Shadow Priest 2p and [Masochism]

#1 - Nov. 7, 2011, 4:10 a.m.

I just wanted to state that this 2p is awesome and all but i have 1 flaw with it and it revolves around an existing issue that never really got addressed.
This is mainly absorbtion effects and our [Masochism] talent, the old swd backlash was usually big enough to knock off smaller divine aegis and/or paladin healing shields allowing shadowpriests to take a bit of damage and get the 10% mana return but with this new 2p the backlash is so small, that the smallest shields prevents us from getting the mana return. Though mana isnt a massive issue as gear progresses again but i am stating this for fights like yor'sahj where SWD is a quick way to get some mana back to dps instead of using a cd. Is there any plans to maybe correct this in the future?

Daxxarri

Community Manager

#6 - Nov. 7, 2011, 11 p.m.

I just wanted to state that this 2p is awesome and all but i have 1 flaw with it and it revolves around an existing issue that never really got addressed.
This is mainly absorbtion effects and our [Masochism] talent

That shouldn't be a concern, where the set bonus is concerned. Shadow Word: Death ignores absorption effects for purposes of the mana returned. The “damaging attack” part is still reduced by absorption effects though.