tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post2462837437262864240..comments2023-10-03T03:48:35.523-07:00Comments on ThinkTank: [Druid] What gear to get for WotLKKalonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193899462301079034noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-87338436521865214442009-03-23T07:51:00.000-07:002009-03-23T07:51:00.000-07:00I'm curious, now with WOTLK having been out for a ...I'm curious, now with WOTLK having been out for a while, what you think of the Badge of Tenacity?<BR/><BR/>For a Cat or Bear at lvl 80 - is it still useful or are there others that are much better?<BR/><BR/>Just found it available and curious if I should get it.Dionysushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654900309619578670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-68686451141112451792008-07-25T11:55:00.000-07:002008-07-25T11:55:00.000-07:00Yeah, IW does work on bosses - same as Imp TC and ...Yeah, IW does work on bosses - same as Imp TC and the Judgment boost that pallies got. It may go away depending on our raid makeup and whether I can reasonably expect there to be someone else maintaining it, but chances are I'll need it at some point. And on the things I'm tanking right now warriors are not putting up TC, so this is more towards what I'm tanking now, not what I might be in the future. <BR/><BR/>Keep in mind the tooltip is busted so it only works to 20% reduced speed, but it's still very good.<BR/><BR/>In any case, I try and go for as much of a self-sufficient build as I can, and IW is part of it.Kalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193899462301079034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-86989476035708957802008-07-25T11:51:00.000-07:002008-07-25T11:51:00.000-07:00You keep IW hunh? I've heard lots of levelers love...You keep IW hunh? I've heard lots of levelers love it, but have you tried it on a boss in an instance yet? Does it work there?Bradford James Looshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070546564294199668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-12055434467155276642008-07-25T11:22:00.000-07:002008-07-25T11:22:00.000-07:00Hey, Brad. Thanks for coming by :)I think a lot of...Hey, Brad. Thanks for coming by :)<BR/><BR/>I think a lot of it's a bit overstated. While there is bloat, there are no useless talents that have to be taken to get to the next tier. I've seen nothing that indicates Ferocious Bite is going to be viable in any cycle, so I think Feral Aggression is still mediocre and only really needed if you don't have a warrior with imp DS. <BR/><BR/>Depending on how imp mangle shows up, I'm thinking of going something like <A HREF="http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?talent=0ZxhGsfrzVhRAuVo0vczb" REL="nofollow">this build</A>. This is more focused on cat form, but the bear talents you lose are fairly minor; Primal Tenacity has always been meh, savage fury is not the best dps talent for a cat unless farming, and naturalist can't beat master shapeshifter. The big loss to me is intensity, which is nice for off-spec healing and good for offtanking at times, but it's not required. Again, it kinda depends on whether imp mangle is actually lowering the cooldown to 4.5 seconds like it says in this calc, or if it's lowering the cooldown by 7% like it says in the beta notes. If the former, it's a must-have talent and I'd need to sacrifice something (likely shapeshifter). If the latter, it can be skipped as it doesn't help the cycle at all. <BR/><BR/>Even so, we're talking about the difference between doing 4% less damage as bear or 2% less crit as cat, so I think it's a bit overstated. There's room for improvement, but all of the essential talents can be taken easily.Kalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193899462301079034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-85501707929062542312008-07-25T11:11:00.000-07:002008-07-25T11:11:00.000-07:00What do you think about the bloat in the feral tre...What do you think about the bloat in the feral tree? My worry is that since they seem to want to make us choose Cat or Bear that we're not going to be able to do both as well as we did in TBC.Bradford James Looshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070546564294199668noreply@blogger.com