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Ret or prot pala ?
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patai
im a ret pala lvl 85 since 2 days now but i seem to suck in dps so i was told , now someone told me i should change to prot pally
so my q are : isnt prot for tanking or can u just dps with prot pally and/or do peeps not expect me to tank then when they see im prot pally?
someone told me my rotation must have been wrong since in recount my top dps was melee , so anyone can tell me a good rotation , cant seem to find it here nowhere
i know its a load of questions but i would appreciate it a lot to get some answers , nowadays playing as pala isnt that much fun anymore when u get kicked cause your dps is too low , since this is my main charac (i know i'm prolly a very beginner compared to most players) i'm kinda stuck for now :-(
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Arothand
Stick with Ret; Prot is for tanking (I do not consider "Protribution", the PVP Prot build, to be viable outside of that environment) and requires a much different mentality and MUCH thicker skin. I sometimes wish I had stayed Ret and never gone Prot, as much as I enjoy tanking, because the stress from the responsibilities of tanking gets to me sometimes (read: Dealing with idiots in LFG, having higher standards for gear requirements even when I meet the minimum, etc).
Read up at Elitist Jerks, make sure you are geared gemmed/enchanted right for Ret, use the CLCRet addon mentioned above and go practice on a dummy for a while. You should see an improvement. Also, keep in mind a lot of idiots think you need to be pulling HUGE DPS numbers for everything instead of a more appropriate amount; I think way too many people let their epeens grow large thanks to the 30% ICC buff and now think normal damage with only raid buffs is "too low".
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pezz
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/character/azuremyst/patai/simple
Here is the armory link that disappeared.
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Rarehunter
As it was designed, ret is primarily dps. Although in cata, prot pallies do amazing dps, it's unreliable and in the end, prot is meant to do what it was supposed to do: tank. Stick with ret, learn it, and you'll dps just fine.
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Post by
patai
thxs all !
this was all very useful !
and thxs for the peptalk all , i'm feelin better now after reading all this !
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