Dual spec action bar glitch November 29, 2009
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Around level 55, I dual-specced my druid, Onashne, as resto/balance. While resto was my “main spec,” I was mainly just using it in battlegrounds, and I did my questing as boomkin.
This meant that, until the low-70s and battleground leveling, I was dinging each level in my balance spec, and training, then switching to resto and training, then going back to questing.
Well, today I learned that there is a slight glitch to leveling with a dual spec: Your action bars are only updated in the spec you train in. So if, for example, you are training in balance, then your balance spec action bars are updated to reflect new spell ranks, but your resto bars are not.
So I’ve been using Rank 8 of Regrowth and Rejuvination, Rank 3 of Tranquility, Rank 1 of Lifebloom, etc. since about the mid-50s.
Which makes me even more proud of this, from the Alterac Valley where I dinged 80 last week:
That paladin at No. 8 on healing was a monster, though; I may have topped heals but he was our MVP.
Anyway, the lesson is: Check your spell ranks in your action bar if you dual spec. Because you could be even MORE AWESOME if you’re using your max-rank spells.
I hit 40 a while back on my druid. I’d been finding it a bit of a struggle over the last few levels since most same-level mobs would get me down to about 30% health or so in a fight and two at once was almost suicide.
…. I found out why when i visited the trainer for my level 40 skills – I hadn’t trained skills since I twinked him at 29!
Hi just found this blog today since I’ve been thinking of trying to level my 27 shaman again. Love this blog so far!
Ugh I had the same problem with this glitch! I dual-specced my ret pally to include healing and wondered why I had an easy time healing a couple insances like sunken temple but then when I tried to heal ramps I was struggling bad and had mana issues. I really felt like I wasn’t cut out for healing and although I did try to save “healing gear” while leveling, it wasn’t until I was about level 78 that I realized my blessing buffs were lower than someone else’s blessing I had. I then realized my damage/healing buttons were on lower ranks for both specs. I almost died!
Unfortunately, I’ve been scarred since then, scared to heal a 5 man!!! It may seem like I’m overreacting but that was a really negative experience and to carry my healing fear for almost 20 levels…. =(