08-21-2006, 07:27 PM
My primary thoughts about priest gear is (coming from the perspective of a dedicated healer, little pvp experience):
Devout: Good, nice spirit. I liked the old set bonuses better. For much 5-man content, random mana-regen blues are better.
Virtuous: Purple pieces are very good. The boots are some of the best in the game.
Prophecy: Huge upgrades over prior gear. Not as much spirit as I would like (I lost spirit going from random blues to Prophecy) but overall lots better.
Transcendence: Good but some pieces are disappointing. IMHO the belt, gloves, boots, and shoulders are all worse than gear that's available earlier. The 3-piece bonus is the best bonus for anything though.
Confessor's: The armor pieces are surpisingly good. Shoulders beat Transcendence.
Infinite Wisdom: Very nice, though harder to get all the pieces. I think the cape beats the Hide of the Wild.
Oracle, Faith: no experience.
Overall, I feel there's great itemization for healing and mana regen for priests. PvP is harder, but there's lots of +damage and defensive cloth items out there.
Lots of our set bonuses are jokes, but some of them are quite good. I am looking forward to having 3 Prophecy and 3 Transcendence, and maybe 2 Confessor. After that we'll see.
Devout: Good, nice spirit. I liked the old set bonuses better. For much 5-man content, random mana-regen blues are better.
Virtuous: Purple pieces are very good. The boots are some of the best in the game.
Prophecy: Huge upgrades over prior gear. Not as much spirit as I would like (I lost spirit going from random blues to Prophecy) but overall lots better.
Transcendence: Good but some pieces are disappointing. IMHO the belt, gloves, boots, and shoulders are all worse than gear that's available earlier. The 3-piece bonus is the best bonus for anything though.
Confessor's: The armor pieces are surpisingly good. Shoulders beat Transcendence.
Infinite Wisdom: Very nice, though harder to get all the pieces. I think the cape beats the Hide of the Wild.
Oracle, Faith: no experience.
Overall, I feel there's great itemization for healing and mana regen for priests. PvP is harder, but there's lots of +damage and defensive cloth items out there.
Lots of our set bonuses are jokes, but some of them are quite good. I am looking forward to having 3 Prophecy and 3 Transcendence, and maybe 2 Confessor. After that we'll see.