tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407860231382967590.post518572763224927410..comments2023-06-06T04:54:53.829-08:00Comments on Divine Plea: Patch Aftermath - specs/thoughts/HowTo'sAdgamorixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642665863641484225noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407860231382967590.post-88176577221990716612009-08-10T08:04:18.154-08:002009-08-10T08:04:18.154-08:00the thing is the swing time is such that any insta...the thing is the swing time is such that any instant casts allow you to get a melee swing off. shock/judge/shield/beacon/instant FoL... we have quite a number of instant spells. also, on most of the fights (90%) it seems fairly easy to aviod the mechanics while staying in range of the boss or at least something you can melee. <br /><br />even if you wait and melee between casts you only have to pause for about 1/2 a second to get the swing off. you can start casting before you actually swing. <br /><br />the only fights that this is not a bad idea on is alganon. even with 3 healers on him i never stop casting or he can drop in under a second if thing line up right (or wrong). no other boss hits like that so pausing between heals when you tank is capped is very easy. incredibly stupid mechanic that i think is going to get nerfed.... but till it does i'm using it. <br /><br />most bosses don't hit like brutallis... thank god!apokteinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407860231382967590.post-61682733911613918592009-08-07T10:32:19.229-08:002009-08-07T10:32:19.229-08:00I think that if you actually have time to melee fo...I think that if you actually have time to melee for mana back - then a couple things are going on.<br /><br />1) overgeared for the instance.<br />2) healing dynamics have changed enough to where we no longer simply spam HL over and over.<br />3) This may have actually been Blizzard's idea....I smell a blog post...Adgamorixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642665863641484225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407860231382967590.post-6813946228595899552009-08-06T18:00:25.599-08:002009-08-06T18:00:25.599-08:00I was holy until we switched our focus - now I fil...I was holy until we switched our focus - now I fill any role necessary.Adgamorixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642665863641484225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407860231382967590.post-4236503559342069812009-08-06T08:32:08.702-08:002009-08-06T08:32:08.702-08:00not very sure on ret and prot specs. i've been...not very sure on ret and prot specs. i've been holy since vanilla! =D <br /><br />one thing i did want to mention is bubble/sac has been "fixed" and is now only absorbing 150% of a paladins health even if he is bubbled and is taking no dmg. because of this most raiding holy paladins that i know of are speccing 51/0/20, 51/5/15 or some variation. personally i've gone 53/0/18 and picked up imp wisd and conc aura. <br /><br />the crit regen nerf is pretty rough but on 90% of the fights i just melee w/ SoW up and actually get a lot more mana that way (got over 100k on XT hard!). lol @ blizz. i wonder how long it will be till they figure that out.apokteinonoreply@blogger.com