armor
3.3: More Official Tier 10 Previews
Friday, November 6th, 2009 - 17 Comments
Two new entries have been added to Blizzard’s Official Tier 10 armor previews: the Paladin and Priest. Though you’ve likely seen them before, these two sets can now be considered “complete” and in their final forms. Even after much controversy, they remain roughly the same ... More
PTR 3.3: Tier 10 and Set Bonuses Revealed
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 - 33 Comments
With a fresh build of 3.3 on the test realms, that means some brand spanking new information is coming down the pipe. First off, perhaps in an effort to stave off would-be data-miners, Blizzard is starting to show off all the near Tier 10 armor ... More
PvP and PvE Armor in 3.1 - Hunter, Shaman, Warrior
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 - 17 Comments
Earlier we took a look at some the gear design philosophy of Blizzard and saw some armor that was introduced in 3.0 and that will be added in 3.1. We looked at the “Lost Vanquishers” (sans Druid): Rogue, Death Knight, and Mage. Today we are ... More
The Dilemma Of Choosing Gear
Friday, March 13th, 2009 - 18 Comments
Choosing gear used to be so simple. When you roll a new character, you start out with the crappiest of the crap. At first, it’s just a matter of picking whatever has the highest armor rating. Couldn’t be easier. Then you add in stats to ... More
Tanking 101: Stats Part 3: Mitigation
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 - 18 Comments
Welcome to part three of my tanking stats overview for Tanking 101. So far we have covered maxing out our defense and talked a bit about avoidance. So we know how to make critical hits impossible, and we know how to avoid hits altogether. Today ... More