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Comment by Kanonji

Hands off hunters! Its called Blackrock Caverns Boss Trash Loot Druid Feral Staff for a reason!

(Or it was, until the name is changed....)

Comment by Kanonji

Then again, calling it now, it will soon be Berto's Staff. *renames his druid Berto*

Comment by xiani

I just bought this for my hunter, was dirt cheap on AH.

I certainly wouldn't roll for it over a druid though, and partly because it's so horribly ugly that you really want cat/bear form to hide it!

Comment by xiani

I didn't not know they'd got rid of feral attack power.

However, from that link:

The damage of the weapon now affects Cat and Bear attacks like other melee classes.

Sounds like FAP (stop snig gering*) was just a fudge to get druids who never used to 'use' the weapon up to similar levels as other classes that would benefit from base DPS. Looks like that's been streamlined a bit, and good job too.

So, to be strictly accurate, as a hunter, the higher base DPS on a melee weapon is what's of no use to you, and provides extra advantage to a druid. Exactly how the base dps of a ranged weapon would be useless to when you never fire it.

*the inappropriate word filter on this is...rather over enthusiastic

Comment by 313141

This sells cheap on the Auction House on most servers (25-30g), it's a great boost at 78 for those levelling alts through Northrend, and really helps grind those last 2 levels before the Cata content.

Comment by Scotia

So, to be strictly accurate, as a hunter, the higher base DPS on a melee weapon is what's of no use to you, and provides extra advantage to a druid. Exactly how the base dps of a ranged weapon would be useless to when you never fire it.

Yes... but... we're... not talking about base DPS on a weapon. We never have been. We're talking about the stats on the weapon. If this didn't have AGI + STA, I wouldn't be interested. If it had spellpower, I'd pass. But, it doesn't. If we'd been talking about base DPS at the beginning in relation to a statless item, it'd be a no brainer. But, we're not.

And if anyone still insists that Hunters should pass to Druids for this item.... instead of fairly rolling against them for it...

Sorry, but I'm going to have to still disagree with you.

http://www.wowpedia.org/Hunter_pets#Pet_scaling

Look, I hate huntards as much as the rest of you. But don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Some of us actually know our class and some of us have actually been playing it since 2004. Part of me thinks I shouldn't be proud of that fact (LOL) but it's but one of my chosen hobbies, so meh. ;P

Just because druids melee and hunters don't (pets don't get any benefit from the dps on a melee weapon) doesn't mean that a druid should always get priority over a hunter for a staff like this. Unlike a hunter without a good bow, a druid can shapeshift and gets an inherent bonus to their dps just from that. Take a bow out of a hunter's hands and they're useless... unlike a shapeshifted druid with an item that may have a bit lower dps.

Bottom line, it's good for both classes, and both have a right to roll for it. That's all I'm trying to say.

Comment by thesandman87

The hunters shouldnt have the staff is the same logic that rouges use to say they get priority on 1h weapons. So what hunters cant have anything these days? Got a druid and a rouge nope no weapons for me, screw that non sense, if its an upgrade its an upgrade, they get more DPS and guess what Agility = RAP i get more DPS. Its a DPS upgrade for both. But then again every hunter by yalls logic should only use the weapon we start with because we dont melee

Comment by nakomaru

Bottom line, it's good for both classes, and both have a right to roll for it.

Yep. In the same way warriors and hunters share equal rights to a bow.

Comment by 766187

Sells for around 130g on my server, today someone dropped one for 70g.
I had to grab it for the stats boost on my hunter.
Only thing is that since my caracter is a dwarf the model is so long it goes in the ground.
That thing on a gnome's would look completely ridiculous.

Comment by chypsa

Have to agree with Narshe on this one. If a rogue looted your bow or gun or whatever, so he can get a stat boost, all the hunters would go beserk. I really can't understand why they can't understand it's the same when they take a staff like this for their stat boost.

Comment by druidsrus

lol sucks for all you guys on the greedy servers.... i got this outta the auction house for 25g. bought some noice lvl 77-79 cata greens to go along with this. cant wait to use em

Comment by 789637

The drop chance is too big for this weapon it can be sold on ah for realy much but not so many ppl know that items that are for lvl 77-79 is on ah (Insane items) on my server these staff are sold up to 500g but when they drop so often it goes down to 300g realy fast so if your making a twink or want a good staff when you shall quest in cata zones w8 intil the price of the staff goes down or you can just go in to the dungeon and need on it if you can Rate me up :)

Comment by regma

Well Im just gald you can eqip this under lvl 80.
Nice stat too.

Comment by 355273

Can be enchanted with Mighty Agility, making this the best weapon for ferals and hunters at lvl 75~79 pvp brackets.

Comment by 103082

Anagram of 'Best Of Farts'. Honest!

Comment by Kyeld

slap +130 agility on this and a hunter can easily rock this staff from 78-85 (at which point any number of ilevel 333-346 staves and polearms are available to help you gear up for heroics)

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Berto's Staff

Item Level 308
Binds when equipped

Two-Hand	Staff

744 - 1,116 Damage	Speed 2.40

(387.50 damage per second)
+212 Agility
+319 Stamina
Durability 100 / 100

Requires Level 78
Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 142.
Equip: Improves haste rating by 142.

Sell Price: 27 11 25

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