FOTM Predictions (Arena)

**Jubite** · 2011-06-28, 02:40 PM

Season 10 is right around the corner, and its time to pretend like we know what we are talking about.

What Comp do you think is going to be the FOTM (Flavor of the Month) aka OP
We know the class changes, we know mechanics, but do we know the future?

Let the predictions begin. Post why! And your thought process!

Some standard comps to spark thought process:
(PSA: Teams are usually abbreviated by Melee DPS / Range DPS / Healer with a few exceptions)

RMP - Rogue Mage Disc
FMP - Feral Mage Disc
TSG - Warrior DK HPal
TreeSG - Warrior DK RDruid
PhD - DK Hunter HPal
LSD - Lock EleSham RDruid
LSD V.2 - Lock RSham Boomkin
WLD - Warrior Lock Druid
RFP - Rogue Feral Priest
WLS - Warrior Lock Rsham
WMP - Warrior Mage Disc
MLS - Mage Lock RSham
MLD - Mage Lock RDruid
RRP - Ret Rogue Disc
RLS - Rogue Lock Rsham
MP3 - Mage Spriest RDruid
KFC - Warrior Hunter HPal
ShadowPlay - Lock Spriest Rdruid
ShadowCleave - Lock DK Rdruid
Dispel Cleave - DPS + Double Healer
Kitty Cleave - Feral Warrior HPal
Beast Cleave - EnhSham BMHunter HPal
Wizard Cleave aka Spellcleave aka Harry Potter Cleave- Generic Double Caster + Healer

Let me know if I forgot a standard comp, pretty sure I covered most.

Deleted · 2011-06-28, 02:43 PM

MLS and feral melee cleaves.

Deleted · 2011-06-28, 02:45 PM

Feral-anything-anything

**Jubite** · 2011-06-28, 02:47 PM

I'm leaning towards kitty cleave and LSD

Feral Kittys are getting the buff they need to go back to bleed n swap mentality, and Warriors will still be a thorn in anyones side.

LSD is getting some love as Ele shams might become viable again, and with flameshock and UA, dispel will be out of the question meaning lock fears arent going to risk getting dispelled. Only weak side of this comp is the Rdruid, but if the lock and sham play right they should be able to provide the support needed.

My 2 cents

Deleted · 2011-06-28, 02:49 PM

i play warrior, think warrior-feral-healer would work good? what healer do u guys suggest for this ?

**xogen** · 2011-06-28, 02:50 PM

Ill continue playing Feral Mage Priest, maybe with the feral buffs well get past 2,5k

Deleted · 2011-06-28, 02:51 PM

Feral+Unholy DK+Priest = Free Glad

**Ieft** · 2011-06-28, 02:52 PM

I'm thinking wizardcleaves, all melee (except ferals) are taking hits, leaving casters to dominate.

**Demetrion** · 2011-06-28, 02:55 PM

Original LSD will be back.

Every setup which had a rogue will probably go for feral, so we can expect Kitty cleaves.

Only viable setup for rogue will probably be good old RMP and RLS. RRP will probably go for feral too over the rogue.

Deleted · 2011-06-28, 02:56 PM

You forgot FMP which is probably going to be a very good comp next patch if played well. DF nuke cyclone into RoF is going to do some serious damage.

**Tangster** · 2011-06-28, 02:57 PM

I really dont think UH will be as great as everyone thinks. Yeah they got that massive STR buff, but their mechanics are still clunky and pets (as always) are buggy.

I'll probably run some form of kitty cleave on my priest. Probably feral/war/disc priest, or maybe swap the war for a pally simply because i have an RL friend who plays ret pretty well.
On my hunter i'm either sticking with KFC or taking a wack at BM/melee (probably feral)/healer.

Slightly more OT: FotM? still TSG and any comp with a half decent shaman. (i'm assuming we're talking 3s, for 2s probably shaman/melee)

**Jubite** · 2011-06-28, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by Obelodalix

You forgot FMP which is probably going to be a very good comp next patch if played well. DF nuke cyclone into RoF is going to do some serious damage.

Added ^.^

Post on AJ talking about RFP (Rogue Feral Priest). Thoughts on that?

**velias1234** · 2011-06-28, 03:00 PM

Why would anyone even suggest RMP as FOTM ? Rmp is pretty lackluster and honestly its only saving grace is that it destroys TSG and melee cleaves, provided that the M + R coordinate peels and burst. RMP requires coordination, something that double melee idiots don't have. I've seen numerous 2400+ TSG's where the players do retarded idiot stuff such as: Trinket the first CC, bubble the 2nd CC, AMS 10 seconds into a match, idiot paladin freecasting in the middle of an arena against a mage without aura mastery, paladins not saccing sheeps, bladestorming 10 seconds into a match. Half the idiots that play TSG or double melee wouldn't have the coordination to do RMP properly at a 2700+ level. Half the people that got 2400+ with TSG are morons.

Anyways Lets be clear, RMP was lackluster when 4.1 hit and will be in bad shape in 4.2 with the rogue nerfs. L + S + X absolutely rapes RMP with ease, so easy that its not even funny. Shaman and lock can prevent a mage from ever doing any type of meaningful burst or CC chain, windshear is bullshit (which ties into not being able to do burst against L+S+X), tremor totem stops 50% of all priest fears even if he's lucky enough to land it, RMP CC is in worse shape now that deepring will DR each other.

Only bads think RMP is top tier viable, it can be good but every player on the team has to be beyond amazing, especially the priest and mage. LSD, MLS, RLS destroy RMP.

**Phenetix** · 2011-06-28, 03:03 PM

Is it safe to assume that Rshaman will be the beast heals?

**Tangster** · 2011-06-28, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Jubite

Added ^.^

Post on AJ talking about RFP (Rogue Feral Priest). Thoughts on that?

oooooo, i need to go check out that post. What forum is it under? I would have a hella fun time running that.
Want
gief
NAO

EDIT: I feel like spell cleaves would eat it up though, specially ele/afflic/healer. ::shudder:: i am NOT looking foward to facing that comp.

**Nerfquake** · 2011-06-28, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by velias1234

Only bads think RMP is top tier viable, it can be good but every player on the team has to be beyond amazing, especially the priest and mage. LSD, MLS, RLS destroy RMP.