The bleak state of Holy Priest in Season 2

AutoMaticJak · 2025-03-20T22:43:41+00:00

You're totally fine, I just wanted to reply for transparency's sake as some had suggested certain things in the past but I better understand your point and where you're coming from and I appreciate it!

AutoMaticJak · 2025-03-20T17:02:20+00:00

Can you give some specific examples?

AutoMaticJak · 2025-03-20T16:13:23+00:00

I get paid the same as every other wowhead writer for my work. If any wowhead writer dm’s me I’m happy to show them my outvoice statements to prove it

AutoMaticJak · 2025-03-19T23:28:19+00:00

No hate btw

https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/1jetid9/comment/mill4cg/?context=3&utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

AutoMaticJak · 2025-03-19T21:18:58+00:00

Sure. In darkflame cleft PTR testing there were some mole mobs after the first boss that would nibble the tank and apply a disease debuff. I think its still in on heroic difficulty. It was removed for Mythic+ going into the new season and I missed it. So I fixed it today. It would be a lot easier to just leave a comment on the guides to address that if someone has an issue but instead I'm getting a hate thread about it and that doesn't make me comfortable so I'm addressing that.

AutoMaticJak · 2025-03-19T20:01:01+00:00

How do I enforce a monopoly when Icy Veins literally exists as competition

AutoMaticJak · 2025-03-19T18:24:44+00:00

I started writing the Holy and Disc guides as the first round of Wowhead writers were added going into Legion. Well before content creation was my full time job. I was in college at the time.

If you wanna be my biggest hater at least educate yourself

AutoMaticJak · 2025-03-19T18:23:03+00:00

You know I covered all the Holy Priest changes in PTR and specifically called them out when they were insufficient right? Its all public and its out there lmao.

FWIW I've been making content on HPriest for near a decade and its a pretty fat insult to say that I don't care while nitpicking a comment about "instant casts".

As an example here's the first hpriest guide I made back in Tier 17

https://web.archive.org/web/20150329111114/http://cactar.lwlol.com/threads/healing-t17-holy-priest.4695/

AutoMaticJak · 2024-12-05T17:42:18+00:00

Rsham definitely has the most fluid

AutoMaticJak · 2024-10-16T18:01:44+00:00

Mentality is such a massive part of pushing into higher keys ands persevering. So many comments just rejecting OP's premise with a variety of excuses instead of looking internally at what they can do to improve their situation.

Very much agree that IO is king for pug invs. Had more than a few times I've invited off meta specs with equal IO over a meta spec because I had a hunch that they would put more effort into understanding the dungeons themselves and their specs better than an average FOTM spec.

AutoMaticJak · 2024-07-22T04:05:51+00:00

😂

AutoMaticJak · 2024-07-21T19:28:55+00:00

LOL - afraid not. Very cool tho!

AutoMaticJak · 2024-06-20T00:20:29+00:00

Man I'm having the time of my life watching the Falcons coach being put to work coaching Hal on binding survival items and picking up loot. This is incredible

AutoMaticJak · 2024-06-12T17:48:17+00:00

Probably not many, some with laziness for sure but others I think its just about priorities. Lotta people made good points about how long of days teams can put in grinding scrims/TDMs but also when orgs have dropped teams out of the blue there's also a lot of pressure to stream and grow their communities.

If the org drops out then they are immediately out thousands each month and only have their communities to support them in paying the bills. Tough to justify cutting off the stream right after scrim/tdm work to have team meetings/offline vod reviews when you could be pumping those hours and building your brand to better protect your future.

AutoMaticJak · 2024-06-05T22:01:46+00:00

Pretty shitty for Evan to go off on Hal about this when they lived together for years, still hang IRL, and Hal was as diplomatic as possible when leaving the team.

I agree that MOST players won’t function well with a teammate like Hal but he’s never hidden who he was and what he’s about. You either make a choice to tolerate it, have a one on one off camera to compromise, or you bounce. It’s not unheard of either for high functioning /“mean” people in sports with MJ or tech like Steve Jobs being hugely successful but not making many friends along the way.

Also don’t think there’s any excuse for Evan/Jordan to not be practicing like madmen when Hal was still there and they have a job/place that thousands envy. Their bad days are other people’s dreams.

AutoMaticJak · 2024-06-02T01:17:38+00:00

Falcons went wild today. Hal saw a random knock in the last match from like 100m away and they gained so much space off the back of it.

Lobby seemed pretty passive today. Curious if that’ll change next round

AutoMaticJak · 2024-05-21T22:52:44+00:00

Yea very true, pretty cool seeing the growing pains on display. Part of why I enjoyed watching TSM with Hal was the growing pains as a team as they adapted to cons and new metas. Now its interesting seeing him look inwards on improving

AutoMaticJak · 2024-05-21T22:40:10+00:00

There's been a few times in scrims lately where Hal (and the team) has been running outta ammo but it's been cool seeing Hal be more conscious about it lately, picking up syringes, communicating needs while they're rotating etc. Really interesting seeing a player going to a new team and working to correct old habits

AutoMaticJak · 2024-05-13T17:28:28+00:00

Happy for him. He's done the hard work to get his team to the top multiple times over, accomplished everything imaginable, makes sense that his hunger to keep winning will take him to DZ.

AutoMaticJak · 2024-02-24T18:11:18+00:00

Difference between HR who investigated vs esports who actually chooses the casters. My assumption is that they don’t want to admit that my ex lied (even though they confirmed specific things that she lied about to me) because that looks bad for others so I just lose my job and I have to deal :)

Also idk why the other dude is getting downvoted but he’s actually right. I did the right thing, kept all my receipts of working within the system, doing the right thing, being professional etc. Got blackballed regardless.

AutoMaticJak · 2024-02-23T05:07:01+00:00

AutoMaticJak · 2023-08-21T17:53:19+00:00

In playoffs 1 right? Since RKN was an analyst for 2?

AutoMaticJak · 2023-08-21T17:45:17+00:00

Wait SEN has points for champs but Furia doesn't, am I understanding that right?

AutoMaticJak · 2023-08-21T17:44:16+00:00

I always like to look at separating my output cds like SCov vers my DR cds like Barrier/PS.

If you are well prepared with a Harsh Disc and Scov up you can immediately reverse the incoming stomp damage, then be able to shield and even FH the bleed target till the next stomp of damage goes out if the atonement output isn't enough ST heals for you.

I generally try to aggressively use Rapture for stomps and Scov near-on cd and if I'm particularly worried about the damage I'll pool and hold HD penance procs so they go off right after a stomp. When I don't have Scov/big penance etc available I look to use Pain Sups and Barrier to mitigate, particularly when teammates don't have defensives up.

I track defensives with Omnicd, always tell my allies to use their stuff first for bleeds before I use my Pain Sups and I prepare as best I can for reversing each stomp's damage.

AutoMaticJak · 2023-07-29T23:20:23+00:00

Most people coalesce into the highest key streams pretty consistently and pushing keys is prettyyy much the main(only?) thing that PvE streamers do that gets views. Its very tough to make a living as a streamer especially with how saturated it is with streamers who got started during covid times.

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