tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263907255489509986.post4915373825462691473..comments2023-09-26T10:10:19.776-06:00Comments on Judgement of Wisdom: How much difference should a spec make?Joydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776874670543853041noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263907255489509986.post-73347383576102722302007-08-22T16:32:00.000-06:002007-08-22T16:32:00.000-06:00Indeed a very long-standing debate.I've played a R...Indeed a very long-standing debate.<BR/>I've played a Ret paladin since release and have never really felt like I did my job at an acceptable level. Either by adding support or dps combined. My paladin is nearly fully epic'd out wielding a Merc Gladiator's longsword and I still do nearly the worst dmg in our 25 mans. It's not only that ret is VIEWED as bad but that it really is. Blizz needs to add some massive support for the spec and make spell dmg less important imo.<BR/><BR/>On another note it is irritating to me to see paladins with 900+ spell dmg spec'ing 40/0/21 and nearly keeping up with ME in dmg. Not only can they do about the same damage as a full ret pally but they can HEAL insanely well to boot. I sacrifice everything to be Ret and deal dmg, but I guess holy gets to have their cake and eat it too. And before you say respec to holy then... I shouldn't have to. Blizz needs to work on making Ret useful and everyone knows it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354717552682650923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263907255489509986.post-38577012689085748012007-07-17T10:59:00.000-06:002007-07-17T10:59:00.000-06:00The "of Holy Wrath" suffix is even in the game, or...The "of Holy Wrath" suffix is even in the game, or at least it used to be, but is strangely limited to low-level staves it seems. (I get conflicting reports from the various data sites.) There's one Kara cape with holy damage on it, but that's about it. Specs that are trying to DPS with holy damage are among the most maligned in the game (retadins and lolsmiters).<BR/><BR/>Even though I'm not ret and am unlikely to switch soon, I value plate spell damage quite a lot, since I don't solo with my healing gear.Joydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06776874670543853041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263907255489509986.post-45800684191768667762007-07-17T09:19:00.000-06:002007-07-17T09:19:00.000-06:00This is a very long-standing debate within the pal...This is a very long-standing debate within the paladin community. <BR/><BR/>I too would like to see Ret have better utility, but its also a societal matter. Most players, many paladins included, think Ret Pallies suck, and wouldn't take them on a raid. So unless Blizz seriously buff's the ret-tree, there's not going to be much respect given to ret-pallies. <BR/><BR/>The other issue is gear. There's very little plate +Spell Dmg gear out there. It'd be nice to see some "Holy Wrath" (i.e. +Holy Dmg) gear start dropping, if just for my own DPS set.Michael Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11812909610665668428noreply@blogger.com