Please Blizzard, please reconsider removing Moonkin Form from Resto, I understand you needed to remove it from the class tree and I agree with that decision but make it baseline then so we still have the option to effectively “Owlweave” in TWW.
I’m mentioning this because Resto is essentially losing a dps playstyle moving into TWW, Kittyweaving and Owlweaving are both great to have, they both cater to a preferred way to dps, Melee vs Caster but more importantly both play into the whole theme of being a Shapeshifter.
Another huge disappointment is in TWW you really double down on this Shapeshift theme with Fluid Form , personally I think this should be a baseline core talent for Druid, but a welcomed addition, but then go on to add further talents to really incentivise this, Call of the Elder Druid and Dream of Cenarius. Let’s not forget the talent Master Shapeshifter that now loses 1/3rd of its purpose as it will only be useful for Bear and Cat form, which further incentivises to go Kittyweaving.
With the loss of Moonkin Form really on the dps side it strengthens Kittyweaving as the only real viable choice for dps.
Hero Specs also sort of further play into this with Wildstalker, Hunt Beneath the Open Skies granting a further 5% Damage and Healing while in cat form.
It’s quite clear Wildstalker is where you go for more a Kittyweaving focus playstyle, a lot of the talents and benefits really double down on this, and I think it’s great option.
In saying that I feel like Keeper of the Grove should double down on the Owlweaving fantasy (if they made Moonkin form baseline), which could be easily implemented with the Talents already.
- Dream Surge, Grove Guardians causes your next targeted heal to create 2 Dream Petals near the target, healing up to 3 nearby allies for. Stacks up to 3 charges. Also gain 1 Stack of Dream Burst, Stacks up to 3 charges.
This change gives more synergy, per Grove Guardian you get 1 stack of each Dream Surge/Burst, so while regularly healing we can bank Dream Burst for our DPS moment when turning into a Moonkin to Owlweave.
- Harmony of the Grove, I’d like it to be changed to have both 3% Healing and 3% Damage of Spells per Grove Guardian out.
Really it’s all minor changes, but most importantly it keeps Owlweaving and Moonkin Form a viable choice for those who prefer it, it seems like a horrible shame moving into TWW we will lose this form .
While this change might be minor to some, it really has killed Druid for me, I love being Resto and love being a Moonkin, to me owlweaving was the perfect thing.
Bear Form for Defence, Cat Form for Mobility, Moonkin form for DPS, Night Elf/Tree Form for Healing, it essentially was the perfect harmony of using all forms. The perfect fantasy as a Druid.