Well, in my case once I choose a class I keep it for that expansion.
I play with friends, be it M+ or Raid. The constant change of meta doesn’t affect me that much.
What might take me away from the game are changes that affect the mechanics of my class. Numbers come and go, but if they change, for example, the formula in which Rage or Holy Power is generated then I might stop playing.
You can literally just not switch and play what you enjoy instead of bandwagoning. And you’re accusing a guy who plays Affliction - something that has not been meta this patch - of being an elitist.
IDK man I think you just need to have some willpower and just play what you want to play instead of blaming Blizzard for why you feel the need to switch constantly.
Oh, I know this one! It’s from when they’re already internally completely overhauling that spec for the next expansion, because its core ability needs to be un-stolen for the new class that is being introduced.
…I’m having trouble seeing how that could possibly apply to bears though.
The talent’s their nerfing are the new ones that haven’t been added yet. They’re replacing some really crappy talents, so even the nerfed version will still be a net gain. Affliction already doesn’t need help for ST. It just needs a redesign of seed of corruption.