Job Customization

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An example even is that because so mach of wrath's combat was proc based, like critting on a spell reset a cooldown, or made the next other-spell free (like Cure/Cure2/Cure3, but a whole lot better), there was so much gearing choice in Warcraft, and believe it or not, both were very viable. Healer's could gear for critting, and procs, or the could gear for casting really fast. Because the gear affected the job, like paladin had an equip that lowered the cost of one method's primary heal, it was the best in slot for that sort of build. However, the other build had a best in slot libram that was a different piece, and both managed to be competitive.Discipline priests were great tank healers, if they spec'd for it, or they were great raid healers (by mitigating damage) if they spec'd for it. The gearing was different, and people dedicated to jobs often carried multiple sets.

Here, the gear is so bland. The only reason Warrior's don't wear Valor Surcoat is because it says PLD on it. (Bit of sarcasm, I don't know what the WAR's i90 stats are).

I don't know, it's a shame that it appears I'm in the minority here, but everything is so bland in choices. Everybody does everything exactly the same, if they can.

You realize that there was no way to spec separately for raid healing or tank healing as a Disc Priest, and all it involved, was a mouseover macro bound to Power Word: Shield and the occasional Prayer of Healing/ Prayer of Mending? And should i also mention that more than one Disc Priest in a raid meant the second Priest, or even the Holy Priests couldn't use their own Shields due to how Weakened Soul worked?
And those Librams didn't last long at all, they killed off the spell bonuses fast when people were keeping ilvl 200 Relics and Librams all the way up to Lich King because the benefits to the one spell overshadowed the stat gains from higher ilvl drops. Once again, the illusion of choice.
As to the bland gear argument ... We're getting the Vanity slots soon, so you can look however you like.

I should also mention that gear appearances in WoW are so bland these days, that the Raid drops are just recolored Tier set pieces. Oh, and Raid drops are virtually pointless since the Tier set bonuses exist.
The only reason people have not complained is because of Transmogrification and 5 years worth of Expansion sets.
Crafted gear is also pointless since its overshadowed by Tier sets and often the stuff that drops out of raids anyways.

You seem to be looking at WoW through some VERY rose tinted goggles here buddy.