Ret paladins

[Floid]

im deciding right now if my next twink should be a warrior or a ret paladin because i want a melee that isnt a rogue. the problem is i dont think ive ever seen a ret in any of the bgs ive done. are rets just not good at all in this bracket or are they just not represented?

 

[Weiss]

Ret is OK... has good offheals and very nice hits with TV. If you know what you are doing you can be effective. However, holy/prot is generally chosen because they have all the utility of a ret pally and more.

 

[dartofblue]

ret is alot of fun i laugh so hard as i chase backpedaling hunters across wsg without even touching them

i really do

 

[dartofblue]

on a srs note tho

Ret does alot of damage if you can stay on a target
Big hits, but not very often
great off heals/support
least mobility of all melee :/


i wouldn't suggest playing ret vs a hunter/mage/rogue heavy team but hey that is 90% of pugs

 

[Eliot]

Ret can be fun. I play it every once and awhile. I've always been a prot paladin though, since day 1.

 

[Weiss]

Also, you should probably consider MoP in your choice, both Warriors and Pallies get big mobility buffs, so they will be more viable. I would go Warrior for MoP.

 

[saxxon]

ret destroys so much

 

[Nems]

ret destroys so much

He's right - Retadins do massive, massive damage - lay down some massive damage 1k+ crits and 5 second stun is best cc in the bracket imo and you can always do the hammer exo spam for the lulz

Plus good off heals

But you will get annoyed with the conc shots and getting kited so ogtta play smart

 

[Òreqt]

It's called a MataFookin Tink

Rets are hard hitting classes just have to raise your skill up in the awareness field. Remember one bad move and you can find yourself getting focused,kitted and conc'd in seconds. And with a class that has 0 slows or "get aways" is devastating

 

[Snack]

I play ret offspec, and I must agree with the above statements, hard hitting but easy kiteable.
Though I find rets good in O with their HoJ and up to 1.5k crit (my highest crit) with Templar's, so I would say go ret!

 

[saxxon]

bop is ur friend use it to close gaps with hunts they will spam conc at you treat BoP like freedom

 

[Floid]

thx guys i decided to go ret

 

[Nems]

If you don't care what faction you play on id go blef for the free silence

 

[Floid]

i always play horde so good choice

 

[Snack]

If you don't care what faction you play on id go blef for the free silence

Idd, though you got HoJ one of the things I miss most as ret is a silence spell, so belf would be best choice imo

 

[Kaorinite]

Awareness is your friend. Also, manage your cooldowns as best you can.