[WoW] MP5 On Enhancement Gear

[Sithray]

Originally Posted by Antoine

Like many others have said, it's just a way of controlling how much DPS people do, it's easier to balance gear for one level than talents/spells scaling through all levels of content. Enhancement shaman are just fine, with their DPS and buffs they are more than worth the raid spot.

We are "fine" because we don't use our Tier gear....if we used our Tier gear we would not be "fine". But like I said I will keep paying and playing. I don't have anything better to do.

[mek]

Yep, enhance shaman is probably the only spec in the game that totally ignores their tier 6 set. At least the 3 new pieces in Sunwell are better itemized, but the set bonuses are still total garbage. mp5 for enhance is approximately as useful as putting Spirit on Mage sets, I feel bad for them too.

[Lucifar]

Originally Posted by Sithray

We are "fine" because we don't use our Tier gear....if we used our Tier gear we would not be "fine". But like I said I will keep paying and playing. I don't have anything better to do.

Exactly.

It's about gear that doesn't even get used because the leather is better. The new sunwell stuff is fixed though, so I guess they must have noticed. It's a shame they haven't fixed the BT/Hyjal pieces though.. it probably annoys the rogues (who's gear is pinched) as much as it annoys the shaman who would love to be able to wear some more mail.

[Northerner]

Compared to cloth wearers, there's more than enough plate/mail/leather to go around though. Both of our Enh Shaman (one fulltime, one offspec) even have their CVoS.

[mek]

Glad you got lucky, but random loot is random.

[Lejina Bloodbath]

Originally Posted by Xequecal

You Shaman need to get in line when it comes to fixing gear. Here's a list of useless or near-useless crap Blizzard insists on putting on prot Paladin tank gear:

- Strength
- Intellect
- MP5
- Block Value

Uh, Block Value owns. Change that for Block Rating and you're right, for main tanking that is. A good Block Rating outfit for AE tanking is pretty damn useful.

[Vitae]

Sadly block rating is useful too. It's incredibly hard to hit uncrushable against Eredar Twins (need 127.6% or whatever) without absolutely tanking your hp. Yay sunwell radiance + crushing blows.

[Xequecal]

I find block rating to be rather bad when AE tanking shit that's actually hard. If you're AE tanking Hyjal trash, you want dodge, not block value. The only way you're going to die is chain stun from Abominations, so you want to dodge that as much as possible.

Block Value when main tanking a hard hitting boss is just inferior to like every other stat, especially since we don't get threat from it like Warriors do.