Class Tuning Incoming - March 25

[Wolfpetra-bonechewer]

@Kaivax

Elemental

• Developers’ notes: Elemental is performing lower than we would like in single target, and our changes to Primordial Wave in season 2 left it feeling a bit lackluster. We’re increasing damage of several core spells, and significantly increasing the damage and Maelstrom generation of Primordial Wave.
• Lava Burst damage increased by 8%.
• Lightning Bolt damage increased by 8%.
• Icefury damage increased by 8%.
• Frost Shock damage increased by 8%.
• Primordial Wave now generates 12 Maelstrom (was 3).
• Primordial Wave damage increased by 500%.

Maybe look at how they are overperforming on AOE? Insane to get single target buffs but being so dominant in aoe.

@Kaivax

MONK

• Windwalker
  • All damage decreased by 4%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Slicing Winds damage increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Look at this. Monk is capped at 5 targets with all its spells, aura nerfing them is madness only because they are overperforming in raid.

Perhaps nerf spinning crane kick on single target and uncap it or at least buff it to 8 targets?

[Hoser-boulderfist]

@Kaivax

Chrono Shift now increases movement speed by 10%

Preface: I main arcane in pvp.

The rest of the changes are respectable. This one is preposterous, and removes ALL value from this pvp talent. Slowing an opponent by 50% with arcane barrage (talented) no longer competes with simply casting slow on them (60% movement speed reduction).

I am now free to choose a pvp talent like Ethereal Blink which, guess what, will make me even slipperier.

Bad call on this one! Rest is cool though.

[Dabdaddy-dawnbringer]

What is wrong with you devs? Literally BUFF MORTAL STRIKE its INSANELY WEAKER than any other ability in our toolkit. Our FILLERS do more consistant damage than mortal strike. Execute? Dawg noone cares about execute damage of we alone cant get anyone down below 90% hp. Joke of a game

[Kennie-malganis]

@Kaivax

• Execute damage increased by 25% in PvP combat.
• Bladestorm damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Demolish damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

Arms nearing playability after being nerfed by half in preseason.

[Snozay-area-52]

@Carstine-frostmourne

stop being such a snozay.

Stop whining about things that don’t happen.

[Butåne-stormrage]

You guys stink!

[Bïgdäm-stormrage]

@Kaivax

Enhancement

• Developers’ notes: Our aim is to increase Enhancement’s overall sustained damage while reducing some of its burst. We’re also looking at small increases to uptime and survivability through a targeted Healing Surge and Ice Strike buff.
• Stormstrike damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Windstrike damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Lightning Bolt damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Chain Lightning damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Ice Strike damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Ice Strike now slows enemies by 60% in PvP combat (was 50%).
• Healing Surge healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Primordial Storm damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
• Windfury Attack damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
• Stormbringer: Tempest damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.

So they giga nerfed lash and “increased our sustain” by buffing lightning bolt and ss both of which you don’t really press in the current build…nice

[Carstine-frostmourne]

A confession that he cannot do that, recognizing there’s a problem is the first step to resolving the problem I suppose.

[Paladina-kargath (Paladina)]

Ret got a buff.

Didn’t see that coming.

[Duffle-frostmourne]

@Malgorok-zuljin

We did it boys, brm are finally good

The funny thing is, s1 4set was giving +3%, so this feels more like putting us back up instead of putting us ahead.

[Spiralle-dalaran]

Nice changes on the classes that matter to me right now–assassin rogue and mm hunter among them. Those are some good changes.

[Raïsin-moon-guard]

Ferals dodging PVP nersf is WILD LMAO

[Snozay-area-52]

@Carstine-frostmourne

A confession that he cannot do that, recognizing there’s a problem is the first step to resolving the problem I suppose.

Considering there isn’t a problem with MM besides tuning

Your complaint.

@Carstine-frostmourne

At least you don’t have hard capped aoe while also having abysmally long cast times so that anything you’re aiming at dies before you can do any damage. Looks at marks hunters.

If stuff is dying before you cast you’re doing trivial content that doesn’t matter.

Therefore it’s irrelevant.

@Carstine-frostmourne

How about AoE that REQUIRES there be at least 3 targets

You should probably learn what aspect of the hydra is.

[Zitaska-aerie-peak]

Ohh, I’m loving the Holy buffs. Especially to Divine Image, Holy Fire, Renew, and PoM.

Lightwell sounds tempting but I love the current capstones I got. PoH I may give a whirl.

Also please give Oracle a glyph to disable the visual effects to Premeditation only, I would actually consider running it. It clashes with the mogs.

[Brewa-hyjal]

@Kaivax

Brewmaster

• 3% increase to all ability damage.
• Undermine set bonus now increases damage of your next 2 casts of Blackout Kick by 250% (was 150%).

You guys really don’t get it.

[Decimator-stormrage]

surely its a mistake

[Kaercha-area-52]

DotC buffs? It’s small, but still. Has to be fake.

[Trixee-wyrmrest-accord]

@Kaivax

Demonology

• All damage increased by 3%.

I’ll take it.

But please buff Grimoire: Felguard. It is such a lame button to press for a 2 minute cooldown.

[Brainard-area-52]

@Kaivax

MAGE

• Arcane
  • All damage dealt increased by 8%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT ARCANE IS CAPPED AT 5 TARGETS IN A GIGA-PULL SEASON FOR MYTHIC PLUS?

CAN YOU PLEASE UNCAP ARCANE? WE ASKED FOR YOU TO UNCAP TOUCH OF THE MAGI DAMAGE (THE EXPLOSION). WHY IS THIS NOT DONE? WE’RE GETTING ASTROTURFED IN MYTHIC PLUS

FOR HECK SAKE CAN YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THE CORE ISSUES WITH SPECS LIKE ARCANE AND FURY (ALSO CAPPED AT 5 TARGETS) AND OUTLAW TOO (CAPPED AT 8 TARGETS)?

HERE IS WHAT I NEED TO READ IN THESE TUNING PATCHES:

@Kaivax

MAGE

• Arcane
  • Touch of the Magi now deals full damage to all targets hit (up from square root damage after 1 target)
  • Touch of the Magi now stores 30% of damage dealt (up from 20%; now 35% up from 25% with the Improved Touch of the Magi talent).
  • Developer’s Notes: We will no longer buff Arcane by meaningless percents because we now understand that we should resolve core issues with the spec before doing numerical buffs, since we now understand that we cannot fix the core issues after numerical buffs have been given because that would result in an overpowered spec.

[Cafèaulait-area-52]

Elune Chosen buffs?