or some people are still 'building' and ...Originally Posted by falsfire3401
- don't have the tradeskills to craft their own stuff yet
- don't have enough connections in the game to get it cheap from a crafter when it's not available on the AH
- don't have the required rep with a faction
- decided to use a lower gem as they need the gold for other / better upgrades
- just don't have enough experience/knowledge to have a complete overview yet as they are new to the game to make the proper decisions
I love seeing seasoned people with badass gear and all the top enchants who...
- do lessor the same dps than myself
- gave me earlier on their 'expert' opinion about stuff that turns out to be not correct later on (unintended)
- make the same mistakes over and over again
I for one am playing wow for 3 months (my raf ended today). I refused offers to run me through instances to gear up, i did it myself the hard way. I don't have all the proper enchants. I see what i can do with the gold i have available. I've learned a lot from experimenting with lower enchants to see if they make a real difference. When i dinged 80 i've spent most of my gold on a few crafted major upgrades (and probably got ripped). But i improve my game every day. By keeping my eyes open.
Many people on my realm laughed at me when i spent time doing AV's to collect honor to get my shammies the gladiotor gear. But i kept doing it as i didn't feel comfortable running instances yet. It was the easiest way to increase my dps. The resilience might be worthless in pve, spell power & hit rating is the same + i became less killable in pvp. I didn't want to spend any money on gems / enchants for that gear, as it was just temp stuff. Started recently with clearing hc's in that gear and badges are coming in. When i acquire a piece that I consider part of my final build, i do spend the gold on enchants/gems provided they fit within my budget.
Several have asked me to join a raid because they see i make progress, i stick to a plan and i don't do really stupid stuff. They don't ask me because my gear score is imba or because i spend loads of gold to have a few improvements. They ask me because they know i inform myself as much as possible. (so far i have refused to take part in any raids as i want to complete my gear first boxing).
I do realize if i would join a raid some might have the same reaction like you. But my point is that judging someone's gear should be done within it's context, rather than hard numbers or the theory.
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