DBRHP Part 5: Patch One Point Nein (no typo)

This part talks about a great deal more than patch 1.9, like Hammer of Wrath, the lameness of buffing, and what has replaced our pink class color as the most damning evidence that Blizzard hates paladins: the punctured voodoo doll. But the bulk of this part is about patch 1.9, and how it made paladins worse, not better. People were asking for something that had more to do with gameplay and less to do with aesthetics, and here it is.

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EDIT: I have been alerted to three factual inaccuracies: Heroic Strike crits for 2x damage, Sinister Strike crits for 2x damage, and the insulting voodoo doll made it into live, ever so briefly. I've corrected these with the images in the latest cust, but I've not changed the voiceovers.

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• paladin
• blizzard
• hate
• mockumentary
• documentary
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[ReverentChastity]

You didn't seem to mention that before Repentance was moved to Ret, that prot/ret was actually a sick pvp spec, with the old Reckoning which made paladins quite fun 1 shotting people. 1 shotting out door raid bosses even. They did cap it to 4 extra hits but that was still enough to 1 shot players.

[longWriter]

Yeah, I forgot to mention that here. I end up mentioning it much later, like in part 10 or 11 or something, where I talk about nerfs after TBC came out, and I also go back and mention how paladins' only contest-winning PvP build ever (specced deep into prot) was annihilated by patch 1.9.

[fkdpunk]

it used to be like the 20 point holy talent if im not mistaken bro

[FluxeyHnS]

i realy hope blizzard is seeing this, gj keep em comming!

[Krill8888]

I wonder if he ever noticed Champion Isimod and Champion Faesrol outside ToC...

[NetherDrakeye]

in cataclysm holy shock will be a trainable skill! lol i guess its never too late

[Unit1iPoland]

What does this guy have against women

[MrAndy1337]

you didn't mention they changed righteous fury which let actually tank multiple mobs with consecration.

[Raron]

Since I'm german i loled so hard, when I read the title...;D

[commyyyyy]

i dont no what your talking about you are atleast lvl 70 with that shield and the shoulders are dungeon set 3. spaulders of the righteous

[cmwissy]

Yarrr, It be rogue, not rouge.

[thelossbloodlock]

In the beginning, Blizzard made Paladins for shits and giggles... Look whos laughing now!

[changkuofang]

lol when i was 40 paladin in tanaris i pwned a 46 and when i was 47 52 rouge horde tried to gank me but fail pwned his ass

[warsun99]

You may say thats no so bad but when your are a Enhancent or restoration shaman its like walking backwards. We needed a reduction of mana use Not a increase of mana use. And shaman suddently started losing more often in PvP. Shaman at this point spent much more time being stunlocked. And losing to Holy paladins who no matter how much damage was inflicted they could heal it away. Where shaman couldnt. And we didnt get fixes We only got nerfs.