Mana burn, Should it stay in the game?

[Deleted]

So thought pls as to why you think it should or should not stay in the game?

I understand in Arena it can be quite easily LoS'ed but when it comes to RBG's/BG's it is pretty much a one button game winner if there are a couple or more priests on the enemy team.

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[Deleted]

yes it should.

[Deleted]

Is something diference so should stay. But it should be more expensive like dispells.

[lolcatabeta]

I'm a rogue.

[MerinPally]

Are you really saying that Mana Burn is a game winner spell? Are you serious? In arenas it helps yes and it's easy to avoid, but in a battleground, with 10-15 people, really? Knocking one or 2 members out?

[Ultima]

Use Search to find out why it should. Second thread this month in the PvP section, fourth thread this month on the forum.

[herpookybear]

i read the spell says it cost the casting priest a chunk of mana also...but i see them spamming it and rarely losing any...

[Deleted]

As a Holy Pally, i would love to see it removed, but as a overall balance concerned player, i wouldn't remove it. It's good in Arenas and such, but in RBG.. meh..
Yes, i've been against 3 priests today, and i got really annoyed 'bout mana burns, but it is avoidible as alot have said above.

[kombucha]

As a Holy Pally, i would love to see it removed, but as a overall balance concerned player, i wouldn't remove it. It's good in Arenas and such, but in RBG.. meh..
Yes, i've been against 3 priests today, and i got really annoyed 'bout mana burns, but it is avoidible as alot have said above.

An argument of balance from a holy paladin... wut?

[vizzle]

Priests need it to stay competitive. Warlocks didn't, that's why they removed locks mana drain.

[Yotei]

This has been discussed on another thread with like 15 pages. >_>

Are you really saying that Mana Burn is a game winner spell? Are you serious? In arenas it helps yes and it's easy to avoid, but in a battleground, with 10-15 people, really? Knocking one or 2 members out?

Ooming healers for Rated Battlegrounds can win them for you. o_O

I personally think it should stay in game, though. I honestly believe it should take the same exact amount of mana away from you though, so you can't just herpderp it. It would show the difference in the bads who just spam it and ones who use it at the right time. Just my opinion though, obviously people will argue it etc but I'll continue thinking that.

[Ultima]

Don't Disc Priests (don't bring Holy Priests into PvP discussion, before anyone tries to - and they probably have better) have the worst mana regen? If Mana Burn took the same from you as the affected, casting that is a down hill battle for the Priest.

[hammock]

Priests need it to stay competitive. Warlocks didn't, that's why they removed locks mana drain.

False. They removed mana drain because it was buggy, ignored LOS and was deemed too powerful in a world where healer mana is now a precious resource.

OT: This subject has been beaten to death but I for one think it should be removed.

[angael]

I don't see why it needs to stay... I find that it is a very under used spell. Ofcourse though every class has a spell or ability that is under used.

[Bacon Grease]

I don't see why it needs to stay... I find that it is a very under used spell. Ofcourse though every class has a spell or ability that is under used.

It's not underused by good players. And it needs to stay.

[Yotei]

Don't Disc Priests (don't bring Holy Priests into PvP discussion, before anyone tries to - and they probably have better) have the worst mana regen? If Mana Burn took the same from you as the affected, casting that is a down hill battle for the Priest.

That's the point of my opinion though, it shouldn't be a skill that you can use more than the acronym 'lol' and feel very little consequences for.

It should be used with good timing.

[rzy]

If you're getting burned your team is doing something amazingly wrong. Its like a 3 second cast!

[Daieon]

It's needed for arenas and there's no doubt there. It's also really easy to avoid...

[Yotei]

If you're getting burned your team is doing something amazingly wrong. Its like a 3 second cast!

2.5 without haste affecting it and there's plenty of scenarios where they can get them off. Ideally they won't, but things do get put on cool-down.

Of course they don't spam it in 3s like I'm talking about but RBGs where they can sometimes slip away and get them off. :P

[Triple4]

Underused? I use it all the time in arena when there is a healer, priests need it to stay competitive.