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It gives us something to click on when we are not clicking on something else, lol.

Quoted from "ChaosArmored;562130"

:p its annoying though

Nah it is not annoying, it is giving you that little more exercise with your finger, lol.

I have my new profile picture, thank you

Quoted from "ChaosArmored;562130"

:p its annoying though

+1. What is the point of this. We are a tanking class and the buff should last long enough to effectively tank. I thought the knight buffs at 5 min were a pain.

Seems like something that you build into a macro, at best.

Also, doesn't Rune Growth trigger global cooldown? If it does, then you have to ask the question "Is it worth it?" .. For normal mode, you'd have to test with and without rune growth in the macro. See which is higher DPS: Keeping Rune Growth up full time vs. just getting a few more attack skills. For shield form, if you can hold the agro while losing 1 attack skill every 15 sec, then sure use Rune Growth.

If Rune Growth doesn't trigger GCD, then holy c***! Put that in every macro!

Edit: To clarify, the macro I have in mind looks something like "if Chain Drive buff, cast Rune Pulse; elseif not Rune Growth buff, cast Rune Growth; else cast Shadowstab;" very pseudo-code, sorry. One of these days I'll put in the time to write the real thing.

If they take the buff off of GCD then it would work fine.

The buff should be a minimum 5 minute buff. I see no reason for any skill to ever last as long as it's cooldown. It's lame.

Well, to try to put the positive spin on the current version as much as possible...

Things you can probably do with Rune Growth:
- Burst damage. Combine it with Berzerk, Caviar Sandwich and whatever other short term buffs/food/pots you can find.
- Shield form damage mitigation. Only when you can afford to lose a GCD every 15 secs. And only after setting up macros or scripts to trigger it.

The annoyance factor of a 15 sec buff is very high. Basically forced to macro/script in order to maybe get some actual value out of it. Which is why I've pretty much ignored it to date. Might get revisited at some point though.

Quoted from "RhazeCain;562335"

Seems like something that you build into a macro, at best.

Also, doesn't Rune Growth trigger global cooldown? If it does, then you have to ask the question "Is it worth it?" .. For normal mode, you'd have to test with and without rune growth in the macro. See which is higher DPS: Keeping Rune Growth up full time vs. just getting a few more attack skills. For shield form, if you can hold the agro while losing 1 attack skill every 15 sec, then sure use Rune Growth.

If Rune Growth doesn't trigger GCD, then holy c***! Put that in every macro!

Edit: To clarify, the macro I have in mind looks something like "if Chain Drive buff, cast Rune Pulse; elseif not Rune Growth buff, cast Rune Growth; else cast Shadowstab;" very pseudo-code, sorry. One of these days I'll put in the time to write the real thing.

It's a buff that doesn't cost any energy, mana, rage, or focus. What it costs is a GCD every 15 seconds. That and having to remember to cast it every 15 seconds.

The dwarf classes are all about paying attention to what's going on (Rune Growth, Chain Drive for Champions; psi and constructs for Warlocks) rather than just building a good rotation. Personally, I like the new play style .