Priest loot...

[Corydonn]

<p><img src="http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5131/hahm.jpg" /></p><p>That is a ton of blue</p>

[Talathion]

<p><cite>Corydonn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><img src="http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5131/hahm.jpg" /></p><p>That is a ton of blue</p></blockquote><p>You should see the new Berserker Mythical Jewelry!</p>

[Trensharo]

<p>11 Crit Mit on level 78 Boots?</p><p>Lol.</p><p>Gearing up alts is gonna be a blast now, I guess...</p><p>Won't need PLs, you'll just be able to blow stuff up no matter what class you are...</p>

[Elskidor]

<p>I didn't think crit mit was a stat that even effected mobs Kunark or under? Was something changed or are you just talking alts TSO +?</p>

[LardLord]

<p>Funny how they were consolidating stats in TSO and SF, and now a new guy comes in and adds so many stats that the items are borderline unreadable.</p>

[LardLord]

<p>Even more blue...</p><p><img src="http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/733/lotsoblues.jpg" width="304" height="288" /></p>

[Rixan]

<p>Quabi, what item is that?</p><p>Edit: and what does Greater Violence and Ruination do?</p>

[Hennyo]

<p><cite>Quabi@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Even more blue...</p><p><img src="http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/733/lotsoblues.jpg" width="304" height="288" /></p></blockquote><p>Based on the amount of wis on the piece in comparsion to its crit chance, that would have to be a primary or secondary, and I find a bit of a distrubing trend about it, that it has no red slot, one has to wonder if pieces like this are on purpose.</p>

[Trensharo]

<p>It is probably < level 90 2 Hand Weapon.</p><p>Actually, I'm sure it is, because the Potency and CB values seem high.</p><p>In that case, having a red slot on it would serve no purpose, since you would not be able to put even a DoV yellow proc adorn in it due to item level requirements on the Adornments.</p><p>And it makes sense now seeing as how it's a priest item with melee and caster stats on it <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p><p>It is odd that it only has 1 White Adornment Slot, though... ...</p><p>I heard the Taltak weapons were not given extra slots on test, too...</p>

[Liandra]

<p>The thing I find amusing/depressing is that back when they consolidated Crit and Ability Mod into single stats they made such a big deal about how it would make things easier going forwards.</p><p>And now with SAA you have your</p><ul><li>Attack Speed and your Spell Weapon Attack Speed.</li><li>AE Autoattack Chance and Spell Weapon AE Autoattack Chance.</li><li>Multi Attack Chance and Spell Weapon Multi Attack Chance.</li><li>Damage Per Second and Spell Weapon Damage Per Second.</li></ul><p>So you end up with walls of blue stats since they need to itemise both. /sigh</p>

[thegriss]

<p>I would rather have a wall of blue stats than no melee stats at all. </p>

[Trensharo]

<p><cite>Sorvex@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I would rather have a wall of blue stats than no melee stats at all. </p></blockquote><p>He's talking about the fact that they SHOULD have just used the same stats for both.  Then you'd have just the melee stats for both attack types.  The melee stats were going to be put there anyways, to facilitate melee priest itemization.  The issue is the >redundant< spell auto attack stats cluttering up the Examine Windows.</p>

[Talathion]

<p><cite>Trenshero@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Sorvex@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I would rather have a wall of blue stats than no melee stats at all. </p></blockquote><p>He's talking about the fact that they SHOULD have just used the same stats for both.  Then you'd have just the melee stats for both attack types.  The melee stats were going to be put there anyways, to facilitate melee priest itemization.  The issue is the >redundant< spell auto attack stats cluttering up the Examine Windows.</p></blockquote><p>Nobody really cares about spell auto attack. Lol</p>

[EvilAstroboy]

<p><cite>Liandra wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The thing I find amusing/depressing is that back when they consolidated Crit and Ability Mod into single stats they made such a big deal about how it would make things easier going forwards.</p><p>And now with SAA you have your</p><ul><li>Attack Speed and your Spell Weapon Attack Speed.</li><li>AE Autoattack Chance and Spell Weapon AE Autoattack Chance.</li><li>Multi Attack Chance and Spell Weapon Multi Attack Chance.</li><li>Damage Per Second and Spell Weapon Damage Per Second.</li></ul><p>So you end up with walls of blue stats since they need to itemise both. /sigh</p></blockquote><p>I agree, this is a rediculous backstep from the Developers.</p><p>It took forever for them to realise that they should merge ranged and melee, now they are adding another divergant stat? For what? To spit in the face of melee priests and enchanters? Well played.</p><p>Its bad enough that the only melee stats available to melee priests are from adornments, this new set of itemisation is just adding salt to the wound.</p><p>If you arent going to support priests doing melee damage with appropriate stats on gear, then change all the AA to boost spells instead. Although that just removes the flavour of these classes and would be a very sad state of affairs.</p>

[gatrm]

<p>I'm with Sorvex- I'm just glad to see they seem to be finally itemizing for melee priests.  Hopefully they are including melee stats for priests on dov stuff as well.</p><p>I do find it odd that an item from PR that OP linked is better than Rygorr gear (unless that was also changed)</p>

[Liandra]

<p><cite>Sorvex@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I would rather have a wall of blue stats than no melee stats at all. </p></blockquote><p>I am not saying they should get rid of the melee stats.  I am saying that instead of having separate stats for melee and SAA they should just have a single stat that affect both.</p><p>That would cut down the wall of blue which, as far as i can tell, is what the OP was commenting on.</p>

[gatrm]

<p><cite>EvilAstroboy wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Its bad enough that the only melee stats available to melee priests are from adornments, this new set of itemisation is just adding salt to the wound.</p><p>If you arent going to support priests doing melee damage with appropriate stats on gear, then change all the AA to boost spells instead. Although that just removes the flavour of these classes and would be a very sad state of affairs.</p></blockquote><p>Um, did you see the two items in this thread?  If they are representative of what the gear will look like after Tuesday, then priest gear will have melee dps stats as well as the other stats.  If the items posted above are not representative, then I withdraw my relief at seeing melee stats.</p>

[DxPreist1]

<p><cite>Liandra wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Sorvex@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I would rather have a wall of blue stats than no melee stats at all. </p></blockquote><p>I am not saying they should get rid of the melee stats.  I am saying that instead of having separate stats for melee and SAA they should just have a single stat that affect both.</p><p>That would cut down the wall of blue which, as far as i can tell, is what the OP was commenting on.</p></blockquote><p>While I agree with Lia that stat compilation would have been WAY easier AND more logical, I do have to side with Sorvex for the most part... After ignoring Melee Preists for this long, I will whole heartedly settle for the wall of text over nothing. Hopefully there is something for our Melee specced friends on more than a couple pieces.</p>

[slippery]

Wasn't one of the big dev complaints recently about the size of the examine window? So why exactly are we adding redundant stats to the game. Spell and Melee versions of a stat already in game have no place, use the mechanics already in game ><

[Boli32]

<p>If thery are adding priest autoattack damage stats to all items then fighters should have both defensive and offensive stats on every piece of their gear instead of being shafted in multiattack.</p>

[DuneWarrior]

<p>nm. SF gear is supposedly being updated to.</p>

[LardLord]

<p><cite>Rixan@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Quabi, what item is that?</p><p>Edit: and what does Greater Violence and Ruination do?</p></blockquote><p>Sorry, not sure why I decided  to cut it like that.  It's a new priest wand (ranged slot), and the proc is a DoT that grows with each tick. </p><p>Apparently, the new secondary/ranged items don't have red adornment slots, but, as you can see, they have a ridiculous amount of stats and a proc to make up for it. </p>

[Malleria]

<p><cite>Boli@Splitpaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>If thery are adding priest autoattack damage stats to all items then fighters should have both defensive and offensive stats on every piece of their gear instead of being shafted in multiattack.</p></blockquote><p>I'd love to see those melee stats on DoV priest items <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" /></p>