How exactly is a raft of drastic, unnecessary and punitive nerfs a rework?
I have played this game since closed beta, although admittedly I bowed out mid BFA through shadowlands, of course, and I am sick to death of micro-managing cooldowns, I am sick of “rotations” and I am sick of more DPS=less fun.
So I run C’thun/N’zoth with all the procs/passives and as few buttons as possible. I only mind spike if it is a proc, which is fine b/c it resets the DoT buff…For the first time playing shadow I feel my situational awareness is adequate. And my build is fine ST or AE, which I considered an accomplishment.
When my interface lights up like a casino it is fun as hell. As long as the DPS is “enough”, I want to play my way. I do not want to start a new character or main an alt.
I do not care what try hard sim-mongering flavor of the monthers think, about anything.
This is a freaking game and we play games to have fun, everyone enjoys their playstyle whatever that may be. When you ruin that experience you will lose players. Isn’t the very idea that while playing shadow during DragonFlight I have not at all felt the need or desire to play anything else a good thing? So yeh you ruined PVP for me, but I got over it, PVE is fun too. Monday night shuffle is not “that” horrible anyway, if you are pounding beers.
It is obvious that the nerf/buff roller coaster exists to squeeze more play time out of us, but isn’t just being subscribed enough? I do not want to main warlock or whatever because I am forced to, if I change specs it should be because I choose to. Because I want to.
So your plan is to nerf ALL the mechanics, then buff the numbers and call it a day? That is a rework? Take some cool stuff away, add some crappy stuff, move some stuff around and assume WE the players will find a way to make it work for us? Yes, this is the plan. Playstyle, player agency and Fun Factor be damned. Post-modern game theory, YAY!
TLDR: This rework sucks. You suck. Time to find a new game.