some ponderings on the Cat changes...

I will try to keep my 'discuss' to a bare minimum as it is late and I just got off work.

What I like about the New Catty spec (in no particular order):

• Inner Will / Inner Fire - I have never had a problem keeping IF up and active, I have, however never cared for the fact that it has charges...i mean is that really necessary? Anyways, I like that the two will be w/o charges and can be used 'on the fly'. Inner Will gives you a 12% speed burst and a mana discount to your instant casts. Seems to me to be more PVP sided...sure I wanna run a little faster to get to that next boss in VOA but don't really see myself using IW over IF.
• Leap of Faith (Life Grip) - Awesome sounding...if you wanna play daddy or mom in the raid. I am of the school that the healers know what is going on in the raid as a big picture more than the dps or tanks. Not only do the healers watch green AND blue bars they are at a distance (typically) checking things out at max camera range. So why not give them the "get over here you knucklehead' spell. I do like it, some have posted their dislike of the idea...but as a healing priest, I care about the raid, their longevity and contributions {{ALIVE}} so I wont be the wiseguy that macros a raid/say/whisper/chat emote that announces I just saved your butt...if that were the case y'all would have seen that from my Pain Suppression or Guardian Spirit (GS back-in-the-day, I'm not holy ;p) spells going off.
• AOE bubble (Power Word: Barrier) - woot, shieldin' on easy mode?! I don't know if this is the OP part of priests yet or what but man what a spell. I imagine the mana cost will be high for such a beast as this :)
• Also diggin' the drop of Divine Spirit (save a candle or twenty)
  

What I think is 'still' missing from the healing priest:

• Ahem, I've always wanted an interrupt ability while i am healing. I play a shaman as my second main and love, love, love Wind Shear. It is a beautiful thing. So, I'd like something like that while I am healing. I always main target the boss or last multi-mob (jokingly my AFK Mind Sear casting while bored) when raiding (since I use healbot to heal) and am always aware of the spells they are casting.
• ^^ I actually used that old, old spell (only available to draenei and dwarves) I think it was called Chastise? Anyway it would stun a 'humanoid' target for XX seconds. Was nice in pvp.
• Fear Ward - I love this to have more than one charge, maybe 2 or 3. I know I could get Glyph of Fear Ward but who in their right mind would?

I grow weary and tired and shall end this post here. I am, alas, pleased with the changes and will continue to love the Priest class...whether its on the dark side or the light side of priestyness.

Heal on brothers and sisters...heal on...