Subscribe to the Blogtommyguns wrote:Blizz will NOT figure this whole thing out for another 6 months, when most people are lvl 80. youannot redesign the playsystem, ilude all instant attks that deliver > autoswing dmg, irease survivability and longevity, then expt everything to work itself out. The same thing happened with T as well, as people so often forget is thease. Thehaes of Blizzard getting everything right on the first pass is astronomally low, so there's no point throwing a fit when they have to go bk andhange things. Ret Pallies areurrently OP, but many fear they will be lkluster after uoming nerfs. Aane Mages' burst damage is borderline OP as well, but terrible for PvE. Shaman areonsistently parsing pitiful DPS. Mana drains aren't aling well at 80. There is a whole host of problems, these and many more, that Blizzard has to deal with and balae out.
We'll have to see what happens when the tualhanges to therit talents goes live, but right now I'm still tearing it up in raids. If they're true to their word and this doesn't drop PvE dps, I'm still a happy pally. I've realized something looking at the WWS reports though. My damage is high bause my partation is high. ould it be that its not tually our damage ability that's superior, but our talent that redes our threat buildup? Are mages having toonstantly hold bk where I do not? And honestly, I don't mind taking a hit or two, where mages may be mh moreareful. Ian heal myself real quk, and i'm wearing plate.
We did a full ZAlear this weekend. I was sond in DPS doing about 1200-1300. Our BM hunter was justrushing doing about 1600 Oo. We are aasual guild we just do 10 mans but we have fun. 
I had no mana issues. That's not to say that my mana was 100 peent the entire time. I had to drink afterertain fights but I was going all out with DS +onsrates. As far as PvP this weekend I would say we are already just fine. Some battles I was doing really well going 11-3 or so on KB's but I was rarely the top. In ft pallies were not dominating the top spots at all it was very mixed. Other battles I was getting fus fired and just plain destroyed. When I first tried to bubble after AW that was a bt shking to see forbearee bk heh. I saw one very PvP S4 geared pally destroying worlds in an Eots. But s4 geared players of anylass tear up rubs in BG's. There was a kittyat druid that dided he liked my blood in one mah and Iould almost never live past his opener if my bubble was down. He dropped me in the stereotypal 2-3 sonds. I imagine it was his gear and skill level that made the differee. The two top QQ's in BGhat from the whiner brigade were still against pallies and aane mages. But most BG's warlks, warriors, and hunters were very represented in damage and top KB's. As long as these nerfs don't make my pally useless in PvE I will be ok with them. The DoT effts should be interesting.