Discipline Priests are going to be a much more offensive healer, with another pass on Atonement, making it more interactive. They will still have heals and PW:S, but they will sustain their healing through doing DPS. Closer to 50% damage and 50% healing spec. In the past, when Atonement was popular you would just spam Smite and Holy Fire all fight long and use the smart healing, which wasn't very interactive. This time, you may throw out some single target heals giving players a buff. Next time you Smite, people who have that buff will get your healing, and you will have to refresh the buff periodically. It also solves the absorb heavy nature of Discipline Priests.
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Priests dole out the discipline
Priests dole out the discipline
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Re: Priests dole out the discipline
That ... is actually a pretty good idea.Greebo wrote:his time, you may throw out some single target heals giving players a buff. Next time you Smite, people who have that buff will get your healing
Don't play priest, personally, but may try it out if Disc blurs the lines so vividly. For me, the main deterrent that I have from healing specs is that healing/mitigation becomes the sole function. If utility/support is offered more frequently from heal specs (e.g. Capacitor/Root/Tremor), then I would be much more on board. So, in the long run, if DPS becomes more engaging and rewarding as Disc, then its appeal may be appreciated.
Re: Priests dole out the discipline
That... sounds interesting. I might actually give Disc a go around when that hits.
