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Do you ever browse other forums? I've read quite a few threads in the past of people complaining to healers who have no reduction. Most of the "end-game" healers i've seen who do not do so are...
http://elitistjerks.com/f77/t35208-wotlk_healing_compendium_v3_0_theorycraft_specs_etc/
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Q: What talents are low priority, or useless now? (for PvE)
A: Silent Resolve. Blessed Recovery. Focused Will. Blessed Resilience. Reflective Shield. Searing Light. Unbreakable Will. Improved Divine Spirit. Improved Mana Burn. Martyrdom.
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I read through the forums, and I am completely baffled as to why anyone would spec into improved inner light? Why not silent resolve? I tried to look around for this reasoning. Could someone tell me
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Inner fire at level 71 also boosts spellpower. Silent Resolve is essentially unnecessary, as threat is not a concern in any reasonable environment.
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They're both weak talents, but Improved Inner Fire at least does something, which is more than you can say about Silent Resolve with the current state of tank threat. Of course, if the threat situation changes, it's easy to move the Inner Fire points over later.
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I know that Silent Resolve isn't on anyone's list for raiding, but from the 5-mans I've run, I wouldn't go without it.
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I don't have Silent Resolve and I haven't had any problem in 5-mans. Not even with undergeared and inexperienced Death Knight tanks.
(Comments can be found on page 1, 3, 9 and 10 if you want to look them up)
I stopped looking after page 10, but for the first 10 pages nobody has even tried to argue the point that Silent Resolve is useless for raids. And only one person states he really wants it for 5-mans.
Also, http://elitistjerks.com/f77/t39858-raids_healing_3_0_priest/
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4. Threat will be a problem, only fight in the game I reccomend specing Silent Resolve.
(That fight being Sartharion with drakes up)
And there's tons more of that on EJ which I'm not going to bother all linking here. But since you asked if I ever read other forum
s and EJ is just one, here you go:
http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=37168.0
http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=31606.0
http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=26871.0
http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=26014.0
Also, http://bobturkey.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/silent-resolve-vs-improved-inner-fire/
And http://www.wowinsider.com/tag/silent-resolve/ (Even though it's a somewhat old source).
While looking up all these posts for you, aside from that one person on EJ stating he wants it for 5-mans, I yet have to see anybody shed a different light on the talent. Feel free to show me if I've missed it.
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Also, Naxx is nothing.
Regardless if it's easy or not, it's the most high end raiding instance in the game right now, and it's difficulty is only bested by fights like Malygos. Sure, there might be some huge threat change when Ulduar comes out where Silent Resolve becomes a must, but until we know what is going to happen to end-game we should focus on what the situation is like now.
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Back my point of view with examples from other players? We're keeping on topic and between us, Bob. You also wanna be careful because the OP is looking for serious information.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say here? The OP was basically asking about information about the priest class, and we've run off into discussing a somewhat important part of it, threat. We are on topic and I'm giving serious information. The reason I'm asking you to back your point up is because you keep saying you've "read" and "heard about" priests constantly dying to threat gain, yet you haven't given us any sources or examples of people who share this way of thinking. If you've read threads about people agreeing with this point of view, link them. I'd have no problems accepting that you are right and I was wrong, if you could only prove your point - all evidence is pointing in the other direction.