07-15-2006, 11:52 PM
It's a nice analysis, Mongo, and it gives me the strange urge to roll a Horde raiding character. Heh. <_<
A social aspect you're unaware of--it can be like herding cats to get those buffs on people. Greater Blessings are 1000% better, but if someone dies out of sync with the raid, or if a pally wants to do the regular blessings, it quickly becomes very frustrating. It seems like a silly conflict--everyone should want to succeed, right? But it happens nonetheless; Miraji nailed it with:
This is absolutely true. Paladins I raided with 'back in the day' eventually:
1. Rerolled as a warrior because they wanted to tank
2. Rerolled as a priest because they wanted to heal
3. Quit the game because they were unsatisfied with their endgame role.
I think only 2 of the 10 serious pallies we had in my old guild are still playing those characters.
A social aspect you're unaware of--it can be like herding cats to get those buffs on people. Greater Blessings are 1000% better, but if someone dies out of sync with the raid, or if a pally wants to do the regular blessings, it quickly becomes very frustrating. It seems like a silly conflict--everyone should want to succeed, right? But it happens nonetheless; Miraji nailed it with:
Quote:So many people saying "pallies are the best, pallies are uber, pallies are awesome raid buffers and healers!" and yet...almost no one wants to PLAY one. There are very few pally players I know of who are happy about their end game role (and really, who can blame them) and wished for something more.
This is absolutely true. Paladins I raided with 'back in the day' eventually:
1. Rerolled as a warrior because they wanted to tank
2. Rerolled as a priest because they wanted to heal
3. Quit the game because they were unsatisfied with their endgame role.
I think only 2 of the 10 serious pallies we had in my old guild are still playing those characters.