Comments on: Why Raiding With PvP Gear Is a Bad Idea http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/ Practical advice for World of Warcraft healers and leaders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:13:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: szasha http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-10285 szasha Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:02:36 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-10285 Not to mention you can gear PvP gear much easier as an individual or with a few friends or a rolling pick-up group (replacing members as they leave), rather than fixed group with fixed classes needed. Its quite an advantage! Not to mention you can gear PvP gear much easier as an individual or with a few friends or a rolling pick-up group (replacing members as they leave), rather than fixed group with fixed classes needed. Its quite an advantage!

]]> By: szasha http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-10284 szasha Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:00:24 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-10284 I wish this was the truth, but in actualy fact PvP gear just has really really good stats all round. Sure it does'nt have the absolute best for endurance, and endurance is good for raiding, but it does have "decent" endurance, enough to get by as most classes as you can always gem for regen. Also I would never say that stamina is a bad stat for raiding. In BC raiding there is a huge amount of raid damage from all mobs in many different forms. Having alot more stamina than PvE gear gives you, as an individual, a higher chance to survive this raid damage and give time for any incoming heals. In some cases having PvP gear makes certain fights much easier to heal and survive in, and is a must for warlock tanks which are needed for a few select bosses! I wish this was the truth, but in actualy fact PvP gear just has really really good stats all round. Sure it does’nt have the absolute best for endurance, and endurance is good for raiding, but it does have “decent” endurance, enough to get by as most classes as you can always gem for regen. Also I would never say that stamina is a bad stat for raiding. In BC raiding there is a huge amount of raid damage from all mobs in many different forms. Having alot more stamina than PvE gear gives you, as an individual, a higher chance to survive this raid damage and give time for any incoming heals. In some cases having PvP gear makes certain fights much easier to heal and survive in, and is a must for warlock tanks which are needed for a few select bosses!

]]> By: Seanachais - Shadow Council http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9269 Seanachais - Shadow Council Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:55:52 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-9269 Hi... Canada here eh? I'm a holy priest in full PVP (Gladiator's Mooncloth) except for a few trinkets. My heals are +1800, MP5 is 125 and I have 9000+ mana and 10k health. I also have double armour of most priests and I can heal Kara and Heroics just fine. My 2 cents. Hi… Canada here eh?

I’m a holy priest in full PVP (Gladiator’s Mooncloth) except for a few trinkets. My heals are +1800, MP5 is 125 and I have 9000+ mana and 10k health. I also have double armour of most priests and I can heal Kara and Heroics just fine. My 2 cents.

]]> By: Structuring Your Casual Raiding Guild : World of Matticus http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-6765 Structuring Your Casual Raiding Guild : World of Matticus Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:40:02 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-6765 [...] made a quick note about this a while ago as a response to a reader. Before I believe that PvP Gear could not subsitute for raiding. Now I [...] [...] made a quick note about this a while ago as a response to a reader. Before I believe that PvP Gear could not subsitute for raiding. Now I [...]

]]> By: Hikilune http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-6529 Hikilune Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:36:19 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-6529 And France By the Way. I'm quite agree with Phaelia and other comments thant were posted, PvP gear is actually > or >= as pre kara/kara stuff, due to the enhancement of the arena stuff. The gear you can found with honor points and arena points (S3) is actually as good as T4/T5 if correctly gemed and enchanted, imho. And France By the Way.

I’m quite agree with Phaelia and other comments thant were posted, PvP gear is actually > or >= as pre kara/kara stuff, due to the enhancement of the arena stuff. The gear you can found with honor points and arena points (S3) is actually as good as T4/T5 if correctly gemed and enchanted, imho.

]]> By: Irmin http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-6268 Irmin Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:16:19 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-6268 Off topic again ...Hello from South Africa :-) Off topic again …Hello from South Africa :-)

]]> By: Neekuh http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-6183 Neekuh Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:46:38 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-6183 Not only those countries, Belgium as well. You're quite popular overhere in Europe heh ... Anyway, back to topic. I am just starting out playing WoW (Lvl 29 Night Elf Hunter) and I find myself spending more time reading the forums to learn about the game than actually playing WoW. I was recently taken by a random player to a BG (AB). I have not yet done any raids. Reason for this is that I have a rather demanding job, which allows me about 2 hrs of playtime per day only. Nor do any of my friends play WoW, and I find it difficult to approach people and to ask them to take me with them on instances, as my skills obviously aren't quite well yet, and I don't want to hold them back. This results in my char being in greens completely, I have about 50g and I need to do a lot of farming in order to be able to purchase my mount when I hit lvl 40. All of the above makes it difficult for me to really feel like I am progressing in the game, and therefore learning that PvP offers the ability to upgrade to some blue, and eventually epic gear is looking very tempting. Perhaps I can ask you guys this questions though : Would it be a good idea to use eg lvl 60 PvP epic gear to run lower instances to slowly obtain the correct instance / raid gear ? Or is that frowned upon, or perhaps even simply not possible ? For a solo-er as myself it seems like a good plan to first learn my char, and upgrade my gear to a lvl where I could be of some service before I go along with people, and annoy them to death with my 'noobness'. I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions. Neekuh Europe - Burning Blade PvP Not only those countries, Belgium as well. You’re quite popular overhere in Europe heh …

Anyway, back to topic. I am just starting out playing WoW (Lvl 29 Night Elf Hunter) and I find myself spending more time reading the forums to learn about the game than actually playing WoW. I was recently taken by a random player to a BG (AB).

I have not yet done any raids. Reason for this is that I have a rather demanding job, which allows me about 2 hrs of playtime per day only. Nor do any of my friends play WoW, and I find it difficult to approach people and to ask them to take me with them on instances, as my skills obviously aren’t quite well yet, and I don’t want to hold them back. This results in my char being in greens completely, I have about 50g and I need to do a lot of farming in order to be able to purchase my mount when I hit lvl 40.

All of the above makes it difficult for me to really feel like I am progressing in the game, and therefore learning that PvP offers the ability to upgrade to some blue, and eventually epic gear is looking very tempting. Perhaps I can ask you guys this questions though : Would it be a good idea to use eg lvl 60 PvP epic gear to run lower instances to slowly obtain the correct instance / raid gear ? Or is that frowned upon, or perhaps even simply not possible ? For a solo-er as myself it seems like a good plan to first learn my char, and upgrade my gear to a lvl where I could be of some service before I go along with people, and annoy them to death with my ‘noobness’.

I’d appreciate any comments or suggestions.

Neekuh
Europe – Burning Blade PvP

]]> By: Matticus! http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-5907 Matticus! Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:45:22 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-5907 Whoa, guys from Iraq, England, Portugal. I wonder if there's anyone from the eastern hemisphere. Whoa, guys from Iraq, England, Portugal. I wonder if there’s anyone from the eastern hemisphere.

]]> By: Alex. S. http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-5900 Alex. S. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:36:36 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-5900 And readers in Portugal as well. :) Great info, thanks! And readers in Portugal as well. :) Great info, thanks!

]]> By: Kulrayk http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-5897 Kulrayk Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:12:04 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2007/12/15/why-raiding-with-pvp-gear-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-5897 In regards to paladin gear, I found that at the t5 level, my Merciless Gladiator was ALMOST as good as t5. However, there was one thing that made me take a step back and look carefully. I was surviving well, never running out of mana, and yet I was low on healing. It was after a few moments of thinking that i realized something important: i forgot that the +healing equiv was terrible. After I started getting more raiding gear, that evened out. After purchasing my s3 chest piece, and comparing it with the rest of my gear, I decided, "Yeah, I am just sticking with raiding gear fore raiding." The only thing, pvp wise, that I may infest in, is the weapons. In regards to paladin gear, I found that at the t5 level, my Merciless Gladiator was ALMOST as good as t5. However, there was one thing that made me take a step back and look carefully. I was surviving well, never running out of mana, and yet I was low on healing. It was after a few moments of thinking that i realized something important: i forgot that the +healing equiv was terrible.

After I started getting more raiding gear, that evened out. After purchasing my s3 chest piece, and comparing it with the rest of my gear, I decided, “Yeah, I am just sticking with raiding gear fore raiding.”

The only thing, pvp wise, that I may infest in, is the weapons.

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