RSS feed2009-03-10 00:40:30
Arguably, 2 of the worst melee dps stats for Retribution Paladins are Haste and Armor Penetration.
Haste doesn't affect the cooldowns on any of the Paladin's instant attacks. All it does is give a small amount of extra white damage and with those a few extra hits with seals. A very very small increase in damage, making haste a stat most Paladin's avoid.
Armor Penetration is nearly the same thing. Over 60% of the damage done by Ret Paladins is holy damage, which already ignores armor. This stat is also avoided by Ret Paladins.
Strength, Crit, Expertise, and Hitare all very good stats. Int, Agi, and Attack Power are decent as well.
Yet all the DPS plate we've seen so far in Ulduar on the test realms is full of Haste and Armor Penetration. Maybe there are a couple I haven't found, but every piece of DPS plate (and 2-handed melee dps weapon for that matter) is stacked with haste and armor penetration. Even the Ret Paladin tier pieces (from what I hear) are stacked with armor pen.
This is a problem, isn't it?
Haste doesn't affect the cooldowns on any of the Paladin's instant attacks. All it does is give a small amount of extra white damage and with those a few extra hits with seals. A very very small increase in damage, making haste a stat most Paladin's avoid.
Armor Penetration is nearly the same thing. Over 60% of the damage done by Ret Paladins is holy damage, which already ignores armor. This stat is also avoided by Ret Paladins.
Strength, Crit, Expertise, and Hitare all very good stats. Int, Agi, and Attack Power are decent as well.
Yet all the DPS plate we've seen so far in Ulduar on the test realms is full of Haste and Armor Penetration. Maybe there are a couple I haven't found, but every piece of DPS plate (and 2-handed melee dps weapon for that matter) is stacked with haste and armor penetration. Even the Ret Paladin tier pieces (from what I hear) are stacked with armor pen.
This is a problem, isn't it?
Candellas
