Umm, I'll try field this with a question...
What (in scripture) was the requirement of recieving the mark of the beast?
>It was the act of worshipping the beast. I don't think that the tier 2 sets require us to worship the second tier. Although...
If the tier 2 cloth armor sts add up to 666, and that is intentional, it's most likely a joke. Albeit a dumb, possibly cruel, one. Remember, this IS blizzard. Besides, you are most likely NOT going to have 0 Agility, and 0 armor from other sources, so you will not be likely to have a total number of armor equal to 666.
Either way, there is nothing actually in scripture calling 666 the mark of the beast... 666 is simply part of the riddle of the beast's mark. There is a lot of leeway in that passage.
"He [The Beast of the Earth]
required everyone - small and great, rich and poor, free and slave - to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead.
And
no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number
representing his name.
Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man [or of men]. His number is
666 [or 616]." --- Rev 13:16-18 (emph. added)
4 points to be made here...
1. The mark is a requirement. Noone in WoW is required to have a tier 2 set.
2. You cannot buy or sell without it. I buy and sell a lot.
3. The number 666 is not the beast, although it IS one of several marks of the beast.
4. We can't be sure it is 666 either... several old copies of the Bible (ancient biblical manuscripts) have it written as 616.
You never have people freaking out over 616, now do you?
I'm not discounting the 666 factor on T2 cloth... I looked at allakhazam too. I am just saying, I am not sure that that means that WoW is the instrument of the devil by which he will work out the end times. I really think the work of the beast will be bigger than just a computer game.
Coincidence? no.
Blizzard loves to play the apocalypse game, whether it is the boss 'The Beast', the Tattoo on the wrist to activate the portal into BWL, or an armor value or so. But does that make WoW the mark of the beast? Hardly. Not enough people play it.
Oh... and all of the T2 sets share the same armor values, depending on their type.
>Cloth: 666 armor
>Leather: 1292
>Mail: 2773
>Plate: 4925
so, perhaps it is a coincidence.
But, weigh it in your spirit with prayer (and, perhaps if you are really troubled, some fasting). Don't just take my word on it.