Comments on: Okay, I can haz aspirin now?

By: Mynd

Mynd — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:56:42 +0000

Hey BBB. I just respecced resto, so I don’t have raw experience with what really works best, but I’m certainly willing and already have done a large bit of footwork for pre-Kara gearing (what healer hasn’t? -.- ), so if you need some references, I’ve got a ton of stuff to pore through. Definitely mention Elitistjerks.com though. Their forums are top notch for theorycrafting, and breaking it down to what is the best (unfortunately, most of it tends to be late end-game, but I’ve found more than one good discussion of something, like gems and enchants)

By: Blizzak

Blizzak — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:49:13 +0000

As a formerly raiding Resto who got sick of watching little green bars and recently switched Feral, the article was a timely godsend. If I am reading it and your expertise article, all I need to be uncrittable is any negative number using that script?

By: Softi

Softi — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:39:38 +0000

if ya ever want a more casual boomkin perspective you know where to find me I’m off to read your uber article now the kidlets are in bed…

By: bigbearbutt

bigbearbutt — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:21:43 +0000

Okay, I had one excellent comment on that article so far about the neck piece for ferals from SSO exalted rep. It’s sounding like that is a damn nice item, especially for rogues who are scryer, or bear tanks that are aldor.

The other items they have mentioned I examined at, and just didn’t take/include over some of the others you can get at the same effort level. The Charm of Alacrity got a mention because I am sick of getting personal emails asking me if it’s good at level 70 /facepalm.

That SSO rep neck piece? Oversight. /shame.

One thing I honestly don’t get… it’s WoW Insider. I gave my personal opinions on enchants, gems, and a dream gear list at Karazhan. No one has ripped me a new one yet.

No one has even blasted me about using the Sigil of the Gladiator on the helms at all levels, or the meta gem I chose.

Them folks over there are slipping.

By: Kal

Kal — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:00:28 +0000

I guess the good news is that the list of upgrades post-Karazhan is about 15 items, at least for Bear form. We’ve got what, the T5 set (mostly), the T6 set (again, mostly), the greatstaff, the pillar of lol, a couple of necks and rings and maybe a trinket.

It’s a pretty sad state.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:46:02 +0000

Huge article, absolutely wonderfully well done.

BUT… I plan to do resto at 70. We have tanks coming out of our ears, but the limiting factor is not enough healers. So, WTB resto article!

By: Nasirah

Nasirah — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:42:24 +0000

Well thanks to Bell & Nalik, but I am not nearly as “the awesome” as some other Resto’s out there (*cough*Phaelia*cough*Resto4Life*cough*). But, just thought I’d drop by to say I went ahead and added the 2.4 items to the rest of my guide… it’s easy when you’re not doing any real analysis, it’s just the formatting that takes the most time. lol

And great, great article, BBB. I would be so intimidated to attempt something of that scope, but you did an awesome job with it.

By: Ratshag

Ratshag — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:25:45 +0000

Dang, man, is a whopper of an article. And of course, some buggers off the bat is saying “WTF? You left out Item X!” That’s WI comments fer ya…
I knows I read several similar, if less ambitious, articles on warrior tank gear, both Matthew Rossi at WI and Brigin at The Positive Warrior, and I found these to be most helpfuls. I expects young rising bear cubs will be able to learn a lot of usefuls from this too. Well done.

By: Haupt

Haupt — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:21:14 +0000

One thing to realize that I know I missed even while wearing the set for a long time, the Windhawk stuff really is amazing, with the addition of spell damage to healing only stats the the damage is on par with many cloth pieces. also and here is my favorite part the Windhawk stuff though it is BOP is not unique so a moonkin who heals (and that should be all of them) can get great bang for thier buck by making 2 of each (bracers and belt, for sure chest not so much) and geming/enchanting one set for Damage and a second set for healing…

By: Pummra

Pummra — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:36:50 +0000

I’m sure you won’t have trouble finding all the help and resources you might need to put together a Resto Druid article. There are about a million resto druid blogs, including my own!