Honestly, How bad is ret...?
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Velius
Legend
You have to take it for what it is, the only pure hybrid class in this bracket. Medium Damage, Medium heals.
Pressure/Off heals. Not like a priest or a holy paladin who can do high damage and keep themselves and another person up while being a threat on the field.
I can think of 3 classes/specs that do it better but that shouldn't discourage you from trying something new. It would be a breath of fresh air from the usual teams you see in the gulch.
Pressure/Off heals. Not like a priest or a holy paladin who can do high damage and keep themselves and another person up while being a threat on the field.
I can think of 3 classes/specs that do it better but that shouldn't discourage you from trying something new. It would be a breath of fresh air from the usual teams you see in the gulch.
Sly
Legend
On my Ret Pally (BiS dungeon gear, no BoAs) my biggest heals have been around 1.6k hit, 3.3k crit. The damage is pretty bad only because you need three holy power to use the only ability that deals any respectable damage (Templar's Verdict), and your only holy power generating ability has a 4.5 second cooldown. So I would disagree with medium damage, medium heals and rank them as low damage, strong heals.
Lil
SV huntard
Rets are like a healing upgraded enh. Dmg seems the same
Insects
Legend
Velius
Legend
Players. I read this post, changed my pallies spec and played a game so I could give you accurate feedback.
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lokah
Legend
I found this F2P WoW: Yeko (Retribution Paladin) Duels Episode 1 [HD] - YouTube Interesting numbers. Then again he has boa's. But I think the Axe makes the difference.
Velius
Legend
See, my numbers were somewhat accurate, given they were guessed from memory of a random game.
Judging by the visible gear that's a Crit stacking pally. I can see how that would be more effective than what would be considered BiS
Lawlpurge
OG
This had me dying for some reason lol
Reflexz
Legend
The numbers given so far are pretty acturate
100-140 CS but on high armor targets I have seen as low as 70
130ish on judgement
200-330 templars depending on armor of target
something that has not been mention much in this thread is rets' offheal potential. Mana regens fast enough to keep myself topped in a 1v1 or throw crucial heals in a team fight. In my str set I have seen a 3400 FoL crit without battle fatigue. In the right hands these huge heals can turn the tide of a fight.
Overall when I'm playing ret I take more of a support role building holy power and waiting to use templars for when the other team is dipping. Between templars, judgment and CS i can burst around 700 in a few globals (with a little luck) which most people don't expect to come from a ret
So even despite the seemingly low damage output, rets CAN be viable if played right
This is a ss from one of the games a did as ret that shows the potential damage output, albeit I did have a pocket healer
100-140 CS but on high armor targets I have seen as low as 70
130ish on judgement
200-330 templars depending on armor of target
something that has not been mention much in this thread is rets' offheal potential. Mana regens fast enough to keep myself topped in a 1v1 or throw crucial heals in a team fight. In my str set I have seen a 3400 FoL crit without battle fatigue. In the right hands these huge heals can turn the tide of a fight.
Overall when I'm playing ret I take more of a support role building holy power and waiting to use templars for when the other team is dipping. Between templars, judgment and CS i can burst around 700 in a few globals (with a little luck) which most people don't expect to come from a ret
So even despite the seemingly low damage output, rets CAN be viable if played right
This is a ss from one of the games a did as ret that shows the potential damage output, albeit I did have a pocket healer
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