Cataclysm: Stylish overcloaks!
The thing about our cloaks is that the ones that give us the most power for our characters aren’t always the ones that look the best. Turns out that is about to change. Our friends over at MMO Champion have revealed a new Overcloak function. They’re entirely cosmetic in appearance and allow you to slightly customize the look of your cloak.
In world of Dungeon Finder PUGs with overgeared groupmates, when is enough DPS “enough”?
Sehvekah: Maybe I’m just weird, but I *like* topping the meters by (sometimes well) more than 1k DPS with everyone else doing 1.5k-2k. Yes, it’s an ego thing, but not like your knee-jerk reaction would indicate. See, when I’m in a group where *everyone* (including the tank and “healer”) is doing 2.5k-5k+, I get my emblems, it’s quick, sometimes I get an achievement — but I never feel like I really *did* anything. Sure, nobody died, but even with emblems or the odd bit of loot from the IC five-mans, I walk away wondering what the point was.
When I’m blowing up the meters with a group of more-or-less fresh 80s, though, it really feels like I’m *doing* something. I know I’m helping the tank hold aggro via glyphed TotT+FoK combo. I’m keeping the healer in mana by making things die faster before they cause too many problems. I’m helping the other DPSs by making their run that extra bit faster. Everyone (is) getting their emblems and sometimes upgrades from drops, there’s the odd achievement, and damn it, the slower run makes it feel more like *something actually happened* beyond my getting two EoF for T10 and a few EoTs closer to kitting my ‘lock out in heirlooms.
And that’s without mentioning the fact that these groups often have actual *conversations* and sometimes the awe of those new to the game, experiencing these “tired old dungeons” for the first time. Hell, it even gives me time to slow down a bit and actually *look* at the places I’ve been running though. So many times I’ve run Old Kingdom without paying attention to anything more than the loot pinatas scattered throughout, and that was really stupid on my part. A lot of these places are really awesome and deserve to be savored, rather than rushed through.
So to all the newbs, thank you. You’re making my playtime that much more fun, so I’ll do my part to help you get the loot you need in return. To those who think recount/DPS means everything.
Where do you stand on DPS thresholds? Do you believe that too much DPS is never enough?
It appears there will be a toggle option of some sort for players who wish to display their cloak along with an overcloak. My guess is that these cloaks will be incentive rewards that come from reputation, limited seasonal drops or really rare drops (like mounts and companion pets). Ironforge represent!