11/16/09 09:43:57 AM
Patch 3.2.2a
Kidkongo |
Blizzard said that, if a class sees a
major change in its talent tree, that class will also see a refund
in talent points.
Changing Fire Nova Totem is a large change to almost all pvp
elemental and enhancement shamans.
Not refunding talant points, with the reason of, it is not a major
change is a sign of ignorance or another true example of planned
class imbalance.
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11/16/09 10:45:10 AM
Patch 3.2.2a
Ghostcrawler
<Lead Systems Designer> |
Refunding talents generally isn't
something we do as a courtesy. Meaning, if we had our way, we would
never refund talents. We only do it when the data would get
seriously jacked up by not doing so. For example, you may still
have points in a talent that no longer exists or something
similar.
As to why we don't like to refund talents, part of it is avoiding
the expectation that regular talent refunds are something that
happens often. Another part is that while it may be exciting for
very active players to get a talent refund, it can actually be a
major bummer for the alt you play seldomly or even the player who
only logs on every few weeks. Now you feel like you have to do a
lot of research and action bar management before you can even jump
in and start playing again.
It's quite likely everyone will get a talent refund when the
Cataclysm data changes go in (which if history holds, will actually
occur before the Cataclysm box is available at retail). I wouldn't
expect any before then.
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11/16/09 12:12:56 PM
Patch 3.2.2a
Ghostcrawler
<Lead Systems Designer> |
Q u o t e:
So on the subject on shamans getting a talent reset a simple no
would have sufficed. Everything else is trolling.
I would continue on how exactly said above posts violates said TOS
we all agree when we post said forum but people get all hot and
bothered when the simple peon tells the overseer that he is
whipping them wrong.
I'd say the fact that several players responded that they got
something from my long explanation probably pushes it out of the
realm of trolling. Even then, we're pretty tolerant about
non-sequiters or the occasional silly comment. You often have to be
a real jerk before you actually suffer any (relatively not scary)
disciplinary action on these forums.
I'm going to read between the lines and assume that you are upset
about shamans for some reason and really want me to talk about that
issue instead of the issue of talent respecs. However, I hope you
understand the reasons for why I can't allow players to have the
ultimate decision over which issues I choose to address with my
relatively limited time.
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11/16/09 12:15:34 PM
Patch 3.2.2a
Ghostcrawler
<Lead Systems Designer> |
Q u o t e:
How about hooking Shaman's up with a talent respec after making
every spec lackluster and not competitive? Elemental PvE
damage...., I can't STAND the DW Enhancement I've been cornered
into since you've made 2H completely unusable... and resto is
just... resto. Sure Enh and Ele have their place on gimmick
comps(because of BLust/Dogs), but it's just sooooo
lackluster.
It sounds like you are looking for a new class. A talent refund
isn't going to make two-handed Enhance viable for you. There are
also players who want shaman to be a viable tank class again. With
a player base as large as ours, it's easy to find players who are
champions for just about anything. We can't make everyone happy so
we try to make the decisions we think are best for the game.
Striking a mix between two-handed users and dual-wield users is one
of those.
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