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Changelog For "Simonize's Rogue Guide for Kids Who Can't Raid Good and Want to Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too"

2021/04/02 at 10:16 AM: Removed all references to private servers. By Simonize
2021/02/08 at 11:27 AM: Updated the "current patch" field to reflect that this guide is current for patch 1.13.6. By Simonize
2021/02/08 at 11:26 AM: Updated the Naxxramas section based on my experience on classic - this section no longer relies on private server experience. By Simonize
2020/11/06 at 9:27 AM: Changed some wording in the Expose Armor section By Simonize
2020/10/31 at 10:16 PM: Added a lengthy discussion on ability usage and planning for Expose Armor application. By Simonize
2020/08/22 at 12:25 PM: Changed Talent Specializations to always take Improved Eviscerate instead of Improved Poisons. Updated world buff section - my preference is now Swiftness of Zanza in all raids over Ground Scorpok Assay. Updated raid strategy section - small changes to a Magmadar, Garr, Broodlord Lashlayer, Chromaggus, Nefarian, all of AQ. Updated BiS lists changing a few items. By Simonize
2020/07/25 at 2:32 PM: Removed the recommendation for Deadly Poison on Four Horsemen boss. I learned that multiple rogues with Deadly Poison can still only generate a single stack of Deadly Poison on a mob. By Simonize
2020/07/19 at 9:25 PM: Revised some of the wording in the nature resist section, clarified what will/will not be available in phase 5. By Simonize
2020/07/11 at 4:12 PM: Changed wording for the movement advice in the first section. By Simonize
2020/07/11 at 3:35 PM: Added a paragraph in the Philosophy section with the three most significant pieces of advice I can offer. These should have been at the top of the guide all along. By Simonize
2020/07/11 at 3:17 PM: Removed mention of using Crystal of Zin Malor in conjuction with troll racial - Crystal is a alliance only item. By Simonize
2020/07/11 at 3:06 PM: Clarified some wording in the cooldown stacking section. By Simonize
2020/07/11 at 3:02 PM: Updated the cooldown usage section to include information about stacking cooldown buffs. By Simonize
2020/07/04 at 6:25 PM: Updated Vaelestrasz strategy section. Revised recommendations about Slice and Dice durations, and added a paragraph about the Spell Queue Window and how to use it properly for Vaelestrasz. By Simonize
2020/07/04 at 8:42 AM: Updated the nature resist section based on new information about what will/will not be available in Phase 5. Added mention of self healing effects to the Frost Resistance section, particularly Darkmoon Card: Heroism. Changed guide category from "Classes" to "Classes - DPS". Maybe it should be "Raids"? By Simonize
2020/06/26 at 2:11 PM: Changed and clarified the estimate of DPS loss for using Expose Armor. By Simonize
2020/06/26 at 9:43 AM: Revised comments about Seal Fate spec, when it is good, when it is not. By Simonize
2020/06/22 at 9:29 AM: Updated Nefarian strategy and Limited Invulnerability Potion sections to include that you can prevent the Nefarian fear by using the Limited Invulnerability Potion. By Simonize
2020/06/20 at 2:31 PM: A few edits to the nature resist section regarding what we are seeing on the current PTR. By Simonize
2020/06/17 at 5:44 PM: Fix typo. By Simonize
2020/06/17 at 5:40 PM: Fix typos By Simonize
2020/06/17 at 5:34 PM: Change to the wording on the seal fate talent section to clarify that is it not to be considered better than Combat specs. By Simonize
2020/06/16 at 3:59 PM: Revised the Viscidus strategy section. Cleaned up a few sentences in the Consumables section. By Simonize
2020/06/10 at 11:39 AM: Added a sentence about Seal Fate with Sinister Strike just not being good enough if you don't have human weapon skill racial. By Simonize
2020/06/08 at 8:38 PM: Changed a few section headings. By Simonize
2020/06/08 at 5:01 PM: Added link to Simonize's Classic Rogue Sheet By Simonize
2020/06/08 at 4:47 PM: Added to the Firemaw strategy section. By Simonize
2020/06/08 at 11:16 AM: Major revision to the ability usage section. Added section 11.7 Ability Usage and Damage Per Energy of Finishing Moves. Fixed a few typos and spacing errors. Added advice about Garr. By Simonize
2020/06/02 at 10:22 AM: Added notes about boss armor values. By Simonize
2020/06/02 at 10:06 AM: Added a section explaining the usage of Expose Armor. Added some comments about the BIS lists and made a few changes. By Simonize
2020/05/26 at 12:59 PM: Many minor changes throughout the guide making some sentences more clear. Changed some BIS lists based on my own calculations and simulations. Added notes in the Frost Resist and Nature resist sections that state that it is unknown if this gear will be necessary. Updated the guide to be stated as current for patch 1.13.4 - this should have been done earlier. By Simonize
2020/05/23 at 5:41 PM: Fixed a error in crit cap calculations in the mechanics section. Revised my comment about Shadowcraft 6 piece for pre-raid BIS section. By Simonize
2020/05/22 at 9:47 AM: Updated Crit Cap section - I had forgotten to consider the difference in crit chance gained from weapon skill vs a level 60 target (what the tooltip displays) and vs a level 63 target (what the table is assuming you are attacking). The numbers for quick crit cap reference are now updated. Added notes about a few ways to get Gnomish Battle Chicken to attack. Added Maladath to the Tier 2 and Tier 2.5 BIS lists for non-human rogues. This was an oversight that I had forgotten because I play only human rogues. By Simonize
2020/05/01 at 2:06 PM: Revised many sections of this guide to clean them up and make them more readable. Talent specialization section now has multiple links for the different variations of the main raiding specs. Consumable section got a few updates including ones about buff stacking and buff slot usage. Princess Huhuran section got a note about being uncertain of how strong this boss will be on Classic. A few updates in the Best in Slot lists. Enchants section removed mention of +1% haste enchants. By Simonize
2020/04/18 at 1:53 PM: Added Primal Batskin Bracers & Primal Batskin Jerkin to BIS lists. Added note about Earthstrike in the BIS lists. By Simonize
2020/04/14 at 11:17 AM: Updated Tier 2 BIS list to include Warblade of the Hakkari as offhand BIS, better than Brutality Blade by just a little. By Simonize
2020/04/12 at 11:55 AM: Fixed an error with the Tier 2 BIS list - Quick Strike Ring should not be there, Master Dragonslayer's Ring and Band of Accuria are the best. By Simonize
2020/04/05 at 1:32 PM: Added a few paragraphs about dying and losing world buffs. By Simonize
2020/03/12 at 6:58 PM: Changed offhand Tier 2 BIS sword to Brutality Blade instead of Vis'kag. Updated instant strike normalization values since they have now been fixed. By Simonize
2020/02/28 at 8:46 AM: Fixed typo in Darkmoon Faire Buff section By Simonize
2020/02/27 at 4:50 PM: Updated Broodlord Lashlayer strategy section By Simonize
2020/02/27 at 4:46 PM: Added subsection in Mechanics for Buff Cap Added subsection in Mechanics for Weapon Skill and Glancing Blows Revised Blackwing Lair strategy to be based on Classic rather than private servers Updated section on Elemental Sharpening Stone Updated information about Bloodfang 8 piece bonus By Simonize
2020/01/31 at 4:03 PM: Updated weapon skill section. Added more information about buff caps. Revised Elemental Sharpening Stone section. To do: Add weapon skill and glancing blow topic to the mechanics section, remove it from the miscellaneous notes section. By Simonize
2020/01/25 at 3:19 PM: Modified the entry for Elemental Sharpening Stone. By Simonize
2020/01/25 at 1:45 PM: Modified a few mentions of Shadow Oil to place less emphasis on it's usage. By Simonize
2020/01/25 at 1:29 PM: Revised Shadow Oil consumable because of my new knowledge of a 10 second internal cooldown. Included a note about Elemental Sharpening Stone vs Dense Sharpening Stone. Updated Ragnaros strategy. Fixed various text spacing issues throughout the guide. Fixed a few missing links and a few incorrectly coded links. By Simonize
Status set to Approved: 2020/01/24 at 11:20 PM