On the official Blizzard forum, a player trying the healer role in WoW for the first time opened a thread about choosing a class for PvP in the World of Warcraft: Forever beta. Holy Paladin is excluded — the four remaining specs are being discussed.

On the European Blizzard forum, a player taking on the healer role for the first time opened a thread about choosing a class for PvP in the World of Warcraft: Forever beta. Holy Paladin is ruled out from the start — the four remaining specs are up for discussion.

What's being discussed

• Holy Priest — first candidate; the PvE side is what pulls the author in.
• Discipline Priest — considered as an alternative.
• Restoration Druid — on the list of possible picks.
• Restoration Shaman — on the list of possible picks.
• Holy Paladin — excluded from the start: the author expects there will be too many of them at launch.

What they want from a healer

A combination of three things: healing, survivability, and team utility — debuffs, interrupts, and other abilities that help the team and hinder the enemy. The author has already tested classes from level 1 to 20 and expects the meta to shift noticeably by level 30 (where, in their view, a proper battleground opens up) and especially at level 60.

In practice

• This is a community discussion, not a Blizzard position: there is no ready answer in the source on which healer is stronger in beta PvP.