As of today Improved Water Shield procs are not being affected by Improved Shields, which should increase mana gained per Water Shield orb by 15%. When I crit with a heal, thus consuming a water shield orb, I'm only gaining 492 mana, as is the default stated in the tool tip. However, when I am hit with any sort of damage, I'm gaining 549 mana, as it should be with my 3 talent points in Improved Shields.


No where in either talent description does it say that they do not work together. Improved Water Shield consumes an orb, and I think it's a bug that it doesn't benefit from Improved Shields.

EDIT: For gooder grammars

This bug tested and confirmed numerous times, /bump.

I also confirm this bug. My crit heals restore 492-493 mana, but when I'm hit by an ability I restore 549-550 mana.

Confirmed on 12/01/2008

I am also having this issue.

Ditto
imp Water shield is not getting affected by imp elemental shields, t7 (2) bonus OR the Water shield glyph

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That is actually not entirely correct.

Even without Improved shield talents, and tier 7, Water Shield does not return as much mana when it procs from a crit with the improved water shield talents. Orbs consumed from damage taken return 50+ more mana than orbs consumed from crits. Both scale with Improved shields and t7-- the discrepancy exists with and without both.

A detailed testing of this problem was conducted by members of the Elitist Jerks forums:

http://elitistjerks.com/f79/t38216-resto_water_shield_data_calculations/

No on can account for the discrepancy.

Can anyone confirm that the problem only exists with rank 9?

Bumpage for great justice.

This is ocurring for my shaman also.

With 2 piece set bonus of tier 7 I am receiving:

535 per globe with Critical Heals
and
596 per globe from being hit in melee.

Needs a fix especially with the incoming nerf to the way Lesser Healing Wave
interacts with [Improved Water Shield]