I’m sure mages would be destroyed in the pvp scene if they add a CD to polymorph but spammable CCs are a low skill mechanic for a high reward.
Cyclone, fear, chains of ice, are another examples but bashing mages has been a trending last week so I’ll stick to it 
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I don’t play a mage, but why do you think polymorph is so powerful? Ever tried to polymorph someone in a group PvP situation? First of all, it has a cast timer and is easily interrupted. If you’re a melee class like a rogue, for example, you shouldn’t spend a lot of time polymorphed. Second, even if a mage gets one off, it’s highly likely that it will be broken by AOE or a careless druid with Twin Moons. Third, it is the only CC in the game the fully heals its target faster than a healer could. Does rogue kidney shot full heal a target? Does warlock fear? Does cyclone? Does the monk incap? Why??
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but they aren’t, they simply put a CD on greater pyroblast so bads have to re-roll frost and git gud like a proper pvp mage
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Nah, just gonna reroll war for the faceroll shattering throw. All we need now is OG second wind… EZ
Poly is the most powerful heal in the game and breaks with a stiff breeze. That’s the tradeoff it makes for being spammable. If it gets a cooldown, it loses its heal and/or ease of breaking.
Exactly. It’s honestly a mediocre CC in the current game. It was only powerful in Vanilla and TBC before every class had multiple AOEs, dots, etc. And before other classes had better CC, like Cyclone. (Vastly superior CC to polymorph).
If I were a mage I’d rather have something like HoJ than poly, cool down and all.
I was asking if it was a good idea mr chad, I’m fine the way it is even if it’s “low skill high reward”
gonna consider it, that spell felt good to use against paladins
awww someone upset their iceblock won’t save them?
You kick poly you get hit with gpyro because you arcane locked a fire mage. It is a lose-lose situation.
Ok, but now we’re not talking about how good polymorph is. Also, if you’re a melee class and are in melee range of a mage, you can go toe to toe with his damage easy.
Eh, doesn’t matter, the effect diminishes if it’s abused eventually becomes resisted.
I don’t think you know what you’re on about OP.
Yes. Put CDs on Polymorph and Fear, to prevent spamable CC.
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It will till I reroll. Then it’s war enh or 2h frost. Still trying to decide.
Requires the DK to spend 1 rune, a DK has 6 runes that are generally used on damaging abilities. A DK that spams Chains of Ice won’t be doing much damage.
do you know that after 25 seconds the diminish return goes back to 8 seconds right
So, now that you want to add a CD on Fear/Poly and similar CCs… you’ll have to remove the Diminishing returns, remove break on damage and (heal for poly) increase the pvp durations from 8 to 16 seconds as well increase pve duration from 20 to 40 seconds on.
Can’t take without giving something back as well. The 15years worth of nerfs fear as gotten shows this as well. Just throwing out a generic blanket complaint (such as this thread) only shows you have very little understanding on how to viably and optimally use and counter these abilities and only seek personal gain within your own agenda while blindly ignoring the community as a whole.
Which you’ll end up creating much worse situation for yourself and others. Sick of spammed CCs? Great now you created a chain gang effect with mediocre to above average players who know how to communicate and lock out one to two players much longer.
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