With the most recent update of TBC Classic, the UNIT_ATTACK_SPEED event is no longer firing whenever attack speed of the player changes.
This breaks the functionality of swing timers since they are dependent on that event to update the progress of the swing bar. Registering for auras applying and fading is not a usable workaround since the value returned from UnitAttackSpeed does not seem to have been updated at the time the aura event is received.
This heavily affect the gameplay of retribution paladins and arms warriors since they are highly dependent on timing abilities with their auto attack.
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Hey, I’d hate for this to get buried. It may seem like a small issue, but it is a massive QoL decrease for those of us that play arms or ret and our performance in raid is entirely tied to how quickly we can react to updates in the swing timer’s speed.
As it stands, whenever you have a haste buff fall off mid-swing (extending the delay til your next swing), any swing timer will incorrectly report the timing of your next attack, causing you to clip it and cancel your attack for the ability.
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It’s a nerf to Retribution and Arms for sure due to Mongoose, Bloodlust, Haste Pots, and Flurry proccing. There is a temp fix posted for a swing timer weak aura but there’s also conflicting information on if it’s working or not.
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Just to help out in case you need a temp solution (forwarded to me by a guildie):
Open your Weakauras/GenericTriggers.lua file
Replace UNIT_ATTACK_SPEED with UNIT_AURA it should be in 2 places within the file.
It seems to have worked for me. Not a solution by any means but a potential temp workaround for those who need it.
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This workaround doesn’t fix the issue, but it does help. If you lose a haste buff mid-swing, you will still clip autos if you follow the cues of the timer.
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Daddy blizz plz fix I beg, I’m not trying to cuck slam .4-.5s all night because my swing timers broke
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Huge issue for ret, arms, and enhancement. Fix it now.
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pls fix UNIT_ATTACK_SPEED
UNIT_AURA replacement is not a fix or suitable workaround
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Cmon blizzard fix it fast. You somehow fix Dragonstrike Haste Pot problem so fast but not this.
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FIX THIS NOW!!! This is awful.
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I’ve made a WeakAura which patches the bug until Blizzard gets around to fixing it on their end. I don’t think I’m allowed to post URLs here, so you can find it on my Wago profile or on the paladin or fight club discords, all under the username Anonomit.
IF YOU’VE MODIFIED YOUR VERSION OF WEAKAURAS THEN YOU MUST REVERT THE CHANGES OR ELSE THIS WILL PROBABLY NOT WORK.
Good luck. Hopefully this issue gets resolved soon.
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Yes blizzard. My dps dropped by a good 200+ since Tuesday hit. It’s causing me burnout and giving me a disconnect from enjoyment of playing. PLEASE FIX!
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