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By ending the Beta, You're effectively giving up on all the 'buffs' you mentioned previously.
So what goes into effect is- Retribution WILL NOT recieve pvp tools, Holy will not get any dps, and Prot will still fight being caught between the other two's failures, and having to compensate whilst making the '20 secs of threat vs 12 secs of survivability' choice.
You've spoken- your piece is done.
Everyone remembers that you said you'd leave the Paladin for last, because you had a lot to do wuith it. Well, you did do a lot, you overhauled a system thats been broken for the entirety of the game.
Thank you for correcting a mistake.
Now, how long are we going to have to wait till you correct the mistake that is your indecision about the direction of our class in this expansion? Are we going to wait another couple of years to see the Forbearance mechanics retooled, our burst normalized, and our weakness to Mana drains, Kiting, Silences and Fear looked at?
Are you going to correct the mistake that was giving Retribution dps? You seem to be on the way- between RV ticks for 1, and Blanket Seal Nerfs, wheres our test time for our abilities? Where are your numbers proving the needed changes? When do you plan to gather this data, and where? How do we know you wont just hotfix in more unbased nerfs?
Finally, what do you plan to do about all the misled Paladins, who watch as the Light leaves them in the cold, once again, depraved of the desire to continue? All the players of one class, who are no less important than any other class, who feel dejected, and hurt as they have their dreams of pvp viability, pve success and class equality/homogenization crushed underfoot by constant 'Ret Nerfs' that don't even seem to be in line with what you claim them to be?
I assume these forums will lock soon, but that doesnt mean I can't hope you see this and respond. The following are more questions than venting. If you read nothing else, please, we need to know these things.
-When do you plan to test the new Paladin Changes, if the Beta is closing?
-Did you always plan to do your testing on Live?
-Why couldnt you start earlier, given the short time frame you have now?
-How do you plan to get a good sample of data in this short period of time?
-Don't you think we're a little frightened, knowing that you could scrap all your ideas, and just jam a new, untested system into the game, without a test period, that puts us all the way back at square 1, like you have done before?
The past may have no bearing on the present when considering the future of the class, but at this time, Paladins have been flirting the edge of disaster, having come from it, and they seem destined for it again.
I want another Developer than Ghostcrawler to answer this. Not because I don't trust him, or value his opinion, but because I want to be sure there is more than one person up there, watching us all pull our hair out over all of this.
I'm almost certain it won't happen.
So what goes into effect is- Retribution WILL NOT recieve pvp tools, Holy will not get any dps, and Prot will still fight being caught between the other two's failures, and having to compensate whilst making the '20 secs of threat vs 12 secs of survivability' choice.
You've spoken- your piece is done.
Everyone remembers that you said you'd leave the Paladin for last, because you had a lot to do wuith it. Well, you did do a lot, you overhauled a system thats been broken for the entirety of the game.
Thank you for correcting a mistake.
Now, how long are we going to have to wait till you correct the mistake that is your indecision about the direction of our class in this expansion? Are we going to wait another couple of years to see the Forbearance mechanics retooled, our burst normalized, and our weakness to Mana drains, Kiting, Silences and Fear looked at?
Are you going to correct the mistake that was giving Retribution dps? You seem to be on the way- between RV ticks for 1, and Blanket Seal Nerfs, wheres our test time for our abilities? Where are your numbers proving the needed changes? When do you plan to gather this data, and where? How do we know you wont just hotfix in more unbased nerfs?
Finally, what do you plan to do about all the misled Paladins, who watch as the Light leaves them in the cold, once again, depraved of the desire to continue? All the players of one class, who are no less important than any other class, who feel dejected, and hurt as they have their dreams of pvp viability, pve success and class equality/homogenization crushed underfoot by constant 'Ret Nerfs' that don't even seem to be in line with what you claim them to be?
I assume these forums will lock soon, but that doesnt mean I can't hope you see this and respond. The following are more questions than venting. If you read nothing else, please, we need to know these things.
-When do you plan to test the new Paladin Changes, if the Beta is closing?
-Did you always plan to do your testing on Live?
-Why couldnt you start earlier, given the short time frame you have now?
-How do you plan to get a good sample of data in this short period of time?
-Don't you think we're a little frightened, knowing that you could scrap all your ideas, and just jam a new, untested system into the game, without a test period, that puts us all the way back at square 1, like you have done before?
The past may have no bearing on the present when considering the future of the class, but at this time, Paladins have been flirting the edge of disaster, having come from it, and they seem destined for it again.
I want another Developer than Ghostcrawler to answer this. Not because I don't trust him, or value his opinion, but because I want to be sure there is more than one person up there, watching us all pull our hair out over all of this.
I'm almost certain it won't happen.
Dayira
