08-16-2006, 10:52 PM
Your comparison of Blackfury to Quel'Serrar is akin to apples and oranges. Quel'Serrar's use is *not* offensive but defensive.
As such, the bonuses to defense and armor far out weigh those to Str, Fire Res and crit, and all of that is prior to the effect of allowing a shield (with compensary stats). Quel is *massively* better for an MT than Blackfury.
That being said, a better comparison is to argue man hours. How many man hours is an epic worth, my numbers from previous cases is 10-15. At 30g per hour that's 300-450g for an average epic. Epics like Quel are much more time consuming and thus represent a better reward. (The comparison fails for many, but is a better sense of work -> reward).
-Kershner
As such, the bonuses to defense and armor far out weigh those to Str, Fire Res and crit, and all of that is prior to the effect of allowing a shield (with compensary stats). Quel is *massively* better for an MT than Blackfury.
That being said, a better comparison is to argue man hours. How many man hours is an epic worth, my numbers from previous cases is 10-15. At 30g per hour that's 300-450g for an average epic. Epics like Quel are much more time consuming and thus represent a better reward. (The comparison fails for many, but is a better sense of work -> reward).
-Kershner