Comments on Nerf this Druid: 3.1 Lifebloom wrap-up.

To bad those "blooms" will be wasted and 8 out of ...

2009-04-02T08:30:00.000-07:00

To bad those "blooms" will be wasted and 8 out of 10 times be overhealing.

The only reason we are going to do it is to get some of the mana back or hell is freezing over and the tank just happens to need a bigger heal.

Actuallly I do see one problem with your analysis....

2009-03-10T12:34:00.000-07:00

Actuallly I do see one problem with your analysis. after the frist 3 stack, it whould be cheaper to refresh it and keep rolling it then to let it bloom and the immediatly restack it. Even if alll of the bloom is non overheal. Math as follows.
Once you have three stacks ticking you get 1200 MpS if you refresh it it cost you X mana and you get another 9s (10 ticks minus one as you refresh it) of 1200 Mps
9 x 1200 = 10800 hp for once cast, or X mana.

if you let it blooom you get a 9800 hp heal and you get 3xX/2 = 1,5X mana back. You then speand 3X mana to restack it, netting you a 3X-1,5X = 1,5X mana cost.
Helth healed thgouh is alot greater
since you get 9800 +400+800+(9x1200) = 21800hp healed for 1,5X mana.

Conclusion: Mana per time wise it is still cheaper to keep rolling then to immideatly restack. But if the Blooom can be used then it's much more mana per health wise effective to let it bloom.
the only way to come close to todays manacost is to not fast stack it, but rather to build your three stack up over 18 sec, to geet the msot out of each cast helthwhise before refreshing it.

It would be interesting to know how your mana last...

2009-03-10T07:50:00.000-07:00

It would be interesting to know how your mana lasted when letting the stack bloom compared to keeping it rolling. It would be nice to think we have the option of rolling or blooming, but the mana return of the bloom may oblige us to always go for the bloom.

Personally, I'd prefer Blizzard left this alone and removed Replenishment from the game instead.

IMHO, the new style will be a combination of rolli...

2009-03-09T16:39:00.000-07:00

IMHO, the new style will be a combination of rolling and blooming; roll when your target does not need the bloom, let it bloom when they do.

Only problem I see is that, especially if raiding ...

2009-03-09T07:05:00.000-07:00

Only problem I see is that, especially if raiding is anything like it is today in T8, our LB Bloom will be 100% overheal and it's almost impossible to time the bloom so that it isn't overheal since hit happens 10 seconds in the future.

The LB change is going to be a HUGE hit to tree raid performance in an effective HPS format.

I was just talking to someone last night about how...

2009-03-07T18:54:00.000-08:00

I was just talking to someone last night about how it is instinct to refresh LB just in the last moment; it's almost an autopilot function now.

That is going to be a very hard habit to break.

wow great analysis! This gives me hope. I think ...

2009-03-07T17:07:00.000-08:00

wow great analysis! This gives me hope. I think that it is going to be a fun challenge to remember to evaluate bloom or roll on a tank when the lifebloom nears the end. I'm sure we'll all incorporate this as an option and press onward. I second your concern for the littler trees coming up, though. I hope that it's not too hard for them to remain effective before their mana is snuffed out.

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