08-26-2005, 12:41 AM
Tal,Aug 25 2005, 04:21 PM Wrote:20yd range versus 30 yds in places like that make for minimal "advantages" and you know it.
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I could not disagree more. For Ony, for example, you can chill on the little ledge, and still cover the MT with a FR aura. I have to get within 15 yards (she's going to hit him and hes going to move), where there is a substanital possibility of a cleve or firebreath hitting me. If I am trying to tremor him for phase 3, the totem needs to go nearly directly on top of the tank.
As far as being a mobile totem, you have 10 yards on me. If you are worrying about covering a whole group, that is more then double the square area your people can run around in. And if you need to move that area, it costs you nothing, where as each replant costs me nearly a heals worth of mana.
Also, I have to make pretty big choices. If I am putting FR on the MT, I can't put mana on my self. If I put WindFury on the tank, I can't put Agi on the hunters. I choose 3 buffs from an odd set for the whole party (unless we are facing frost mobs).
Also, our theoretical 4 palidins can keep Might, Light, Sanctuary, and Kings as well as a FR aura on the all important MT, as well as buffing most of the rest of the party. 2 shaman can provide all the totems you need for the MT, but they are dangerously exposed running around, and if you only brought 4 shaman, then 2/3 of the raid gets nothing.