Theck ‏@TheckPhD 23 Oct 2013

@ItanyaBlade @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera DualSpec popularized swapping from one DPS spec to another though (e.g. Frost->Fire).

Derevka ‏@Derevka 23 Oct 2013

@TheckPhD @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera I agree Identity is important until there is complete parity(which there can't/wont) it seems a white whale

Lhivera ‏@Lhivera 23 Oct 2013

@Ghostcrawler Something carrotty could be achieved with +1% (something)/day, max 5%, reset on respec. Balance flexibility vs specialization.

ItanyaBlade ‏@ItanyaBlade 23 Oct 2013

@TheckPhD @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera Maybe it has... but I prefer this to having to go to town to switch specs to do different things

Lissanna ‏@restokin 23 Oct 2013

@Derevka @TheckPhD @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera Agreed. Someone with a strong spec identity could always just not have a second spec.

Lhivera ‏@Lhivera 23 Oct 2013

@SaxsyMage @Ghostcrawler "Needed" is a strong word. I participated in server-first kills without respeccing from frost, T2.5 through 6.

Theck ‏@TheckPhD 23 Oct 2013

@ItanyaBlade @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera Yep. Hearthing/respeccing/Summon wasn't fun. Lack of downtime means more fun per hour.

Lissanna ‏@restokin 23 Oct 2013

@Lhivera @SaxsyMage @Ghostcrawler And I healed with a moonkin druid spec from 1.8 to 1.11. It was always possible to do sub-optimal things.

Derevka ‏@Derevka 23 Oct 2013

@restokin @TheckPhD @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera those exist. I however, identify as "healing priest"and switch as the fight commands it.

Jay ‏@HamletEJ 23 Oct 2013

@restokin @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera It's less of a problem on Druid than any other class just for this reason. You're still a "caster Druid."

Katherinne ‏@wowinthedetails 23 Oct 2013

@Ghostcrawler @Lhivera Agreed! I do like the new talent system but I kinda miss the old mix & match ability of tri-spec.

Vidyala ‏@_vidyala 23 Oct 2013

@Lhivera @Ghostcrawler There’s already a built in penalty for respeccing since you have to regem/reforge in most cases (esp if you’re pure).

Vidyala ‏@_vidyala 23 Oct 2013

@Lhivera @Ghostcrawler There’s little reason for me as a Mage to swap specs mid raid, but I do once a week for CMs etc. It takes some time.

James the Former ‏@AbsurdlyJames 23 Oct 2013

@restokin @Lhivera @Ghostcrawler I dropped out of doing Eye runs because of Alar's immunity to fire.

Jay ‏@HamletEJ 23 Oct 2013

@restokin @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera As am I btw, but worth pointing out, biggest reason I don't dip into Feral is the UI hassle of a 3rd spec.

Theck ‏@TheckPhD 23 Oct 2013

@Derevka @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera It's a necessary sacrifice of identity for convenience.

Theck ‏@TheckPhD 23 Oct 2013

@Derevka @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera TBH, if I had to respec prot->ret and back every day just to do dailies all xpac, I'd have quit by now.

Derevka ‏@Derevka 23 Oct 2013

@TheckPhD @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera I agree and I'm glad that choice of sacrifice was put with the player. You don't have to buy dual spec.

Derevka ‏@Derevka 23 Oct 2013

@TheckPhD @Ghostcrawler @Lhivera TBH, while doing the island I still respec into Shadow. Doing as holy/disc is too slow. (And has to be)

Lhivera ‏@Lhivera 23 Oct 2013

@Derevka @TheckPhD @Ghostcrawler You aren't physically forced to do so, but there's an inherent power reduction in not doing so, which...