12-31-2004, 11:12 PM
Because I've refused to play Alliance, I can't comment on how Shaman are in PvP at the later stages of the game, but I do know that they can frontload some incredible damage.
However, I have a major gripe with Paladins. Frankly, I think they're ridiculously overpowered in PvP for a number of reasons:
Hammer of Justice: At rank 3, which is acquired at Lv.40, this is a ranged stun that stuns for five seconds. Comparing Paladins with Warriors, the only way we can get a five-second stun is by delving 21 points into the crappy Protection tree for Concussion Blow. The difference is that Concussion Blow does not have a ten-yard range, is next-melee and not instant, and has a 45-second cooldown instead of a one-minute cooldown. I wouldn't mind this skill if it required talents to make it really useful. Perhaps give it a casting time (2.0s maybe), and add a talent to reduce said casting time, or give it a flat 3s stun, and give it talents to increase that stun duration. But getting a ranged five-second stun for free is crap, especially when other classes have to invest talent points to get an instant ranged stun.
Divine Protection: This skill is utter bull#$%&, pure and through. Unlike Power Word: Shield, there is no way to counter this shield, and they can cast spells completely uninterrupted while shielded. In addition, it dispels all snares and other effects active on them, making them more than able to run back to the town guards after ganking someone who was simply fighting mobs. And I thought Paladins were supposed to be brave Holy Warriors. Bastards. Combine this with Blessing of Protection (which says "friendly target", which I'm assuming means it can be cast on self), and you have a bunch of cowardly Holy Warriors who do nothing but run away with their tails between their legs whenever they start losing a fight THEY started.
Seal of the Crusader: Just looking at this skill makes me think "Flurry and Rockbiter Weapon for free", but since the skill description isn't very good at describing the damage penalty, I'm just gonna have to go on my bias here :)
Frankly, I think the various Auras are a bunch of crap, too. Shaman get party-benefit effects, too, but they have to plant a stationary totem that costs mana and can be destroyed. The only way to remove an aura is to destroy the Paladin, and when they have their little coward-skills like Divine Protection, and if they haven't used Lay on Hands yet (I have yet to see this used on a party member in PvP; they always save it for themselves.) For the love of whatever is held dear, give auras a duration and a mana cost.
However, I have a major gripe with Paladins. Frankly, I think they're ridiculously overpowered in PvP for a number of reasons:
Hammer of Justice: At rank 3, which is acquired at Lv.40, this is a ranged stun that stuns for five seconds. Comparing Paladins with Warriors, the only way we can get a five-second stun is by delving 21 points into the crappy Protection tree for Concussion Blow. The difference is that Concussion Blow does not have a ten-yard range, is next-melee and not instant, and has a 45-second cooldown instead of a one-minute cooldown. I wouldn't mind this skill if it required talents to make it really useful. Perhaps give it a casting time (2.0s maybe), and add a talent to reduce said casting time, or give it a flat 3s stun, and give it talents to increase that stun duration. But getting a ranged five-second stun for free is crap, especially when other classes have to invest talent points to get an instant ranged stun.
Divine Protection: This skill is utter bull#$%&, pure and through. Unlike Power Word: Shield, there is no way to counter this shield, and they can cast spells completely uninterrupted while shielded. In addition, it dispels all snares and other effects active on them, making them more than able to run back to the town guards after ganking someone who was simply fighting mobs. And I thought Paladins were supposed to be brave Holy Warriors. Bastards. Combine this with Blessing of Protection (which says "friendly target", which I'm assuming means it can be cast on self), and you have a bunch of cowardly Holy Warriors who do nothing but run away with their tails between their legs whenever they start losing a fight THEY started.
Seal of the Crusader: Just looking at this skill makes me think "Flurry and Rockbiter Weapon for free", but since the skill description isn't very good at describing the damage penalty, I'm just gonna have to go on my bias here :)
Frankly, I think the various Auras are a bunch of crap, too. Shaman get party-benefit effects, too, but they have to plant a stationary totem that costs mana and can be destroyed. The only way to remove an aura is to destroy the Paladin, and when they have their little coward-skills like Divine Protection, and if they haven't used Lay on Hands yet (I have yet to see this used on a party member in PvP; they always save it for themselves.) For the love of whatever is held dear, give auras a duration and a mana cost.
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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