Sorry, but could someone explain to me where the viable caster build that Blizzard said in the blue post is?
Outside PVP and Mythic Raids I don’t see any viable build to be a caster MW… we have to do dmg as a healer (unfortunately) in M+ and HC Raids… and with the current talent build, the melee MW is very very far away from caster… they can do dmg and healing. As a caster, we have to stop healing to do dps.
I was expecting to get the Vivify anima power which allows you to do passive damage when you heal with your vivify, instead of Clouded focused talent node. Because that node makes you take the melee or caster game play.
Corrosive Dosage
Instant
Requires Monk
Vivify leaves a corrosive mist around targets it heals, dealing 50% of its healing as Nature damage to nearby enemies every 1 sec for 3 sec.
What do you think? Am I missing something?
I cannot see the caster build at the same level even closer than the melee one.
Well, the monk’s caster build is viable. Whether it’s the most optimal when it comes to competitive play is another matter. But it is viable for playing and making content. It’s like the paladin healer that heals at range. It’s viable, but it’s not the most optimal. Is it playable? Yes, it will allow you to push +28 easily or make you a WF by providing everything you need? Maybe not, as it’s not the most optimal way to run the class.
The monk is designed to be a hybrid and more and more, thankfully, is focusing on that game mode. Still, the caster build is very powerful and relies on a lot of healing burst.
I’m not really sure what you’re looking for from a class that was designed to be melee and is infinitely more enjoyable being melee (it has 3 base skills that scream for melee play unlike others like shaman and priest). If you want to play casting heals, it can be done perfectly well with the current talent tree. If you want to have the same damage as a Mistweaver as you do as a Fistweaver, you are very, very wrong and should play another class.
I think im that low % that doesnt like fistweaving at all. I think its much more chilling healing from a safe distance. I dont need to do damage myself. Its where the DPSers are for imo. But maybe im stuck in the past where id just had to do healing.
I also have to say i dont line the whole corrosive. I think it actually was quite clunky to play and its not something that should be added to MW.