Armor Rant

[Azazel]

I understand what you guys are saying, and I agree with you that I'd like to see something more like that, since I left my hardcore raiding behind in EQ1.

but...

It's their stated design philosophy (thanks Tigole) that Raiders get the shiniest toys. With the new AQ thing, it's apparently now possible to grind solo epic items (with a 5-man at the end kinda thing) , and combining that with Tigole's statements, with the fact that since the game is lacking in content at 60 and with the fact that 95% of the fucktards out there always equate blue or purple as "better" than *any* green item for a slot and I don't see much chance of them allowing your Great Big Battlehammer of the Eagle to come anywhere near the quality of the Big Purple Dildo of Whacking. In either post-socketed quality or number of gem sockets.

..cos then, you wouldn't have a reason to grind fucking insects in Sithilis for days and weeks on end, or to do UBRS for 429th time.

[kaid]

The main problem is not the differance between blues and purples. If both items are of the same Item level they are very comparable with purples having a bit more oomf but not much more.

The problem is non raiders are stuck with most items being item level 58 or lower. There really are not many item level 60 blue drops that don't come out of a raiding dungeon.

The problem is that in raiding dungeons ilevel things of 75 are not uncommon. This basically means their gear is about 15 levels worth of quality better. The new purple quested item for cenarion hold faction is indeed purple. Its item level however is I think 60 so it is better than a blue weapon but not very much so and deffinatly not in comparison to items dropped in raid. Thus you are soothed with purple text but it barely an upgrade over dire maul blues.

If this was a PVE only game like eq1 I would have 0 problems with this discrepancy. I don't play in raid dungeons so my gear is good enough for me. The problem however is at level 60 due to lack of content the only game open to me is PVP. Now you run into problems because this item discrepancy is slapped in your face over and over and over again. I am guessing that if the addition of newer and better raid dungeons keeps going without stuff for casuals to at least gear up some more PVP will simply die.

Raider groups in PVP almost never willingly fight other organized groups one side or the other will afk out. So once it becomes totally hopeless for casuals to compete I doubt you will see any pvp in the 60 bracket anymore. I already know people who refuse to turn in their bg win tokens because they don't want to leave the 50 to 59 bracket.



kaid

[Dren]

Azazel, you misunderstand me.  I'm telling you what I want to see happen, not what I think WILL happen.

Most likely, your prediction will come true, which is sad.

[Kitsune]

There is good armor to be found, and surprisingly it's often at the lower levels.  Behold my druid in the Glyphed leather set, a mid-30s armor:



Notice the lack of giant trees, goats, swords, or featherdusters on her shoulders.

Notice how much better it looks than most of the high end armor sets.

I always found it funny when people would come running up in Ironforge and ask me where I got that armor.

[Margalis]

Why is there a giant horn jutting out of the side of her head? Looks painful.

[HaemishM]

That's her ear.

[Lantyssa]

The Fang set is pretty, too, but not many people would bother collecting it.  By the time you have more than a few pieces you will have outgrown everything except the leggings.

[SurfD]

Yeah, the game really needs a level 35-40 range 5 piece Crafted set with bonuses for each profession.

You can still get some pretty nice looking equipment "sets" by matching stuff of the same type, but it generally isnt easy to do, and the stat bonuses from mismatching a fashion-cop's worst nightmare is usually better.

[Fabricated]

The green iron set for warriors isn't too bad looking, but he level difference from the lowest level piece to the highest is pretty big. The Chain of the Scarlet Crusade is another option for warriors who want pieces that fit together without looking totally retarded, but you would probably need a fucking army of people to farm SM for you to get all the pieces, and you'd have to sit on ass at the entrance and wait for the BoP pieces to be master looted to you since actually helping would render you overleveled for the set by the time you got it all.



WoWModelView is fun, too bad it seems to be gone from SourceForge now. Oh yeah, the rest of the Scarlet Chain guy is filled out with the Aegis of the Scarlet Commander, Herod's Shoulder, and the Sword of Serenity, all obtainable by doing SM.

[Azazel]

There's also that chain hat that one of the bosses drops.. the guy with the whirligig axe. What does that look like?

[Fabricated]

There's also that chain hat that one of the bosses drops.. the guy with the whirligig axe. What does that look like?

The Raging Berserker's helm? That's another drop off of Herod, but it looks pretty much like every other helmet, only it's RED!

The axe (The Ravager) is badass looking though.

[Glazius]

Notice the lack of giant trees, goats, swords, or featherdusters on her shoulders.

Notice how much better it looks than most of the high end armor sets.

I always found it funny when people would come running up in Ironforge and ask me where I got that armor.

...my god.

Armor that actually attempts to protect the vital organs?

What _will_ they think of next?

--GF