I heard we were getting 2H enhancement back in the alpha, but can’t find any tooltips on stormstrike that free up the 1h requirement. Is this a thing that’s finally happening or do we gotta have thrall tease us for another decade? lol
Your source lied to you. Stormstrike still “Requires One-Handed Melee Weapon” and there have been no mentions of Enhancement receiving 2-handed support.
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I mean never say never I guess, but I sincerely doubt Enhancement is getting an option for 2h back in Midnight.
I don’t know who told you that, but I’d bet my bottom dollar they’re full of ****. If Enhancement were getting 2h back, I’d imagine it would have been announced already or hinted to, like SV Hunters getting dual-wielding back, or Fury Warriors getting to hopefully transmog their 2h weapons as one handed weapons.
I’m always hopeful and wishing for 2h to come back, even as a cosmetic option, but I’m never confident or expecting it.
why not?
survival is gettign access to dual wield once again
and i dont even know why 2h was ever taken away from shamans in the 1st place
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2h was taken away from Shaman because it was extremely unreliable, courtesy of Windfury - switching to DW significantly reduced the volatility in the damage profile as quicker hits resulted in a more precise predictability. Hunters have an easier time acquiring DW as they have Focus as their resource while each weapon hit from Enhancement weapons drive MSW production. While possible, Blizzard would have to come up with some sort of multiplier or bad luck protection for 2h weapons else MSW production could shift drastically, potentially creating MSW droughts for 2h players who screw up their rotation.
absolute nonsense. Blizz can easily incorporate it dont make excuses for them. The very least they should allow transmog
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I think it’s one of those “easier said than done” situations. The idea that they can easily make it look like you’re swinging a big slow 2 hander with big windfurry procs, while actually swinging two 1-handers with a MUCH faster swing timer and multiple smaller WF procs is absurd.
I don’t know if that is technically even possible. Maces to axes or to fist weapons, or staves to polearms is completely different. Holy paladin is the only one I can think of where you can mog a 1 hander and shield to a great big 2 hander. But there are limitations, you can only do it to your artifact weapon, and you are only replacing the swing animations of a single weapon, not 2 with procs.
Now, after saying all that, I absolutely think they could balance the spec to be used with 2 handed weapons. The very first point in enhancement could be a choice node of either Dual wield or 2 hander. Then depending on which one you choose the talents would automatically swap between dual wield or 2 handed effects. I think that is more feasible than mogging sadly.
I think you missed the point of my post. But, I do agree that they should allow transmog.
It is never repeated NEVER going to happen. Let it go. This 2h enhancement thing has been dead longer than the titanic.
It’s done for holy paladin to xmog 1h and shield to 2h hammer
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Did you read my whole post. That is literally the example I give. I even explain why I believe it’s possible for them but not us. But here it is again…..