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By: The Daily Quest: Gearscore | WoW Strategy

The Daily Quest: Gearscore | WoW Strategy — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:13:02 +0000

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By: ImARaider

ImARaider — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:59:19 +0000

PuG Groups that are the most successful, are the ones that require a GearScore & Achievement check, it is far from foolproof, but it is the best level of assurance you will get without asking for referees and conducting a formal job interview!

Also the first 4-5 bosses in ICC can cover a handful of players that just dont know the encounter, heals can prop them up, or their death is no big deal. Beyond that it only takes 1 person who doesnt know the encounter to wipe your raid.

By: Pugnacious Priest

Pugnacious Priest — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:30:48 +0000

I used to use Elitist groups in instance runs, but it ate up a fair bit of memory – it got depressing having to tell people they had not used one of their talent points – and them saying ” really?” or even worse “I know” or having to ask tanks ” are you seriously going to tank in that spec?” Sometimes eg 5 man heroics much better not to know

By: DickyDick

DickyDick — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:03:26 +0000

Gearscore may not be the monster some people want to see it as, but still it’s not pretty. GearScore is like a loaded gun, if you don’t know how to handle it, it’s dangerous.
Personally I prefer ElitistGroups, which is kinda like be.imba ingame.
It shows a gear summary, but more importantly shows you the experience a character has in instances. If someone is experienced in a lot of instances or even killed Yogg-Saron I wouldn’t hesitate to take that kind of person to ICC, even if his gear is lower than you would normally expect. So if you’re looking for skills dont’t trust GearScore but use ElitistGroups.

By: The Daily Quest: Gearscore « Sto « Best Mmorpgs Blog

The Daily Quest: Gearscore « Sto « Best Mmorpgs Blog — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:13:14 +0000

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By: World of Warcraft - The Daily Quest: Gearscore

World of Warcraft - The Daily Quest: Gearscore — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:03:32 +0000

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By: Draknareth

Draknareth — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:44:52 +0000

Personally I think GS can be helpful to guage a persons gear. Please note I said “helpful”, it is a tool. Maybe not the most effective tool, personally I believe WoW heroes gives a better idea as it does take into account stat values. As well, using WoW heroes you can actually take a look at exactly what gear someone has to know if they are “buffing” their GS with high iLvl pieces which do not suit their spec.

Basically use GS, it works for a base number, BUT use other things AS WELL!

Obviously it will never be an indication of skill, but between guildies for example who you have raided with, GearScore, BeImba and WoWheroes can give an idea of how well geared they are and through knowing them you can rate their skill.

By: The Frozen Gnome » Blog Archive » The Daily Quest: Gearscore

The Frozen Gnome » Blog Archive » The Daily Quest: Gearscore — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:20:18 +0000

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By: The Daily Quest: Gearscore | playgames video games

The Daily Quest: Gearscore | playgames video games — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:05:45 +0000

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By: GS facepalm thoughts « TyphoonAndrew's – Eye of the Storm

GS facepalm thoughts « TyphoonAndrew's – Eye of the Storm — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:06:59 +0000

[...] Pugnacious Priest has a really nice write up on GS, and I basically like his perspective and think it is sound. If you are still on the fence about GS his post will help you decide one way or the other. [...]