Emin
02-02-2005, 04:18 PM
I just read the interview that Indal participated in and i must say, im rather dissapointed.
I do like the idea of a restoration specced paladin who stays in the back and heals with 2 invurns. However, to compare purge to dispell is like comparing English to Math. They are not the same thing, one is used to criple an opponent the other is used to help an ally.
It is my belief that shaman are way overpowered simply because of frostshock and purge. Let me explain. Purge is an insta cast spell, with no cool down, and takes almost no mana to use, it removes 2 bufs of any enemy.. In a good group vs group pvp, your oponents will, more than likely, be buffed with 54 to stam, and possibly with 31 to intel. Not to mention other buffs they might pick up from potions, Gift of Wild and what not.
When i engage in pvp, i simply run around the first 3-5 seconds and purge every one i can, (that is my primary goal) 1 drop earthbind(slow the enmy down is my secondary goal), and interupt the first caster i see with earthshock (some what importaint, but the most importaint this is every one gets purged). 5 seconds into the fight, i should have my strength totem droped, searing totem droped and depending on my party grace , windfury or grounding totem droped. i then retreat to the back row, make sure every one is healed up. 10-20 seconds into the fight i move up into the front rows and search for any softie who ether got feared or wandered to the front. Flurry and Windfury own :)
Lets do the math. if it was 5 vs 5 , i purged 5 targets, that means 540 hp, and 620 mana from every target. (i do realize not all the clases are gonna have mana, and it might be difficult to make it to the back row to purge some of the casters, but being a shaman and having the ability to wear mail and drop earthbind totems, its a very reasonable goal) Purge also work's on a priest's and Mage's shield, adding salt to an already bleeding wound.
Also i saw how some of Nurfed's shamys are specced, and i must say, i tried the 21 points in restoration, rest in enhancement. the 21 points in restoration rest in elemental builds. and i do not like them any where near as much as my new build. I have 31 points in Restoration, and 20 points in enhancement. To be honest, it slightly reduced my efficiency in the 1 vs 1 department. I liked having 22% bonus to windfury's AR and i liked having the 4 seconds reduced cool down on my grounding totem, But having 8% bonus to healing spells, and my mana Tide totem, wich gives me and all my party members 960 mana in 12 seconds (every 5 minutes) is way more helpfull than the 22% bonus windfury AR or the 4 sec cool down on my grounding totem.
I apoligize for any spelling errors or poor wording in my paragraphs, english is my second language.
I always read the forums during beta, i didnt have a chance to play, and i always admired Nurfed for their ability to ignore critisizm. But i think your aura of indiference to all the trolls and kids is what earned my respect. I wanted to play on archimond and hoped to maybe have the chance to play with some of u guys, but when the game came out, i couldnt wait on all server problems archimond had :( i play on Warsong , my char name is Eminas.
Keep it real.
Em
I do like the idea of a restoration specced paladin who stays in the back and heals with 2 invurns. However, to compare purge to dispell is like comparing English to Math. They are not the same thing, one is used to criple an opponent the other is used to help an ally.
It is my belief that shaman are way overpowered simply because of frostshock and purge. Let me explain. Purge is an insta cast spell, with no cool down, and takes almost no mana to use, it removes 2 bufs of any enemy.. In a good group vs group pvp, your oponents will, more than likely, be buffed with 54 to stam, and possibly with 31 to intel. Not to mention other buffs they might pick up from potions, Gift of Wild and what not.
When i engage in pvp, i simply run around the first 3-5 seconds and purge every one i can, (that is my primary goal) 1 drop earthbind(slow the enmy down is my secondary goal), and interupt the first caster i see with earthshock (some what importaint, but the most importaint this is every one gets purged). 5 seconds into the fight, i should have my strength totem droped, searing totem droped and depending on my party grace , windfury or grounding totem droped. i then retreat to the back row, make sure every one is healed up. 10-20 seconds into the fight i move up into the front rows and search for any softie who ether got feared or wandered to the front. Flurry and Windfury own :)
Lets do the math. if it was 5 vs 5 , i purged 5 targets, that means 540 hp, and 620 mana from every target. (i do realize not all the clases are gonna have mana, and it might be difficult to make it to the back row to purge some of the casters, but being a shaman and having the ability to wear mail and drop earthbind totems, its a very reasonable goal) Purge also work's on a priest's and Mage's shield, adding salt to an already bleeding wound.
Also i saw how some of Nurfed's shamys are specced, and i must say, i tried the 21 points in restoration, rest in enhancement. the 21 points in restoration rest in elemental builds. and i do not like them any where near as much as my new build. I have 31 points in Restoration, and 20 points in enhancement. To be honest, it slightly reduced my efficiency in the 1 vs 1 department. I liked having 22% bonus to windfury's AR and i liked having the 4 seconds reduced cool down on my grounding totem, But having 8% bonus to healing spells, and my mana Tide totem, wich gives me and all my party members 960 mana in 12 seconds (every 5 minutes) is way more helpfull than the 22% bonus windfury AR or the 4 sec cool down on my grounding totem.
I apoligize for any spelling errors or poor wording in my paragraphs, english is my second language.
I always read the forums during beta, i didnt have a chance to play, and i always admired Nurfed for their ability to ignore critisizm. But i think your aura of indiference to all the trolls and kids is what earned my respect. I wanted to play on archimond and hoped to maybe have the chance to play with some of u guys, but when the game came out, i couldnt wait on all server problems archimond had :( i play on Warsong , my char name is Eminas.
Keep it real.
Em