I’ve been holding off on purchasing emblem gear because I want a tier piece to drop from VoA first. My goal is to get the tier 10 4-piece bonus going and see my DPS increase. I want to be able to nail one finisher after another. After two weeks of doing VoA, I’ve yet to see rogue leather drop so I haven’t had the chance to even roll on it yet. That’s been the story of gear for me for the past couple of weeks, even in ICC. Melee DPS leather simply does not drop in our runs.
Yesterday Festergut dropped Plague-Soaked Leather Leggings. I put it on my spreadsheet and saw a DPS increase. Just for fun I decided to put the tier 10 legs and hands just to check what my DPS would be if I bought those instead.
I was floored to see a DPS decrease.
I checked and re-checked but the numbers were consistent. If they were both at ilvl 251, getting the tier 10 legs and hands to complete the 4-piece bonus was going to lower my damage output. I was in denial at first, thinking for so long that the 4-piece bonus was really, really good. Well, screw that. The discovery then led to me checking out what pieces I should buy. I finally settled on the waist and trinket, with those being the biggest DPS upgrades according to the spreadsheet. I’ve yet to run ICC to see how my DPS turns out though. I’ll find out this week.
by Zardilann, on February 17 2010 @ 12:11 am
According to EJ*, then the 2-set is worth about 200AP, with the 4-set being worth about 60AP. Consult your local spreadsheet of course.
I can follow your VoA-woes, haven’t seen anything remotely tierish drop. I intend to get the Hands and Leggings from there, and grab the Emblem chest and whatever I can find for the rest.
* http://elitistjerks.com/f78/t37183-pocket_guide_wotlk_updated_3_3_a/
by zeroinitiate, on February 18 2010 @ 11:28 pm
Yup, I consulted a spreadsheet prior to buying the pieces. It’s really too bad. I was looking forward to the 4-piece bonus.
by David, on February 23 2010 @ 7:36 am
Careful of the stat swap on those pieces.
I suspect Expertise as your issue ( being that I am in a similar situation ). Iki’s chest has a ton and depending on your boots you may be easily capped. So adding in the T10 pants just wastes skill pts.
I am targeting the helm and hands ( hopefully from VoA ) as I have the Bloodfang Hood …
by zeroinitiate, on February 24 2010 @ 10:28 pm
I’m hoping for VoA drops myself. I’ve yet to see them though. It kinda sucks.