Post by Eudemonia
Primalstrike is a waste. The new boe epic pattern from violet eye puts the primalstrike chest to shame and the other items just arent that great without the bonus.
That's really not true; granted,
Shadowprowler's Chestguard has 3 sockets, but with the change in 2.3 to Heart of the Wild it really isn't so superior (or at all superior) to
Primalstrike Vest.
Shadowprowler's;
+32 Strength
+40 Agility
+12 Stamina
Red Socket
Blue Socket
Yellow Socket
Socket Bonus: +4 Agility
Equip: Improves hit rating by 8.
With 2.3 HotW and SotF;
41 agi and 128 AP
Primalstrike;
379 Armor
+38 Agility
+39 Stamina
Requires Elemental Leatherworking
Equip: Improves hit rating by 12.
Equip: Increases attack power by 108.
With 2.3 HotW and SotF;
39 agi and 162 AP
So in going from Primalstrike to Shadowprowler's, the change is;
+2 Agi
-34 AP
-27 Sta
-4 Hit rating
+3 sockets
Oh, and you lose the 40 (44) AP set bonus. So the net AP change is actually -78 AP.
Now, with the SC you can socket with whatever you like, but to call it "a waste" is really not right. If you have the 3 piece bonus, you'll be wearing Primalstrike for a very, very long time (especially as it still lets you get 4 piece tier set bonus).