I mean it is true that the legendary is quite strong. The difference between moonkins without it and with it is quite noticeable. However this merf makes it already difficult to fit a single Lunar Strike in between starsurges depending on your latency/haste values. Until that patch is closer to being released I have no idea what to go after stat wise.
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Yeah I'm fine with it all really, I'm waiting to get the complete picture so we can know what to do. I'm not one to really get bent out of shape over nerfs/changes as out spec has had many highs and lows over the years.
Maybe I misunderstood what you're saying here but you can't fit a single GCD between Starsurges with this ED nerf. You have to build 90+ AsP and then dump all of it. This is far from a slight nerf. Emerald Dreamcatcher is probably closer to where it should've been to begin with but it feels absolutely fucking awful to get lucky RNG in getting your BiS legendary only for Blizzard to retroactively neuter it to being the 3rd best, if that.
I hope they buff Balance in some way but I won't be holding my breath for it.
Whaleshark /spits on your science.
How do you mean you won't be able to fit a spell in between? If you can do Starsurge/solar wrath/solar wrath/starsurge with 34% haste with the helm having a 3 second buff why couldn't you do a starsurge/solar wrath/starsurge or ss/lunar strike/ss with the helm having a 2 second window?
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Likely the same people screaming in rage about warriors with Ignore Pain I guess. Some things people just get angry about and what it nerfed no matter what other ramifications the nerf has. It is what it is, the helm is likely getting nerfed. I'd rather them just do something else with the legendary instead of trying to squeeze the window of mixing in spells.
Because 1.5 seconds of those 2 seconds is eaten up by the GCD. You can't finish a cast, no matter what level of spell queuing you have, in .5 seconds and get off a Starsurge.
Go on the PTR and try it yourself.
Edit- Haste lowers the GCD; however, you can't lower the GCD enough to get a cast off inside the 2 second window. At 33% haste, 10399 rating, my GCD is 1.126 seconds according to this /run local _,d = GetSpellCooldown(61304); print(d)
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Whaleshark /spits on your science.
Yeah I don't even know what I was thinking, I forgot all about the GCD on the first cast of starsurge. Ugh this really does make the rotation lose a lot of fun.
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You said it, the fun is gone when this patch hits the helm. Yes I know the helm was really strong but the playstyle had some fun parts to it along with the strengths.
Just went on PTR, back, shoulders, and pants now have haste, which is kind of a wash now that we dont even need 30% haste anymore with the ED nerf :/
Anyone can play boomkin
Trying to say those without a helm or ring will do competitive dps is just naive.
The needed helm still offers you additional Ap throughout a fight.
Wouldn't be surprised to see the ring needed soon as well.
It is in no way good design to require this specific item to be considered for raid spots.
Whaleshark /spits on your science.
So with the ED nerf boomkins become utter pish again?
IFE + what for 7.1.5?