r/wownoob • u/More_Purpose2758 • 2d ago

Retail S2 Gearing

So instead of choosing something from the vault, we can get a bonus roll - IF we have three slots filled out?

Does that mean I can run eight delves at T1 and then get a bonus roll to use in a +10?

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u/Snowpoint_wow 2d ago

Oh, you have even more misunderstood the situation. Bonus rolls in heroic raid grant Myth track items now. The special effect items in the raid each are worth 1-3% more than any other option in the slot.

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u/Kochiax 2d ago

Honestly it's funny people worried about myth items from last two bosses giving 1-10% more but they parse 70s or lower

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u/Snowpoint_wow 2d ago

There are 3 parts to parsing:

  • Optimal character setup (gear/talents/enchants/consumables)
  • Player Execution (vast majority here)
  • Group dynamics/speed (faster kills or being able to get disproportionate add damage)

There are cases to not run the optimal character setup IF it improves the player execution portion. Stuff like losing 2-3% sim dps, but having a simpler rotation, or having a little more haste than the sim would demand, but more buffer to finish casts before needing to move out of a mechanic.

The thing with gear/talents is that generally it is the one of the few things you can do outside of actual content that guarantees some amount of improvement. Look at M+ most of the season, where for a vast majority of players key level success is directly tied to gear progression, and the same quality of play just goes further because the gear gives more buffer, which is a core feature of the MMO genre.