In ur pvp, nerfin' ur absorbs...

[Aurinax]

except for Ice Barrier? O_o

Or am I completely wrong?

[DrunkMunky]

Last i checked mages dont heal. And if you say the evocation glyph then shush, cant exactly use that with anything in hitting range

[Netherinfern0]

Keep in mind Ice barrier can be glyphed, increasing the dmg absorbed by 30%.

[Galith]

The point of the shield nerf was to nerf HEALING. Not nerf dps classes survivability.

[iflame]

The point of the shield nerf was to nerf HEALING. Not nerf dps classes survivability.

Im a ret pally, they nerfed my sacred shield

[Koris]

Yeah, they also nerfed my shadowpriest partners' PW:S. Bandaid fixes, there's no use complaining about these things...developing a more appropriate system is too much effort at this state of development, I suppose. AKA "Cataclysm will fix it". :

[Nangz]

The point of the shield nerf was to nerf HEALING. Not nerf dps classes survivability.

YES GOOD POINT!

Im a ret pally, they nerfed my sacred shield

oh damn.... INCONSISTANCY

lol i really don't know I think it may be wrong for mages to remain un-nerfed but hey.

[mypally]

outside of rmp, mages arent exaclty widely used. And nerfing/not nerfing icebarrier isnt going to change that really. I say let it be until mages make up like 15% representation (blizz seems to wait till then most times anway ;D)

[Deleted]

Im a ret pally, they nerfed my sacred shield

Pallies can't heal.

[iflame]

Pallies can't heal.

lol?

[Aurinax]

A ret paladin trying to heal with a 5.8k kings'd mana pool is quite comparable to glyph of evocation. Meh, I'm watching Inglourious Basterds right now.

[Skultharion]

outside of rmp, mages arent exaclty widely used. And nerfing/not nerfing icebarrier isnt going to change that really. I say let it be until mages make up like 15% representation (blizz seems to wait till then most times anway ;D)

Harrypottercleave? Shatterplay?

Those are 2 very prominent comps that appear very regularly. Having 3 'named' comps to be able to play should be a clear indicator of a mage's versatility, most classes have 1, if not 2. (Cept rogues) I can't even think of a named comp for ferals

[Rayzan]

Im a ret pally, they nerfed my sacred shield

but you can heal yourself on almost every crit and put out decent heals if you need too. Trust me I play a prot pvp pally and gimping my survivability just sucks but if you really play arenas and know what you're doing that 10% less absorb will rarely ever be the deciding factor between a win or loss

EDIT: typos

[Quehn]

Prot paladins and disc priests for example "heal" through shields which is why shields got nerfed aswell

Obvious is obvious :

[Lythox]

Sure blizzard can nerf our barriers, if they buff our defenses pretty big elsewhere. atm when your barrier gets dispelled your f*cked

[Unspecified]

Harrypottercleave? Shatterplay?

Those are 2 very prominent comps that appear very regularly. Having 3 'named' comps to be able to play should be a clear indicator of a mage's versatility, most classes have 1, if not 2. (Cept rogues) I can't even think of a named comp for ferals

NRGCleave/Energycleave.


As a rogue, all i can say is nerf ice barrier. Without it you're fucked, but atm it absorbs far too much that if it breaks its not long before it can be reapplied.