Gear Check/Advice Thread (All Specific Advice Requests Here)

[Ziz]

What is better for a paladin, Unyielding Bloodplate http://www.wowhead.com/item=87405 or Ornate Battleplate of the Master http://www.wowhead.com/item=87402 ?

[Klaudandus]

I'd go with the Exp and Mastery, just because of how valuable exp is to us.

[Fenris]

http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/character/p ... f/advanced

Pants problem,i got the token for http://www.wowhead.com/item=85320

But they are kind of terrible compared to the ones i have on.

On the other side http://www.wowhead.com/item=85340 are kind of better,but taking them i'm left 2 pieces away from the 4-p set bonus instead of 1 (and i'm not sure when i'm going to get chest/shoulder tokens,epgp and rotten luck with drops playing a huge part in it)

So....I'm stuck

[Klaudandus]

yeah, the pants are the weakest tier piece... i guess, get the tier pants and keep them in the bag until you can get another tier piece?

it's what I did when I got the lfr shoulders, didnt equip them until i got my helm

[Fenris]

I'll sit on the token a bit more then...

[Sagara]

Opinions time! My profile is in the sig. Basically, I had the tier legs from the Sha for a while, but had chosen to use my LFR helm/chest for the 2PC because I had the *very* superior legs from Vizier.

But, I just got the LFR tier shoulders last night, which means I could replace the legs from Vizier and shoulders from Ta'yak for the numerically inferior LFR shoulders and Normal Legs for the 4pc. So the basic question is - is the set bonus really worth losing 2k stam? I'm far from convinced...

[Fetzie]

I'm far from convinced that it is worth going for 4set even if you have all the heroic pieces upgraded to 517.

[Lastwolf]

the cooldown reduction in AD by a minute is pretty valuable.

[Fetzie]

the reduction in DP by a minute is pretty valuable.

It is Ardent Defender that is reduced by the 2 set, and in which situations is it valuable? You still can't really use it in a cooldown rotation because it has a 2 minute CD and is only a 20% CD (you get DP every ~40 seconds and it is a 20% cooldown), and how often do you think the cheat death actually does something?

[Lastwolf]

yeah, I corrected my error, just not fast enough.

The cheat death function is very rarely used, mechanics are often altered these days to no, you die regardless of AD, which is a really annoying.

But it's still a useful ability, you saying you never use it ?

[Fetzie]

I use AD when I need it, but I can't remember the last time I was wishing it only had a 2 minute cooldown instead of 3.

[protadinXX]

Hey guys, long time member, first post. Looking for advice, as I have a bunch of purchases coming up in the next few weeks.

To start, here's my char: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/l ... n/advanced

I'm starting up non-LFR raiding this week with MSV/HOF, but will continue with LFR, obviously. I'm following Noxxic's stat priority here, so if that's a bad idea, please let me know:

Control + Threat
Stamina > Melee Hit (7.5%) > Expertise (15%) > Haste > Mastery > Parry > Dodge

I'm going to just assume I won't get any loot from raiding and focus on what I know I can get. That way, I can chop things off the list if I do get those slots from raiding.

Blue gear needed to replace ASAP, in order of need from highest to lowest:

Helm > Belt > Cloak > Ring > Bracers

My plan for replacements:

Helm: [Yi's Least Favorite Helmet]
Belt: [Immovable Waistplate]
Cloak: [Yi's Cloak of Courage]
Ring: [Alani's Inflexible Ring]
Bracers: [Battle Shadow Bracers]

I mean, those really seem to be the best I can get from vendors, so I don't know that there's much to discuss there. If anyone has suggestions for anything to change or a different order to plan to purchase those items in, I'm all ears. What I'll plan on doing, though, is using my extra rolls on the next item lower on the list from the item I'll be able to buy that week.

Thanks for your time guys, have a great week!

[Klaudandus]

One quick upgrade that should be easy to get, 450 Helm from the AH =P

Perhaps, my biggest concern is the amount of dodge/parry gems you have in your gear

And if you finish the klaxxi's questline, you should get a free 489 Ring, which is close to BiS for someone doing normals, and the golden lotus one gives you a free neck.

[protadinXX]

Thanks, Klaudandus. I just found that klaxxi ring, myself. I'm not far from exalted and have all the guys summoned, so I should be able to get that ring this week, knocking that one off the list. I'm pretty far from GL exalted, but I have commendation, so I'll keep working on that and should be a good upgrade.

Thanks again.

[econ21]

One quick upgrade that should be easy to get, 450 Helm from the AH =P

I usually go for Honour helms as the quickest failsafe way to get a meta-gem. You get about 900 honour for your first victory at Tol Barad with the weekly quest and a lot for other victories.