03-29-2005, 06:45 AM
Well, I tried to farm Breath of Wind tonight, and there was too much competition. Instead, I tested Seal of Righteousness procs.
I got rid of the watch and just made sure I had a full 30 seconds of SoR for each monster, carefully ensuring I was in auto-attack before casting the seal and that it didn't die before 30 was up. Didn't judge, didn't cast anything else, didn't fight things that stunned if I could help it (used my HoJ to stun the gazers when they started their stun cast).
Then once the mob was dead I used the combat log to see how many procs I got.
Results for 17 mobs:
9
9
8
7
8
4
8
4
6
7
5
7
4
6
8
6
5
Totals:
111 procs
17 monsters = 8.5 min
111/8.5 = 13.06 PPM
I had a string of luck at the beginning, getting 9, 9, 8, 7, 8 before it settled down. I also had an extraordinary piece of luck vs. one of the scorpids, getting 4 crits in a row with my weapon damage. Nearly caused it to die before the 30 seconds were up. With my paltry crit rate the odds of this happening again any time soon are pretty low.
I think I'll do this a couple more times and see if it converges to 12.
I got rid of the watch and just made sure I had a full 30 seconds of SoR for each monster, carefully ensuring I was in auto-attack before casting the seal and that it didn't die before 30 was up. Didn't judge, didn't cast anything else, didn't fight things that stunned if I could help it (used my HoJ to stun the gazers when they started their stun cast).
Then once the mob was dead I used the combat log to see how many procs I got.
Results for 17 mobs:
9
9
8
7
8
4
8
4
6
7
5
7
4
6
8
6
5
Totals:
111 procs
17 monsters = 8.5 min
111/8.5 = 13.06 PPM
I had a string of luck at the beginning, getting 9, 9, 8, 7, 8 before it settled down. I also had an extraordinary piece of luck vs. one of the scorpids, getting 4 crits in a row with my weapon damage. Nearly caused it to die before the 30 seconds were up. With my paltry crit rate the odds of this happening again any time soon are pretty low.
I think I'll do this a couple more times and see if it converges to 12.