The mod Pawn allows you to enter values for each stat so that you can compare items more easily.

Note, these values change as gear changes, but it is at a decent approximation of the value of each item. Rawr/Spreadsheets/Experience are superior sources of information.

Over in the Paladin forum we have a thread going with Pawn values in order to help determine gear value for the different specs. A friend of mine is looking for something like this for his druid, specifically for bear and cat forms. Since there was no thread going already, I figured I'd start one. I'll update this thread with suggested strings.

Feral Cat (dps):

( Pawn: v1: "kiku cat dps": ArmorPenetration=0.12, MeleeDps=2.71, CritRating=0.61, Strength=1.03, Agility=0.93, HitRating=1.06, ExpertiseRating=1.06, HasteRating=0.70, FeralAp=0.44, Ap=0.44 )

Feral Bear (tank):

Resto (healing):

( Pawn: v1: "red's resto": Intellect=5.794, RedSocket=178.562, CritRating=2.047, ColorlessSocket=178.562, MetaSocket=339.242, HasteRating=2.866, BlueSocket=114.582, YellowSocket=130.934, SpellPower=9.398, Spirit=5.133, Mp5=10 )

( Pawn: v1: "vom's resto": Intellect=54.0, CritRating= 8.5, SpellPower= 52.5, Spirit= 58.9, Mp5= 100 )

Balance (dps):

edit: updated 12/14/08

That's actually true for almost every class (afaik). Pawn is good as a sort of guide rather than a hard rule.

I generally punch the stat values Rawr gives me into Pawn for reference as well as putting them into Lootrank for an offline guide.

I havent used Rawr that much, could you maybe help me out where I can find the current stat weighing displayed in Rawr?

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear as if Rawr has relative stat values for the Tree model. It also seems to way overvalue haste and crit ratings, based on items and gems it recommends. I think a 'general guide' would be useful to many restoration druids out there, especially those who are still working on gear from heroics and maybe some of the 10 mans. As a starting point, let's use values from this post in the itemization thread.

( Pawn: v1: "resto": Intellect=5.794, RedSocket=178.562, CritRating=2.047, ColorlessSocket=178.562, MetaSocket=339.242, HasteRating=2.866, BlueSocket=114.582, YellowSocket=130.934, SpellPower=9.398, Spirit=5.133, Mp5=10 )

In a format that is easier to read:
Intellect: 5.794
Spirit: 5.133
Spellpower: 9.398
Mp5: 10
Crit Rating: 2.047
Haste Rating: 2.866

Socket values in the string are based on the following gems; I don't know if they're optimal.
[Luminous Monarch Topaz] [Royal Twilight Opal] [Runed Scarlet Ruby] [Ember Skyflare Diamond] (The +2% int assumes 900 int)

Would anybody like to suggest improvements?

Personally I might consider lowering haste and crit values, and increasing spell power, due to scaling issues. I would also bump up spirit and lower int, since I don't raid with replenishment (another issue entirely).

Ah right, thanks. Fixed.

Unfortunently, [Purified Twilight Opal] can not be cut in game. Hopefully they add in a lot of gem recipies (as well as some extra enchants) in the next patch.

I'm unfamiliar with PAWN, but perhaps this information can be helpful.

For cat dps, according to RAWR, with all current best in slot items, you'll get a stat breakdown something like this:

Loot Rank for WOLTK

I think I had to change gear around slightly to be under the expertise cap inorder to see a value.

There is no Pawn string that works for everyone. Stats have different values depending on what you are currently wearing and what buffs you have, and so the "right" Pawn string can change wildly from person to person. It would be better to fix the Rawr module or create a good spreadsheet than to try to come up with the one true Pawn string (since it doesn't exist).

Yes, the tree module seems to have an issue there - I noticed that changing the duration of the fight seemed to have no impact on the value of mana regen, so I think there is something broken with the fight duration option. I've posted on the Codeplex site but haven't had a response from Astrylian yet.

These are the stats that I came up with for Resto:
Intellect 29.2
Spirit 60.6
SpellPower 22.6
MP5 136.2
Crit 0.4

These values are calculate from a model (rawr+excel) around keeping up 3 HoTs (RJ, RG, 3xLB) until OOM and then regenerating your mana. Rise and repeat. This basically gave me a total HPS that I could produce over an infinite time. I produced the model for +10 int, spirt, sp, mp5, and crit. The above stats are the HPS(x10 scale) difference from base.

Before you go poking holes in my model... this was built very roughly for my way of healing and has given me excellent results on LootRank pre-raiding. Of course you'll need to decide for yourself if this fits your methods or not.

Unfortunately, I forgot to include haste in my stats.


PS: First time posting.

Thanks for all the latest feedback. I will be updating the OP today to reflect some of your values.