tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post6638598236141334586..comments2024-03-04T20:04:48.815+01:00Comments on Jinxed Thoughts: What's wrong with you, druid? Part 3Zinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935881612077507321noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-60975961101184834482011-05-28T03:33:50.431+02:002011-05-28T03:33:50.431+02:00I think what's wrong with bears is that they s...I think what's wrong with bears is that they simply haven't been a whole lot of fun to play in a while. I see very, very few druid tanks in my pugs these days, and it's not as if the differences in mitigation and the like really matter in five-mans.<br /><br />I remember tanking a random heroic on my paladin and on my druid when 4.0 first came out, and the new paladin rotation immediately felt fluid and fun, if different. Bear tanking on the other hand has felt clunky to me since Wrath, with things only getting worse in 4.0. With the reduced swipe cooldown it feels a bit better again now, but not much. To me it always feels like my bear's different attacks are only there to give me different buttons to push but don't really serve any particular purpose - and that shows.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-89707702977277979552011-05-23T14:51:12.650+02:002011-05-23T14:51:12.650+02:00@Rades
You mention having to wait to use brez as d...@Rades<br />You mention having to wait to use brez as dk and lock, that's true. But most bears have to wait even longer, as Analogue mentions below, for the perfect opportunity to drop bear form without wiping the raid. I agree that hero bears are great, and very valuable to most raids, especially 10 mans. Maybe it's something you have to accept when playing a bear druid - the curse and blessing of being a shapeshifter.<br /><br />@Analogue<br />I don't normally run with tanks who can be bothered or dare to take an opportunity to use their utility, since it usually means endangering the entire raid. Not saying it's a bad idea, I'd love it if our bear tanks could do that! But it's still not fair that a bear has too take small windows of opportunity when no other tank has to. On some fight there aren't even any (like Magmaw, Omnotron, Halfus).Zinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14935881612077507321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-15383733299094528242011-05-23T14:02:31.999+02:002011-05-23T14:02:31.999+02:00My husband finds ways to use Rebirth and Innervate...My husband finds ways to use Rebirth and Innervate while tanking. Heck yesterday he decursed all the Cursed Bullets in an SFK run because nobody else could. He throws cooldowns, waits for the three seconds in a fight where he's not getting hit, etc. On recent Cho'gall attempts he'd hit me with Innervate as he charged back from adds duty to grab the boss. I never run with pally tanks any more and between dks and warriors, bears seem way less squishy.<br /><br />Maybe your bears aren't stacking enough agility? A bear with stamina gems is a failbear. Agility and other mitigation talents all the way.Analoguehttp://looking4more.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-78880015154731488982011-05-18T01:42:42.807+02:002011-05-18T01:42:42.807+02:00I totally agree that at the very least, Bears shou...I totally agree that at the very least, Bears should be able to use Rebirth and Innervate in Bear form. It's always ridiculous when a tank goes down, and we have to finagle some absurd "OK, I'm taunting the boss away long enough for you to Rebirth, then you'll have to taunt back ASAP so I don't die!" system. Tranquility I'm not sure on, since it IS channeled. But those two for sure.<br /><br />On the other hand, for a Feral druid casting Rebirth/Innervate/Tranquility is FREE, since they'll always be at full mana. A DK brez takes 50 Runic Power - not a ton, but as a DK I know I definitely do not always have it available, and I've had to impatiently wait until I could generate enough to brez someone. And I believe a Warlock's SS still has a lengthy cast-time, though I'm not sure.<br /><br />However, I quite disagree when it comes to Bears lacking in utility. They're the only tanks who can, at a moment's notice, switch to DPS without changing specs and gear. Granted, it's not 100% optimal DPS, but it's still pretty damn good as long as they know what they're doing. Whenever a fight initially needs one tank but later needs two (Maloriak), or initially needs two but then later only one (Halfus), a Feral druid has a nice fuzzy leg up on the competition.<br /><br />Also, this isn't quite what you were getting at, but there's the invaluable utility of having a Feral DPS druid capable of going Bear at the drop of a hat should a Tank die early, D/C, or etc. <br /><br />Interesting topic, to be sure!Radeshttp://orcisharmyknife.comnoreply@blogger.com