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Not many elemental drops in Icecrown 10?
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Gnub
I, myself, am in a DKP-based guild, so there's no real prioritizing on that point.
However, there are a few drops shattered around - and along with the crafted items, it's "sufficient" - but yeah, it's bad. Cataclysm should resolve that, which makes it a bit easier to take. :)
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Haxzor
budgie, you've discovered the lack of love that Blizzard put into ICC10 for us. I'm hoping that Blizzard will fix their oversights with the Ruby Sanctum.
very doubtful
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Crawshayi
Honestly most of the mail drops for enhancement aren't much better with all that ArP on it
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Buttery
Blizz has stated that gear is not going to be straight upgrades with everything being "properly" itemized. Just because things are a higher ilvl, doesnt mean it'll always be a dps increase. Gearing is about putting your pieces together in such a way to maximize your output, not mindlessly going from 245 to 251 to 264, etc.
Guess what, resto doesnt really need the mp5 either, enh shammies dont want ArP while hunters do (in general). Check out all plate the dps pieces with haste or the cloth dps with spirit (not all clothies want it).
Gearing properly requires thought, not blindly picking up as many "BiS" pieces as you can; since almost always, the "BiS" list is only the best because it's a set, together giving the best, not half or 3/4 of the set, but only when you have it all. Imagine how boring the game would be if you only had one upgrade per slot that would increase your dps everytime by 25. That is similar to how vanilla loot used to function and who wants that system back?
This type of itemization will never go away because it is working as intended, rewarding people who can think for themselves and make the most of their gear, knowing when to slot in that crappy piece bring out better overallt dps with other pieces.
Also, ever consider that this is the hybrid tax that blizz talked about and a way to tune the relative damage between classes?
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Gnub
People think Blizzard has the itemization thing sorted out. They don't. Chances are, no matter what expansion or patch we are on, there will always be something that's itemized in such a way that it's either completely useless or that even the best set of gear possible will have wasted stats.
I do believe they'll get it right in Cataclysm though, with Resto and Ele getting the exact same items - same with Balance and Resto druids.
Post by
Cambo
I know how you feel budgie.
I am MS elemental; my guild have recently begun running ICC 10 and needed a healer so I dual-specced resto (will elemental gear); all of a sudden all this resto shaman gear is dropping, and my epic Leatherworking recipes are all resto shaman gear. So you guessed it, I am now earth-shielding, not lava bursting.
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IceQ
... I am now earth-shielding, not lava bursting.
You say it like it is a bad thing... ;P jk
OT: I have picked up a few nice Ele pieces for my os in HC's (FoS,PoS,HoR) & TotC & VoA. Maybe look at the drops there? Just because ICC is the "endgame content" it isn't the only place good items drop. Just a thought. :)
my 2c
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tomgc
In ICC25, the you can wear full no-mp5 mail gear except for the boots, which have to be cloth. There is one piece for every slot somewhere in the instance.
In ICC10 there are appropriate drops for every slot except the head, chest (get tier), wrist (you have to use cloth), waist (use cloth), feet (use leather)
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Victarious
In ICC10 there are appropriate drops for every slot except the head, chest (get tier), wrist (you have to use cloth), waist (use cloth), feet (use leather)
That's actually pretty bad, when you look at it. Of the eight slots with an armor type (well technically cloaks are cloth, but there's no other option there), five -- over half -- don't have an appropriate drop in ICC 10. 25 is better, but less pertinent to the topic.
Like Gnub said, I can't wait for Cataclysm, because the spirit into hit/mp5 change basically makes this a nonissue. Resto and Ele (or boomkin) sharing gear makes tons of sense.
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windstrum
If
Abracadaver
drops, grab it with both hands.
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