tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434954756598017230.post1921087112805347875..comments2023-09-29T09:18:05.510+01:00Comments on Misery - a shadow priest blog: Heroic or just plain stupid?Merlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12268596977879215079noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434954756598017230.post-42658073656289705472008-04-24T20:37:00.000+01:002008-04-24T20:37:00.000+01:00You ask "is there really a place for shadow priest...You ask "is there really a place for shadow priests in heroics?", a valid question in my experience as a shadow priest. As far as an answer goes, I would say there is only a place at the tolerance of the other group members. IOW, we're a relatively weak addition to most groups and they put up with us. Most groups would benefit more from the other classes that do more DPS and have reliable CC: #1 being mage and others include hunter, rogue, locks. My opinion on this comes from being excluded from groups because they "want a mage", or being in groups and watching the other DPS/CC classes top the damage meter and CC reliably. I have been an important addition to heroic 5-mans in the situations where back-up healing was needed, e.g., with paladin healers or if the main healer gets iced. But I agree, as a rule the heroic game is broken for shadowpriests, which is an ironic shame given how well the rewards fit the class, e.g., the witch doctor wand and the OH orb of the souleater.Phil Ullrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951006638649001059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434954756598017230.post-67913669944251698102008-03-10T11:04:00.000+00:002008-03-10T11:04:00.000+00:00I'm no shadow priest, so my comments might not be ...I'm no shadow priest, so my comments might not be particularly valid... but shadow priests might not be there for CC, or for burst damage, but because they are very good at enabling other classes to reach their full potential. <BR/><BR/>I have had the euphoric experience of being a bear tanking an elite mob with a shadow priest DPSing behind me *and* healing me at the same time through vampiric touch. Shadow priests have such a wonderful synergy with other classes that I certainly wouldn't pass one up in a heroic. <BR/><BR/>When it comes down to it, the only thing that would make me choose between an equally geared mage and shadow priest would be how much I could stand either player. Also, shadow priests generate a lot of aggro, which makes tanking more challenging, which I like.Alex J. Dasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746589616657612304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434954756598017230.post-8206064547107885232008-02-21T16:30:00.000+00:002008-02-21T16:30:00.000+00:00Not the best shadow priest, so take my words with ...Not the best shadow priest, so take my words with a grain of salt :) <BR/><BR/>About Bot, Laj does change its resistance to different magic schools during the fight. I have problem with it too :) <BR/><BR/>Personally I think that certain group make up (such as paladin tanker and mana dependent dps-ers) has better synergy with shadow priest more than others. We bring more to the group than just dps :)<BR/><BR/>Another thing to consider is whether you have different spell rotations for bosses and longer to kill mobs than for mobs that go down fast?MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298505420241919896noreply@blogger.com