Oct
27
2009
We have two meta gems to choose from as DPS Warriors:
Now, obviously Critical Strike Rating is a better stat for us than Agility. Given that the stats come in the same dose with either meta, the Chaotic seems to easily beat out the Relentless, and as such, has been hailed by many as the premiere meta gem for quite while.
However, all things are not equal. The winner is decided by the meta gem requirement.
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Aug
5
2009
I plan on getting that Arms filler talent post up in the next few days, but wanted to post something that seems to have really started to confuse people with the recent release of 3.2. So, I’d like to take just a minute to clear this matter up:
Yes, 3.2 brought about yet another change to the Armor>Attack Power multiplier of Armored to the Teeth (AttT).
No, this does not in of itself mean that Plate is suddenly better than equivalent Leather or Mail options.
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