Originally Posted by Seerah
Since I'm taking a hiatus atm from WoW, I haven't played with the new spirit changes. However, I will say that Evo cooldown used to be 10 minutes. The first time it was lowered, I was like, "woot!" The second time, I was like, "Again? Okay... woot!" When I saw the talent to reduce it more (I've been arcane for 5 years) I thought, "wow... okay." Any further reduction that you propose just makes it way too much. You don't need Evo that often.
Charges for the mana gems, sure.
Higher water... Since you don't remember Evo being at 10 minutes, I will assume that you don't remember this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvd5hpX2dy8  There was also a long running joke back then that the next tier of mage shoulders should look like those water machine jugs. Oh- and there was a mod to aid mages (or raid leaders) in handing out food and water called... Vending Machine. Soulbound would solve these issues, of course, as you've already stated. But then you'd get Pallies, Priests, etc. complaining that they can't use that water, so... |
Actually, it was the switcher vids and listening to about a quarter of my friends gripe about conjuring that got me *into* WoW. I wanted to get the inside joke. Now, I have portals, and I know things too. LoL
As for Evo... I joined not long after it had just been reduced to 8 or 6 (I don't remember which it was). When Blizz beat it down to 4, I was ecstatic. Like you, I didn't think that was necessary, but I was thrilled nonetheless. This Spirit nonsense is such a kick in the junk, and the fact that food isn't appropriate stat'd to meet the needs of high mana players is ridiculous. Something should be done. My Evo suggestion may be something of a modest proposal, but it's something. Blizzard doing any of those three would be cause for a /cheer.
If the Pali's and Priests want to QQ that they don't have Conjured Mystical Water (I'm proud of that), they can reroll Mage. I don't have Fear, Heals, invinci-bubbles, Ret auras, Hammers of Justice, face-melting shadow lazers or any of the other hax they do, so they can get over themselves. They aren't having the problem keeping up with mana that Mages are.