apothik wrote:
(1) perhaps the reason my kitty DPS was so low was because I was gearing incorrectly, and in this regard I've been confused my entire druidic life... I know strength gives twice the AP of agility, but I also need lots of agi for kitty crit%. is there a perfect ratio of str : agi to maximise our dps or should I gear for all-out strength and let crit take care of itself?
To date it has been advised to gear for agility then agility then more agility as it amps both your AP and crit, and we depend pretty heavily on crits for our DPS. Smarter folks than I have done math and charts that showed the tipping point, but all you really needed to know was the ratio of AP/Crit that it took to tilt things in favor of strength was ridiculously high. But the balance will change with WotLK as agility will contribute 1% of crit per 40 instead of 1% of crit per 25. (I think those are the numbers...) Basically this nerf to agility will mean you won't want to gear for it quite so exclusively, making a balance of strength and agility better. I don't pretend to know the ratio, though, sorry.
apothik wrote:
(2) is there a particular instance in the lower areas of outland which is renowned for amazing feral-oriented drops?
Blizz was kind enough to queue up loads of quests that quickly get you geared up for Outland. The low 60's quests in Hellfire Peninsula will take care of your chest and weapon with
Jerkin of the Untamed Spirit and
Agamaggan's Quill.
The last boss in Ramparts (Nazan/Vazruden) does drop
Ursol's Claw which is the best feral weapon until you can get
Staff of Beasts from another quest at level 65. You'll get the trinket
Bladefist's Breadth from an HP quest--that'll last you a good long time. Oh yeah, and your first idol, probably, the
Idol of the Wild, that's fun to finally fill that damn slot.
Edited, Nov 6th 2008 9:14am by JeeBar