MSA: worth the big DKP or not?

hubar · 08/21/06, 1:16 PM

For a fury warrior. I am currently using AQR+Maladth.

And I also have annubiath warhammer. But the concern of MSA is the lack of stats. I can barely make the 1k attack power mark with my current setup.

eek · 08/21/06, 1:26 PM

Let the rogues have it?

You're better off waiting for a Hatchet of Sundered bone + crul'shorukh w/Edgemaster's Handguards.

hubar · 08/21/06, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by eek

Let the rogues have it?

You're better off waiting for a Hatchet of Sundered bone + crul'shorukh w/Edgemaster's Handguards.

We have had two drops of EoC, and one of them went to a shaman. :(

I generally like the idea of WDF(whoever drops first), since blizzard's random is screwing us over in numerous ways.

(Our top DPS rogues don't wanna bid for the hammer.)

fishwaffle · 08/21/06, 1:43 PM

If nothing else, it'd be nice to have for fun!

I've got an awful big hankering for double servo arms.

studski · 08/21/06, 2:19 PM

What race are you?

Also in 1.12 I think rogues will get an even greater benefit from Servo Arms because of how viable the changes to Mace Spec are for PvE.

• frmorrison · 08/21/06, 3:27 PM

You may get a small dps boost with MSA + Warhammer over your current weapons, but is that small bonus worth taking one away from a Rogue or another Warrior?

Also you lose the chance to wear Edgemasters for more Boss dps.

Ren · 08/22/06, 12:14 AM

MSA is worth it. It's a much better mainhand for humans than Hatchet of Sundered Bone, don't let the greedy rogues fool you. =P By the way, glove progression for humans are: Flameguard Gauntlets<Edgemaster's Handguards<Gauntlets of Annihilation (assuming you're using two dagger/axes/swords). If you have Annihilation, Edgemaster's are no longer useful at all.

Edit: Sorry, I assumed that you were human. Was scanning and just read "fury..warrior..AQR...Maladath....Anubisath Warhammer."

Emth · 08/22/06, 4:04 AM

I'm curious to your setup if you're fury in Naxx and struggling to reach 1k AP, are you stacking a lot of +hit? The answer to your question is almost certainly a yes, don't discount the servo arm proc. With less AP you may be doing less damage with BTs but the high weapon damage, slow speed, and non physical proc will make up for it (and then some) in other areas.

Check out Deathwing's spreadsheet, thread is somewhere on page 1/2

Zoroaster · 08/22/06, 4:20 AM

Originally Posted by Ren

By the way, glove progression for humans are: Flameguard Gauntlets<Edgemaster's Handguards<Gauntlets of Annihilation (assuming you're using two dagger/axes/swords). If you have Annihilation, Edgemaster's are no longer useful at all.

I have to disagree with your statment about Annihilation being better then Edgemaster's. I use a axe/dagger combo, and I've done numerous tests on bosses, and Edgemaster's always brings back better results then Annihilation.