Patch 3.2

I have been trying to inject as little WoW talk into this blog as possible, but with the new patch today I could not resist. A new dungeon (or a slue of new dungeons more like it), lots of pvp changes, levelling becoming even EASIER (yay my dk will have a 150% flyer in northrend. itll be a joke to hit 80 now). Despite the fact that I have not been raiding for a while now due to scheduling conflicts, I am still really excited about the new dungeon and hopefully I will be able to find a raiding guild suitable to my needs.

This new patch changes a lot for paladins in pvp, and this is of most interest because my paladin is still my main pvp toon. My priest is a close 2nd, but I think I am most at home with paladin mechanics. That being said...they are throwing a wrench into my paladin mechanics:

Seal of the Martyr? Axed
Exorcism in pvp again? Yes, but theres a dark side.
Flash of light putting a hot up? Pro

The biggest change for me is that I have no idea what seal to use in pvp anymore. Command doesnt judge for anything at all (something like 1k?) and can be parried/blocked/etc. Vengeance requires a substantial ramp up time (15 secoonds? sigh), which means if I manage to stick someone who is planning to kite me (everyone), not only must I do this for 15 seconds, but if I get peeled for 10 seconds I have to start the whole process over again. Perhaps it wont be so bad because once I get vengeance stacking it will do massive damage? I dont know. I have not spent any time on the PTR to test.

Disc has been nerfed with the changes to penance (10s cd->12s cd), but I do not think that is such a big deal. A bigger deal is that mages and shadow priests now have a 20% mortal strike? Really? I am deathly afraid of mage/lock teams in 2v2 now because that is going to be a rediculous team. Shadow cleave in 3v3 will be a force to be reckoned with as well (spriest/lock/healer).

Only time will tell. Another cool change is that heroism and valor badges are gone, so I will be able to gear up new toons even easier doing heroics/naxx25 etc. Should be pretty cool. I am not sure how serious my DK will be, but when he hits 80 in a couple weeks (wishful thinking since I am moving in 2 weeks) I will be able to gear him to the teeth very easily.

Some RL news: Like I said just above Jackie and I are moving to Dublin on the 19th of August. That is the move-in date, but I am sure it is going to take us a week to get all our stuff out. This area is brimming with business so I am optimistic I will be able to find a job. The rent is more expensive so having an income is of paramount importance. That is all for now folks, I will write another entry in a couple days I expect. Cheerio.