What is a Tier 4 ?

My post of a tier4 glove I got prompted the following question :

Not to sound like a noob or anything but I probably will, i had the Gauntlets of Renewed Hope drop in kara on my 1st run yesterday, once socketed with teardrop living rubys (18 heal a piece) and since im a chanter i enchanted it with major healing (35+ hp heal) along with its base of 62 heal it totals 133hp heal which is actually very bad ass.. i read around tho and ppl say T4 or tier4 gloves are better cuz of the spell crit, but my question is what the hell is a tier4 item, even better what the hell is tier4 (is there a tier 3 etc..) I know tier means levels but Im kinda confused.. help!

Well, I think its best to start off with what is a Tier 4 item. WoW has been around for a few years now. In its initial offering, it had levels from 1 to 60. Now, most of the instances till level 60 were 5 man instances like Sunken Temple. However, at 60, players got the first taste of a raid instance , which in those days was 40 man raid - like MoltenCore. There one could start collect armor which belonged to a set - i.e. if you had 2 pieces of the set, it would impart more bonuses !

In those olden times, when the continent of outland was not known to the Azerothians, the maximum level the armor sets went was to level 3.

To just illustrate the difference in quality of the different tier sets, lets see how the head piece changes from Tier 1 to Tier 3 for a Paladin

Tier 1 : Armor : 695 [+9 Str 20 stam 24int +10sp + 10 fire resist]
Tier 2 : Armor : 795 [+17str +18stam +23int +6sp + 10 frost resis +10 shadow resist]

Getting the difference ? Another thing which would happen is that the lower tier would become a requirement for getting the next level of armor. The T2 helm dropped from the lair of Onyxia the dragon - and guess what - the dragon breathes fire, so you will do well by getting a T1 helm which has the fire resist !

The first raid in the burning crusade campaign is Karazan. Here the set items dont drop, rather you get a token which can be traded in Shattrath for the corresponding item for your class. Since this is the first tier armor to drop after level 60, this is the next tier - i.e. T4 armor set.

Now for the differences between the Gaunlets of Renewed hope and the T4 Justicar Glove:

Gauntlets of Renewed Hope

906 Armor
+19 Stamina
+29 Intellect
Blue Socket
Blue Socket
Socket Bonus: +3 Intellect

Justicar Glove :

944 Armor
+29 Stamina
+30 Intellect

From the comparison (cause there is only one set you have), its clear that with the sockets, the Gauntlets would be a better choice as healing gear. However, as you get more sets, the set bonus for the T4 set becomes :

[2]Equip: Restores 5 mana per 5 sec.
[4]Equip: Increases healing done by up to 62 and damage done by up to 21 for all magical spells and effects.

And so would make more sense to use the T4 gloves once you are sure of the set bonuses. Hope that helps !

Shaman Power

One of the things that WoW lets you do is create a multitude of characters ( or Altsas they are called ingame). Now, I am an altaholic, having umpteen alts. However, apart from my hunter, the other alt that I have managed to level past the 40 level mark is this shaman. It is level 48 now, and here he is waterwalking in Ferals !

No post for a long time

The world is in upheavel. The real world is more finicky than the virtual one. Whereas in WoW I can find a mailbox in every place I go , even in gnomerigan, here in the real world, its difficult to find an Internet connection.

I recently changed jobs, and moved to another city. Found a place on rent and shifted in, only to find that there is no Internet connectivity there. I live in one of the upcoming cities of India - Pune, and the internet infrastructure is not there . Sad. :(

Having the WoW blues !

Illidan

Illidan, the betrayer. The one we have to defeat in the Burning Crusades...

But, how did he become the monster he is ?



illidan.wmv

I love my hunter again!

I stumbled across a site called BigRedKitty, and going through the posts , I started liking the hunter more and more !

The problem I see with Brahmos is that he is low on the DPS side when compared to others in my guild. Also, I don't have much time to play, so I end up doing not much online, for which reason I started levelling a Priest and a Shaman (both now 40+ lvls). The issue this creates is that none of my toons are actually very good.

However BRKs blogs show how a hunter can be played. And now I am hopeful about making Brahmos one of the better hunters again. Check out this post and you will find that a hunter tops the chart of DPS ! amazing ! Brahmos just got a Guru !

Karazhan - The Curator

The fight is Karazhan continues. This time was my 3rd time into the eerie tower of Karazan. My guild members had found the unused backdoor entry to the fortress, and we crept silently in from there.

Kara - back door entry

The Curator. An arcane senient being was our first big hurdle, and it took a few attempts for our new group to get him down. But we did get him down. The issue we had was the DPS.

Curator. One mean peacekeeper

Next onto Aran, but I was not able to do it due to issues with the connection at my end. Sigh... there goes my Sunday :(

Shattered tower, but stuck in time. Its as if the explosion ripped the tower apart, but then it just froze before the parts fell down.

Karazhan

Its been a long time since i posted here.

The world of Outland. What do i say about it. Its massive . A continent hung in the skies. A place of chaos and otherwordly energies.

Since the last time I posted, I have undergone a lot of adventures. I have reached level 70. I know most of outland as the back of my hand. Getting to know a lot of factions, and trying to gain repute with them. I have also been able to procure a winged mount, which enables me to fly all over outland at my pace in my way. However, i still use the services of the Wing Masters to fly me over to far out places as my mount is not that fast. Those mounts cost around 5000g , sigh!

In my travels, as I meet other adventurers, I found that there are other mounts available ! Imagine my surprise one day when I saw a netherdrake being flown into the city of Shattrath. It was an awesome sight. Someday, I will also unlock the secrets of getting this magnificent mount ! Another mount i have set my eyes on is the riding mount the kurenai sell.

But thats for later. Lately news seem to have come that Illidian resides in the black temple ! The call to the heros is out. We need more and more people to help up against the tides of darkness ! Through a lengty attunement a few of us are now battling for life in Karazhan!

Yesterday was my first raid to this lair of the monsters. And this was fun ! Whereas other instances are 'take your own time' kinds, here the fear of respawns within 30 mins keeps us going. Going to get the boss, before his helpers arrive. After a fierce battle with Midnight and Attumen, we prevailed ! It was not a simple fight. We got wiped twice. The third time, with 3 of us down, we were still able to down the damn monster.

And ah ! The sweet tast of victory was even sweeter for me ! The SteelHawk Crossbow dropped. I had long chatted with other adventurers on the bow, and hoped one day it would be mine. That day was yesterday !