08-25-2005, 12:24 AM
Well, I'm not going to read that thread. I'll respond to your comments, though.
The general "Damage and Healing" focus effect does work on your shocks. Shocks and LHW probably get 43% benefit, though I haven't personally tested it.
At the end game, you will want 2 sets of equipment, though some pieces may overlap. You want one with sta and either str or agi (if you have flurry) for farming materials and gold, as well as being an offtank type in 5 man instances. You will want another set with spirit/int/and focus for backup healing 5 man and raiding. My healbot set has > 100 healing focus (some but not all of it applys to the shocks), and that is without the healing power enchants I plan to start farming for soon. MC and Ony raids you are totems and healing, just like a pally. The first set, you are planning on meleeing, and should be nearly all mail. The second set, you are not planning on meleeing, and can have several leather or even cloth pieces. You can mix and match a little. Basically, the more people the less you should be meleeing the more it is ok to go with leather or cloth.
But this whole discussion eliminates the possibilty of the devilsaur armor. They have unacceptable armor, but melee stats. If you wanna play a hybrid with those, make a feral druid.
One recommendation: Use a the observers shield + the lorespinner for your healing duties. They are relativly easy to get, you can enchant 2 things as opposed to one, it's about as good as any blue staff statwise, and 2k armor never hurts when things go bad.
The general "Damage and Healing" focus effect does work on your shocks. Shocks and LHW probably get 43% benefit, though I haven't personally tested it.
At the end game, you will want 2 sets of equipment, though some pieces may overlap. You want one with sta and either str or agi (if you have flurry) for farming materials and gold, as well as being an offtank type in 5 man instances. You will want another set with spirit/int/and focus for backup healing 5 man and raiding. My healbot set has > 100 healing focus (some but not all of it applys to the shocks), and that is without the healing power enchants I plan to start farming for soon. MC and Ony raids you are totems and healing, just like a pally. The first set, you are planning on meleeing, and should be nearly all mail. The second set, you are not planning on meleeing, and can have several leather or even cloth pieces. You can mix and match a little. Basically, the more people the less you should be meleeing the more it is ok to go with leather or cloth.
But this whole discussion eliminates the possibilty of the devilsaur armor. They have unacceptable armor, but melee stats. If you wanna play a hybrid with those, make a feral druid.
One recommendation: Use a the observers shield + the lorespinner for your healing duties. They are relativly easy to get, you can enchant 2 things as opposed to one, it's about as good as any blue staff statwise, and 2k armor never hurts when things go bad.