Why do minor glyphs suck so much?

#0 - March 18, 2010, 6:01 p.m.
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I mean, I know that minor glyphs are minor, but I don't even see a compelling reason to use any minors glyphs whatsoever on like half my alts.

I was pretty excepted by the concept of seeing minor glyphs alter graphics or other cosmetic stuff, but all we've ever seen in that regard was the mage polymorph glyph.

no green fire glyph? seriously?
#23 - March 18, 2010, 6:20 p.m.
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I get that they're minor

but I should "want" to use my minor glyphs slots on all of my characters regardless, rather than not even seeing a compelling reason to buy some on the AH


Give us some classes/examples.
#54 - March 18, 2010, 6:37 p.m.
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The only useful one for Rogues is Glyph of Vanish.


I would disagree and say that all of the minor rogue glyphs are pretty decent in one way or another. So maybe this is just a detachment of what people see as useful for their own play style. They're certainly more subjective than "you must have these major glyphs if you're this spec". But I think that's pretty cool, that you can pick and choose the ones that match what you want to do and not have a clear "omg you HAVE to have these or you're a dumb!"

They're quality of life improvements or fun alterations, that's essentially what minor glyphs are.
#158 - March 18, 2010, 8:04 p.m.
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I like my glyph of kilroog and unending breath.


No, you're wrong! They're useless to everyone. Minor glyphs suck unless there are three that apply specifically to my idea of what's useful in relation to how I play the game.

That's kind of what I'm taking away from this thread so far. :)

Bottom line is that some minor glyphs are certainly considered by a lot of people as more 'useful' than others, and obviously not every class has the same spells, abilities, and desire for what glyphs provide so there's not going to be a homogenization of glyph 'worth' through standardized effect (nor should there be). I would disagree that there aren't useful minor glyphs for every class. Are they useful to you? Maybe not. Like any part of the game there's room for improvement, and certainly with Cataclysm and the class changes there will need to be glyph additions/changes to go along with them.