
Originally Posted by
Yzaron
Ok, I've already got Brutally Dedicated this season on my priest and have played tons of game, and form my experience, 5 things in your specc went horribly wrong.
A. Mana burn is USELESS, matches last 2-3 minutes (my longest ever was 5 mins) and u dont get to utilize it at all, its not like you actually have the time to mana burn when taking 8k crits.... This CAN depend on who your partner is, ofc playing with a mage its a must. playing with a retradin its useless
Wrong, you've clearly not gotten very high in those 300 games, because you've never a faced holy pally / unholy dk that is decent.
B. Enlightement is a waste of 4 points. Spirit is useless this season! in 2 minute matches its not like u get a second to stop casting (either ur spam healing or dpsing) and its not like you drink very often either. 4% stamina, is OK at most. Then again, if your left at 500 hp, means you already did something wrong, and its not like u got any ways to escape once uve got that 500 hp. 4% spell haste i dont find to be game breaking.
Wrong again, you've never played against a decent holy/dk, and yes, the talent is useless because of the point cost, but your reasoning is wrong.
C. Divine Aegis: uve got a 20% crit chance at MOST. On top of that, 75% of your heals are instant and crits of instants tend to be rather small.
Wrong again, my ProM's still give me a 1.5k shield, which isn't that bad, and on penances it gives ~2k, for all you complain about burst, this is a huge talent for reducing it.
D. Renewed hope= 4% crit chance for 2 points, imo thats a f** AWESOME tradeoff, i mean if uve spent 5 points on 5% crit chance in holy specialization, then 4% for 2 points is amazing. (the thing is, if ur ever healing someone not with weakened soul on him, ur doing something wrong - always 1st cast in rotation)
Good, but not enough points.
E. Since pennance is your only *big heal* not having aspiration that reduces its cooldown seems a bad idea
Agree here.
A few other things that change depending on preferance:
Blessed resilience, i personally hate it.
Not having Divine Fury= ALOT less burst perspective (notice S5= 99% burst)
Silent Resolve- I've met 2 shamans in 500 games played that actually dispelled me. And if a priest actually has time to dispell, ur partner is doing something wrong.
You haven't faced a good shaman rogue.
Besides those changes ur fine
After about 400 games, some of them are really short, but more than 50% of my games are against holy / dk, which last until I run out of mana, stop saying all games last 2 minutes, maybe in the 1600-1700 bracket, but not anywhere else.