GC: Regarding Mage Glyph of Evocate

#0 - Dec. 10, 2008, 9:46 p.m.
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Now that Glyph of Evocation is on a 4 minute CD (2 minutes with talents) Arcane Mages can heal 60% of their health every 2 minutes.

Seeing glyphs like these (I.e. Glyph of Steady Shot) makes me wonder why Rogue Glyphs are so unattractive. I was baffled when the glyph of Vanish was not obviously made the same as our old Tier Vanish bonus (500 health on use)

Surely a minute amount of health on each vanish isn't anywhere near as powerful as 60% health every 2 minutes. Surely a similar Effect can be given to Hunters via Spirit Bond.

Given Rogues' low damage and the unavoidable stun-locking nerfs incoming, (and resilience) Rogue survival cannot be tied to making the other person twiddle their thumbs for 5 minutes while we hack away at them. Its actually frustrating on both sides. The other person comes and QQ's. But on our side...

Classes that we can't stun-lock (Pallies, Death Knights, BM Hunters pre-readiness nerf with 36 seconds of Beastial wrath and a Cat that puts bleeds on you) we literally stand NO chance is hell against.

So what say ye? Are we going to see any glyphs as attractive as Evocate? Obviously a Rogue healing 60% health every 2 minutes is crazy talk, but given that (i know you don't agree but its the truth) Vanish does not work many times, can we at least make Vanish do something nice when we throw that smoke bomb on the ground and stand there awkwardly as it fizzles? How about Glyph of Hemo making the charges heal 72 damage instead of causing 72 extra damage?

UPDATE:

It was brought to my attention that (i have a priest but I forgot about this) Dispersion USED to heal the priest for 60% health over 6 seconds and stopped them from doing anything. This was considered OP and removed. Shadow Priest are a terrible PVP class atm, and it seems odd that this would be OP for them and fine for a mage. Again my point ISN'T that mages don't deserve it but rather, why do hunters and rogues not get similar glyphs?
#3 - Dec. 10, 2008, 10:02 p.m.
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We did talk about this and it's definitely something to keep an eye on. If every PvP mage invests in this glyph and you find they just never die then we can chill out the amount healed.