Just wondering on the current state of affairs for mw. How are we in Raids/m+/pvp?
I prefer playing caster playstyle rather than fistweaving so hope that’s still viable 
thanks!
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In another thread I posted the m+ build that was working for me in beta testing that was less melee heavy and more “caster”/mini ramp styles, uses Tears of Morning/Way of the Serpent/Mistline/TranquilTea+EnergizingBrew/Life cocoon/RWK/Conduit. ( though you really still want to be in melee to use TP/BOK to get RWK resets in downtime and help keep ren mist up, since this build doesnt take rising mist, and also pressing RWK as much as possible if you can - though you arent as punished with this build if you need to move or want to play it safe till you learn fights, the TP/BOK stuff is pretty light only when you really have nothing to do to keep ren mists rolling till your next mini soom-env ramp ). Worth checking out if you are not into the whole sck spam or just don’t enjoy Way of the Crane/Jadefire Teachings playstyle. Probably wont be “optimal” but should get you to the 3k+ / +15 area and then some.
Raid build might probably still be “caster” heavy too like previous seasons but time will tell. I plan to run with something similar to last season’s/expansion’s yu’lon build at first and then tweak as needed, probably even run sheilun’s in raid if we have a very small group. Could also hang tight till wowhead updates the raid stuff closer to season release.
Here is the thread if you want to check out the m+ build I beta tested/posted:
Mistweaver play styles - Classes / Monk - World of Warcraft Forums
Mistweaver Monk Midnight Talent Calculator - 12.0.1 Beta
No comments on pvp. I dont pvp. Check out Mystical’s videos on youtube for PVP stuff.
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Ok I heard they’re pretty committed to make us a melee healer (also hpal) which tbh I liked more when it was a choice rather than a necessity. Oftentimes melee is the last place I want to be during chaotic situations, and If I wanted to be melee I would play my Demon Hunter lol. Maybe I need to try a different healing class iunno but loved to mistweave from MOP to Shadowlands.
I’ve been playing classic a bit and was enjoying holy paladin but can tell I won’t like it now either 
EDIT: Looks like I might enjoy crackle build though
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I say give er a shot if that is what will be fun for you! From my beta testing most other healers were pretty boring (imo) but MW monk is still pretty fun in terms of gameplay.
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This was more true in TWW than Midnight. I think the addition of Way of the Crane/Serpent showed they were acknowledging at least that there were different playstyles even if they didn’t fully flesh them out in beta or properly balance them.
Caster paladin is also a lot stronger now than it would have been in TWW. They buffed SotR up a lot to keep value in staying in melee, but you could play a holy paladin fully caster now that crusader strike is gone without nearly as much loss as in TWW.
Sadly RSK is still prominent throughout the talent trees including the hero talent trees and they added zero interaction to SooM or CJL to hero talent trees which would have been needed to fully flesh out Way of the Serpent playstyles. The biggest loss for a jade empowerment caster spec is that you can’t take RWK because it’s a choice talent against Jadefire teachings, so you either have to mix melee in (which feels odd and abnormal for a serpent playstyle) or give up the RSK interactions.
A jade empowerment spec is rough talent-point wise but in PvP they’re nerfing Mistline from 500% to 200% so you can potentially drop 3 points at the bottom now in PvP at least which makes it less annoying point wise to deal with.
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You can heal just fine as full caster or fistweaver , blizz is giving us two paths and they are good. Pick which ever one suits you better and enjoy .
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UPDATE: Played a bit today and liking the feel of MW. It seems to be a good balance of melee/casting and I didn’t find it too difficult.
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Yay! Glad to hear you are having a good time! 