WoW Mists of Pandaria Beta / PTR Megathread - Page 6

Nemesis · 24th November 2011, 7:14 PM

so playing a resto shaman as a main since BC, im loving the new talents thus far....

its ok, ill just stay in the fetal position and hope it gets better as development continues

flinchy · 11th December 2011, 4:37 AM

not only is the new talent system TOTALLY SHIT. it also somehow manages to have useless talent tiers when there's still only 6 to pick from? what the fuck blizzard.

actually, screw that, out of 6 there's ONE truly useful one

great way to take one of the coolest features of the entire game... dumb it down.. then remove its usefulness entirely.

rap · 12th December 2011, 9:54 AM

Yeh I was keen to resub (mainly in order to get D3 for free mind), but I also wanted to join some mates who had started a guild and are raiding (why couldn't they do this when I first got them into the game and was still raiding?!). Then I see the ridiculous new talent tree, and now I'm not going to bother.

I know they need to mix it up every expansion and keep things fresh, but not by REMOVING choice from the best thing about WoW - the talent trees!

purehybrid · 12th December 2011, 10:00 AM

qq, now we have the choice of 3 different cookie cutter specs from 18 talents, instead of 3 different cookie cutter specs from 100 talents... no difference, move on, nothing to see here.

Only thing is, now they can more easily balance pvp without affecting pve and vice versa

Kaji · 12th December 2011, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rap

Yeh I was keen to resub (mainly in order to get D3 for free mind), but I also wanted to join some mates who had started a guild and are raiding (why couldn't they do this when I first got them into the game and was still raiding?!). Then I see the ridiculous new talent tree, and now I'm not going to bother.

I know they need to mix it up every expansion and keep things fresh, but not by REMOVING choice from the best thing about WoW - the talent trees!

Yup, those 3x+1% crit talents sure are interesting!

rap · 12th December 2011, 8:53 PM

Hehe yeh yeh. But the lack of choice just makes the talent tree seem so...bland. Probably make it easier to balance internally and with the other classes though.

forry · 13th December 2011, 1:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaji

Yup, those 3x+1% crit talents sure are interesting!

So instead we get to pick from a bunch of abilities we already had? YOU RIPPER!

Grom Hellscream · 13th December 2011, 2:32 PM

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Originally Posted by forry

So instead we get to pick from a bunch of abilities we already had? YOU RIPPER!

Or pick from a bunch of things that have use either only for PvP or specs other than my own? Hooray!

Kaji · 13th December 2011, 4:20 PM

I'll admit, the new trees aren't perfect (I'm a shaman, so I got fucked hard). But it's pre-alpha - shit's got a long way to go.

I still like the structure though - especially the part about being able to change it on the fly.

Grom Hellscream · 13th December 2011, 4:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaji

I'll admit, the new trees aren't perfect (I'm a shaman, so I got fucked hard). But it's pre-alpha - shit's got a long way to go.

I still like the structure though - especially the part about being able to change it on the fly.

I like the concept but it needs a huge amount of work. As a ret paladin, there's bugger-all PvE benefit from most of the talents.

purehybrid · 13th December 2011, 4:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Grom Hellscream

Or pick from a bunch of things that have use either only for PvP

Best part of it. Now they'll be able to add more fights where utility from dps players comes into play more, rather than just straight dps.

Grom Hellscream · 13th December 2011, 4:29 PM

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Originally Posted by purehybrid

Best part of it. Now they'll be able to add more fights where utility from dps players comes into play more, rather than just straight dps.

Doubt it. To make talent trees to give players more "choice" and then pigeonhole them to specific talents to get the appropriate utility for certain fight mechanics would be counter-productive.

Kaji · 19th January 2012, 11:37 AM

Well, 4.3 has been out for over a month now, so I would expect a lot more Panda info to come out soon.

I'll update the OP when the beta is announced - I'm still guessing late Feb/early Mar.

Now that Cata is done (no more content patches, says Blizz), how do people now about MoP?

Danske · 13th February 2012, 2:53 PM

Hunter changes look interesting at the first tier, then it just goes to shit

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I quit WoW awhile ago and it looks like I wont be returning

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Grom Hellscream · 13th February 2012, 2:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Danske

Hunter changes look interesting at the first tier, then it just goes to shit

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I quit WoW awhile ago and it looks like I wont be returning

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Keep an eye on the talent calculators, apparently they've made a heap of changes and an updated calculator is on the way

12th December 2011, 10:00 AM	#79
purehybrid Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,838	qq, now we have the choice of 3 different cookie cutter specs from 18 talents, instead of 3 different cookie cutter specs from 100 talents... no difference, move on, nothing to see here. Only thing is, now they can more easily balance pvp without affecting pve and vice versa __________________ i7 920 / 6gb / 460gtx OC Completed trades ($3,750+ total) - Hotdog_Hotdog, mecka, dimsyrak, MotoMan, [MadHatteR], melbnut, crag_v, jimmytim903, Quittersss, Azzan [/URL]

13th December 2011, 4:20 PM	#84
Kaji Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 백두산 Posts: 4,619	I'll admit, the new trees aren't perfect (I'm a shaman, so I got fucked hard). But it's pre-alpha - shit's got a long way to go. I still like the structure though - especially the part about being able to change it on the fly. __________________ I was born ready. I'm Ron fucking Swanson. Goodnight, sweet prince.

19th January 2012, 11:37 AM	#88
Kaji Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 백두산 Posts: 4,619	Well, 4.3 has been out for over a month now, so I would expect a lot more Panda info to come out soon. I'll update the OP when the beta is announced - I'm still guessing late Feb/early Mar. Now that Cata is done (no more content patches, says Blizz), how do people now about MoP? __________________ I was born ready. I'm Ron fucking Swanson. Goodnight, sweet prince.

24th November 2011, 7:14 PM	#76
Nemesis Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Wagga Wagga Posts: 2,172	so playing a resto shaman as a main since BC, im loving the new talents thus far.... its ok, ill just stay in the fetal position and hope it gets better as development continues

12th December 2011, 9:54 AM	#78
rap Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Booragoon, Perth Posts: 262	Yeh I was keen to resub (mainly in order to get D3 for free mind), but I also wanted to join some mates who had started a guild and are raiding (why couldn't they do this when I first got them into the game and was still raiding?!). Then I see the ridiculous new talent tree, and now I'm not going to bother. I know they need to mix it up every expansion and keep things fresh, but not by REMOVING choice from the best thing about WoW - the talent trees!

12th December 2011, 8:53 PM	#81
rap Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Booragoon, Perth Posts: 262	Hehe yeh yeh. But the lack of choice just makes the talent tree seem so...bland. Probably make it easier to balance internally and with the other classes though.