tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post3815343163825261697..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: Warlords of Draenor: Itemization ChangesRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-19891932074003754282013-11-12T10:06:04.624-08:002013-11-12T10:06:04.624-08:00@Electrolux: Path of Exile is NOT the last refuge...@Electrolux: Path of Exile is <b>NOT</b> the last refuge of the number cruncher. May I direct you to <i>Spreadsheets in Space</i>, more commonly known as <i>EVE Online</i>?Heywood Djiblomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424315448841746864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-75999933038156007402013-11-11T07:51:04.885-08:002013-11-11T07:51:04.885-08:00Piper's right, they specifically mentioned in ...Piper's right, they specifically mentioned in one of the talks that cloaks, rings, necks and trinkets would be role-focused and healer ones would have spirit. Vicki and Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672208617349578522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-34676144454494499372013-11-11T06:46:35.120-08:002013-11-11T06:46:35.120-08:00From a Blizzcon slide, "Jewelry, cloak, trink...From a Blizzcon slide, "Jewelry, cloak, trinkets, and weapons will be more role focused..." I think these items are where you'll see Spirit for healers, armor for tanks, etc.<br /><br />With fewer gem sockets and no more socket bonuses, I'm hoping that it will make switching specs/roles much smoother. I can remember carrying 3 full gears sets for my druid back in BC...Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806715175358510444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-55746053863015806152013-11-11T06:43:42.860-08:002013-11-11T06:43:42.860-08:00Spirit could be moved to talents or specialization...Spirit could be moved to talents or specialization. Consider the example: at level 10, paladin has to choose specialization. The choices are:<br />1) Holy tree. You get all your Strength on gear converted to Spirit + all usual Holy specials;<br />2) Protection tree. You get all your Intellect on gear converted to Stamina + all usual Prot specials;<br />3) Retribution tree. You get all your Intellect on gear converted to Strength + all Ret specials.<br /><br />Or maybe 90% conversion, to leave some mana for tanking/DPSing and some AP for judging.souldrinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04763196121640763477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-79524983607923769082013-11-11T06:42:45.616-08:002013-11-11T06:42:45.616-08:00@armagon
Yes these site/calculator will tell you ...@armagon<br /><br />Yes these site/calculator will tell you what is the "optimal" set up is but you still need to acquire the right gear to get the "optimal" set up. So more stats they remove less gear you need acquire in order to reach "optimal". My point is knowing the "optimal" set up does not invalidate the fun of stat juggling and acquiring gear.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155951654345896915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-65091286334542845672013-11-11T06:33:13.267-08:002013-11-11T06:33:13.267-08:00As an Assassination Rogue I don't change them ...As an Assassination Rogue I don't change them - at all.<br />The only thing I did change was a single glyph for one fight, back when we didn't have it on farm. (Smoke Bomb for Thok).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-82588198493361989622013-11-11T05:42:37.587-08:002013-11-11T05:42:37.587-08:00The "redoing" of talent trees was suppos...<i> The "redoing" of talent trees was supposed to get rid of optimized builds, but it didn't. I don't expect this to change things either.</i><br /><br />It did, Talents are now situational. I know I change mine often enough, at least compared to before, when it was one time per expansion....<br />Helistarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435861741164342377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-89781276863445718702013-11-11T04:51:25.257-08:002013-11-11T04:51:25.257-08:00Lost Forever has a point, aren't we pleasing e...Lost Forever has a point, aren't we pleasing exactly no-one at this point.<br /><br />I ignored Vanilla because I was playing D2 and WoW didn't have enough stats. I came to regret it of course. How far we've all come.<br /><br />Path of Exile is the last refuge of the number cruncher.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Electroluxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387150279953837398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-33597687898897402712013-11-11T04:38:55.884-08:002013-11-11T04:38:55.884-08:00I wouldn't call it "stat juggling" i...I wouldn't call it "stat juggling" if the easiest and actually best way is to plug your armory link into a site/calculator, hit one button and reforge/gem/enchant how it tells you.<br /><br />I personally don't miss the times I sat there poring over spreadsheets for hours to minmax anything for a game. If there's an optimal way, I am quite happy to use it.<br /><br />For healers there *is* at least a debate about INT vs SPI or something, but as a dps I don't see a point deliberately using a sub-optimal lineup, unless my playstyle is that much different from the norm - it usually isn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-11762785527241582542013-11-11T04:11:38.476-08:002013-11-11T04:11:38.476-08:00Tertiary stats, especially run speed increases, wi...Tertiary stats, especially run speed increases, will be VERY important for those classes who spend most of their time in PvP not on a mount: Rogues and Feral Druids.<br /><br />All I think Blizz is doing is making the optimization dance just focus on different stats, and is akin to moving deck chairs on the Titanic. The "redoing" of talent trees was supposed to get rid of optimized builds, but it didn't. I don't expect this to change things either.<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-31117960099297557242013-11-11T01:56:44.242-08:002013-11-11T01:56:44.242-08:00I am one of those people who enjoyed stat juggling...I am one of those people who enjoyed stat juggling and it was one of the main reason for playing RPGs in the first place. However its apparent that Blizzard and majority who plays WoW doesn't seem to enjoy it so I think they should go the whole way and remove stats and just have different types of armour and be done with it! You can get upgrades by way of armour + 1 etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155951654345896915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-15554399410567585512013-11-10T22:34:20.238-08:002013-11-10T22:34:20.238-08:00Nooo! My precious Intellect plate! :(
I'm (mo...Nooo! My precious Intellect plate! :(<br /><br />I'm (mostly) kidding, but it'll be nice to have to not worry about carrying different armor for different roles, assuming the Spirit question is fixed as Miska Tonic suggests.<br /><br />Most beef about reforging comes from having to juggle the Hit/Expertise cap, and I know on my Healer who doesn't have to juggle that, I rather enjoy reforging as a way to play with getting more Haste, or Mastery, or Crit. Losing reforging means that if I want to switch to Mastery rather than Haste, I need more gear. Quite likely Working as Intended from Blizzard's point of view, but moderately annoying from my own.<br /><br />And as a raid leader, I'm going to have to adjudicate side grades a lot more closely, because if Crit is a useless stat to your class, but Haste is king, a "sidegrade" may end up being nearly as big of an upgrade as an actual upgrade for someone else.<br /><br />Overall I think it's a pretty positive set of changes, but I wonder if they're going overboard on making individual items less customizable.Talarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-19835842452793044542013-11-10T20:21:00.748-08:002013-11-10T20:21:00.748-08:00Regarding spirit: A percentage of the armor on the...Regarding spirit: A percentage of the armor on the gear will be spirit if you are healer spec. So since higher iLvl have more armor, you'll get more spirit the better gear you have too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125292385274198917noreply@blogger.com