Comments on: Post Patch Nerf (and Buff) Anxiety http://www.hotsdots.com/2009/09/post-patch-nerf-and-buff-anxiety/ A Restoration Druid and Shadow Priest Sat, 18 May 2013 10:24:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Beruthiel http://www.hotsdots.com/2009/09/post-patch-nerf-and-buff-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Beruthiel Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:42:35 +0000 http://www.hotsdots.com/?p=1763#comment-427 Don't worry Lath! I am right there with you :) I desparately want my T9 4 piece bonus. I'm angry with myself for passing on all those trophies before folks actually wanted them, I'm angry with myself for not picking them up earlier. And now, I get a little grouchy when I'm not up for one (not publically, mind you, but here at home I grump a bit). I have enough badges for the two more pieces that I need, just no trophies to buy them, and I can't swap into the two pieces I have (well, I'm wearing the BP, because I don't need it for the T8 set) until I get two more. Am I panicing? No. Do I want to get my bonus very badly? Yes. .-= Beruthiel's last blog ... <a href="http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/thoughts-on-10-man-hard-mode-anubarak-with-healing-tips/" rel="nofollow">Thoughts on 10 Man Hard Mode Anub’Arak with Healing Tips!</a> =-. Don’t worry Lath! I am right there with you :)

I desparately want my T9 4 piece bonus. I’m angry with myself for passing on all those trophies before folks actually wanted them, I’m angry with myself for not picking them up earlier. And now, I get a little grouchy when I’m not up for one (not publically, mind you, but here at home I grump a bit).

I have enough badges for the two more pieces that I need, just no trophies to buy them, and I can’t swap into the two pieces I have (well, I’m wearing the BP, because I don’t need it for the T8 set) until I get two more.

Am I panicing? No. Do I want to get my bonus very badly? Yes.
.-= Beruthiel’s last blog … Thoughts on 10 Man Hard Mode Anub’Arak with Healing Tips! =-.

]]> By: Vok http://www.hotsdots.com/2009/09/post-patch-nerf-and-buff-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Vok Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:29:19 +0000 http://www.hotsdots.com/?p=1763#comment-382 Resto Shaman got a BIG buff in 3.2 and I'm still grinning about it. I do remember going into Ulduar 25-man when 3.1 first hit though with some serious concerns about my ability to heal as effectivally as the other classes. In fact, I posted in our officer forums about it. Shaman where in a pretty bad place at the time. Turns out I was worried about nothing, but still, it's never nice to think you may not contribute as much as others. I'm a great believer in gear being close to meaningly. We had a member of our ten man group replace a green ring in ToC 10 the other night. Most of our guys started ToC 10 in mostly Naxx 10 gear. You're tank, to some degree, needs to have a certain gear level, but I find unless there is an enrage timer, groups don't wipe from being undergeared. If DPS don't stand in the fire then Healers don't waste Mana on them. If Healers don't over heal, DPS have pleanty of time to kill the relitive targets etc. We do all like to get shiney new things thought .-= Vok's last blog ... <a href="http://www.unrealrealities.com/2009/09/epic-encounters-1-shade-of-aran.html" rel="nofollow">Epic Encounters 1 - Shade of Aran</a> =-. Resto Shaman got a BIG buff in 3.2 and I’m still grinning about it. I do remember going into Ulduar 25-man when 3.1 first hit though with some serious concerns about my ability to heal as effectivally as the other classes. In fact, I posted in our officer forums about it. Shaman where in a pretty bad place at the time.

Turns out I was worried about nothing, but still, it’s never nice to think you may not contribute as much as others.

I’m a great believer in gear being close to meaningly. We had a member of our ten man group replace a green ring in ToC 10 the other night. Most of our guys started ToC 10 in mostly Naxx 10 gear.

You’re tank, to some degree, needs to have a certain gear level, but I find unless there is an enrage timer, groups don’t wipe from being undergeared. If DPS don’t stand in the fire then Healers don’t waste Mana on them. If Healers don’t over heal, DPS have pleanty of time to kill the relitive targets etc.

We do all like to get shiney new things thought
.-= Vok’s last blog … Epic Encounters 1 – Shade of Aran =-.

]]> By: Keeva http://www.hotsdots.com/2009/09/post-patch-nerf-and-buff-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Keeva Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:10:52 +0000 http://www.hotsdots.com/?p=1763#comment-381 The nerf doesn't make the gear useless, but it does make the bonus a big fat dud. I finally got mine the other day (I've been out of raiding since May though), and although I knew the nerf was coming, I figured I would pick it up anyway for Herald etc. Plus, I won't have 4pc T9 for a while, so that's fine. But even so, wow is it disappointing. The instant portion now hits for 697 in my gear and 10 man buffs. I had to check that it was working because I couldn't see people's bars moving when I cast on them. 697.. yuck. I'm trying to think of it as a cute little freebie - Rejuv with a free 700 heal up front is better than Rejuv with nothing up front, right? It's a "nice to have" bonus, but I'll definitely be grabbing T9 as quickly as I can (not very quickly on 10 man Triumph rations :P) I can understand her anxiety, she wants to get back into gear that has an effective bonus.. but as you said, it doesn't render the other stats worthless. I've only had the set for a few days and even *I* feel a bit antsy and "scrubby" wearing it when I know it's not good anymore. It makes me feel a bit fidgety and whiny inside. Gotta get the gear with a working set bonus *whine* *fidget* But it won't kill me to wait for T9. And a part of me is glad they nerfed it - I look at all of the "T8 v T9 - should I swap?" threads and it does my head in. There should never be set bonuses so good that people feel locked in. I WANT to be able to upgrade to T9 without second guessing myself and wondering if I should. The nerf doesn’t make the gear useless, but it does make the bonus a big fat dud.

I finally got mine the other day (I’ve been out of raiding since May though), and although I knew the nerf was coming, I figured I would pick it up anyway for Herald etc. Plus, I won’t have 4pc T9 for a while, so that’s fine.

But even so, wow is it disappointing. The instant portion now hits for 697 in my gear and 10 man buffs. I had to check that it was working because I couldn’t see people’s bars moving when I cast on them. 697.. yuck.

I’m trying to think of it as a cute little freebie – Rejuv with a free 700 heal up front is better than Rejuv with nothing up front, right? It’s a “nice to have” bonus, but I’ll definitely be grabbing T9 as quickly as I can (not very quickly on 10 man Triumph rations :P )

I can understand her anxiety, she wants to get back into gear that has an effective bonus.. but as you said, it doesn’t render the other stats worthless. I’ve only had the set for a few days and even *I* feel a bit antsy and “scrubby” wearing it when I know it’s not good anymore. It makes me feel a bit fidgety and whiny inside. Gotta get the gear with a working set bonus *whine* *fidget*

But it won’t kill me to wait for T9.

And a part of me is glad they nerfed it – I look at all of the “T8 v T9 – should I swap?” threads and it does my head in. There should never be set bonuses so good that people feel locked in. I WANT to be able to upgrade to T9 without second guessing myself and wondering if I should.

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