Icecrown Citadel Rogue Gear Recipes Revealed!
October 24, 2009
Yes! You heard me right!… The raid recipes from Icecrown Citadel have been revealed.
That’s not all… Check out the stats courtesy of World of Raids:
According to WOR these recipes will be available from normal 25-man mode.
… And if that doesn’t get you drooling just think what the T10.5 armor stats are going to be like.
One thing’s for sure, with stats like these combined with the Tier-10 set bonuses, Rogues will be dealing some serious damage in Icecrown.
Rogue T10 2-Piece Bonus
– Your Tricks of the Trade ability now grants you 15 energy instead of costing energy.
Rogue T10 4-Piece Bonus
– Gives your melee finishing moves a 13% chance to add 3 combo points to your target.
Now show me the weapons already damn it!
Rogue Tier-10 Pictures by Race
October 14, 2009
MMO-Champion have now put up pictures of the Rogue Tier-10 Armor set for each race, male and female.
THE GOOD…
I like the look of the first row of pictures best with the sort of brownish orange rusty coloured armor and orange glowing head-piece..
Of course I think Undead Male is by far the best (even with the headgear on show!) followed closely by Troll Male. I wasn’t a big fan of the head-piece in my previous post but looking at it on an Undead rather than a Human I take it all back!
THE BAD…
Orcs and Dwarves look too wide to be a Rogue for me but then they always have (personally I think they’re much more suited to Warrior Armor).
… AND THE DOWNRIGHT STUPID
The Nightelf Male looks dopey with those floppy ears sticking out and Gnomes look as dumb as ever (Pah! I’ve never liked either races anyway).
What race do you think looks the best?
Rogue Tier-10 Armor Video and Set Bonus Update
October 12, 2009
Rogue Tier-10 Armor Set Video
We’ve seen the pictures of the new Rogue T10 armor set and now the guys over at MMO-Champion have put up a video. Check it out…
I still think the Rogue head-piece looks awful but I suppose it might grow on me – I can see a lot of Rogues hiding it to be honest. I wasn’t too fond of the T8 helm either but I absolutely loved it as soon as I got it.
If you think our head-piece is bad and really want a laugh check out the Hunter helm in the video. What the hell were they thinking? Are they having a pop at them here? Don’t get me wrong I cannot stand Hunters (kiting me in Battlegrounds) but surely this is a bit harsh?
Other than the Rogue set (minus the helm) the Tauren Warrior is probably my favourite with the Tauren Druids a close second but then I would say that wouldn’t I?
Rogue T10 Set Bonus Update
BAD NEWS
Unfortunately it seems it was too good to be true. Following on from my original post the Tier-10 Set Bonuses have been changed.
GOOD NEWS
They are still the same but Blizzard have decided to switch the 2-piece and 4-piece bonuses around so here they are again:
Rogue T10 2-Piece Bonus
– Your Tricks of the Trade ability now grants you 15 energy instead of costing energy.
Rogue T10 4-Piece Bonus
– Gives your melee finishing moves a 13% chance to add 3 combo points to your target.
Enjoy!
p.s. The Rogue T10 set stats have just been revealed (on 12th November 2009). Go check it out.
WoW Rogue Tier-10 Armor and Set Bonuses
October 8, 2009
Well, well, well, what can I say other than GIEF!?
In short; the Rogue T10 set bonuses look very nice and a vast improvement over the crappy T9 bonuses. The armor looks evil – just what a Rogue should look like – bar the helm which just looks stupid.
Rogue T10 2-Piece Bonus
– Gives your melee finishing moves a 13% chance to add 3 combo points to your target.
Tastey eh? Cannot fault extra combo points. Be interested to see how this set will effect specs and rotations. Up to now we’ve had the Slice and Dice, Rupture and Hunger for Blood and Envenom finisher pretty much throughout Wrath of the Lich King. Blizzard said they want us to be pressing more buttons and here we are. Are we going to see a new cycle?
Rogue T10 4-Piece Bonus
– Your Tricks of the Trade ability now grants you 15 energy instead of costing energy.
I love this one. I always use this ability on the Tank at the start of the fight (to get started right away without aggroing) and on a fellow Rogue during the fight (who returns the favour for that extra 15% damage for 6 seconds every 30 seconds). This ability currently costs you 15 energy so who is going to argue with 30 extra energy every 30 seconds?
All in all both bonuses are very useful and a considerable improvement on the Rogue T9 2-piece and 4-piece bonuses:
Rogue T9 2-Piece Bonus
– Your Rupture ability has a chance each time it deals damage to reduce the cost of your next ability by 40 energy.
Rogue T9 4-Piece Bonus
– Increases the critical strike chance of your Hemorrhage, Sinister Strike, Backstab and Mutilate abilities by 5%.
I’ll be interested to see the stats on the gear compared to the T9 245 items. Will they be as big a jump as the stats on Tier 8 to Tier 9?
What do you think about the Rogue T10 set bonuses and looks?
WARNING: Obviously this is only on the PTR at the moment so as usual they are subject to change.
Please note since this post the set bonuses have changed and an update has been posted (on 12th October 2009)
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