So the joke going around the server these days is…
“Did you hear that UPS and Blizzard-Activision merged?”
After the obligatory pregnant pause, the punch line is…
“Yeah. Their new slogan is: What can Blizz screw for you?”
Ok, maybe I started the joke, but I feel victimized!
It may come as a shock (or unknown tidbit) to some of you, but I have a priest. His name is Wetnap. Since his very beginnings he has almost always been Discipline spec. Why? For one thing I always like the road less travelled. For another thing, I just thought that Discipline was just way cool. Keyword: Was.
Yes, I’m going to go on a rant. Fasten your seatbelts.
One of the biggest reasons I took Discipline from the start was because of wand specialization. Point and laugh all you want, but a young priest’s #1 friend is a good wand. Five points in wand specialization and a half decent wand and you’re well on your way to grinding through the boring lower levels in record time. They took that talent away from us. It no longer exists.
Then there was the “old” Power Word: Shield. Any Discipline priest who has been in a battleground knows this was one of our most-requested buffs. It was awesome for flag carriers in Warsong Gulch because not only would it protect them but it would also heal them as well. They nerfed the begeezus out of that one. The healing effect was removed. Thanks. No really. Thanks.
I feel a few f-bombs coming, so maybe I’d better stick a break in here.
Then there was Divine Spirit. It used to be unique to our spec. It used to be something that made groups (and raids) seek out Discipline priests. Now all priests have it.
In my view — at this point in time — there is really no “major” draw to the Discipline tree.
Ok, I’m gotta let loose here. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
I’m getting fucking tired of Blizzard. I’m getting fucking tired of their incompetence and mismanagement of the game. I really really really wish that somebody on the development team would simply grow a pair. The truth that seems to become more and more obvious with every passing day is that if the vocal lazy minority bitch and cry and complain about how hard something is for long enough that Blizzard will cave and give them “EZ Mode With Ketchup And Cookies”.
With the number of subscribers that this game has it’s really beginning to make me seriously wonder the impact that Blizzard is having on a generation of gamers by simply giving them everything they want. Yes, I’m speaking on a grand scale, but I think it’s true. Cherished lore-rich quests are being flushed down the toilet with every patch in the name of “That’s too hard.”
It really really makes me sick. It really really makes me think about putting my Windows machine back together, because I’m seriously thinking about going to another game. This game is being managed like a daycare classroom. It’s time for Blizzard to stand up for their vision. The love of money is the root of all evil. Maybe it’s time they sacrificed a few dollars in subscriptions for the greater good of the game.
The friend of a priest is a good wand……no comment.