Sugarfluff

I am spreading no false information. Everything I have claimed is backed up with a sound argument, which is more than can be said for you and your assumptions. That 0.33% isn't enough to translate into a single extra critial during any boss fight you will encounter in Vanilla: unless you can show me a boss fight where a mage casts over 300 frostbolts? Between a human mage and a gnome mage with equal gear/buffs whoever crits more does so completely at the hands of the RNG gods. Gnomes DO NOT gain an advantage over humans in terms of a mages raiding DPS. So championing Gnome as the "obvious PvE choice" for mages is wrong and completely deceitful towards new players who trust that you know what you are talking about.

Care to explain where exactly 5% extra in grants you extra DPS? Because I certainly don't see it...

Got back in after the restart!

We're live! I was lucky enough to get in on the first wave, so level 6 atm!

Exactly, no human, or gnome, should ever go OOM. So the tiny bit of extra mana does not translate into an advantage. The rest of your post seems to be about defending T2. I have no grievances with the set, just merely wanted to point out that you will only keeping a few pieces of it (legs, gloves) while the other slots have better possible gear, although usually with less intellect: which was my point, I only brought up that gear because it has a high amount of intellect and I didn't want to lowball the amount unfairly while proving just how useless 5% extra int actually is.

Foreword (What this video is and why I made it) In my excitement for the fresh realm release I was, as I'm sure many others were, drawn to the many content creators on youtube. It was a lot of fun looking through videos and feeling the nostalgia, even though as a long time veteran I found little new information. I mostly looked through videos about the classes I haven't played much (hunter, paladin, etc) but thought I would check on my favorite class as well, mage, to see how some of these content creators chose to introduce beginners to the wonderful world of mageness. One of the popular themes in these videos is what race you should pick, based on what racials are best for PvE or PvP respectively; and this is where my gripe comes in. Because they were spreading misinformation. Specifically about which race would be best for an Alliance mage to play in PvE (Hint: they think it's Gnome, and it's not.) I guess it bugged me because raiding as a mage was the one thing I put a lot of work into when I played WoW, and I get that I'm not the target audience in these videos, and they are going to keep them simple so beginners don't get alienated, but keeping it simple isn't an excuse for wrong information. I wasn't going to do anything at first, until I saw people on the forum spouting the same nonsense, again without backing it up with any solid argument. So I decided to make this video explaining why what they are saying is wrong. Not because I dislike them, I love content creators; they are an important part of growing a community and I want them to keep creating content, but I also think it's important to call them out when they are wrong. This video will prove with proper theory crafting that Gnomes do not gain an advantage over Humans with their racials; atleast for mages in a raiding enviroment. It won't be overly complicated, but it is made with the assumption that you care enough about being the best you can be to put some amount of work into it (in this case putting in the work required to understanding which race is better.) I have in the remainder of the thread, posted after the video, outlined other topics I could make videos about, all aimed at making you the best raiding mage you can be, setting you apart from the casual masses. Should people be interested. [ I also plan to stream the launch of the fresh server: Stream Thread ] Video. 1 Which Race Should I Pick? Video. 2 Gear: Before Raids and After. This video would go deeper into what stats you are prioritizing and why, where to get the gear and what to hold on to (even after you upgrade), what should you aim for in raids, etc. Video. 3 Fantastic Buffs and Where to Find Them. This video will explain what buffs are best to prioritze, which potions you'll want to stock up on, and where to find some more rare buffs to set you apart from the other mages in your guild. Video. 4 Calculating Trinkets. This one will be heavy on the theory crafting, but should not only show you which of the common trinkets are best, but how to calculate other trinkets yourself. Video. 5 Macros and Spell Rotations (lol frostbolt) More of a compilation than a guide I guess, just because finding good vanilla Macros can be a девушка легкого поведения since they altered the core and made Macros in later expansion be capable of much more. Most macros you find with google will therefore not work on vanilla servers.

So as most others I'm pretty hyped for the fresh server and will be rolling on it. I plan to stream every agonizing and hard fought level from the day it launches. Couple of things to note about my stream: I'm playing with a European community that is fairly spread out, but we are a lot of Swedes in there, so while the official language is English, and I will always answer questions and so on in English, if everyone I'm currently playing with is Swedish our language might be something you have to listen to. :P Come enjoy the launch, or if you are avoiding the launch cause you think it will be impossible todo anything, come witness our agony as you are proven right, or be awestruck by our awesome success! [The first stream will go live slightly before launch, if I'm live before that I am simply testing and working out kinks.] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVFgR6XIU6E

I like your stream, but the audio on this VOD seems to be missing :/