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looking to start a priest. dont know if i should level as a disc or holy. i would be using it mainly PvE. whats the difference between the two? any suggestions would help. thanks
I found shadow easier
Some people level as disc/holy hybrid with more points in disc
Honestly try shadow and see, i liked it a lot
Some people level as disc/holy hybrid with more points in disc
Honestly try shadow and see, i liked it a lot
We are fortunate to have 3 very good specs.
Discipline and Holy are both very viable healing specs. Even though they are healing specs, you can still do damage fairly well. It may just take you longer to kill things, and you may have to drink more water.
Holy priests have very powerful healing spells, and a couple of nice group healing abilities. They have Circle of Healing, which is an instant cast group heal, smart enough to heal those that need it most.
Discipline priests try to be a little more preventative. They may not have quite the raw group healing power that a holy priest has, but they are well suited for tank healing, can quickly shield multiple group members, and also can throw a big group heal if needed. They also have penance, which is a flashy big heal that will get you noticed (especially in battlegrounds).
Since discipline and holy are both good, I can't say one is better than the other. Heck, I'm dual spec, so I have both. At some point, even if you wait until 80, you should try each.
If you do choose discipline or holy, first put 3 points in spirit tap while leveling. It will prevent you from having to drink as much.
Shadow is our dps spec, but you can heal ok even as shadow while leveling. Just stay out of shadow form when grouped up as a healer. Shadow is the generally recommended spec for leveling. You can quest faster if you kill things quicker. It's a fun spec. You can send your enemies running in fear, while you suck the life out of them. Later on, you can use dispersion to escape damage and refill your mana, which is amazing.
You can level as any of the specs. Take up skinning and either herbalism or mining, so you will have some cash. Respecing is fairly inexpensive at first, and it's ok to try different things.
Edited, Jul 30th 2009 5:08pm by dadanox
Discipline and Holy are both very viable healing specs. Even though they are healing specs, you can still do damage fairly well. It may just take you longer to kill things, and you may have to drink more water.
Holy priests have very powerful healing spells, and a couple of nice group healing abilities. They have Circle of Healing, which is an instant cast group heal, smart enough to heal those that need it most.
Discipline priests try to be a little more preventative. They may not have quite the raw group healing power that a holy priest has, but they are well suited for tank healing, can quickly shield multiple group members, and also can throw a big group heal if needed. They also have penance, which is a flashy big heal that will get you noticed (especially in battlegrounds).
Since discipline and holy are both good, I can't say one is better than the other. Heck, I'm dual spec, so I have both. At some point, even if you wait until 80, you should try each.
If you do choose discipline or holy, first put 3 points in spirit tap while leveling. It will prevent you from having to drink as much.
Shadow is our dps spec, but you can heal ok even as shadow while leveling. Just stay out of shadow form when grouped up as a healer. Shadow is the generally recommended spec for leveling. You can quest faster if you kill things quicker. It's a fun spec. You can send your enemies running in fear, while you suck the life out of them. Later on, you can use dispersion to escape damage and refill your mana, which is amazing.
You can level as any of the specs. Take up skinning and either herbalism or mining, so you will have some cash. Respecing is fairly inexpensive at first, and it's ok to try different things.
Edited, Jul 30th 2009 5:08pm by dadanox
Unless you’re really attached to the idea of levelling as a healer, level as shadow: you’ll kill monsters faster and your mana pool will last longer. Regardless of which spec you plan to level with, pick up the spirit tap talents from the shadow tree and buy yourelf a high damage-per-second wand from the auction house ASAP--the wands created by enchanters are generally a good price for their level requirements. Until you get shadowform at level 40, you’ll be using your wand a fair amount. Good luck!
Holy wears robes with no underwear underneath. Discipline wears their underwear on their heads.
Either way, they are both very comfortable, one just gets you noticed faster.
Either way, they are both very comfortable, one just gets you noticed faster.
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thanks for the great advice
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Discipline wears their underwear on their heads.
Technically, would this not make it outerwear? Just saying...
Where do the Shadow Priests put their underwear?
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Where do the Shadow Priests put their underwear?
I'm not sure there's much point wearing it when its only going to be semitransparent most of the time.
I think it all depends on your personal playstyle, just like any other class. I personally do not like shadow, and will only play as shadow (dual specced) when needed to dps something. I prefer Discipline, for both healing and questing. My mana regen is good, and my survivability is insane with all the power word: shield buffs the spec gets. Try all three at one point or another. Save up some gold, and when you hit milestones like 40, 60, 80 respec and play around for a bit as each spec. It'll cost a little bit, but you'll have fun!
Oh yeah, Shadow doesn't technically wear underwear. They outfit themselves in undergarments made of neoprene and vinyl... black, of course.
They tend to be the flashy ones of the class. Unfortunately, they must sacrifice comfort for style, but that's the price you pay to sizzle brains.
They tend to be the flashy ones of the class. Unfortunately, they must sacrifice comfort for style, but that's the price you pay to sizzle brains.
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