World of Warcraft - All Comments

DoubelievInFear — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:17:06 GMT

This is good for people like me that are crazy lazy and just wanna get their tireless grinding done while watching tv. Switch to a keyboard while your raiding or doing pvp...etc. Its not hard to switch between them, and I already have the Microsoft Xbox wireless adapter for windows for my wireless headset which I already owned ($19.99 to use my current headset beats the hell out of $80 for another wireless headset).

In short, DONT USE THIS FOR PVP OR RAIDS! DUH! Its great for doing retarded quests that dont require you to hit more then the same 3 buttons anyway and you can always just make one of the triggers act as tab to help you target.

re: Pally, Shaman & Druid: Why Hybrid Classes Don't Work

gruselsack — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:19:08 GMT

i agree. since playing standard chars for almost 15-20 years in systems like ad&d (pen and paper)for the sake of simplicity, and our "GM's" mental health i realy like the opportunity to play a "prestige class". it's not as if didn't like my warrior or mage anymore, but i like my newfound flexibility.

re: Lich King Class Qualms

Morgomir — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:52:20 GMT

on live 0/21/40 warlocks were the top DPS in the game

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SlyDude — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:02:09 GMT

Well, lets just say if I was lucky enough to get in the beta I too would be demanding change.

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maguz — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:02:08 GMT

YES I agree 100% if there was more democratic control of society you could see changes immediately for the benefit for everyone and not just the elite few at the top of society.

A clear example here in Australia if it was put the people then we wouldn't be involved in the wars in the middle east, there would be the right for people of the same gender to get married and finally we would tax the rich and stop people getting kick out of their house because of the subprime housing cries.

and if the mass of people had a choice then they would start taking action that is in there interest and not what is in the interest of big business which scares the elite the most

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Dysturbd — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:02:07 GMT

If you are a fury warrior in BC and you already can't deal dps with the best classes in a raid then you are terrible. We didn't need a PvE dmg increase, now the other classes will need increases ect ect. We need balance not to be made god mode, all this causes is more problems.

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Rofocal — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:02:06 GMT

Heh, the thing about it is, Blizzard changed the game mainly based on one aspect of the game. They made a few PvE changes for the better but most of the changes lately have been made because of arenas. In my opinion, I'd rather not have the government follow suit because then anyone else outside of their ideal aspect of life would be screwed.

There's also the fact that more often than not (not excluding myself here) people cry for what they want, not what they need. The most popular choice isn't always the best choice and in a number of cases the right choice is the choice no one likes. So governing a country with the intention of pleasing the crowd is bad thing. I'm not saying they shouldn't listen to it, but there's a big difference between considering all points and doing what Blizzard does.

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Shell_Scriptz — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:02:05 GMT

Thanks for the comments guys. Keep em coming. :)

Pally, Shaman & Druid: Why Hybrid Classes Don't Work

Solbadguy1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:56:01 GMT

ummm, yeah you ask anybody that plays the game and they will tell you that pallies, shamans, and druids all have a place in raids. Shamans pour out the dps and help other classes do so as well. Paladins are great for tanking mass mobs and their flashes of light have kept countless raiders alive. Druids have glorious hots, bear tanking, and well....boomkins have their crit buff (sorry oomkins!) If hybrid classes were cut out or more strictly modified, then all we would have are priests, warriors, mages, and hunters. They are all nice....but that would be REALLY boring.

Pally, Shaman & Druid: Why Hybrid Classes Don't Work

rywhit321 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:56:00 GMT

my shaman does mad dps beats most mages so u can think watever ....i got a good healing set to lol

Pally, Shaman & Druid: Why Hybrid Classes Don't Work

bholt13 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:55:59 GMT

i read the article and it seemed pretty stupid. take into the fact that i prefer pally and druid tank to war tank because they can hold the agro of more mobs better. a competent shammy will do mad dmg. also he didnt take into effect the differences in the game. alot of warriors do go into to dps because they do that better and alot of pallys do go dps or retro(which will tick anyone off in lfg) and priests also do go shadow so that really takes out the shammy as a hybrid because u have the chance of both.

Pally, Shaman & Druid: Why Hybrid Classes Don't Work

Arnadelecour — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:55:58 GMT

If you ever look at the DPS charts after a well geared raid, you'll see Shaman in the top 2 or 3 for overall DPS. We typically only spam 1 or 2 spells...LB and CL, But if we have good gear/enchants/gems, we're insane. Throw in the Lightning Capacitator trinket and it's maddening, constant crits going out.

Pally, Shaman & Druid: Why Hybrid Classes Don't Work

CrimsonX — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:55:57 GMT

Hybrid classes are overpowered in PvP because they can do great DPS and heal themselves (in most cases)

And in PvE they are chosen alot for their different abilities...

So Hybrids do work imo

Pally, Shaman & Druid: Why Hybrid Classes Don't Work

Drazzard — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:55:56 GMT

I myself play a Paladin, have done since i got the game over 3 years ago, and i think that in todays raid environment to say that a paladin is not viable in a riad is utter bs. Holy paladins, for one, are often used as a constant source of healing for Tanks,and even topping up the raid, as their Flashes cost almost nothing and can almost be like a channeled HoT at times. The Paladin Tank has become more and more valuable as time goes on, my guild has one full time Prot Paladin and i myself carry a tanking set now just in case i need to respec for instances like ZA. Retribution is looking more and more impressive, though the stygma of retribution is whats holding them back from raids, though i have seen a few raiding.
Then we have the Shamans. As far as healing goes, Chain heal is possibly the best raw healing you can get for raid healing, especially where the entire raid are regularly taking damage from DoTs. I often see a Shaman topping the raw healing meters in AoE and environments where the raid has to stay close. And there is rarely a raid goes by where there arent raid members cheering when a shaman gets put in their group so they can get their awesome array of totems. I havent had any experience first hand at Shamans, but their damage as Elemental or Enhancement seems to be more than viable when coupled with their raid contribution.
Druids are much the same. If a raid has druid healers in, then things get that much easier, because those HoTs are a real lifesaver. the Feral tree is unreal, giving the druid the ability to Tank when its necessary, and then when less tanks are needed, switch straight into DPS without really needing to change gear and at only a click of a button. Boomkins have their aura and if someone knows the class well and has reasonable gear (as in any case) then they can certainly compete with the other 'pure' damage classes.

In all i would say that whilst the article does bring up a point about preference (you wouldnt take too many of each hybrid), the article tries to make it look like these hybrid classes have NO place in a raid environment (or that people dont think there is one), when in reality it is the presence of these classes and specs that make the raid successful.

Pally, Shaman & Druid: Why Hybrid Classes Don't Work

Typhron — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:55:55 GMT

Hybrid classes overpowered in PvP? This is horridly large falsehood.