Poster: Lonawolfe at 8/11/2006 6:55:50 PM PDT
Subject: Rogues No Longer Needed in Burning Crusade? |
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http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3152830
Anyone else feel a bit intimidated by the bit about making hybrids more powerful in their jobs? I can't help but get the feeling that primary DPS'ers (mages/rogues) are going to get short-changed even more after BC comes out, and I mean in the sense that we truly will be unnecessary and unneeded.
Also, ever notice how rogues are never ever mentioned in previews? I see warriors, pallies, and especially shamans talked about all the time in patch/expansion previews, but no one ever talks about rogues and how rogues will play a part in raids. Regardless of whether they intend it or not, I can't help but feel like this class is an afterthought. Typically, people talk about what excites them most, what interests them most - and I don't think it's a coincidence that rogues are almost never talked about.
My prediction: Burning Crusade is gonna make hybrids all-important and most desired above all other classes, leaving the primary classes (except the warriors, of course - Furor would throw a fit if they screwed with his precious warriors) in the dust.
A troll (literally) responded with this:
"Let me get this straight? Are you worried about Druids and Shamans beating you on the damage meters?
Look, all hybrid classes do in raids is heal, they just want multiple roles (like they're supposed to have) and not just be gimped Priests."
Since he obviously missed the point, this was my reply:
Where did I say "ZOMG, THEY'LL BEAT ME IN DPS!!11~!"?
When everyone can do a respectable amount of DPS, and fill other roles as well, it makes primary DPS'ers obsolete. Period - it's not about being #1, Ricky Bobby. It's about by how much you're #1, and at what cost? Sure, maybe that feral druid/shammy can only do 70 - 80% of your damage, but he can still rez/buff/heal/etc, which means it makes no sense to take you over a feral druid/shammy when they can still do a good amount of DPS and have more utility than you could ever hope to have.
Seriously people...it's not that hard of a concept.
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| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=9467892&p=#post9467892 | | | Poster: Eyonix at 8/11/2006 7:27:38 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Rogues No Longer Needed in Burning Crusade? |
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Every class will be desirable for both the group and raid environments scheduled to launch with the Burning Crusade expansion. In addition to that which each class currently offers, we're building two new tiers of talents per tree (for each class) and implementing all new spells and abilities.
Rest assured, we're leaving no one out.
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