A ton of my Warrior's Naxx gear lasted till 70. It was quickly replaced with dungeon blues for the most part, but it was way better than quest rewards.
The only things you can really expect to get replaced are weapons (specifically melee ones) because their DPS is based on ilvl and regardless of their stat distribution, when a weapon has 3-4 more DPS than your current, replacing it will probably be a good idea.
Yeah as a Warrior, I'm level 68 and I still haven't replaced my Aegis of the Blood God or my three pieces of Might for tanking... the replacements I find simply aren't good enough to warrant it.
That and I've not gotten any of the really good drops anything past Mana Tombs.
Do I find it funny how much better outland gear is than some of the gear you can get outside of raiding in vallina wow
Outside of raiding? I replaced my Lohk'Delar at level 65.
And get ready for it to happen again.
I still have the nemesis helm and pants on my walock at 70 because I did not find anything better in the mad rush to 70
My mage still had 3 or 4 pieces of Netherwind at 70, which surprised me when I got my character restored a few weeks ago. I thought I had replaced most of it. I've replaced some of it since then.
My priest held on to his rank 13 pvp gear till 70, anathema lasted me for the longest time on top of that.
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TavIrish Minister for DefenceRegistered Userregular
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We have a pally who does not know that pallys use spells. He also wants to tank, and spends 3 hours a day looking at the AH trying to get greens and blues so he can gear himself up for normals. Please tell me I'm not being an elitist prick by thinking that this guy is inbred. The only reason they're in the guild is because they're friends with the GM, and I can live with that since the other 4 or so friends of the GM in the guild are actually quite good, but I really cannot help but get frustrated with some retard sitting in gchat linking "of the sorcerer" plate gear and asking if it would be useful for tanking.
We have a pally who does not know that pallys use spells. He also wants to tank, and spends 3 hours a day looking at the AH trying to get greens and blues so he can gear himself up for normals. Please tell me I'm not being an elitist prick by thinking that this guy is inbred. The only reason they're in the guild is because they're friends with the GM, and I can live with that since the other 4 or so friends of the GM in the guild are actually quite good, but I really cannot help but get frustrated with some retard sitting in gchat linking "of the sorcerer" plate gear and asking if it would be useful for tanking.
you would think that one of the quite good friends would set him straight
We have a pally who does not know that pallys use spells. He also wants to tank, and spends 3 hours a day looking at the AH trying to get greens and blues so he can gear himself up for normals. Please tell me I'm not being an elitist prick by thinking that this guy is inbred. The only reason they're in the guild is because they're friends with the GM, and I can live with that since the other 4 or so friends of the GM in the guild are actually quite good, but I really cannot help but get frustrated with some retard sitting in gchat linking "of the sorcerer" plate gear and asking if it would be useful for tanking.
I may be misunderstanding your tone, but... "of the sorcerer" plate is pretty good for tanking, barring actual drops. You need some defense and whatnot as well (of the champion), but spell damage helps.
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what they need to do, and I don't understand why they haven't, is just up the loot for these fucking vanilla WoW isntances.
People are running Hellfire at 58 and getting mad blues, why should DM West, Scholo, and UBRS have garbage loot?
I'm pretty sure the "so they are forced to buy the expansion" card has pretty much been played out.
Simply put, they can't be arsed to go through the long list of already existing content and alter it. I mean, they did manage to make some improvements to Azeroth thank God (Dustwallow is actually usable). Could be better.
They did adjust drops in several lowbie instances, and they also nerfed the hell out of the mobs in them.
Yeah, but again, some things could be better. In TBC content, all the quest rewards make sense to some class, some build, somewhere. But in pre-TBC content there's still quest rewards for some of the more involved quests that are like a piece of mail armor with a lot of +spirit and nothing else. Or leather armor with +spirit and +strength. What I'm saying in a nutshell is that it isn't as optimal.
Or every level 60 Dungeon Set, which all have spirit on them.
Health regen is important!
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TavIrish Minister for DefenceRegistered Userregular
We have a pally who does not know that pallys use spells. He also wants to tank, and spends 3 hours a day looking at the AH trying to get greens and blues so he can gear himself up for normals. Please tell me I'm not being an elitist prick by thinking that this guy is inbred. The only reason they're in the guild is because they're friends with the GM, and I can live with that since the other 4 or so friends of the GM in the guild are actually quite good, but I really cannot help but get frustrated with some retard sitting in gchat linking "of the sorcerer" plate gear and asking if it would be useful for tanking.
I may be misunderstanding your tone, but... "of the sorcerer" plate is pretty good for tanking, barring actual drops. You need some defense and whatnot as well (of the champion), but spell damage helps.
Not as good as dungeon drops, which is what we've been telling him for the last week but he still spends hours a day in the AH saying "is this good for tanking?" while saying that looking up anything about tanking on any dedicated WoW site is boring and a waste of time.
He's not going to get very far as a paladin tank then. Gearing one up requires at least an idea about the mechanics behind it which means doing a little research.
...while saying that looking up anything about tanking on any dedicated WoW site is boring and a waste of time.
Blech, I was going to link a good site for him, but I guess it's not worth wasting his time.
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TavIrish Minister for DefenceRegistered Userregular
edited August 2008
All the GMs other friends are really good players (One of them is our top DPS, another is our best healer) so I don't mind the nepotism too much, it's just a pain in the arse that this person can be a complete retard in gchat the entire day and not be pulled up on it.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
edited August 2008
If you were in AQ or Naxx, you didn't replace your gear right away.
BWL? Offspec (which included DPS warriors, mind you)? You were replacing gear left and right the moment you hit outland.
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Dhalphirdon't you open that trapdooryou're a fool if you dareRegistered Userregular
edited August 2008
most hybrids got a dramatic itemization shift in Outland, so replacing gear was a casualty of this
Regardless, you can always un-ignore him later. No offense, but there's no nobility to not using the ignore command. Unless you hail from some mythical server where barrens chat is full of wit and polite discourse.
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Personally, I'm probably going to replace Blade of Harbingers with Troll Butcherer at or shortly after level 75. It's the only real upgrade I've seen yet out of beta. The rest of my gear looks like it's more or less going to stay put until 80 blues.
And, as we're up to triple-digit page numbers, I still like my thread title idea from page one, "Joined Channel: [1. General - WoW]"
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Personally, I'm probably going to replace Blade of Harbingers with Troll Butcherer at or shortly after level 75. It's the only real upgrade I've seen yet out of beta. The rest of my gear looks like it's more or less going to stay put until 80 blues.
And, as we're up to triple-digit page numbers, I still like my thread title idea from page one, "Joined Channel: [1. General - WoW]"
Sabre, if this comes off as rude then I apologize but why aren't you in a raiding guild as a ret paladin? You seem to have the drive to do your best, you seem like a nice guy, you know the shit about your class... you just seem like you'd be a huge asset to a guild.
Because for the time being I am at home, in PST, and on an Oceanic timezone server, with my long-term scheduling still remaining uncertain. I could be in a raidguild now, but having to be awake until 5 AM or so most nights of the week interferes with being at work by 9 or 10 AM.
We have a pally who does not know that pallys use spells. He also wants to tank, and spends 3 hours a day looking at the AH trying to get greens and blues so he can gear himself up for normals. Please tell me I'm not being an elitist prick by thinking that this guy is inbred. The only reason they're in the guild is because they're friends with the GM, and I can live with that since the other 4 or so friends of the GM in the guild are actually quite good, but I really cannot help but get frustrated with some retard sitting in gchat linking "of the sorcerer" plate gear and asking if it would be useful for tanking.
I may be misunderstanding your tone, but... "of the sorcerer" plate is pretty good for tanking, barring actual drops. You need some defense and whatnot as well (of the champion), but spell damage helps.
Not as good as dungeon drops, which is what we've been telling him for the last week but he still spends hours a day in the AH saying "is this good for tanking?" while saying that looking up anything about tanking on any dedicated WoW site is boring and a waste of time.
Tell him to grind SSO rep and get the 30 STA 140+spelldmg mace. It'll be all the threat he needs to run normals, and even heroics. Then he just needs to buy the felsteel set or somesuch and go from there.
We have a pally who does not know that pallys use spells. He also wants to tank, and spends 3 hours a day looking at the AH trying to get greens and blues so he can gear himself up for normals. Please tell me I'm not being an elitist prick by thinking that this guy is inbred. The only reason they're in the guild is because they're friends with the GM, and I can live with that since the other 4 or so friends of the GM in the guild are actually quite good, but I really cannot help but get frustrated with some retard sitting in gchat linking "of the sorcerer" plate gear and asking if it would be useful for tanking.
I may be misunderstanding your tone, but... "of the sorcerer" plate is pretty good for tanking, barring actual drops. You need some defense and whatnot as well (of the champion), but spell damage helps.
Not as good as dungeon drops, which is what we've been telling him for the last week but he still spends hours a day in the AH saying "is this good for tanking?" while saying that looking up anything about tanking on any dedicated WoW site is boring and a waste of time.
Tell him to grind SSO rep and get the 30 STA 140+spelldmg mace. It'll be all the threat he needs to run normals, and even heroics. Then he just needs to buy the felsteel set or somesuch and go from there.
My sister in law ground out the honor for the Merci Glad hammer 2 weeks before it was available for honor.
(There are too many people from my family playing this damned game.)
Nah, I actually didn't. That was just a simulation of my excitement had I gotten a beta invite. I did get a Dave & Busters coupon and an American Express bill though. And my new headphones shipped, which is kind of exciting.
It's kinda funny that Blizz realized the first thing someone would do if there was a bug would be to solo Onyxia.
What does a bug have to do with soloing onyxia?
Well, in the video, the Paladin soloes Onyxia thanks to a bug in some skill or talent (Vindication was it?)
However, I do think that Opty's conclusion is wrong. Blizzard didn't put the Solo Onyxia achievement in just so when people discover bugs they can go kill her, they put it there for laughs or to see how many people can solo her and what classes can do it and at what level.
Yeah it's a Vindication bug where anything immune to it takes a metric fuckton of damage instead.
Personally, I'm probably going to replace Blade of Harbingers with Troll Butcherer at or shortly after level 75. It's the only real upgrade I've seen yet out of beta. The rest of my gear looks like it's more or less going to stay put until 80 blues.
And, as we're up to triple-digit page numbers, I still like my thread title idea from page one, "Joined Channel: [1. General - WoW]"
Sabre, if this comes off as rude then I apologize but why aren't you in a raiding guild as a ret paladin? You seem to have the drive to do your best, you seem like a nice guy, you know the shit about your class... you just seem like you'd be a huge asset to a guild.
Holy shit! WoW now had the most awesome "Recruit a Friend" ever!
With the new Recruit-A-Friend program you can earn an exclusive Zhevra mount, receive a FREE month of game time, and gain access to other exciting in-game benefits. From the moment your friend creates a character and starts playing you’ll both earn triple the experience when grouped together and have the ability to summon one another from anywhere in the world. Also, for every two levels of experience your friend earns, they can grant one level of experience to any one of your characters.
Recruit-A-Friend FAQ
What is "Recruit-A-Friend"?
Our new friend referral system allows you to recruit some of your friends to join you in World of Warcraft by sending them an invitation email containing a trial activation key. With this key, your friends will be able to set up their own trial accounts.
To start this process log on to the Account Management section and click the Recruit-A-Friend button. This will take you to the actual friend referral page, where you can enter a friend's email address and name one at a time. If you want, you can also enter a message that will be included in the invitation email.
What in-game benefits do we get while the accounts we play are linked?
1. Characters on both accounts can summon each other once per hour.
2. While adventuring with your linked friend/family member, you will each gain triple experience and honor.
3. For every two levels the new player earns, the new player can grant one free level-up to a lower-level character played by the veteran player.
How long will I be linked to my recruit?
The link between the accounts will last for 90 days from the date that your recruit creates an account. Remember that for the link to work properly, your recruit must create a new World of Warcraft account using the 10-day trial key in your invitation email.
When my friend/family member upgrades from a trial account to a full version of the game, will that break the link between the accounts?
Nope! Your friend/family member will have to upgrade to continue playing past the 10-day trial, and the accounts you play will stay linked until the full 90 days have passed.
If my friend/family member recruits another friend/family member, am I linked to that person too?
No, these benefits only apply to the person that you referred directly.
Are there any limits on when and where I can summon my friend?
You and your recruit may only summon new characters of equal or lower level to the character you are playing. There is a one-hour cooldown on this summoning ability. Also, once one of the characters reaches level 60, the summon will no longer function.
Do I always gain triple experience while I am linked to my recruit?
No, only when you are partied with a character on the linked account and both players are present when slaying the monster or completing the quest. Also, if the two characters are not the same level, only the lower-level character is given the experience boost.
Is quest experience tripled too?
Yes, but only if the quest was not trivial (gray difficulty) for either character.
Do normal experience rules apply?
Yes, if a monster is trivial to either player, no experience boost is given.
How does this affect / stack with Rest State experience?
While you are partied with a linked recruit, any Rest State you have accumulated is not consumed. Only the tripled experience from the Recruit-A-Friend program is applied.
What if I'm partied with multiple recruits who I'm "linked" to? Do I get quadruple, sextuple experience?
No, you can only ever gain a maximum of triple experience regardless of how many linked recruits you are partied with.
Are there any limitations to granting levels to characters played by the veteran player?
Yes. The recruit may not grant a level to a character that is equal to or higher than the current level of the character he or she is playing.
Additionally, the recruit may not grant a level to a character that is level 60 or higher.
How can I earn the free 30-day credit?
For each person you refer who upgrades to a retail version of World of Warcraft and purchases his or her first month of game time, the account you sent the invitation from will receive a free credit of 30 days of play time.
Can I use the free 30-day credit on a different account or at a different time?
No, the 30 days of play time are immediately applied to the account you sent the invitation from once your recruit pays for his or her first month.
How can I earn the exclusive in-game mount?
For each person you refer who upgrades to a retail version of World of Warcraft and purchases two months of game time, you will be able to give a character on the account you sent the invitation from an exclusive in-game zhevra mount. This unique mount can be claimed through the website, is only available to Recruit-A-Friend participants, and can only be applied to a single character.
Can I earn multiple 30-day credits and mounts with Recruit-A-Friend?
Yes! These rewards will be given to you for each account you refer that meets the criteria listed above.
If my recruit cancels the account before purchasing subscription time, can I still earn the 30-day credit or the in-game mount?
If the recruit later comes back, reactivates the account, and purchases subscription time, you will still be eligible for the rewards. Additionally, you can always invite more friends/family members to try World of Warcraft through the Recruit-A-Friend system.
Is Blizzard really that hard up for more people? Is $texas not enough for them? These guys sure love money.
If you were in their shoes, would you honestly be sitting there thinking "Well, we've done well enough. Let's just leave it alone." Of course they want more people. Any company would.
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Yeah as a Warrior, I'm level 68 and I still haven't replaced my Aegis of the Blood God or my three pieces of Might for tanking... the replacements I find simply aren't good enough to warrant it.
That and I've not gotten any of the really good drops anything past Mana Tombs.
My priest held on to his rank 13 pvp gear till 70, anathema lasted me for the longest time on top of that.
you would think that one of the quite good friends would set him straight
I may be misunderstanding your tone, but... "of the sorcerer" plate is pretty good for tanking, barring actual drops. You need some defense and whatnot as well (of the champion), but spell damage helps.
Health regen is important!
Not as good as dungeon drops, which is what we've been telling him for the last week but he still spends hours a day in the AH saying "is this good for tanking?" while saying that looking up anything about tanking on any dedicated WoW site is boring and a waste of time.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
Blech, I was going to link a good site for him, but I guess it's not worth wasting his time.
BWL? Offspec (which included DPS warriors, mind you)? You were replacing gear left and right the moment you hit outland.
Ever.
This guy is not going to be my first.
Not even goldspammers?
Regardless, you can always un-ignore him later. No offense, but there's no nobility to not using the ignore command. Unless you hail from some mythical server where barrens chat is full of wit and polite discourse.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
And, as we're up to triple-digit page numbers, I still like my thread title idea from page one, "Joined Channel: [1. General - WoW]"
Sabre, if this comes off as rude then I apologize but why aren't you in a raiding guild as a ret paladin? You seem to have the drive to do your best, you seem like a nice guy, you know the shit about your class... you just seem like you'd be a huge asset to a guild.
Tell him to grind SSO rep and get the 30 STA 140+spelldmg mace. It'll be all the threat he needs to run normals, and even heroics. Then he just needs to buy the felsteel set or somesuch and go from there.
My sister in law ground out the honor for the Merci Glad hammer 2 weeks before it was available for honor.
(There are too many people from my family playing this damned game.)
I'm not currently in the beta, but I don't think there is any pvp gear yet.
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Yeah it's a Vindication bug where anything immune to it takes a metric fuckton of damage instead.
WHOA DUDE WAY OUT OF LINE!!!
That's enough to make me almost want to cancel my account so my friend can invite me so I can get a high level druid super fast.
But I've already got a 60 and a 68 that I don't want to give up.
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More money is always a good thing. I need to find people to get addicted to heroin.
If you were in their shoes, would you honestly be sitting there thinking "Well, we've done well enough. Let's just leave it alone." Of course they want more people. Any company would.