Could you define 'Utility' please?

#0 - Feb. 5, 2009, 6:49 a.m.

I know it was just a teaser.

but,

Q u o t e:
We are also working on giving Enhancement and Elemental more PvP utility.

Just curious as to what you guys (the dev crew) feel the word "utlilty" means.

A dps(elemental/ehnahce) shaman will;

Give buffs,
Give interupts,
have some limited CC... ______________________ (I know, sounds good right? /shrug)

I thought those types of things were utility?

Does 'more utility' mean increaseing the levels of these?

Or do burst damage and survivability count as utility as well?
(If that is the case, could the word 'utility' be replaced with 'performance'?)

Thankyou in advance. :)

Ghostcrawler

#1 - Feb. 5, 2009, 7:32 a.m.

We generally mean the former.

Burst damage and survivability can certainly be the reasons a class is dominant in PvP, but we are usually refering to things that make you want that class on your team, and particularly things that might not offer a great PvE benefit.

But we chose to make those bullets specifically vague, so please don't try to read too much into them.