Comments on: Druids Have the Blues

By: Phaelia

Phaelia — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:17:51 +0000

@Brian: Thank you for being understanding. I appreciate it and all of your contributions here!

By: BrianCoen

BrianCoen — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:20:01 +0000

@Phaelia: After rereading my passage & trying to throw different connotations on it, i guess if you think i’m upset to start with then the rest may look like i’m fuming while i pound the keys lol

NP – all good here. Just like people to contribute in a positive & constructive way rather than making off the cuff remarks without thinking them through as it shows you do to

By: Phaelia

Phaelia — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:27:41 +0000

@Brian: It was moreso the “LOL! Do you actually tank?” I’ve since removed the “LOL.” I hope you won’t feel as though you have to be silent by any means; I simply strive to set good boundaries so that discussions remain constructive and unaggressive. It’s obvious that it wasn’t your intention to be mean, but I could see how it could be misinterpreted.

By: BrianCoen

BrianCoen — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:32:51 +0000

@Phaelia: @Briancoen: Please try to be respectful of the differing opinions on this matter. I understand it’s a charged issue that affects you personally, but a little more moderation would be appreciated. =) Thanks!

Huh?

Please explain in that passage where i have failed to use moderation? I asked whether he tanked… then i explained my reasons for asking such question by giving direct examples of where problems occur. I never abused / defamed / disrespected …
And no it doesn’t affect me personally, i’m just DPS so very little affects me. I like the idea of BALANCE & EQUALITY & CHOICE amongst tanks was just pointing out things that do happen in situations. My apologies for trying to bring this fact to the attention of those that may not be familiar with these types of situations. If i have offended anyone then i apologise and i shall crawl back into my hole of silence

When WOW first started it was attempting to emulate other MMO’s that went before it, but obviously with it’s own flavour. They couldn’t bring a game to market that was perfect or no other game would ever sell. In the start we had a game that i referred to as “warrior & friends”. If you didn’t have a warrior then nothing got raided & you had to think hard about group quests, period. Not an ideal situation. So for me having several classes all endowed with similar abilities, albeit with different names & icons, was where i think all MMO’s should aim, as we see now a lot are. Blizz has gone down the road of AOE tanking in a lot of areas, so to see a disparity like this that could be easily fixed is just not right. We want choices, & equal choices at that. I don’t want to have to say no to 5 mans / 10 mans that AOE trash tank if they have Druid tanks & we are gonna incur mobs going astray or avoidable wipes happening.
Lets just LEVEL the playing field to give more options is all i’m for

By: Phaelia

Phaelia — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:20:48 +0000

@Briancoen: Please try to be respectful of the differing opinions on this matter. I understand it’s a charged issue that affects you personally, but a little more moderation would be appreciated. =) Thanks!

By: BrianCoen

BrianCoen — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:03:18 +0000

“- 360º swipe: Not only I find it ridiculous, but totally unnecessary. I agree that bears should have similar functionality to the rest of the tanks, but copying everything at 100% is not needed, and makes choices a bit boring. Besides, how hard is to step back a bit and turn to face all mobs?”

Do you actually tank? There are numerous situations where mobs will be in front & behind you. If your healer hits you with a heal & pulls agro straight up before you can get enough threat on all, what is your choice? The mob has run to the healer & may well 2 shot him. Do you charge after the offending mob, thereby dragging the remaining mobs with you which you AREN’T continuing to gain threat on whilst you do this, & as a wonderful byproduct take the remaining mobs (who may have some sort of AOE damage as well) to the healer & thereby run the gauntlet that you are in fact gonna save the situation? Or do you let him fend for himself and hope a DPS class can get the mob off him in time??
A lot of 5 man / 10 man wipes happen because of this.
True 360 degree tanking does not have this problem. So why give it to 3 other classes but leave 1 class out?

By: Beathooven

Beathooven — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:31:23 +0000

For me the mouth is the key part. If they closed them at times it'd make it seem a lot less silly. And they do look a lot like Windriders with horns (and no wings). I just think the panther looks awesome, get really jealous when I see sleek black kitties, but don't have enough imagination to say what could be changed. Just: CHANGE! Beathoovens last blog post..Spanking Heroic MgT and Target Dummies

By: Wise Fox

Wise Fox — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:00:39 +0000

I think it looks pretty lionish (note I don't play a Tauren) what exactly is wrong with the lion with horns and what would players like to see added/changed? Wise Foxs last blog post..A healing rant

By: Keeva

Keeva — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:52:42 +0000

A lion, not a wyvern....thing. Keevas last blog post..Blizzard announce three new "role" forums: Tanking, Healing, Damage Dealing

By: Wise Fox

Wise Fox — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:45:55 +0000

I have heard many complaints by taurens about their cat form and that they think the NE one is so much better. I like the whole lion with horns thing, though I have heard the face of the tauren cat described as a defmormed bat. So whats wrong with your form taurens, what would you like to see apart from a jaw thats not fused open? Wise Foxs last blog post..A healing rant