Comments on: Gear Score Isn’t Everything http://variantavatar.com/2010/01/gear-score-isnt-everything/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gear-score-isnt-everything A World of Warcraft, Death Knight, Guild & Gaming Blog Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Healers need Confidence | Variant Avatar http://variantavatar.com/2010/01/gear-score-isnt-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-6906 Healers need Confidence | Variant Avatar Sat, 14 May 2011 13:26:26 +0000 http://variantavatar.com/?p=551#comment-6906 [...] to the Gear Score faithful, mind you I hate gear score and feel it has partially ruined WoW, I even wrote a little something on Gear Score a while back.  Back to the topic at hand, one doesn’t gain confidence over night, so how [...] [...] to the Gear Score faithful, mind you I hate gear score and feel it has partially ruined WoW, I even wrote a little something on Gear Score a while back.  Back to the topic at hand, one doesn’t gain confidence over night, so how [...]

]]> By: Gear Score - A Child Wielding a Loaded Gun | Variant Avatar http://variantavatar.com/2010/01/gear-score-isnt-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Gear Score - A Child Wielding a Loaded Gun | Variant Avatar Fri, 14 May 2010 20:40:01 +0000 http://variantavatar.com/?p=551#comment-332 [...] in January I wrote regarding Gear Score (GS) and how it needs to be used properly.  Well since then, GS has seeped into everything we seem to [...] [...] in January I wrote regarding Gear Score (GS) and how it needs to be used properly.  Well since then, GS has seeped into everything we seem to [...]

]]> By: Grubby http://variantavatar.com/2010/01/gear-score-isnt-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Grubby Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:04:39 +0000 http://variantavatar.com/?p=551#comment-304 Ya, that is always somewhat amusing. The GS reqs are well beyond what they should be. I also find the guild thing you mentioned rather amusing too. GS is fine enough to look at for a PUG, since beyond gear there isn't much else you can tell about a person's potential, but for a guild; a guild is a group of players who consistently work together, and as such gear is usually, at most toward the bottom of the list of things to look at. One of the most important is personality. Each guild has its own general feel, and as such each guild has its own personality type that it most appeals to. Amazing how some people think the game is entirely about gear. Lol. Ya, that is always somewhat amusing. The GS reqs are well beyond what they should be. I also find the guild thing you mentioned rather amusing too. GS is fine enough to look at for a PUG, since beyond gear there isn’t much else you can tell about a person’s potential, but for a guild; a guild is a group of players who consistently work together, and as such gear is usually, at most toward the bottom of the list of things to look at. One of the most important is personality. Each guild has its own general feel, and as such each guild has its own personality type that it most appeals to. Amazing how some people think the game is entirely about gear. Lol.

]]> By: Avatar http://variantavatar.com/2010/01/gear-score-isnt-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Avatar Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:20:39 +0000 http://variantavatar.com/?p=551#comment-301 I agree with all your points, GS has become the end-all-be-all for pug selection it seems, just horrible. It pains me when I see a group recruiting for like OS or Naxx and saying must have a GS of 2500, really? People finished Naxx with a GS of sub 2K... I agree with all your points, GS has become the end-all-be-all for pug selection it seems, just horrible. It pains me when I see a group recruiting for like OS or Naxx and saying must have a GS of 2500, really? People finished Naxx with a GS of sub 2K…

]]> By: Grubby http://variantavatar.com/2010/01/gear-score-isnt-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Grubby Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:18:24 +0000 http://variantavatar.com/?p=551#comment-299 I completely agree with you on the skill aspect, and for the most part it counts more than gear. That said, there are some instance where raw gear DOES matter, MOST notably for tanks. Sometimes a raw stat (again, tanks and def / stam is most noticeable) can make the difference in whether or not someone can effectively do their job. (Healers are mostly exempt from gear requirements in LK because mana regen is way too forgiving right now, this will change with Cata) The dps example isn't nearly as strong as the tank, but it's still there (mostly just in raid environments these days) as if too many dps are undergeared then they simply will not be able to do enough dps to beat that enrage timer. No, gear is NOT (nor would I ever say it is) an acceptable representation of ability, but it DOES however set the maximum limit at which one can perform. (many players, due to lack of skill and fi;;y capable PCs will never reach that limit) GS is much like money. Money isn't the problem, but rather people's greed for it is. GS isn't the issue, people's misuse of it as a skill gauge is. ESPECIALLY with how easy gear is to obtain right now. You mention good players with low GS; I'll mention horrible players with amazing GS. The other issue GS brings on with...shall I say less educated players? is that there are players out there (and I've seen several) who look at an item's GS to determine if it's an upgrade or not, as opposed to determine whether they actually need the stats a particular item possesses. It's amazing how many healers I've seen with TONS of +hit gear on, and how many DPS who have way more haste than is practical, sacrificing some much needed crit in the process. If I had to blame GS for something I'd say it's that it measures item quality, NOT item quality in relation to the players spec and other equipped items. I completely agree with you on the skill aspect, and for the most part it counts more than gear. That said, there are some instance where raw gear DOES matter, MOST notably for tanks. Sometimes a raw stat (again, tanks and def / stam is most noticeable) can make the difference in whether or not someone can effectively do their job. (Healers are mostly exempt from gear requirements in LK because mana regen is way too forgiving right now, this will change with Cata)
The dps example isn’t nearly as strong as the tank, but it’s still there (mostly just in raid environments these days) as if too many dps are undergeared then they simply will not be able to do enough dps to beat that enrage timer. No, gear is NOT (nor would I ever say it is) an acceptable representation of ability, but it DOES however set the maximum limit at which one can perform. (many players, due to lack of skill and fi;;y capable PCs will never reach that limit)

GS is much like money. Money isn’t the problem, but rather people’s greed for it is. GS isn’t the issue, people’s misuse of it as a skill gauge is. ESPECIALLY with how easy gear is to obtain right now. You mention good players with low GS; I’ll mention horrible players with amazing GS.

The other issue GS brings on with…shall I say less educated players? is that there are players out there (and I’ve seen several) who look at an item’s GS to determine if it’s an upgrade or not, as opposed to determine whether they actually need the stats a particular item possesses. It’s amazing how many healers I’ve seen with TONS of +hit gear on, and how many DPS who have way more haste than is practical, sacrificing some much needed crit in the process.

If I had to blame GS for something I’d say it’s that it measures item quality, NOT item quality in relation to the players spec and other equipped items.

]]> By: Avatar http://variantavatar.com/2010/01/gear-score-isnt-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Avatar Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:22:24 +0000 http://variantavatar.com/?p=551#comment-255 http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100222 .-= Avatar´s last blog ..<a href="http://variantavatar.com/?p=597" rel="nofollow">Raid Leading at a Casual Pace</a> =-. http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100222
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]]> By: OldGrayWolfe http://variantavatar.com/2010/01/gear-score-isnt-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-240 OldGrayWolfe Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:06:23 +0000 http://variantavatar.com/?p=551#comment-240 Heck ya! Skill and intelligence will outweigh pure gear (but no skill) any day. When people make choices for heroics or raids soley on the gearscore of an individual, they are doing a disservice to themselves and the group. My toon doesn't have a super l33t gearscore -yet- but I am often able to keep up in terms of dps with those who have much better gear. Of course, if someone has gear and skill....that is a potent match. Heck ya! Skill and intelligence will outweigh pure gear (but no skill) any day. When people make choices for heroics or raids soley on the gearscore of an individual, they are doing a disservice to themselves and the group. My toon doesn’t have a super l33t gearscore -yet- but I am often able to keep up in terms of dps with those who have much better gear.

Of course, if someone has gear and skill….that is a potent match.

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