TalonBot
06-20-2009, 06:11 PM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2009/06/greed.jpgPatch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/) has been announced, and shamans saw some changes. That's the short version.
Well, we've had the big patch notes bomb (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/18/patch-3-2-ptr-patch-notes/) dropped on us, and they weren't kidding about changing restoration around, were they? Of course, if you're an orc shaman, you also got expertise with fist weapons added on to your racial, which is pretty neat all told. We also finally saw the debut of the new totem interface (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/17/new-shaman-totem-interface-revealed/), which I can't say enough good things about. The ability not only to drop up to four totems in one GCD but to have up to three customizable sets of four totems for different uses (I plan on making a set just for when there's no DK's around and I can finally use Strength of Earth totem instead of freaking Stoneskin) just made the clouds part and a host of glorious angels descend upon me. Turns out they wanted some money, but still, for a moment it was pretty keen.
Before we get rolling, though, I want to remind people: I want your horde screenshots! Otherwise this column is just going to be goat-men from the Twisting Nether, and I know you don't want that. I personally don't care, but you guys get so upset, and while that orc racial does make leveling my orc shaman appealing, I don't really think I have the time.
I should probably also mention that rogues got axes in an attempt to give the design team more freedom to actually put some axes into the content. (Yay for one 1h DPS axe (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=46031) in all of Naxxramas, EoE, the Obsidian Sanctum and Ulduar!) I can only look forward to the host of axes in Argent Coliseum that are too fast for shamans to use effectively. On the up side, goodbye, totem stomper macros! We hate you!Continue reading Totem Talk: Patch 3.2 PTR (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/20/totem-talk-patch-3-2-ptr/)
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Well, we've had the big patch notes bomb (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/18/patch-3-2-ptr-patch-notes/) dropped on us, and they weren't kidding about changing restoration around, were they? Of course, if you're an orc shaman, you also got expertise with fist weapons added on to your racial, which is pretty neat all told. We also finally saw the debut of the new totem interface (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/17/new-shaman-totem-interface-revealed/), which I can't say enough good things about. The ability not only to drop up to four totems in one GCD but to have up to three customizable sets of four totems for different uses (I plan on making a set just for when there's no DK's around and I can finally use Strength of Earth totem instead of freaking Stoneskin) just made the clouds part and a host of glorious angels descend upon me. Turns out they wanted some money, but still, for a moment it was pretty keen.
Before we get rolling, though, I want to remind people: I want your horde screenshots! Otherwise this column is just going to be goat-men from the Twisting Nether, and I know you don't want that. I personally don't care, but you guys get so upset, and while that orc racial does make leveling my orc shaman appealing, I don't really think I have the time.
I should probably also mention that rogues got axes in an attempt to give the design team more freedom to actually put some axes into the content. (Yay for one 1h DPS axe (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=46031) in all of Naxxramas, EoE, the Obsidian Sanctum and Ulduar!) I can only look forward to the host of axes in Argent Coliseum that are too fast for shamans to use effectively. On the up side, goodbye, totem stomper macros! We hate you!Continue reading Totem Talk: Patch 3.2 PTR (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/20/totem-talk-patch-3-2-ptr/)
Filed under: Shaman (http://www.wow.com/category/shaman/), Patches (http://www.wow.com/category/patches/), Analysis / Opinion (http://www.wow.com/category/analysis-opinion/), News items (http://www.wow.com/category/news-items/), Talents (http://www.wow.com/category/talents/), (Shaman) Totem Talk (http://www.wow.com/category/totem-talk/), Wrath of the Lich King (http://www.wow.com/category/wrath-of-the-lich-king/)
Totem Talk: Patch 3.2 PTR (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/20/totem-talk-patch-3-2-ptr/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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