Considered BiS for WHM?

[Velox]

From a strictly objective viewpoint based on how SE designed the jobs, I have a feeling Spell Speed will be buffed in the near future. If we look at all the secondary stats, they can all benefit both healing jobs in one way or the other. In the end I think stats should enhance the job's specific role.

For example, Crit is the best choice for SCH because of how it affects their mitigation capability. Scholars are proactive healers. Thus, Crit helps them be better proactive healers. It seems SE got this right.
Now on the other hand, WHM are reactive healers. They don't prevent big damage, but they sure can fix it when it does happen. What better stat to complement quick reaction healing than Spell Speed? It seems to be the most logical choice to fit the job's role. The problem is that a SCH makes better use of Crit than WHM makes use of SS (or anything else for that matter).

THIS is why I foresee a buff to SS in the future. It's the only way balance the equation and give each job a secondary stat the befits their roles.
Both jobs get equal use out of Det
Both jobs get equal use out of Pie
SCH gets a decent benefit from stacking Crit
So to be fair, WHM should get a decent benefit from stacking Spell Speed.

[Dalavon]

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I like your idea of specing into pie later.. I might try that >

[Havenchild]

honestly, like someone mentioned before there is no exact preference for a BiS, because all of the stats can be useless at any given time. I personally believe there is a BiS that's found somewhere in the middle of all SS and Crit.

From my personal experience with WHM, there is a threshold for SS that you should overcome, as for exact numbers I don't have the entire gear set to state but what it basically feels like is, you have the ability to pop the important heal quick enough. Once you reach that point, you start lowering your SS till, it no longer feels like that and middle-ball that. It feels somewhere in the 460+ range. That's when Crit becomes the more viable stat. I value Crit slightly better then determination but only if you can get you crit over 13% chance which is roughly about 450+ crit. I aimed for a 300 determination, closer to hitting 288 though.