Really enjoy the blog and I tend to find I like your train of thought. I was wondering, at the risk of asking you or others to repeat themselves, why you seem happy enough with how our BB butts will tank in LK? I’ve read countless threads over the last few weeks on what is nerfed/buffed from day to day and I admit I am still a little confused.

If I am gathering things correctly, our trademark whack of armour and health are being removed and we are getting… what exactly? I can’t seem to see how we make up for the loss. Is our dodge massive? Is there unseen mitigation I’m missing? I know you voiced concerns like the rest of the community about our viability – oh how I’m learning to loathe that word. So I guess what I’m asking is that, as a source I trust, if you are feeling optimistic can you run me through why I should too?

Keep up the awesome work here and at WWI!

I dont get too excited by big numbers; I’ve long since understood that the game is entirely the same at every level: bigger stats for you, and bigger stats on the monsters. Whats the difference? Greater stats when you level; diminishing returns when you level. It gives you the illusion you’re progressing in abilities – which you are – but its still the same game with 2x, 3x, 4x the numbers on both sides of the fight.

Its also fun when you look back to pre-BC – all the epic gear with “tiny” amounts of stats we take for granted today, and see how desperately people wanted to get that gear. Again, same game then as it is now, just smaller stats on both sides.

I’m also looking forward to ditching all my epics and starting again. I dont feel proud of them anymore; I’ve played a ton on the druid, so its no wonder I have great gear. It dont mean too much else…

Last time I had one t2 item and a few t1/dungeon set items that I replaced around lvl 63-65. This time though, I won’t be replacing my t6 items until level 80. It’s not AS much of a gear wipe as last time.

Plus, I like the look of Wrath items much better than the Space clown look of TBC gear. ;-)

I would love, just LOVE to have an Earthwarden myself.
Unfortunately im not gonna have the time to grind the CE rep to get it after only just dinging revered with them.

I have the last quest in the Aldor rep chain to get me the next best thing which will just have to tide me over till i hit 74.

So to me its good to see that there’s an available upgrade which isnt too hard to get rather than hoping for a random world drop / hrs of PvP/ or an Exulted Rep grind . Druid weapon itemization is always sparse because nobody else can use “Increases AP by xxx in cat/bear/Mkin form”. This makes weapon upgrades few and far between, esp for the casual player that i unfortunately am.