Confirmed 1.9 Patch Notes

[CrescentWindX]

In a time where the goal seems to be NOT to pigeonhole characters, they've gone and made sure the Stormrage set is geared 100% towards Restoration Druids.  The only boon to Balance Druids is a larger mana pool due to the intellect (and a very slight increase to crit%), and the only benefit Feral Druids can hope to gain is a higher base armor value for Dire Bear form.

Disappointing.
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To be fair, Druids are not alone in this. We Priests are more or less in the same situation as our furry and feathered friends when it comes to our class sets.

Devout is a pretty decent set for a Holy or Discipline-specced Priest. It focuses primarily on int and spi. The partial set bonuses include a very minor bonus to damage (+7 Shadow damage, +14 all damage vs. Undead). The full set bonus is +55 healing. Prophecy provides +30 spell damage, versus over three times that in +healing. Transcendence totally throws out the concept of spell damage, providing only healing bonuses.

No sane Shadow priest would ever wear Devout, Prophecy, or Transcendence for PvP gear. Most Shadow priests who want a tier 0 set for PvP will collect Dreadmist for the focus on stamina and the minor Shadow damage boost. Any Shadow priest who wants a tier 1 or 2 epic set for PvP is SOL, unless they feel like collecting things like the Sash of Whispered Secrets.

So much for "The Balance of Light and Shadow," huh?