tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post5471896245057722581..comments2024-01-04T06:27:01.723-06:00Comments on Troll Racials are Overpowered: Describe the Aspects of the GameKlepsacovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-70110568510770811842009-04-15T09:44:00.000-05:002009-04-15T09:44:00.000-05:00Heh I value Replenishment because it comes attache...Heh I value Replenishment because it comes attached to a pretty good dpser. Generally Ret Pallies, Surv Hunters and Shadow Priests are on the high end of overall damage in addition to providing the buff.<br /><br />I've had quite a few odd groups. Obviously the 5 Death Knight group at the start of WotLK. That's actually a great format because you can all tank, leech life and taunt. Ping pong the aggro and you shouldn't die.<br /><br />I did a 5 Warrior group. Abusing the Taunt mechanic meant no one died but the downtime was a killer.<br /><br />I think my point really is that dps is a kind of ghetto role at the moment. Everyone can dps. If your answer to "why should we invite you?" is "I can dps" then you're just filler.<br /><br />I think what I'd like to see is everyone gets solid dps as standard with something else - cc, light healing (not full healbot spam), light damage reduction or whatever rather than the Holy Trinity model. It worked reasonably well for Diablo 2.<br /><br />That's what I'd like to see: what I am seeing is you are either tank, healer, replenisher or filler. Since there are so many random filler players around it's never a problem to find them for groups but I don't think it's much of a model.<br /><br />I think eventually WoW will move off this model, or if not WoW then WoW2. Everyone is a hybrid might be a good model.Stabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716211705647213383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-36138475962382055032009-04-14T16:30:00.000-05:002009-04-14T16:30:00.000-05:00I tried to separate how things are from how they m...I tried to separate how things are from how they must be; in other words, I tried to not think of how Blizzard groups roles as the only way. For example, this meant that while things like power word: shield or sacred shield are used by what we call healers, they're actually forms of mitigation. My friend Iapetes argues that they're just proactive heals, which I suppose is true. If mitigation is healing, is armor a HoT?<br /><br />Stabs, you can do a 5-man with tanks because tanks do damage as part of their aggro generation. You didn't bring anyone specifically for DPS, but that doesn't mean there's no DPS. On mean note, maybe you value replenishment so highly because with no DPS the fights are taking too long. :)Klepsacovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-52510440674678637382009-04-14T16:18:00.000-05:002009-04-14T16:18:00.000-05:00In terms of how needed they are to do group conten...In terms of how needed they are to do group content<br /><br />1) Healing<br /><br />2) Tanking<br /><br />3) Replenishment<br /><br />4) DPS<br /><br />That is how I'm looking at players when building groups or raids.<br /><br />If you're wondering why dps is last you can do a 5 man with 2 tanks 3 healers perfectly well, probably even raids. Plus you would never be in that position since there's always plenty of people willing to nuke while the first 3 roles are all shortage roles.Stabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716211705647213383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-74535040043525133332009-04-13T01:39:00.000-05:002009-04-13T01:39:00.000-05:00I'd separate healing into proactive and reactive h...I'd separate healing into proactive and reactive healing. I'm sure preventing the damage in the first place as a discipline priest is far different than what I'm used to doing on my druid.Kirynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868901474885427449noreply@blogger.com