Dual Spec...worth it?Follow

I'm going to get it when I have around 1.5k gold.

I raid and need money for repairs and consumables.

If you're just starting out having a cash supply isn't as crucial.

That being said, one guy we raid with is Boom/Resto DS. I love it. He is very useful.

Also you will need 2 gear sets. Some pieces will over lap and get the same chant/gem set up but don't count on it.

Since we have more viable roles than any other class Dual Spec makes more sense for us than any other class.

But I would say if you don't have swift flight form yet, save up for that first.

And I healed normal instances in feral spec with a smattering of healing pieces, so I shouldn't think you would have a lot of trouble with some of the easier heroics.

My druid is dual spec'd feral/resto. Best thing Blizz has ever come out with. The opportunites are amazing with the ability to change spec's on the fly. All my hybrids are dual spec'd now.

My normal 25 raiding group usually takes 3 boomkins along with trees as well. We don't have any kitties. I currently raid with a disc/shadow priest, but am working on getting my druid to 80 for 10man raiding as well.

Whichever path you choose, dual spec makes it more convenient.

I've got dual specc on my pally and my shamman. It's awesome. Get it.

I plan on getting it on my leveling druid too, but first I need to get to 80 (Currently at 70) and more importantly get me enough gold to get swift flight form. Once those two are done, I'm all about getting dual specc. I'm going Boomkin/Resto.

Funnily enough, even though Blizzard said it wouldn't be the case, I see dual specc as almost a requirement in some raids, for instance Hodir, 25 mans where three tanks is a real waste, so two of the usual tanks go dps for that fight.

I have dual spec on my druid (Resto/Balance) and my DK (Unholy DPS/Unholy Tank) and I love it. I mainly play my druid and she is pushing Ulduar now. It is very convenient to be in and be able to switch on the spot to dps when the fight doesn't need lots of heals. I pretty much just roll with my resto gear and have a relic and trinket I switch out that are more healing stuff over to dps stuff.

It is probably not the most ideal way to go as I only have about 48 hit rating when I do that so I see myself miss a bit, but I still manage to pull 2-3k dps (and have had fights as high as 3.8k.) I am sure if I was hit capped I could pull 4-5k as I have seen quite a few boomkins do, but I am not worried about that as my main spec is resto.

For the OP's original ? - for me dual spec is well worth it. I am in a guild with rl friends, a few of us are working through the progression and are in Uld, but many on't so I spend most of my raiding in PUGs and networks we have created. So there are more PUG spots that need to be filled and knowing I have the versatility to pul fair enough dps and good healz I always have a spot. Most healers will always have a spot, but the versatility is nice.

If there is chance you will use it,then I would say it is worth it. Besides why not do it and then get back into the food grind. Being able to go BOOMkin also is very nice for dailies and if I feel like blowing stuff up in WG! For me that alone is worth it.

No.

I went tank spec 70-80. AoE grinding was good stuff. Quest wants me to kill 10 mobs and 5 are close? Pull all 5 and mow them down. Stats and talents have enough overlap to make tank spec leveling easy. Plus tanks do way more DPS now.

Healer is another story but I haven't done that so I can't say. I would imagine with some hit gear for leveling it would be all that bad. Worse than any other leveling tree but not as bad as other healers perhaps.

Unlike Paladins and Warriors, you don't find a Protection Death Knight. Since we don't have a specific tank talent tree, a tanking spec requires you to slap some points into each, to get maximum avoidance and such. However, my Death Knight is the only character I have capable of running straight from questing into an instance to tank or DPS, without changing talent spec or equipping anything else. Granted, avoidance could be higher, but the sheer awesomeness of the threat keeping skills means the healer doesn't have to focus on anyone but me. Provided I'm the tank, of course.

Arms Warriors and Retribution Paladins can probably also tank 5-man normals, but not without changing gear. All my Death Knight does is change his Presence (stance/aura) to Frost instead of Blood. 60% more armor, 10% more health and -5% damage taken.

Edit: Rephrased.

Edited, Jun 23rd 2009 11:10am by Mazra