Change my mind: Disc in SS is easier than DH

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Title. Without hyperbole, completely serious, I believe this. I can’t tell you how many 1300 disc priests I see going 3-3 when capping my rsham or rdruid.

I think it’s their play style coupled with the recent buffs that make them so brain dead. I’d reckon it’s way easier than playing a DH. Your kit makes SS a breeze against other healers. Disc vs Disc is another story, but otherwise at low ratings disc will always win.

Double pain supp, dome, etc. do insane damage whilst healing. 9/10 matches are disc for me, no exaggeration.

Tables open - pretend I’m Steven Crowder and try to change my mind.

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No one asked.

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No one asked for you to comment “no one asked”. So, what do you have to say about that?

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the discs going 3-3 at 1300 vs the DHs going 6-0 at 2400+

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Sorry, I meant that I’d be trying my best where I’d normally go 5-1 or 6-0 relative to the other healer who has the same MMR, but disc priests make it 3-3 at best. Unless there’s some strange coincidence where the dozens of disc priests I’ve been encountering are all secretly really good at the game while be low MMR

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I mean theres also the possibility you’re playing into disc wrong and that makes them seem more oppressive than they are.
Don’t get me wrong disc probably the best SS healer but even the best healer is way harder than DH

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It’s a pretty unfair advantage against other healers tbh. My disc in full honor gear wrecks them.

Only real challenge is when you go against another priest

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Disc is basically built for RSS at this point. Ridiculous defensive buttons for team, outrageous damage capability. Shields aren’t lowered by mortal strike effects, unsure if that’s a bug but they aren’t.

The same Rsham/MW struggling at 1500 can likely get near 2k on Disc atm.

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in a lobby with 4 chimpanzees that never trade cooldowns correctly the healer with three 50% dam reduc momentum stoppers and highest damage in the game will definitely have an advantage

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I thought i made some stupid posts in the past, but - then i read this

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Disc is super strong but I think it’s harder than DH (or most melee specs).

You’re very susceptible to CC and you have to pay attention to healing and damage at the same time.

DH has to focus on staying in line of sight of healer and a peel here and there and they’re set for the most part.

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Maybe you should go Disc then that way you can climb.

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Pikaboo played disc to 2700+.

Has he done that with DH? No.

Wait, which side am I trying to prove?

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nah, disc is pretty much what i see 90% of the time in ss at this point…and it does seem very oppressive. On another note, I’m not certain why everyone says to stay at max distance and heal as rdruid, because against competent dps, and a disc…you’re not going to simply heal through the dmg…You’re going to have to cc sometimes.

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100% correct. Disc is weak to CC, and resto druids should take opportunities to CC as much as possible vs them.

I’ve also found Mistweaver monk to be somewhat of a soft counter to Disc Priest and expect their numbers to rise.

They simply outheal disc burst and put them behind all game.

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Anyone that plays a healer in this idiotic burst crazy meta deserves a pony that shoots lasers. By all means, priest away, see how you feel about it after a month of being kicked, silenced, feared, kicked again, blinded, gouged, stunned and dead match after match against anyone with half a brain.

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I mean yeah it’s SS. No comms means damage/pressure is much lower than in coordinated 3s. And games end before mana becomes an issue. And damp ramps super high and priests’ cooldowns are damage reduction which is unaffected by it. And their main advantage, damage, also unaffected by it.

It has a very high skill cap imo and pretty low healing, solo shuffle is just the perfect environment to advantage it at all skill levels.

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With the new DH build since the nerfs they arent as easy to play as they used to be. More buttons to push and more gcd to manage. Still easy though lol.

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I agree, buff other healers.

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Disc needs to be toned down for sure. Doing 20-25k DPS in an RSS match with their defensive kit and healing is not OK. The damage is way too high right now.