I didn’t have a hybrid until I got my own account and it was BC by then. I don’t really remember if people asked me to heal back then, it’s been so long
Yea i pretty much said i would heal until lvl 40 when i get shadow form then never heal again.
I would also like to add that while I played lock in Vanilla, it wasn’t until I started running dungeons at 60 that I really noticed what tanks were DOING, and how damn heroic it looked. Suddenly I wanted to be more than just a guy in the back throwing spells, I wanted to HELP.
The lock’s still what I would consider my main, but over the years I’ve rolled plenty of tanks and healers as well. There’s something to be said for being a bigger part of the team than just damage and the occasional bit of crowd control.
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Also, who else has run Shaman Shaman Warrior Warrior +1 to farm SM arms for everyone? I found it a great time. Not as fast as warrior mage mage mage priest but not everyone will be a priest or mage in this game.
Plus sooo many Ravagers and mail pieces for the bunch to share, which is nice.
Never had a problem soloing as a warrior. It’s easy. Even orange elites and red con normal mobs. A little effort into cooking and first aid are wonderful. But, they do tend to get stuck as tanks unless you can get a group together yourself of manage to prove what warriors are capable of. I’ve never understood why people say they are difficult or suck at it though.
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This is my opinion. In Vanilla, the 10% hybrid tax, was a crucial fact that forced some DPS to heal. Raids then required the group to min-max. Today , In 1.12, that tolerance is not really needed. So, Play what you want, How you want.
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People playing subpar without optimizing is why hybrid DPS was so, “bad”. Spelladin is decent and properly played Feral is surprisingly competitive.
But I hate tanking.
Its same in retail. If you are playing a class with a heal spec, you will be expected to heal. If you play a class with a decent tank spec, you are expected to tank. Exception is Paladin in retail. You will be expected to do either but not both.
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What made you reinstall?
Navy buddies wanted to play and it was BC by then. If it asnt for them i prolly would of never touched WoW ever again.
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Nothing to see here, just some boys enjoying the full Classic experience at its finest.
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Best thread ive seen all day, YOU sir get a gold star!
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No, its vanilla and they should know better 15 years later.
Yeah how dare someone try to play something outside of the list of community approved specs and roles. Such insolence must be punished!
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The reason I avoided Warrior and any class with a heal. I just know that the second the tank or healer leaves, they’ll look at me to take over.
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but what are you doing here ‘-’
I sort of remember being a step-in tank and was okay with it until we found an actual tank. I didn’t mind it. I just didn’t wanna main tanking and wouldn’t do so until WOTLK rolled around.
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heres the thing if you want to come here and vent about the struggles of your Ret Paladin, DPS Druid and Spriest thats all fine and good. But Classic does not have any hybrid balance outside of Warriors being top tier tank and DPS.
I am simply stating the reality of it, this is like someone asking
“Cant get groups to DPS as Ret Paladin”
than i respond
“Because in Classic paladins have terrible DPS and non-existant AoE”
than you say
“Dont tell me how to play my game, thats whats wrong with the world today”
you see you had a concern and i gave you the reason for it, comming back after to say how bad that reality is or how evil the person is for giving you the correct answer is irrelevant. your qualm is with the original balance team for WoW (lead by a guy that litterally wanted warriors to be a god class and directed the game in that way).
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