They simply should take PVP power gems out directly. I understand that they had to nerf them especially with the resilience change in 5.3 (where PVE gear with lots of slots gemmed pvp could be better than a PVP gear with lot less slots) but now nearly all dps class will switch back to their main stat with resilience instead of pvp power/resilience.
What the heck are you talking about? PvE gear will never be as good as PvP gear. Those gem slots you're referring to count against the item budget, so it balances out with the stats on PvP gear. It's just PvP gear saves you a bit more gold on gemming. Plus, only people who can't be ass'ed to research PvP Power's value will gem their main stat. 160 PvP Power is still way more valuable than 160 of a main stat.
Whoa, subtlety rogue PvE buff. I might just dedicate my time to level my rogue from 56 to 90 now.
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160 int for instance was already 10% stronger for destro locks than 320 pvppower in pvp.
Now with the pvppower nerf and the gem pvpstat nerf, 80 int will tripple the damage gain over 80 pvppower.
I love the gem change tough only resilience should have been affected with the recent pvppower nerf
Is this a release candidate build? Seems like 5.3 will go live either next Tuesday or the week after.
Haven't seen anything about this being a release candidate, I wouldn't be looking for 5.3 to go live next week (7th/8th), though the week after that is possible (14th/15th) but I get the feeling it may end up being the 21st/22nd. *shrug* Guess it depends on whether Blizzard have any more changes they want to throw in there before 5.3 goes live.
No it is not. He obviously don't know what he is talking about...
320 PVP power was allready in competition with 160 main stat for some class/spec. Now the choice will be obvious for the majority. It will just help to do a little PVe in PVP gear actually not that bad. But they still should just remove PVP power gem at all.