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[frobbertze]

I need some advice with my retribution paladin. I'm currently on 76, with some of my gear quest greens or drops from instances. Now some of those drops were tank drops, but were still upgrades for me from the quest greens I had. Is there any other way to get better gear. In some of the dungeons last night people were bugging me about switching to DPS gear, and when I tell them that this is the only gear I have at the moment, I got voted from the instance.
btw. still 2nd or first in the dps meters.

 

[Tinuva]

Up to level 79 the tanks are usually in the lead with dps meters, unless a dpser really know what he is doing, but generally i see most dpsers below the tanks. Only way I personally found to top the tank is to just AoE with him since that is what they nowadays anyways.

So that is a good benchmark pre 80, if the tank is any good. Of coarse after 80 gear starts becoming much more important than what it was whilst leveling. Don't get me wrong, it still helps a boatload whilst leveling, and if you have at least the heirlooms, the other pieces if you get good pieces, take them, if not whatever it really doesnt matter in my opinion, the heirlooms make up for it, but if you dont have the heirlooms, every piece counts.

 

[d3th_n1gG4]

there is some not bad 79/77/78 blacksmithing gear available as well as the entry level pvp gear (also from a bs)

What your pala tanking gear misses in terms of stats are hit/crit/haste/arp, last too not as important as the first, you still have a decent stack of strength on it. Sounds like you where grouped with retards to be honest.

Also have a gander on AH, sometimes you can pick some shinies up cheap

 

[Oculate]

there is some not bad 79/77/78 blacksmithing gear available as well as the entry level pvp gear (also from a bs)

What your pala tanking gear misses in terms of stats are hit/crit/haste/arp, last too not as important as the first, you still have a decent stack of strength on it. Sounds like you where grouped with retards to be honest.

Also have a gander on AH, sometimes you can pick some shinies up cheap

Quoted for truth

The Savage Saronite set (8 pieces IIRC) is awesome for a new 80 melee dps till ToC5 normal drops shiny purples

 

[techead]

@ Oculate

you sounds like you really know what you talking about

I dont

Im lvl 70 and was wondering if there is a similair set available for my level? (like the savage set for lvl 78)

im a guild that is really only social and dont help me at all

 

[unskinnybob]

Up to level 79 the tanks are usually in the lead with dps meters, unless a dpser really know what he is doing, but generally i see most dpsers below the tanks. Only way I personally found to top the tank is to just AoE with him since that is what they nowadays anyways.

Wot wot wot? Maybe some DKs... MAYBE. But that certainly isn't the norm, or atleast it wasn't back when I was levelling my huntard.

 

[PsyWulf]

@ Oculate

you sounds like you really know what you talking about

I dont

Im lvl 70 and was wondering if there is a similair set available for my level? (like the savage set for lvl 78)

im a guild that is really only social and dont help me at all

The lvl70s sets were bought up once you had sufficient reputation which you probably won't have Just go grab quest greens blues and dungeoneer,do apologise beforehand though if your gear isn't upto scratch compared to your pugmates,the honesty beforehand usually is appreciated - I mean I don't mind carrying people but they sure as hell better say "thank you for doing 12k dps while I can only get 2k"

 

[techead]

ok so I must just stick to the odd dungeon pressie and take the quest rewards?

thank you

 

[Tinuva]

Wot wot wot? Maybe some DKs... MAYBE. But that certainly isn't the norm, or atleast it wasn't back when I was levelling my huntard.

Pally tanks easy top dps while leveling. I have one.
Warrior tanks does this the least, but if you AoE tank with no CC, they generally get to the top, with hunters being the one class to easy get above them but not far. Other classes that can AoE, that does AoE can also get above them.

Just my experience on what it is like nowadays having recently leveled another toon.