11-18-2006, 01:15 AM
The Druid forums are a load of dreck right now, with the constant complaints over the dangling buffs that were snatched away.
The rumors I'm hearing now are that they found Druids to be too powerful in the Arena when they were able to use consumeables in forms. The collateral damage is that items like thistle tea (PvE cat dps), rage pots (PvE tanking love), or ANY potions (you know... the way every other class in the game can drink pots at any time, barring ghost wolf form?) took the hit.
How on earth does the abiilty to use potions in forms make a Druid overpowered? To say a bear with health pots is overpowered is laughable when given a warrior example, and the same could be said of cat compared to Rogues. It's not gamebreaking that Moonkin can use potions, so why is it considered so for Feral forms?
This is not a design decision, evident form the work they put into eating, drinking, potioning, and even BANDAGING animations in forms. They saw no problem with Druids in the land of Azeroth doing so from a design standpoint, so the almighty game balance must be the culprit.
As for the procs in forms, I'm thinking one example of an overpowered situation must have gotten out of control and they just put the brakes on the whole thing. Perhaps it was difficulty adjusting the ppm on a weapon for Cat Form's 1.0s attack speed? *shrugs*
And while I'm on the topic of Druids, I'll throw one more piece out just to champion the cause I've been fighting for over the past two years: the game is still incomplete. The Great Cat Spirit still roams Moonglade without an associated quest. That's just lazy. Give me the proper tools and I could come up with an appropriate questline over a weekend. The same goes for all classes ("Oh, here's your Air Totem, shaman! Um... the spirit of air said 'hi'... and stuff") but since I've always been a sucker for Druids, they're my big beef. It takes a long, involved quest line to learn to take on the characteristics of a mighty bear. To cure poisons, one must first track down the source of tainted wildlife and see to their salvation. To call down the power of a Hurricane.... 30 copper, please!
The rumors I'm hearing now are that they found Druids to be too powerful in the Arena when they were able to use consumeables in forms. The collateral damage is that items like thistle tea (PvE cat dps), rage pots (PvE tanking love), or ANY potions (you know... the way every other class in the game can drink pots at any time, barring ghost wolf form?) took the hit.
How on earth does the abiilty to use potions in forms make a Druid overpowered? To say a bear with health pots is overpowered is laughable when given a warrior example, and the same could be said of cat compared to Rogues. It's not gamebreaking that Moonkin can use potions, so why is it considered so for Feral forms?
This is not a design decision, evident form the work they put into eating, drinking, potioning, and even BANDAGING animations in forms. They saw no problem with Druids in the land of Azeroth doing so from a design standpoint, so the almighty game balance must be the culprit.
As for the procs in forms, I'm thinking one example of an overpowered situation must have gotten out of control and they just put the brakes on the whole thing. Perhaps it was difficulty adjusting the ppm on a weapon for Cat Form's 1.0s attack speed? *shrugs*
And while I'm on the topic of Druids, I'll throw one more piece out just to champion the cause I've been fighting for over the past two years: the game is still incomplete. The Great Cat Spirit still roams Moonglade without an associated quest. That's just lazy. Give me the proper tools and I could come up with an appropriate questline over a weekend. The same goes for all classes ("Oh, here's your Air Totem, shaman! Um... the spirit of air said 'hi'... and stuff") but since I've always been a sucker for Druids, they're my big beef. It takes a long, involved quest line to learn to take on the characteristics of a mighty bear. To cure poisons, one must first track down the source of tainted wildlife and see to their salvation. To call down the power of a Hurricane.... 30 copper, please!
See you in Town,
-Z
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