Game-Changing New Powers

[Bolty]

I would imagine that it's working as intended. The ability to keep any non-boss mob CCed for an indefinate period of time seems a little much to me.

I was just re-reading this and it popped in my head, "isn't that exactly what polymorph is?"

I do understand, though...Mages are a heck of a lot more squishy than Druids.

Speaking of squishy, with the level curve being what it is, I'm getting reamed by physical-damage mobs much worse now than I was at 60 relative to my total hit points. Now that I'm running level 70 instances, I figure this is a combination of two things:

1) I don't have enough of the OMFGStamina items featured in TBC. I'm still running in mostly Transcendence gear in healing instances, with two pieces of the Hallowed set (yay purple!) and Faith boots. I have around 6000 hit points buffed up, which is quite low by TBC standards.

2) I've gotten used to the armor levels of ubergear for my level - Tier 2/3 - and now I'm running around in what amounts to a starter dungeon set at level 70. I only mitigate 21% of incoming physical damage even with Inner Fire up, so heaven forbid I forget to have it on. Talk about suicide.

"Trash" mobs HURT. In Shadow Labs this weekend, the "trash" was smacking me around for over a thousand per hit, and crits came often. That's 2k damage in one smack - 1/3rd of my health. Uh, did I mention I love Reactive Fade?

I have a tremendous amount of healing power and utility, especially with Prayer of Mending, but I do feel awfully puny out there. That can stress out a tank, knowing that if something breaks free for just a few moments, I'm a blood stain on the floor. Or rather, a pretty floating ghost for 15 seconds, THEN a blood stain on the floor.

Psychic Scream is situational as always in an instance, although smart tanks know the need to pull mobs way back for such reasons. I saved two wipes yesterday alone via Psychic Screams at key moments, made possible by a tank who pulls things back to safer areas, and DPS players who aren't raving monkeys shooting at things before the tank establishes aggro.

If the Pain Suppression talent is a must for heroic mode to ensure my survival (reduces all damage by 60% for 8 seconds, 3 minute cooldown), so be it; I'll respec 41 points into Discipline. I've always liked tanking. :) But my healing power will take a significant hit.

-Bolty