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Top level 60 gear useless?

AutemOxAutemOx Member Posts: 1,704
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Hi guys, I just wanted to know how you feel after spending months and months sitting in raids to get the top gear as level 60s, buying the expansion, and replacing all that gear with level 61 gear within days?

I just cant believe no one has complained about it yet.  I stopped playing a while back, but my brother still plays this religiously and he is happily at it again, level 70, grinding for the best gear every night.  He doesnt seem to care at all that months and months of raiding is essentially wasted now.  He complains about how boring the raids are, but he keeps on doing them to get that gear.  I have no idea whats going through his head, can anyone enlighten me here?

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  • mrversemrverse Member Posts: 119
    Originally posted by wormywyrm


    Hi guys, I just wanted to know how you feel after spending months and months sitting in raids to get the top gear as level 60s, buying the expansion, and replacing all that gear with level 61 gear within days?
    I just cant believe no one has complained about it yet.  I stopped playing a while back, but my brother still plays this religiously and he is happily at it again, level 70, grinding for the best gear every night.  He doesnt seem to care at all that months and months of raiding is essentially wasted now.  He complains about how boring the raids are, but he keeps on doing them to get that gear.  I have no idea whats going through his head, can anyone enlighten me here?


    maybe just the desire to be the best and nothing to do... tell him to get a girlfriend they usually take up more time

    with the best gear all you can really do is pvp... but thats about it, goodluck
  • VolkmarVolkmar Member UncommonPosts: 2,501

    Well, what you would expect? Game stop developing? no new gear? no new dungeouns? no new nothing?

    I do not think so. Come on this happened before with the various instances added... each once had better gear in it, this is no different. The fun, as always, is in the travel. Yes, the gear is cool to look at, but it has the finite value of a a wall trophy...

    Beside, I think Blizzard put on a weight plate the people that would be upset for getting new gear () and on the other the people upset by the abyss between blue stuff and purple stuff... guess which plate had more people?

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  • XasapisXasapis Member RarePosts: 6,337
    There is still much into raiding. Karatzan anyone? Or the higher ones?



    Besides, gear are only to help progress, besides that they are useless.
  • cupertinocupertino Member Posts: 1,094
    Im lvl 68 and still in my Teir 2 armour set, ive only replaced my bow, cloak and trinkets so far, nothing thats dropped in dungeons or quest rewards has come close to replacing my T2, more so you can boost your T2 with varioues LW patches and shoulder enchants. T1 can be replaced at about 63 but so far T2 has held up.

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  • JustFinchJustFinch Member Posts: 113

    My gear is better than Tier 3, some say it's stats resemble Tier 3.75, and yes, I'm wearing all greens. Level 61 Warlock, 7300 mana, 6800 hp.

    Yup.

  • cupertinocupertino Member Posts: 1,094
    Originally posted by JustFinch


    My gear is better than Tier 3, some say it's stats resemble Tier 3.75, and yes, I'm wearing all greens. Level 61 Warlock, 7300 mana, 6800 hp.
    Yup.
    You replaced your T3 set for greens,.. sounds like an easy kill =D

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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,087
    I have a friend who was geared through AQ as a prot spec tank...at level 68 he's only replaced 2 of his items....

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  • SonofSethSonofSeth Member UncommonPosts: 1,884
    Originally posted by JustFinch


    My gear is better than Tier 3, some say it's stats resemble Tier 3.75, and yes, I'm wearing all greens. Level 61 Warlock, 7300 mana, 6800 hp.
    Yup.
    fake

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  • freiheitfreiheit Member Posts: 264
    Originally posted by Kyleran

    I have a friend who was geared through AQ as a prot spec tank...at level 68 he's only replaced 2 of his items....
    Yeah most good rading gear past tier 1 isn't easily replaced until much higher levels. Even then the disparity between radiners and other players are less, but by no means is tier2+ useless at lvl 61.
  • EaradiEaradi Member Posts: 42
    The gear is good, but if you dont have it already at level 60 I really would bother trying to raid.  Anyways, most people wont be raiding at level 60 anymore.

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  • nokturnisnokturnis Member Posts: 64
    Collecting gear and do a raid yep that sumed that game up :)
  • YeeboYeebo Member UncommonPosts: 1,361
    Originally posted by SonofSeth

    Originally posted by JustFinch


    My gear is better than Tier 3, some say it's stats resemble Tier 3.75, and yes, I'm wearing all greens. Level 61 Warlock, 7300 mana, 6800 hp.
    Yup.
    fake Actually 61 warlock with greens (one blue chestpeice), 250 spell damage (350 with pet out), 5600 HP, 5400 mana here.



    I should add that my boots, shoulders, and cloack still completley bite (late 40s early 50s blues)...and my neck and one of my rings is only OK (lots of sta, but little int or +damage).  I also have almost no enchants, STA armor kits, or +spell damage threads in my gear.  While he may be exagerrating a bit, it seems possible to me if he did some research and kncoked out the right quests or was on a server with a good AH.

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  • PhoenixsPhoenixs Member Posts: 2,646
    I still see alot of lvl 70 players running around with pieces of their tier 2.5/3 gear. And I myself still have my tier 2 (healing) gear, haven't replaced much of it, since I have been collecting damage gear, feral druid .



    Sooner or later you will replace your gear. But it won't happen as fast as many say it will.
  • ThriftThrift Member Posts: 1,783

    People shoulden't be mad, without spending time in raids before they would start to complain that WoW offers no end game. This way its like starting over again and gives hardcore players something to do while keeping the casual players happy.

  • YeeboYeebo Member UncommonPosts: 1,361
    My experience with dungeon II and crafted epics (Robe of the Archmage, ect.) on my better geared 60 was that I began replacing items within my first hour.  I had cobbled together the rough equivilent of Teir I gear.  By the time I hit 61 I had sharded almost all the blues and purples I came in with (sad but true).  My other high level toon never even bothered to get end game gear, ran straight through the portal screaming as soon as he hit 58.  He's  now also at 61 and slightly better geared than my older 'toon just because he's been questing there for three levels instead of one.



    I have heard that tier II gear is mostly replaced by the time you are 64, and that some tier III gear might last you to 66-68.  On a per piece basis the Tier II stuff does not stack up well with the easy low 60s greens, but you have to keep in mind set bonuses.



    There is also the vanity factor.  For example, you can get 58-61 green cloth shoulder pieces with astounding stats that use the exact same graphics as level 17-22 white and grey cloth shoulders (I'm not making this up).  You won't have armor sets that look as cool as your 60's epics until you get serious about running the end game BC 5 mans.  I would imagine that is a real consideration for some players.

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  • mystical283mystical283 Member UncommonPosts: 29
    I agree, the tier2 and up is able to be kept till later on in the game until you hit level 70 and are able to find better armor then the tier2 armor you have on now.  When my dad had his tier1 armor at level 60, I played his char and found alot better arms protection spec armor that he could used so I put that armor on and disenchanted his other armor to get the enchanting items like shards or dust which is needed for enchanting as you already know but that's not the point.  Tier2+ armor is used until better tier armor is brought fourth from raids in instances.
  • retrospecticretrospectic Member UncommonPosts: 1,466

    I leveled a Priest to 60 a few weeks prior to TBC.  I had a few UBRS drops, but nothing too amazing.  Walked into the portal and haven't been pack besides skill purchases.

    I am totally decked out in Outland gear at 68.  I have around 450 spell damage.  Which is a huge upgrade for me.  Also, my hp/mana sky rocketed with the addition of int and sta to almost every slot.

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  • fawdownfawdown Member UncommonPosts: 186
    The concept of outgrowing your gear after a level cap increase really shouldn't surprise anyone.  I guess it might if this is your first expansion in any game.
  • AndoraeAndorae Member Posts: 103
    i have replaced all my tier 1 and tier 2 shaman gear with blues from isntances like mana tombs, sethekk halls, underbog, steamvaults, shadow labyrinth etc etc. and i dont mind at all actually, its just fun. :)
  • TanokTanok Member Posts: 23
    Originally posted by wormywyrm


    Hi guys, I just wanted to know how you feel after spending months and months sitting in raids to get the top gear as level 60s, buying the expansion, and replacing all that gear with level 61 gear within days?
    I just cant believe no one has complained about it yet.  I stopped playing a while back, but my brother still plays this religiously and he is happily at it again, level 70, grinding for the best gear every night.  He doesnt seem to care at all that months and months of raiding is essentially wasted now.  He complains about how boring the raids are, but he keeps on doing them to get that gear.  I have no idea whats going through his head, can anyone enlighten me here?
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  • CoeNLCoeNL Member Posts: 43
    Some T2 can be worn till 68, but most items of T1 and T2 can be replaced at 64+, which is frustrating for the ppl who were raiding for months to get their T1/T2 set...
  • XiaokiXiaoki Member EpicPosts: 4,050

    If you havent replaced any tier 2 by level 66 then well you suck. You're just holding on to that because you spent months getting it and now you're holding on to it for dear life because you're stupid and stubborn.

    I have level 66 quest greens better than tier 2. I'm fully decked out in quest greens, quest blues, and level 70 instance blues and tier 2 would be a majot step down for me. Heck, even tier 3 only has me really beat in 2 categories.

    Lol, I can even craft stuff blues better than tier 2.

    Let go of the past people.

  • MarLMarL Member UncommonPosts: 606

    Theres two ways to look at old gear....

    1. You used it to lvl now go do instances and replace it.

    2.You used it to lvl now go pvp and replace it.

     

    I have 7/9teir 3 and duel servos on my rogue and i quickly replaced my servos with the consortium/scryer daggers.  I raided enough to know that i really dont like raiding or instances. So i plan to just pvp with my teir 3 and replace it as i go. First 5 epics are easy (breaking set bonus for greens is retarded btw)

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