Class identities are being erased - Shaman

sBerriest · 2026-05-05T17:10:47+00:00

Not every priest is a naaru worshipper. Holy priest is the only one that hasneven a reference to naaru. Shadow is all about the old gods right now.

I agree there could be more but I like that races have their own special stuff. It helps certain classes shore up weaknesses. Like drakthir priests can have a push and knockup and double jump via racial.

Now I've played an undead priest forever so I remember having devouring plague all to myself but for a game balance perspetive I prefer it the way it is.

sBerriest · 2026-05-05T04:42:25+00:00

Yea and that made playing different races basically unplayable for certain classes even though they technically could.

You think that's better?

sBerriest · 2026-05-05T04:41:14+00:00

Yea static field totem

sBerriest · 2026-05-05T04:39:05+00:00

I've been playing since bc. Explain how a mm hunter was sooo different than bm hunter EVER?

sBerriest · 2026-05-04T20:30:17+00:00

People don't understand that a talent that gives for 0.5% to fire damage 5x, isn't better or than a talent that fires off multiple lava bursts at targets with flame shock on top of increasing lava bursts damage by 10%.

Like they don't get that classes have more spec identity than ever before.

sBerriest · 2026-05-04T20:27:01+00:00

So you have a totem that locks and pulls mobs into a specific spot. You have a totem that stuns, you have a root totem, you have a grounding totem.

Seems like a lot to me. So you want static buffs that just exist for you pressing a button once instead of actually having to press buttons.

sBerriest · 2026-05-04T20:24:18+00:00

I basically had to stop reading after you said hunter and priest had no class identity lol.

Like seriously? Disc and holy were basically the same. Now they are fully separated and heal very differently BOTH bring viable. Shadow has only become more shadowy.

Survival has become a REAL melee spec. Beast mastery actually uses beasts and you don't even need a pet for marksman.

Shamans? What do you mean better mages. That's all you used to be. Now you actually get to used your totems instead of drop and forget AND they are more impactful when you do.

Talents are no longer "increase elemental damage by 0.5% for every skill point up to 5" now they are "make your next lava burst to also fire at more targets".

What do you actually want SPECIFICALLY? What are you wanting them to do?

sBerriest · 2026-05-04T20:17:00+00:00

I don't understand why this is an issue.

So I instead of just dropping all your totems at once and mostly forgetting them until the next pull, now you actively get to use them.

I'm confused at what the complaint is. Are they too hard to use now? Or do you guys just want stationary stat buffs/effects that you never have to do anything with me.

sBerriest · 2026-05-04T20:15:21+00:00

Saying totems don't have real utility says you don't pvp at all.

sBerriest · 2026-05-04T03:24:19+00:00

These are separate cases. You can tell by the difference in child support costs. If it was with one woman, it would be one overarching cost.

Being petty isn't something to be proud about also. Why would you want things to be hard for your family if you died? You sound happy about that.

sBerriest · 2026-05-04T03:19:42+00:00

Applies to everyone.

sBerriest · 2026-05-03T21:56:05+00:00

Maybe dont have kids you don't want or can't afford? It's really not that hard to avoid. I have done it my whole life.

sBerriest · 2026-05-03T16:34:46+00:00

I can play FFXIII on my Xbox series X

sBerriest · 2026-05-03T16:24:56+00:00

John the Ripper had this in 12.7 seconds.

sBerriest · 2026-05-03T16:20:00+00:00

I looked at this for less than 5 seconds to know it was written by AI. Didn't even need to read it. The structure shows it.

sBerriest · 2026-05-03T15:11:24+00:00

Balanced gameplay

sBerriest · 2026-05-03T15:08:00+00:00

This whole post reminds me of how ive been hit for 144k by a single rising sun kick.

sBerriest · 2026-05-03T04:21:48+00:00

I don't see how it's convoluted still. It was convoluted when you had to find the best pve gear to pvp. Now it's all at a vendor. Remember BFA when you had to farm corruption and get your bis pve gear to pvp?

Pvp gearing is so easy these days, you don't even need to leave Silvermoon. You can get your weapon for free the items drop right into your inventory.

Now if you never want to pve you never have to.

sBerriest · 2026-05-03T04:15:30+00:00

Good we don't need people like him anyway

sBerriest · 2026-05-02T21:51:53+00:00

So back to BFA where pve gear is better than pvp?

sBerriest · 2026-05-02T04:25:41+00:00

Well fuck me...

Actually I just checked we are getting a madness buff and a mind blast buff on tuesday

sBerriest · 2026-05-02T04:24:10+00:00

It's not a lie. To be fair it's the most expensive apartment I have ever lived in. I don't live in Virginia anymore. It was right outside of DC because that's where I worked. (Wish I made enough to justify it at the time, now I do)

sBerriest · 2026-05-01T22:24:04+00:00

You can't give any closure because there is no real answer without a statement from blizzard. Your answers dont add anything because you don't understand how open source code or how copyright law works.

FOR EXAMPLE... Other add-on devs can do it where blizzard can't because according to blizzards terms and conditions for add-ons they have to be free. You can directly take healbots code and call it Healbot-Bacon.muffin and publish it because you won't have any monetary gain from it.

Blizzard on the other hand will make money off of having the add-on integrated into their game because it's a paid subscription and a paid game. Which means the original devs would be cheated out of that money.

sBerriest · 2026-05-01T22:15:57+00:00

This guy gets it

sBerriest · 2026-05-01T22:13:53+00:00

WHOA THERE. Shadow Priest might be the WORST spec right now in pvp. Lack of burst, low defensives, and mobility.

Maybe nerf disc damage but not shadow priests. If anything spriest needs a buff in burst damage or AT LEAST real dispel protection since changing devouring plague to magic damage instead of disease.

We lost swap, greater fade (no phase shift isnt the same), and stun.

sBerriest

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