Continuing to post until Blizzard saves WW from Nya 3.0

Title says it all, I don’t want to go through another Nyalotha or Sepulcher and that’s what it’s looking like currently. This is just a copy/paste of my comment from the tuning thread.

I’d like to make it through an entire expansion without needing to main swap to prog with friends and enjoy difficult content as a MONK :slight_smile:

This doesn’t address the situation that WW is currently in and even after still looks to be in the bottom 2-3dps for single target. Given that most of Abberus is single target there needs to be more done to help our ST kit. Here are some previous WW buffs that have been done and their effects on ST damage or lack thereof until the final example, so hopefully there is more to come next week. Hopefully this will shed some light for the devs to give us a bit more love before the majority of us need to main swap if we want to fully “enjoy” Abberus.


8.3
After Buff Rankings
Bottom 3 overall
Bottom 3 pure ST (Shadhar)

Damage of all abilities increased by 5%.

  • Rising Sun Kick damage increased by 25%.
  • Blackout Kick damage increased by 10%.
    • Developers’ note: These changes are intended to help Windwalkers perform better in single-target fights.

9.2 - (April, after patch launch and most guilds a good bit through raid content)
After Buff Rankings
Bottom 6 overall
Bottom 5 pure ST(Halondrus)

  • Rising Sun Kick damage increased by 10%.
    • This change does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Blackout Kick damage increased by 10%.
  • Tiger Palm damage increased by 10%.
  • Fist of the White Tiger damage increased by 10%.
  • Developer note: While Windwalker Monks shine in multitarget situations, we’re seeing their performance fall behind in single target scenarios, even after acquiring endgame gear. As a result, we’re targeting specific abilities with the goal of improving their single target output.

9.2.5 (WELL after most guilds had fully cleared content)
After Buff Rankings
Overall top 6
Middle Pack pure ST(Halondrus)

  • Rising Sun Kick damage Increased by 20%. This change does not apply to PvP.
  • Fists of Fury damage to primary target increased by 20%. This change does not apply to PvP.
  • Blackout Kick damage increased by 20%. This change does not apply to PvP.
  • Tiger Palm damage increased by 20%. This change does not apply to PvP.
  • Fist of the White Tiger damage increased by 20%. This change does not apply to PvP.
    • Developers’ notes: As a part of our ongoing balance efforts, we’re taking a more aggressive approach towards improving Windwalker Monks’ single-target damage, so that their performance is more competitive in raid situations where their unique strengths may not come to the forefront.

So in short. WW is historically left out to dry in similar situations when going into a patch lacking damage. MASSIVE HOPIUM but hopefully shedding some light here will help us get these sorts of “aggressive” 9.2.5 buffs earlier so that WW can actually be brought to Abberus as more than an alt or token monk buff before 10.1.5 rolls around. Counting on you devs!

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Radio silence from Blizz is par for the course for us seems like. Good post hope they read their forums.

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This is how devs say they don’t know how to balance a class, without actually saying it. With band-aids like these. I wouldn’t even call this tuning, more like a generous sprinkling of bread crumbs with the hopes of making the WW community content with being the worst.

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