10-24-2007, 12:27 AM
So I summed some stuff up between the healing and the caster sets for shaman. I'm not sure that for PvP that even the caster shaman would want the caster set of the healing set.
I summed up the totals for the arena set + belt, bracers, and boots that you get with honor, so 8 slots.
That is without sockets filled. They both have the same sockets and socket bonuses. 1 meta, 2 red, 3 yellow. If you get all the socket bonuses both sets give 7 more res and 4 more crit rating.
The caster gloves give you 5 more yards on shocks and the healer gloves are 2% more crit on lesser healing wave.
I guess 115 +damage and 5 crit rating is nice, but is it worth losing 268 healing for? Maybe I just heal too much in PvP when I'm on a toon that can heal, but that seems to be a bad trade to me. I could see wearing the caster gloves over the healing gloves (caster gloves are 39 dam, healing are 77 heal, 26 damage) for that shock range. And I could see where avoiding push back while casting LB is nice. But the ability for your spot cast of LHW to hit for 115 more healing, seems nice to me. I don't see you melting faces that much slower with that lower damage. LB is 85% coef and that will get lower with the changes so you drop 90 or so damage per LB hit. Virtually the same crit rating. You could fill the sockets on the healing gear with damage gems if you wanted to.
I admit I might be clueless here but this sure seems to make the healer set seem superior for PvP even if you aren't a healer. Maybe the fact that I live in the 1650-1750 range on my arena teams is coloring my thoughts badly as well. But healing in arenas seems more valuable to me and it seems even more valuable in BG's.
I imagine the druid, pally and priest might have some similar issues or thoughts.
I summed up the totals for the arena set + belt, bracers, and boots that you get with honor, so 8 slots.
Code:
Set Int Stam MP/5 Res Heal Dam Crit 2pc 4p
Caster 206 389 24 206 309 309 213 35 res 70% avoidance when casting LB
Healer 214 380 24 204 577 194 208 35 res 2s faster cooldown on grounding totemThat is without sockets filled. They both have the same sockets and socket bonuses. 1 meta, 2 red, 3 yellow. If you get all the socket bonuses both sets give 7 more res and 4 more crit rating.
The caster gloves give you 5 more yards on shocks and the healer gloves are 2% more crit on lesser healing wave.
I guess 115 +damage and 5 crit rating is nice, but is it worth losing 268 healing for? Maybe I just heal too much in PvP when I'm on a toon that can heal, but that seems to be a bad trade to me. I could see wearing the caster gloves over the healing gloves (caster gloves are 39 dam, healing are 77 heal, 26 damage) for that shock range. And I could see where avoiding push back while casting LB is nice. But the ability for your spot cast of LHW to hit for 115 more healing, seems nice to me. I don't see you melting faces that much slower with that lower damage. LB is 85% coef and that will get lower with the changes so you drop 90 or so damage per LB hit. Virtually the same crit rating. You could fill the sockets on the healing gear with damage gems if you wanted to.
I admit I might be clueless here but this sure seems to make the healer set seem superior for PvP even if you aren't a healer. Maybe the fact that I live in the 1650-1750 range on my arena teams is coloring my thoughts badly as well. But healing in arenas seems more valuable to me and it seems even more valuable in BG's.
I imagine the druid, pally and priest might have some similar issues or thoughts.
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It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.
It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.