Druid Cataclysm Changes

[Grazer]

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24262387043&sid=1

Mehh, revamping our current tools is pretty much what I expected (I only care about resto here).  It sounds like they are bringing back LB as real tank heal.  I guess when we crit with with regrowth a healing "bed of flora" sprouts under the target...that should be interesting.  I am still hoping that they will change up Tranquility.

[Djfurball]

Did I call the tree-as-a-cooldown thing or what? Blam! Psychic!

[Oddjob]

I like how they are modeling druids in Cataclysm after Teemo from LoL

[Manahmanah]

papabear gets magic mushrooms. Awesome?

[Grazer]

papabear gets magic mushrooms. Awesome?

I think all druids get it, but Balance gets talents.  Which means trees will be growing mushrooms when bored.

[Djfurball]

Except if you're bored, you won't be a tree!

[Grazer]

So if you scroll down to druid
http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/blizzchat-developer-chat-on-twitter-416/
you can read a couple more things including...raid wide tranquility!!! Bout damn time.  Apparently, tree is getting a new look...which seems to matter a bit less since it will be a cd.

I am actually excited about their approach to resto druids: "Fix up our current shit".

[punpun]

The new resto abilities seem interesting. I wonder if when the flaura thing says 30% per second for 7 seconds if it really means 30% over 7 seconds. Regrowth having a 2.1x aoe heal attached would be kinda sexy. The changes to empowered healing touch make me happy. A way to refresh lifebloom is amazing for tank healing. The new gotem seems interesting. I wish there was more info about tree of life.

[Djfurball]

The new resto abilities seem interesting. I wonder if when the flaura thing says 30% per second for 7 seconds if it really means 30% over 7 seconds. Regrowth having a 2.1x aoe heal attached would be kinda sexy. The changes to empowered healing touch make me happy. A way to refresh lifebloom is amazing for tank healing. The new gotem seems interesting. I wish there was more info about tree of life.

Big words for a quitter, quitter.

Yeahhhhhhhhh

[punpun]

At least my tree has changes up.

[Manahmanah]

a wild punpun has appeared!

[Djfurball]

At least my tree has changes up.

what tree? the one you unsub'd?

yeahhhhhhh

[Grazer]

They put the tree speed debuff back in.  They should just say fuck it and make us root ourselves, but make us even more powerful....SUPER TREE!

[Djfurball]

#  Tree of Life - 5 minute cooldown. 13% base mana. Shapeshift into the tree of life, increasing healing done by 15% and increasing your armor by 240% but reducing your movement speed by 50%. In addition, some of your spells are temporarly enhanced while shapeshifted. Lasts 45 sec. 5 minute cooldown. Enhanced spells: Lifebloom, Wild Growth, Regrowth, Entangling Roots, Thorns, Wrath

 Regrowth - When in Tree of Life form this spell is an instant cast.
 Lifebloom - While in Tree of Life form: Applies an additional application.
 Wild Growth - While in Tree of Life form: Affects an additional 2 targets.

Nothing listed for the other spells yet.

Also:
 Fury Swipes - When you auto-attack while in Cat form or Bear form, you have a 6/12% chance to gain an extra auto-attack on the same target. This effect cannot occur more than once every 6 sec.

[Perinon]

Cat's/bears get sword-specialization!

How much % of damage is usually from your whites as a cat? (I'm ignoring bear since "on next attack" stuff is a bigger deal with them, I think, and that can skew the numbers).