The Light and How to Swing It: Bracing for change
The Light and How to Swing It: Bracing for change
We know a second pass is coming. As good — or bad — as everything might seem right now, Paladins have yet to get another look from the developers and as Ghostcrawler mentioned on the forums earlier, they’re nearing finalizing those changes soon. A few days back, Blizzard asked the players for feedback on all three trees, and it looks like all those constructive comments are finally going to see some results.
The good thing is that, despite all our misgivings about how the class has been handled all these years, it seems that Blizzard is finally listening. Holy wanted ways to be more mobile and have group healing utility… the Wrath Beta brings creative ways to solve that with instant Holy Lights and double duty healing. Protection needed stat consolidation badly, for starters, and it’s slowly moving that way with Stamina granting spell power through Touched by the Light. Retribution needed raid utility among other things, and Blizzard is shaping up the spec to be a mana battery like Shadow Priests (and Survival Hunters). It’s not everything players have wished for, but it’s pretty darn close and there’s no doubt that we’re moving in the right direction.
Let’s be clear about one thing: this is still Blizzard’s game, and the Paladin class will turn out the way they want it. While many of us might have visions of what the class should be, and though some of us might know the class inside and out, Paladins in Wrath (or even Patch 3.0) will still be Blizzard’s Paladins no matter how much we like or dislike what they do to the class. Fortunately, as I mentioned, they’re actively seeking feedback now and — for the most part — listening to them.
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