Thread: 3.1 PLD Changes

Originally Posted by Alphras

How is that a nerf? Taking it of the gcd with only a 15s cooldown is a huge buff for a skill that most people only used once every three rotations at the most.

It will greatly improve Paladin's parses by a good bit. Since their combos are no longer getting haggled by the spell that reduces their TP. People don't realize that now they can always use their chain moves without thinking about it like before because they have the TP for it now.

Originally Posted by Shining_Tiger_Excalibur

Sorry about lying guys, this update is just too much bullshit for me to NOT say something.

Shield Swipe since expansion has been a DPS loss the more consecutively you use it. It's only remaining purpose was for pacifying enemies in dungeons to mitigate some damage. THAT'S gone now because it's an ability with a 15 second recast time. The damage has been reduced so that means FUCK ALL for threat unless the threat multiplier is bumped up HEAVILY (even at 210 potency the threat it granted you was sketchy at best.) Goring Blade and Royal Authority more than made up for what Shield Swipe lacked, even more so now....

People who say this is a buff are outside their own mind right now if they think it is.....

It has no GCD. It is "free" damage with an amazing effect. It is also free hate and enmity too.

Even taking your lowest damage attack "Fast Blade", which is 150 potency.

That is 300 potency and double threat enmity (just because your using two attacks) in that GCD.

It is a huge buff, and you would have to be pretty stupid if you think its not.

It also no longer interrupts your combo chains, which means even more damage + threat.

So, even your weakest attack makes this a 90 potency increase from where it used to be.

Originally Posted by Shining_Tiger_Excalibur

As compared to using Bulwark to be able to spam it...........we can't do that anymore, and even when we could have it was a DPS loss......

Now you can spam Shield Bash more, it has the same TP cost as Overpower from Warrior. If they made Shield Bash an AOE attack I would switch classes immediately. Lol.

Spamming one RNG attack over and over does not sound like a good thing to me...