Quote Originally Posted by Reynhart View Post
Before 3.0, Shield Swipe was a DPS gain. That's why you'd want to use it whenever it procs (Especially after it was given an enmity boost), and how you'd gain some TP back.
That was only because back then Royal Authority, Gore Blade, and Dark Knight's riposte wasn't in the picture before 3.0. Where as in 3.0 we got the long awaited threat modifier for swipe, a means to activate it more often, stronger attacks which made swipe a DPS lose, and DRK's riposte that made some players want swipe to be just like (and they got their wish in 3.1). Nothing about the 40TP cost, it being a GCD and TP you'd recover from changed in 3.0.

Would be nice if swipe was on a shorter timer than it is now, assuming they keep it an ogcd.