Select group buffs going raid wide in Wrath
by Alex Ziebart 
Jun 28th 2008 at 5:00PM
Between the Shaman portion of the Class Panel and the Q&A session at WWI08, raiders have some great news (in my opinion). If you're a reader of Hybrid Theory, a few weeks back I discussed the possibility (and necessity) of certain group buffs becoming raid buffs. The devs have confirmed that yes, many of these things are becoming raid buffs.The examples given were Totems and Unleashed Rage from Shaman, and Battle Shout for Warriors. This will greatly lower the need to stack Shaman so every single party of your raid has totems, but there's still the Bloodlust/Heroism issue. Taking 4-6 Shaman for Heroism is the single largest buff to your DPS that you can supply, so we'll see what happens. Either way, this is fantastic news, and something that has been sorely needed. Figuring out class balance for a raid can be fun, but not when your determining factor over who gets cut is "who won't fit in the Windfury group?"
Filed under: Shaman, Warrior, Analysis / Opinion, Raiding, Wrath of the Lich King, Worldwide Invitational
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dan Jun 28th 2008 6:26PM
"If you're a reader of Hybrid Theory, a few weeks back I discussed the possibility (and necessity) of certain group buffs becoming raid buffs. The devs have confirmed that yes, many of these things are becoming raid buffs."
...which we've known more than a few weeks back from wotlk wiki right?
Nick Jun 28th 2008 6:56PM
anything mentioned about leader of the pack and imp leader of the pack? And have they said anything about increasing the duration of battle shout.
Angelus Jun 28th 2008 6:59PM
Here's hoping Paladin auras will end up getting the same treatment by WotLK.
Skarlette Jun 29th 2008 3:53AM
WTB group version of Amplify/Dampen Magic and/or a version that lasts more than 10 minutes. Sure, the spells are really situational but for those fights where you want them (Gruul comes to mind) it's a tremendous pain in the butt to buff 25 people individually.
darian Jun 30th 2008 1:09PM
Just be thankful you weren't a Paladin pre-patch 1.10. Imagine buffing 40 people with 5 minute blessings. By the time you finish you've only got 4 minutes left on the first person.
darian Jun 30th 2008 1:09PM
Just be thankful you weren't a Paladin pre-patch 1.10. Imagine buffing 40 people with 5 minute blessings. By the time you finish you've only got 4 minutes left on the first person.
Skarlette Jun 30th 2008 2:06PM
Oooooh yeah, I feel for my pally brethren, believe me.