118370-itemization-better

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Hi Guys,
 
I've played WildStar since Beta July 2013 up to first week of Sept 2014. I paid up front for a 6 month sub but one of the main reasons why I left was the messy itemization progression.
 
With drop 3 have they fixed any of the itemization? Before I left I was passing on GA gear because my crafted gear out performed it due to the way AP scaled. Is this still a thing?
 
I'm thinking of reinstalling WildStar as my sub isn't up until Jan 8, 2015. I know drop 3 will give me a few more hours of solo and group content but if I decide to get into a guild to run GA again will I still be passing on raid gear over my blue crafted gear?	
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The rune changes help a lot, less GA stuff will be passed on because of crappy sockets, but you will still be passing on GA gear sometimes.  They changed crafting so you can't reduce a stat below it's starting value, but I have no idea if that fixes the whole issue because there are also stronger cores available now.
 
They also didn't change your old gear so it's still 125 main stat gear.  The only advantage GA gear has over that stuff is 2 extra rune slots.	
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Hmm.. I'm assuming if the GA gear rolls 'decent' runes would the extra 2 slots make it more favorable to take?
 
That was the issue for me.. We tackle hard content only to pass on the loot it drops.. it just didn't make sense to me.. it was like I was wasting my time :(
 
Thanks for the reply.	
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			FWIW, itemization is getting a proper overhaul in drop 4 if the most recent changes don't help you out.	
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Hi Guys,
 
I've played WildStar since Beta July 2013 up to first week of Sept 2014. I paid up front for a 6 month sub but one of the main reasons why I left was the messy itemization progression.
 
With drop 3 have they fixed any of the itemization? Before I left I was passing on GA gear because my crafted gear out performed it due to the way AP scaled. Is this still a thing?
 
I'm thinking of reinstalling WildStar as my sub isn't up until Jan 8, 2015. I know drop 3 will give me a few more hours of solo and group content but if I decide to get into a guild to run GA again will I still be passing on raid gear over my blue crafted gear?
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They changed crafting so you can't reduce a stat below it's starting value, but I have no idea if that fixes the whole issue because there are also stronger cores available now.
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for a new player itemization is way better, not perfect though, GA gear is the clear winner compared to crafted gear with the rune changes now. also, with the runechanges you can reroll runes so if you have double fire double logic(logic is bad for most classes) piece, that is actually great because the re roll allows you to  to get a 4 ap piece pretty easily.
 
also it soiunds like you played a warr/engi, ap scaling has been fixed, warrs and engis no longer have the 35% damage buff with their dps stance so stacking things like main stat(brut/finesse) and crit are WAY more valuable then they were.
 
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Hmm.. I'm assuming if the GA gear rolls 'decent' runes would the extra 2 slots make it more favorable to take?
 
That was the issue for me.. We tackle hard content only to pass on the loot it drops.. it just didn't make sense to me.. it was like I was wasting my time :(
 
Thanks for the reply.
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You are right.. I played a Warrior. 
 
Interesting feedback.. So my 1892AP crafted gear isn't all that great anymore? Are you telling me I can actually have gear progression if I run GA?
 
I think you would make my day if this is true :)
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You are right.. I played a Warrior. 
 
Interesting feedback.. So my 1892AP crafted gear isn't all that great anymore? Are you telling me I can actually have gear progression if I run GA?
 
I think you would make my day if this is true :)
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Also, the complete revision of drop tables will be coming around Jan.  This last patch was to reduce RNG of runes, and the quantity of slots on each gear quality.  As far as I'm concerned it worked.
 
Now I just need more bloody cash to do what I want with runes.	
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You are right.. I played a Warrior. 
 
Interesting feedback.. So my 1892AP crafted gear isn't all that great anymore? Are you telling me I can actually have gear progression if I run GA?
 
I think you would make my day if this is true :)
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Thanks for the replies everyone. It's still not exactly where I thought the game would be at by now but it seems like it's heading in the right direction.
 
Since I'm still subbed I'll check out drop 3's content for what it's worth and see how things are. 	
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			Another big thing to consider with runes is they added a lot more options with runes, so no long is fire/fusion the straight go to rune slots as many of the others also have great rune options as well.	
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Thanks for the replies everyone. It's still not exactly where I thought the game would be at by now but it seems like it's heading in the right direction.
 
Since I'm still subbed I'll check out drop 3's content for what it's worth and see how things are. 
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just curious, what would you like to see? or do you mean you had expected itemization to be better?
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Sorry yes, I was directing my feelings towards itemization. To me I wish they got it right from the get go.. adventures < crafted < dungeons < raid
 
I would still be playing the game today if it wasn't for that. I like raiding but when I'm passing on GA boss drops and 3 other warriors are doing the same well something isn't right. At the time I left in Sept I had to get to Phagemaw in order to even see an upgrade :( That's a lot of grinding and passing of loot just for a slight upgrade at the time.
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			I don't know what it's like for other classes but I never really had this issue as an Esper. On floor 1 I saw some really nice upgrades - gadget from EG vendor after x-89, boots from kuralak, chest from e.g. vendor after kuralak, and then some amazing floor 2 stuff especially all the class set pieces and weapon attach/support system etc. 	
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			GA gear is now clearly better than crafted gear. Why  ? First off AP is not that important in comparison to secondary stats as it was before the patch. The base damage got higher and the ap scaling damage was reduced on all spells. So trading 80 points in secondary stat for 20 points in your main stat isnt realy worth it. Furthermore GA gear has more and most importantly better rune slots. People often dont seem to get that. Where a crafted gear rune slot may give you 15 of your main stat a ga-item rune slot gives you 25. 	
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