Let's Talk Shockadin PvP

[Theloras]

it may be a fun spec, but ultimately you are throttling your potential as a defensive support hybrid and gimping your team. It's hard for the rest of the team to make up your slack. Paladins are a support class, and excel at it in pvp, any other spec is a funsies spec that hurts your team.

And people say that I'm a troll and derail threads...

[JCarrill0]

I would like to submit a spec made by myself , in order for the more experienced players to point out the flaws in it. I am very grateful if anyone chooses to bring his/her critics to this build , because I really want to hear some oppinions!

This was made tweaking a bit the old Shockadin Spec to fit my needs (healing and questing ). http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#sEVubgotZxf0xo

This spec will be tested on my paladin ASAP. It is designed for decent healing in dungeons BUT to be able to level in a somewhat efficient way using the retri talents . I had no need for seal of command since righteousness has higher damage over time if you do the math ( I will get tons of crictic on this opinion , but it's my personal choice , so don't bother to change my view ). And I went for Pursuit of Justice with no PVP in mind simply because I don't want to pay for carrot on a stick. Spiritual Focus went to dust as well in order for Divine Intellect to boost my healing prowess in dungeons , and I don't see the use of Spiritual Focus outside PVP medium , seeing as you have LoH to save your sorry behind against an elite mob.

I named it Uther cause in my mind that's what he did xD - heal and dps his enemies.

So what do you guys reckon ? Can you heal dungeons but hold out your own in questing zones with this spec ?

I'm curious to see what you guys think of this post, would this be a viable shockadin spec?

[Nugeneration]

For 1h/shield and no pvp it is a viable healing build with good solo potential.

Most people only go shockadin for pvp and design builds around that influence. For a strict pve damage build you want a 1h/shield, imp SoR, and vengeance from Ret being required.

[JCarrill0]

What do you guys think when using this as well?

Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator
Binds when picked up
Head | Cloth
44 Armor
+12 Spirit
+15 Intellect
Use: Channels a bolt of lightning and hurls it towards all enemies in front of the caster causing 147 to 168 Nature damage. The caster is then surrounded by a barrier of electricity for 10 min. (cooldown 30 min)

Also consider getting Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator, This you can use for the buff then switch back to your helm. (Reflective shield that deals 5 damage whenever you are attacked). (Drops in Gnomeregan and is easily solo farmed).

[Killstick]

does any of you have any experience with Force Reactive Disk or Skullflame Shield scaling with AP on the live server? Force Reactive should scale 1:1 and Skullflame only the lifesteal proc 1:1 (both dmg and healing)?

[Syphonize]

I'm actually very curious about this build! Does your damage come mainly from SoR, Judgement and Holy Shock? What do you in the downtime? Would proc-based gear that scale with spell damage like Heart of Wyrmthalak be good here (whenever it gets added anyway)?

Thanks for any replies

[FessART]

Guys what's your ideas about set gear? What should you get before all the fancy T2 and PvP sets?

[JCarrill0]

Guys what's your ideas about set gear? What should you get before all the fancy T2 and PvP sets?

I would use the spell dmg set, not the pre-update set for shockadin.
heck d2 wouldn't be too bad honestly if you had nothing better (but it really is a bad set)

[FessART]

Guys what's your ideas about set gear? What should you get before all the fancy T2 and PvP sets?

I would use the spell dmg set, not the pre-update set for shockadin.
heck d2 wouldn't be too bad honestly if you had nothing better (but it really is a bad set)

Which set is that?