tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post3503025086207019661..comments2024-03-04T20:04:48.815+01:00Comments on Jinxed Thoughts: Holy Priest 4.0 Talent BuildZinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935881612077507321noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-73692734996238480702010-12-31T16:27:12.737+01:002010-12-31T16:27:12.737+01:00@Katrina
Hi! Yeah this is not the post I am keepin...@Katrina<br />Hi! Yeah this is not the post I am keeping updated, the link on top should lead to the updated post, but they don't differ much so your questions are still valid. If you by SoR mean Spirit of Redemption I will say no, it's not a good talent. Being an angel upon death isn't automatically a good thing. More than it was handy, it actually caused trouble for those who wanted to combat res me. It's perhaps not a totally valid point for not taking it, but in the raid setting we have today I've never felt like being a spirit would've made much difference. You won't save a combat res, so your death will most likely lead to a wipe anyway unless it's just towards the end. And if there is no res, those few healings won't make a difference. Either they'll make it or they won't. It's just one tp, and in wrath we could spend that (especially since it came with the extra 5%). But now each tp is worth it's weight in gold! We have to choose carefully. Now if it instead made my skills bigger? Or faster? Then I'd be interested.<br /><br />Body & Soul is, as many other priests will tell you, one of them skills you don't learn to enjoy until you've tested it and imagine what it would be to be without it. I agree in heroics it's more of a fun thing, but in raids it has proven invaluable. Any time I have to get out of shit (which is alot more important in raids) or get to my target fast this is totally awesome. But I wouldn't take soul warding. We never shield that much, it's just not mana efficient. Soul Warding doesn't remove the cooldown, it lowers it. The shield is just a tool, not a base heal. The poison removing effect isn't of much use however, I agree in that. See it as a bonus :P<br /><br />The damage in raids does warrant a question about whether or not BR could be a good idea. The reason I have chosen not to take it is because it only affects one target - me (like you mention with the poison dispel on B&S). Buffing overall healing will affect the entire raid, including me, and I have preferred those talents over these individual ones. B&S too is something that benefits everyone in the group. One could argue that you surviving = the raid surviving. But B&S does help out alot with this. Take Valiona & Theralion - being able to shield whoever gets Engulfing Magic, to move out of the fires and etc this is great. On Omnitron - whoever is kiting bombs, to move from various effects. On Magmaw, to move from the pillar, to kite adds. Well there are thousand times you'd like a speed boost.<br /><br />If they did do that change to SoL it might actually even be worth as disc. I've specced it as holy now for testing, but I still don't like it. It's not worth 2 tp imo until they fix it.Zinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14935881612077507321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-13977882173947275972010-12-31T06:18:00.718+01:002010-12-31T06:18:00.718+01:00I realize this is a pretty old post. But it gets ...I realize this is a pretty old post. But it gets a fairly high ranking in google for Holy Priest in Cataclysm talent info at the moment. I was wondering if the information was really based primarily from a 10 man or 25 man raiding standpoint. (From a 10 man standpoint I agree on leaving SoR out, but if I were to primarily raid 25s I would put more stock in it). <br /><br />I wonder, if Blessed Resilience may be better than Body and Soul for the 10 man content I am doing where in many fights I am taking consistently huge hits in damage. I just haven't yet experienced the benefits of Body and Soul that would be more significant than the added survivability as an AoE healer. But if I really wanted to keep Body and Soul, I might want Soul Warding so I can give the movement benefit without the cooldown. I am experimenting by leaving out BR for now but taking Soul Warding. As far as the additional Poison removing effect I think it's a stupid addition to a PVE talent tree because it affects only the Priest.<br /><br />I am primarily Disc but I'm taking Holy as secondary for raiding when needed, as all other priest healers in my guild are Disc/Shadow. <br />Also, I read on mmo-champ, quoting a blue post, that Surge of Light will soon proc from Flash and Greater Heal as well.Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565788583449632012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-40555349275637775912010-10-12T13:02:03.607+02:002010-10-12T13:02:03.607+02:00Yes! It is a great talent. Only problem is that we...Yes! It is a great talent. Only problem is that we don't have that many tp left after we've gotten everything we want in the holy tree. That leaves us with either haste, reduced mana-cost (either through Mental Agility or through Veiled Shadows), or increased healing. People have been going on and on about how much mana will be an issue (even on 80), so I went for Mental Agility instead. Haste has also always been important for holy, therefore Darkness.<br /><br />If mana isn't an issue at all, one could as easily go for Twin Disciplines instead of Mental Agility! Is 6% more healing more worth than 12% reduced mana-cost? I think Twin Disciplines is slightly weaker, but again, it depends on whether you have issues with mana or not (most holies at 80 do methinks). But I definitely should give Twin Disciplines a mention :) I'll add it at once.Zinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14935881612077507321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-40568511895917487422010-10-12T10:47:08.365+02:002010-10-12T10:47:08.365+02:00Any particular reason you're steering clear of...Any particular reason you're steering clear of Twin Disciplines? It's not mentioned in the offspec list but seems like a great talent unless I'm missing something important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-16790981407932186792010-09-28T09:51:28.307+02:002010-09-28T09:51:28.307+02:00Haha yeah, I gave up on trying to avoid Cata-info ...Haha yeah, I gave up on trying to avoid Cata-info a long time ago, it's everywhere! <br />And thanks! :)Zinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14935881612077507321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-80485817392683526672010-09-28T01:54:47.006+02:002010-09-28T01:54:47.006+02:00Even if I stay away from reading up on Cata change...Even if I stay away from reading up on Cata changes until the expansion hits, a short /cheer from me to a fellow priest blogger!! =)<br /><br />Good luck with the new blog and greetings from your blogging neighbour!Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473554645340972749noreply@blogger.com