Any ex Gladiator shadowpriests amoung you F2P ers?
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youakim
Guest
Hes asking for anybody who was a gladiator spriest in retail, preferably during tbc.
Medan
OG
^ this
Evocate
OG
I always played disc on my priest, but I could easily play shadow at glad range as well. I played during TBC (never as shadow, (which was rare outside of p/r 2s)) as well. Riotxoxo actually played shadow/disc to glad. Honestly, at a certain level once you play certain classes at a high enough level you can play any of them at upper duelist/glad range. In other words, every glad, and especially every r1, I've ever met could play a high percentage of every class at maybe a hundred ratings lower than their main.
Edit: Although, I quit Medanx, and reading the forums apparently so did Riot?
Edit: Although, I quit Medanx, and reading the forums apparently so did Riot?
Medan
OG
Thanks
(and rly Mialo?)
Was originally going to ask for a shadowpriest for 2s, but now Im rolling it (looks like a lot of fun) with a really good rogue
Rly unsure about talent tree though, Priest (2.4.3.8606) Talent Calculator any good? Going rogue spriest 2v2
(and rly Mialo?)
Was originally going to ask for a shadowpriest for 2s, but now Im rolling it (looks like a lot of fun) with a really good rogue
Rly unsure about talent tree though, Priest (2.4.3.8606) Talent Calculator any good? Going rogue spriest 2v2
Shikaari
Blood Legion
I'm confused. What exactly are you doing? Are you doing a private server for 70s with 2.4.3? Are you only able to use BC gems? When you say you are rolling with a really good rogue do you mean you are doing 2s with a rogue and you are the shadow priest? If not, what class are you? I can tell you right now you pretty much have to play with a rogue in 2s with that patch. There's a slight chance you can pull it off with a top of the line feral druid with PvE gear, but otherwise you're pretty much stuck with that comp.
I'll give you some spec advice once you answer those questions since I can predict what spec will play best with your comp / patch from there.
I'll give you some spec advice once you answer those questions since I can predict what spec will play best with your comp / patch from there.
Shikaari
Blood Legion
Okay. In that case, a few tips.
First and foremost, until you get s4 gear with epic gems you have to play VERY offensive. I'd go so far as to say that you should play disc (unless you absolutely don't want to or you have your heart set on shadow). Shadow priests around that time had three problems; mana, survivability and utility. Namely, you went OOM very quickly if you popped out to heal, you couldn't keep yourself up without someone to peel (hence why you HAVE to play with a rogue (mages don't do enough damage), and you don't bring much to the table outside of MC and silence.
So with that being said, you have to play very offensively. Essentially, you're rotating CD's around your Silence and trying to get kills with Silence on the healer. You can dispel through everything and given downranking you should be spamming dispels. Keep in mind you can do damage with DoT's through a MC so use it to great effect. The main thing that distinguished good spriest teams from bad ones were the use of MC and how good your teammate is. Be prepared to be frustrated; shadow at that time was exclusively reliant on your partner. You could be a world class spriest and still sit in Rival range if your partner wasn't good.
You should pretty much never be healing unless absolutely necessary, shields should nullify most of the damage coming out and you want games to be quick lest you die (you can't outlast). Once you get up to s4 gear I'd suggest mixing in some PvE gear for maximum burst. Remember your rogue should easily lock the DPS target on you down while you get away and from there you need to get a kill ASAP.
You should mostly be using instants until you get ample time to get a cast off. Unlike post-Wrath, VT is not your main objective. People can and will lock you out and if you're sitting there trying to get VT off you're not being effective. SWP + MF can do a lot of damage and you can wait to chain a MB/SWD into a bursty kill. You should be mind flaying melee (it slows them down and you have DoT coverage and druids/shamans can't dispel!). Always dispel everything on yourself, your teammates and your opponents (I'd go so far as to have 4 dispel macros for each of those targets). Downranking is your friend, heals are not.
Don't go for survivability in either spec, gems or playstyle as you will lose every time if you do. Finally, you need 450 resil at top of the line gear (s3). 350 resil should be a minimum if everyone else has s4. Luckily it's not a unsurmountable jump when going up seasons (as opposed to now/Wrath where new seasons gave stat increases that largely nullified the previous seasons gear).
First and foremost, until you get s4 gear with epic gems you have to play VERY offensive. I'd go so far as to say that you should play disc (unless you absolutely don't want to or you have your heart set on shadow). Shadow priests around that time had three problems; mana, survivability and utility. Namely, you went OOM very quickly if you popped out to heal, you couldn't keep yourself up without someone to peel (hence why you HAVE to play with a rogue (mages don't do enough damage), and you don't bring much to the table outside of MC and silence.
So with that being said, you have to play very offensively. Essentially, you're rotating CD's around your Silence and trying to get kills with Silence on the healer. You can dispel through everything and given downranking you should be spamming dispels. Keep in mind you can do damage with DoT's through a MC so use it to great effect. The main thing that distinguished good spriest teams from bad ones were the use of MC and how good your teammate is. Be prepared to be frustrated; shadow at that time was exclusively reliant on your partner. You could be a world class spriest and still sit in Rival range if your partner wasn't good.
You should pretty much never be healing unless absolutely necessary, shields should nullify most of the damage coming out and you want games to be quick lest you die (you can't outlast). Once you get up to s4 gear I'd suggest mixing in some PvE gear for maximum burst. Remember your rogue should easily lock the DPS target on you down while you get away and from there you need to get a kill ASAP.
You should mostly be using instants until you get ample time to get a cast off. Unlike post-Wrath, VT is not your main objective. People can and will lock you out and if you're sitting there trying to get VT off you're not being effective. SWP + MF can do a lot of damage and you can wait to chain a MB/SWD into a bursty kill. You should be mind flaying melee (it slows them down and you have DoT coverage and druids/shamans can't dispel!). Always dispel everything on yourself, your teammates and your opponents (I'd go so far as to have 4 dispel macros for each of those targets). Downranking is your friend, heals are not.
Don't go for survivability in either spec, gems or playstyle as you will lose every time if you do. Finally, you need 450 resil at top of the line gear (s3). 350 resil should be a minimum if everyone else has s4. Luckily it's not a unsurmountable jump when going up seasons (as opposed to now/Wrath where new seasons gave stat increases that largely nullified the previous seasons gear).
Medan
OG
Thanks, going with a rogue thats got glad every season arena has been out, hes good enough (else I wouldnt have put any effort in this
)
I read some strats from other shadowpriests and they all say that the shadowpriest is kinda the tank, need full PVP gear and to gem + dmg.
The server opens in a month or little less, everyone starting from scratch (cant buy gear etc), so burst wont be that high. Gonna farm the blue rep pvp gear and start off with that.
What I really was wondering though, was the spec I linked. Any changes?
- Also, its to my understanding, that if I go oom we already fucked up some place else
)I read some strats from other shadowpriests and they all say that the shadowpriest is kinda the tank, need full PVP gear and to gem + dmg.
The server opens in a month or little less, everyone starting from scratch (cant buy gear etc), so burst wont be that high. Gonna farm the blue rep pvp gear and start off with that.
What I really was wondering though, was the spec I linked. Any changes?
- Also, its to my understanding, that if I go oom we already fucked up some place else
Mialo
The Architect.
Played SP in TBC from S1 to S3 to R1 in both 2v2 and 3v3. 2v2 mostly with a Rogue who carried me but whatever. Just stack Stam as high as possible with that comp. You should be able to kill someone in a Fear, Vanish, Sap, Blind, Gouge, Silence. That really does the trick most of the time if you can get someone in the open. The built looks solid if your Rogue can get enough burst.
Mialo
The Architect.
That's one of the builts I rolled with. Depended on what ratings (and against specific comps, ie, different for Rdruid-War or Mage-Priest) I was playing.