Is it just me or does Barkskin seem a little overpowered(this coming from a Druid's perspective) It has a measly mana cost, makes you immune to spell bump back for 15 seconds I think? Reduces damage caused against you by 20% and is on a 1 minute cooldown.
Seems at least as good as Paladin bubbles and the bubble is a Paladins heart-and-soul. Well I should not even be posting this, hell I love this little gem! I just felt that it needed to be addressed.
Edited for spelling
Edited, Dec 13th 2007 9:01pm by Killerheals
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Hardly overpowered as you can still get interrupted by a skill (Kick, for example) and since Barkskin is a magic buff, it can be dispelled/purged. (Pally bubble can only be Mass Dispelled, so it's guaranteed invincibility until 70 and only if there's a Priest nearby)
It's pretty useful when leveling, as the 20% DR should give you Bear-like armor when in caster form, and it may save your butt letting you get that HT or Regrowth in mid-battle.
Also, if you're Night Elf it somewhat compensates for the lack of Stomp for a quick in-combat Stomp->Regrowth->Rejuv.
If you're Balance you can even use it offensively which isn't bad, but it's the kind of option I like to keep for defense instead. Depends on playstyle mostly.
It's pretty useful when leveling, as the 20% DR should give you Bear-like armor when in caster form, and it may save your butt letting you get that HT or Regrowth in mid-battle.
Also, if you're Night Elf it somewhat compensates for the lack of Stomp for a quick in-combat Stomp->Regrowth->Rejuv.
If you're Balance you can even use it offensively which isn't bad, but it's the kind of option I like to keep for defense instead. Depends on playstyle mostly.
Not really overpowered. Any stun, silence or interrupt effect will still break your cast, and the damage reduction really isn't that big if you compare to priests pain supression for example. Also the damage reduction doesn't even put you on par with a holy paladin in full plate
Thanks for clearing that up! I thought Barkskin would have prevented cast-interupting spells.
Still BS saved me a many times from getting ganked by a rogue while I was in caster form. And then I got resilience, which made BS for healing purposes only
It's the best thing to combo with Tranquility and Hurricane since they both attract a lot of aggro, which usually causes interupts half way through.
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