and you do not have enough forum posts for your opinion to matter.
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The post im linking doesnât say that. The post that says that is the initial reply to the ret buff post that started this. PLease though, prove that what I am doing is telling others to respec when I also post things as an addendum like this:
but go off.
See my reply to OP discussing the potential holes in blizzards logic as well as supporting buffs for feral tank and dps. I have not mentioned ret once except to say I am not one.
That I would like other specs and classes performing badly to receive buffs like ret did? because thats my stance. Bring on the game/class balance please.
Except theyâre still a part of the same class. For ret, the only dps option was reroll.
As in, you donât think they should have changed ret? Meh Iâm on the fence, but I also donât care. Itâs fine for me for paladins to have a decent dps option, which apparently they didnât before. But I also knew as soon as they made that post that weâd see a whole wash of posts like this one⌠âMy class isnât best, pls buff cuz u buffed ret lulz!â
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The thing isâŚSometimes raids want a melee DPS and sometimes they want a ranged DPS. Feral is the druidâs only MELEE dps. Just like paladins.
RDPs vs Melee DPS, so somewhat different, but yeah thatâs true. On the flipside as well, Feral DPS is still pretty tanky in bear form, and can OT a lot of things without having to respec (or sometimes even swap gear).
Of course, thereâs probably no other class that youâd really want to stack in say a 10m HM run other than Paladins, so when it comes to overall class representation, even with the great versatility that comes with druids, I donât think anything really comes close to paladins.
Can we re-rail this thread?
Even if balance is an acceptable specialization, that doesnât mean that feral isnât the most egregiously broken specialization.
Obviously, Holy and Protection being bonkers out of this world good didnât factor into the decision making (which balance is decidedly not), so I donât see why such a difference in playstyle would be considered valid as an excuse for action in one case and not the other.
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Yeah, I suspect it has to do with class representation. Paladins are far more popular.
Not to mention rerolling from feral to boomkin requires an entire re-gearing process unless they have gear saved up from off spec rolls, etc. The learning curve is also entirely different.
Same can be said for Ele to enhance. Ret was simple, 1 DPS spec here you go, but rerolling between the two dps specs that shamans and druids have is still a big deal to do relatively speaking.
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Yeah ferals got shafted. Their rotation is crazy complex and they can still barely do passable DPS.
Ferals need some love.
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You actually just responded to a retail Monk with this. Post on your main.
I really think Blizzard should eliminate forum anonymity. Attach Battletags to the forum or at the very least, have your account wide post count visible on any character you post on.
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Itâs not about what raids want, itâs about just having the option. Blizzard isnât catering to the hyper-optimized classic meta that players have created. They just wanted to ensure that every class has one decent dps option, which apparently Paladins didnât.
My point above is this: If you want feral buffs, argue for that. Donât use the fact that ret got buffed as justification for why feral deserves buffs. Itâs just not the same scenario. You could simply remove that part and your post would be stronger for it.
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I agree. Blizzard should stop letting people be anonymous so we can try to harm people who have opinions we donât agree with!
To talk about differences in playstyle further:
I would submit that the difference between feral and balance is greater than the difference between retribution and protection.
If protection wasnât considered a viable alternative to retribution, it is only fair to not consider balance a viable alternative to feral. Going even further, it is patently obvious that feral and balance are approximately as different as any two classes in the game, especially considering that the complexity of feral is so unique.
See, this kind of trolling from a level 21 sock puppet would be less common if he wasnât able to troll with impunity.
Totally agree. Why would a person who like casters switch to feral or vise versa? That isnât a solid argument.
Feral needs to be viable as a DPS just like ret. Right now it is very hard and feels unrewarding for the amount of skill it takes.
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I would at the very least be happy with maul proccing clearcasting again like it did for the entirety of Naxx. Donât see why Feral needed to randomly be nerfed again through clearcasting.
So tell me. If you could have my identity, what would you do to punish me?
No one cares what you think though. Also people donât want to be harassed in real life for having an opinion some crazy person doesnât agree with.
Theyâre both completely viable DPS specs.
The Feral in my guild is having an absolute blast. I play Blood DPS, some of us like the challenge of being seen as weak or a meme spec and then competing and surpassing others in our guilds.
Another sock puppet completely taking out of context what I said. Just a perfect example of what Iâm talking about.
Feral is far from viable as it is one of the lowest performing DPS in Ulduar phase.
You just want to exact your own form of social cancelling when you disagree with someone. To bad you canât. 