One of the things I was looking forward to in this patch was the change to Starshards. One of the main reasons I left my Priest was because the race seemed horrible compared to other races out there. Elune's Grace was a joke and Starshards was only good if you weren't Shadow spec'd.
Old Starshards was a channeled arcane spell which did decent damage over time, increasing the longer it ran, just like the Warlock's Curse of Agony. Unfortunately Shadow Priests got more out of Mind Flay than Starshards, making the spell utterly useless. If you had mana to cast Starshards you'd be better off casting Mind Flay.
New Starshards is an instant cast, mana free, damage over time spell with a 30-second cooldown. Wut teh fawk? Yes, you heard me. They removed the mana cost, then they removed the channeling part and finally they flattened out the damage making it deal full damage from first tick on.
Okay, okay, so what's the downside? The 30-second cooldown and the fact that it seems to have lost some of its power. But seriously, I can live with a free DoT every 30 seconds. Compared to the Undead racial, Devouring Plague, it's almost better. It doesn't return health, no, but it's FREE!
I'm now glad I picked a Night Elf Priest instead of a Human Priest. Just wish I'd picked a male instead of a female. I get hit on soooo much!
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That's what I wish about my undead priest, that Devouring Plague cost a lot less mana. Considering its five-minute cooldown, I hardly use it now unless fighting named mobs, soloing elites, or picking up too many adds.
GLaDOS sang the most awesome song in the world.
"...even though you broke my heart
and killed me.
...And tore me to pieces.
...And threw every piece into a fire."
GLaDOS sang the most awesome song in the world.
"...even though you broke my heart
and killed me.
...And tore me to pieces.
...And threw every piece into a fire."
"Remember when your platform was heading into the fire and I said: 'goodbye' and you were like: 'No wai!'. Yeah, that was great"
Lord Mazra wrote:
I'm now glad I picked a Night Elf Priest instead of a Human Priest. Just wish I'd picked a male instead of a female. I get hit on soooo much!
+10% spirit and +10% to rep gains = better than Starshards.
That, and I don't like the night elf ears. :) I'll stick to my sexy human priest thanks. I don't get hit on though ... and I'm actually female in RL. Perhaps people are intimidated by Shadowform?
i have a priest friend who swears about old starshards. shed spam it on any class with an interrupt while keeping renew and shield up, and if they interrupted her...great, shed heal. if not, between the shards and SWP, shed more often than not kill em.
it was funny, but dueling her was an exercise in frustration.
it was funny, but dueling her was an exercise in frustration.
Lord Mazra wrote:
I'm now glad I picked a Night Elf Priest instead of a Human Priest. Just wish I'd picked a male instead of a female. I get hit on soooo much!
As a fellow male playing a female night elf, I too am often the target of amorous advances. I have created the perfect "one line response" that guarantees no intrusions from random geeky pervs:
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The only follow up I've ever received to telling someone this was: "What?"
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+10% spirit and +10% to rep gains = better than Starshards.
Hell no. Well thats considering I'm an Arena SP. I dont have time to sit and wait for spirit to kick in. Rep gains... Bah, can live without them. I still think I shouldve gone troll for the Hex. Ah well.
Actually havent played 2.3 because the damn patch wont download! Grrrr...
you knew it was coming when you picked the female. ;p
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