World of Warcraft Item Brief: Rocket Launcher vs. Gnomish Bird Breeder

Engineers in the world of Warcraft can choose to be either Goblin Engineers or Gnomish Engineers. After choosing your path, you will be able to learn how to make different items.

One of the final items of each profession is a strong trinket that can only be crafted and used by the character with this profession. Engineers have the Goblin Path of Gnomish Verses, and each path has its own unique trinket. Let’s compare the two:

• The Rocket Launcher (RS) range is 45 yards, the Gnomish Poultryizer (GP) range is only 20 yards.
• RS has a 2m minute cooldown, GP has a 5 minute cooldown.
• RS has a 5 second launch, the GP has only a 1.5 second launch.
• RS can be used in Arena, GP cannot be used in Arena.
• RS deals damage (960 to 1440, with a critical hit of over 3000 damage), GP will do no damage.
• RS is a great way to catch fleeing enemies, GP won’t be the best for that (especially in PVP).
• RS is not faulty, GP has been reported to fail 20% of the time (some report as high as 80%).
• RS has a 3 second stun on the target (you will be kicked for 2 seconds), GP will turn the target (if you don’t backfire) into a chicken, can still melee (reduces its damage by 66 %) and no spell is cast for up to 15 seconds (or the first damage).

Both items have a resistance of over 45 when equipped, and both have a nice visible effect. Goblin Engineers learn the Rocket Launcher trinket at level 350, while the Gnomish Engineer learns the Gnomish Poultryizer trinket at level 340. I don’t want to take sides, but I think the Launcher is best used in most situations. One thing to remember is that while both items are expensive to craft, the Rocket Launcher consumes a lot more gold.