Melee vs Caster Gear

[Qool]

I came from EQ, and I found this to be a major problem. As melees recieved equipment upgrades their power increased significantly, but casters power did not scale likewise.

Does anyone forsee this as a major problem in WoW aswell?

[alcaras]

Yes, it is for the moment.

That said, Blizzard is certainly aware of it and will probably address it, since casters have already cried about it on the boards and I know I've done numerous /suggests in game.

Items like these provide hope:
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=18207
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=19538

[Qool]

Hrm. Why don't they just attach the ability to crit to a statistic like they do for melee? Then just have weapon drops that increase effectiveness of your spells by a percentage. With that mechanism in place melee and casters could both be scaled upwards.

I think it's a serious issue. I don't understand why it occurs so frequently in MMORPGs. I remember I had a magician in EQ that I played up till Velious. Finally, I realized that there wasn't anything left for me. All that was left was farming mobs for other people.

I prefer casters, but I'm leaning towards a melee for this reason only.

[Iliuminki]

Intelligence is tied to crit %.
It is however, something like 1% per 100 int, which majorly sucks.
I'd like to see items which have a chance to proc an effect after casting a spell, like many melee weapons do on hits. Hell, i'd be a happy person if spell damage was tied to spirit or intelligence, or even weapon dps.

[alcaras]

Spirit is currently utterly worthless for mages.

And not that great for Warlocks....

Somewhat useful for Priests, however.