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Breakfast Topic: Brutal(lus) Gladiator gear
So I've been really excited about the coming of Arena season four. Unfortunately I'm not particularly thrilled about the gear models, and I am not alone. Perhaps the developers say reusing the tier 6.5 models from the Sunwell (Tier 6.5) as a good way to cut corners, but it just doesn't look like PvP gear. It seems to be the way the Arena gear is designed. I'm pretty sure whoever recolored these skins probably has an issue with their visual perception. The Hunter gear looks like an armored clown suit and the Shaman set is reminiscent of a test for colorblindness. I'm not usually one to rant, but these sets are a visual disappointment. I'm not asking for pink and black (although that appeals to my inner girly girl), but for the love of Christopher Walken, at least make the set match itself. To date my favorite set to look at is the Season Two gear, especially the Warrior set. I feel that they the designers really captured the uniqueness of the classes best with those sets. What do you think of Season Four gear so far?
Drysc says what's up with PvP gear for Season 4
Drysc has posted on the forums to clear up any questions about what's happening with PvP gear in Season 4. And while the rumors that Naxx gear was leaving the game marked the first instance of Blizzard removing content, here's the second: season one gear will no longer be available during Season 4. Not a big loss, since there is now other good PvP gear floating around, but a loss nonetheless.Season 2 gear, as expected, will move to honor, with no ratings requirements. And Season 3 gear will be released according to the ratings requirements and rules set out the other day.Got all that? So start saving that honor and/or practicing for the good ratings now. You have to think that, with all of this news solidified from Blizzard about Season 4, the start must surely be right around the corner. But of course this is Blizzard we're dealing with -- we won't know when it's coming until it's actually here.
Outland Reputation Battlegear
Although Blizzard has designed a plethora of content for your leveling pleasure, the vast majority of play time occurs once you reach the level cap. It can be very frustrating reaching the level cap only to find that substandard gear limits your ability to be competitive in PvP. In patch 2.4 the World of Warcraft development team added a series of gear sets for purchase from quartermasters of Outland factions. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord sets that can be purchased with honor points. These introductory level 70 sets will help boost your gear as you enter endgame battlegrounds and get your feet wet in the arenas. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Which faction has the piece you need varies from set to set, but for the complete set you must be honored with all five of these factions.
Outland reputation set- Shaman (Enhancement): Seer's Linked Battlegear
This is the PvP set for Enhancement Shaman. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Seer's Linked Battlegear Slot Rep Seer's Linked Gauntlets Hands Lower City Seer's Linked Helm Head Thrallmar/Honor Hold Seer's Linked Leggings Legs Keepers of Time Seer's Linked Armor Chest The Sha'tar Seer's Linked Spaulders Shoulders Cenarion Expedition Seer's Linked Battlegear Armor Str Sta Int Seer's Linked Gauntlets 407 21 33 Seer's Linked Helm 530 20 30 Seer's Linked Leggings 570 22 42 22 Seer's Linked Armor 652 12 42 Seer's Linked Spaulders 489 13 42 Total 2648 88 180 22 Seer's Linked Battlegear Resil Dur Mp5 Gems Seer's Linked Gauntlets 29 28 40 Seer's Linked Helm 24 24 70 M, R Seer's Linked Leggings 28 22 90 Seer's Linked Armor 14 22 120 R, R, Y Seer's Linked Spaulders 17 13 70 R, Y Total 112 109 390 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4: Reduces the cooldown of your Stormstrike ability by 1 second. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Outland reputation set- Warrior: Savage Plate Battlegear
This is the PvP set for the Warrior class. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Savage Plate Battlegear Slot Rep Savage Plate Helm Head Thrallmar/Honor Hold Savage Plate Legguards Legs Keepers of Time Savage Plate Chestpiece Chest The Sha'tar Savage Plate Shoulders Shoulders Lower City Savage Plate Battlegear Armor Str Sta Crit Savage Plate Helm 946 20 34 24 Savage Plate Legguards 1019 28 46 28 Savage Plate Chestpiece 1164 12 46 24 Savage Plate Shoulders 873 14 36 17 Total 4730 96 192 114 Savage Plate Battlegear Resil Dur Gems Savage Plate Helm 19 80 M, Y Savage Plate Legguards 23 100 Savage Plate Chestpiece 19 23 R, R, Y Savage Plate Shoulders 13 80 R, Y Total 91 440 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4: Reduces the cooldown of your Intercept ability by 5 seconds. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Outland reputation set- Shaman (Resto): Seer's Ringmail Battlegear
This is the PvP set for Resto Shaman. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Seer's Ringmail Battlegear Slot Rep Seer's Ringmail Gloves Hands Lower City Seer's Ringmail Headpiece Head Thrallmar/Honor Hold Seer's Ringmail Leggings Legs Keepers of Time Seer's Ringmail Chestguard Chest The Sha'tar Seer's Ringmail Shoulderpads Shoulders Cenarion Expedition Seer's Ringmail Battlegear Armor Sta Int Spell Crit Resil Seer's Ringmail Gloves 407 28 18 14 13 Seer's Ringmail Headpiece 530 22 21 16 16 Seer's Ringmail Leggings 570 36 25 22 22 Seer's Ringmail Chestguard 652 34 24 22 18 Seer's Ringmail Shoulderpads 489 28 18 12 Total 2648 159 103 82 81 Seer's Ringmail Battlegear Dur Mp5 Heal Spell Gems Seer's Ringmail Gloves 40 46 16 Seer's Ringmail Headpiece 70 44 15 M, R Seer's Ringmail Leggings 90 4 62 21 Seer's Ringmail Chestguard 120 5 31 11 R, Y, Y Seer's Ringmail Shoulderpads 70 4 29 10 R, Y Total 390 13 212 73 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4: Reduces the cooldown of your Nature's Swiftness ability by 24 seconds. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Outline reputation set- Priest (Holy): Mooncloth Battlegear
This is the PvP set for Holy Priests. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Mooncloth Battlegear Slot Rep Mooncloth Mitts Hands Lower City Mooncloth Cowl Head The Sha'tar Mooncloth Legguards Legs Keepers of Time Mooncloth Vestments Chest Thrallmar/Honor Hold Mooncloth Shoulderpads Shoulders Cenarion Expedition Mooncloth Battlegear Armor Sta Int Resil Mooncloth Mitts 97 33 15 14 Mooncloth Cowl 127 39 27 19 Mooncloth Legguards 136 42 28 23 Mooncloth Vestments 156 39 25 15 Mooncloth Shoulderpads 117 30 20 17 Total 633 183 115 88 Mooncloth Battlegear Dur Heal Spell Gems Mooncloth Mitts 30 46 16 Mooncloth Cowl 80 33 11 M, R Mooncloth Legguards 65 68 23 Mooncloth Vestments 80 51 17 R, Y, Y Mooncloth Shoulderpads 50 29 10 R, Y Total 275 227 77 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4: Reduces the duration of the Weakened Soul effect caused by your Power Word: Shield by 2 seconds. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Outland reputation set- Warlock: Dreadweave Battlegear
This is the PvP set for any Warlock Spec. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Dreadweave Battlegear Slot Rep Dreadweave Gloves Hands Keepers of Time Dreadweave Hood Head Cenarion Expedition Dreadweave Leggings Legs The Sha'tar Dreadweave Robe Chest Thrallmar/Honor Hold Dreadweave Mantle Shoulders Lower City Dreadweave Battlegear Armor Sta Int Spell Hit Dreadweave Gloves 97 31 21 Dreadweave Hood 127 49 22 Dreadweave Leggings 136 49 22 Dreadweave Robe 156 49 14 Dreadweave Mantle 117 19 15 6 Total 633 197 86 6 Dreadweave Battlegear Resil Dur Spell Gems Dreadweave Gloves 12 30 26 Dreadweave Hood 14 50 29 M, R Dreadweave Leggings 22 65 39 Dreadweave Robe 14 80 29 R, Y, Y Dreadweave Mantle 17 50 26 B, Y Total 79 275 149 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4: Reduces the casting time of your Fear spell by 0.1 seconds. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Outland reputation set- Rogue: Opportunist's Battlegear
This is the PvP set for any Rogue spec. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Opportunist's Battlegear Slot Rep Opportunist's Leather Gloves Hands Thrallmar/Honor Hold Opportunist's Leather Helm Head Cenarion Expedition Opportunist's Leather Legguards Legs The Sha'tar Opportunist's Leather Tunic Chest Lower City Opportunist's Leather Spaulders Shoulders Keepers of Time Opportunist's Battlegear Armor Agi Sta Crit Opportunist's Leather Gloves 183 21 21 11 Opportunist's Leather Helm 237 20 36 10 Opportunist's Leather Legguards 258 28 42 10 Opportunist's Leather Tunic 292 30 42 10 Opportunist's Leather Spaulders 219 13 31 11 Total 1187 112 182 56 Opportunist's Battlegear Resil Atk Pwr Dur Gems Opportunist's Leather Gloves 16 22 35 Opportunist's Leather Helm 24 20 60 M, R Opportunist's Leather Legguards 28 28 75 Opportunist's Leather Tunic 24 12 100 R, R, Y Opportunist's Leather Spaulders 13 22 60 R, Y Total 105 104 330 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4: Reduces the cooldown of your Gouge ability by 1 seconds. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Outland reputation set- Priest (DPS): Satin Battlegear
This is the PvP set for DPS-Specced Priests. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Satin Battlegear Slot Rep Satin Gloves Hands Keepers of Time Satin Hood Head Thrallmar/Honor Hold Satin Leggings Legs Lower City Satin Robe Chest Thrallmar/Honor Hold Satin Mantle Shoulders The Sha'tar Satin Battlegear Armor Sta Int Resil Satin Gloves 97 33 15 14 Satin Hood 127 46 19 19 Satin Leggings 136 46 23 23 Satin Robe 156 46 15 15 Satin Mantle 117 33 17 17 Total 117 204 89 88 Satin Battlegear Dur Spell Gems Satin Gloves 30 25 Satin Hood 50 18 M, R Satin Leggings 65 36 Satin Robe 80 27 R, Y, Y Satin Mantle 50 15 R, Y Total 275 121 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4: Reduces the duration of the Weakened Soul effect caused by your Power Word: Shield by 2 seconds. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Outland reputation set- Shaman (Elemental): Seer's Mail Battlegear
This is the PvP set for Elemental specced Shaman. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Seer's Mail Battlegear Slot Rep Seer's Mail Gauntlets Hands Thrallmar/Honor Hold Seer's Mail Helm Head Keepers of Time Seer's Mail Leggings Legs Cenarion Expedition Seer's Mail Armor Chest Lower City Seer's Mail Spaulders Shoulders The Sha'tar Seer's Mail Battlegear Armor Sta Int Spell Crit Seer's Mail Gauntlets 407 33 13 14 Seer's Mail Helm 530 36 16 16 Seer's Mail Leggings 570 42 18 22 Seer's Mail Armor 652 42 14 18 Seer's Mail Spaulders 489 33 13 14 Total 2648 186 74 84 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4:Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all Shock spells by 2%. Seer's Mail Battlegear Resil Dur Mp5 Spell Gems Seer's Mail Gauntlets 13 40 25 Seer's Mail Helm 13 70 23 M, R Seer's Mail Leggings 22 90 4 33 Seer's Mail Armor 18 120 5 16 R, Y, Y Seer's Mail Spaulders 14 70 4 15 R, Y Total 83 390 13 112 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4:Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all Shock spells by 2%. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Outland reputation set- Paladin (DPS): Crusader's Scaled Battlegear
This is the PvP set for DPS Paladins. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Crusader's Scaled Battlegear Slot Rep Crusader's Scaled Gauntlets Hands Thrallmar/Honor Hold Crusader's Scaled Helm Head Keepers of Time Crusader's Scaled Legguards Legs Cenarion Expedition Crusader's Scaled Chestpiece Chest The Sha'tar Crusader's Scaled Shoulders Shoulders Lower City Crusader's Scaled Battlegear Armor Str Sta Int Crusader's Scaled Gauntlets 728 28 25 12 Crusader's Scaled Helm 946 28 60 16 Crusader's Scaled Legguards 1019 36 42 16 Crusader's Scaled Chestpiece 1164 27 42 12 Crusader's Scaled Shoulders 873 25 33 8 Total 4730 144 172 64 Crusader's Scaled Battlegear Crit Resil Dur Gems Crusader's Scaled Gauntlets 12 12 45 Crusader's Scaled Helm 13 15 80 M, R Crusader's Scaled Legguards 16 16 100 Crusader's Scaled Chestpiece 13 14 135 R, R, Y Crusader's Scaled Shoulders 9 10 80 R, Y Total 63 67 440 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4: Reduces the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice by 10 seconds. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Outland reputation set- Druid (Feral): Dragonhide Battlegear
This is the introductory PvP set for Feral Druid. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Dragonhide Battlegear Slot Rep Dragonhide Gloves Hands Keepers of Time Dragonhide Helm Head Lower City Dragonhide Legguards Legs Cenarion Exedition Dragonhide Robe Chest Thrallmar/Honor Hold Dragonhide Spaulders Shoulders The Sha'tar Dragonhide Battlegear Armor Str Agi Sta Int Resil Dragonhide Gloves 213 17 17 24 12 16 Dragonhide Helm 267 22 22 21 15 21 Dragonhide Legguards 306 22 22 30 22 22 Dragonhide Robe 322 18 18 31 18 18 Dragonhide Spaulders 249 17 17 24 14 13 Total 1357 96 96 130 81 90 Dragonhide Battlegear Dur Heal Spell Gems Dragonhide Gloves 35 35 12 Dragonhide Helm 60 31 11 M, Y Dragonhide Legguards 75 48 16 Dragonhide Robe 100 33 11 R, R, Y Dragonhide Spaulders 60 18 6 R, Y Total 330 165 56 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4: Increase your movement speed by 15% while in bear form, cat form, or travel form. Only active outdoors. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Outland reputation set - Paladin (Holy): Crusader's Ornamented Battlegear
This is the PvP set for Holy specced Paladina. The Battlegear sets are of a superior quality and are equal to the Level 70 High Warlord gear that can be purchased with honor points. The pieces can be purchased by becoming honored with Cenarion Expedition, Honor Hold/Thrallmar, Keepers of Time, Lower City, and the Sha'tar. Complete sets require honored with all five factions as listed below: Crusader's Ornamented Battlegear Slot Rep Crusader's Ornamented Gloves Hands Cenarion Expitition Crusader's Ornamented Headguard Head The Sha'tar Crusader's Ornamented Legguards Legs Lower City Crusader's Ornamented Chestplate Chest Keepers of Time Crusader's Ornamented Spaulders Shoulders Thrallmar/Honor Hold Crusader's Ornamented Battlegear Armor Sta Int Spell Crit Resil Crusader's Ornamented Gloves 728 30 20 19 12 Crusader's Ornamented Headguard 946 34 22 20 20 Crusader's Ornamented Leggings 1019 39 26 24 24 Crusader's Ornamented Chestplate 1164 37 24 21 22 Crusader's Ornamented Spaulders 873 30 19 15 14 Total 4730 170 111 99 92 Crusader's Ornamented Battlegear Dur Healing Spell Gems Crusader's Ornamented Gloves 45 40 35 Crusader's Ornamented Headguard 80 35 12 M, R Crusader's Ornamented Leggings 100 22 8 Crusader's Ornamented Chestplate 135 18 6 R, R, Y Crusader's Ornamented Spaulders 80 22 8 R, Y Total 440 107 48 Set Bonus 2: 35 Resilience Set Bonus 4: Reduces the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice by 10 seconds. Return to the complete Outland Battlegear list
Return of the weasel: Guild selection, Part 1
It has been brought to my attention that the quality of my writing improves enormously after humiliating BG defeats, so on your behalf, dear readers, I went out and lost three Alterac Valleys in a row. My future on this website may very well depend on my battlegroup's Horde PuG's continuing to suck. Lifetime employment isn't only for the Japanese, it would seem./frownToday we will discuss a matter of more general concern -- namely, making sure you are invited to a decent guild. Here at WoW Insider we run a question and tip line that is deluged with queries from readers hopeful that we can restore their lost accounts or change their passwords. After explaining to them that we don't actually have anything to do with how the game is run, they leave in a snit over Blizzard's poor customer service and write annoyed threads on the forums, which we then link to in order to have something to write about on slow news days ("Breakfast Topic: Does Blizzard's customer service blow or what?"). This is an excellent system and we are happy with it, but on occasion, actual questions sneak through:Dear Weasel Girl,I read your article on PvP and decided to put your ideas to the test. Boy, was I surprised! Not only did my arena rating drop by less than ever, but I also got two more pieces of Season 1 by making myself a barnacle on the arse of a S3 hunter! Also my postnasal drip went away!But all is not well! I have been kicked out of nine guilds and am trying to find another one. I was wondering if you had any tips on finding a good guild. Especially one with lots of girls or a casual attitude to withdrawals from the guild bank.Yr. most obedient and humble servant,PwnsyooWell, sir, this is a serious question -- and not just for you, but for the rest of us as well.
Wherefore art thou faction PvP gear?
Okay, so back when the old Grand Marshal and Warlord PvP sets were scrapped in favor of Gladiator gear for honor, I was actually pretty dismayed, but not for the same reason as most others. I wasn't really concerned about "Welfare Epics" or "AFKavers" simply standing at the entrance of AV and getting good gear because of it. I was sad because the look of the sets was going away! Yeah, that my sound a bit crazy, but bear with me for a bit, let me explain myself.
PvP for the beginning HK: 11 rules for the starter weasel
It is not unusual for younger or less experienced players to approach me with questions on my PvP experience."Allie," they ask. "How can we avoid sucking like you?""Well, first it helps to have a functional mouse," I always say, favoring them with a benevolent smile whilst swirling a fine glass of port. "Click-to-move is usually impossible when neither your right mouse button nor scroll wheel actually work. You'd be amazed at the number of problems you can pin on your refusal to replace a relatively cheap piece of equipment. Never, ever, get rid of Mr. Gimpy if you want a ready excuse for being a keyboard turner."They scribble this and then look at me reverently, hopeful for any additional pearls of wisdom I might drop. However, after receiving so many queries and accidentally mistelling most of them with, "I can tank, but gimme a sec to get rid of this punk who's bugging me," I have decided, in the spirit of all gifted Machiavellians, to preserve my bad advice in a medium more lasting than /w.For beyond faulty mice, children, we get into more advanced and underhanded PvP tactics...
Drysc hints at Arena season 4 with patch 2.4
With the first bit of season 4 gear showing up in data mining sessions of the 2.4 patch, there's been some speculation that the season itself might be approaching. However, many people have argued that even if they do implement the gear, season 3 hasn't been around near long enough for it to be time for season 4. Drysc would seem to beg to differ. In a thread on the general forums asking about the start of season 4, Drysc chimed in to say that seasons will tend to match PvE progression, with upgraded PvP sets to match. He said that with the Sunwell Plateau coming out, more PvP gear and a new season were an inevitability. He also mentioned that there's no set length to arena seasons, and that there's also the possibility of a new season with no new gear. The idea of new gear for a new tier would make some sense and be in line with previous season debuts. After all, Season 2 coincided very closely with the release of the Black Temple, although there were a few extra weeks between the two, apparently mostly to give people advance warning to finish the race to Gladiator and try to assure the acquisition of a Netherdrake mount. Of course, he didn't say officially or exactly what was going on, but the implication seems to be that with a new tier of progression in the form of the Sunwell Plateau, we should expect a new PvP season as well. It's not a given, but if you're a gambling type... you might consider saving some of those arena points for the patch.
Making money from Season 3
Tomorrow morning Arena Season 3 is scheduled to start up and, among other things, this will bring a lot of new loot into the game. I'm sure many of you are like myself and have been hoarding up honor and arena points in order to buy the new gear as soon as it appears on the vendors. This season, due largely to the new rating requirements placed on some of the new items, I've decided to actually put forth effort to be competitive in the arena. With that in mind, picking up the new PvP gear becomes a priority, and I imagine other people are going to be in a similar position. Gone are the days of dying in the arena week after week in order to finally pick up that amazing weapon. Of course, for many players, there's a much more important aspect to preparing for Season 3: making money on the auction house.
MP5 replaced by Spirit on Druid Arena S3 gear [Updated]
Resto4life is reporting on a fairly significant change to the Arena season 3 gear on the PTR with Patch 2.3. Evidently the previous mana regen stat MP5 is being tossed over for Spirit, and this has some players howling. Now, I know there is some debate as to the utility of Spirit for priests in a PvE setting, but as they mention in the article, there appears to be little use for it at all in Arena PvP, at least where Druids are concerned. The Restoration druids in particular are unhappy about this change, especially when taken in context with the recent change to the game that will allow everyone to see what magical buffs you have placed upon you. What this means is that just about every time a druid casts Innervate -- the spell that would benefit most from the change to Spirit -- there is a high probability it will be immediate dispelled. Now we have heard tell that Spirit as a stat will be changed somewhere down the line, that it will begin affecting spell damage as well as mana regen, so perhaps this is the first step toward that change. It's tough to know for certain.What we do know, however, is that the change makes the PvP gear more attractive for use in PvE, where Spirit does help with the longer battles. But I have to wonder, exactly why would the developers, who have professed that they want to create two separate gear sets for PvP and PvE, make the Season 3 Arena sets more PvE viable? It may be that they want more people to participate in Arena battles, or it could be for some unknown reason I'm not seeing. Help me out here. Do you think the change from MP5 to Spirit is a buff or a nerf?Update: Another patch just pushed through on the PTR, and this change to the Druid healing S3 set has been reverted. The gear will retain its MP5 stat bonus.
