08 Nov 2005 at 08:27 - 4
When you said 125k, I think you were really deluding yourself. First off, there just aren't that many Air Elementalist doing PvE. Go to the rune merchant and compare the prices of superior fire runes and superior air runes. Last I checked one was 11 platinum and the other was 650 gold. It doesn't take a genius to see you have to sell your air equipment for a lot less then your fire equipment. Then, air elementalists tend to be spikers. That is their play evolves around casting as many direct damage spells as quickly as possible at a target. It makes a lot more sense for an Air El to get fast cast and fast recharge restricted to air skills, which can then go up to 20%, which means twice as many fast casts and recharges so as to do that much more damage. Then they would rather have +5 energy as oppose to health, since if they start being attacked their only recourse is to kill whats attacking them quickly with spells. Finally, as a very experienced Air Ele player, the only enchanments I cast on a regular basis are Air Atunement and Aura of Restoration, both last about 60 seconds and having them last an extra 12 seconds may be useful, but not that important in the over all strategy.
I might bid 10k, but I already have the Brimstone wand and artifact, so I'd rather save my money for something else, like ectoplasm.
EDIT: I guess I stand corrected and reprimanded, but when I can go ingame and get a Brimstone Staff for less than 15k, paying that kind of many for perfect drop just doesn't make any sense to me.