Holypal holywar: Haste or Int (and other stuff)?
Since holy pal guides on this forum are outdated (imo), i'd like to start the discussion about hpal current state.
Haste or Int? I know plenty hpals who either stack only int or only haste (with dfo and casters scale for example). Both groups say their stat is best. Int hpals have infinitive mana pool, ez mana management. Haste hpals have wee mana pool, they have to manage their mana every fight (with guild you have inners/mana tides/mana hymns), but those fast HLs are really saving asses. I myself stay @1340 haste (1.1 HL raidbuffed, 1.0 with engi hands, 0.9 with BL+hands) which is something between these two, but i couldn't find any resource with other HL haste caps. Tho lets discuss and make some conclusuions!
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Another big question is about Valanyr hpal. What do you think about its current state (after JoL was nerfed)? Also about SP gemming - does it worth it?. I saw some hpals having unfamiliar gemming: sp, mp5, int, for socket sp bonuses. What do you think about that?
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Aaand lets also touch trauma and trinkets.
What is the trauma current state? Year ago hpal with trauma was very powerful. NM and HC version difference?
Nowadays meteorite crystal seems obsolete for me. It was very powerful back in the time with 2 beacon stacks per cast, but now it seems like it's better to go for pandora or solace (for mp regen) or scale. It is broken for a year or so. Your trinket setup?
Guys, your opinion and expirience are appreciated here! Post your thoughts!