i am working on my 1.5 epic and i came across this little guy and he conned green to me at lvl 70 so he is not lvl 55 i would have to say lvl 45 or 49 max
Pure casters = wizard, necromancer, enchanter, mage, druid, cleric, shaman.
Hybrids = Shadowknight, Pally, Beastlord, Ranger
Pure melees = Warrior, Monk, Rogue
Then there are bards, not really sure where they go, since they aren't really a hybrid, but they are neither pure caster or melee.
Anyway, main point is, PURE caster does not refer only to intelligence casters, and it isn't a reference to armor type. It is a reference to their status as essentially non-melee characters. Yes, I know that Wis casters can survive a few more hits in melee that an INT caster, but nobody is going to say "we can't find a tank, so grab that cleric"
Well thankfully the items are lore...Really hate people who go out and camp out of greed. It's how things get nerfed, and the people who complain about the nerf are usually the farmers...Personally, I'd like to see a lot more no drop stuff.