Mage is doing the SAME damage than last patch
But Shadow priest damage is working as intended
Mages had to be nerfed because the OP new spec augmentation finally made them good for once this season and it’s mages fault somehow. Of course Augmentation is untouched.
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ngl DF is making me hate Evokers.
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Shadowpriest are fine & should be left alone. They’re in that mid-state where they can perform well, with the spec being fun & viable to play for players who apply themselves – The goal that should be set for most classes.
Mage - Specifically ‘Fire’ yeah, they need a buff for sure. Majority of every man and his magic dog I come across seem to go Frost.
Personally I find that Arcane could use some visual updates & options to make the spec more visually appealing. Perhaps add a blue arcane visual (Like the Blue Dragons, mastered in magic tend to use) along with perhaps ‘Void & Light’ visuals to make things interesting.
Yup. It’s kinda mind boggling
I was actually happy to let mage outperform abit this tier given they were dumpster
But the fact blizzard is nerfing mages while letting SP, Warlock and DKs run amok with their broken DPS is just infuriating
This is like saying wotlk making me hate DKs
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Well, that was the general consensus back in Wrath, when DKs were soloing BC dungeons in their starting blue gear set…
Mages are literally getting propped up by the fact that Augmentation Evokers exist now. But for some reason we’re nerfing the SKB pyroblast by 15% and most of the AoE by 8% and ST by 5% 
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Augment evoker is going to be a terrible thing for this game. Either useless or broken. Probably mandatory for the rest of this expansion considering they are the focus of the lore and game right now.
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Weird…
After the patch went live I took up my Fire mage and went to town. I’ve been doing much much better in world content.
I did choose Unleashed Inferno rather than SKB though (I just find it too risky to be standing still that long as a mage). That alongside Shifting Power helps me have Combustion very often.
I also prefer selecting Hyperthermia. It isn’t a common choice but I love when it procs and the Pyroblasts help with other buildups.
Diverted power and Displacement heal now helps keep me alive longer.
I dunno.
What, you don’t like a stupid notification every time an evoker you don’t know makes a legendary that’s irrelevant to you?
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You have to remember something: Since RoP was removed, mages received a flat 15% damage buff. THEN we also get Incanters Flow, which increases by 4% to start, up to 20.
That’s 19% minimum to start 24/7, up to 35 max. This blows RoP out of proportion.
Don’t forget Surging Blaze, which also increases Pyroblast and Flamestrike by another 10%.
So yeah. We are literally a nuke.
I love it. Don’t you?
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Augmentation was never a good idea
Nerf a class that is performing equal 10.1? Mid of the pack of DPS?
When Shadow priest have outstanding damage and got more buffs to AoE and single target before 10.1.5 released?!
Sure, are fine. Mages finally have some synergy in its rotation, but the damage is far behind shadow priest, but witch class got nerfed?