u need
14 crit rating for 1% crit at 60
14 hit rating for 1% hit at 60
14 defense rating for +10defense skill at 60

for lvl 61 i will tell you in 1 hour, need to log in.

major point for some talents which give %to hit, crit, defense.
these talents do not scale (in their current form)

so they become imba at high levels.

Here's a question, and not sure if it was answered.

Will items with higher ilvl transfer out to have more of a crit/hit rating after TBC?

The usual example is Blackhand's Breadth. I'm not sure the ilvl of it but considering you need to be about 56, I'd assume it's roughly 60 maybe? So if that becomes enough crit rating to equal 2% crit chance, would other items that have hit and crit gaim more crit rating because of their higher ilvl, therefore effectively making them longer-lasting?

IE: Crit chance on nightslayer would be 14 CR, making it less crit at level 70. But Bonescythe would be worth perhaps 16 or 18 CR, making it worth 1% crit at level 70?

The whole thing is still somewhat confusing to me considering the amount of posts I've seen and we're still mostly in speculation heh.

The iLvl of blackhand's breadth is 63 btw lady

I guess maybe I'm in the minority but I am fucking stoked to start replacing my purps with blue and green quest rewards. Like, isn't that what WoW's all about, in the end? More and better gear? I for one wasn't looking forward to grinding 10 levels in my 2.5.

I'd imagine that, in the case of items like Blackhand's Breadth, they will be balanced against level 60 players, and simply be an incredible boost in power to anyone actually able to obtain them at level 55 under the assumption that it would be largely difficult for them to do so. It would be no different than players that are able to get items like Thrash Blade at level 45, now.

That wasn't my point.

If the BB was itemized at level 63, and say, another item with crit, like a KOTS was itemized at 85, does that mean come TBC the KOTS allows for more CR thereby increasing it's longevity?

No. Rating is not tied to an item's ilvl.

Haha. I just realized that I wasn't scrolled all the way down the page before I responded. At any rate, yeah, current raid epics will be at their current effectiveness when BC comes out, meaning they will be changed to reflect ratings based on a level 60. Could you imagine Blizzard changing current raid epics to be based on conversion at , let's say, level 65? Raiders would be able to, quite literally, tear the game fabric and eat less equipped players.

Except that gear should technically be the bridge from one instance to another, and because of the new rating value the old raid items will decay.

Certainly their intention but the thought of going out of purples for better blues is icky. Especially since I know I'm going to look like the noob I once was, entering MC in Maraudon and SM gear.

It's sounding more and more like a leveling of the playing field. Guilds that weren't able to compete effectively in AQ40 or naxx because they were slow in MC or BWL now have a chance to level up quickly and be on darn near equal footing as far as gear requirements with guilds that have been farming most of naxx for months. Going to be interesting to see how things get shaken up. The way ratings look to be encouraging upgrades from 60 all the way to 70 definately makes it a whole new ball-game.