Monday, April 16, 2012

Class Feedback - Druids

I wrote this thing and the sticky had reached a post limit. May as well post it somewhere...

# What type of content do you focus on? [PvE/PvP/Both]
PvE, mainly. Very rarely do I PvP.

# If PvE, what type of PvE? [Heroics/Raids/Other]
All PvE with a main focus on raiding.

# If PvP, what type of PvP? [Arenas, BGs, Rated BGs]
Unrated BGs, but not often.

# What are your biggest quality-of-life issues? For instance, no longer requiring ammo could be considered a quality-of-life improvement for hunters.
The inability to cast certain spells while in bear form. Rebirth, thorns and hibernate/entangling roots are the big three - rebirth's inability to be cast while tanking is a large drawback. All other battle rezzes in the game can be performed at any time, yet bear tanks need to risk losing their armor, health, dodge, and more to revive a fallen comrade. Thorns is more-or-less useless for a feral tank as it would cause a loss of Bear Form and rage for a little extra dps. Hibernate/Entangling Roots simply drops rage, which isn't as big an issue, but still fairly annoying.

# What makes playing your class more fun?
The shapeshifting and ability to quickly switch from bear to cat as needed. As a feral tank, it's nice to know that I can pop into cat form for some additional DPS while not tanking, and the mobility involved is brilliant.

# What makes playing your class less fun?
The shapeshifting. Yes, shapeshifting makes druids more fun, but a static, never-changing model is boring to watch endlessly. Perhaps rather than a full on transformation into a bear, there could be a glyph to change Bear Form into a sort of Bear State or Aspect, in which your stats become those of a bear but you retain your model. Then, on certain spell hits such as mangle or demoralizing roar, an animated bear shadow could show on top of your model. This would still show the flavor of a bear, but also let people enjoy their model. Plus, as a glyph, it is entirely optional.

# How do you feel about your “rotation”? (Rotation is the accepted order in which abilities are used to maximum efficiency.)
Generally as a feral tank, my rotation is fairly good. My one concern would be Pulverize. It works un-intuitively with Berserk. Another problem is the need to hit Mangle on every cooldown. A single spell should not be that important. I would also like Savage Defense to be more reactionary rather than just a passive ability (though I know that's on the table already).

# What’s on your wish list for your class?
Tanking in non-bear form with a glyph as described above, the ability to rebirth/CC/thorns while in bear form, and a few more reactionary button presses.

# What spells do you use the least?
As a feral tank, I will assume this pertains to feral tank spells. Challenging Roar is by far my least used spell, with Thrash and Pulverize following. As for non-feral abilities that I would like to use more, I would have to say Thorns, Entangling Roots and Hibernate again.

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