Blizzard on Night Fae Soulshape Behavior - What Abilities Cancel Soulshape?

Shadowlands Posted 2020/10/01 at 12:06 PM by perculia

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We’ve seen some questions recently about inconsistencies with abilities that cancel Soulshape and abilities that are usable during Soulshape without cancelling it. This is a work in progress.

The design intention here is that Soulshape should behave similarly to a Shaman’s Ghost Wolf, or a Druid’s Travel Form – all activated abilities should cancel Soulshape, with a few exceptions. When work is complete, Shaman or Druid abilities that do not already cancel Ghost Wolf / Travel Form should not cancel Soulshape. Another example to follow is Glide for Demon Hunters.

As of this latest build of the Shadowlands Beta, Death Knight, Demon Hunter, and Druid abilities are set up appropriately, with the exception of some PvP talents. We’ll make this behavior consistent across the remaining classes in future builds.
I noticed that Howling Blast did not cancel Soulshape.

Comment by westomoprestoi wonder if druids can Wild Charge in Soulshape?Comment by DocJumpRemovedComment by TobiasAmaranthEmptylands. Not a shadow, just empty.

Anyways, this still is unfair to Druids, especially bears. They really need a Guardian feature that preserves some form of bear capabilities shortly after a de-shift for situations like these. :| It just feels kinda lame to lose all that armor, health, bonus healing on us, etc when using the ability.Comment by NullKore35People be like "Delay Shadowlands",we still have a month they can fix these things,also prepatch will be out soon,expecting a release date in a day or 2,or who knows maybe some hoursComment by CertifiedRemovedComment by NineoclockI'm very confused. Was Soulshape not supposed to to have a built in cast-while-moving effect? For Shamans, every single damage/healing ability cancels Ghost Wolf, which means you're very clearly NOT able to cast anything while moving with Soulshape.Comment by EldariasAnyways, this still is unfair to Druids, especially bears. They really need a Guardian feature that preserves some form of bear capabilities shortly after a de-shift for situations like these. :| It just feels kinda lame to lose all that armor, health, bonus healing on us, etc when using the ability.SoulshapeComment by SoeroahPeople be like "Delay Shadowlands",we still have a month they can fix these things,also prepatch will be out soon,expecting a release date in a day or 2,or who knows maybe some hoursComment by mazejakerAs a hunter, Disengage, and interacting with nodes like herbs, ores, maybe some WQ objects, are all I'd really hope for.

Maybe flare, and traps, until they are triggered, because that would put you in combat anyway.Comment by MurzacPeople be like "Delay Shadowlands",we still have a month they can fix these things,also prepatch will be out soon,expecting a release date in a day or 2,or who knows maybe some hoursComment by duranoxPeople be like "Delay Shadowlands",we still have a month they can fix these things,also prepatch will be out soon,expecting a release date in a day or 2,or who knows maybe some hoursComment by XaleaYikes. We're three weeks out and this isn't even implemented properly yet? They've had more time for SL than for any expansion. Yes, covid, but come on. This is a management issue.Comment by couchpotato2013People be like "Delay Shadowlands",we still have a month they can fix these things,also prepatch will be out soon,expecting a release date in a day or 2,or who knows maybe some hoursComment by TombsvCan I mine and pick herbs with it?Comment by JCarr178People be like "Delay Shadowlands",we still have a month they can fix these things,also prepatch will be out soon,expecting a release date in a day or 2,or who knows maybe some hoursComment by pcaballe77Absolutely right. This is a game director that is unable to properly direct during a crisis. I don’t blame them it takes skill and knowledge to know how to execute in an emergency. But this is not it.Comment by XaleaAbsolutely right. This is a game director that is unable to properly direct during a crisis. I don’t blame them it takes skill and knowledge to know how to execute in an emergency. But this is not it.Comment by aalemPeople be like "Delay Shadowlands",we still have a month they can fix these things,also prepatch will be out soon,expecting a release date in a day or 2,or who knows maybe some hoursComment by FredbeatdownI’m more concerned with the fact that one covenant has a health potion while one has a much more exciting speed boost. Does blizzard give a @#$% about people who want to both PVP and PVE competively?

This was not a hard problem to avoid, abilities should have been integrated with conduits and separate from the covenant RP choice. Endless choice and freedom to swap based on the content.

I cannot believe the stubbornness of this dev team.Comment by NecrodogeRemoved