Paladin retri or prot?
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Protection is easily better; more damage, 3sec silence, more hp, and unlimited mana. The only pro that retri has on prot is that it has bigger heals from Flash of Light, which heals shitloads. The downside on that is that retri actually can go OOM, whereas prot can just spam heals and really never go OOM.
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Yeah, Protc is better than ret in any situation, More Hp, Dmg reduction, Burst, better CC. the only thing which makes ret playable is the Big heals
But you can also play ret just for fun, when pugging, but know this, if u and a friend of yours play both ret in bg's, it will be complete awesomeness, i can tell you this cause me and this Guy [MENTION=18801]ETshaman[/MENTION] we used to be beast duo's as Ret in bg's
But you can also play ret just for fun, when pugging, but know this, if u and a friend of yours play both ret in bg's, it will be complete awesomeness, i can tell you this cause me and this Guy [MENTION=18801]ETshaman[/MENTION] we used to be beast duo's as Ret in bg's
Without having tested Retribution on my paladin, I have personally witnessed that Retribution can put out more DPS pressure than Prot in arenas (where both players are equally geared and skilled).
The consistent damage increase from Sword of the Light (25%) causes Crusader Strike + Judgement + Templar's Verdict to put out significant pressure over a span of time, perhaps even outweighing the weaker Crusader Strike + Judgement, and Holy Wrath + Avenger's Shield from Protection (Assuming the Avenger's Shields aren't consistently hitting 2+ targets).
I don't have numbers to back this up (because so few players actually have a fully geared Retribution paladin), but it's worth considering that your damage can be more than decent as Retribution spec.
That being said, Protection has an extremely powerful control of the battleground, especially in teamfights.
Play your style. Retribution is far from non-viable.
Oh, and one more thought - next expansion, Blood Elf Retribution Paladins will be able to Templar's Verdict + Crusader Strike + Arcane Torrent + Crusader Strike + Templar's Verdict, effectively reducing the TV cooldown for level 20's to 4.5 seconds. Which, considering the acquisition of a holy power charge on Judgment use isn't until later levels, is quite significant.
The consistent damage increase from Sword of the Light (25%) causes Crusader Strike + Judgement + Templar's Verdict to put out significant pressure over a span of time, perhaps even outweighing the weaker Crusader Strike + Judgement, and Holy Wrath + Avenger's Shield from Protection (Assuming the Avenger's Shields aren't consistently hitting 2+ targets).
I don't have numbers to back this up (because so few players actually have a fully geared Retribution paladin), but it's worth considering that your damage can be more than decent as Retribution spec.
That being said, Protection has an extremely powerful control of the battleground, especially in teamfights.
Play your style. Retribution is far from non-viable.
Oh, and one more thought - next expansion, Blood Elf Retribution Paladins will be able to Templar's Verdict + Crusader Strike + Arcane Torrent + Crusader Strike + Templar's Verdict, effectively reducing the TV cooldown for level 20's to 4.5 seconds. Which, considering the acquisition of a holy power charge on Judgment use isn't until later levels, is quite significant.
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