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the 150 badge axe, best PvE weapon until you get to sunwell.

It's not that good imo, and I dont really like its looks either :P

Speaking of Badges weapons...I'm currently torn between the 150 badge axe or the Vanir's Right and Left Fists of Brutality to replace my Gorehowl.
Now, granted, rarely any hunters use fist weapons, but with the +agi enchants I'll get 63 agi, 44 haste, 88 AP, and 21 hit rating for me to resocket my hit gems...

The axe is really nice, but doesn't give me much agi (only 35 if enchanted)...I will get is 9 more haste rating, AP, and maybe crit (not sure how much 55 crit rating is to 63 agi, more i suppose, but don't know exact number).

I really need some feedback :\
this is my toon btw: http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Tanaris&n=Rheagal

thanks a bunch

Edited, May 21st 2008 11:57am by jaycii

hmm about cheeky's spreadsheet, I tried using that but everything is password protected, and i don't see anything on the thread to "unlock" it :\

i am very noob with those stuff >_<.........

Edited, May 21st 2008 12:23pm by jaycii

ahh thanks so much for your input :)

To the OP, generally hunters want 2h weapons because as a ranged character, 2h weapons with high damage and slow speed give us good burst damage. If you pull aggro off your pet and the mob comes for you, a nice big hit would be better than one weak shot and perhaps a miss with the offhand.

Most of the time, and don't hold me to this, you are going to find that 2h weapons will give you better stats than two one handed weapons combined will.

Hope that helps.

Which is the equivalent of saying "Design the perfect raid group and you can have every advantage possible." But not too many Hunters have a Spriest and a Ret Paladin on tap during every raid.

hmm...yeah i was leaning towards this opinion too..if one of my swords miss, i end up with a weak "half-hit" on the mob only..

On the other hand, it the 2h weapon misses, you get end up dealing no damage at all...

Currently, I'm using the S3 axe with +35 agi on it. If I can ever get time to run Heroic MgT a million times, I'm trying to get 2x breeching comet- or at least a Breeching comet and Netherbane, but dual wielding Breeching comet would be hawt.

I really like having the 2h axe for grinding and PvP for big raptor strikes, and never-miss wing clips. But for raiding, dual wielding the right weapons is so much better because of the mana oil. Hell, even the stats of having 2 breeching comets is arguably better than the S3 axe- according to cheeky, it's slightly better unbuffed, and a lot better when I'm buffed.



This is what hit rating is for! Think about the types of mobs that you actually have to use melee attacks on: Grinding, and PvP. To never miss a level 70 with a 2h axe, all you need is 80 hit, which is more than easy to get- and even if you only have 80 hit, you'll miss level 71 mobs .5% of the time, and level 72 mobs 1% of the time.

But with dual wielding, you need a TON of hit to never miss. In fact, with 80 hit and dual wields, you still have a 19% chance of missing a level 70 mob- which is pretty significant- especially when you're trying to get a wing clip off in PvP.

Edited, May 22nd 2008 4:20am by ProjectMidnight

Weapon skills are automatically considered maxed out in PvP. I learned this going into WSG with a 1-skill crossbow.

no, not hit rating but skill.

I just responded to your post ;)

As for the hitrating thing, Wingclip is a special it doesnt matter if you use a 2hander or dual wield it requires the same amount of hit.