Round 2. posted on official forums: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/4847054673#1
I apologise, i love alchemy, but i DISLIKE elixirs.
Allow me to elaborate.
We have Flasks that count as battle and guardian elixirs that persist through death.
We have Battle Elixirs, that provide offensive or "main" buffs depending on which one we use.
We have Guardian Elixirs (this is where we get fuzzy) that provide defensive-... wait, nevermind, they only provide ARMOR and DODGE.
My reasoning for putting this thread in the beta forums are that i just saw the (datamined) alchemy changes and we follow the same trend. While im not one to argue or complain about UNOFFICIAL information in BETA phase i was sad to see that once again we essentially have no Guardian elixirs. I understand that they are the way they are to balance the additional benifit you can receive and all that but really....
It should be (suppose to be) a replacement for a flask, without the convenience of persisting through death. (if u die, u gotta pay more to rebuff) the choice of a B+G elixir combo SHULD be greater in potency to a flask, and offer a PRODIGOUS personalization level as you can select the attributes your getting, rather than the "main" stat.
So why is there no option? Why do we still have the battle and guardian elixir diff if it will never be viable for ANYONE save for MAYBE a tank to select the combo over a straight flask?
MoP were re-doing a lot of the game and how we play and i love it all. Im excited for the changes, i love the new content, and it all looks gorgeous. BUT, if there is ONE THING EXTRA id like to ask of my well spent money its that someone take a lil time (im sure it takes a lot actually) to change this in alchemy. Start a poll as blizz loves, check the data. The use of elixirs pales in comparison to even ONE type of flask. Noone uses this aspect of this profession, and THAT is an issue worth adressing.
please post a comment on the offi forums to draw some attention and post HERE in this thread to let me know how the community feels about this. thanks guys