patch 2.0.10 notes on the PTR

[TheDragoon]

I'm sorry, but as a dedicated shadow priest, I can't disagree more. The loss of 5% heal from VE and the loss of crits is irritating, but not a big deal. The loss of threat reduction is going to get me eaten again and again and again. The AoE heal from VE generates a *ton* of aggro, and going from -40% threat (-25% for shadow affinity, 20% for silent resolve, which multiplies out to -40% total) to -25% threat (shadow affinity alone) means I'm going to have to hold back on the damage. I can pull aggro today if I'm not careful (not usually on the main focus fire mob, but on the 2nd or 3rd, etc.), and it's just going to get way worse. Keep in mind that even if I don't cast VE and go completely gonzo on the output, I still can't keep up with mages or warlocks or rogues. So, if I'm going to pull aggro and get killed using VE, and I don't do as much damage as a mage when not using VE, why even invite me into the group?

And yes, I have played with and without the threat reduction in the past, so I'm familliar with the difference it makes. My tanks tell me it's *much* easier to tank for me when I have it.

I can live with the other changes, but the change to silent resolve is a major nerf.

My random thought is that they have made it no longer work with shadow spells, but would the healing aggro still be reduced by the talent? If so, then the aggro generated by VE will be no different now from before whereas the aggro generated on a single target by your shadow spells will, indeed, be greater than before. If this is true, then it is really just a single target aggro nerf which is less bad than the AoE aggro nerf that it could have been. :)