to rearrange the audio to communicate a ransom demand. Ah great example, google the Brian Williams Snoop Dogg Edit.
Anyways, the only positive I have to say about this is:
-The theme and humor elements
-The controls (cloned from COD)
I would only recommend renting or buying this game used. Spend no more than $10 on this title.… Expand
Jan 26, 2013Games based on TV series tend to be at risk of not feeling authentic enough to sit alongside the established universes that they offer. Back to the Multiverse decides to throw away the challenge of making a compelling game to sit alongside the TV series and instead gives us two discerning fingers right up the jaxie. The main problem is the game is roughly 4-6 hours of constant shooting, constant enemy respawning and alas constant boredom. Dialogue is recycled in a nonsensical manner from the TV show for instance Brian will belt out that he needs a midget with some gin to be in business- with zero relevance to what is going on. There are challenges to take on, a local multiplayer option and a seemingly impressive array of collectibles. But all of this doesn't make up for a shoddy, half arsed lazy cash in. Just watch Family Guy on DVD, at least you will get original concepts and ideas as well as shed loads of crass humour. Pick this up and bird won't be the word- but turd will.… Expand
Nov 22, 2012You know the game is garbage the second you put the disk inside your console. Anything that you dreamed this game will be like will not be found. There's a reason they didn't have any demos or show any videos of the game before it's release. Gameplay is atrocious and comedy is non existent. Save your money!
Dec 3, 2012I myself love Family Guy so I came into this challenge wishing for the best. Needless to say I was given the exact opposite. The game is a terrible mix of unrelenting, repetitive game play that at times makes you want to punch your controller. And generally, punching your controller actually helps just as much as trying to play the game. Its a terrible mess of polygons slapped together to make a branded piece of merchandise that falls flat before you even know what hit you. You could either buy this game, or kick a baby. The later making more sense.… Expand
Sep 12, 2013Dreadful, the whole title is a lie, for there is almost NO multiverse aspect in this game, you only visit the locations you see in the older episodes of the show. This is a dreadful game as far as AI and gameplay is concerned. A awful TPS with copy and paste mission objectives stay away from this game. Do not buy this game avoid it like the plague.
Jan 19, 2013Appalling levels, terrible writing, repetitive gags and weak shooting mechanics make for one of the least enjoyable experiences of 2012. Be smart and avoid at all costs. [Issue#93, p.82]
Jan 16, 2013Funny but mediocre shooter that a mother (or a hardcore fan) couldn't love. [Feb 2013, p.78]
Jan 10, 2013Not good. Not funny. Which is a sin for a Family Guy game.


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yey, cant wait your tactics to kill him ^_^
yey, cant wait your tactics to kill him ^_^
By the description i guess that:
1) People killed by Val'kyr will not be rezzed by terenas(not that it matters)
2)He does not have(noticeable)enrage timer-maybe soft enrage for each phase(stacking necrotic plague and haste) but nothing like: 15 minutes gone. BOOOM! You're dead.
Congrats to Darksend and his guild on the kill!
[Insert Joke Here]
Gz on the kill Darksend. Great guide.
How many alt toon strat acquaintance runs did you have to do before hand?
Thanks! Awesome.
how many tanks are needed for 25man version?
I felt that it shouldn't have been darksend who should have done this video. Personally, i think Ciderhelm should have been the voice for this boss. Atlease take in this request and have ciderhelm be the guide for the 25 man strat for the lich king, or something. Not just me, but alot of my guildies miss him guiding the raids.
@ Leeroydaman: I had to hold my tongue, my friend...
Grats, Darksend. Nice vid!
The Raid - A feature length documentary following the lives of a group of virtual raiders.
I request you edit the end of the video - I've been advising guildies who don't want spoilers to avoid watching past 10% (actually 12% to be safe) - but well before that point in the video, the narrator drops the spoilers all over the place - a simple "The fight will be over at 10%, and I won't spoil it beyond that" - people should be able to read strategies and watch videos without having the storyline elements ruined for them.
There is still plenty more that occurs after this video. This isn't a major spoiler.
Great movie.
Few things that came across my mind tho, during yesterdays attempts we managed to get a grip of the plague bouncing back and forth to kill the shambling horrors, however when it came to the stacking necrotic plague buff on the lich king himself by the time we got to 82%~ he had quite a few stacks, if that stack grows whenever the plague jumps, how is it possible to reset it? The buff itself lasts for 25+ sec on the Lich King from what i saw and the plague cant stick to a target for more than 15 seconds without jumping right?
Congratulations to Darksend and your guildies for the kill. Looks like a very complicated, but fun encounter.
I don't normally post here, but what my guild does (we got him to p3 a couple times -- p1 is always clean) is we burn the lich king and whoever gets the debuff, runs to the OT in the back. We usually kill him a little after the second horror spawns but that horror ends up dying as we enter p2 usually. (OT is entirely responsible for taunting the adds-- ghouls -- to himself as needs be, while we cleave into the ones he doesn't need, we're melee heavy)
An addendum: Normally I choose to avoid spoilers - I chose to spoil this for myself when the first video came out mainly because I assumed that someone would deliberately be an ass and go and spoil it for me, and while I'd rather get the experience directly from the game, getting it from the video instead would be preferable to someone in trade chat or vent or a random.
Ironically, that hadn't actually happened until I watched the tankspot video - the completely warning-free nature that the narrator just blabs it all out, before that point is gotten to in the video - I'm glad I spoiled it for myself now. I'd be very dissapointed had I not. The sub 10% mechanic is the coolest thing I've seen in any fight - it gave me chills to watch it the very first time. I guarantee that darksend's blabbing would have ruined that experience personally.
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:36 pm
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Ok, so if we're going to revamp the website, what should we do?
Right now it's just simple flat text .html files with a couple .shtml #includes (e.g. blasterisk fone numbers). I really like it this way, but...
Do we need anything dynamic? I'm not sure what a joomla, plone, etc. type website would bring to the table except upgrade headaches. Or we could rewrite it in ruby on rails, just to be hip. ;)
Or should we remove all graphics and optimize for lynx?
What we missing? Just a fresher look? Certain features?
Feel free to brainstorm any old idea you feel like...
Oh, and i never really use it, but i'm starting to get a jabber/jingle urge so we can tie it into blasterisk and start doing nifty stuff. somehow. ;)
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:48 am
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An easier to find link to the wiki and a link to the FTP server instead of just the .iso file. Besides that it's spiffy
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:40 am
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And it make it
html! That's about it.
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:38 pm
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jebba wrote:
What we missing? Just a fresher look? Certain features?
Fresher looks mostly... I would go for a change of backgrounds... Maybe you don't need to do a whole lot of "real" change... I feel that a frsher look will go a long way. Try a different background, and maybe redo the main-page...
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:14 pm
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Reminds me of the old Onion (
) story "New logo changes everything". "New background changes everything." ;) But it certainly would, in one easy step, change the feel!
Start putting your FREELY REDISTRIBUTABLE backgrounds up for us to pick. :)
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:04 pm
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I would stay away from Plone. It is great but totally unnecessary. We could go dynamic but do we really need it? If someone knocks something up in GIMP/Photoshop/whatever, I could put together some valid code quite readily. I got a week off from Thursday so I am up for anything.
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:22 pm
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jebba wrote:
Start putting your FREELY REDISTRIBUTABLE backgrounds up for us to pick. :)
-How about making things easy ?
-Why not use any other wallpapers that the distro has ???
Like Nola-Bridge.jpg, or the one with the plane ?
It is about having something a bit different, maybe you can get away with a smaller face-lift ???
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:20 am
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noldrin wrote
An easier to find link to the wiki and a link to the FTP server instead of just the .iso file.
Those links and fresh new background would be nice, don't think you need the hassle with rewrite in Ruby on Rails or even worst Plone.
We are in the second half of this decade now and it's time we moved on with the look of the site...IMHO something that matches where we are now ie Blag 50002 light, fast and fresh.
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Oh, but ruby on rails looks so tasty! And the foxes. Everyone loves foxes!
But plone? Ah! If i hear it mentioned again i'll puke.
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prices delivered for natural-gas-fired generation. In the wholesale power market with a single market clearing price, an increase in the price of natural gas would directly translate to a higher profit margin for baseload generating units, particularly during high load periods when natural-gas power plants often set market-clearing prices. This fact also may trigger additional scrutiny by antitrust agencies, particularly in an organized market.
FERC has an analytical framework to assess whether a potential merger or acquisition should be approved. Although this framework may be viewed as complex, there are steps one can take to ensure success in gaining FERC approval. Use the checklist of questions provided in the box to assess FERC's market-power analysis before making an acquisition decision.
1. Energy Policy Act of 2005 at §§ 1261 et seq., Aug. 8, 2005.
2. FERC Order No. 669, Transactions Subject to FPA Section 203, Dec. 23, 2005.
3. FERC determines that the market value from transactions between non-affiliates is the most effective and reasonable approach to determine which asset transfers require section 203 approval. See FERC Order 669, P. 113.
4. Order 669, PP. 164-170.
5. FERC requires an entity with MBR authority to file CIS when its net assets increase by 100 MW or more. 110 FERC ¶ 61,097, Reporting Requirement for Change in Status, Feb. 10, 2005.
6. Order on Rehearing and Modifying Interim Generation Market Power Analysis and Mitigation Policy, 107 FERC ¶ 61,018, April 14, 2004.
7. Fox-Penner, P. and Broehm R., "Deregulated Electricity Pricing in the U.S.: Dramatic New Rules From the FERC," The Brattle Group, April 25, 2004.
8. Market share is measured by uncommitted capacity, which is calculated based on minimum daily peak load day for each of the four seasons. See 107 FERC ¶ 61,018 (2004), P 100.
10. Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, et al., (PWCC) in Docket No. ER00-2268, et al., May 13, 2004.
11. Request for Additional Information on Change in Status Filing for the Pinnacle West Companies, Docket Nos. ER00-2268-012, et al., Aug. 8, 2005.
12. Docket Nos. ER00-2268-015, et al., Jan. 20, 2006.
13. 115 FERC ¶ 61,055, April 17, 2006. The basis for the revocation is on the key input determining imports of competitive suppliers. The commission found that APS's simultaneous import limit study for the APS control area did not comply with the FERC requirement set in Appendix E of its Triennial MBR Order (April 2004).
14. Supplemental Testimony and Exhibits of Williams Hieronymus on behalf of Exelon Corp., Exhibit J-17, Docket No. EC05-43, May 12, 2005.
15. Id., PP 15-22.
16. Fox-Penner P., Taylor, G., Broehm, R., and Bohn, J., "Competition in Wholesale Electric Power Markets," Energy Law Journal, 2002, Volume 23, No. 2.
17. In the MBR circumstance, the applicant who fails either MSS or PSS must perform a DPT if a mitigation measure is not proposed.
18. Order No. 669, Dec. 23, 2005, PP. 140-145. A purchaser of such voting securities, however, must provide the commission copies of the Security Exchange Commission schedules required to be


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Since Sting made his WWE debut last night at Survivor Series 2014 by attacking Triple H, many are under the impression that a match between the two will be taking place soon. That might not necessarily be the case. Management is still hoping that Undertaker can be healthy enough to work a match at Wrestlemania 31, where he would do the dream match with Sting. HHH is said to be a backup opponent in case Undertaker cannot go.
November 24, 2014
Monday Night Raw was held in San Antonio last night. Since the event was so close to their home, Michelle McCool and Undertaker decided to pay a visit backstage to some of their friends in WWE. There were never any plans for either of them to make an appearance on television, especially since Undertaker is still on vacation mode physically. The two of them still maintain a close relationship with management.
October 28, 2014
Good news for wrestling fans who hope that the Undertaker remains in the industry in some sort of capacity after retirement. The legendary performer has agreed to work as an adviser for the WWE developmental program. He will make the occasional trip to the WWE Performance Center and provide evaluations and advice to the performers and the trainers.
October 24, 2014
In a sign that he is thoroughly enjoying his time away from WWE, Undertaker was spotted with his wife Michelle McCool at a college football game featuring the Texas Longhorns. The former world heavyweight champion even took the time to pose for pictures with fans, something that he did not do frequently when he was an active performer. Undertaker was also spotted recently at a high school football game.
October 19, 2014
During a recent interview, Sting was asked who he would like to work a match with if the Undertaker is unable to wrestle again. The former world heavyweight champion, who is not under contract to WWE as an in ring performer at the moment, stated that he would love to work with Triple H. A match between the two is possible at Wrestlemania 31.
August 23, 2014
While there are still some wrestlers out there who believe that Undertaker was legitimate knocked out at Wrestlemania 30, the majority of the people in the industry are under the impression that the streak ending moment was fully planned by Vince McMahon. The last minute decision was made because he wanted WWE to create a bit of a buzz with the audience.
August 1, 2014
When Bo Dallas was defeated by R Truth on Monday Night Raw this week, more than a few eyebrows were raised because the streak was ended in such an irrelevant manner. Rumors are floating around now that WWE opted to do this because they did not want to have another streak in the company now that Brock Lesnar has made his return. Management wants the streak emphasis to be on Lesnar beating Undertaker at Wrestlemania 30.
July 30, 2014
While doing an interview with the Huffington Post to promote his upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie, Batista discussed a few topics regarding WWE. He surprisingly decided to bash the company for their decision to have Brock Lesnar end the Undertaker winning streak at Wrestlemania 30. Batista stated that it made no sense for WWE to go that route.
July 29, 2014
Rumors are swirling that the Undertaker was not supposed to have lost to Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 30, thanks to some comments made by former WWE stars. Some are saying that he did not kick out of the pin attempt because he was legitimately knocked out from the move. Since the referees are instructed to go through with the count, there is a possibility that it may be true.
July 26, 2014
It looks like the previous media ban has been completely lifted for Bray Wyatt. WWE is now having him do interviews across the country to promote their events. In the past, the company has forced him to avoid speaking publicly, in order to keep an air of mystery around his character. Management wanted to mold him to be similar to the Undertaker character at one point in time.
July 19, 2014
While the event is still several months away and nothing has been decided yet, Sting is already planting the seeds for a legendary match at Wrestlemania 31. The former WCW champion wants the Undertaker, and he is not shy about stating that publicly. Sting told the Mirror that he has already informed WWE of his wish for next April, so it is now up to Vince McMahon and Undertaker to decide if it will happen or not.
July 16, 2014
Showing that some friendships extend beyond the business, Undertaker and his wife Michelle McCool recently attended a comedy show featuring Mick Foley. The longtime WWE couple wanted to show support for their old friend. The two of them even went backstage to catch up with Foley for a bit. Several wrestlers in the industry, including CM Punk recently, have made the effort to go watch Foley tell jokes.
July 14, 2014
While most wrestling fans would love to see him working a match at Wrestlemania 31, Undertaker is actually said to be quite fine with retirement. He didn't make the decision to drop the winning streak to Brock Lesnar, but he reportedly does not mind ending his career on the losing end of a match. WWE wants him back, but the ball is entirely in the court of the Undertaker. For what it's worth, the legend is still staying in shape and working out.
July 5, 2014
While it is still quite a long time away, WWE currently has plans penciled in for Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 31. The company wants him to challenge Brock Lesnar at the event, and they're going to heavily push the fact that Reigns is going up against the only man that has ever defeated Undertaker at the biggest pay per view event of the year. The winning moment is supposed to cement Reigns as the top star in WWE.
July 2, 2014
Earlier in the week, it was revealed that Michelle McCool had visited the WWE Performance Center to help train some of the developmental divas. That led to speculations that Undertaker was there as well. Contrary to the rumors, he was not there. The legendary performer has largely stayed away from the business since his match against Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 30.
June 26, 2014
Country music singer George Strait held his last concert ever this weekend in Dallas, and drew in an incredible amount of people to the show. Among the 105,000 fans at the concert were Undertaker, Michelle McCool and Steve Austin. No word yet on whether or not the former WWE stars were at the event together or just happen to be there at the same time.
June 9, 2014
In a depressing bit of news, Undertaker is said to be very pessimistic about being able to work another match for WWE again. When asked about Wrestlemania 31, the legendary performer stated that it was highly unlikely to happen because his body is quite banged up. While fans are urging him to do another match, Undertaker has to take his health and family into considerations.
June 5, 2014
A picture of former WWE diva Michelle McCool working out and playing with her daughter, whom she had with the Undertaker, at the same time.
June 4, 2014
During a recent interview, Shawn Michaels revealed that there was quite a bit of backstage heat between he and Undertaker during their careers. Michaels noted that he was obnoxious and outgoing, while Undertaker was quiet and reserved. The two WWE legends had respect for one another, but they simply did not like one another. Vince McMahon was said to have done a lot of work to appease both performers and kept them apart as much as possible backstage.
June 3, 2014
There are still a good amount of people backstage in WWE that are questioning the decision to have Undertaker lose his winning streak to Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 30. Some feel that the moment did not turn out exactly as Vince McMahon had hoped that it would. However, no one is willing to bring it up to the WWE CEO, as it was a decision he made on his own.
May 29, 2014
While fans want to believe that Undertaker was the one that made the decision to end the winning streak at Wrestlemania 30, another person has confirmed that Vince McMahon was the one behind the move. Shawn Michaels revealed to Jim Ross during a podcast interview that McMahon made the decision approximately four hours before the pay per view started.
May 7, 2014
"I spoke to them in November about coming back in January, but neither of us could really agree on what it was I would be doing, and not in a bad way. If I'm going to come back, what am I going to be doing at WrestleMania? Let's see, we've got Batista coming back, we've got Brock Lesnar coming back, we've got Undertaker coming back, we've got Hulk Hogan coming back, we've got the ascension of Bray Wyatt, we've got the ascension of The Shield, Cesaro's ready to go and Daniel Bryan's ready to go. Where do I fit in? We have a great relationship, but if it doesn't work for both of us, then it won't happen. When the time comes where it does, then it will. It's as simple as that." - Chris Jericho discusses a potentail WWE return
May 2, 2014
"I loved it, I thought it was great. It was a legitimate shock, it got everybody talking. I think the right guy got it, if you're going from a credibility standpoint, and if you're going from a believability standpoint. As much as people and fans and journalists want to believe that it's the case, I'm not sure if Undertaker had too many matches left in him. Maybe he doesn't want to wrestle again. Maybe he knew that he couldn't take any more. It's a big, physical task to wrestle as it is, and once a year is hard. I wouldn't want to come and wrestle just once a year. That's even harder than wrestling 200 times a year, because your body's not used to it. And the older you get, the harder it gets, the more the aches and pains kick in. Maybe The Undertaker decided that, 'I don't want to do this anymore'. And much to the fans' chagrin, who wish that we would wrestle until the day we die at 90 years old and explode into a puff of dust in the ring, sometimes you've got to make that decision. If the time was now, Brock was the right guy for that day, and I thought it was amazing. And I would have hated it - hated it - if Undertaker would have retired without losing. I think that would have been a horrible way to go, I'm really happy that he lost The Streak." - Chris Jericho on the streak ending at Wrestlemania 30
May 2, 2014
"I was completely in shock. Nobody saw it coming. If anybody happened to miss the finish they would have had unlimited oxygen to breathe because everybody held their breath at the same time! It was just unbelievable. The reaction - just silence. I don't even know how to describe it. I did not see it coming. My dad was at the event, he was frantically calling me! That's how big it was I guess, my dad's trying to phone me saying, 'What's going on, what's going on? The Undertaker lost!' He couldn't comprehend it, I don't think anybody could. I know it's a moment that'll be remembered. Lesnar is going to go down in history as the man who did it." - Drew McIntyre discusses the Undertaker loss at Wrestlemania 30
May 1, 2014
A video of WWE teasing the fantasy match between Sting and Undertaker.
April 28, 2014
A little stir was created earlier this week on WWE.com, as the website teased a dream match between Sting and Undertaker, which is something that fans have been clamoring to see for the last several years. Unfortunately, though, nothing is in the works at the moment, as this was simply something concocted by the technology department to increase traffic.
April 26, 2014
Rumors coming out of backstage are stating that Vince McMahon made the decision to end the Undertaker winning streak at Wrestlemania 30 because he felt that his legendary star was aging really badly. Since McMahon felt that Undertaker was wrestling what was possibly his last match for WWE, he decided a couple of days before the pay per view to pull the trigger on Brock Lesnar being given the honors.
April 24, 2014
A message on Twitter from CJ Parker, where the WWE developmental wrestler expressed shocked at Brock Lesnar defeating the Undertaker at Wrestlemania 30. His sentiments were shared by millions of professional wrestling fans, who believed that Undertaker was going to be able to retire with the winning streak in tact.
April 18, 2014
Earlier in the week, it was revealed that Hulk Hogan had been booked to work the Smackdown taping in London next month. Word going around is that the company convinced the former world champion to work the show because WWE has struggled to fill the arenas when they do back to back shows. Undertaker was utilized as a draw last year to help with the problem.
April 18, 2014
While a lot of people assume that he is an asshole because of his reserved nature, Brock Lesnar actually impressed quite a bit of people in WWE with the amount of respect that he showed the Undertaker at Wrestlemania 30. Not only did he thanks Undertaker in the ring for letting him beat the streak, Lesnar also rode to the hospital afterwards to visit Undertaker.
April 15, 2014
A video tribute for the Undertaker using his action figure. WWE features his character destroying the likes of Eddie Guerrero, Kane, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, John Cena and others.
April 14, 2014
When Vince McMahon decided to end the legendary winning streak at Wrestlemania 30, he knew it would be a tricky situation to pull off. WWE officials were said to be quite disappointed with how things turned out. They managed to shock the audience like they wanted to. However, they were hoping for a much better send off for Undertaker from the fans.
April 13, 2014
There was actually a push backstage in WWE to have Jim Ross doing commentary at Wrestlemania 30. The legendary performer was penciled in to call the match between Brock Lesnar and Undertaker. WWE opted against the idea because they were concerned that fans might be able to figure out that Undertaker was going to be losing the match since Ross was brought back for the occasion.
April 13, 2014
A video of the Shocked Undertaker Guy, who found his fifteen minutes of fame by being caught on camera during Wrestlemania 30 with a look of shock on his face as Brock Lesnar ended the legendary winning streak of the Undertaker, meeting Triple H.
April 12, 2014
Some more details have been revealed about the shocking loss that the Undertaker suffered at Wrestlemania 30 to Brock Lesnar. While some are under the assumption that Undertaker made the decision, it was actually Vince McMahon who made that call. He informed Undertaker of his choice, and the legendary performer did not protest it, so it went through.
April 11, 2014
Since the inception of his podcast show, Steve Austin has managed to interview some of the biggest names in professional wrestling, and he's looking to take it up a notch by interviewing the Undertaker next. The two WWE legends met up during Wrestlemania 30 weekend, and they discussed doing the interview when Austin is back in Texas in a couple of days.
April 10, 2014
While the audience was quite jovial towards him during Monday Night Raw, there are no plans in place for WWE to do a face turn for Brock Lesnar, as the company feels that he is much more of a draw as a dominant heel. The fans were basically cheering for the tremendous promo that Paul Heyman was cutting about the end of the Undertaker streak.
April 10, 2014
WWE has now decided to put the Undertaker into the upcoming Flintstones movie. The belief is that he was added to help alleviate the loss of CM Punk, whose role in the film has been replaced by Rey Mysterio. WWE still plans on having a working relationship with Undertaker, even if he decides to retire after his Wrestlemania 30 match against Brock Lesnar.
April 10, 2014
Since shock was rampant, the widespread belief among wrestling fans was that the ending of the Undertaker match at Wrestlemania 30 was a botch. Some even went as far as to say that Brock Lesnar was not supposed to win. However, the reason why the ending appeared off was because Undertaker was working with a concussion, and Lesnar had to work as a ring general, a role that he is not accustomed to.
April 9, 2014
Gambling sites decided to allow people to bet on the matches at Wrestlemania 30, despite the entire show being a scripted event. It came back to bite them in the ass, as a lot of people bet on Brock Lesnar to beat the Undertaker. Things were so bad that the sites actually had to change the odds and skew things towards Lesnar. It was too late, though, and they ended up having to shell out a lot of money on the bets.
April 9, 2014
While a lot of rumors are suggesting that he is going to retire, those backstage in WWE believe that there is still a possibility that we will get another Undertaker return in the near future. Some feel that he will want to have his last match be a victory at one of the other pay per view events, such as Summerslam 2014 or Royal Rumble 2015.
April 8, 2014
Since the performers have a tendency to go all out during the biggest wrestling pay per view of the year, it should come as no surprise that there were several Wrestlemania 30 injuries. Undertaker was sent to the hospital for a potential concussion and injured neck. Billy Gunn was said to be bleeding internally. A lot of other performers suffered the usual cuts and bruises. Rough night for WWE stars.
April 8, 2014
While the world was definitely shocked and disappointed with the ending of the match, several fans in attendance at Wrestlemania 30 took it to another level. Some left immediately after Undertaker was pinned by Brock Lesnar, while others were seen crying in the stands. WWE knew that this shocking ending would receive quite a reaction.
April 7, 2014
In a sign of how much things have changed backstage, Vince McMahon actually left Wrestlemania 30 before the main event took place. Normally, the CEO would be there until the very end, but he opted to ride in the ambulance with the Undertaker to the hospital. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were left in charge of the pay per view.
April 7, 2014
The majority of the sellout audience at Wrestlemania 30 were rooting for the Undertaker to beat Brock Lesnar, but his biggest fan of the evening might have been his wife, former WWE diva Michelle McCool. She was in attendance in New Orleans, and she looked just as emotional as everyone else did when the shocking ending happened.
April 7, 2014
Since a lot of fans were in disbelief, there were rumors floating around that the Undertaker ending at Wrestlemania 30 was not planned. Some believed that Brock Lesnar went into business for himself. That was not the case, as WWE had the finished planned for quite some time now. They kept things as much of a secret as they could.
April 7, 2014
Considering how brutal the match at Wrestlemania 30 was for him, it comes as no surprise to many backstage that Undertaker was taken to a local hospital in an ambulance after taking a beating from Brock Lesnar. The fear was that Undertaker has an injured neck. Doctors also checked for a possible concussion. The belief is that Undertaker went all out for what could be his final match in WWE.
April 7, 2014
Considering how incredible the show was, WWE should not have any issues with coming up with Wrestlemania 30 highlights to show on Monday Night Raw this week. Brock Lesnar, Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Rock, Daniel Bryan, Triple H, Batista, John Cena, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, Big Show and Antonio Cesaro provided plenty of memorable Wrestlemania moments.
April 7, 2014
The show has only been over for a couple of hours, but there have been hundreds of Wrestlemania 30 reviews already written. The vast majority of them are skewed a bit, as writers were heavily disappointed that Brock Lesnar was allowed to end the Wrestlemania winning streak of the Undertaker. Thus, there are a lot of negative reviews for the pay per view.
April 7, 2014
In the most shocking moment of Wrestlemania 30, the Undertaker was defeated by Brock Lesnar after succumbing to his third F-5 finishing move. The winning streak has come to an end, and the Undertaker is now 21-1 at Wrestlemania. The entire Superdome was shocked and silenced by the moment. The audience angrily chanted at Lesnar, before showing respect to Undertaker.
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Movement 3: Britain, thou now art great, art great indeed!
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quick question... line 26, g-j - why 0% ?
The following is potentially a cavalcade of fail.
My goal was to put some numbers in front of me so I could best gauge my incoming damage from a raid boss's physical attacks. Two side projects quickly emerged: 1) A calculator allowing me to see if I reforged parry or dodge, how much post-diminishing returns avoidance would I potentially gain. 2) A comparison of the Eternal and Austere Meta Gems.
Here is the link:
The default values are set to Xav's as I did the fishing quest this morning and didn't equip my shield before heading to work.
Warnings and Apologies:
- I've tried to find verification on the calculations I've used and think I am pretty accurate on most, but if I took a swing and missed here, please be gentle with your criticism.
- I've never used Google Docs before, so any tips with that would be lovely.
- Sorry that some of the inputs are clunky (the Dodge calculation is especially so as the dodge you get from base agility doesn't contribute to the DR of dodge, but the dodge you receive from all other agility does).
- I posted this earlier on Elitist Jerks and wanted to post it here as well to get more feedback.
One conclusion I've come to if this math is correct:
The Eternal Meta starts resulting in less average incoming damage over the Austere at basically the "Heroic-Ready" gear levels if they reforge and focus on Mastery, even without using shield block.
A) How much does Hold the Line justify suffering additional Parry DRs versus equalizing Parry and Dodge to avoid DR?
B) What are the up times of Hold the Line in relation to Parry chance? With that I would think we could formulate incoming damage overall as opposed to having four categories.
C) Is this useful at all, or did I waste a ton of time?
D) If useful, are their any additional trinket cool downs that should be added?
EDIT: Link Updated
Last edited by Tharamis; 12-28-2010 at 10:35 AM.
quick question... line 26, g-j - why 0% ?
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Sorry, there were a few iterations of this table, so I could probably have made it make a bit more sense by altering the view. Probably just suffered from too much time staring at it.
Basically, that section of the table shows you how much of the incoming damage is in each of those categories. If you block 50% of the time, that means 50% of the attacks will do 70% of their damage (with no Eternal meta), thus for incoming damage, my blocks represents 35% of the damage for me.
Well, regardless of how much dodge/parry rating you have or your to-be-missed chance, you will take 0% of incoming damage if you don't get hit, so those values all represent 0% of your incoming damage.
Hope that makes sense.
I have some constructive criticism about the layout and possibly the way things are being calculated but I'm still sorting through the sheet. Unless I'm mistaken, one thing I've noticed is that your total damage reduction formulas don't seem to take into account the base 10% from defensive stance.
It does, it's in the "Damage Reductions:" part
It doesn't include the Shaman/Priest buff uptime because besides it being completely out of your hands, it's a very unreliable uptime and I personally consider it more part of the healer's abilities than your own.
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Last edited by Tharamis; 12-28-2010 at 10:41 AM.
I did some work on this in 4.0 before Cata. Basically - improving your Parry by 1% is about a 2.5% increase in HtL uptime (in realistic heroic gear levels). In a 5 minute fight, that translates to about 8 secs of additional uptime.
my original post for formula, etc is here
(the ratings per Parry percentage are level 80, but the formula and percentages per HtL uptime are accurate regardless of level.)
Regarding how much swapping out affects DR:
In my gear set I have 1389 Dodge Rating and 1851 Parry Rating - hardly equal at all. My Parry rating is about 33% higher than my Dodge rating. If I completely flip-flop these numbers - 1389 Parry and 1851 Dodge, my total avoidance goes from 30.34 to 30.25.
100 rating here or there is irrelevant. Even a nearly 500 rating difference barely budges the total avoidance - which is probably unrecognizable when you're actually standing in front of a boss.
I can not view the spreadsheet at work, so I can not answer your other questions.
Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with the software.
Thanks for the HtL information, I'll dive into that in a bit.
This is an extreme example, but I've seen some people not too far off of it.
At 2000 Parry and 500 Dodge rating you have 14.4293% Parry and 6.6073% Dodge after DR. That is 21.0365% avoidance.
If you reforged 500 parry to dodge, the %s change to 12.2207% and 9.1780% giving you 21.3987%.
While not earth shattering, it is an extra .3622% avoidance from the same exact item level. So it is a .3622% chance to avoid 100% damage vs (from what I guessed from your link) 6% more uptime to have 5% of your incoming attacks block critically vs normally (and that is assuming 2626 mastery rating, which is very solid.)
Honestly, my assumption is that it will be good to keep parry rating under twice the amount of your dodge rating.
I think you're right Tharamis, it's probably best to have quite a bit more Parry than Dodge, as the avoidance gains are quite small, with decent gains in HtL.
Also - if you factor in total avoidance including buffs, the difference shrinks even more.
Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with the software.
I might be wrong about this, but it comes down to whether or not the 2% armor from items is multiplicative with the 10% armor from item talents. I make the assumption that it is not but don't have the meta available to test it.
If you answer 'No' to whether or not you're using the 2% armor from items meta, then the formula for what your armor would be —and thus damage reduction — if you did have it is wrong. The same misconception also affects the armor calculation for what your armor would be if you didn't have the gem.
Cell C30 branches to E63 when C9 is anything but "Y".
E63 uses the Armor value from E62 in it's dmg reduction formula.
E62 uses ((D62 - (C10)) * 1.02) + C10 as it's formula where:
D62 = C8, which is "the green number from armory"
C10 = armor from enchants
So it removes the armor from enchants, multiplies that value by 1.02 for the meta calculation, and then adds back in the enchants.
However the armor value entered above already includes a bonus 10% armor from items (assuming 3/3 Toughness) and that bonus doesn't apply to the meta as far as I know. Essentially, what your calculation does is {ARMOR FROM ITEMS} * 1.10 * 1.02 and I think it should be {ARMOR FROM ITEMS} + {ARMOR FROM ITEMS} * 0.10 + {ARMOR FROM ITEMS} * 0.02 or {ARMOR FROM ITEMS} (1.12).
Since probably every tank worth his or her salt will take 3/3 Toughness, you could calculate what his or her armor would be with the meta as:
For C62, Armor if Austere is removed, the formula becomes:
Edit: Forgot to add back in the C10 in what i believe to be the correct formula.
Edit 2: Fixed a typo in a formula.
Edit 3: Added formula for Armor without Austere gem if you do have the gem equipped.
Last edited by tanis; 12-28-2010 at 06:58 PM.
What additional things would be nice to have here? Should I break out the different sections to different sheets/tabs? Try to add in a magic damage section?
I am honestly loving this as I am learning a ton, so any requests? (I'll try and do them, but no promises.)
You could weight the four different buff states (none, Shield Block, Hold the Line, SB + HtL) by uptime to find an overall expected value.
The uptime for Shield block is: 0.333
The uptime formula for HtL is Expected Duration of HtL * parry rate / attacker's swing time. I ended up making my own spreadsheet to calculate HtL uptime because there was some incorrect math floating around the forums. Wartotem's Prot Warrior spreadsheet gives the same result as mine.
The uptime for SB + HtL would be the two multiplied.
The uptime for SB after removing overlap in SB+HtL is SB' = SB - (SB * HtL)
The uptime for HtL after removing overlap in SB+HtL is HtL' = HtL - (SB * HtL)
The "uptime" for no buffs would be max( 1 - SB' - HtL' - SB+HtL, 0)
A couple of purely cosmetic things:
Maybe rename "Incoming Damage Table" to "Weighted Damage Table" or "Expected Damage Table". I had to sort through the formulas to understand what was going on. This suggestion may not make as much sense to other people.
Cell A34 still hardcodes "... 50K DPS" rather than look at the value above it.
Last edited by tanis; 12-29-2010 at 04:00 PM.
Another suggestion is really more of a question: Where do you want to go with this?
Wartotem's sheet is pretty good for filling in your specifics to find out "what you're made of". Rather than create a competing sheet, this one already seems to focus more on side-by-side comparisons. Perhaps run with that.
One quick note: Be aware that you're more likely to have higher parry anyway due to the plate specialization for most tanks. +5% strength reflects in higher parry values.
As for the potential "cavalcade of fail", it's better to try and learn something. You're being active about it. That's never fail.
No one tanks in a void.........
In the formula for critical block chance with Shield Block, D63, it has mastery * 0.015 + 0.25. The first part makes sense but I where does the 0.25 base come from? Most formulas I've found are simply Mastery * 0.015. That feels wrong because without a base crit chance, warriors would have either 0 or 10% crit block (entirely from HtL) until level 80 and gear with mastery. Maybe that is the case. In any case, perhaps you've added 0.25 to the crit chance on accident because 0.25 is added to overall chance to block?
Edit: Same 0.25 constant is in E63, crit block chance during SB + HtL
Last edited by tanis; 12-29-2010 at 02:31 PM.
Ultimately? You're more likely to hit diminishing returns on parry sooner. It'll be easier to increase parry as your gear increases your strength accordingly. Plate specialization, a new mechanic, will only increase that likeliness.
I don't know what that point of diminishing returns is, but it'd be good to keep in mind.
(I.E. - You land a new piece of gear with higher strength, it might serve you well to shift parry on a piece of gear to dodge, as the total strength and thus parry increase is actually higher than what the gear's listed strength stat would lead one to believe)
Last edited by Leucifer; 12-29-2010 at 02:04 PM.
No one tanks in a void.........
Leucifer, what you're saying is true. However the strength to parry conversion is done as strength to parry rating; so the parry rating on the paper doll already has strength factored into it. As long as you use the parry rating from the paper doll to seed the post-DR formula, it's a moot point as far as keeping a good balance between parry and dodge to avoid unnecessary DR.
Tanis - I understand that. Looking back, this post really hit on what I'm trying to get at.
Compare two pieces:
A) 100 Str, 100 parry, 100 dodge
B) 100 Str, 75 parry, 125 dodge
Total points for each is equal from initial appearances, BUT, how they impact your final avoidance is not likely to be identical. Additionally, which one will be worth valuable once reforged? And which way would you shift?
My answer is B, with a shift from parry to dodge. Reason why? A 30 point increase to dodge will more likely be under the DR point for dodge and yield higher avoidance than a 50 point increase to parry. Do I have the math to prove my point? Not yet. But going off of the quoted post, a 500 point shift TO parry yielded a net loss in avoidance for the example.
Plus, your "true" stat reflection on this gear is as such......
A) 100 Str +5 Str from plate spec, 100 parry + X parry from Str, 100 dodge
B) 100 Str +5 Str from plate spec, 75 parry + X parry from Str, 125 dodge
You're going to gain parry off the 100 (actually 105) strength anyway, and the gain is higher than what the posted stat would indicate.
My point is, when selecting gear, the obvious choice may not really be the best choice due to "unadvertised" modifiers.
No one tanks in a void.........
I don't know if you guys realize this, but Plate Specialization for Protection Warriors is 5% Stamina, not Strength.
Reference: http://www.wowhead.com/spell=86526
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0:25 - Could there be unique talent tiers for specific specs?
3:08 - Could the BattleTag system allow for an account-wide ignore feature?
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Somehow I don't see Blizzard trying to come up with 99 new talents for the next expansion working out well.
If raids went down to a single size only, I'd rather see 20 than 15. Once upon a time, that was the small size!
80% of your raid on one token? Make sure everyone's doing Sha of Anger, and grats to the other two guys on the full offspec sets.
I think one of the reasons they don't have Spirit of Harmony as BoE is how it would affect professions on your alts.
Many professions can easily be maxed via the auction house or farming, without even levelling your character. For example if your level 85 alt has 600 Inscription, you could easily craft all the epic staves/off-hands if Spirits were BoE. Altoholics could craft just about anything for themselves in this manner.
You might say there is nothing wrong with that, and I would agree. If somebody wants to farm all their motes on 1 character then good for them.
But as it stands right now, the system encourages you to level up your characters. Otherwise you won't have access to craft the very best things that profession has to offer.
The rep system highly discourages alts, however. That's just one of the contradictions that make this xpac feel frustrating to me so far.
They keep making the BOP crafting mats non-binding because that's their plan, not because it turns out to be a bad idea every time. They came right out and said that spirits of harmony probably won't remain BOP for the whole expansion. I would speculate that they want crafting to focus on personally farmed mats for the early part of an expansion, and then on raid drops later.
I'm not sure if there's a really powerful argument against BOP crafting mats--I feel like Lore is searching for one and hasn't really found it yet. It mostly boils down to how big of a speed bump you want the game to have in the way of getting crafted epics while gearing up for raiding. The bigger the speed bump, the more rewarding it is to be a really dedicated crafter early in the expansion, but the more progression raiders are forced to spend game time paying attention to a crafting system they aren't necessarily interested in.
As for lesser charms: I think people who want something to do with their lesser charms are mostly being shortsighted. There will come a time when you will absolutely appreciate your stockpile of lesser charms, when nothing else is pushing you to do 45 dailies per week. Sure it's annoying that they take up bag space, but that's the only problem they need to solve (and will solve in 5.1, IIRC).
Last edited by Marco; 10-31-2012 at 04:16 PM.
Spirits of Harmony being BoP is a way to throttle initial crafts and the effort put into them. Because there can only be a limited amount of them created per server, it provides an argument for all but the most hardcore raiders to not get this super expensive item immediately, while in the future, as the need for spirits goes down, this item can be used as catch-up mechanism by a new leveller (or alt) for a smaller amount of effort and/or gold.
Argument against BoP: It forces you (or another person in your guild) to farm Spirits on a character they might not ant to play in order to get gear on a character you DO want to play. e.g. If I wanted the epic crafts on my Shaman, who is Alchemist/Engineer, I'm forced to find myself a Leatherworker and either pay him for his/her time or level my Hunter up to 90 just so I could farm the motes/spirits required to craft the item in question.
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When are the turning problems happening when the range are on him or off of him?
Okay so a few weeks back we were one shotting this guy. Now we're finding that he just won't turn for us, except for when we want him to go straight in which case he seems to instantly do a 180.
We originally ran with 4 ranged and 3 melee with the 4 ranged split between the legs applying constant pressure,one form each leg swapping to the fragments, and all 4 going over to the big add. with the melee swapping legs.
So what's going wrong?
When are the turning problems happening when the range are on him or off of him?
[Today 06:48 PM] Ion:swimming in a natural body of water ISN'T acceptable...it's momentarily tolerable
They seem to be able to occur during both times
Have you made changes to your melee roster recently? Because if the problem persists when the range were not and were on the boss then only common thread there is the melee.
If your melee are different, then maybe somebody is doing something different?
[Today 06:48 PM] Ion:swimming in a natural body of water ISN'T acceptable...it's momentarily tolerable
Indeed we have, we;ve recently lost our other tank, it's usually been me been me steering the melee so we've tried it with me tanking and a MM hunter helping to steer with 2 melee, and with me steering and one of the melee OS tanking it.
If you have somebody who hasn't done steering they might just very simply be hitting the wrong foot on accident at times. I know that right clicking isn't always accurate due to them being in motion a lot and tabbing can get you to an add now and then. I also know you can be positive you're doing it right, squint and then realize you're on the incorrect foot. So I would suggest simply trying to re-establish good communication. That and if you aren't already doing so, it can help to place markers on the feet (ex. blue on left, green on right).
Right not done this fight on hc but would macro's/target left foot/target right footHelp if targeting is the prob that is tell me to shush if i am talking crapIshamael
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We already mark the legs, and the problem is that he just whips round at some points, and at other's turns slower than a one wheeled shopping trolly. Makes it realy hard to steer as half the time, you'll call out Cross and he'll just inch over to the right, other times you'll call out cross and kaplow he swings 170 degrees.
Anyone care to look at the logs and see whats actually going on an i can't really see much amiss, and their has to be something pretty bad going on.


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