Are mw's really going to be that bad?

I’m sure they’ll be fine mathematically for most content. Most of the negativity for the spec is about subjective things like fun and mechanics or missing a lot of old things we’ve lost. Or about how boring most of the legendaries are, but that seems to be a common problem for many classes.

I’d guess the difference in coordination and focus fire makes something like cardinal mending a lot stronger in random BGs vs rated.