I’d just like to address the retail bit before jumping back into topic, but it’s actually the other way around. Blizzard is so focused on hamstringing the elite world first players with systems and timegating and convoluted BS that it makes the game horrible for a normal player who doesn’t give a flying frick. IMO this is one the reasons retail is so bad. I can see some players tanking certain bosses that require more tanks and respeccing back to healer/dps after which in my opinion is just a net positive compared to having to bring an extra tank for every boss even when its unneeded or having the player hearth and respec and get summoned back in. I’m sure Rogues and Warriors could find some spec to swap to during trash for faster times. In TBC the meta is caster and ranged dps focus so everyone respeccing and then drinking to full negates any time save you could conceive. But for those of us who want to play on a more competitive level, buying dual spec and maintaining a secondary spec to swap around based on optimal comp will be mandatory.Ĭould you give an example of this? The two main dps classes Hunter and Warlock would gain nothing from respeccing mid raid.

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