I raided Keal’thas Sunstrider’s place, The Eye in Tempest Keep.. for as gaudy as a lot of that high elven stuff was, the Blood Elf and the Naaru crystal stuff of that Tier 5 content all looked really good to me. Netherbane was an awesome look. It’s not a tanking sword but I picked it up there and kept it just cuz it looks damn fine! It will eventually go into the bank and collect dust with the Swim Speed Potions that don’t do me any good sitting there in the bank but I can get rid of because I might need then someday. Same with Restorative Potions, hooked nets, fire festival clothes, troll dice, moonstones etc etc.
Now, there’s a lot of all new graphics for this expansions raid zones.. but there’s also a lot of reused gear and weapon looks. Even when there’s been new looks for gear, it’s not unique to that weapon. There’s probably four other drops that all have the same graphic as your cool new sword from Northrend raid.. just colored differently.
That didn’t used to be the case. Raid bosses dropped unique stuff most of the time. I don’t wanna sound too elitist, I just want to be special, just like everyone else that did it.. and not be confused with somebody that brought 15 putrid bear livers to some nobody quest dude. Raid boss weapons (and I think caster robes too) should be really something unique to that encounter and be a badge of honor in their own right.
Someday I’ll figure what the heck, just get rid of Netherbane.. it’s stupid to keep it. For now though I wanna look “special” even if it’s with something 5 tiers of content old. It looks too cool to vendor off just yet =)
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