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The video centers on "seal twisting," a key technique for Paladins in World of Warcraft, spanning different game versions such as Vanilla, Burning Crusade, and Season of Discovery. The speaker, Sand, introduces the concept and highlights important Paladin abilities and seals like Seal of Righteousness, Seal of Command, Seal of Justice, and Seal of Martyrdom, explaining their unique effects and strategic uses.
Seal twisting involves activating one seal followed quickly by another to maximize effect during auto-attacks, necessitating precise timing and add-ons like swing timer to manage this properly. This method enhances damage output and offers strategic advantages in various scenarios, including PvE and PvP. The video details specific sequences and rotations, including the use of macros, to execute seal twisting effectively.
The emphasis is on the impact of weapon speed on effectiveness, with slower weapons being preferable for more effective proc rates. Variations in seal twisting strategies are explored, demonstrating combinations like Seal of Command into Seal of Justice for stuns. The Burning Crusade's iconic combination of Seal of Command and Seal of Blood (or Martyrdom) is highlighted for its powerful damage potential, leading to a call to Blizzard to reintroduce such features in the Season of Discovery for enhanced gameplay.
Overall, the video serves as a comprehensive guide for both novice and experienced players, aimed at optimizing Paladin gameplay through advanced seal twisting techniques. The speaker concludes by encouraging community engagement to support bringing back favored gameplay mechanics.
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In this part of the video, Sand introduces the concept of “seal twisting” in the context of the game World of Warcraft, particularly focusing on the Vanilla, Burning Crusade, and Season of Discovery versions. Sand explains that the guide will be comprehensive and intended for both new and experienced players.
Key details include:
– The importance of auto-attacks for Paladins and other melee classes.
– The unique abilities in Season of Discovery, such as Crusader Strike and Whirlwind Divine Storm.
– Explanation of seals as 30-second self buffs that imbue attacks with additional effects.
– The “seal judge system,” where casting a seal expels holy energy for damage or debuffs.
– The necessity of a swing timer add-on for effective seal twisting.
– Specific macros for optimizing seal twisting, such as a Crusader Strike macro.
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In this segment, the speaker discusses their attack strategy in a game, prioritizing Crusader strikes and specific macros. While they mention their unique weak aura setups, they have not shared them yet due to bugs. They highlight the importance of macros and add-ons for effective seal twisting, asking viewers to visit their Twitch chat for updates. The speaker then provides an overview of seals in “Classic WoW,” starting with the Seal of Righteousness, which adds flat holy damage to attacks and has a powerful Judgment effect. They move on to the Seal of the Crusader, which increases attack speed but reduces damage. Lastly, they cover the Seal of Martyrdom (or Seal of Blood), which deals significant damage at the cost of the player’s health, also providing a mana return benefit to party members. This seal is crucial for seal twisting and obtained from a rune, typically around level eight.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker details various Paladin abilities in World of Warcraft, focusing particularly on different seals available to the class. They discuss “Seal of Command,” highlighting its importance for dealing significant holy damage, especially when the target is stunned or incapacitated. They also explain “Seal of Justice,” which can stun targets and prevents them from fleeing, making it useful in PvE scenarios. Additionally, the video touches on “Seal of Light” and “Seal of Wisdom,” both of which provide healing and mana restoration respectively, and emphasize fast weapon effectiveness due to percentage chance based procs.
Lastly, the speaker introduces the concept of “seal twisting.” This technique involves having one seal active and then activating another seal within a 0.4-second overlap period during an auto attack swing, allowing both seals to apply effects simultaneously. They stress the importance of using a swing timer add-on to optimize the timing for seal twisting, especially for Paladins, due to its significant impact on gameplay. The potential downside mentioned is the high mana cost, necessitating careful mana management.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the mechanic of “seal twisting” for Paladins in the game. They explain that by overlapping two seals within a 400-millisecond window, players can ensure both seals are active when they attack a target, enhancing their effectiveness and making gameplay more engaging. This technique, popular among Classic Paladin players, involves rhythmic timing akin to a rhythm game, where precision in casting seals within a swing timer maximizes damage output. The video also covers different variations of seal twisting, specifically using Seal of Righteousness and Seal of Martyrdom, and demonstrates a basic rotation. The speaker prefers starting with Seal of Righteousness followed by Seal of Martyrdom due to higher damage output from Judgment of Martyrdom. They provide a step-by-step guide on setting up and executing this rotation effectively.
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In this part of the video, the speaker explains the mechanics of the Paladin rotation using a 3.5-second speed weapon, focusing on the “seal twisting” technique. They demonstrate a two-way twist involving Seal of Righteousness and Seal of the Martyr. The rotation sequence includes using righteousness, martyr, Crusader Strike, and judgment at the correct intervals to optimize damage output. The speaker emphasizes that weapon speed affects rotation and slower weapons are preferable for seal twisting due to more effective proc rates. The segment also details another two-way twist between Seal of Command and Seal of Righteousness, highlighting how both seals can be active simultaneously to enhance attacks. The intricacies of timing the seals in relation to the global cooldown are covered, pointing out that the seal must be cast within a specific window before the next swing.
00:25:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker explains advanced techniques involving the twisting of different seals in a gameplay setting, likely for a paladin class in a game like World of Warcraft. At the 1.7-second mark, the speaker demonstrates starting with no seal and then spamming the Seal of Righteousness to get a proc from Seal of Command and Seal of Righteousness simultaneously. The speaker explains that this technique works between certain seals but not all combinations.
The speaker then details variations of twisting involving Seal of Command, Seal of Righteousness, and Seal of Martyrdom, mentioning their interactions with Seal of Justice, Seal of Wisdom, and Seal of Light. Emphasis is placed on the powerful PvP application of twisting Seal of Command into Seal of Justice, allowing for multiple procs and the potential to stun opponents, effectively doubling the chances for Seal of Justice to proc. The segment also covers how these techniques can lead to significant damage outputs and extended lockdown in PvP scenarios by combining these seal twists strategically.
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In this part of the video, the speaker delves into various seal twisting techniques in World of Warcraft, focusing on creating powerful damage combinations. They explain how using Seal of Command, Seal of Righteousness, and Seal of Justice can maximize holy damage and cut through armor effectively. They highlight the importance of one-way twists, indicating that Seal of Justice does not transition into other seals. The speaker also touches on the optimal use of Seal of Wisdom for mana efficiency.
They passionately discuss the iconic gameplay from the Burning Crusade era, particularly the potent combination of Seal of Command and Seal of Blood, which significantly enhanced the Retribution Paladin’s capabilities. This combination allowed for scaling damage and smooth attack rotations. The segment concludes with a strong plea to Blizzard to reintroduce the ability to twist Martyr and Command together, as it was in the Burning Crusade, to offer players the full spectrum of gameplay options in the Season of Discovery.
00:35:00
In this part of the video, the speaker emphasizes the desire within the Paladin community for a feature in “Season of Discovery” that functions similarly to the Command and Righteousness ability. They urge viewers to leave comments and support the cause in hopes that Blizzard will implement this feature. The speaker then summarizes the content covered about seal twisting in Classic WoW and its relevance to various game versions. They conclude by encouraging viewers to provide feedback, subscribe, and engage with the channel for more guides and updates.