Paladin Conundrums
by Mike D'Anna 
Jan 4th 2006 at 11:00AM
Today was the day that my Paladin had been dreading for what seems like forever; the long-awaited changes to the
class that came with patch 1.9. I had been through all this before with my Hunter a few months back, and although that
had been pretty painless, I still didn't quite know what to expect.I had read all about the changes, and agreed with most of them, but I still hadn't made up my mind how I was going to re-spec. I also lamented losing my nifty Consecrate AoE spell, that I had just gotten last week, but this afternoon, I dove right in & decided to go full Retribution, all the way. I figured it was closest to my previous playstyle, and will be the most versatile for PvP, which is what I tend to gear toward.
What about the rest of you Paladins out there? Which path did you choose? How do you feel about the changes so far? Chime in...
Filed under: Paladin, Analysis / Opinion
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Knut on Whisperwind Jan 4th 2006 12:03PM
I chose to respect to holy/protection to keep my consecration and blessing of kings. The end result was me switching to a shield & 1H weapon specialty instead of my 2H weapon specialty, however as close as I am to endgame (level 58), this will only become an asset instead of a liability.
Vlambaard on Proudmoore Jan 4th 2006 12:34PM
I went to a 11/25/15 build, so that I have consecration, BoK, and reckoning. After dreading the changes coming to 1.9, and finally deciding on this spec, I was overjoyed to see how well it performs. I tanked Strat Dead, and out-dps'd our mage. I did damage/support in BRD, and was able to maintain 180-200dps. Just incredible now, and a lot more interactive - which is exactly the opposite of what I was expecting.
PodMonkeys Jan 4th 2006 3:24PM
I used to be Retribution only, but I respecced with maybe 10/40 holy/retrib to keep my Consecration, but added a thing or two as well. I decided to ditch Blessing of Kings, since I seem to do better with Blessing of Might.
Overall, theres only been one thing really different for me now: I can now heal without watching my cast bar drop by 30-50% about 3-5 times as I keep getting hit before finally getting the cast off! :P
Praetorius on Greymane Jan 4th 2006 4:34PM
I have only reached a meager lvl 21 on my pally, but i seemed to have dumped the majority of the few talents points i have into Protection, maxing out Devotion Aura and Toughness, then throwing my last point on Divine Strength. I would have replaced my missing BoM TP's but at lvl 2 it doesn't make a squat of difference.
L'Emmerdeur Jan 4th 2006 5:09PM
PodMonkeys, I read about some bug with Improved Concentration Aura that might be the cause of your uninterruptable heals. As with any bug or ability that might actually make a pally useful, expect it to be fixed any moment now...
forzaq8 Jan 4th 2006 8:54PM
i went Retribution (31 points)
Holy (19 points)
Nimravid Jan 5th 2006 4:52AM
I installed the patch today, and since then I cannot train my paladin any further. I reached level 10 today, and i could not have the training 9i could not even get training for level 8 either. I guess I will have to drop the character if I or nobody else can find a solution to this problem.
If anyone encountered the same problem, I would like to hear from you
Thank you
Jimmy Johnson Jan 5th 2006 8:40AM
Paladins can suxx my bawls.