Quote Originally Posted by Saraphin View Post
I'm going to hold judgement, depends on the basic dmg done, media release video didn't show much for a healing need (but it was a media build, so we don't know). WHMs are already being...told...they need to change on Ultros to AST, SCH or a DPS, and any recruitments flat out state "NO WHMs". We actually had a Returner get kicked from a dungeon in the first 5min on WHM today...so that was one of those moments that the Mentors were trying to soothe and distract. we got them to laugh and relax and not kneejerk leave, but...it was sad. this is already affecting the player base.

I can only HOPE our DPS can go up...and I agree...probably won't bother with Lily Gauge because of how scripted everything is.
The DELETE XXX theme needs to go. It could have been any class, and it's just people finding excuses to be abusive. WHM was the worst healer for 3.x raid content, and they're still present multiple times in top 50 parses. If a group is flat out saying No WHM, then they're saying they're incompetent.

I am a WHM main, I will find a way to raid, and this will all work itself out one way or another. Lily's and Confessions are a huge disappointment and will be ignored, but the rest of the rework does make us DPS monsters while our HoTs tick away unattended. Some of my napkin math suggests our personal DPS could potentially make up the difference of a Balance, and unless we absolutely need that shield at a particular moment, Lily's will be spent blindly to buy more DPS GCDs. It's going to be that good; even more so if the Raid Bosses aren't single target. Crit procs might be a differentiator.

The reputation damage has already been done, though, and the design is discouragingly bad. Here's hoping for a useful rework.