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Disc nerf going Holy for 3.2?
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Post by
boozie
With the big nerf to PoH and Penance I am considering going to holy. This means making different choices in gems and gear for me. Any other Disc priests thinking the same. I love Disc but I am concerned about healing 5 man's without an effective aoe. I think we will still be near tops in mt healing. What are your thoughts?
Post by
Kataly
I don't know about you but PoH is the least of my concerns as disc. I toss it once tops in heroics, and almost never in raids because i'm MT healing. I just wish they'd change the penance glyph instead of increasing the CD. It's just going back to the way it was before it's glyph came out.
The nerf to PoH affects holy far more than it does disc solely because they use the spell more in a raiding environment.
Post by
boozie
Never thought about the raid ramifications for holy as I have only briefly dabbled in holy. I agree on the glyph. At the very least the occasional 5 man will be more of a challenge as Disc =)
Post by
OscarDivine
Changing just because of a few nerfs? They're not beyond adaptation. I would try it before you swap out of it. Don't be another FotM player!
Post by
PrimeSonic
I only know two heroics where you'd really need PoH (and I've done them all more times than I care for).
Those two would be Halls of Stone (the dreaded event) and Halls of Lightning (when healing through the Lightning Nova).
You'll be able to make up for the PoH nerf with shields and Renew on 5 mans.
The real nerf is going to hit raid tank healing hard. Sadly, that makes Ulduar even more intimidating to me than it already was when I was scraping by to keep the tank alive.
I haven't gone back since due to helping building up my guild and get them ready for Ulduar as well.
Post by
karlusdavius
id rather have 5% or 10% crit on the penance glyph tbh
Post by
cawfee
If healing is that closely cut for you that 2 seconds make that much of a major difference, I don't think it's an issue of mechanics. While it does hurt a little bit, a good tank won't use those 2 seconds to go and die on you automatically. PoH will still be effective as partyheals especially when used with Inner Focus.
Post by
OscarDivine
Well, we can't forget that a lot of tanks are getting changes made to them as well. Many DK's feel that their mitigation is going to the crapper, but I think Paladins are the only ones who are really happy with what changes are being made to their class. At least this is what I gather from the chatter amongst my tanks. :-)
Post by
Kataly
id rather have 5% or 10% crit on the penance glyph tbh
QFT.
Post by
karlusdavius
The only tanks getting screwed at DK's. And its not really by that much tbh. Dodge and parry got changed but thats actually a small buff for them. Warriors and paladins on the other hand got a very nice buff in that block has been doubled. Which means a mor steady pace of inc damage.
Oh and just to point this out. The penance change was a PvP alteration, not a PvE. so go QQ on the PvP/Arena forums lol
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OscarDivine
I won't say that I'm more strongly Disco or Holy, as I really do play both and enjoy both a whole lot. What DOES bother me, though, is that the players that don't seem to be willing to even TRY to adapt to negative changes are already getting ready to jump ship.
The Phrase we use to describe you guys: FOTM - Flavor of the Month. Find the awesome spec out there and use it until it gets nerfed! But when it does, that's okay! Something better is just around the corner!
Now come Join the FOTM Club! Disco's great today but 5% worse tomorrow! But that's okay! When that happens, just go re-roll Paladin!
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Erethzium
Psh, Disc? Nerfed? You guys already get the 4pc bonus for T8.5 and T9, the T8.5 one being godly. Don't complain about being nerfed =P An extra 2 seconds on Penance isn't a spec-changing nerf, in my opinion.
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