IheardthatspiritwillbemoreusefulforbothDPScastersandhealersinWraththatitisnow,isittrue?How?
Blizzardistryingtomakespiritmoreuseful,yes.Theyalreadytookabigstepinthatdirectioninpatch2.4byallowingspirit'smp5mechanictoscalewithintellect,butit'sstillnotquitewheretheywantittobe.AsGhostcrawlerwrote,"Spiritissomethingthatallcastersaregoingtoneedalotmoreof,"mostlybecausetheythoughtthemanaregenmechanicfromshadowPriestsinBurningCrusadewastoogood.Theywantcasterstotakeamoreactiveroleintheirmanamanagement,ratherthandumpingandrelyingontheReplenishmentbuff.
PersonallyIfindspirittobeaveryunderratedstatevennow.MymainisaDruidwhoisoftenResto,andwegotgobsofmanaregenerationfromitwithpatch2.4,tothepointwhereIcontinuetofindBangleofEndlessBlessingsfairlyusefuleveninTier6/Sunwell.AMagefriendofminefoundthatwithsufficientSpirithecouldactuallygainmanaspammingFrostbolt,whichgreatlyamusedhim.ButIdon'tthinkspirit'sreallygottentothepointwheremostplayersconsideritnecessaryordesirabletostack,andthat'swhatBlizzardistryingtochange.
Exordiusasks...
Iknowthatthebetaisactuallyclosed,butbeforeitshutdownwasthereanyhopeatallforusshammiessodesperatelyinneedofarangedAOE?
ThereareplansafoottogiveelementalShamansaviableAoE.Wedidn'tseeanythingbeforethebetaclosed,butIdidconfirmwithshamansdoingNaxxthattheirsingle-targetdamagewasexcellent.Blizzard'scurrentlytoyingwithafewpossibllitiesforhowbesttoimplementanAoE.Enhancementwillprobablynotbegettingit,however;Blizzardcomparesthemtotheweak/nonexistent/erraticAoEdamagedonebymostothermeleeclasses/specs.
Marathanasks...
Sometimeago,therewasatalkaboutnewplayercharactermodelsforWrath-andevensomebuggedpictures.Sothequestionis,aretheygoinglive?Arewefinallygoingtogetimprovedgraphicsonourcharacters?
AsAlexwrote,Blizzardusedonebetabuildtotesttheeaseofimplementingnewskinsandsomeofthem...didn'tturnouttoowell.Imagineyou'remeandyougetabetakey.Budgetafewhoursofanticipatoryexcitementwhileyourmaincopiesover.She'sa70TaurenDruidwhohasbeenwithyousincedayone,yoursole70,andyouthinkshe'sthemostbeautifulthinginthegameeveniftoeveryoneelseshe'sanungainly8-footheifer.NowimaginebootinguptheWrathbetaforthefirsttimeandbeinghorrifiedtoseeyourbelovedcharacterwithaGlasgowsmile,likethedevelopershadseentheJokerinTheDarkKnightandthought,"Hey!Wecouldmakethatwork!"
Holywaterdidnothing.Neitherdidcrucifixes,garlic,awoodenstake,wavingtheBibleinthedirectionofthelaptop,orsobbingquietlyinacorner.
Ontheplusside,herewasfinallysomethinginthegametowhichTaurencatformwasanactualgraphicalimprovement.
Runstadreyasks...
WhenIstartWoWafterinstallingtheWotLKdvd,willmyaddonsalreadybethere,orwillIneedtodosomemanualmoving?
YoushouldfindWrathoftheLichKinginstallinginyourparentWorldofWarcraftfolderonboththePCandMacversionsofthegame.
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