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[WoW] Paladin Thread: My spec is a joke

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  • Beyond NormalBeyond Normal Lord Phender Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I want to see an armory link too. Those numbers just don't seem right. And I agree with Jim, ret is a good grinding/farming build. If you can snag a good 2her and enough crit you can destroy things in only a few blows. Which is good, since you won't have a ton of mana >.>

    edit: They really need to change the first tier of prot talents. Both of those blow for anyone who isn't prot, but wants that +hit talent.

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  • CarnarvonCarnarvon Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    ^^Those were taken with no talents, fully unbuffed.

    Armory link http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Rexxar&n=Narath

    It showing me in a random assortment of gear right now, but I just logged out with new talents and full ret gear.

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  • Little JimLittle Jim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    for a ret paladin, sanc completely dominates ret aura

    in my mind they really need to move ret aura to prot, and move anything (anything!) to tier 1 prot so ret paladins don't have to get redoubt for precision

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  • Beyond NormalBeyond Normal Lord Phender Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Back in the day, before Sanc aura, I took Imp Devo Aura. I fucking needed my +hit. Now I just don't care.

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  • ArkadyArkady Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I want to see an armory link too. Those numbers just don't seem right. And I agree with Jim, ret is a good grinding/farming build. If you can snag a good 2her and enough crit you can destroy things in only a few blows. Which is good, since you won't have a ton of mana >.>

    edit: They really need to change the first tier of prot talents. Both of those blow for anyone who isn't prot, but wants that +hit talent.

    They also blow for people who are prot and are 70.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Arkady wrote: »
    I want to see an armory link too. Those numbers just don't seem right. And I agree with Jim, ret is a good grinding/farming build. If you can snag a good 2her and enough crit you can destroy things in only a few blows. Which is good, since you won't have a ton of mana >.>

    edit: They really need to change the first tier of prot talents. Both of those blow for anyone who isn't prot, but wants that +hit talent.

    They also blow for people who are prot and are 70.

    I don't know, I kinda like Redoubt. It can sometimes help to close the uncrushable gap on some fights, between Holy Shield's duration and cooldown.

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  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    Arkady wrote: »
    I want to see an armory link too. Those numbers just don't seem right. And I agree with Jim, ret is a good grinding/farming build. If you can snag a good 2her and enough crit you can destroy things in only a few blows. Which is good, since you won't have a ton of mana >.>

    edit: They really need to change the first tier of prot talents. Both of those blow for anyone who isn't prot, but wants that +hit talent.

    They also blow for people who are prot and are 70.

    I don't know, I kinda like Redoubt. It can sometimes help to close the uncrushable gap on some fights, between Holy Shield's duration and cooldown.

    That's a very small gap and one that you just never seem to get lucky and have redoubt cover.

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  • Invoice NinjaInvoice Ninja Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    My PA Paladin Overlords!

    Could some kind individual show me that macro that one-clicks the whole Righteous Defense procedure? I'm loving the Prot-Paladin tanking that you fine chaps recommended to me a while back, but dealing with those squishies and their ability to massively over-nuke is stressful D: (find the moron who did it out of the roster on the left, click them, hit trusty #8 for Righteous Defense, click back on thing you were tanking, repeat, repeat, repeat = teh sucky)

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  • RamiRami Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Had the good fortune of logging on today 2 seconds before some people in guild asked for a tank for normal SL. Relogged and tanked the place, went super smooth. I got a nice shield from Hellmaw and the bracers from the quest reward.

    I'm up to 478 defence now, with 9700 unbuffed hp, 16% parry, 12% dodge and about 8% block. I'm almost starting to feel like a real tank, just need to get my hands on the gladiator mace and 4000 more CoT rep.

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  • SabreMauSabreMau ネトゲしよう 판다리아Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    My PA Paladin Overlords!

    Could some kind individual show me that macro that one-clicks the whole Righteous Defense procedure? I'm loving the Prot-Paladin tanking that you fine chaps recommended to me a while back, but dealing with those squishies and their ability to massively over-nuke is stressful D: (find the moron who did it out of the roster on the left, click them, hit trusty #8 for Righteous Defense, click back on thing you were tanking, repeat, repeat, repeat = teh sucky)

    /cast [help] Righteous Defense; [target=targettarget, help] Righteous Defense

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  • Beyond NormalBeyond Normal Lord Phender Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    edit: beat'd

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  • Invoice NinjaInvoice Ninja Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Thanks!!! :D

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    My PA Paladin Overlords!

    Could some kind individual show me that macro that one-clicks the whole Righteous Defense procedure? I'm loving the Prot-Paladin tanking that you fine chaps recommended to me a while back, but dealing with those squishies and their ability to massively over-nuke is stressful D: (find the moron who did it out of the roster on the left, click them, hit trusty #8 for Righteous Defense, click back on thing you were tanking, repeat, repeat, repeat = teh sucky)

    better way is to hit righteous defense then click on the person.

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  • SabreMauSabreMau ネトゲしよう 판다리아Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    But still not as good as macro-taunting on the mob itself, as you still have to find the person who aggroed and aim for them or their name to click on.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    SabreMau wrote: »
    But still not as good as macro-taunting on the mob itself, as you still have to find the person who aggroed and aim for them or their name to click on.

    target of target will show who aggroed

    you can hit your hotkey for RD (mine is Z) and then click on their portrait in the Target of Target window.

    all without ever breaking your tank target

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  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    SabreMau wrote: »
    But still not as good as macro-taunting on the mob itself, as you still have to find the person who aggroed and aim for them or their name to click on.

    target of target will show who aggroed

    you can hit your hotkey for RD (mine is Z) and then click on their portrait in the Target of Target window.

    all without ever breaking your tank target

    Or you can use a target of target macro and save the click. 8-)

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  • AldarezAldarez Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I've been doing a bit of searching around for RD macros, and from various bits and pieces around the place I've assembled this bad boy:

    /cast [help] Righteous Defense; [target=mouseovertarget,exists,help] Righteous Defense [target=mouseover,exists,help] Righteous Defense; [target=targettarget,exists,help] Righteous Defense

    The idea being that I can target a mob or player, or keep my target and mouse-over another mob or player and it will taunt the mob I need. Not sure how it will go in practice, I'll have to be careful of my mouse positioning, but does it look like it will at least work the way I intend? Never been able to wrap my head around this stuff particularly well.

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  • <3<3 Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    So vindication debuff should be buffed to add ignore 15% of your opponent's armor in addition to the original 15% reduced stats.

    And obviously only the 15% armor reduction will apply to raid bosses.

    This should help ret pallies in raid and arena.

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  • MgcwMgcw Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    15% stats is already good enough in PvP, and it's meant to be a PvP talent.

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  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Mgcw wrote: »
    15% stats is already good enough in PvP, and it's meant to be a PvP talent.

    I dislike all talents that are focused solely on either pvp or pve.

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  • DerbesteDerbeste Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Septus wrote: »
    Mgcw wrote: »
    15% stats is already good enough in PvP, and it's meant to be a PvP talent.

    I dislike all talents that are focused solely on either pvp or pve.

    QFT

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  • RamiRami Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    15% armour reduction along with the stats reduction would be so overpowered. Especially for something that's applied passively.

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  • MgcwMgcw Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Septus wrote: »
    Mgcw wrote: »
    15% stats is already good enough in PvP, and it's meant to be a PvP talent.

    I dislike all talents that are focused solely on either pvp or pve.

    That's nice, they're there regardless.
    Rami wrote: »
    15% armour reduction along with the stats reduction would be so overpowered. Especially for something that's applied passively.

    Yup.

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  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Mgcw wrote: »
    Septus wrote: »
    Mgcw wrote: »
    15% stats is already good enough in PvP, and it's meant to be a PvP talent.

    I dislike all talents that are focused solely on either pvp or pve.

    That's nice, they're there regardless.

    This is true, but also not in any way a valid reason not to end that practice.

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  • MgcwMgcw Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Septus wrote: »
    Mgcw wrote: »
    Septus wrote: »
    Mgcw wrote: »
    15% stats is already good enough in PvP, and it's meant to be a PvP talent.

    I dislike all talents that are focused solely on either pvp or pve.

    That's nice, they're there regardless.

    This is true, but also not in any way a valid reason not to end that practice.

    Balance. Talents that are useless for everything are one thing (eg: improved ret aura), Vindication is not useless.

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  • <3<3 Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Rami wrote: »
    15% armour reduction along with the stats reduction would be so overpowered. Especially for something that's applied passively.

    Even with decked out warriors or druids, they will probably have 12k armor maybe?

    15% of that is only 1800 armor reduction.

    Rogues' expose armor reduce armor by 2020.

    Plus it won't affect clothies as much.

    It is not overpowered.

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  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Mgcw wrote: »
    Balance. Talents that are useless for everything are one thing (eg: improved ret aura), Vindication is not useless.

    Is Vindication somehow even a remotely desired talent for raiding? For 5-mans?

    The goal of talent design ought to be to make as many talents as possible, very desirable for both pve and pvp. Adding some better effect for pve to vindication, that does not improve it for pvp, seems like a reasonable way to go.

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  • Soviet WaffleSoviet Waffle Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Quick Guys!

    http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Sargeras&n=Vantha

    Good for tankin Kara? And how far from ZA? I realize that the shield is terrible, but I haven't had any luck, so I'm going to snag the badge reward or Sha'tar rep shield, but aside from that, Close to tankin' Kara?

    Edit: Also, those bad gems are temporary. At least the ones in the epics.

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  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Quick Guys!

    http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Sargeras&n=Vantha

    Good for tankin Kara? And how far from ZA? I realize that the shield is terrible, but I haven't had any luck, so I'm going to snag the badge reward or Sha'tar rep shield, but aside from that, Close to tankin' Kara?

    Edit: Also, those bad gems are temporary. At least the ones in the epics.

    Drop PoJ, finish off shield spec, and finish off 1hws.

    You're fine for Kara, a little on the squishy side for ZA.

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  • Little JimLittle Jim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    I OT'd my first kara the other day

    I think I'll be uncrushable when I gem/enchant my helm hooray

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  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Little Jim wrote: »
    I OT'd my first kara the other day

    I think I'll be uncrushable when I gem/enchant my helm hooray

    First you OT. Then you MT. Then you solo tank Kara.

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  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Well first you OT, unless there's a feral druid doing the job better.

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  • RamiRami Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Rami wrote: »
    15% armour reduction along with the stats reduction would be so overpowered. Especially for something that's applied passively.

    Even with decked out warriors or druids, they will probably have 12k armor maybe?

    15% of that is only 1800 armor reduction.

    Rogues' expose armor reduce armor by 2020.

    Plus it won't affect clothies as much.

    It is not overpowered.

    Armour pen hurts clothies even more. I can expose armour a caster and leave them with 0% damage reduction, they will drop fast.

    Ret Paladins are more then good enough in pvp as it is, I don't understand why they'd need a single buff.

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  • Soviet WaffleSoviet Waffle Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Quick Guys!

    http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Sargeras&n=Vantha

    Good for tankin Kara? And how far from ZA? I realize that the shield is terrible, but I haven't had any luck, so I'm going to snag the badge reward or Sha'tar rep shield, but aside from that, Close to tankin' Kara?

    Edit: Also, those bad gems are temporary. At least the ones in the epics.

    Drop PoJ, finish off shield spec, and finish off 1hws.

    You're fine for Kara, a little on the squishy side for ZA.
    Yeah, I forgot to finish off Shield spec while respeccing.
    Ended up with some spare points and I thought "Weird. I'll grab PoJ!"

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  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Quick Guys!

    http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Sargeras&n=Vantha

    Good for tankin Kara? And how far from ZA? I realize that the shield is terrible, but I haven't had any luck, so I'm going to snag the badge reward or Sha'tar rep shield, but aside from that, Close to tankin' Kara?

    Edit: Also, those bad gems are temporary. At least the ones in the epics.

    Drop PoJ, finish off shield spec, and finish off 1hws.

    You're fine for Kara, a little on the squishy side for ZA.
    Yeah, I forgot to finish off Shield spec while respeccing.
    Ended up with some spare points and I thought "Weird. I'll grab PoJ!"

    If you really want a little PoJ you can drop BoK and put a point in it.

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  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Rami wrote: »
    Rami wrote: »
    15% armour reduction along with the stats reduction would be so overpowered. Especially for something that's applied passively.

    Even with decked out warriors or druids, they will probably have 12k armor maybe?

    15% of that is only 1800 armor reduction.

    Rogues' expose armor reduce armor by 2020.

    Plus it won't affect clothies as much.

    It is not overpowered.

    Armour pen hurts clothies even more. I can expose armour a caster and leave them with 0% damage reduction, they will drop fast.

    Ret Paladins are more then good enough in pvp as it is, I don't understand why they'd need a single buff.

    This wouldn't be armor penetration, it'd be a 15% reduction in armor. So a clothie might lose 450 armor.

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  • billbraskybillbrasky Registered User new member
    edited January 2008
    About how much +heal do you need to be usable in Kara groups? I'm at +1199 now.

    http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Bonechewer&n=Billbrasky

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  • Salvation122Salvation122 Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Quick Guys!

    http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Sargeras&n=Vantha

    Good for tankin Kara? And how far from ZA? I realize that the shield is terrible, but I haven't had any luck, so I'm going to snag the badge reward or Sha'tar rep shield, but aside from that, Close to tankin' Kara?

    Edit: Also, those bad gems are temporary. At least the ones in the epics.

    You're a good way from uncrushable yet, which means MTing is probably not a great idea, but you're very well set to OT. Gotta get that block rating up.

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  • DerbesteDerbeste Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Rami wrote: »
    Rami wrote: »
    15% armour reduction along with the stats reduction would be so overpowered. Especially for something that's applied passively.

    Even with decked out warriors or druids, they will probably have 12k armor maybe?

    15% of that is only 1800 armor reduction.

    Rogues' expose armor reduce armor by 2020.

    Plus it won't affect clothies as much.

    It is not overpowered.

    Armour pen hurts clothies even more. I can expose armour a caster and leave them with 0% damage reduction, they will drop fast.

    Ret Paladins are more then good enough in pvp as it is, I don't understand why they'd need a single buff.

    Taking away 15 PERCENT of armor CANNOT reduce you 0% damage reduction by definition. It is mathimatically impossible. This is the reason for percentages. They hit those with little.....very little.

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  • RamiRami Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I didn't say it would, I said expose armour can. Cloth wearers have so little armour that any loss is nasty.

    Fact remains its still an unnecessary buff.

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