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Comment on Guide to Heirlooms: Mists of Pandaria by Psynister

Psynister — Sat, 04 May 2013 01:38:05 +0000

The Heartseeker is one of your best choices for mainhand, so the one is definitely a good choice. Having one as an offhand isn’t necessarily bad, it’s just not optimal. You’ll still do perfectly fine dual wielding them. It’s not like optimization is required for leveling these days.

Comment on Guide to Heirlooms: Mists of Pandaria by Taylor Thomas (@PackOfHighly)

Taylor Thomas (@PackOfHighly) — Sat, 04 May 2013 00:56:21 +0000

Cool! Wish I didn’t already have two non-refundable heartseekers :(

Comment on Guide to Heirlooms: Mists of Pandaria by Psynister

Psynister — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:17:59 +0000

The Tome is worth it for a Holy Paladin,but that’s about it. Keep in mind also that the only non-staff caster weapons are maces which some of the caster classes cannot use. The staff has better stats overall anyway, but there’s also versatility to keep in mind. Of all the casters in the game, only one class cannot use the staff, which is the Paladin, and only one paladin spec uses caster gear anyway. For maces, there are two casters that cannot use them (Mage, Warlock) and all six of those specs use caster gear.

Comment on Guide to Heirlooms: Mists of Pandaria by Agapetos

Agapetos — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:58:58 +0000

Awesome! Thanks for that tip! I was also wondering about the Musty Tome of the Lost. Is that worth having for casters? Or just use the staff?

Comment on Guide to Heirlooms: Mists of Pandaria by Psynister

Psynister — Wed, 01 May 2013 23:36:11 +0000

You can find the math behind it at shadowpanther.net, but basically it comes down to the weapon’s speed. Despite the difference in their stats, you’ll get higher DPS from the PvP dagger in your offhand because the faster attack speed will mean more poison applications and so forth. The PvP dagger is better from level 10 to level 80.

The Heartseeker is a decent offhand, but the higher your level gets, the more options you have for non-heirlooms that are better than the Heartseeker, yet the Kris continues to be one of the top choices.

Comment on Guide to Heirlooms: Mists of Pandaria by Taylor Thomas (@PackOfHighly)

Taylor Thomas (@PackOfHighly) — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:22:01 +0000

Why do you suggest the PVP off hand for a dual dagger rogue? Why not two Balanced Heartseekers?

Comment on Warlock Leveling: 1-30 Affliction by Psynister

Psynister — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:06:15 +0000

Not yet. I’ve been swamped with critical projects at work for the last few months that has reduced my play time as well as my blogging time. I do intend to write the 30-60 guide, I just haven’t had time.

Comment on Warlock Leveling: 1-30 Affliction by grimdem

grimdem — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:29:41 +0000

Great stuff. Is there a post for 30-60 etc. I have a early 50′s lock on the way up.

Comment on Guide to Heirlooms: Mists of Pandaria by Psynister

Psynister — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:59:52 +0000

Heirlooms will overall outperform everything during the leveling process. You might find a weapon that’s “better” right now, but then you gain a level or two and the heirloom blows it away again.

The majority of things you make with BS are worthless until you get to max level.

Your heirlooms will only become obsolete once you reach the maximum level of their benefit, which 80 for the original versions, 85 for the new upgraded versions. Once you get to that point, you’ll find quest rewards and drops that blow them away.

Comment on Guide to Heirlooms: Mists of Pandaria by Agapetos

Agapetos — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:56:22 +0000

Hey, Psyn. I’m not sure if this topic has already been addressed or not, but I’m wondering if heirloom weapons become obsolete as you quest, do dungeons and make weapons with BS? I’m a relatively new WoW player, so I’m slowly learning, and your guide has been a HUGE help!