Real 1.12 Patch Notes

[Watto44]

A 1/29/21 is a very nice well-rounded build for flagrunning/defense... or 0/30/21 if you want that extra HotW point. Nowadays though, I've gone 'full feral' just because I have more fun with it. Yeah, I may not be quite as effective at surviving and all, but... I'm enjoying it, and that's what playing the game is all about. Natural Shapeshifter is an important part of the build though, since I take advantage of feral charge and bash for immobilization followed by a shift into cat to deal damage. Hence why the #$*@ unfixed furor bug is so debilitating right now. NS is a definite lifesaver, but I've learned to live without it. I've found that I start thinking more about the fight control (limited as it is that a druid can do), and the whole philosophy of killing them before you need a heal, which is what every non-healing class has to do.

PvE damage though, I've found it quite easy to pull agro as a cat when fully buffed, and I'm doing nowhere near the damage the top rogues are... and spamming cower every time it comes up, so this'll definitely be welcome. Not that I get to scratch things that often in raids anyhow, but still...

Just a side thought which came up... sometimes I wish WoW was more accomodating to 'non-standard' builds, like the funky things you could do in Diablo II and still be effective, if not necessarily the most efficient.

I just spent a little time playing a 0/30/21 build, and I really didn't like it that much.:)I found that in group situations NS didn't really add that much. In group situations it gave a warrior an extra swing, or me an extra 3 seconds of running, but I didn't feel it added that much. It definately had its moments in two or three versus X situations however.

The things I miss most from the feralstraition build are nature's focus - haha, cop that hunter's pets - and improved rejuvination. Outside of BGs/group PvP if you need nature's swiftness to get a heal off, you're just not trying hard enough.:)

Dennis: You're right, full feral doesn't really add that much to BG/group play. However, it absolutely shines when you're away from the zerg. In those situations, I feel I can play a much for fluid game with my build than the feralstraightion build. However, when I'm in the zerg I do try and heal my butt off. Being able to spec fully into feral and still have ninnervate is a great new toy.:)