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2008-10-15 15:30:46
Small Aura change
To be consistent with stances, presences and aspects, paladin auras are now off of the GCD with a 1 sec cooldown. I realize paladins don't switch auras as often as the other examples, but we also saw no reason to keep it the way it was.
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Ghostcrawler
2008-10-15 16:07:59
Re: Small Aura change
The "aura twisting" aspect is actually something we're a little concerned about. We don't want paladins to feel like the right thing they're supposed to do is switch to fire right before an incoming Pyroblast in PvP, or perhaps worse, notice when the dragon is about to breath, shift into fire and then shift out. At that point, the change may do more harm than good.
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Ghostcrawler
2008-10-15 16:58:14
Re: Small Aura change
It's different because with Defensive Stance, the only effect is on the warrior while auras affect a bunch of people.

I am thinking more about the Holy paladin healing who also has to pay attention enough to turn Fire Resistance Aura on and off when the bad guys throw spells. It may be interesting in PvP to reward an alert player for noticing an incoming fire spell, but we also might have just given raiding paladins something else kind of twitchy that they need to manage.
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