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Taowth · 01/30/08, 9:59 PM

I find the gladiator totems useless. 6 seconds of resil only after I attack someone, either by shock or by ss, that can be purged. Which means in those cases where you're being kited and dont want to shock someone immediatly cause you're going to interrupt heals etc, the buff is useless.
You lose too much dps potential from 70 AP on WF or the shock proc of 110 for the little bit or resiliance thats negated when you're being kited (which is half the time you're taking the most dmg anyways).

In regards to the healing weapon and shield strat, it can be useful, but I feel only at the lower levels, and greatly depending on your team composition. The whole idea being it is to fool that you're resto, however now that buffs can be seen easier on a target bar, when they scan your team and see no earth shield thats a 90% giveaway that you're not resto, but probably elemental, which is even more of a threat than enhancement is.
I say 90% cause there are some that ES mid fight but I dont see the point in that, wasting almost 8% of your mana to fool them into targetting you first when as resto you probably wont be the first target? Its just kinda dumb for healers to do that.
Anyways, as I was saying more than likely they wont buy it at the higher ratings. Then unless you're with a war/pld they'll probably think you're elemental because double healer/dps doesnt really work without a warrior being the dps. If you have a stealth on your team that could help mask the no ES on the visible guys but tbh earth shield on a rogue or druid is so dumb that its laughable, at least for the opening shield.
Then theres the issue of moving in, as if you stay mounted when the fight starts you have to wait to charge to keep up the ruse, and then charge in and switching weapons on, which activates GCDs, delaying totem dropping and such.
Lastly, most people arent going to pop their dps burn buffs immediatly, not til they're solidly on a target etc, by which time you'll have jumped into the fray and pulled out your DW, and since as i said itd work in lower brackets, in the higher brakcets you'll be switched to when they see your dw, unless they were gonna focus another guy anyways.

So in the end, yes it can work, but generally (and especially with the new ability to see enemy buffs) its a waste of time that hinders more than helps.

01/30/08, 9:59 PM	#253 (permalink)
Taowth Von Kaiser Taowth Tauren Shaman <Death Monkey> Cho'gall	I find the gladiator totems useless. 6 seconds of resil only after I attack someone, either by shock or by ss, that can be purged. Which means in those cases where you're being kited and dont want to shock someone immediatly cause you're going to interrupt heals etc, the buff is useless. You lose too much dps potential from 70 AP on WF or the shock proc of 110 for the little bit or resiliance thats negated when you're being kited (which is half the time you're taking the most dmg anyways). In regards to the healing weapon and shield strat, it can be useful, but I feel only at the lower levels, and greatly depending on your team composition. The whole idea being it is to fool that you're resto, however now that buffs can be seen easier on a target bar, when they scan your team and see no earth shield thats a 90% giveaway that you're not resto, but probably elemental, which is even more of a threat than enhancement is. I say 90% cause there are some that ES mid fight but I dont see the point in that, wasting almost 8% of your mana to fool them into targetting you first when as resto you probably wont be the first target? Its just kinda dumb for healers to do that. Anyways, as I was saying more than likely they wont buy it at the higher ratings. Then unless you're with a war/pld they'll probably think you're elemental because double healer/dps doesnt really work without a warrior being the dps. If you have a stealth on your team that could help mask the no ES on the visible guys but tbh earth shield on a rogue or druid is so dumb that its laughable, at least for the opening shield. Then theres the issue of moving in, as if you stay mounted when the fight starts you have to wait to charge to keep up the ruse, and then charge in and switching weapons on, which activates GCDs, delaying totem dropping and such. Lastly, most people arent going to pop their dps burn buffs immediatly, not til they're solidly on a target etc, by which time you'll have jumped into the fray and pulled out your DW, and since as i said itd work in lower brackets, in the higher brakcets you'll be switched to when they see your dw, unless they were gonna focus another guy anyways. So in the end, yes it can work, but generally (and especially with the new ability to see enemy buffs) its a waste of time that hinders more than helps.