tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post5299431229544583114..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: Requirements for Cataclysm Chaotic MetagemRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-49873317254559521562010-11-18T19:54:55.718-08:002010-11-18T19:54:55.718-08:00"Disregarding socket bonuses, gemming all pur..."Disregarding socket bonuses, gemming all purples + 1 blue is always going to be the most optimum configuration for satisfying the Meta requirements if your primary stat (Agi/Int/Str) and Hit Rating are your two 'best stats'."<br /><br />This is wrong.<br /><br />If you have x red and x yellow sockets it is always better to socket x red and x green gems instead of x purple and x yellow gems. Red + green provides you with 40 primary and 40 secondary stats while purple + yellow are 20 primary and 60 secondary. You have to remember that Hit and your best yellow stat are of equal worth in regards to gemming due to reforging. Remember the more Hit you socket the more you will have to reforge away later on. Unless of course you need all the Hit you can get in which case you'd still be better of just reforgin for it.<br /><br />That said I think this new Meta requirement is the best thing Blizzard has come up with in a long time. It promotes thinking and analysing and rewards the sophisticated player while putting a hard time on the lazy and bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-80783549220312012372010-11-14T16:57:56.975-08:002010-11-14T16:57:56.975-08:00I'm with Graylo on that. The new meta gem requ...I'm with Graylo on that. The new meta gem requirement is crap.<br /><br />You described how to find the best way to gem your gear. But you'll have to do that for every item you replace, unless it has the exact same amount and type of sockets. That's something the top 2% will happily do but it's not at all "casual friendly".<br /><br />And it gets worse. If you have multiple sets, you also have to fix your gems whenever you switch your gear set. That will not only affect hybrids which use the same gear for healing and casting, it will also affect every DD who has to have multiple sets for multiple tiers as different tiers will require different amounts of hit rating. (And will probably have different sclaing values because of changes crit suppression or stuff like that.)<br /><br />It's just not reasonable to expect from people that they'll regem their entire set for every new drop. I'll tell you what will happen. Today you see a lot of people who don't enchant or don't socket their gear. Now you'll also have people in your raid without an activated meta gem. Or with a crappy meta gem with more relaxed requirements.<br /><br />This is just not fun but tedious math. If it's not fun it shouldn't be in a game.<br /><br />They should just cut the requirement of the meta gems and readjust their power to the lowered cost. Or otherwise, change the meta gem to something like this:<br /><br />If you have more red than blue gems, for every excess red gem your is reduced by <50% of red gem value> and your hit rating is increased by <50% of blue gem value>. That would have the same effect but would adjust it automatically.Kringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128630042421602039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-12871214591576511282010-11-13T13:32:19.788-08:002010-11-13T13:32:19.788-08:00You're discounting reforging. If the Yellow st...You're discounting reforging. If the Yellow stat is not as valuable as Hit, reforge that stat to Hit after you finish gemming.<br /><br />That way, you get all the socket bonuses, maximize your primary stat, and still have the Hit you need.<br /><br />As for having to regem your gear, when every you get a new piece, that's unfortunate, but it's reality in a world with stats with discontinuities in their value. You have to do it now with hit caps and haste softcaps, so what's one more thing to juggle?Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-51579974150623974742010-11-13T12:50:18.304-08:002010-11-13T12:50:18.304-08:00My intent was not to present an algorithm for gemm...My intent was not to present an algorithm for gemming in order to fulfil the Meta requirements, but rather to present the idea that the Meta bonus has a set value for Ret (~1% at Tier 11) and a much more stringent set of requirements. Disregarding socket bonuses, gemming all purples + 1 blue is always going to be the most optimum configuration for satisfying the Meta requirements if your primary stat (Agi/Int/Str) and Hit Rating are your two 'best stats'.<br /><br />Unfortunatly, gemming for this optimum will represent a loss when compared to just gemming straight Red. For a Meta bonus to be worth it, the loss represented by gemming to satisfy the requirements must <b>always</b> be less than the value of the Bonus. In the case of Chaotic Metas, 12 sockets and Retribution, the bonus is worth it. Just.<br /><br />From a socket bonus standpoint, Blue socket bonuses are going to reduce the loss represented by the Meta requirements. Yellow bonuses have to be addressed on a case-by-case basis based on the value of the bonus itself and your best Yellow stat.<br /><br />The issue with a general algorithm is that it assumes your best Yellow stat (Expertise/Crit/Haste/Mastery) AND the Yellow socket bonuses are strong enough stats to not represent a DPS loss over the 'no-socket-optimum', an assumption I wasn't willing to make given the state of flux of the class skills and the potential variance in equipped gear between characters. Additionally, attempting to adhere strictly to the algorithm could result in significant regemming of gear following a single upgrade, something which I feel most of my readers wouldn't appreciate.Suicidal Zebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209267053163631586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-26052318204424834122010-11-13T12:36:22.431-08:002010-11-13T12:36:22.431-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Suicidal Zebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209267053163631586noreply@blogger.com