12-13-2006, 05:55 PM
Quote:MC level gear does not compare favorably to anything, anymore. Even then, 7 DPS is a lot. A weapon cannot be considered "equal" by losing any more than 2 DPS.
Meanwhile, the PvP weapons are only slightly less powerful than my weapons now -> Late AQ / Early Naxx. Advantage over the late AQ because of the extra slow speed.
You're talking about the faux-Corehound Tooth and faux-Brutality Blade? The 7 DPS difference is because both of the green rewards are 0.2 seconds slower than their MC counterparts. The average damage per swing is nearly identical; they're only less powerful because of the slower speed.
However, my point wasn't to say, "this quest makes all epics obsolete," but to gesticulate wildly at the trend it indicates. These are Uncommon level quest rewards (greens) from non-elite quest in the very first zone, and they're better than all current similar Rare (blue) items and almost as good as the lowest "raiding" Epics. Future quest rewards will certainly have to be even better still, and the trend is more likely to speed up than to slow down.