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In late WotLK, I started work on creating SkillScore: a tool to objectively and accurately measure skill. The test was to include at least two sections, the Muertedolor General Axial Reaction Test, and a written section which I had gotten about a third of the way through writing before realizing the inherent futility of the endeavour.

I completely forgot about it until I came across it just today while organizing my documents.

Many of the questions are obsolete as they were written for late WotLK, but I felt like posting it for kicks:



A. Tank Mechanics
1. If a tank taunts a mob while an immunity effect is active on him, what happens?
A. Nothing. An immunity effect wipes aggro.
B. Nothing. Taunt does not go through immunity effects.
C. The taunt over-rides the immunity effect, causing the mob to attack the tank for its duration.
D. The act of taunting instantly cancels any immunity effects active, and the taunt is fully effective.

2. Which two of the following can a tank do from behind?
A. Dodge and parry.
B. Avoid and taunt.
C. Block and cleave.
D. Be crit when normally uncrittable, and autoattack.

3. Which of these baseline damage reduction abilities is most effective?
A. Shield Wall.
B. Divine Protection.
C. Icebound Fortitude.
D. Barkskin.

4. Taunt is NOT affected by:
A. Spell hit.
B. Spell reflection.
C. Silence.
D. Magic resistance.

5. Generally speaking, if a mob is attacking a tank from behind, what is the tank's proper course of action?
A. Backpedal.
B. Strafe around, so that you turn to face the mob.
C. Remain stationary. The mob will eventually path into your avoidance arc.
D. Remain stationary. Mitigation is equally effective from all directions.

6. Which of these classes does not have a frontal physical cleave?
A. Warrior.
B. Paladin.
C. Druid.
D. Death Knight.

7. Which of these classes has the fewest forms of avoidance?
A. Warrior.
B. Paladin.
C. Druid.
D. Death Knight.

8. Which of these classes has no baseline cooldown specifically effective against magic?
A. Rogue.
B. Warrior.
C. Paladin.
D. Death Knight.

9. All things equal, which of the following stats would hit its avoidance hardcap FIRST and LAST?
A. Defense and dodge.
B. Defense and parry.
C. Parry and dodge.
D. Parry and defense.

10. If a caster is attacking a tank, which of the following is NOT a viable way to move the mob?
A. Silence it.
B. Outrange it.
C. Deadzone it.
D. Line of sight it.

11. When tanking a mob that has a knockback, generally speaking, it is best for the tank to:
A. Position himself so his back is flush against a wall.
B. Position himself so he is facing a wall.
C. Position himself so his back is to the open.
D. It's immaterial. Position the mob in whatever way is most accessible.

12. What is the difference between an aggro drop and an aggro wipe?
A. There is none; they are synonyms.
B. An aggro drop is partial; an aggro wipe is total.
C. An aggro drop is temporary; an aggro wipe is permanent.
D. An aggro drop can be negated by taunt; an aggro wipe cannot.

13. Which of the two are mutually exclusive?
A. Tauntable, has no threat table.
B. Stunnable, interruptible.
C. Resistable, avoidable.
D. Self-rooting, melee.

14. Which of the following WIPES aggro?
A. Divine Intervention.
B. Blessing of Salvation.
C. Divine Shield.
D. All of the above.

15. Which does not share a coefficient with the other?
A. Agility and dodge.
B. Agility and armor.
C. Strength and armor.
D. Strength and block.

16. What happens if a tank taunts a mob targetting him?
A. Nothing.
B. It will attack him for the duration of the taunt.
C. He gains full aggro on it, overtaking all other targets on its threat table.
D. B & C.

B. Healing Mechanics
1. Which generates the most threat when initially applied?
A. Cleanse.
B. Chain Heal.
C. Power Word: Shield.
D. Lifebloom.

2. Which generates the least threat when initially applied?
A. Cleanse.
B. Chain Heal.
C. Power Word: Shield.
D. Lifebloom.

3. Assuming baseline mechanics, how long do you have to stop casting to regenerate mana from spirit?
A. Instantly.
B. Two seconds.
C. Five seconds.
D. Eight seconds.

4. Which of the following tank classes is least adversely affected by an initial absorption effect?
A. Warrior.
B. Paladin.
C. Druid.
D. Death Knight.

5. Which of the following healers cannot decurse?
A. Druid.
B. Shaman.
C. Priest.
D. None of the above.

6. Which of the following healers has the greatest mana self-sufficiency?
A. Druid.
B. Shaman.
C. Priest.
D. Paladin.

7. Which of the following healers has more than one healing specialization?
A. Druid.
B. Shaman.
C. Priest.
D. Paladin.

8. Which of the following healers benefits most from being in melee range of a mob?
A. Druid.
B. Shaman.
C. Priest.
D. Paladin.

9. Which of the following does NOT stack?
A. Prayer of Mending, and Prayer of Mending.
B. Lifebloom, and Lifebloom.
C. Renew, and Renew.
D. Power Word: Shield, and Earth Shield.

10. Which of the following gain the LEAST benefit from spirit?
A. Druid.
B. Shaman.
C. Priest.
D. Warlock.

11. Which of the following gain the MOST benefit from haste?
A. Druid.
B. Shaman.
C. Priest.
D. Paladin.

12. Which of the two can a healer NOT do simultaneously?
A. Apply a heal over time and run.
B. Apply a heal over time and cleanse.
C. Cleanse and run.
D. Taunt and cleanse.

13. Which of the following is a good healer behavior?
A. Healing one's own group.
B. Healing reactively.
C. Healing based on what the healer visually sees outside his UI.
D. Healing based on who has the greatest health deficit.

14. Which of the following has the lowest opportunity cost for their primary mana restoration cooldown?
A. Druid.
B. Shaman.
C. Priest.
D. Paladin.

15. Which of the following has the least mobility?
A. Druid.
B. Shaman.
C. Priest.
D. Paladin.

16. Which of the following should receive heals first?
A. A T9 tank at 50% HP, with aggro on three fiveman trash mobs.
B. A rogue at 10% HP, afflicted by Hunter's Mark.
C. A warlock at 20% HP, afflicted by Grievous Wound.
D. A healer at 50% HP, afflicted by a MS effect.

C. DPS Mechanics
1. Which of the following can a DPS not do from behind?
A. Apply crowd control.
B. Apply a warlock DoT.
C. Dispel and decurse.
D. None of the above.

2. Which of the following has the fewest AoE attacks?
A. Warlocks.
B. Paladins.
C. Mages.
D. Rogues.

3. Which of the following cannot be reflected?
A. Hammer of Justice.
B. Deadly Poison.
C. Shadow Bolt.
D. Frost Shock.

4. How much haste does it take to reach the physical global cooldown floor?
A. Zero.
B. 5% haste.
C. 25% haste.
D. 100% haste.

5. If a DPS pulls aggro on an untauntable mob, he should:
A. Run towards it.
B. Run away from it.
C. Remain stationary.
D. Kite the mob.

6. If a DPS at range pulls aggro on a mob, and another DPS five yards away has 95% of the tank's total threat, what will happen if the first DPS is killed by a melee swing from the mob while the tank remains stationary?
A. The mob will return to the tank, as he has the most threat on the mob.
B. The mob will change targets to the second DPS.
C. The mob will wipe all threat.
D. None of the above.

7. Melee should:
A. Attack the mob from behind, because it can parry from the



D. General PvE Mechanics
E. General PvP Mechanics

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

D) All of the Above.







How'd I do?

Tank #09 I'm assuming this means stacking 1 stat forever

Healing #01-02
Questions are pointless since I doubt anyone cares which gives 10 more threat than another

Healing #13
All of the answers are equally bad

Healing #14
Druid and Shaman mana regen are both set it and forget it with no cost besides their cooldowns

DPS #02
I was sure both Rogues and Paladins have 1 aoe each with another talented for

DPS #05
Could change based on instance and mob type

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Casters have deadzones? But seriously at least with outranging you are forcing it to move away from where it is casting.


Paladin's have Consecration and Holy Wrath baseline, not including Divine Storm for Ret (this is DPS section after all).

Guys, just wowhead the anwers and ace the test. Flawless victory.

Surely this is one of the problems that made Aestu decide it was futile.

But where's your frame of reference when googling it? WHAR IS TEH SKILLS?

I'm refering to if, for whatever reason, they made a multiple choice test part of the game in any way.

WoWhead would have an answer key up in a heartbeat.

i know.

Touché.

I avoid a lot of threads lol

You are going to have to run halfway across the room or hallway to move them and some mobs cast things when far and melee when close.

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That isn't moving them though. They'll also just start recasting when you move out of melee. Obviously it's not viable, but at least they move.

There are caster/melee mobs that will move with you as long as you inch away. But this Q/A sheet is rather pointless anyway except for a few questions.

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Those are either hybrid casters (not true casters) or hunter-types.

There were five other questions for which my preferred response differed.



But at least you had the courage to take the test!

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

Soulshatter =D

I think general knowledge, combined with the Muertedolor General Axial Reaction Test, would be a pretty reliable indicator of performance.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.