Badges! Part 3.

Zej makes some good points but in the end all I was saying was exactly how he ended it. "Now it does suck that there are no exclusively tank bear gear though".
Cat gear is now very similar to rogue gear, so technically the rogue badge gear is for kitties.

Bears.

The Heavy Clefthoof set is a great start out set for a Feral Tank but at the same time it is a huge Crutch. If you use 4 Def 6 Stam gems in all the 8 slots and get the Defense to chest enchant, you are at 69 out of the 65 defense needed to be uncritable with 3/3 SoF. Now if you look at the Tier 4 gear, not a single slot has defense on it, which is understandable since it is designed for both Cat and Bear. There are usually enough Gem slots to be able to customise the piece to your preferences. Is it just me though or is it silly that an upgrade to a blue crafted item does not exist before either Mag or these new 2.4 Badge rewards (or PVP).
True Itemization.
This is what i really want to see. Make some epic versions of the Heavy Clefthoof set. Lets see some gear with defense on it. I don't want to have to use Defense Gems and Enchants instead of the preferred Stamina that all tanks enjoy. In my opinion the 2.4 Chest that is obviously designed for Bears and should have at lease some Dodge and Defense on it.

PVP.

Sure there are some great pieces of gear available from PVP as well, the shoulders especially come to mind as do the Bracers. But seriously, PVP as a Feral just sux;)
PS. Can we expect a Part 4 from Beld?
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