#78 - May 9, 2007, 12:25 a.m.
Q u o t e:
I would counter with this: If enhancement is a solo build in any aspect, why does it contain the most improvements to totems? Why the party attack power buff? It seems to me to be a very party-oriented talent tree- with the exception of a lack of threat reduction, which often can work against the group.
If you really see enhancement as a primarily solo build, and especially if the devs share this sentiment, you need to reevaluate.
Ok, I'll rephrase myself, then. Or approach it from a different angle.
A lot of Shaman spec in Enhancement for 1-69. This really has nothing to do with group-effect totems or talents being aimed at group buffing. So, regardless of the design of the talent tree, a lot of folks are leveling with Enhancement and then become frustrated with the shift of game-play between that and end-game. That is really what I'm talking about.
To follow that, I'm not placing value judgements on it, either. Merely indicating how some Shaman seem to be banging their heads on the wall out of frustration with PvP or what have you.
Do I think Enhancement would benefit from positive adjustments? Absolutely.
Why then, does the whole tenor of this, and other discussions I've had seem to result in people saying "Oh, Tseric's just saying we're fine L2P"?
It honestly doesn't matter how many times I acknowledge an area that needs attention and actually
agree with some things people are saying, because the emotional bulldozer is at full speed and can't really be bothered to consider gray areas or complex issues.
"Just gives us buffs" is a blunt sentiment that the devs have heard before, so don't be surprised if it doesn't come to pass.
It should be quite obvious to some of our more astute posters that the devs aren't ignoring the class. If that was the case, Elemental Focus wouldn't have been reduced. Windfury would not be undergoing further changes.
So, if they are paying attention, why is it do you think they aren't immediately implementing the "thousands of clear, well-balanced suggestions" being posted? Is it possible that they do not agree with all of your math? They perhaps consider your suggestion to be over-powered, unable to be implemented under current design or coding limitations? Any one of another thousand reasons by which suggestions may not make it into implementation?