#PullTheRipcord
Blizzard hasn’t even had the time to acknowledge whether or not our bonedust brew throughput is a bug, and hasn’t fixed it even though we’ve been telling them about it for 6 months now.
For those who don’t know, bonedust brew from the Necrolords acts as a renewing mist and cleaves vivify onto everyone with the bonedust brew buff on them. And it’s not just mistweaver, it’s also brewmaster and windwalker this works for. And it works even if a different monk cast the bonedust brew.
Sure, I have faith in balance. I totally have faith in balance, when the difference between this covenant ability and night fae is 20% of my healing throughput.
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I’m thinking with the issues of some covenants being better for some specs then others it’s more like Sub Optimal Classes .
#pulltheripcord
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Except that players who play for the meta will play the meta regardless, that’s not really punishing meta players when alts are a thing.
It’s a pretty shallow argument, like most of the #Ripcord complaints.
Yeah dude, Blizzard isn’t punishing players who want to keep up with the meta. Just sink all your time into maintaining 4 of your chosen class. There is no way that could be seen as punitive at all.
That’s already happening.
Yes, why do you want to add yet another layer to it?
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Wait…this isn’t a thread on beyblades?
Ripcord ripcord let it rip
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Can we stop equating the covenants to a class? Seriously it’s like some people just regurgitate what Blizzard says without even thinking for half a second. Covenants are just another borrowed power system that go poof at the end of the expansion, just like artifact weapons, just like azerite, just like corruptions.
As far as balance is concerned, of course everyone expects classes to be unbalanced, it’s a trade we all recognize because of how different the classes are to each other, and because that is the extent of what needs to be “balanced” relative to each other.
Covenants are intentionally adding a second layer on top of that. Of course we’re against this concept, it’s idiotic. You have 12 classes to balance between each other, technically 36 thanks to specs (oh hmm…interesting how we’re allowed to swap THOSE around, huh?)
Want to know what we’re getting with Covenants? 144. 144 different combinations that Blizzard all wants to balance. Forgive me for calling out their bs on this.
Stop trying to add in more layers to an already broken balance. Blizzard is NOT good at it. And stop spouting this absurd notion that a glorified reputation is the immersive equivalent of a class.
And for what it’s worth, everyone referencing Classic wow and those restrictions there needs to recognize that there was a REASON that Blizzard eventually changed those restrictions. I’ll give you a hint, it had something to do with how players felt about it.
Pull this stupid ripcord already
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Worst system ever presented in a xpac.
We already know they wont be able to balance this.
#pulltheripcord
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Imagine thinking that there’s more of a difference between a Kyrian Ret Paladin and a Necrolord Ret Paladin than there is between a Ret and a Prot Paladin, or even a Paladin and a Warrior.
Like people have no problems being able to go from a Resto Druid to a Feral Druid at the click of a button, but swapping two largely generic abilities is crossing a line?
The “covenants are like subclasses” argument is about as substantial as choices are meaningful.
No, it’s a thread on Metal Gear Rising.
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… what an ignorant statement…
Paladins don’t use Lay on hands that often, must not be impactful…
Covenant abilities =/= Lay of hands. That’s a false equivalency. Lay of hands is a SITUATIONAL cd, a long one at that.
Zero of the convenant abilites are anything like that. And yet, top rated players still forget to use them Because their damage is NEGLIGLBLE.
The fact they think this system will be balanced is the problem.
Their the one that bringed essence and corruption LOL
Ah yes… I’m sure teleporting up a cliff wall is not a situational CD. Ignoring an arena Pillar LOS for 10 seconds that’s not situational at all. Extra Vanish for a Sub rogue in PvP I’m sure that’s not situational and it’s probably totally negligible… Ignorance at its finest.
There are massive differences between some covenant ability powers. You thinking it’s actually negligible is precious.
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You think this wont affect PvP or Pvper ? We are doomed by our cov choice basically.
Care to explain the 30% difference between covenants for fury warriors, then? Tested at 190 ilvl. 30% doesn’t seem negligible to me.
There isn’t a 30% difference.
This is literally the entire point of pulltheripcord.
Do you understand that?
Player power should not be entangled with covenants = #pulltheripcord, the entire definition of it.
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Yeah? Tested it yourself, did you? I haven’t been able to test, as I dont have a beta invite, but I’ve seen people testing, and at 190 ill for fury warriors, the difference between your best covenant setup and the worst is 30%.
