#0 - April 18, 2007, 6:40 p.m.
( And I don't want the idiots who make up most the responders writing "because blizzard hates us!")
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Tseric, I thought paladins and shaman are available to both factions because we are supposed to now be designed seperately, instead of in comparison to one another?
Oh yeah, that was another pile of bull crap too eh?
Chew on that for a while.
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May I ask you to please pass along to the devs that the only Shamans who were seeing a significant change in the "number of spells cast in a given amount of time" were in the great minority of Shamans who have access to the gear necessary to see such a change.
Q u o t e:I will pass this sentiment on in hopes of hearing what the devs think in regards to mana efficiency and the classes progression.
Essentially, as others have pointed out, the change reverts the "new" Elemental Focus much closer to the level of the "old" Elemental Focus without truly addressing any of our mana regeneration issues.
Q u o t e:Don't know, but I can ask.
May I also ask why, then, instead of addressing such an issue by keeping the "new" Elemental Focus intact, the developers instead chose to give us *extremely* marginal gains on our Black Temple trinket?
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How was the Shaman you're describing cranking out any more damage in the same amount of time as any other Shaman?
This talent does not affect Elemental DPS. It affects their viability as a raid damage dealer, since most raid bosses require a whole lot of time to kill.
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I would say that my claim of a "great minority" is largely based on anecdotal evidence; but then, so is the example of your Shaman friend in "pretty standard gear, but cranked out a lot of damage at little cost, due to this talent". Can you perhaps clarify what a "lot of damage" was? Note: I'm fairly sure you won't answer this question, as it would cause an uproar no matter what answer you gave, but maybe a generalized picture of what level of damage Elemental Shaman should bring to a raid would be better, if you have an idea.
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Using a single encounter to judge that an ability needs nerfed shouldn't be done.
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What's even worse, Illumination isn't even a clearcast, it's a return of the spell's casting cost. It's pretty sad that a CM can't see the difference.