06-15-2004, 10:25 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-15-2004, 10:37 PM by MongoJerry.)
Figured I'd start a thread to contain comments based on the patch notes, since it's going to be a while before any of us actually gets the full game downloaded.
First, this eye-popping quote from the patch notes:
Oh, man, let the whining begin! :lol:
Note: The long-expected Talent system has not been implemented in this patch after all.
On to issues of more import: From the description given in the patch notes, the changes to the Priest class seem far more superficial than the overhaul that was implied by earlier comments from Blizzard employees. The most significant changes seem to be adjusting the relative mana costs of healing and shielding spells. With my priestess, I only ever used Holy Shield, Renew, and Flash Heal, because they cast more quickly and had nearly the same mana efficiency as the other superfluous healing spells. Well, all three of them had their mana costs increased while those previously superfluous healing spells had their mana costs decreased. How big the mana cost adjustments really are will greatly affect the balance of which spells get used the most.
I hope that there are a lot more changes to the priest than were detailed in the patch notes. For example, some class-only quests would be nice. Also, more equipment geared toward the priest would be nice, as it's boring to have mages, warlocks, and priests all looking exactly like one another.
First, this eye-popping quote from the patch notes:
Quote:With a few exceptions, all items and currency are being deleted for this patch. The following items will not be deleted: Bags, Scarlet Key, all Shaman Totems and the Hearthstone. Each character will be assigned funds based on their level.
Players will be able to redo quests that have already been completed in order to gain back quest items.
Oh, man, let the whining begin! :lol:
Note: The long-expected Talent system has not been implemented in this patch after all.
On to issues of more import: From the description given in the patch notes, the changes to the Priest class seem far more superficial than the overhaul that was implied by earlier comments from Blizzard employees. The most significant changes seem to be adjusting the relative mana costs of healing and shielding spells. With my priestess, I only ever used Holy Shield, Renew, and Flash Heal, because they cast more quickly and had nearly the same mana efficiency as the other superfluous healing spells. Well, all three of them had their mana costs increased while those previously superfluous healing spells had their mana costs decreased. How big the mana cost adjustments really are will greatly affect the balance of which spells get used the most.
I hope that there are a lot more changes to the priest than were detailed in the patch notes. For example, some class-only quests would be nice. Also, more equipment geared toward the priest would be nice, as it's boring to have mages, warlocks, and priests all looking exactly like one another.