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Post by
Pachuca
Looks like Insightful is not on the list for
Cataclysm
meta gems. The closest thing is the new implementation of the
Ember diamond
. This raises a good point: is the current
Ember diamond
now better than
Insightful
?
Assuming 1ppm on Insightful, and it returns 600 mana per proc, over a 5 minute fight you're getting around 3000 mana returns from it. The Ember diamond, assuming your base mana pool is 30k, will only give you an extra 600 mana. So in terms of mana returns, Insightful still appears better.
The real advantage to the Ember diamond is that you can gem fully for throughput, in 100% red gems. So if you don't need the extra 2400 mana per fight, you can trade it in for a bit more throughput.
(still kinda annoyed I haven't been able to login to the live servers yet to try anything out!)
Edit:
CSD
is meant for damage-dealers, hence the "3% increased critical
damage
" tooltip.
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Post by
karlusdavius
Mine
My starter spec for heroics.
Any reason you aren't putting a point into
Power Infusion
?
Because i won't use it in heroics. Raiding will be different with a different spec.
have they changed the cd of power word shield? or do you think that we will be using it as much due to the mana regen being such a big issue?
because personally in the lk fight as of recently it is a huge benefit to be able to keep shields up on most ppl per the constant damage to all players in raid and if you are shielding mass amounts of ppl that cd decrease you can spec for it is a godsend
Reports i have gotten so far say that blizzard have undercooked absorption amount to tie in with mastery. Also, the synergy allows us to throw a shield, penance and then heal, reducing the debuff. I just don't see me throwing shields round that much. also,
PWNAGE NEW SKILLZOR!
Post by
Pachuca
True, it would be useful for Atonement, but it's not like all we're going to be doing is casting Smite 100% of the time. In fact, it will be nowhere near 100% of the time. I would use the CSD merely for fun, but it's not something I would consider picking up once
Cataclysm
is out.
Post by
Aylia
Regarding meta gems, I can definitely see switching to something other than insightful earthsiege for the remainder of level 80. I don't know about you guys, but right now I am swimming in mana. I have to actually try to get the bar to go down. I don't think regen is going to be an issue for the time being. I guess that may vary by individual gear level, but yeah. (Note: don't get used to this, it will be very, very different by the time you get to 85. >_>)
If you are full time disc, something like chaotic skyflare could definitely be a viable option.
Unrelated to meta gems, but I found a pretty big flaw with atonement healing last night. Bosses with very large hit boxes can make it essentially useless. I was smiting my little heart out on Sartharion, and atonement did not hit anyone. Not the tank, not the melee, not pets. Same deal on Anub'arak. I'm assuming that it's counting the 15 yards from the center of the creature's body, so when you have a huge creature like a dragon, nobody is standing close enough.
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