07-31-2008, 06:16 AM
There are several new ways to regenerate mana coming. For instance Paladins are getting an Evocation variant. I personally am looking forward to having another fee (that's all it is, there is not a lot of thought or planning required to chain chug) removed from raiding.
Regarding heroics vs raiding from my perspective (Healer, previously Tank) even the easy ones are harder than Karazhan. That's speaking in terms of my share of the incoming damage or the number of mobs to hold, the techincal requirements are low. If your group is in Tier, PVP or Badge gear they'll be trivial since they don't have difficult coordination checks and are designed to be done by people in blues. Give them a try with a 10k HP/Armour tank, a 1k +heal healer and equivalently geared DPS for a better idea of how they felt at release.
Regarding heroics vs raiding from my perspective (Healer, previously Tank) even the easy ones are harder than Karazhan. That's speaking in terms of my share of the incoming damage or the number of mobs to hold, the techincal requirements are low. If your group is in Tier, PVP or Badge gear they'll be trivial since they don't have difficult coordination checks and are designed to be done by people in blues. Give them a try with a 10k HP/Armour tank, a 1k +heal healer and equivalently geared DPS for a better idea of how they felt at release.