A LOT of us would prefer to just do 2s in dad mode with our friends, as double dps, instead of shuffle…this would reduce the dps to healer ratio in shuffle.
Just sayin.
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U can
You just need to practice running and spamming heals between goes
It’s viable. The ceiling just isn’t as high as healer/dps. I think it’s a really fun playstyle but you just have to accept that you’re at a disadvantage.
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Dbl dps is viable… Just a lil more effort to pull off.
Am I bad or is this a dramatic understatement? Totally legitimate question.
Tried demo/frost in 2s last ssn and managed 1900~ mmr.
Went frost/disc and instantly was playing at 2200-2330.
Similar game count between the two.
I think double dps is kind of limited on comp options, like obviously rogue/mage is top for double dps, but something like ret/warrior is just kind of going to get run over in the first minute
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Nah you’re being gas lit
Double dps is cheeks hasn’t been good for years
The amount of effort you need to put into it vs healer dps is dumb
Healers are just too strong in 2s. Its all fun and games until you run into some dumb fistweaving comp, rogue/priest, holy paladin, etc.
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I said it takes more effort. Ran into a few dbl dps around 2.2 mmr(i know not high and last season) and they were super hard to handle most the times. I’m sure it’s still the same.
Dbl dps is viable, just more effort.
This is another problem for sure.
Saying dbl dps isn’t viable is a lie. Just takes MORE effort.
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There being like 4 or 5 viable comps doesnt mean it’s really viable man
Me playing on my lock and having one or two options for specs to play with isn’t a great gauge of it viability
In contrast to 3s, where you can meme most comps past 2k with minimal comms
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Still makes it VIABLE.
You can have success in 2s as dbl dps. HARDER but still able to succeed.
clearly just disagreeing on what success means
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double dps 2s capping was lit, also there were ppl playing the game then
Double dps in 2s is all I play for the last few expansions with my buddy and to be honest, if we hit 1600 in a season we see it as a success. Granted, we don’t play cheese comps like rogue mage and instead will play ret/enh, ww/dk or a few other odd comps.
As others have said, healers are just too strong in 2s especially this expansion with them having crazy powerful cds that instantly heal up their teammates or themselves in a global. What makes it even harder is if there is a single healer in the game (we played 21 matches tonight and 19 were healer/dps) then dampening effects your team making your own heals nerfed by 20% as soon as the match starts which makes it less viable. So this basically makes defensives that ignore dmg far more powerful compared to heals like fury bloodthirst healing, healing spells, and basically anything that heals or absorbs dmg.
I know this is an unpopular take, but I think 2s should be dps only matches and healers can queue in solo shuffle and 3s. Or, at the very least have dampening effect the team with a healer and the double dps team has their own dampening that starts at zero and fills at half the speed.
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CC nerf
healer trinket reduced
and how much every dps has to get out of jail combined with healer thruput made double dps 2s feel like garbage.
that and fistweavers.
I mean u can rogue/mage but like I used to never mind spamming double dps with any friend to help them cap and now it just feels pointless lol. I tried a bunch this season first day of capping and it was like beating ur head against a wall.
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No thanks. Some of us healers like 2s and thats the bracket we prefer.
I don’t think that anything hinders you to play double dps in 2s. I mean, if you just want to do some 2s in dad mode with your friends, why would you care about achieving higher ratings?
Especially mages, right? 
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Would you be against the idea of a double dps team starting at zero for dampening and filling up at half the speed as opposed to both teams starting at 20% dampening and filling up at the same rate?
Nah non hybrid double dps is one of the hardest things to do in 2s a lot of times.
Mage rogue is probably the only true strong one imo
I always thought about how would it go if dampening only affected the healer team.