The Uses
So, having installed the two addons above, how can we put this model to use?
First of all, there are coloured cells in the model.
Black means it requires input from your side.
Yellow means it is a final result of the model (ie - something you want to look at).
Red marks warnings, limits you should not exceed.
Furthermore, there are two columns of
Black cells. Your basic stats that you have should be entered into the left one, reading "Current". Then you can modify the "Change" column to experiment with what result this would have on your overall healing. The Change cell should be used with data that is in relation to the Current cell. For example, if you have 500 spirit, and you will get 5 less spirit if you switch an item, then the Current cell should read 500 and the Change cell should read -5.
Example: Item upgrade?
I recently obtained the Veil of Turning Leaves (
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32518 ) because I did not have enough information to see if it was an upgrade or not. The item I was thinking of replacing was Nordrassil Life-Mantle (
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30221 ) socketed with two 9 healing / 2 mp/5s gems. Wearing that item means I would lose 18 healing, gain 0,03% crit chance, lose 7.9 mana regen and gain 2 Intellect and 25.3 spirit (Ratingbuster). Entering these stats into the model in the right way, into the Change column ( -18 in the Black Healing cell, 0,03 in the Black Spell crit cell, -7.9 in the Black Regen While Casting Cell, +2 in the Black Intellect cell, +25,3 in the Black Spirit cell), the result pops up in the Yellow squares above. In a 8minute 30s fight, I would lose almost 5000 healing done. The judgement: My dkp was wasted - for now. I will of course keep the item to check again when my stats change, as that will in turn change how I can value the stats on other items.
After I am done, I change the Black Change cells back to 0, so I can use it again for another comparison.
Example: Dreamstate vs Resto
Let's say that I spend 30s every minute casting single Lifeblooms (20) , and 30s every minute casting HT9 (10). Everything else is factory-issue setup. What impact would it have on my healing if I changed from Resto Spec to Dreamstate/Resto?
(
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=0xcbuqcshhZZxxcbxqM )
In the Black Change column, put a 3 at Lunar Guidance, 1 at Nature's Grace, 3 at Moonglow and 3 at Dreamstate. Put -3 on Living Spirit, -3 on Living Spirit, -5 on Empowered Rejuvenation and -1 on Tree of Life.
By looking at the Yellow Change column, I can see that I would actually lose 245 healing done in the fight, even though I had gained 2731 more mana to use.
Example: Which item is the strongest for my headslot?
This requires the Armor version of the file.
First, go to the Gear tab at the bottom. Then click the arrow to show slots available, and select Head, like this:
http://thedyinggrounds.com/HealingValue/tutorial1.PNG
After that, click on the arrow to sort Weight in the Q column, and scroll up and select "Sort Falling", like this:
http://thedyinggrounds.com/HealingValue/tutorial2.PNG
Note that the last step must be redone every time you change something on the first sheet.
The To-do-list
This is what isn't in the model, and you should be FULLY aware of this before using it:
- ToL aura (need ideas on implementation!)
- Nature's Grace
- Different Overhealing between spells
- Different spellcasts when OOM
