SUPER new Two-handers that will make your pussy go wild!
This update has been cross-posted to Big Hit Box, a melee DPS blog of epic proportions.
If you’ve at all been following the PTR updates via MMO-Champion, you’ll notice that they’ve started a “Raids & Dungeons Loot List.” Awesome! This is helpful for the slackers that haven’t yet been able to do PTR testing! According to MMO, we DPS Ferals currently have two new weapon choices in the forms of a 2H Mace and a Polearm: Ironsoul (10-man Iron Council) and Lotrafen, Spear of the Damned (Heroic General Vezax).  With weight already shifting back toward AGI as the stat-of-champions for kittens everywhere, Lotrafen immediately looks to be the sexier option, but here’s a quick comparison, just in case:Â
I’ve eliminated any stats not pertinent to straight-up DPS, and I’ve boosted the flat Armor Penetration ratings by 25% as per the “everyone gets more benefit from Armor Penetration” in the PTR Patch Notes. I’ll correct these numbers later when I get exact data, but this gives you a slightly clearer picture. Purple highlights indicate the highest stats per slot.Â
Ultimately, the clear winner is Lotrafen, Spear of the Damned by a long shot. Journey’s End, however, continues providing ample bang for your metaphorical buck, especially if you’re set on Hit Rating. Do yourself a favor and outroll all your Hunter “buddies” on that one; it’ll still be worth it for awhile.Â
Smirkfang
I really should know better than to look at your posts while I’m at work.
I gasped AND snorted when I read the title.
/blush
Ooh, neat. Nice work.
I wonder how the haste and armor pen are going to work out. Right now one guy is saying that armor pen is likely the most valuable stat for cats – which seems utterly insane. And then we’re getting another 25% boost to it? I can’t imagine that would make up for 300 AP, but I’m curious about how the math ends up turning out.
Also, thanks for pimping big hit box – hadn’t seen it before.
I will have to see some serious numbers to in any way convince me that stacking Armor Penetration is going to be worth it–it’s just not where the damage is going to be. The change is supposedly that every class will receive 25% more of a benefit from the ArP they have; additionally, I heard we’re getting something like 30% more Haste in Cat form? If that’s true, we will see a boost to our white damage, but I don’t think we’ll get the same value out of ArP that a Rogue or a Warrior would.
MMO Champion added a staff called Twisted Visage to the gear list. It looks sweet. Certainly has my pussy going wild.
I see that, actually. I’m just dicking around with my spreadsheet right now.