Asforglyphs,themajorglyphsIwantrightnowareGlyphofEarthlivingWeaponandtheGlyphofChainHeal.IsaywantbecauseIcan'tfindeitherofthem.ButonceIhavethem,we'retalkingatotal25%forEarthlivingtoproconeveryjumpofChainHeal,andfourjumpstotal.Thatfourthjumpisn'tgoingtodoalotofhealingbyitself,no,butasameanstogettheEarthlivingHoTeffectspreadoutIfinditbeautifulandanicecombinationofglyphs.Forresto,Ican'treallyseeareasontotakeothermajorglyphslikeGlyphofHealingStreamTotem.MinorglyphsI'mlookingatforrestorationaretheGlyphofWaterShield(extrachargesarealwaysgood)-Ihaven'tseenGlyphofManaTideonlivesoIhavenoideaifit'samajororminorglyph.Ifit'sminor,Iwoulddefinitelyuseit,asIusemanatidealmostreflexivelyunlessIneedtoremovepoisonordiseasealot.
IreallyhatetheGlyphofRenewedLife.IfyouuseReincarnateasapopuptokeephealingonabossfight,it'sanexcellentglyph,Iadmitit,butIoftenfindmyselfusingitasawiperecoverytool,soIfinditannoying.Still,I'dprobablyuseit,Ihavehadhorribleluckgettingthisdudeanyglyphsandit'ssomewhatvexingatpresent.Wherearetheshamanglyphs,AH?Iknowthreepeoplelevelingthisprofessionandnonehaveanyglyphsforme!Mywarrior'sdrowninginglyphs,showashamansomelove!
Sorry,neededtorant.
Ingeneral,thetreefeelssolid,maybeevenbloated,andit'sworkingforthecontentI'mseeing,whichiswayabovemypreviousgearlevel.Ghostcrawler'spromisedussomechangestohowhealingworkssimilartowhatthey'vedonefortanking(andifit'sasmuchfunastankingisnow,bringiton)butfornowRestostillfeelspowerfulandversatile,andmyfearsformanaregenhavebeenputonholduntilIseemoreLichKingcontent.
Rightnow,I'dsayRestorationisapowerfulhealingspec,buttheproblemis,it'shardtotellhowpowerfulwhenallthecontenthasbeenreducedtothepointwherefightsthatusedtobehardcannowjustbemuscledthrough.PrinceMalchezzar,alreadyapushoveronceyou'reinTier5orbettergear,diedsofastonmymostrecentKararunthatIbarelyhadtimetocastafewRiptides.Phase2?Oh,yeah,thatalreadyhappened?Thismakestheeffectsofthedownrankingandpotionchangesonmanaefficiencyratherdifficulttodetermineasweprogressforward.Fornow,Ihavenomanaissueswhatsoever,becauseeverythingdiesbeforeIcanevenlookcrosseyedatmymanabar.
Okay,firstoff,let'stalkaboutspec.Iamrunningwiththisbuild,whichIamnotentirelyhappywith.I'mconsideringgoingwiththisspecinstead,asI'mnotseeingalotofmanaissuesatpresentandthebenefitofHealingWayafterTidalWavesprocsseemslikeitwouldmakeHealingWaveworthcastingalotmore.IfindmycurrenthealingstyleistouseEarthShieldalmostconstantlyonthetank(nomoremanacost)andthrowRiptidearoundasmy%26#8216;everyoneelse'heal,thenuseChainHealasmyprimaryhealingspell,onlycastingaHealingWaveifTidalWavesprocs.
I'dreallyliketogouptheenhancementtreetogetImprovedShields,anextra15%onmyESwouldbelovely,butforrightnowIsimplycan'tforgothedeeprestorationtalentsfor8pointsinenhancewhenIdon'tevenhaveallIwantfor61points.ImightdumpCleanseSpirit,whichmakesmesad,butasyouguyshaveoftenpointedoutatalentpointinabloatedtreeisworthmorethananextradecurseinaraidsettingthathasitcoveredalready.I'malsodebatingImpWaterShield.Imaytakeitoutandseehowmymanaholdsup,andifitturnsoutI'mundervaluingitI'llpickitbackup.ButIreallywantImpShields,sowe'llseeifIcanmaketheroom.
Sofar,I'mreallylikinghowthetreeshakesoutinactualhealing.RiptideisaspellIdidn'tevenknowIwanted,aninstantcasthealwithahealovertimecomponentthatIcanjustdumponarogueorretpallywho'stakingdamageforwhateverreasonandthenforgetallaboutthem.TheChainHealsI'musingonthetankwilltakecareofanyadditionalhealingthattheyrequire.IalsoreallyenjoyEarthliving,asitseemstoprocfailyreliably.LastnightIranZAasDPS(formyupcomingElementalpost)andsawseveralprocsofthehealingshaman'sEarthlivingonme,enoughthatIactuallystartedtofinditalittleannoying(changethatsoundplease,Blizz).Ingeneral,havinganinstantcasthealoutsideofthe"Ohcrapohcrapohcrap"combinationofNature'sSwiftnessandHealingWaveappealsgreatlytome,somuchsothatIalmostlostsightoftheHealoverTimeaspectofthenewspell.
What'sinterestingandlovely(andwhichwaspointedouttomebyanotherhealerona18personTempestKeepPuGthatwedidtogetsomeonehisVRshoulders,whichofcoursehedidnotdrop)istoseethesynergybetweenEarthliving,RiptideandChainHeal.ThrowingRiptidearoundwhenit'supmeansthatlotsofpeoplecangetthebenefitofthebonustoCHiftheyhappentoneedit,andoneachCHIthrowIseeatleastoneEarthlivingprocpercast.ShamanshaveanunusualbutpotentHoTcapacitynow,whichstillseemsinthespiritoftheRNGthatabilitieslikeWindfuryhavecementedasashaman%26#8216;thing'.Meanwhile,TidalWavesispushingmetocastHealingWavemore,soI'mhavingtoadjustandlearnwhenit'sbesttouseacasttimeforabigHWoveraninstantcastlikeRiptide,changingmydynamictosomesmalldegreewhilestillfeelinglikeashaman.
IstillnevercastLesserHealingWave.Sorry.Iprobablyshould,butIcannevercomeupwithatimewhenIneedafastclutchhealthatIwouldn'tuseRiptideorNS/HWforit.orevenNS/CH.
SinceIwasahugeproponentofdownrankedhealingtoconservemana,Ineverreallychuggedalotofpotions.Butwhetheryouwereapotionaddictoradownrankmonkeylikemyself,thegamehaschangedandyou'relearningtoadapt.Ihavetosay,whileI'mnothavingalotoftroublekeepinguprightnow(there'sbeenonefight,HalazziinZA,whereIhadtouseapotion)Idowonderifthistrendisgoingtocontinueaswestartleveling.