nostraaa wrote:
This has been discussed quite a few times over the last few months: bottom line was, go to 70 ASAP unless you're in a battle group where you can really rule as 69.
Edit: since you posted your armory, here are my two bits:
- change your offhand (2.5 is WAY to slow, aim for 1.8),
- get some enchants, there are many cheap ones (don't need to get mangoost obviously),
- I think that you would do better with a ShS build such as mine (see sig); your current build is too pve oriented (especially, for pvp, don't take vitality: imp sprint/kick or even nerves of steel would serve you better).
nostra
Edited, Sep 4th 2008 2:53pm by nostraaa
I think you may be right, I did some battlegrounds last night at 65 and was severely disappointed in the quality of the Alliance I was fighting. They were abominable; the worst pvpers I have ever seen bar none. There was no competition. Even the 69s couldn't come close to killing me, even the same class as me. Every match was a mad dash to finish the objectives followed by a bit of farming. Go to AB, we'd have a 5 cap within 30 seconds and then farm the Alliance graveyard while the timer ticked. Go to WSG, no opposition at all and we got upset that they weren't even trying so we farmed their graveyard for 10 minutes. Eye of the Storm, we 4 cap them and start running flags while they just waited on their starting point. It was truly a pathetic display of ineptitude.
I was hoping to not jump into 70 without a clear understanding of my pvp specs, because I have always planned to go ShS at 70 when I pvp. Now, I'm not sure if changing my spec would even have an effect, because I just mindlessly ran at people spamming SS and I was wiping the floor with them. I hope it was just a bad time and there's some better Alliance out there...
Onto your points.
I will be getting a better offhand (and switching the fist I am using as offhand to mainhand) when I hit level 66 and do the Durn the Hungerer quest. Almost there, like 2 bars left. I was using a 2.6 speed green sword, which had the best stats, which I used to replace a 2.4 speed sword. As you can tell, I have had no luck with faster weapons. I've seen daggers, but I don't feel like leveling a weapon type I would never consider using except as a filler weapon. I just don't like daggers. Tried running Mana-tombs (like 5 times or so) for the sword (Scimitar of the Nexus Stalkers) but no luck. Once I get the mace I'll just use that until I get my S2 swords so it's not an issue.
I'm not gonna spend money enchanting my gear until I have pieces I won't replace in a few days. Even the cheap enchants. I just don't see the point in it. I'm saving gold for my epic flyer, for one thing. I don't have a 70 to fund me on Mug'thol so I have to farm my own gold and I only have 2400 so far.
My build I have is my leveling build, which is why I have riposte. I'll change it at 70, or maybe at 69 if some competition ever shows its face.