Since Brassneck is used primarily as my farming/gathering toon and has rarely set foot inside of an instance, his choice for gear is limited to items obtained via drops (AH included), quests, or faction rewards. A recent post on WoWInsider by the hunter community blogfather BigRedKitty practically described Brassneck’s gear verbatim, down to his Fruit of the Loom’s.
The article was right up my alley, and I was excited to read it, being the fan of BRK that I am. But the venom that was spewed in the comments section of that post was a bit shocking, even prompting a BRK follow up post appropriately titled “Idiots vs. Idiocy“. Yes, I know this isn’t the best gear in the world. Yes, I know that I can get better gear in instances. Yes, I know I spent a lot of money that could be better utilized. Brassneck will never see the inside of Kara, much less Shadow Labs, so this is the gear that works for me in my current situation, and that is what’s most important.
It has been fun searching out the best non-instance gear for Brassneck, and this article validated that my thinking was correct. There are a few possible upgrades to be made, but I am in no hurry at the moment.
And yes, I would happily spend 1400g for my Don Santos’ Famous Hunting Rifle all over again if I had to.
