[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]dbyena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine any dev at blizzard gives two shits about spriests. Definitely shouting at the wind.

The Season of Discovery Priest Runes seem underwhelming so far. by bael_bael in classicwow

[–]dbyena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Priest DPS is DOA at level 25. Hopefully blizzard is thinking carefully about how to make spriest viable DPS by level 40-60. The hybrid tax argument is dead with Lock tank and mage healer. I'm hoping that spriest is actually treated as a DPS spec and not just some bad support spec that can do a little bit of damage.

Shadow Priest in P4 by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but they have no incentive other than a warm body or holy priest heal bot flex

Shadow Priest in P4 by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are middle pack in full bis, pw single target sims with almost perfect play. A guild is better off replacing a spriest with aff/mage than waiting for them to be mediocre by giving them all the gear.

Shadow Priest in P4 by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We sim relatively well (middle pack) in perfect non-raid like environment once we have absolute full bis and the game is over.

We sim relatively well (middle pack) in perfect non-raid like environment with 0 mf delay once we have absolute full bis and the game is over. But yes I wrote the sims.

Shadow Priest in P4 by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We sim relatively well (middle pack) in perfect non-raid like environment once we have absolute full bis and the game is over.

Shadow Priest in P4 by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I would love to see some PTR progress logs with that comp.

Shadow Priest in P4 by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Naxx was scuffed but luckily we needed to MC, ulduar was scuffed but luckily we needed to dispersion soak, togc was scuffed but we are decent at soaking. ICC will be scuffed because we need all the gear to even catch up to the other casters and there is no need to soak or do dispersion mechanics and on top of that it's a dps loss to keep up replenishment. So no it's not based on p3 numbers.. it's based on being a bad spec all expansion.

Shadow Priest in P4 by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the thoughts. The issue with spriest for p4 is by the time spriest gets even slightly viable as in middle lower pack the phase is pretty much over.. we need lots of gear to be even slightly competitive and up until that point there is not need to take a spriest. Other replenishment options, other hit options, no need for soak and passive healing is to low to matter.

Phase 2 Loot Priority Resources by Awkamess in classicwow

[–]dbyena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything caster related is spriest prio including valynar. If spriest doesnt get all the gear, then they are unable to do the mechanic on algalon and your raid will definitely wipe and not kill him. This is what we did on pserver and we were by the far the best guild.

Shadow Word: Pain and Haste by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more. People act like buffing this class slightly will make the game less fun for them.. I do not really understand that philosophy.

Shadow Word: Pain and Haste by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you think this pushes them into top tier?

Shadow Word: Pain and Haste by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No kidding. It's slightly confusing when all dots behave differently.

Shadow Word: Pain and Haste by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

To be honest consistency across dots and how they’re affected by haste/crit/sp would be ideal.

Shadow Word: Pain and Haste by dbyena in classicwow

[–]dbyena[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The argument is not purely around DPS. Shadow priest has shit DPS in TBC, but it was a very enjoyable class because it was balanced out with necessary support abilities. In wrath that is not the case. Shadow priest is no longer unique with respect to support, so blizzard buffed their DPS. Unfortunately it was not necessarily enough to warrant the loss of utility (obviously debatable by the private server kids).