patch 2.0.10 notes on the PTR

[Falomin]

Still don't know about a 10s cooldown on PoM, I've been convinced that nerfing that spell without other buffs really hurt priests. Shield needed help but I think the base mechanics of shields (PW:S and the pally bubble) are a bit flawed. If you have improved shield and ~1000 + healing you are looking at 1750 - 1800 damage shields. Is that good enough? I'm not for sure. Still no help for inner fire, or mana burn (without scaling it's a major joke now) or several of the other issues. Still the shadow priest nerfs that I don't get.

As you said a desperate attempt to make circle of healing better, but since it costs divine spirit that isn't easy to swallow. It is another instant cast heal, it is another way for the priest to stay alive in PvP, and help in PvE and 33% cheaper does help the efficiency. I'd really have to play with it though. It's another one of those skills where I'm not sure it's worth the opportunity costs of other talents to get.

If you do mess around with Circle of Healing please post your thoughts on it, I have considered respeccing and giving it a try but the casters I run with love the Improved Divine Spirit buff and since one of them is my guild leader I prefer to keep him happy:)

I think that the buff to PW:S could be useful if Inner Fire gets buffed as well, at least for casting on yourself, if it could finally give you a little bit of time to cast even a Flash Heal it would be more useful in PvP.

It still boggles my mind that amidst all the other stuff that needs to be fixed Blizzard is insistent on giving PoM a cool down that I do not believe it needs, however the 10 second cooldown will be negligible for PvE which was my chief concern.

Speaking of Mana Burn being worthless, I also have Feedback since I"m a human, that could do with being scrapped and redone as well.