Oneofthethingswedidn'tlikeaboutthewayRetwasworkingisyoucouldjustunloadwitheverythingandkeepdoingiteverytimeanabilityfinisheditscooldown.Therewasn'talotofskillinvolved.IfyoulosetoaRetpaladin,itwashardtosaytoyourselfwhetheryoulosttoagoodorbadplayer.IthinkeventhemostcynicalamongyouhaslosttoaplayerinPvPbeforeandknewyouhadyourheadhandedtoyoubysomeonewhoknewexactlywhathewasdoing.
That'snotabackhandedslapatRetplayers.Butwe,andIthinkyouactuallytoo,wouldbebetterservedbyasystemwhereyoudidhavetothinkaboutwhattherightabilitytousewas.Goodplayerswouldberewardedforknowinghowtoplay,whileless-skilledplayerswouldgettrouncedbymoreskilledplayersofotherclasses.
WedesigntheclassesinWoWsothatthepossibilityexiststhatyoumakeamistake,thatyouusethewrongspellatthewrongtime.ThisisoneofthethingsthatrewardsknowledgeofthegameandmasteryoftheclassandinreturnletsplayersbecomemoreskilledatPvEorPvP.It'seasytocomeupwithsituationswherearogueorwarriorusesthewrongbuttonatthewrongtimeandverywellmightpayforthatmistake.
TousePvEexamples,sometimesyouwanttomashConsecrate,becausetherearemultiplemobsoryouneedtoburndownthatStoneskinGargoyle.Butifit'sabuttonyoualwayspushundermostcircumstancesandthehighmanacostisn'taconsideration,thenit'sneverachoice.You'rejusthittingbuttonswhentheylightup.Youcouldmakesimilarargumentsaboutwhenistherighttimeto"wastemana"tohealyourself.
IknoweveryonelikestobooRestodruidsinArenas,butusuallythatplaystyletookalotofskill.YouprobablybeatsomeRestosthatdidn'tknowwhattheyweredoing.ButtheoneswhodidCyclonetherighttargetsandFeralChargedattherighttimewereveryhardtoobeat-probablytoohardtobeat,butatleasttherewassomeskillinvolved.
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Wedon'twantmanatobeirrelevant(foranyclass)butwedon'twantittobesolimitingthatyouspendagreatportionofalongfightonfumes.Whenyouhitthatpointisalittlesubjectiveandalsovariesbasedongearandskill.
Ithinkthisistrueaswell,anditisalsotrueforthemana-usingrangeddps.Theyknowwhicharetheirefficientandinefficientspells,andeventhelatterhaveausesometimes.NowasIpostedinanotherthread,ifRetpaladinscan'tdodecentdamagewithoutrelyingonthoseAEs,thenthatisaproblemweneedtolookat.
ConsectationandHolyWrath(andtoalesserextentDivineStorm)areAEspells,andthosearepricedsothattheyaren'tasefficientagainstsingletargets.ThesewouldbetheequivalentofahunterusingVolleyoramageusingArcaneExplosionagainstsingletargets.Theyareusefultoolsinyourarsenalandsometimesyouareinasituationwhereyou'remanarichoryouneedtoburndownamobatanycost.Exorcismisasingletargetspellandshouldn'tbetooexpensive,butit'salsonotsomethingyoucanuseineveryfight.