Originally Posted by Ogloo
This.
I leveled a second team to 80 and specifically didn't get them too overgeared. I bought what they could afford off the AH, got 2 badge items with my tank (he had a level 55 trinket!) crafted up some ilvl 200 stuff and then hit the random dungeon tool.
Slamming through a heroic with ilvl 264 gear would be a yawnfest.
Beating a Heroic boss when your basically at gear level? Exciting! My poor wife had to listen to me cheering about that one, and then had to patiently listen to my blow-by-blow.
In the end, there are lots of fights that are harder for boxers. The question is, are they too hard? I did the SFK Love Rocket and wiped all 5 of my first attempts. The second day I only lived on my pally on 2 attempts because of CD's. The third day I only wiped 1 time because of forgetting to put on the stupid perfume/cologne. By the last day of the event I was collecting my 5 free Abyss Shards (with 0 gear change). The fight started off being a "damn Blizz and their stupid movement fights" and then moved to "Wow, I did it!" - and then I posted a writeup here on the forums to share with the community.
So - I would challenge that most fights are "do-able" by an at-gear boxer that understands the fight and can think outside of the box. You have tons of tools at your disposal and you have to think about that when you play. Like the fact that I had a lock on my team and didn't even think to use the pet for 5 wipes. Or to use a mage to Spell Steal, etc. Just considering your team as a DPS powerhouse means you'll have to brute-force all the encounters which means you'll need to out-gear the content - but thinking about your team's abilities (or potential abilities with a re-spec) may get you through content you didn't think was possible at first.
TLDR: I agree with Ualaa. Have fun first.
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