Throne of Thunder Partition and Rules
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Throne of Thunder
Parsing Rules
These rules aim to deal with the largest outliers in ToT, while still appealing to a wider user base. We're trying to go lighter on rules than previous tiers.
Jin'rokh
- No Rules
Horridon
- Removed from Damage ASP
Council of Elders
- Damage done to Living Sand is removed.
Tortos
Damage done to Humming Crystal is removed.
Heroic Only: Damage done to Vampiric Cave Bat is removed.
Only damage done to Whirl Turtles that cast Shell Concussion (which they do when kicked) counts.
Megaera
Damage done to heads that don't die is removed.
25m: Damage done to Nether Wyrm is removed.
Ji'kun
- Removed from Damage ASP
Durumu
- Removed damage to Wandering Eye.
Primordius
- Removed from Damage/Healing ASP
Dark Animus
Heroic: Damage to Large Anima Golem and Massive Anima Golem removed.
Only count damage done to Anima Golems that die.
Iron Qon
- Damage done to Ice Tomb is removed.
Twin Empyreans
- Damage done to Lurker in the Night is removed.
Lei Shen
- Damage done to Unharnessed Power, Lesser Diffused Lightning, Greater Diffused Lightning, and Diffused Lightning removed.
Ra-den
- Damage done to Sanguine Horror, Corrupted Anima, Corrupted Vita, and Essence of Vita is removed.
Misc
- Current plan is to exploitcheck fights (in the next partition) that bring trash into bosses. This will also apply to speedruns (for technical reasons).
- We're also hoping to fix a few fights that get stuck on 1 hp (council, megaera, twin emps) by ending fight on boss 1 hp.
- Planning to fix a bug where damage to Beast of Nightmares doesn't count
Speedrun Rules
The big change for Speedrun rules in ToT is trash is no longer allowed to be pulled into boss encounters. This will invalidate your boss parse and the complete raid (speedrun) parse.
The general speedrun rules for Warcraft Logs (found in this article) also still apply.
Complete Raid
Complete Raid on Warcraft Logs means doing the full raid in one go. This has a clear starting point and end point.
Doing a Complete Raid rewards you with Complete Raid parses. This includes Speed parses for Guilds and Boss Fight DPS parses for personal parses.
Boss Fight DPS
This is the parse for all boss encounter DPS combined, only counting kills. This requires you to do the full raid in one raid day.
Boss and Trash DPS
This is the DPS parse for all boss + trash encounters combined, counting everything. This requires you to do the full raid in one raid day. Everything (unless explicitly said so above) is included for overall boss/trash, even excluded adds, and downtime is not factored in.
Buffs
Unholy Frenzy
Unholy Frenzy is limited to ONLY self-casts.
Any parses that break these restrictions will not be ranked.
Tricks of the Trade
Tricks of the Trade is still attributed to an NPC.
Stormlash Totem
Stormlash damage is also attributed to an NPC.
Skull Banner
Damage gained from Skull Banner is also attributed to an NPC.
FAQ
What does ASP mean?
- ASP stands for All Star Points. It is the right-most column on your character page. Removing something from ASP means it no longer gives points, and the boss no longer contributes to the Best Perf. Avg at the top.
Why can't trash pulled into bosses count for speedruns?
- This is a technical limitation on our end with how Complete Raid (which is what speedruns are ranked as) is setup. It would require some significant refactoring, which is currently not feasible due to limited engineering time. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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