Comments on: More Resto Rumors

By: Phaelia

Phaelia — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:30:30 +0000

@Warscreamer: Excellent! I’ve summarized everything I’ve been able to find in a post about the WWI. Thanks for the tips!

By: Warscreamer

Warscreamer — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:37:37 +0000

News from Paris:
Entangling Roots will work indoors as well, to help druids get into heroic groups
New ability: Flourish. 1.5sec casting time healing spell, its effectiveness depends a lot on what HoT effects are on the target
Cyclone won’t be changed
Potions, on-hit effects and items will work in forms.

By: Phaelia

Phaelia — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:06:48 +0000

@Sio: Lifebloom won’t be a 1 second cast persay, but there is currently a 5-point talent called “Gift of the Earthmother” that will lower its subsequent GCD to 1.0 seconds along with that of Rejuvenation. This will allow for much more legroom in terms of spell use since it will free up a larger portion of the 5.5 second Lifebloom cycle.

The “no shifting if you have a DoT” on you seems completely fallacious and illogical. I’ve read nothing like that and suspect it’s the result of someone’s vindictive rumor-mongering.

By: Sio

Sio — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:54:52 +0000

Anyone heard the rumors that they’re going to make lifebloom a 1sec cast? Or that they’re going to make it so a druid can’t shift forms if they have a dot on them? Guildmates were talking about this the other day, I’ve not found any confirmation yet though. The talk I heard was its to balance out 2v2 arena/pvp.

By: Phaelia

Phaelia — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:58:19 +0000

@Abagoo: Ferals still cannot use Pots in the Alpha. >.< Sorry!

By: Abagoo

Abagoo — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:24:50 +0000

Yeah they better keep the pot thing, and the new Aura makes tree form all the more inviting

By: Warscreamer

Warscreamer — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:49:19 +0000

hmm… to be honest balance spec is the only school not mastered by me
I was full resto from lvl 1 till tBC then feral till 70, again resto till SSC raids.. and now Im back to feral DPS.

moonking is just not for me, I have my mage for ranged DPS.
however you are probably right

about pots… I never checked DPS/tank enchants on weapons, but I think some of them could be useful for druids.
and I still think that druids could use pots not only in Tauren form (its not necessary for Night Elves).

By: Phaelia

Phaelia — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:50:58 +0000

@Warscreamer: Ferals still can’t use potions in the Alpha. They are simply benefitting from weapon procs like Windfury. Sorry for the confusion.

@Haupt: It is my most fervent hope … and yes, while it might be overpowered, it sounds like many instances are going to have very large group pulls. With enough forms of CC distributed among healers, I think things could work out okay.

@Fikkle: Do it now! The Midsummer Festival provides 10% bonus exp to those who dance around the pole. =)

@Sydera: From what I understand, bonuses like this one are currently being treated cumulatively. So 2 Druids = +10% healing. But I can’t really say I expect that to continue.

@Yggdrasil: Yes … but … but … think of all the How-To articles that could be written!! They should leave it in so I can have something new and interesting to write about. =)

@Warscreamer: Changes like that would make it pretty much impossible to level as a Balance-specced Druid. We rely too much upon the immobilize effect of Entanging Roots so that we can nuke away without fear of having our faces smashed in.

@Inwë: Shhh … it’s over here. I don’t think our sameness-looking will be any worse than it is right now. If nothing else, we’d only look like the Balance-specced Druids. Of course, if they go with a similar token system, we’ll also look like Ferals, but they’re generally in Bear Form anyway so …

By: Inwë (formerly Silmae & Dunae)

Inwë (formerly Silmae & Dunae) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:39:43 +0000

Where are you finding these changes by the way Phae?
These all look lovely! As a resto who loves being a moonkin too, I was just curious if there as any more info out there.
I kind of love and hate the spellpower change. On the one hand, that makes it easy to get gear, and I wouldnt have to change sets to heal or do damage.
But on the other, I would have to respec in order to do any damage as a tree or heal as a moonkin, I would look like every other druid out there (which I do NOT want at all!!), and… really the whole idea is silly in my opinion. Also, it creates way more competition for items in raids. Which is, again, silly.
Sigh.
Thanks phae!

By: Warscreamer

Warscreamer — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:51:06 +0000

well… they wont keep all changes for sure, because now 5 druids party just rox in every 5man dungeon.. stealth run with tank, melee dps/offtank, healer, CC…
just throw them some cookies!

my idea of nerfing MY class (sounds strange) is changing requirements for CC form.
like add CC spell bonus to tier 9 talent.

for instance:
for every druid cyclone works as a 1sec stun, and spell interrupter.
but, on tier 9 of balance talents if you ‘buy’ a MUST HAVE talent, your cyclone spell will get 6 sec stun bonus, and diminishing returns removed.

roots can work like snare or daze, and only resto druid with tier 9 talent, will get immobilize bonus for roots.

hibernate… I cant find feral lore to connect hibernate with cat or bear, but I think you can see my idea..

Im not talking about removing 3 forms of crowd control. Im talking to connect them and make one or two of them really powerful only for some builds.
just like with feral charge when they move it up from feral tier.