#2 - Dec. 13, 2008, 8:48 p.m.
Armor is still a good stat for bears. It's just not an insanely good stat that trumps all others.
Some staves have armor and some do not. Those with armor won't be as attractive to hunters but it depends on what they are upgrading from.
We don't expect there to be 100% overlap in which weapons hunters and druids (and possibly even warriors) want. But there will be more overlap than there is now.