Lightly-Salted Shadow Priest Here – Just pointing out some glaringly obvious observations and would like at least a nod from Blizzard that they’re even aware it’s an issue.
The Obvious:
Xal’atath is the percieved “Main Villian” in the Xpack
Shadow Priest carried her as a Weapon for the entire Legion Xpack
The War Within is a Light/Shadow themed expansion
Questions for Blizzard considering what’s listed above:
Are Shadow Priests Even on your Radar?
Why has there been little to no class tuning for Shadow since Beta?
Why does a Class built around DoT management and requires them as primary rotation, deal very little damage with the DoTs themselves (outside of Devouring Plague, which requires ramp and procs)?
Why is the only ability that reliably spreads DoTs not a Baseline ability and requires 2-Talent points to make it relevant?
Why do ALLPriests, have absolutely terrible Movement options in comparison to other classes? (DKs still need love too)
Why is Leap of Faith considered a Movement Ability and not Angelic Feathers? (According to Augmentation’s Blessing of the Bronze)
Why does Archon use the Voidweaver themed “Void Eruption” as its primary cooldown?
Why does Voidweaver use the Archon themed “Dark Acsencion” as its primary cooldown?
Blizzard, you all have been doing ALOT better with communication to your playerbase and making valuable changes - but the last Blue Post Priests got in the Priest forums was back in February.
Can you please acknowledge that you are considering some relevant and detailed tune-ups for Priests (excpecially Shadow). Currently, we’re C-Tier at the current changes – The only reason why we would even be considered for high-level M+ is so we can buff the Superior DPS with our PI and occasionally Mind Soothe a few groups. Mass Dispel is sub-par now considering it was nerfed into oblivion.
Most important question:
Why are there literally NO changes to Shadow Priests in the massive set of projected patch notes 11.0.5? – Can you at least acknowledge that SPriest is hurting right now and you’re looking into it?
thanks for the dismissive and reductionist reply that doesn’t address OP’s legitimate concerns, the next time I see a mage needing a heal or rez I’ll be sure to let them know they’re on my radar before leaving their corpse behind.
It’s the first build of the PTR, priest players and rogues players have been very vocal they need changes. I wouldn’t get worried until the 3rd or 4th build without any priest changes.
Hunter hadn’t got any real changes since the start of DF and was in a dire state where every hunter main in my guild swapped mains and most of my Btag friends did as well. Now they are going back to their hunters and going to suffer for a few months so they can be geared with the new changes. So it makes sense why they were the focus for the first build.
Shamans needed polishing from their last min rework of the beta. Paladin’s Class tree is a mess especially with the removal of Ret Aura and needed rearrangements which they got. And Balance Druid was very bland and they are getting alot of work done.
I’m not surprised those classes/specs were the primary focus of the first build.
Absolutely no excuse for Shadow Priests to be in the state they’re in. Thats basically saying “Its ok, you suck now… Next expansion will be totally Void themed. You’ll get tuned in 2-years.”
I mained Hunter in Dragonflight and ended up quitting because of thier treatment until TWW announcement. It got me hyped to get on my old main, since Xal was going to be the “Baddie”.
Shadow Priest felt decent with the Tier Set Bonus — Well… those bonus are gone now.
Its literally the same exact thing happening now, as in DF. Complete silence from Blizzard about a class that is all but completely ignored.
–Hunters got a cool leggo bow in the first raid. They’ll be fine with that while we tune other classes.
–Priests get to watch the Void Mommy in their old Artifact weapon reek havoc. They’ll be fine with that while we tune other classes.
I am still upset that the void aesthetic hero talents are not what is best for spriest. It may sound small or petty but it completely turned me off playing mine this season. And I actually like void eruption, its always been fun to press, dark ascension is meh to me personally.
I’m asking for Balance to the Spec, not a class specific one on one relationship with Xal’atath where she sends me exclusive feet pics and gives me a Leggo that oneshots bosses.