Skip Wild Growth?! Pre-Launch Changes for Resto Druid

The resto druid community is dooming (and blooming) after the latest datamined changes for WoW Forever. Gift of the Earthmother is gone, Wild Growth now has a cast time, and Bloom is here. But is resto druid actually worse? In this video I look objectively at what we’re losing, what we’re gaining, and why it feels so much worse than the numbers suggest. Then I share my recommendations for how Blizzard could make resto druid balanced AND fun to play again. ⚠️ These changes were found in the game files and could change before the official blue post. Thanks to Doublezug for the HPS modeling referenced in this video. A link to the numbers he ran can be found here (he links his modeling sheet as well):    • How Big is the Resto Druid Rework? - WoW F...   💬 If you could petition the devs to change ONE thing for resto druid, what would it be? Let me know in the comments (and keep it civil!) Chapters 0:00 Loss Aversion & the Druid Doom 1:20 Disclaimer: Datamined, Not Final 1:48 Gift of the Earthmother Removed 4:16 GOTEM & Omen of Clarity: The Hidden Upside 5:19 Bloom: How It Works & Why It's Clunky 6:52 Wild Growth Nerf 9:10 Skipping Wild Growth? The Regrowth / Nature’s Grace Build 11:18 Swiftmend Changes 12:03 The Big Win: Genesis Buff 12:23 Resto Got Stronger? Then Why Does It Still Feel Bad? 15:03 Proposed Change #1: Replace Bloom with Living Seed 16:32 Proposed Change #2: Bring Back Gift of the Earthmother 17:09 Proposed Change #3: Move Wild Growth Up the Talent Tree 17:40 Controversial Take: Remove Wild Growth? 18:26 Final Thoughts: What Would You Change? #WoWForever #RestoDruid #WorldofWarcraft #DruidHealer #WoWClassic