1.9 Issues
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Avesther
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Have you ever read the pally forums at world of warcraft. I can't imagine that the pally players themselves have ever come to some sort of agreement as to what is needed.
Its much like the priest forum. Lots of bickering very little consensus. Personally, I think priests are fine, the only problems being that our only defense/escape skill has been nerfed into non-existance and our inner fire has a useless add on. Why does a priest need + to attack power (priests are a non-melee class).
Its much like the priest forum. Lots of bickering very little consensus. Personally, I think priests are fine, the only problems being that our only defense/escape skill has been nerfed into non-existance and our inner fire has a useless add on. Why does a priest need + to attack power (priests are a non-melee class).
Azzie
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I tried the test realm before this change took place, then my test char got deleted. Other than thsi change, I feel paladins do have much more potential and options, and definitely more interactivity if we so choose.
So far it looks like retribution and holy trees have had good fixes, but because repentance got put into retribution the protection tree is a bit weak.
What paladins are most apathetic on the forums about is, I feel, the long history we've have since beta, when we were once melee hybrids that fought alongside the warriors in all situations while throwing a heal left or right occasionally. Now in all big instances/pvp grounds all we do (according to the forums) is cast cleanse and heal since the only way we're able to do significant dps is to HOPE for a proc on seal of command.
Remember when I went into BRD with a dress on?
Overall I feel 1.9 has a lot of potential, actually. I realized that now I have to specialize in one area, and not just grab the best of all 3 trees...
So far it looks like retribution and holy trees have had good fixes, but because repentance got put into retribution the protection tree is a bit weak.
What paladins are most apathetic on the forums about is, I feel, the long history we've have since beta, when we were once melee hybrids that fought alongside the warriors in all situations while throwing a heal left or right occasionally. Now in all big instances/pvp grounds all we do (according to the forums) is cast cleanse and heal since the only way we're able to do significant dps is to HOPE for a proc on seal of command.
Remember when I went into BRD with a dress on?
Overall I feel 1.9 has a lot of potential, actually. I realized that now I have to specialize in one area, and not just grab the best of all 3 trees...
Avesther
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as a note, I think Blizzard made a very large mistake in starting to re-evaluate class trees before the first year anniversary and by doing them individually.
Warriors were the first to recieve a re-evaluation. They were a powerful class before and their changes really helped them in DPS. But now they have had their talents redone for 6 months and players have been playing them for a year. Now pallies are being looked at. Even if 1.9 came out today, pallies would be behind the curve compared to warriors.
Also by reviewing them individually, they've lost focus on how each class interacts with each other. This has caused class imbalances that can really only be fixed by over buffing classes that are at a disadvantage. No class should be at a disadvantage when facing another in a 1v1 open feild battle. But the rock paper scissors setup that appears to be forming ensures that this doesn't happen. And the biggest culprit is the rogue. Blizzard has made it clear that they don't want players to feel helpless and defensless in a pvp battle, with no control over their characters while they are decimated, thats what they said when they nerfed priests fear and put warlocks sedduce and fear on the same DR timer. Yet rogues, even of little skill, can completely shut down their opponents. And to top it off, they are buffing the rogues stunlock by putting the stuns acheived through the mace skill on seperate DR timer.
Warriors were the first to recieve a re-evaluation. They were a powerful class before and their changes really helped them in DPS. But now they have had their talents redone for 6 months and players have been playing them for a year. Now pallies are being looked at. Even if 1.9 came out today, pallies would be behind the curve compared to warriors.
Also by reviewing them individually, they've lost focus on how each class interacts with each other. This has caused class imbalances that can really only be fixed by over buffing classes that are at a disadvantage. No class should be at a disadvantage when facing another in a 1v1 open feild battle. But the rock paper scissors setup that appears to be forming ensures that this doesn't happen. And the biggest culprit is the rogue. Blizzard has made it clear that they don't want players to feel helpless and defensless in a pvp battle, with no control over their characters while they are decimated, thats what they said when they nerfed priests fear and put warlocks sedduce and fear on the same DR timer. Yet rogues, even of little skill, can completely shut down their opponents. And to top it off, they are buffing the rogues stunlock by putting the stuns acheived through the mace skill on seperate DR timer.