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Originally Posted by Elerial
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Example: The caster onky 40/30 staff, 300k. Who would be retarded enough to buy that? Why is the person even selling it for such a price? Are item prices now judged on their stats NO MATTER who can actually use them?
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this? It's very useful for leveling casters since that kind of melee damage is quite effective at lower levels (at least, once you're past the damage cap), even on a caster. Granted, there are cheaper ways to level a caster (e.g. pay someone for PLing services). I also hear that it can be useful even for high level casters in certain situations when soloing and possibly even in groups/raids (not sure about this one; it depends on what else that person has to do in the group/raid; I know that in raids especially, oftentimes classes' utility is very limited, and this item might bolster their utility by giving them something to do during a time when they may not be very active, e.g. a mage fighting a raid boss that has extremely high resists). Finally, it's just a cool and unique item because it lets your caster do so much more melee DPS than they normally would be able to, even if it's not good DPS compared to a monk or rogue or what-have-you.
Disclaimer: I'd never buy this item for anywhere near its market price. But I don't think it's fair to assume that just because someone buys an item for a huge price, they're a moron. I know Tecmos bought at least one of these and if you read up on stuff like the solo artist challenge thread, you'll know that he is an extremely capable player. (At least, I think it was Tecmos... I had a conversation with someone a while back about the item)