Shadowlands GCD Change and Paladin Abilities

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Taking a look at every melee class/spec and just wonder why Paladin is so different? Is it a bug, or intentional?

Death Knight:

  • Defensives:
    • IBF - Off GCD
    • AMS - Off GCD
  • Movement Speed Buffs
    • Death’s Advance - Off GCD

Warrior:

  • Defensives:
    • Defensive Stance - Off GCD
    • Die by the Sword - Off GCD
  • Movement Speed Buffs
    • Charge - Off GCD
    • Heroic Leap - Off GCD

Rogue:

  • Defensives:
    • Cloak of Shadows - Off GCD
    • Evasion - Off GCD
    • Vanish, Disarm, etc - Off GCD
  • Movement Speed Buffs
    • Sprint - Off GCD
    • Grapple/Shadow Step - Off GCD

Windwalker:

  • Defensives:
    • Fortifying Brew - Off GCD
    • Touch of Karma - Off GCD
    • Diffuse Magic - Off GCD
    • Disarm, etc - Off GCD
  • Movement Speed Buffs
    • Roll - Off GCD

Shaman:

  • Defensives:
    • Astral Shift - Off GCD
  • Movement Speed Buffs
    • Spirit Walk - Off GCD

Druid:

  • Defensives:
    • Survival Instincts - Off GCD
    • Iron Bark - Off GCD
  • Movement Speed Buffs
    • Dash - Off GCD

Paladins:

  • Defensives:
    • Divine Shield - On GCD
    • Shield of Vengeance - On GCD
    • Eye for an Eye - On GCD
  • Movement Speed Buffs
    • Divine Steed - On GCD

Bubble being on the GCD, would make sense because it is an extremely powerful defensive ability.

But the other three abilities? Why are they on GCD? ¯\ _ (ツ)_/¯

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Probably since they took Avenging Wrath off the GCD, that’s “good enough”.

I don’t care about offensive abilities on GCD, I do care about defensives, since they’re needed RIGHT NOW

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A complete immunity to everything except an INCREDIBLY tiny series of abilities.

A DPS button with defensive utility.

5

PVP is … well, honestly. Is it even worth discussing these days?

I mean, it’s almost like Blizzard intends to remove PVP eventually.

I personally think PVP is like any good rivalry: how can one gauge improvement if not against a worthy rival? That’s PVP to me.

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The answer is obvious , reroll a warrior :+1:

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Touch of Karma isn’t on the GCD? :frowning: