Holy Paladin nerfs in PTR patch 5.3

[Floopa]

Damn. Holy Paladins use of the meta gem is far more complicated than MWs... MWs use of meta gem:

Mana? Jab > TP > Jab > TP
Healing? ReM (if available), SCK
Chi? ReM (if available), EH (if available), Soothing Mists

What is worrying: ...
http://raidbots.com/dpsbot/Spec_Scor...00000000111111

Paladins are continuing to fall with a HUGE decline. Looks like Holy Priests had a bad week too. Shaman are still in dire need of fixing though.

[mcbubble]

I'm fairly certain that the drop is a bug.
If you look at each fight, the only fight that holy priests have dropped on is H. Dark Animus...and it's a slight drop to boot.

[luc54]

I wonder what's gonna happen in 5.4. Are they still planning to boost druids for example and make sure paladins go even further down? Paladins will be the new shaman then expect we don't provide mana tide.

[Mifuyne]

I wonder how Aladya is doing so far.
Changed to 2set T15 yet?

[Floopa]

I wonder how Aladya is doing so far.
Changed to 2set T15 yet?

http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...ladya/advanced if you really wanted to check. XD

[Mifuyne]

http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...ladya/advanced if you really wanted to check. XD

Looks like he/she's doing the same as I am, or I am doing the same as Aladya.
What do I win, what do I win?!

But in all seriousnes, I'm leaving behind a Paladin that is still using the t14 set obviously tho my mana is like gone at 20% of bosses.

[mcbubble]

He went two piece and he has a write up on it in the method forums:
http://www.methodwow.com/board/showt...ly-Paladin-T15

---------- Post added 2013-06-06 at 05:21 AM ----------

Wow, so after some testing, the meta gem does NOT give you a free crusader strike...which makes no sense to me at all considering a jab is free.
So - we should stand in melee if we want mana...since we're a melee healer (like monks), but we're treated as range (unlike monks who are treated as melee).
I just don't get it.

[Deleted]

I wonder how Aladya is doing so far.
Changed to 2set T15 yet?

Nope,the fact the Tier Shoulders+Head happened to have mastery+spirit was a coincidence. Our set bonuses are just too poor to invest in them.For example,if the Ji'kun helm had mastery and spirit instead of haste and spirit(and the tier head would of had Haste+Spirit) I would have used it the Ji'kun helm.