No More Displacer Beast

[Leafcast]

Looks like kitty blink has been removed from the druid spec talent calculators and is listed as "removed" in the patch notes.

Seems to be replaced by Tiger's Dash, 45 sec cd 4 second dash that diminishes over the duration from 200% downwards.

I personally will really miss the convenience being able to blink across danger zones or into positions.

[Deleted]

I personally will really miss the convenience being able to blink across danger zones or into positions.

That's the point though, isn't it? They want every class to be special in their own right. Blinking had always been a mage thing. I don't really mind because running SUUUUUUPEEEEERRRRR fast for a bit sounds really cool and it was kind of predictable.

[Obelisk Kai]

That's the point though, isn't it? They want every class to be special in their own right. Blinking had always been a mage thing. I don't really mind because running SUUUUUUPEEEEERRRRR fast for a bit sounds really cool and it was kind of predictable.

I think you've hit the nail on the head as to why it's gone, at least from Blizzard's perspective.

But as a Mage I don't think it was a big thing for Druids to have displacer beast. Still could change though, it's beta.

[Super Kami Dende]

I honestly don't see it as that bad of a Change. Being able to control my burst of Speed is at times a lot nicer than hoping my character doesn't Blink and get caught on a weird piece of Terrain and only move forward 3yrds.

[Polarthief]

I honestly don't see it as that bad of a Change. Being able to control my burst of Speed is at times a lot nicer than hoping my character doesn't Blink and get caught on a weird piece of Terrain and only move forward 3yrds.

While it's nice, keep in mind that you're GIVING UP DASH FOR IT, as well as DB (now removed) or WC. So instead of having both a Dash and Blink/WC, you now just get... this.

Now if maybe we weren't giving up Dash for it, and maybe, just MAYBE it didn't force you into Cat Form, I could see this as a decent thing, but nope, it's pretty shitty by comparison and Wild Charge will be the go-to choice in pretty much every scenario.

... but of course, this is DATAMINED ALPHA INFORMATION and should be taken with extreme heaping amounts of salt.

What I'd love instead is if they gave us Wild Charge baseline and gave us something to modify WC instead of it. THEN I could see Tiger's Dash being a decent match-up against a WC modifier, but to give up both Dash AND WC for it in that state just seems ludicrous. Maybe what could replace WC is something that would let you use any type of Wild Charge in any form, like you'd get a pullout menu so you'd have every WC button, they'd share a CD, maybe drop the CD to 10.

[Darksun80]

I would like to see you dash while falling from somewhere high , running fast will surely save you.

[Saberstrike]

Took them long enough. This is what pruning should've done in the first place -- delete all the post-cata fluff like stampede / druid blink / wild strike, not old iconic abilities (that, admittedly, I can't think of any for druids that were removed. Nature's Grasp?).

[GKLeatherCraft]

I really like DB, so it does suck a bit, But i think it should be changed to a Heroic Leap type ability, being a cat and being able to pounce makes sense.

[dark666105]

So they made it a slow fel rush with no damage on a longer cooldown and some flair, great.

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I really like DB, so it does suck a bit, But i think it should be changed to a Heroic Leap type ability, being a cat and being able to pounce makes sense.

Thats what wild charge is...you pounce on an enemy.

[GKLeatherCraft]

So they made it a slow fel rush with no damage on a longer cooldown and some flair, great.

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Thats what wild charge is...you pounce on an enemy.

I know that lol, I meant it would be good to have a version where you can target your landing area, like HL^^

[Super Kami Dende]

While it's nice, keep in mind that you're GIVING UP DASH FOR IT, as well as DB (now removed) or WC. So instead of having both a Dash and Blink/WC, you now just get... this..

Ahh right, didn't see it replaced Dash. Well then it is definitely not worth.

[Lahis]

Well that's a dead talent then.

Good thing Wild Charge is superior to it anyways. Though they might remove that too since it copies Charge/Disengage/Shadowstep.

[huth]

... but of course, this is DATAMINED ALPHA INFORMATION and should be taken with extreme heaping amounts of salt.

This is very important. What we see might well just be a mining fluke like the Armour masteries(Int increased by 5%+25% of SP? Happy recursion), half finished changes or simply something they were trying out at the time.

We're currently completely missing all context to these changes.

[fallenangel-succ]

Replacing a 3 minute cooldown is hardly a major issue.

[Kaeth]

Staying in cat form longer when getting out of the The Fire [tm] in resto spec sounds great to me. Nothing I like more than sprinting wild and free like a rocketkitty while the rest of the group is getting trucked by AoE.

[digichi]

The ability got some good usage on my boomy, when wanting to just lazily avoid things instead of running. I remember when it was blinking in a random direction (in cata i think?) which i think wasn't used as much, so can't say i wont miss this version.

Will have to see how the new skill will work. 200% speed obvs not as instant, but hopefully jumping with it on will propel you quicker than a regular dash ^^

[Deleted]

I would like to see you dash while falling from somewhere high , running fast will surely save you.

"It's part of the druid class fantasy to die falling from great heights. That's why come Battle for Azeroth, we'll introduce a new shapeshift form: the lemming."

- Probably noone, it just looks cool if you put it in quotes!

Besides, cat form reduces fall damage and if you really want to avoid it, spec balance and flap your wings really hard. Which is a totally valid reason for playing balance. OR you could use one of the thousands of toys/items that circumvent fall damage.

[Deleted]

What kind of cat is able to instantly appear at different location anyway. A short high speed sprint feels more suitable for the class.

I welcome the change and believe wild charge is will play a larger role in the future.

[Deleted]

Took them long enough. This is what pruning should've done in the first place -- delete all the post-cata fluff like stampede / druid blink / wild strike, not old iconic abilities (that, admittedly, I can't think of any for druids that were removed. Nature's Grasp?).

Delete the class while you're at it.

[huth]

What kind of cat is able to instantly appear at different location anyway. A short high speed sprint feels more suitable for the class.

I welcome the change and believe wild charge is will play a larger role in the future.

Displacer Beasts.