As of now, i dont need any mp5, but that doesnt mean it's useless. i like to have a small amount of mp5, but that just comes passive on the gear. The thought of gemming for/ selecting gear makes me cringe. the reason I hate mp5 is that IT DOESNT SCALE WITH ANYTHING! For us, Int is scaled 15%+10%(will be 10+10 in 3.2), and it provides SP. Also the larger max mana pool, the more we get from replenishment and DP. BUT WAIT THERES MORE! we also get additional mana through the crit that comes from Int. as for spirit healers... they also get 10% from kings, AND both priests and druids have some form of spirit scaling talent. The amount of regen from that spirit is also scaled by the amount of Int they have. finally those classes also get SP from a talent similar to ours that gives SP from Int.
MP5 ON THE OTHER HAND... retains the same value of mana restore no matter what, and provides nothing but the mp5 listed. no scaling, no SP.
Change up MP5 a little, and MAYBE id even take Mp5 willingly. A thought given by blizzard was to make illumination based on Mp5, but the amount they mentioned was not very appealing. I liked the idea though.
Any thoughts on this? feel free to give your opinion, or you can just flame me for being concerned about our class. YOU DECIDE!