Is the item an upgrade for the character in WoW or not? A small addon saves a lot of work.
Anyone who wants to achieve more in Azeroth than just completing a few heroic or mythic dungeons will sooner or later be confronted by their raid leader with the task of taking care of their character more. So, one cannot avoid reading some guides about their class to find out which items are the best and which attributes suit their specialization the best.
Wouldn’t it be a dream if World of Warcraft directly displayed for each item whether and how much a specific item is better compared to the current equipment? With a small addon, that is exactly possible.
WoW: The addon Pawn helps you to optimize your character
The interface modification “Pawn” (here’s the link for download at Curse) is a powerful tool that takes on a significant part of the work by itself. If you don’t want to deal with details, you can simply install the addon, and the benefits will be immediately visible in the game. Whenever an item drops, a small arrow will indicate on the icon and in the tooltip whether the item is an upgrade – and if so, how good it is.
Pawn has its own weighting of different attributes and also takes sockets and tertiary attributes (like life steal) into account. If desired, one can look in the Pawn menu (just type “/pawn” in the chat) to see which values are most significant for their specialization. In the following example, for the Shadow Priest:
Higher numbers mean a higher weighting. In the example of the Shadow Priest, the order for the secondary attributes would be Crit > Haste > Mastery > Versatility. Generally, you can leave it be – Pawn automatically calculates these values for each item.
If desired, you can make further modifications in the settings or even change the weighting of individual attributes completely. It can also be worthwhile to check what would be an upgrade for all specializations at once – so you always keep an eye on the off-spec.
The addon is based on the database of AskMrRobot. If you want to dive even deeper into the subject, you can browse the corresponding website for more detailed simulations and values.
