Originally Posted by Cathela
We're doing well at limiting the nova to one tick; is it worth taking additional steps to reduce knockback (and cut out that first tick)?
I've got a scheme in mind using a second Earthshield (first being on the tank, of course)+concentration aura to make one MD priest pushback-immune, and PW:S's from the non-MD priests on the other two MD priests right as the nova cooldown finishes to give them protection through at least one tick of the aura.
Does this sound like a good idea, or is this too much micromanagement focused on one area of the fight? We can deal with the odd first tick going off here and there. It's when we get 3+ groups smacked by nova and have to catch up quickly that things get dicey, especially if we get an encaps soon afterwards.
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I'm not trying to put words in Regen's mouth, but I think you two are thinking two separate things when it comes to what the "first tick" is.
Gas Nova will *always* deal around 2k damage when cast and provide that spell pushback. I believe that's the first tick of damage he's referring to. You should almost never have to take two ticks of damage (Being the initial unavoidable tick and one tick of the 3k hp 1k mana burn). It *may* happen if a priest is on GCD because Gas Nova is early or very late, but it should be rare.
Anyways, to sum up:
There's no way to get rid of the initial 2k damage from Gas Nova-but you should almost never take the first tick of 3k-spell pushback or not.