Will the Least Updated Class (Shadow) Priest Get More Attention?

[Ilostmybible-living-flame]

@Orizza-lone-wolf

Just because you’ve had something at one time, doesn’t make it fair. It’s only an indication of devs’ poor balancing. Lots of classes had some insane stuff going for them which was subsequently nerfed, and rightfully so:
Druid starsurge in p1 costing almost 0 mana while getting the full spell power scaling like a 3.5 second cast spell but it was an instant cast.
Hunter pets being able to literally solo players while hunters were watching youtube or reading these forums.
Hunter frost trap launcher cancer.
Enhancement shaman self heals and buff scaling, which enabled them to solo entire dungeons.
Mage aoe farming and healing.
The list goes on, you get the point I hope.

The problem with Dispesion is not that it’s purely a defensive ability that does no damage. The problem with it is that it give a HUGE advantage in HP race, which is often the key thing in any pvp encounter.
Pretty much like paladin bubble cheese. These days you engage a paladin and they pop bubble almost instantly while bashing you with all they’ve got (and boy blizzard has given them alot, but that’s another topic entirely). Do you know why they employ this tactic? HP race. Sadly since paladins are blizzard’s precious little flowers this is unlikely to be nerfed. But the idea is exactly the same here.

I guess point being here is that no class should be able to damage their opponent while that latter has no way to respond. And dispersion and paladin bubble enable exactly that. And before you refer to rogue stuns, that can actually be countered with trinket, potions, etc. How do you counter a paladin smashing your face while his bubble is on or a priest who put a full complement of dots on you and hit dispesion? Well, there’s ice block which is available only to one class in a specific build, but that’s about it. And don’t even get me started with flask of petrification, noone’s gonna use that, unless you’re the 0.1% of the most tryhard pvpers.

Absolutely, I agree! Tbh, I don’t really care what Blizzard decides to do (if they do), as long as they balance everyone out as you mentioned. That would be much fairer and more fun for everyone. Or at least buff those who are falling behind. Anyway, the main purpose of this post is to step up for (Shadow) Priests instead of just hoping for a change. If no one speaks up, nothing will ever happen. Fingers crossed, or I may just cba, respec to something else, or quit.

[Æklys-living-flame]

But you are getting attention and constant updates. Didnt you notice the recent undocumented change to shadow T1 6p set bonus?
Now your empowered mindflay deals 50% increased damage instead of 100%!
If you are waiting for me to tell you the good news now, sorry. There isnt going to be any. With the same people in charge you can only ever expect the same mistakes to repeat.

[Æklys-living-flame]

@Ilostmybible-living-flame

hey do), as long as they balance everyone out as you mentioned. That would be much fairer and more fun for everyone. Or at least buff those who are falling behind. Anyway, the main purpose of this post is to step up for (Shadow) Priests instead of just hoping for a change. If no one speaks up, nothing will ever happen. Fingers crossed, or I may j

Obviously there is no scaling. And if you compare warlock T1 with shadow priest T1 you get pretty much the same amount of universal spell damage and healing as shadow gets for ONLY shadow spell damage.
The most generous interpretation of that lobotomy award winning design is that the 2p is intended to be worn together with the pvp gear as that makes for a usefull combo.