One of the great joys of WoW is how couple-friendly it is. My wife and I are suckers for some cooperative multiplayer, and we haven’t looked back since we set up her account. We play together all the time, doing dailies, farming mobs, instancing and raiding (although we’re learning that being new parents isn’t really […]
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WoW Itemization Dreams
Continuing yesterday’s explanation of Wrath itemization, let’s experiment and take it a step further. Here are some further class changes Blizzard could make to simplify the “nobody in our guild could use this loot” problem. (Rampant armchair game design follows.)
WoW Wrath Class Redesign and Reitemization Explained
I love what I’m hearing about the new itemization from beta. A lot of it is still in flux, but there’s a core variable that isn’t: a number of formerly separate stats have been combined: critical strike = critical strike + spell critical strike hit rating = hit + spell hit haste rating = haste + […]
Where PvP Gear Often Helps
Yesterday, I talked about How to Read PvP Gear for PvE, and shortcuts on how to evaluate PvP gear when it comes to enhancing your PvE set. The big takeaway from the article was: use PvP gear to patch your PvE set, not for overall gearing. Today, I’ll list as many of the commonly-patched cases […]
How to Read PvP Gear for PvE
Continued from yesterday’s Intro to Using PvP Gear for PvE. (I apologize in advance for the formatting, I don’t have the patience for proper html coding.) PvP gear is typically heavy on the following stats. I’ll explain how each matters in PvE.