Rinnhart,May 22 2005, 10:22 AM Wrote:He raised a few semi-valid itemization issues and then swiftly disintegrated into "paladins have it easy."
I'm passing on that particular discussion, now, when even the mod is remarkably biased. I'm never going to change anyone's mind about it, and I'm not going to waste my time with further attempts. All I can say is- play a paladin. Try it out. If nothing else, you'll learn how to beat 'em, easier.
As to the items- while endgame itemization does raise some eyebrows, how about we clarify what exactly we mean by "endgame." You say that, I see MC and other raid events- what you seem to mean is the common level 60 instances.
It's the same in MC. You're a caster, you get an epic item with another 3 int, +5 damage, and some mana every 5 seconds if you're lucky. With the exclusion of the priest epic quest and a wand, pretty much all the caster gear in this game does nothing but add to how long you can stay in the fight; not very useful to people rapidly discovering that a rogue can outdamage them AND last longer in a fight. A full magister's regalia gives only +1.5% crit and +21-27 damage. That's not worth a full set compared to Valor's 240 attack power alone, nevermind the cooler effects on the plate. The full Arcanist set gives only a nice bright +63 fire damage, less for arcane and frost. 8 epics, and little more than a 15 DPS boost.
Meanwhile, a warrior picking up an Obsidian-Edged Blade, a common enough drop that we're contemplating letting hunters send in tells for it, or a rogue grabbing a Gutgore Ripper, is a 10 DPS boost THAT IS MULTIPLICATIVE BY ABILITIES!
Oh, and I've played a paladin. All it does is make you realize how many morons there are out there playing the class. Fighting a warrior? I know, I'll leave Retribution Aura on, it's not like he'd trade in that health for rage on his own anyway! Divine Intervention SUCKZORZ, it saves me repair costs and doesn't compare to Reincarnation, because someone with 200 health self-rezzing under a raid boss is much cooler! Let's use Blessing of Might when fighting a Druid!
Bleh.