To whom it may concern:
The item squish has made level 60 content relevant again for those who wish to do it in the appropriate gear.
1) I have found that in iLevel 50 or so gear (where you would enter MC), I pull about 200 dps as a ret paladin, which is a far cry from the 2k+ dps you can pull on live with some classes.
2) Enemy HP is unchanged and most raid enemies have received a noticeable damage increase.
3) Healing power is drastically lower; no more flash heals for 100% of your health.
These three aspects add up to a much, MUCH different PvE environment for level 60's. I actually think AQ10 will present a fair challenge in level appropriate gear. MC will be relatively easy in a group of 25-30 people decked out in questing greens/dungeon blues. BWL will be noticeably harder, but will likely still present a similar progression path for that group of 25-30. AQ40, on the other hand, might require 30+ if proper gear is used (no one goes in with a higher itemlevel than 75). The mechanics will require a significant number of dedicated healers again, drastically increasing the raid size compared today. Where you would need 2 tanks, 2 or 3 healers, and 10 dps to clear aq40 today might require 3 tanks (or more), 8-10 healers, and 20 dps.
On this topic, is anyone running level 60 content on ptr?
The item squish has made level 60 content relevant again for those who wish to do it in the appropriate gear.
1) I have found that in iLevel 50 or so gear (where you would enter MC), I pull about 200 dps as a ret paladin, which is a far cry from the 2k+ dps you can pull on live with some classes.
2) Enemy HP is unchanged and most raid enemies have received a noticeable damage increase.
3) Healing power is drastically lower; no more flash heals for 100% of your health.
These three aspects add up to a much, MUCH different PvE environment for level 60's. I actually think AQ10 will present a fair challenge in level appropriate gear. MC will be relatively easy in a group of 25-30 people decked out in questing greens/dungeon blues. BWL will be noticeably harder, but will likely still present a similar progression path for that group of 25-30. AQ40, on the other hand, might require 30+ if proper gear is used (no one goes in with a higher itemlevel than 75). The mechanics will require a significant number of dedicated healers again, drastically increasing the raid size compared today. Where you would need 2 tanks, 2 or 3 healers, and 10 dps to clear aq40 today might require 3 tanks (or more), 8-10 healers, and 20 dps.
On this topic, is anyone running level 60 content on ptr?
