(12-29-2014, 12:24 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: Imagine if you got into a dungeon and your tank wasn't wearing a shield. Or a body piece, in the case of a warrior. Or a caster with a wand and no off-hand. It's a slippery slope, I know, but "it's just 30 points" isn't an excuse for some people. SCH/SMN are unfairly impacted by a linear stat system that doesn't have a real purpose in the game by any means.
They're also unfairly impacted by a slew of other stuff (spell speed on most of their gear when they need crit, etc.)
And yeah, it is one hell of a slippery slope. I'd say the Paladin not wearing a shield has a lot more problems to figure out than where he needs to figure out his stat allocation.