http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/02/05/a-look-at-the-stated-priest-changes-for-patch-3-1/#continued

Group Shield! Self-cast penance! PoH on other groups!

*Swoon*

Another buff for warriors that also effect discipline priests.

"You now gain rage when damage done to you is absorbed, such as through a Power Word: Shield."

Another buff for warriors that also effect discipline priests.

"You now gain rage when damage done to you is absorbed, such as through a Power Word: Shield."

I swear that they already said that was in the game. Regardless, awesome. Then I don't have to hear you bitch about it anymore!

Yeah, these are some awesome changes! Being able to cast Prayer of Healing on a different group is HUGE! and self casting penance will save me in quite a few situations... I am really happy that I switched to discipline.

The only thing I sort of miss is the spirit angel, but I'm getting over it...

As an asside: Is it just me, Gleja (and any other disc priests that want to respond), or is it a lot harder to kill a discipline priest in solo PVE (vs. Holy)?
I took on one of those 82elite giants in Icecrown the other day with very little problem, I mean I had to blow all of my cool downs in the fight, but I was able to kill 5 of them for the quest all solo...

Dude, that is AWESOME. That will make me go Disc, definitely. The only thing that gave me pause was the idea of casting shield on an entire group meant casting it on the tank, which has always been an OMG NO NO NO, but if the tank now gains rage from that, hell, shield away!

Discipline weirdos.

Harumph.

I leveled Groo from L70 to L80 Disp. I was sweet but holy had more options for group heals.

If these changes make it , it will be interesting to see.