09-24-2007, 07:56 AM
Room for offspecs comes from content that doesn't need finely tuned groups, not the content size per se (except in that it's easier to carry 2.5% of your raid instead of 4%).
My feeling is that Balance doesn't need a whole lot in raids. Long single target fights are it's strength, it scales well with +damage gear and is mana efficient. Allowing Omen on spellcasts would help, as would a little more healing power - I'd like to see it become a role switching build providing DPS or healing depending on the fight. Better itemisation would help too.
I don't think much of it in 5-mans though. Shorter fights, weaker gear, rare cc, no silence or interrupt, limited AOE, weak burst... certainly not my favorite choice to fill a DPS slot.
Soloing I'd like to see Moonkin available earlier - around level 20 or so as a trained skill to make both Balance and Restoration more attractive as levelling builds. The trained version would provide armour and mana-by-melee but not the aura which would stay a talent.
My feeling is that Balance doesn't need a whole lot in raids. Long single target fights are it's strength, it scales well with +damage gear and is mana efficient. Allowing Omen on spellcasts would help, as would a little more healing power - I'd like to see it become a role switching build providing DPS or healing depending on the fight. Better itemisation would help too.
I don't think much of it in 5-mans though. Shorter fights, weaker gear, rare cc, no silence or interrupt, limited AOE, weak burst... certainly not my favorite choice to fill a DPS slot.
Soloing I'd like to see Moonkin available earlier - around level 20 or so as a trained skill to make both Balance and Restoration more attractive as levelling builds. The trained version would provide armour and mana-by-melee but not the aura which would stay a talent.