catmao1536

so I would not count on them as guaranteeing your raid spot

catmao1536 | 29 juin, 2010 07:46

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All classes are subject to nerfs and buffs; priests are no exception. I am not going to carve in stone my thoughts on whether or not I think priests are underpowered, overpowered, or right, as conditions are constantly changing to affect that. What I can tell you from my experience, though, is that a priest's power is dependent on the player behind it. Whether they need to admit it or not, there's some classes in WoW (tanks, DPS, and healers) that do not need as much decision-making to reap rewards. A priest is not one of those classes, and you can usually expect your efforts to be rewarded or your lack of hard work penalized. In case you do not try hard, the class will appear underpowered. If, on the other hand, you do try hard, there will be players complaining about your class on every major community forum. This holds true in PvE and PvP.
In PvE, a priest is well equipped to handle every 5-man dungeon, and is arguably better than any other healer due to our versatile toolbox of spells.
In raids, they can effectively perform any raid role (provided your raid team puts in the proper organization) or support the roles of one or more healers in an encounter. A priest can basically switch between tasks without respeccing their talent tree, and can do this several times in an encounter. In that sense, you ought to seldom be bored as you'll be able to perform lots of different roles.
In addition to your aid as a healer, you will also provide a few "must haves" to a raid team. Pain Suppression and Guardian Spirit in particular are both immense tactical abilities for player survival in the current game model, and like our heals, they need proper execution to be effective. I would expect to see this continue in to Cataclysm. Passive buffs they bring are more likely to be homogenized and given to other classes, so I would not count on them as guaranteeing your raid spot. (My suspicion for saying this, incidentally, is that the Improved Power Word: Fortitude talent disappeared.)
In PvP, you will be the bane and fodder of various classes. In a battleground, one nice priest can sometimes tank seven opponents while dealing destroy to a fourth. A priest can also instantly dissolve against an onslaught of assaults from a single player. A priest in battlegrounds and world PvP will need to know how to select and select his battles, and know when and how to assist allies with heals or destroy.
In arena, the priest is the cornerstone of one of the most timeless and powerful 3v3 team compositions, PMR (priest x mage x rogue) and in case you need to experience the beauty of this class, you ought to set out to experience this arena composition at least seven times. Priests are also formidable in limitless 2v2 compositions, as both offensive and defensive players. In 5v5, you will play more defensively unless your team can provide you ample protection.

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