01-10-2007, 01:23 AM
Quote:Holy Priests typically solo by outlasting their opponents, not by beating them down quickly. This also leads to another aspect that you're missing, down time. A Holy Priest can come out of a fight ready for the next with topped of health and nearly topped off mana, a Warlock or Hunter will come out of a fight sooner, but they will likely have some kind of down time (either drinking, eating, or letting pet regenerate).
I ran around Frostwhisper Gorge with a friendly neighborhood warlock. We went after the giants in there. He can solo one quickly and have full health and full mana (affliction spec). No need to tank it with a pet (he used succubus for some more damage and momentary distraction). Didn't cast fear or death coil.
He could do two at once and end with 70% health and 40% mana.
Necrali is a holy priest. I can kill one, barely, if my fears aren't resisted. We are similarly geared (T1/T2 mix).
It's not even close. His kills were 2x as fast, with zero downtime. Full health and mana.