RodStorm wrote:
Thanks Lady and Sarion, the main issue will be the armour stat. I have both recipes now so really agonising over which one to use.
8 Crusader Orbs is the expensive part.
Isy and Sari gave you a good clue, try it out in the simulator and it will give you the better one, sometimes it is not always the Mail that wins. I have a hard time convincing other guildies of that. Armor isn't a stat that affects hunters in raids, I don't consider it for any piece.
Sari did have one minor thing wrong, we have to talent for the Int>AP, but I'm not sure what hunter doesn't.
RodStorm wrote:
Hit isnt that important now as I have reached the cap easily with my 80 gear, with the mail chest its just the Haste stat. and ArP that worry me a little.
Haste I dont need and I'm not MM so ArP isnt that big of a deal from what I can gather.
ArP isn't a big deal for SV builds, if you find you are getting a huge amount of it, you should spec MM. Haste is going to affect your white damage the most, so it's always handy.
RodStorm wrote:
The Knightbane does have more AP.
I'll try Femaledwarf again as I've been there with my Mage, I use Rawr a lot and it rates the Knightbane over the Crusader every time.
Gemmed and un-gemmed.
Looking at the pieces, yes you net 32AP, but the 8agi and 71int overcome that difference by quite a bit (it's 79AP). The int will also increase your mana pool so that is another consideration. I have never used Rawr so I am not sure how it's equations are set up, but it would seem like it's giving you faulty information or your hit rating isn't capped (but you say it is, is it soft capped? that would make a difference unless you include the Draeni buff)
RodStorm wrote:
I've goneto the Armoury and looked at Hunters in the top guilds, no one seems to be SV.
Thier all mainly MM so the ArP would be handy for that.
I choose SV because from what I read that was the best raiding spec, now not so sure.
SV is the best new to 80 raiding spec. As you acquire pieces with significant ArP, then an ArP MM build outdrives it. I'll try to link a SV build for raiding when I get home.
RodStorm wrote:
As a footnote, ran both through the simulator and the Crusader was slightly ahead.
See, something must be fishy with Rawr :P