Bornakk clarifies rage generation formulas
by Matthew Rossi 
May 30th 2009 at 11:00AM
In a response to concerns on the forums about warrior rage generation, Bornakk replies that the formula is working fine - it's just using different numbers than the players who tested it. Two of the more interesting parts of his statement were as follows:- In the formulas people are using, there is a constant value which is labeled as 'c'. At some point in the past, someone calculated a formula for determining c based on their level and that formula is not correct past level 70 as this value needs retuning from time to time like when a new expansion comes out. The value listed for c is 320.6 when it is actually 453.3.
- Some of the testing was done with ungeared characters hitting for very small amounts. There is a component to the calculation we haven't previously mentioned that will make the rage gained from those attacks sometimes not match the formula. Basically, the normal formula is Rage = (7.5d/c+f*s)/2. However, that result can never be larger than (7.5d/c)*2. This essentially means that very low damage attacks have a limit on how much they can be averaged up by the f*s component of the equation.
Filed under: Warrior, Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, News items, Wrath of the Lich King, Forums
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
dg May 30th 2009 11:03AM
Is Ferarro a fraud?
Matthew Rossi May 30th 2009 12:18PM
I have no idea. I don't read Paladin blogs because I don't play a paladin, so I never heard of her until recently. Your guess is better than mine since I wouldn't even bother or care, I like warriors and shamans and don't play much else or care about their mechanics or drama.
Coldbear May 30th 2009 12:32PM
1. Jago is right and the Paladin Schmaladin author (Ferrarro) is an identity thief.
or
2. Ferrarro is Sarah Townsend with a superhuman ability to do a few different careers at once.
Now - what I really want to know is what's Sarah Townsend's take on all this?
spimmy May 30th 2009 11:10AM
http://jagoex.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-happened-to-ferarro-and-paladin.html
Gryph667 May 30th 2009 11:23AM
Oh dear. I predict avian offspring modules in aerial trajectory towards someone's mouth-gaping face.
snoopy May 30th 2009 11:28AM
Holy....O.O
I...im.....I'm shocked!
jam May 30th 2009 11:28AM
whoa
JustinM May 30th 2009 11:35AM
Hah, yeah. You know her Blogger profile said she was in marketing the whole time, right? Marketing and game testing are NOT the same thing. I looked at her blog maybe twice, saw that, and never went back.
AyaJulia May 30th 2009 11:52AM
Could anyone enlighten me about what this has to do with the rage generation formula?
West May 30th 2009 7:35PM
why not funnel the Ferraro drama to the interview post instead of thread jacking the warrior rage discussions:
http://www.wow.com/2009/05/26/15-minutes-of-fame-ferarro-revs-up-part-2/
Although, the drama would make a good contribution to Guild Watch, or maybe a new followup column to 15 minutes of fame: 30 minutes of infamy
Hedgeworth May 30th 2009 9:32PM
@ AyaJulia; I suppose it is off topic, but I'm sure the issue will generate plenty of rage.
Dennis May 30th 2009 11:15AM
Having to add berserker rage into my rotation so I can still have a rotation is no problem. I like feeling useless in a group.
bswopes May 30th 2009 3:02PM
That's like prot pallys needing to keep divine plea up or go oom. Never used to need it, but now its a requirement.
Ancro May 30th 2009 11:38AM
You should double check who wrote that post:
http://blue.mmo-champion.com/10/9446285424-31-unannounced-rage-gen-nerf.html
It's Slorkuz, not Bornakk.
Matthew Rossi May 30th 2009 12:13PM
If you click the link I used, the post is credited to Bornakk.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17367760070&sid=1&pageNo=13#250
Slorkuz appears to be the EU forums equivalent, the US forums poster was Bornakk.
Ancro May 30th 2009 12:19PM
Whoops, I must have just seen Slorkuz's post before Bornakk's, my bad.
LittleJim May 30th 2009 11:50AM
@ JustinM
you saw a well written blog and noticed it was wrote by someone who worked in marketing and though, Im not going to lean about this class or read the blog because it said marketing? sounds like a bit of a stupid reason to me.
JustinM May 30th 2009 1:27PM
Yes, that's exactly it.
NO.
I avoided her blog because even her profile didn't match who she said she was. A lot of her credibility was based on her supposed "insider information". If she's in marketing, even if it's Blizzard marketing, she isn't going to have any information the rest of us don't already have access to. It was a fraud and not even a particularly good one.
Plus, I've never played a paladin beyond level 9, so there's that. :p
JustinM May 30th 2009 1:29PM
Now, about the actual post. This explains pretty clearly why my main, an 80 fury warrior, is rage starved even in Ulduar. Heroic strikes aren't nearly as plentiful as they used to be, and that's probably a good percentage of the "missing" DPS right there.
spimmy May 30th 2009 1:39PM
here is the twitter of the real girl
http://twitter.com/theoneinpink