Once again I'm a tank. I'm honestly not complaining--I rather enjoy tanking these days. I'm not sure if it's because this current iteration of the game has made tanking so much less of a challenge than it used to be, or if it's because my guild has an excellent synergy (and competence). Whatever the case, I'm enjoying running into packs of mobs and pulling like an aggro monkey on meth. Provided my healers can heal me, of course. Stupid pebbles causing LoS issues...
If there is one thing that I do enjoy about playing a warrior, it's that like the other hybrid classes, I have the capability of assuming an entirely different role and trying an entirely different playstyle without having to reroll. This is especially nice as my warrior, as we all know, is my main. However, this got me to thinking--pure dps classes don't have this kind of adaptability (in the same sense), do they? Let me break it down:
Hybrids classes that I have-- warrior, paladin, dk, priest
Pure classes that I have-- warlock
If I want to swap between tanking/dps on my warrior, I have 2 sets of gear. Duh.
I don't tank on a dk (I don't know how), but the principle would be the same as above.
If I want to swap between heals/dps on my pally, I also have 2 different sets of gear. Also, duh. Same as my priest.
My warlock on the other hand, if I'm needed to swap between destro/affliction there is fortunately much overlap between stat priority and BiS gear. However, if I wanted to try demo, I'm pretty much shit out of luck. Although much of the gear is shared between the two specs, the stat priorities are entirely different to the point where I would almost have to carry around 2 sets of gear. This isn't a concept that is unheard of for the hybrid classes (druids, calm down), but it's becoming more of a necessity for pure dps classes. Needless to say, it REALLY sucks to be a clothie right now. >.<
If there is one thing that I do enjoy about playing a warrior, it's that like the other hybrid classes, I have the capability of assuming an entirely different role and trying an entirely different playstyle without having to reroll. This is especially nice as my warrior, as we all know, is my main. However, this got me to thinking--pure dps classes don't have this kind of adaptability (in the same sense), do they? Let me break it down:
Hybrids classes that I have-- warrior, paladin, dk, priest
Pure classes that I have-- warlock
If I want to swap between tanking/dps on my warrior, I have 2 sets of gear. Duh.
I don't tank on a dk (I don't know how), but the principle would be the same as above.
If I want to swap between heals/dps on my pally, I also have 2 different sets of gear. Also, duh. Same as my priest.
My warlock on the other hand, if I'm needed to swap between destro/affliction there is fortunately much overlap between stat priority and BiS gear. However, if I wanted to try demo, I'm pretty much shit out of luck. Although much of the gear is shared between the two specs, the stat priorities are entirely different to the point where I would almost have to carry around 2 sets of gear. This isn't a concept that is unheard of for the hybrid classes (druids, calm down), but it's becoming more of a necessity for pure dps classes. Needless to say, it REALLY sucks to be a clothie right now. >.<
