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[Lissa]

Just because some people think that a 21 point talent is better then a 31 does not mean your trees are screwed up.  I'm not saying they are or aren't, but that fact does not mean they are.

For example, Natures Swiftness (21 restoration) is easily the single best Shaman talent.  The 31 point Enhancement one, StormStrike, is terrible.  I would eventually like to see it and other talents like improved grounding totem made into something interesting.  No matter how "overpowered" your class is, all of the talents should be worthwhile choices.  But since the class is pretty much WAI, I know it will be a while.

The Paladin is the last class with trees so borked they almost break the class.

By the way, NS being what it is, requiring 21 points in resto really means your guild is saying "don't be an idiot".  But if they really boot people for putting the rest in Elemental instead of Enhancement, they are just being jerks.  Requiring 31 resto would be harsh, but at least makes some sense. Mana Tide is really good in raids but the other 10 points are useless.  Taking Tide it prevents you from taking Parry or Elemental fury, two very nice talents.  But other then Ancestral Knowledge (mana), nothing in enhancement affects raiding.

Also, a further blue post clarified: the northern sithilius quests/solo/5man stuff will be in 1.8, the southern instnaces are in 1.9.  I'm a little bit sceptical about their ability to put out two instances in the same patch, but I guess we will see.
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I think you misunderstood my point. The point I was trying to make is that the 25 Holy/26 Disc build Bolty was talking about isn't that incredible for raiding. This isn't about buffing trees or showing that one tree is worse than others, it's pointing out the misconception of throwing all those points into those two trees without looking at alternate builds that can be just as useful, if not more so, in raid situations.