04-20-2006, 08:46 PM
AH gear doesn't approach raid gear. It can be better than anything from the five man instances - there are several craftable epics that no five man instance matches in power. Since you have nearly a thousand gold at 46 you'll probably be able to afford several ~1k items crafts by the time you're 60 - or farm the mats yourself and pay some pocket change for assembly. Yes, good weapons are notably absent. Sorting a weapon search on thott the best weapons non-raiders can reliably obtain are embarrassingly far down the list.
I believe that non-raid gear should be completely the equal of raid gear. Five man instances require a different set of skills to raiding, but it's very possible to make challenging fights; one of my many complaints regarding raiding is how easy (and therefore dull) the individual tasks are. If I did nothing but banish one mob in a five man boss fight I'd be seriously letting my group down, but it gives epics every time in a raid. Towards the end of my subscription I was paying more attention in strath than I needed to in MC.
I believe that non-raid gear should be completely the equal of raid gear. Five man instances require a different set of skills to raiding, but it's very possible to make challenging fights; one of my many complaints regarding raiding is how easy (and therefore dull) the individual tasks are. If I did nothing but banish one mob in a five man boss fight I'd be seriously letting my group down, but it gives epics every time in a raid. Towards the end of my subscription I was paying more attention in strath than I needed to in MC.