Paladin Swing timer resets and spells?

[zork]

So after seeing this report https://vanilla-twinhead.twinstar.cz/?issue=7276
I realised I never really knew how it's supposed to be.

So spells with cast time reset swing timer? At start or end of cast?

Instant spells should not reset swing timer, but repentance does? Edit: probably working as intended.

 

[Dreamripper]

People should at least attempt to research the "bugs" they are reporting.

I quick google search has revealed this:

http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Repentance

Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): No longer resets the Paladin's melee swing timer.

So Repentance should be resetting the swing timer at least until WotLK.

 

[zork]

I made this topic a bit too quickly indeed, but it wasn't me who reported the bug.

Part of my question is still relevant though (to me at least)

 

[gotmilk0112]

Yes, spells with cast time reset your swing timer, when they finish casting. This is to make it so that you can't equip a 3.8 speed weapon and sneak in a cast between each melee swing. It'd be kinda OP for Shamans to be able to lightning bolt between every swing, or Paladins to heal between every swing.