4.1 on PTR now

by **Croakker** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:39 am

kana wrote:Loots for ZA and ZG 2.0 posted on MMO-Champ: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/

I'd just like to note that there is more tank loot in these 2 instances than the entirety of the raid zones. Thanks blizz.
I also find it ironic that there are plate and dps belts that drop in there too. It's not like we can't craft and get rep ones. Nope, not possible. Oh, did I mention they're BETTER than the drops? oh snap!

At least I can see lots of crystals coming out of this. Sell them NOW! We'll have enough to burn once this patch comes out and the price will sink thru the floor.

It wasn't that long ago that crystals were only about 1k. Then the whole mercurial stone - d/e thing got squashed and the prices tripled. I'll be glad to see crystal prices fall again, and the top level enchants not cost several k.

by **kana** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:32 am

Loots for ZA and ZG 2.0 posted on MMO-Champ: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/

I'd just like to note that there is more tank loot in these 2 instances than the entirety of the raid zones. Thanks blizz.
I also find it ironic that there are plate and dps belts that drop in there too. It's not like we can't craft and get rep ones. Nope, not possible. Oh, did I mention they're BETTER than the drops? oh snap!

At least I can see lots of crystals coming out of this. Sell them NOW! We'll have enough to burn once this patch comes out and the price will sink thru the floor.

by **kana** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:17 pm

Apparently Bees has not been in any of our Chimaeron kills.
You group up during the feud and get assraped by caustic slime. 10% dmg redux plus balancing out HP is nice.

I can see it being useful on Cho'gall P2 as well.

Actually, most of the fights seem like there's a use somewhere. The 6sec duration is the only thing that gets me, seems waaaaaayyyyy too short for a 3min CD. If it's only 6sec, it should be more like 1-1.5min CD, but I'm sure it's 3 so it doesn't "break" pvp (oh noes, just make it not useable in rated BGs and arena. Guess that's too hard? nvm).

by **Goodgnome** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:58 pm

With the effect radius small, couldn't you use it for range DPS, and not have the tank affected at all? Or drop it far enough back from melee DPS (which is usually opposite the tank, right?) that it's affecting range DPS + melee DPS, but tank is out of area of effect)?

by **Croakker** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:12 pm

I have a feeling that the fights best suited for it are in content yet to come, where the fights are designed with it in mind.

It could be useful during certain fights, though with a six second duration and a cooldown, it would probably get 2 uses per shaman per fight.

If nothing else, the 10% damage reduction would be a boon during heavy damage phases.

by **Bees** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:26 am

Wouldn't chimaron only work if it didn't effect the tank? wouldn't want the tank dragged down to our level

the % thing is interesting too, rather than raw hp. will be fun to see this in action

by **kana** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:34 am

Croakker wrote:latest build on the ptr has:

Shaman (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Restoration

* Spirit Link Totem (Tier 5) Summons a Spirit Link Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem reduces damage taken by all party and raid members within 10 yards by 10%. Every 1 sec, the health of all affected players is redistributed, such that each player ends up with the same percentage of their maximum health. Lasts 6 sec. 11% of base mana, 3 min cooldown, Instant

Whoa. I can see a use for this, especially combined with healing rain.

Some ability like this was in beta, not unlike the WC3 equiv shaman ability. It seems pretty narrow because of the short duration, but I can see it being OMGTEHAWESOME for fights like chimaeron. I would also think it's pretty useful on V&T too. Mostly I see it as an incredibly nerfed PW:B for shaman (not that I'm complaining, still seems awesome).

by **godpigeon** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:12 pm

Also they "nerfed" rogue stealth....

Cooldown raised from 4 to 6 seconds... darn.. even talented it has a 2 second cooldown as of now ;P

by **Croakker** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:46 pm

latest build on the ptr has:

Shaman (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Restoration

* Spirit Link Totem (Tier 5) Summons a Spirit Link Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem reduces damage taken by all party and raid members within 10 yards by 10%. Every 1 sec, the health of all affected players is redistributed, such that each player ends up with the same percentage of their maximum health. Lasts 6 sec. 11% of base mana, 3 min cooldown, Instant

Whoa. I can see a use for this, especially combined with healing rain.

by **Gusai** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:44 pm

So sad... but I have an excuse..... I blame the wife for making me paint the house all day Sunday..... I didn't get to log on til around 9ish...

4.1 on PTR now

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