r/classicwow • u/ArmJitsu • 1d ago

Forever Beta Feedback Chain Lightning is the iconic spell of a shaman

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Max rank Chain Lightning in Classic hit for 505-564, more than Lightning Bolt. In Forever it hits for 120-134, which is less than Lightning Bolt. It does cast faster now (2 sec instead of 2.5) and costs about half the mana granted

I get that Lava Burst is meant to be the new big hitter, but Chain Lightning is the spell shamans have been known for since Warcraft 3

Give us back the big zap pls

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u/CompetitiveStaff1196 1d ago

"I think most people are more biased when it's a hybrid with a healing spec vs. a hybrid with only a tank spec. Even in Retail, you don't really call Warrior/DK/DH a "hybrid spec" in the same way that Paladin/Shaman/Druid are."

Well yeah, but im saying that is why the whole idea of it is flawed. They can't realistically use their heals during raid fights because their DPS would absolutely tank (and the heal wouldn't even be good) yet they're penalized for this utility. If hybrid just was a thing to call a class that's fine. But it's being used to justify giving them lower damage numbers even in pve where they cant use their utility or their DPS goes way down.

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u/pandahands69 1d ago

Yeah I never really understood the tax. You pay the tax when you use any utility on any class. Either with cast time or gcd or mana, you sacrifice your dps to use any utility. A class with more utility just has more opportunity to give up doing damage.

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u/PositiveCrafty2295 18h ago

Lay on hands guts the rest DPS?

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u/CompetitiveStaff1196 9h ago

Yeah, because you instantly go oom.