Justanotherlurker wrote on Jul 30
th, 2018 at 11:11am:
Sure but at what point does the higher stats on crafted gear outshine the set bonusses?
The new ml 4 items from the market chain are much better than crafted at level.
It's a lot harder to answer that now. Has to be on an item by item basis since heroic level gearing is so spread out. Though most of the new or redone items have more effects, unique effects that cannot be found or made otherwise, or are parts of set bonuses and have stats that cannot be crafted onto that slot using cannith.
Even if some items are close to each other in terms of value, the ability to place stats where they could not normally be crafted can change numerous gear pieces around. You have to come up with a gear choice and then even out the gains and losses by comparing the sets.
Slavers at 8 beats cannith due to the versatility of putting any ability stats on any of the 6 slots while getting a set bonus.
Take the new redone marketplace items. The ml 4 necklace in particular ( Grim's Bracelet ) has an extra effect slot with doublestrike 4%. That extra effect slot isn't on cc until ml 10. That is probably the best necklace until slavers, ravenloft, or cc ml 10.
I think ravenloft items at level 10 because adherent is an awesome set bonus. 5 mp/rp, 10 neg/rep/pos hamp, 5 prr, 10 usp. That is overall stronger than slavers for ranged and melee.
The bracers from ravenloft have what amounts to 4 effect slot items, with 2 of those effects on each item being ones that cc cannot slot on the wrist, and the bracers are effectively a status of prefix/suffix/+2 extra effect slots, plus the versatility of shifting slots around that cc could not, and counting for a set bonus. Get a reaper/mythic bonus for extra creep.
Around 14~ the items start to shift around again. Take Shimmer for an example; it allows maxing of enchantment focus and is a spell pen item. That is the versatility of like having goggles and a cloak if using cc, except on one item. Which allows the eye slot to focus on another primary or secondary spell school. Jorgundal's Collar and Backstabber's Gloves are unique and probably bis on almost every melee. The gloves are for sure bis on every ranged and melee both.