PVP drinking nerf in 2.4

[Joy]

Some hidden change not listed in the patch notes, pretty clever way to fix drinking in arenas tbh :yes:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=4493403696&pageNo=8&sid=1#156

There is indeed a change in 2.4 intended to offset some of the mana regen from drinking away from the very beginning of the duration.

However, we specifically made sure the water would not change the amount of mana regenerated by players who drink between pulls or during gauntlet runs. You should see little to no difference in the amount of mana yielded if you sit to drink for at least 6 seconds, which most players do.

 

[Braque]

At first I thought: Yay, fuck those bastard running away and drinking. Then I realised, this helps resto druids MORE, since of all the mana dependant classes, they are the ones able to get away further and faster, so are the more likely to be able to pull of a longer (6s) drink in arenas. The rest of us - especially Shaman and Paladins, who can't even depend on HoTs ticking while they drink - are hurt more by this than the classes who already abuse drinking in arenas. Therefore, this change stinks. Booo....

 

[Joy]

That's one way to see it, but if you count in the number of times druids get to drink compared to other healing classes, I still think it comes out as a nerf to druids. But mostly it's just to prevent the drink-1-sec spam really.

 

[Arly]

Now take into account the fact that a Prot pala needs mana between waves in Mount Hyjal.
That an entire raid needs mana before RoS.

This nerfs PvE alot.

 

[Braque]

Nah, I get 6s easy between waves, and if something does go wrong and I don't have time, I can chug a mana-pot.

 

[Joy]

Yea it's not a PVE nerf at all, when do you only get to drink less than 6 secs, not even pre-RoS ^_^

 

[Lafielle]

Yea it's not a PVE nerf at all, when do you only get to drink less than 6 secs, not even pre-RoS ^_^

I do it quite frequently on trash when we're chain pulling, particularly later on in Black Temple when I'm having to res and buff people after packs.