When should I start pumping +damage?Follow

Hi there.
Shadoweave set is what you are looking for.All pieces have plus shadow dmg and some stats.And it looks damn cool.

edit: you can wear some piece of set now,but head requires lv 42 or smth,not sure tho.


Edited, Dec 14th 2007 3:23am by shoarmakip

edit2: your +spell dmg increases your pets ATTACK POWER.your hp increases your pets hp also.

if i were you id go for shadoweave set,i had it for long long time,i think i had some pieces of it when i hit outlands still :D

Edited, Dec 14th 2007 3:26am by shoarmakip

there;s some nice pieces of gear that you can get as you level which give +damage, just collect what you can and it'll make leveling easier ^^

I started with +dmg at level 10 and went affliction. Faster killing, less hits taken and lots more healing from drain/spihon life.
You'll be lacking some HP but you kill faster. You'll be lacking some mana, but lifetap makes up for it when you can heal yourself a lot faster.

Actually you need to focus ONLY on +dmg
secondary on stamina but +dmg is main thingy

Int is good but doesnt never a priority
Spirit is something you really DONT need!
Nothing more

Cheers

Edited, Dec 14th 2007 7:36pm by Chosenorc

A good way to look at it is to do what i did. Take a look at your Shadow Damage spells, specifically your DoTs, and then compare your rank to the next rank. Notice the damage difference, notice your spell dmg is close to that difference, then recall how awesome it is when you get new ranks of spells. Its almost like having the next rank of your spells all the time.

Unless you are PvPing, no other stat is as important as spell dmg imo. mana isnt an issue for a lock.

at about 40 i made the transition from int/sta to shadoweave/spell dmng and its definitely a noticeable difference.

Imo, focusing on +spell damage before 40 is a waste. It's just plain better for locks to focus on +stam, then +int. Extra spell damage is worthless if you don't have the stamina for survivability - pre-40, you'll definitely get a higher net gain if you go +stam over +spell dmg. After 40, I would collect +spell damage, but not at the expense of unreasonable +stam/+int loss (ie, -20stam for +25sh.dmg).

Oh and I see where you are coming from.I apologize for not being precise with that statement.

Yes, that's not true for the higher levels. But at his level, he should be worried more about survivability while grinding than +spell damage. (Even though Blizzard blessed us with everlasting grinding, the +int can make it even better).

Edited, Dec 15th 2007 11:31am by UnkemptSuperman

Gah, I wish I still had some screenshots from back then!
(Edit: I posted a leaderboard screenshot but that was from the wrong lvl)
I had some gear that should've been expensive that I managed to find really cheap on ah.

The only specific gear I can remember is robe of the magi (someone managed to post it *very* cheap on ah), umbral crystal, green lens of shadow wrath, Shadoweave pants, defiler's Cloth Girdle, hypnotic blade & black mageweave gloves ... and I always used arcane elixir since they're dirt cheap (forgot to mention that)... that's about 150-155 from seven slots (and pot).
Add about 20 from boots, 14 each from back and wrists, two rings with +9 spell dmg & jade pendant of blasting and you're there...
But perhaps it was about 200 I had at 39, you've made me less certain now and without the screenshots I cant say for sure.
I also stopped and played pvp a while every ten levels so I had some time to scan ah too.

At lvl 49 I had whatever crit gear that was availible and destro spec. Not nearly as devastating as an affliction spec with loads of shadow dmg but still fun.

Edited, Dec 15th 2007 12:33pm by pompa