01-01-2006, 04:39 AM
It is fine, learn to play.
But, that little jab aside, this is what I think of when I see Holy Shield:
Shield Block for Paladins. They wanted something to be similar to the Warrior's Shield Block (which essentially forces Revenge, resulting in a quick one-two combo to generate significant aggro in a hurry), and this is what they came up with. It combines the defensive effects of Shield Block, along with the aggro generation of Revenge (assuming you're using Righteous Fury/Seal of Fury/Whatever of Pissed-off-ness.) You are ignoring the fact that Holy Shield's primary purpose is NOT to inflict damage. Allow me to repeat that AGAIN, just to be absolutely clear: Holy Shield is NOT a damage skill. It is an aggro skill. Combined with the aggro buff, it is designed to generate extra hate for the Paladin. The cooldown is to prevent the Paladin from spamming it in order to rapidly generate scads of hate (e.g. aggro monsters, autoattack, spam Holy Shield.)
And, don't compare Paladins to Shamans. They are radically different classes, with two very different purposes. Paladins are supposed to be able to tank. Their skills are geared to allow effective generation of aggro (while still being somewhat less than that of a Warrior's capabilities) and efficient, less-powerful heals. Shamans are less durable, and are geared towards dealing damage, with powerful, inefficient heals.
But, that little jab aside, this is what I think of when I see Holy Shield:
Shield Block for Paladins. They wanted something to be similar to the Warrior's Shield Block (which essentially forces Revenge, resulting in a quick one-two combo to generate significant aggro in a hurry), and this is what they came up with. It combines the defensive effects of Shield Block, along with the aggro generation of Revenge (assuming you're using Righteous Fury/Seal of Fury/Whatever of Pissed-off-ness.) You are ignoring the fact that Holy Shield's primary purpose is NOT to inflict damage. Allow me to repeat that AGAIN, just to be absolutely clear: Holy Shield is NOT a damage skill. It is an aggro skill. Combined with the aggro buff, it is designed to generate extra hate for the Paladin. The cooldown is to prevent the Paladin from spamming it in order to rapidly generate scads of hate (e.g. aggro monsters, autoattack, spam Holy Shield.)
And, don't compare Paladins to Shamans. They are radically different classes, with two very different purposes. Paladins are supposed to be able to tank. Their skills are geared to allow effective generation of aggro (while still being somewhat less than that of a Warrior's capabilities) and efficient, less-powerful heals. Shamans are less durable, and are geared towards dealing damage, with powerful, inefficient heals.
ArrayPaladins were not meant to sit in the back of the raid staring at health bars all day, spamming heals and listening to eight different classes whine about buffs.[/quote]
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