Originally Posted by
pokiemokie
Hello, before you make any nifty comments, please do read the whole post (and not just the title).
I've been thinking about leveling as holy, basically with an exorcism + holy shock talent/glyph focused build, but ofcourse with 51 points in holy. Getting the reduced mana cost on exo, increased holy shock dmg, etc. Basically trying to buff those spells as much as possible.
The reasons for this being:
- My holy gear (270 avg) beats my ret gear (260avg).
- No downtime, decent dps (burst as well), no chance of dying. I'll be spamming holy shock, exo, while keeping the haste buff up from jotp. Word of glory should be enough to keep myself alive, if not I'll throw in the occasional (hasted) holy light.
- I would be able to avoid the hassle of gathering different gear sets, my holy gear would be the best to have at that level, since I'd be (obviously) picking the holy quest rewards. Therefore if I decided to do an instance my healing wouldn't suffer at all.
I would be stocked up on mana potions, haste potions, flasks.
Now, the main reason why I am in doubt is because I have no access to beta, thus am not able to test it out. Does the no downtime and slim chance of dying weigh up to the loss of dps by choosing holy? It would be really nice if someone could test it out for me, or if somebody has already tested it, to post his findings.
Any (non-trollish) feedback is much appreciated.