Shifting Perspectives: Balance druid gearing from Firelands
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A few weeks ago, we talked about the various items that you can get from the new daily quests as well as items that you can get from the new raid faction, all of which are really good things. This week will be about new valor point items and items that you can get from boss drops themselves. While gearing is a little bit WOW Gold different in this expansion than it has been in previous expansions, there is still a little bit of choice and options involved.
Before getting started, the first thing that we need to keep in mind is not to forgo items from the previous tier. Tier 11 gear is still really, really good, and if there are slots that you could still use from that raid, then I would highly suggest trying to find ways to go back and get them. Firelands isn't a cakewalk for most guilds out there, so it is important that you gear yourself as best as you possible can. With the change to justice points and the nerf to the actual raid content, it shouldn't be too difficult to get your hands on a lot of the items.
Making the switch:
Before getting into the items themselves, let's talk about one of the really big challenges that you'll encounter when first gearing up in Firelands: breaking your tier 11 bonuses. The four- piece bonus took a really huge hit this patch because it was simply that good previously. The new effect isn't really all that bad, but it doesn't have quite the same punch that it used to. Without question, the best thing that you can do until you break your old set bonus is to wait until you manage to get two pieces of tier 12, but with the changes to valor points and the drop location of the rest of the gear, it could be a while before that is actually possible. In those situations, you have to make an additional choice. This choice is further complicated for players who have either a mix-match of heroic gear or full heroic gear.
If you are using nothing but normal tier 11 gear, then I would say it is comfortable to break it with two items from Firelands raids. The overall ilevel difference between the gear, alongside much better itemization that we see in a number of pieces, should more than offset any DPS difference that you Buy WOW Gold might notice, particularly in high-movement or AOE encounters that don't allow you to constantly cycle through Eclipse.
Having heroic gear makes that a little bit more tricky, because the ilevel difference isn't quite as high. In those situations, I really wouldn't suggest breaking the bonus unless you can manage three pieces of Firelands gear. This may seem high, but caster leather is only useful to two specs, and other druids are just as loathe to drop their set bonuses as you are. The other big thing is hit juggling, which can be tricky any time you transition sets, since which pieces have hit on them tends to change.
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