Hey guys..
I am playing my paladin as my main and as ret for like 4-5 years. I've always enjoyed it (more or less (less --> classic, early bc, mid bc was okay, at least better than this, wotlk was awesome at the start, but lame in the end). But this Cata Ret just has nothing special, nothing awesome, nothing cool. I just don't like it, it annoys me.. I am bored.. I don't think about rerolling (got a ms warrior who might get some more love though), but I am just not motivated to do smth for my Paladin. In my opinion blizzard messed up big time. The new spell "Inquisition" is only to make up for the nerfed dmg, then again is almost useless in pvp, a pest to maintain anyway and on top of that only buffs our holy dmg, which has become so little making you not want to push that button too much. Holy Radiance is nothing for ret neither and the 5 min (bugged cuz of too little strength buff?) guardian is not even worth mentioning.
And when I see our possibilities.. I just lost so bad to a blood dk, cuz WoG heals simply as much as it did on lvl 80, divine protection is not really win, the guardian is stupid like shit and attacks his ghoul (ghouls army) instead of him, although I am attacking him. Zealotry is retarded.. He absorbed heal with necrotic strike, I dodged dark simulacrum by triggering it with SDM.. He silenced me, I go down like a wet noodle (we have such a FUCKED up defense, fuck divine shield.. I want it to be removed in order to be granted something useful with a reasonable cd), repent him and heal myself.. I am out of mana after 3 heals and only at 40% hp. He heals himself all the way up with deathstrike and rune tap na dghoul etc pp for free as it is his rotation in a sense...
Oh man, it's just no fun. We are a joke in pvp.. A true joke.. I don't see how this is to become better when the season starts.. I can just hope blizz is going to change stuff around.. This ret is an insult.
And regarding pve.. It's alright.. The dmg is okay, although bombing is a pest and completely gay. Boss dps is alright, however.. But I just don't feel it anymore. It's a dead spec for me... DPS with Ret is really nothing I enjoy as of now.. When I see what DKs got (necrotic strike <3, dark simulacrum <3 <3 <3 absolutely amazing!!!) and also warriors.. With collossus smash there is actually something that makes you think yeah, CS, MS, Overpower, Heroic Strike, BIG NUMBERS.. FUN.. You want to use a CS burst combo.... But Ret.. I cannot really put it into words.. The Retribution Paladin 4.0.3 just sucks.
What do you guys think? Do you like Ret or not? And if you do, please tell me why. And what are your pvp experiences so far?
Damn, my favourite Class/Spec is about to turn into something that literally disgusts me... Sad story and prolly cool as well.. But seriously.. Ret has never felt this wrong.. At least for me.