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  1. 11-06-2015 11:39 PM #1
    Shining_Tiger_Excalibur
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xenosan View Post
    Yea it's good. Not the kind of change to Swipe I was hoping/expecting for, but this is good.

    Free 150 potency every 15 seconds.. Not bad not bad.

    The reason I didn't expect a change like this (moving Swipe OGCD) is because Swipe is a level 30 ability. So this big of a change is something that is felt immediately upon getting your PLD soulstone.

    I just might have to switch to one of my alts for a bit to lvl GLD/PLD and see how dis does @ lvl30
    I'm with you about not wanting this to be the exact change to Shield Swipe; being able to use Bulwark while being attacked by 5-8 enemies in a dungeon and allowing myself to use both Bash and Swipe in an alternating pattern to reduce damage was an amazing feeling. I've sat down and done some math regarding recast times, potencies, and situations in which this change will benefit Paladins. I have to admit that I overreacted more than a little bit and I most sincerely apologize for that. Caution should still be exercised though.

    This change will without a doubt be beneficial to us in an 8 man raid environment assuming nothing has to be pacified (it's late and I typed "silenced" instead,) because this change means we have to explicitly rely on it to boost damage output.
    The drawback is that now we can't prolong seeing a cast bar on an enemy in a dungeon by 10-ish more seconds and then also be able to stop it for another 10 seconds as well.

    In raids Paladin will be just a little better; in dungeons, we'll be just a little worse now.
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  2. 11-06-2015 11:54 PM #2
    Sapphidia
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shining_Tiger_Excalibur View Post
    In raids Paladin will be just a little better; in dungeons, we'll be just a little worse now.
    I actually still think it'll be a buff to 4mans. You're looking at a 5-8% dps/threat buff on single targets and you can now weave that Shield Swipe in between Flashes and other moves when AOE tanking. Shield Swipe spam from Bulwark/Sheltron use was always a DPS loss over just rotating your regular combos between mobs, the only benefit was the Pacification and there were a VERY limited number of mobs that actually cast moves that pacification is affected by and it had diminishing returns.

    You'll see a decent DPS buff in instances, and whilst you wont be able to Spam Pacify you can more easily spam -STUN- with the lower cooldown shield bash. Also with Shield Swipe off the GCD you'll be able to much more easily use it reactively when you see an enemy cast bar and not worry about being locked out by the 2.5 second global cooldown.

    These changes are all 100% positive in my mind.
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