Paladins no longer to have mana bar?!

[darein]

Hello there, excuse me because, I haven't been up to date lately, but does that change mean that paladins are no longer going to have a mana bar? That's kinda game changing so I put it in General Discussions forum.

Paladin (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Paladins now have a new resource bar.

Could somebody explain? Thanks in advance.

[Zulandia]

Holy power is the new bar, mana is not gone however.

[Spott]

im pretty curious too bud! cuz i play pally

[Rilec]

Paladins now have a secondary resource called Holy Power to manage. It has various ways to generate and each spec has different ways to use it. You can learn more about it by scouring some beta information.

EDIT: They still do have a mana bar though. The Holy Power bar resembles the new Warlock soul shard bar and rests under your mana bar.

[hotbanana]

They have holy power as "combo point" for some skill.

[darein]

Ohh that's really nice! What are your thoughts on that? Have anybody experienced that? Is that like some sort of combo points system for retribution dps spec just like ferals and rogues have or for every spec?

[Sarrior]

Just like Dk with rune power & runes

[Deleted]

Crusader strike = one holy charge, ammount of holy charges effect damage of Templars Verdict and length of Inquisition. Basically, pala's have some kind of rotation.

[Deleted]

Crusader strike = one holy charge, ammount of holy charges effect damage of Templars Verdict and length of Inquisition. Basically, pala's have some kind of rotation.

Hell, It's about time!

[Kilpi]

Your sig is.. How do I say it.. What's opposite of "looking legit"?

[Lunatick-3]

Combo Points is a better analogy than runes, because they do not generate with time. It gives all 3 specs (tho primarily Ret) a secondary resource to manage, and an area where paladins can show skill by using it wisely. In the current game, the ret rotation leaves very little room for skilled paladins to shine on dps compared to less skilled paladins, and this will change that.

[Kugel]

Ohh that's really nice! What are your thoughts on that? Have anybody experienced that? Is that like some sort of combo points system for retribution dps spec just like ferals and rogues have or for every spec?

It's for all paladin specs... as it's been said it's a resource system similar to a rogue or feral druids combo points, in addition to the mana... you will have to manage both now for any spec.

[Samin]

Ohh that's really nice! What are your thoughts on that? Have anybody experienced that? Is that like some sort of combo points system for retribution dps spec just like ferals and rogues have or for every spec?

It's for every spec.
Retribution will mainly use their new main ability (available at level 10 when choosing ret) Templers Verdict to use up Holy Power (but also to keep up inquisition, a major mandatory selfbuff for 30% more holy damage). Their mastery will also revolve around holy power
Protection will use it for Holy Shield and Shield of the Righteous (I think...that changed so often?)
Holy will use it for Word of Glory, a new heal spell that uses holy power and is available to all specs but most potent for holy (even though there are some minor/situational buffs in ret)

Generally it was mainly added to give ret a less "faceroll" reputation, but they gave it a use for the other specs too.
It normally generates via Crusaders Strike or Holy Shock but there are certain talents to generate it in different ways, especially for ret.

In contrast to combo points, holy power is a selfbuff, so it isn't wasted if you switch target.

[Chaotiz]

New mechanic, you build up holy power (Max 3) and you use it with certain skills. Functions kind of like combo points.