02-16-2005, 05:10 AM
MongoJerry,Feb 15 2005, 04:34 PM Wrote:Eh, not quite. You run out of mana too fast going pure nuke-style as a shadow priest. Or at least, you'll go bankrupt buying all the drinks you'll need to regen all the mana. Even shadow priests use a lot of staff attacks when soloing. When grouped, then they'll still probably the primary healer, so wands become a useful mana conservation way to deliver damage.Some people don't mind drinking after every two or three kills -- this includes both mages and shadow priests. And it's possible to get cheap drinks from friendly mages. As a frequent supplier for a shadow priest who knows quite well what he's doing, I can tell you that there are shadow priests out there who use wands rarely, if at all.
Again, casters have the worst situation for building up "combat" skills.