02-09-2009, 03:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-09-2009, 03:22 AM by Swiss Mercenary.)
Quote: So those are my thoughts. There are still Hybrids in the game, and they are 'dangerous' to the pures. This problem will exacerbate when dual specs (finally) make it into the game. What do you think?
Hybrid or pure doesn't matter, as long as the classes are competitive. Let's assume that say... Enhancement shamans did rogue DPS. Sure, you could claim that there's no reason to bring rogues... Except that all the leather loot will go to complete waste, and your hunters and shamans will all be undergeared. And if you want one of those shamans to respec resto for a specific fight, well, don't expect his offset to be any better.
Player capability, and the unique things that each individual class brings to the encounter (Rogues are key for de-enraging 3D Sarth adds, shamans bring heroism, warlocks can use Demonic Circle to out-dps Mages on Malygos, Hunters have Misdirect) are vastly more important then whether or not such and such class does 5% more damage then another.
Quote:If we lost a raiding Mage or Warlock, I would probably replace them with a raiding Mage or Warlock.
Spot-on.
Quote:Viable specs...
To my understanding, with the 3.0.8 buffs, destro is actually quite competitive with Affliction, and provides excellent utility (Shadowfury).