Druid feedback

[Sir_Die_alot]

I'm not arguing.  I'm ASKING what this rage-heal is about.  The OP didn't do a very good job of describing it.  I doubt I'd use it, because if it was a significant amount of healing, we'd be overpowered.  I'd rather squeeze in another MS or Sunder before the Execute than a heal for 50 HP.
The way the OP states it, it's sounding like it's an activated ability.  You activate it, and you gain HP (as though you were stealing HP with your attack) instead of Rage with your normal attacks.  The way you're describing makes it sounds as if it's an activated ability that instantly converts X Rage into Y HP.  Where'd you reach this conclusion from?

The same place you did. The ambigious statement "Speaking of enhancements to the forms, I feel this is a good time to mention the new, upcoming Bear Form ability currently being worked on that causes rage generated to heal the Druid instead of actually generating rage." Reguardless of the particulars, it works by turning rage into hitpoints. For a druid ability IMO: dumb. For a warrior who has no combat heal except potions, it has some merrit. How much would depend on how much life and how much this negated a healer. I'm not saying it's a good idea definantly add it to warriors, I'm saying it's one that goes better on a warrior than it does a druid so give the druid something else.

Swipe is also INSTANT, not Next Melee.  This makes a HUGE difference in Rage cost.  Swipe's Rage cost is 20.  Cleave's is also 20.  But Cleave replaces a normal attack, meaning it costs the stated 20 Rage, plus whatever Rage that normal attack would have generated (anywhere from 4-10 Rage, depending on weapon setup and talents.)  Swipe would be crazily overpowered if it was anywhere near Cleave's already low damage output.

Let me put this in more realitive terms. Imagine thunderclap did not slow attack speed and was just a damage ability. Would you say it was fine and in no need of beefing up because it did not use your next attack? Because when you compair the effective damages of the 2 abilities (remember, swipe is blocked, parried, dodged, and affected by armor) they are about the same damage wise.