Better late than never, hurray for closing the old thread, and starting fresh with the new patch on PTR.
What's changed for Shadow Priests?
First off: Mind Sear is once again the new hotness. Its damage doesn't blow anything out of the water, but it doesn't make you cry when you push the button anymore. It also can be cast on friendlies! Hurray.
Mind Blast had its damage upped, so it's always worth casting.
Pain and Suffering will no longer trigger Diminishing Returns!
Power Word: Shield (discipline) has been buffed significantly, so Shadow can take another hit.
Shadow Orbs have been buffed, but I still have no idea if that's just the front end damage, or if Empowered Shadows is part of that.
Is Paralysis still bugged to be dodged/parried?
So for PvE wise, Shadow finally gets a decent AoE, and PvP survivability goes up a bit and DoT security went up a fair bit as well.
I'm probably missing a few things, but as usual: what's your take?