Someone who had been the wow classic gold
I say this as someone who had been the wow classic gold raiding Ret Paladin at guild pre-1.9 so the guild could acquire Kings, the 31pt Ret talent at that time. At that time, Ret was fairly poor, particularly in contrast to the tri-spec Reck+Vengeance+Divine Favor build. Someone had to get Kings, however, and that was me. (The best raid healing talents were the first 14 from the tree pre 1.9)
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