Holy Shield
by Darielle | 14/07/2010 02:28:05 Idle Thought. Holy Shield is being changed from a 30% block chance button with a bit of reflected damage being hit every 9 seconds to a passive permanent 5% block chance with a bit of reflected damage, for a class with a Mastery that .... increases block chance. Is it just me or does that feel a bit silly? Not only do they do the same thing (aside from the damage component), it's yet another passive buff to click and forget for a class that could use less passive things. Wouldn't Holy Shield as an ability have a better identity as a block/shield-related cooldown, either offensive or defensive, with a short to medium duration (e.g. 40 secs - 2 minutes)? [ Post edited by Darielle ] Loot follows the Law of Inverse Need - The more you need an item, the less likely it is to drop. The corollary is what you need is guaranteed to drop when you are not in the group. >8< Spider Pride |
by Ghostcrawler | 14/07/2010 03:13:46 We are going to turn both Holy Shield and Shield Block into short cooldowns. A short cooldown is an ability that you don't save for an absolute emergency (like Shield Wall) but we also don't want it to be on such a short cooldown that it feels maintenance-y. It's a tricky number to get right, but something in the 30 sec to 1 min zone feels about right. Then you might use Holy Shield one GCD instead of SoR or you can choose to save it until the next big boss attack. Ghostcrawler Lead Systems Designer |
by Ghostcrawler | 14/07/2010 03:19:37
That's the way I roll. Buckle up. Tonight's going to be a wild ride with all the new talent info out. Ghostcrawler Lead Systems Designer |
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