Comments on: The Point Hoarders Dilemma

By: typhoonandrew

typhoonandrew — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:03:15 +0000

Oh, and if you’re interested to find out which is better SimulationCraft is a great tool for that. I was able to confirm that a 483 which gave me my T14 2 set bonus was a better Dps gain that using a 489 in the same position.

By: typhoonandrew

typhoonandrew — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:01:48 +0000

Keep in mind that upgrading via Valor an item that will be replaced is a loss – just saying as that upgrade website recommends spending Valor on upgrading a 476 leg item for me, which I am better off replacing with a 489.

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By: bigbearbutt

bigbearbutt — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:42:23 +0000

No, really? WOOT!!!

By: Zakalwe

Zakalwe — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:04:24 +0000

Tanks and healers are supported now.

By: Theodoxus

Theodoxus — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:03:29 +0000

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By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:59:55 +0000

This made me chuckle as it all sounds so familiar! I am definitely a valor point hoarder as I want to be as efficient as I can with my gear gathering. I only ever spend valor points if I’m about to cap in case I get good drops from LFR in the meanwhile. I even have a spreadsheet with every valor point item and every LFR drop with equivalence point scores calculated for each. That way I can plan which gear is best for me and where best to spend my points when I have to so as to minimise the chances of getting a LFR item in a slot I’ve just bought a valor point item! Also when you look at the 483 LFR hunter gear there are quite a few instances of them being better than the equivalent 489 valor gear due to itemization and gem sockets/bonuses so it’s worth taking into account.

My goals for the first round of raids were to get full epic and the Sha gun out of the last LFR raid. I’m not gonna bother with upgrading items as I would like a good long break before 5.2 but I think I will upgrade my Relic of Xuen and Sha gun when it drops as they seem to be quite significant DPS upgrades.

Cheers for the website link, that looks really useful.

By: Bristal

Bristal — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:34:16 +0000

That’s cool. I just made a new list of the top gear upgrades I need and realized that now that I have more BIS pieces than not, the valor upgrades need to be thrown into the mix for valor point budgeting.

I was thinking, “How am I going to figure that out?” is a 1250 vp ring upgrade from 483 to 496 better than upgrading my sha-touched weapon for 1500?

BBB to the rescue once again.

By: Kemonojin

Kemonojin — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:17:28 +0000

A niftiness. I didn’t realize you can upgrade stuff with justice points. (boosts zen alchemist stone)

By: bigbearbutt

bigbearbutt — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:52:57 +0000

OMG, it gets even better!

Yes, the API is updated, and WoWUpdate now also shows you that what has already been upgraded and to what level as it ranks improvements!

And it shows that it wasn’t my shoulders I upgraded after all… it was my cloak! And it turns out, that was an even worse choice than the shoulders!

KHAAAAANNNNN!!!!!!!!