do you think this will get nerfed?

[Natrii]

I'm running disc in premades and soon to be in RBGs. We have figured out that if at mid field I leave my FC(we have a holy pally escort also) and run up ramp above our grave yard that you can lifegrip your FC up the ledge and be in your flag room with little resistance.

Personally I think this is just "creative use of game mechanics". But I have some people log over and spam me telling me that they are going to report me for exploiting. What do you think, exploit or fair tactic?

[Rotagitsni]

While you were getting in position, you weren't healing the fc. That was the opponent's chance imo - they missed it.

It's no more of an exploit than a dk using death grip on an enemy flag carrier.

[Natrii]

last night we were running Blood DK FC, 2 holy pallys, a disc(me) and a frost mage. Our was pretty safe even after i went to get into position.

[Angyles]

I have seen a priest use this so much in Bgs, and RBGs. People who are complaining should just shush. It is not an exploit an perfectly valid.

While you were getting in position, you weren't healing the fc. That was the opponent's chance imo - they missed it.

It's no more of an exploit than a dk using death grip on an enemy flag carrier.

In other words, this =)

[shadowkras]

100% Clever use of class abilities. No different than a warrior using heroic leap or a DK grabbing someone down/up-hill or cross-ledge.

[Musra]

Clever use of ability, if they would've learned they would have had a death knight to grip you down! xD

[DiscoGhost]

"creative use of game mechanics"

im the disc priest in my rbg team and i do this on every wsg and tp map.its being smart. tell them to l2p.

[Reith]

While you were getting in position, you weren't healing the fc. That was the opponent's chance imo - they missed it.

It's no more of an exploit than a dk using death grip on an enemy flag carrier.

That's not a very good counter-example. A better counter-example would be if you had 3 Death Knights triple Death Grip the enemy flag carrier back across the map. Oh, how hilarious that would be.

[Jekdin]

Not that this is related to Priest tactics (which this is what it is).

I on my mage, use to go with 2 other friends, a warlock buddy, and a priest buddy.

We would make a Summoning Portal in an enemy town, I'd make a portal to a city, we would kite them to my portals, priest would MC, click on the portal with them MC'd near it, and they both would be ported to the the city of the portal, summon the friend back, the person that got MC Ported is stuck in the enemy (theirs) town, and has to either fight their way out or take Res Sick.

This is using Clever Game Mechanics, I contacted a GM, in game when doing this, asking them if this is intended, and if I was risking my and my friends accts by having some fun, they said no, (Next Tuesday they fixed this though) but as for your "CUoGM" (Clever Use of Game Mechanics) no, just working as intended.

[CaptainArlong]

There's nothing wrong with what you're doing, but because you're actually using your head, it's going to be nerfed. The average WoW player doesn't like it when someone uses their brain and comes up with a strategy so they complain, and then Blizzard caves and nerfs whatever was causing the average player grief.

[nikat]

Honestly once the enemy team see's/knows what you are doing, it creates 2 potential chances for them to kill a week FC'ing group.

1. When you are running away from the FC.
2. The bigger one when the other two healers need to go catch up.

And as has been mentioned you can be gripped back down, unless well a warrior happens to reflect the DG.

To me it's no different then being on the second floor/top floor, and MC'ing/knocking people down.

[jifjosh]

To be fair, they should fix all the faulty LOS in WSG before nerfing that.

[Krimson]

As long as you are life gripping to an area that is equally accessible by both teams, and where characters are legally allowed to be (ie: not in walls and stuff), it is not an exploit.

This move isn't as strong as you think it is though. In RBG's, at least when both teams are decent, FC's will rarely die mid field. It is usually more of a game of keeping the team disoriented and letting stacks build before rushing the FC. This move just runs the risk of separating your team from your FC and all you really gain is ~20 seconds of relieved pressure.

[Deleted]

what is there to nerf?

[lockos]

they can have a dk death grip fc back or you before you life grip him

maybe and i say maybe if at the position where you use the life grip you or the fc can't be death gripped down or attacked cause of los etc etc maybe then ppl complaining have a point

but i am wandering what these ppl will do when a warlock teleport from the tunel to the roof with the flag and he will kite them this way 24/7

[darklogrus]

That's not a very good counter-example. A better counter-example would be if you had 3 Death Knights triple Death Grip the enemy flag carrier back across the map. Oh, how hilarious that would be.

Been on the receiving end of that trick a few times in WG, not fun at all. In fact early on in the DK life im pretty sure I got 5 DG before.

As for the OP, its a gray area to me, but by now hopefully everyone in RBGs should expect it and position themselves for it accordingly. I see it in casual play al the time, so im instinctively heading to those positions or lurking for you.

[Deleted]

I personally don't see any harm in this..

[Krimson]

but i am wandering what these ppl will do when a warlock teleport from the tunel to the roof with the flag and he will kite them this way 24/7

Oh yeah. We played against a RBG team running a warlock FC. That worked out well for them (extreme sarcasm intended).

[Deleted]

i do it all the time on my disc, should not be banable.

[Darkagial]

While you were getting in position, you weren't healing the fc. That was the opponent's chance imo - they missed it.

It's no more of an exploit than a dk using death grip on an enemy flag carrier.

not really... no FC is gonna be hanging out on the cliff for a DK to grip them down and kill them -_-

they are using lifegrip to bypass a lot of running.. more than a simple Death Grip used offensively could accomplish...