That sucks re: the realm first. I imagine that, even when the writing was on the wall with regard to spec stat priorities, the needs of the guild for raid progression AT THAT MOMENT outweighed you building a combat set in advance. :(

We can't foresee everything, to sure. Perhaps fortunately, while there are increasing opportunities for pures to function in these capacities, they can be met in lots of ways. A subtlety rogue can soak a stomp, sure - but so can a feral cat offspecced to bearcat, or another hybrid swapping to tank spec for that fight, or having other hybrids swap to extra healing, since the enrage timer is laughable.

And I'll echo the point that ilvl, I.e. primary stat, is of such supreme importance in this expansion, that secondary stats these days are so secondary, they feel tertiary. I really hope Mists revisits these ratios, because between this, reforging, and having armor type specializations, they've really eviscerated the gearing meta game, which, as a person with spare time at my job, was a really fun time during Wrath! :)

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