New Evoker Spec should have been a tank or melee

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Nobody asked for a support Dps spec.

C’mon Blizzard, why did you pass up on a highly requested feature for a spec you KNOW is going to be mostly passed over because it will lag in solo content + gamer nature is selfish and ego-seeking.

We want to be the ones with the big damage/heals/defense. Most gamers don’t want our output to rely on other people.

Oh and if the spec is actually good its gonna drive competitive communities crazy in the same way Power Infusion and stacking modifiers already do.

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I did! I’m very happy. Get over it

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I welcome the role of more support classes. Bring some variety in this game. It’s nice that the holy trinity exists but add more support roles for creativity!

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I for one am pleased we’re gettin a dps specialization. Oh, and you do not speak for others.

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I asked and I saw countless threads were made asking for a support as well.

It was never going to be tank, there was a blue post killing the idea of a tank spec ages ago.

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You’re attempting to speak for more people than just yourself here. Stop that.

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so with the threads about tanks being speed demons through dungeons
you want a race/class that has a high mobility to pull every thing

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Augmentation… what a horrible name, seriously the imagination and creativity of Blizzard is going down the toilet. :toilet:

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Peek outside your bubble now and again.

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Blizzard can’t even finish developing the tanks already in the game. Have you looked at the appalling state of Guardian Druid class design the last few years?

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Nope. There are tanks for people that like to tank. I consider myself a support player, which has been woefully underrepresented in modern MMOs and entirely absent in WoW since the role was designed away from with Shamans and Paladins.

Let me have my single spec.

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I’m stoked for it. Its basically a ranged Ret Pal like i wanted.

The Evoker base kit wouldn’t function for a melee spec. Not sure why its so hard to see for you guys.

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Ret Pally does it’s own damage, the only support element is large defensive CDs.

And azure strike and pyre are already instant. Disintegrate or Hover could be swapped out for new spells as a melee spec. Ez moneh

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Now that WoW finally has a Bard spec ie the new Augmentation support spec, we can put those bard class requests to rest permanently. No need for more than one “support” role.

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Which is more than enough to allow it to shine in PvP/M+

There’s this spec called Enhancement already.

Why you guys ain’t crying for Shaman Tanks instead.

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Here’s me asking for it (or generally getting some discussion going around the concept) nearly four years ago:

I’m glad to have been wrong about some of the assertions I made.

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We are D:<

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People are hard stuck in a one train of thought mentality.

I see people whining about Lightforged Draenei warlocks in the same breath they are whining about Evokers not getting a tank spec and I just do not get it.

But maybe it isn’t for me to understand the burdens of others.

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so far the skills from the patch notes

  • Ebon Might – Increase your 4 nearest allies’ primary stat by a percentage of your own, and cause your Eruption to deal more damage for 10 seconds. Your other spells extend the duration of these effects. 1.5 second cast, 30 seconds cooldown.
  • Upheaval – Gather earthen power beneath your enemy’s feet and send them hurtling upwards, dealing Volcanic damage to them and nearby enemies. Empowering expands the area of effect. 2.5 second empower, 40 second cooldown.
  • Breath of Eons – Fly to the targeted location, exposing Temporal Wounds on enemies in your path for 10 seconds. Temporal Wounds accumulate a portion of damage dealt by your allies, and then critically strike the enemy for that amount. 1.5 minute cooldown. Replaces Deep Breath.
  • Draconic Attunements (Passive) – Learn to attune yourself to the essence of the Black or Bronze dragonflights:
    • Black Attunement grants you and your 4 nearest allies increased maximum health.
    • Bronze Attunement grants you and your 4 nearest allies increased movement speed.
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Some people just can’t handle not getting exactly what they want in a game designed for millions of people.

Been browsing the forums again for like 10 mins cause a friend linked me the news and i already got a headache.