Makes the class feel gimped. When you have movement penalties while casting spells like every other ranged class but you have less range as well. Feels frustrating and not fun.
They should have max range of 40-45 yards.
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The mid ranged healer has a shorter range than the two melee healers smh.
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They said they will be targeted as ranged for raid content in Dragonflight. They also stated that it doesn’t look like it works because SL raids weren’t designed for Evoker. But DF is.
I still think they should be able to cast while moving all the time, with Hover doing empower movement.
But be prepared to possibly be out of range on boss fights stacking with ranged.
The limited range is awful because the limited range is not combined with other benefits.
Eg: Why am I squishier than a warlock?
Eg: Why am I less mobile than any mage spec or BM hunter?
It feels tragic.
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I feel that, I am really not sure if there’s some secret hidden from us in beta or something for when we reach max level. What is our strength and tradeoff? 
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I agree 100%. I was enjoying this class, but in pvp, you take so much damage trying to close that 15yd gap. I mean, Balance Druids get 49yds! I’d be happy with the standard 40…
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Ok, ok! 25 isn’t so bad!
jk
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They should hire me! I thought of dual-spec before it was a thing, thought of transmogs before it was a thing, my hunter used to have rocket boots macro with disengage, now it’s built in… 
its not just taking the damage within the 15yard range, its trying to chase someone down or even escape a melee or ranged class.
Imagine being a warlock with curse of exhaust right at the 40 yard range. good luck even getting close enough to cast on them while they have more mobility than anyone. This is just one class and im not picking on warlocks just a good example.
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I’ve decided not to play the class at all because of the range entirely. I’m glad to see a post like this in the community. I hope this idea of extending the range takes traction so I can enjoy the class.
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This is where I’m at right now. I really don’t think it’s a git gud issue, even though I know people are bound to say that. I just really don’t want to bother getting closer than necessary to heal people.
Struggling to get LoS is patently unfun, and built into their decision to reduce their range. Not sure how things even went live this way after how much feedback we left in beta.
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That would actually be better in my opinion than increasing the range. But personally I’ll take either one.
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Well so far Empowered Spells are mostly ground targeted … half and half,
Fire and Dream breath ground target, Spiritbloom and Eternity Surge targeted.
Guess you still have to stay still for the Breaths.
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Until someone needs a heal from 26 yards away
It just needs to be changed. It’s actually startling how tone deaf Blizzard was to launch the class that way after all the feedback we gave.
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as healing range is 30y no problems there
I’m still an advocate of Pres being 40. Healing LoS issues are particularly glaring and frustrating to players.
What has Line of Sight (LoS) to do with range?
That’s some bronze-dragon level forecasting right there
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If you do not have range on a target, they are not in your line of sight in WoW vernacular. In most cases I use the phrase I’m referring to a healer PoV.