JBB, is it really that good?

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by Crede [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Unfortunately there’s no data to say that FSI will save you over the 80-160 extra regen hp in a 1-2 minute long pre slow situation. Especially given the fact that the best solo artist shaman was a barbarian. This is why people tend to favor regen over FSi. It’s something hard and measurable. We know it will give you more hp. We don’t know if FSI will ever actually do anything. And I don’t think there’s a documented case of it ever saving someone’s life. If it’s not saving someone’s life, it’s more of an annoyance if anything. We don’t even know if will allow a shaman to get a solo off faster. Since turgurs has a 6 second recast time.

There isn't any data to show that extra HP/Regen will save you either[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] You actually need to record a fight and check moment to moment how much HP you would have with and without Regen. Even if you can point to a specific point in the fight where you would be dead if you didn't have the extra HP/Regen, that doesn't take into account the fact that you probably would have played a bit differently due to noticing your HP being lower.

In reality both FSI and Regen have a very small percent chance to save you from dying specifically throughout the duration of a fight. You don't need data to understand this point. It is simply a non-zero percentage that is small in both cases.

FSI is better with Torpor because FSI can ALSO make the pre-slow phase of a fight easier (the first minute or so). Being able to land a slow a few seconds earlier (due to not having to recast it because of an interrupt) can easily save you 100s of HP due to having the mob slowed a few seconds earlier. This could be the difference between having to gate, and stabilizing the fight.

Nobody is claiming Regeneration or FSI is required to beat content, so the point about the Barbarian is irrelevant. We are simply determining which racial is better, not which one is required. Neither are.