Originally Posted by
Tiberria
We haven't had raid testing in over a month and certainly not since the ridiculous changes in this build went out. Dungeon testing doesn't really tell you anything about how the spec lines up with other healers, since you are the only healer in a dungeon. And yes, we are fine, and remain fine in 5 mans, but that should be no surprise. Druids have always been strong 5 man healers, regardless of how strong or weak the spec has been in raids. And, yes, the spec was perfectly fine in raiding (and probably 10-15% ahead of other healers) before the build.
However, my contention is the changes this build SIGNIFICANTLY exceed that 10-15% threshold, and are likely approaching a 40%+ overall nerf. We have lost 2 full HoT effects on any relevant healing target, 25% of our mastery scaling, 20% of our Lifebloom healing. If you had 20% mastery rating (easily obtainable), the 2 HoT effects that we lost alone cut our effective healing by 40% on priority targets, and that doesn't even factor in the other nerfs. I contend that what we gained in return (getting Incarnation instead of Cultivation or Cenarion Ward instead of Germination) is probably about 10% at best. We are not fine after what is likely a 40% nerf. If you don't think significant upwards tuning to compensate is needed, you're delusional. Do you have any numbers to actually back any of this up, or are you just blatantly drinking the Kool-aid and toeing the company line.