DH having only 2 races have nothing to do with their spec and the fact that they have to copy things from other classes only demonstrate that this game has way too many specs, not everyone need 3 different ways of dealing dmg
spec pruning is not class pruning with less spec you can have more robust classes overall since they dont have to divide their resources for the class in 3 specs
the druid is an example of the opposite I know, I’m saying that not ever spec need pruning but some might
Why not stop adding things then? Tinker would just cannibalize from Hunter/Engi so no need for it right?
Rather things just stay the same and they implement fun, solid ideas IF they think of one, instead of things being cut out and Frankenstein’d/diluted just for the sake of having a new shiney.
I have a druid and I actually prefer this way, but I’m sure some people will disagree and if you prefer the druid to go back to the way it was you are in favor to spec pruning and in a way you understand what I’m saying
I’d rather make more specs and stop adding classes.
We’re already getting classes cannibalizing each other. Warlocks got told to take the L so Demon Hunters could take all their stuff when they could have just make Vengence a Warlock spec…
More specs. More classes getting 4 specs like druids, if we’re pruning anything we’re pruning DH into a spec, either Warlocks or Rogues.
then you are not in favor of spec pruning, thats fine, we can disagree
I just really think that striking down some spec and/or merging other would be better overall for the game
but I’m curious to hear peeps view on that so ty for your input even if you dont agree with me
Honestly it feels like they could combine Fury and Arms and and let you chose weapon styles.
What specs would we prune? I can’t think of a single spec that isn’t beloved by some portion of the fan base.
Maybe combining specs MIGHT work. Like fire and frost into an “elemental” spec. But good luck combing the best CC mage spec with the most bursty spec.
Who remembers stances Eh?
Lots of macro writing.
They prune everything. The game should just be.
Tank
DPS
Healer
No need for classes when the role is all that matters, so they might as well be removed. Also each role doesn’t need variations, it really doesn’t matter since the role is still doing it’s job. Who cares if it shoots fireballs or shadowballs?
World of adventure quest lmao.
No. You want options removed from the game which you do not value. Merging 2 specs leaving the result with all the powers of both is not removing options at all.
They’ve never managed to keep feral and guardian balanced. Lately they’ve only given half an effort, too little too late.
I enjoy the versatility I have playing a druid in classic.
lmao you mean your druid you didn’t get to play unless you were in resto standing outside the raid to ‘battle’ rez people?
Classic is not the pinnacle of class design trust me.
I don’t want lesser abilities. I want more abilities BACK. No more pruning.
Yes, because a mage being incapable of casting fire spells, merely because they are not fire spec, is much more versatile.
You missed his point, he likely enjoys playing the jack of all trades, master of none, class that is common in older RPGs. Which is not a thing anymore because your spec dictates your role.
Dozens of abilities and passives have been removed, and I am not talking about the passives that are still clearly active in certain classes and specs but simply not displayed anywhere for players to see. I mean every class I love seems to always get it primary ability pruned out and mechanically replaced with the secondary one. That is irritating enough as it is.
That’s not enough? Um, they removed stats from the game. We used to have stats like multistrike and spirit. Spirit was a primary stat that separated healer gear from DPS caster because it increased their mana regeneration, and it was removed. There used to be at least ten noteworthy stats in the character interface before Legion, now we have up to four.
Still not satisfied? Fantastic! How about the time, aka at the beginning of this questionable DLC, they pruned the system UI by removing fullscreen mode. You want to talk about merging and removing entire class specializations? I can’t even spec for the desktop application
I swear to Aquarius, remove one more thing from this game it’s gonna be Runescape.
i believe that having less is more in these kinds of games, where each individual button does something substantial instead of having a million buttons that do one small thing and you have to play piano. the only problem in my opinion is it feels like the buttons on a chunk of classes now don’t do that substantial thing, so it gets boring after a while
Vanilla isn’t a great representation either because of the balance issues meaning those “fire spells” didn’t get used for the first half the expansion because everything had fire immunity.
A middle ground outside of Vanilla would have been a better place to quote. Like TBC or Wrath.
But I agree. I would love to see more jack of all trade stuff.
Wait- What?
I think for a spec they need to figure a class lore…
Arms? Barbarians
Fury? Berserkers
Fullscreen option was taken away.