05-28-2007, 03:04 AM
Quote:I haven't looked at the new tier sets, but unless they were completely redesigned, and I mean completely, they are still horribly itemized, wasting stats on spelldamage, spellhit, int, and MP5--all of which "benefits" paladin tanking, but they cost far too much in terms of mitigation.
They're still crap. Much better than they were, but they're still crap overall. While Intellect is valuable (allowing you to spam more frequently without relying entirely on SA for mana), it's generally too expensive. They put Parry Rating on a piece, which makes no sense; Pallies already struggle to juggle the needed stats on their gear as it is, and they give us Parry (which is more expensive) instead of Dodge?
As far as spelldamage goes, you need about 200-240 or so to generate solid threat. More than that would be great, but it's highly unlikely you could squeeze it in without hurting your mitigation or HP somehow. Contiuum Blade is the big weapon of choice for most Paladin tanks starting out; I've seen a sword from Skettis rep (or whatever the Apexis Shard thingies are from) that's superior to Contiuum Blade, but I've also heard it was removed before 2.1 went live. Slap on a +40 spellpower enchant (which, again, costs mitigation because it means we don't get the huge Agility boost that Mongoose grants), and you're looking at about 160 of your needed 190-210ish spellpower. If you want to be reliant on consumables, you can toss in wizard oil for another 40 or so; otherwise, you'll need to squeeze in the rest via enchants or gear pieces.
A lot of Palatanking's problems lie in its itemization, but part of that problem also comes from the fact that the Protection tree is horribly designed in several areas:(
ArrayPaladins were not meant to sit in the back of the raid staring at health bars all day, spamming heals and listening to eight different classes whine about buffs.[/quote]
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