how is this for a grinding/instance build?

[magomago]

i spend about 65% of the time instancing, 35% grinding. I haven't played wow for a long time, so i have no idea how the dynamics have changed (maybe there are no more people instancing BC instances, so i have to grind)

i noticed everything got reset and new things got added, what do you guys think of this build?

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=bV0bZZG0fiofkciq0zAo

I specifically avoided too much PVP stuff simply because I don't do it very often to warrant PVP specific moves. I capped it at 67 because that is my current level (well over 1.5 years work lol...i play slowly as you can all see )

i just want to be able to grind/deal dps, as well as heal in instance (which i did without a problem so as long as i wore +healing gear)

 

[Molondo]

IMO Improved vampiric embrace is a must. I'm also thinking since you like instancing, you should also get shadow affinity.

 

[magomago]

Oh wow I completely missed shadow affinity...dunno what I was thinking! I'll get one point of VE....i can't see 66% being an absolute must. I can always come out and heal if i want...carrying water ftw

 

[DangerAardvark]

Oh God, this post led me to look at the new Rogue talents. Bad idea. Now I'm jonesing.

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Oh God, this post led me to look at the new Rogue talents. Bad idea. Now I'm jonesing.

do it do it do it do it!

 

[DangerAardvark]

Originally posted by: magomago

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Oh God, this post led me to look at the new Rogue talents. Bad idea. Now I'm jonesing.

do it do it do it do it!

Great, the splash page for the WOW website is a link to download the client. Fuck me.

 

[nerp]

Yikes, I've never played WoW, know nothing about it, but reading this thread is good evidence I don't want to be weird and scary and speaking a different language like you guys are.

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: nerp
Yikes, I've never played WoW, know nothing about it, but reading this thread is good evidence I don't want to be weird and scary and speaking a different language like you guys are.

You are the weird one. If you learn anything to any detail you will pick the nomenclature, and this does not exclude games.

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark

Originally posted by: magomago

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Oh God, this post led me to look at the new Rogue talents. Bad idea. Now I'm jonesing.

do it do it do it do it!

Great, the splash page for the WOW website is a link to download the client. Fuck me.

You know you want it =)

 

[thujone]

you don't need shadow affinity anymore. it's pretty hard to steal aggro without it even now. also... if you're not doing pvp at all and aren't TOO attached to them i'd drop imp. psychic scream and silence. and mind melt. and with those 5 points i'd take imp. ve and misery.


it's pretty much impossible to heal instances as shadow though. no matter what the spec. heals are just too expensive and take too long to cast for you to be an effective healer.

 

[magomago]

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com...3051023011325150301351

This is what I ended up rolling. I actually did what thujone mentioned (Although about 8 hours earlier) as I was selecting skills - Psychic Scream and Silence isn't that useful for what I want.

Originally posted by: thujone
you don't need shadow affinity anymore. it's pretty hard to steal aggro without it even now. also... if you're not doing pvp at all and aren't TOO attached to them i'd drop imp. psychic scream and silence. and mind melt. and with those 5 points i'd take imp. ve and misery.


it's pretty much impossible to heal instances as shadow though. no matter what the spec. heals are just too expensive and take too long to cast for you to be an effective healer.

Actually I noticed that healing yesterday in SH....felt like I wasn't pushing as heals before. They also felt longer in cast time - maybe I was not playing with a good pick up (they were not holding aggro on a single tank and it was going all over and I had to spam everyone for heals) and felt pressured. I also don't like how I lost the + bonus heals because i went from +650 or so all the way down to +440. All my +Healing turned into +Spell Power.

We'll see...I may actually respec and take a lesser shadow spec and atleast have the ability to pull off some heals. I solo mostly so it isn't a big deal for me if my shadow DPS isn't insanely high. I NEED to be able to heal because it is the main reason people take me for instances....but i do feel uneasy about shadow/heals...I don't want to be mediocre at both ya know

 

[Anubis]

oh hi
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2246837&enterthread=y

 

[chalmers]

oh hi!