Shadowlands Alpha Theorycrafting

[z0k]

I have a bear and x4 Boomkins and really wanted to main the team in Shadowlands. Here is some Balance footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7EdKFYaUM

They look weak

it’s really not about how strong or weak they are it’s really that eclipse is hard to manage and will have a high skill floor making it not ideal to box

[Purpleflavor]

it’s really not about how strong or weak they are it’s really that eclipse is hard to manage and will have a high skill floor making it not ideal to box

Eclipse is easy to box right now, the stacks make it safe to macro, did something change about eclipse in SL?

[z0k]

Eclipse is easy to box right now, the stacks make it safe to macro, did something change about eclipse in SL?

Yes, they've changed Eclipse virtually every expansion. Empowerments are gone, Eclipse is a slider again. There are a few things that may make or break this from a boxing perspective.

1.) Each Eclipse has a 30 second ICD
2.) You must enter each Eclipse back and forth
3.) It's not as RNG as before (it used to be based upon your character's having a crit)

[Purpleflavor]

Yes, they've changed Eclipse virtually every expansion. Empowerments are gone, Eclipse is a slider again. There are a few things that may make or break this from a boxing perspective.

1.) Each Eclipse has a 30 second ICD
2.) You must enter each Eclipse back and forth
3.) It's not as RNG as before (it used to be based upon your character's having a crit)

ug, sad news. not worth the performance loss. Empowerment stacks were perfect. Why would they go back to something the entire boomkin community hated?

[Purpleflavor]

looked into it more and eclipse looks manageable so that's good to see.