tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967270980656617801.post2671084947788629993..comments2023-09-18T12:27:49.828-04:00Comments on Balance of Power: From the Peanut GalleryFiordhraoihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037886752789481418noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967270980656617801.post-59453814646011165112007-11-22T13:14:00.000-05:002007-11-22T13:14:00.000-05:002 is exactly what I'm doing. Luckily, my druid is ...2 is exactly what I'm doing. Luckily, my druid is only 44, while i level a hunter(farmer) I'm reading all the balance stuff I can find. Now, my 70 is a holy priest, so I do the healing thing...and it's ok. I have grown to like it but one is enough. My plan for my baby boomkin is stay balance, I know my casual guild will let me go to kara as balance. We do take 3 healers, and I'm more than happy to pick up that 3rd spot, or dps and have a 4th healer in a pinch (which they seem excited about).Lady-Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219719281392089823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967270980656617801.post-21278836302955836622007-10-04T13:39:00.000-04:002007-10-04T13:39:00.000-04:00I stuck to my guns as a Balance, and after repeate...I stuck to my guns as a Balance, and after repeated rejection, created my own Druid only guild. 150 at our peak, but it seems to be the place for rejected Balance as all our 70's are this spec...:(<BR/><BR/>I have been torn on leaving this guild and going Resto for the good raids, but recently decided to open our ranks to all classes. We'll see how it goes...<BR/><BR/>Bottom line - Do what you love and love what you do, and to hell with what others want.Pescehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767282127680363121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967270980656617801.post-62622079232711976142007-10-03T18:06:00.000-04:002007-10-03T18:06:00.000-04:00Thanks for the advice! I did go back to balance (i...Thanks for the advice! <BR/>I did go back to balance (intensity /subtlety build- 44/0/17) and have found a great guild so far.<BR/>I have bookmarked your site and look forward to reading more.K~https://www.blogger.com/profile/16063303113481102986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967270980656617801.post-56347294618790617122007-10-03T16:28:00.000-04:002007-10-03T16:28:00.000-04:00I couldn't agree more with Antikathy. If you don...I couldn't agree more with Antikathy. If you don't enjoy healing, stick to your guns. Show raid leaders or guild leaders your moonkin prowess in heroics or some test runs of Kara, etc. Personally, I enjoy healing which is why I don't mind raiding as a tree and being Moonkin otherwise. Sometimes you can even get some nice stuff for your moonkin if there's no one else around to roll on it. If the raid leaders you are petitioning don't understand the value of a moonkin and still won't budge- you're better off without them.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837475356035680674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967270980656617801.post-59851700094053832852007-10-03T10:06:00.000-04:002007-10-03T10:06:00.000-04:00Balance isn't viable? Cats and little kittens, th...Balance isn't viable? Cats and little kittens, that's not true! I have permanent invitations to TWO different guilds' Kara and Gruul raids specifically b/c I AM the doomkin! Find a better guild to apply to. If they tell you there is no place for balance, point out High King Mulgaur in Gruul's Lair. I TANK his shaman add in moonkin, as that's the most efficient way to do so. Blar.. balance isn't viable... <BR/><BR/>OK. Two other things. There are a lot of sloppy balance druids out there that give the rest of us a bad name. One, make sure you're not one of them. Two, if you find a guild that's not outright anti-doomkin, offer to run a couple heroics w/the officers, and make sure you are on your 'A' game. I'll bet your /ginvite is easier to get than you think if you are as picky as the guild leaders are.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853260388462988960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967270980656617801.post-61710485424164476262007-10-02T19:24:00.000-04:002007-10-02T19:24:00.000-04:00@Anon #2Honestly, I just pulled that example off W...@Anon #2<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I just pulled that example off Wowwiki. Don't have the time to spec it out myself at work! :D Agreed with your points though, EXCEPT the Moonkin point. I honestly find myself grinding out of Moonkin a lot now that my spell damage is higher - I can kill things quicker than they can get to me to hit me, and I KNOW I'm not the best geared Balance druid out there. I think that at least past Kara and into the Gruul territory, the hybrid spec would work fine for solo grinding w/out the moonkin form.<BR/><BR/>If you still want it though, go for it!Fiordhraoihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037886752789481418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967270980656617801.post-14533067181046973832007-10-02T18:53:00.000-04:002007-10-02T18:53:00.000-04:00I would recommend this spec for a resto/balance hy...I would recommend this spec for a resto/balance hybrid: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=0xcrzicsRuZZxxcxcq<BR/>- for balance you need the moonkin, otherwise your damage and survivability is gimped too much<BR/>- nature's grasp ist not really needed for pve IMO (less than the moonkin form)<BR/>- 5 points in subtlety is VERY useful in Raids, especially since ist works for all druid spells (not only just for healing anymore)<BR/>- i think full points in "gift of nature" are better than in "tranquil spirit". if you have a shadow priest in your group (raid-wise) you most likely wonÄ't have any mana problems. don't forget: innervate is for you, unless you don't need it ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967270980656617801.post-7535777098622860062007-10-02T17:27:00.000-04:002007-10-02T17:27:00.000-04:00I have to agree with our host - if this guild you'...I have to agree with our host - if this guild you're talking to (a) pans the balance spec right of the bat, (b) essentially *demands* that you go resto, you'll only be happy if you like being a doormat. Find a better guild that's not full of @#($&@()#$ or @)#&$*^%(*&(&! or (!@#&$*!&#$ (or @)!(&#$&! @#($&@#$ @(#&$(&@#$)!.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com