English is not my first language, so I apologize if its hard to read.
I did a spreadshit to compare how its ramp up > burst >ramp down on 7.2 and how it would be with this 7.2.5 PTR patch.
7.2 - low mana ramp up
Ramp up: 15s (8sec casting + 7 sec instant)
Mana: 391k
4s burst: 2sec with 19 ato + 1sec with 18 ato + 1sec with 17ato
Ramp Down: 7sec until u reach 7ato
7.2 - High mana/innervte ram up:
Ramp up: 14sec (12sec casting + 2sec instant)
Mana: 473k or 115k with innervate
4sec Burst: (3sec with 20 ato + 1sec with 19)
RAmp Down: 6sec until u reach 7
7.2.5 - Consuming 2 PWR charges
Ramp up: 12sec (4sec casting + 8sec instant)
Mana: 320k or 44k with innervate
4sec Burst: 4sec with 18ato
Ramp down: 1sec until u reach 7ato
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My thoughs:
The setup to burst heal will cost +-20% less mana, u will have more mobility, but u will have only 18 atonements on the burst, and one sec after, u wil be back to ur low ato phase (<7 ato)
We will have less flexibility on what burst we r covering because we will have to wait 30sec to get 2 charges again. And we wil not have the choice to burn mana to keep our low atonement phases between AoE spikes without spaming plea.
And will be harder to have 10s with high atonements to propely use Shadowfiend/mindbender (i think thats is the worst downside with this changes)
On the setup with a 4sec burst window following by ramp down period, considering a single spike AoE dmg (like Krosus), the lower duration of the new radiance its no a big deal, because the ramp down phase just overheal
But during fight/phases where u have a more consistant AoE dmg, its a very big nerf. From my calculations, the new ramp up - Burst - Rampdown has only 62,3% potential healing compared to the 7.2 live build.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By...1BTS09EMS1KSkE
*i used 11k haste reference so PWS CD is around 6sec, PWR cast around 2sec and global around 1sec
What do guys think about it?
**Its from 7.2 to 7.25, not from 7.1.5 to 7.2.... my bad