Yeah that is probably more in line with what I meant. I just feel like so many people THINK they want to be sweaty, or hold it as absolute fact the only way to get things done, but then I see the forums of tons of successful guilds doing their own thing, and just clearing a little slower.
My frustrations come from the people acting like it will be soul crushingly hard/bad to say in classic bring a boomkin, or in TBC not have 5 locks and 4 hunters DPSing when the reality is it will be fine, and most of the players wonât even see a struggle.
Then people read that, come here say it, and then wonât deviate at all. Anyway, Iâm rambling, and I got buffs to dispell. DMF comes but once a month!
Blizzard is not trustworthy when it comes to new content. Only their old unmodified content is any good. Thatâs pretty sad, but itâs not limited to Blizzard. Bioware is circling the bowl as we speak.
They have imbalances intentionally for sure, and itâs done so that the zugzug will flock to the op spec and class and this ensures the retail game holds subscribers or engagement metrics.
This is why since WoD the way game design and balance has moved away from a legitimate attempt at PvE balance to an international roller coaster of buffs and nerfs, this is why they have the blanket buff / nerf slider in retail now rather than granular fixes where needed; and also why retails PvP is kinda terrible and has been since WoD.
Itâs all a marketing ploy, to be frank. Itâs not about buying a quality product, itâs about the whole hype surrounding the release of a new product. After youâve realized the product is shoddy, then the sunk cost fallacy sets in (i.e. I bought the game, so I might as well continue to play it.)
Seal twisting is actually hella fun and adds a bit of difficulty to the rotation. It still is no where near as hard as kitty dps but compared to most other rotations, it requires a few more brain cells.
Itâs not so much absurd min/maxing as it is that TBC raid buff meta forces you to bring a very specific comp if you want all possible buffs.
What few flex slots there are (and there are only about 6 flex slots after all the buffs are accounted for) are going to be filled by the classes that pump DPS (mostly warlocks and hunters). Itâs going to be pretty hard to get a raid spot as an off-meta spec.