Exciting Class Tuning Incoming – January 23

[Holycow-uldaman]

@Kaivax

We continue to closely monitor data on class performance as well as player feedback. We’ve developed the following adjustments to classes that are over- and under-performing in group content and PvP. These changes will go into effect with scheduled weekly maintenance in each region.

Classes

• Death Knight
  • Blood
    • Bone Shield now grants armor based on 80% of Strength (was 70%).
  • Frost
    • All damage dealt increased by 4%. Not applied to PvP Combat.
  • Unholy
    • All damage dealt by you and your pet’s abilities increased by 4%. Not applied to PvP Combat.
• Druid
  • Feral
    • Rip damage increased by 10%. Not applied to PvP Combat.
    • Rake periodic damage increased by 5%. Not applied to PvP Combat.
    • Primal Wrath damage increased by 10%. Not applied to PvP Combat.
    • Feral Frenzy damage increased by 5%. Not applied to PvP Combat.
    • Lunar Inspiration damage increased by 10%.
    • Rampant Ferocity damage increased by 25%.
  • Restoration
    • Swiftmend now costs 1.4% base mana (was 1.6%).
    • Grove Guardian now costs 1% base mana (was 1.2%).
    • Wild Growth now costs 3.8% base mana (was 4%).
    • Regrowth now costs 2.8% base mana (was 3.2%).
    • Efflorescence now costs 3% base mana (was 3.2%).
• Hunter
  • Survival
    • All damage dealt by Hunter and Hunter’s pet’s abilities is increased by 4%.
• Paladin
  • Holy
    • Shield of the Righteous damage increased by 30%.
    • Consecration damage increased by 30%.
  • Retribution
    • Wake of Ashes damage increased by 20%.
    • Truth’s Wake damage increased by 28%.
    • Seething Flames damage increased by 28%.
    • Blade of Justice damage increased by 20%.
    • Final Verdict damage increased by 10%.
• Priest
  • Holy
    • Holy Word: Sanctify’s healing increased by 25%.
    • Heal’s healing increased by 25%.
    • Flash Heal healing increased by 15%.
    • Holy Word: Chastise’s damage increased by 30%.
    • Smite’s damage increased by 30%.
    • Shadow Word: Pain’s damage increased by 15%.
  • Shadow
    • Mind Blast damage increased by 10%.
    • Devouring Plague damage increased by 10%.
    • Shadowy Apparition damage increased by 20%.
    • Psychic Link now causes direct damage spells to inflict 30% of their damage on all other targets afflicted by your Vampiric Touch (was 25%).
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • All healing increased by 5%. Not applied to PvP Combat.
    • Lava Burst damage increased by 20%.
    • Flame Shock damage increased by 20%.
    • Lightning Bolt damage increased by 20%.
• Warrior
  • Arms
    • Cleave damage increased by 10%. Not applied to PvP Combat.
    • Dreadnaught damage increased by 30%. Not applied to PvP Combat.
    • Deep Wounds damage increased by 15%. Not applied to PvP Combat.
    • Amirdrassil 4 set bonus - Bonus damage for the triggered Thunder Clap increased to 200% (was 100%). Not applied to PvP Combat.
  • Protection
    • Vanguard now grants a 40% increase to Stamina (was 35%).
    • Ignore Pain absorption increased by 5%.

Player vs. Player Changes

• General
  • Cloth specialization classes now gain an additional 35% armor in Arenas and Battlegrounds.
  • Plate specialization classes now have their armor reduced by 30% in Arenas and Battlegrounds.
  • The Gladiator’s Distinction 2-piece set bonus now increases Stamina by 15% for Damage Dealer and Tank roles (was 5%).
  • The Gladiator’s Distinction 2-piece set bonus now increases Stamina by 20% for Healer roles (was 15%).
  • All fear and root effects in PvP may now take 100% more damage before canceling in PvP combat.
• Death Knight
  • Unholy
    • Festering Wound damage is now increased by 180% in PvP Combat (was 195%).
    • Death Coil damage is now increased by 60% in PvP Combat (was 70%).
    • Necrotic Wound now absorbs 3% of healing received (down from 4%) and heals for up to 3% of the Death Knight’s maximum health (down from 4%).
• Druid
  • Moonkin Form now increases armor by 100% in PvP (was 125%).
  • Deep Roots increases the amount of damage required to cancel Entangling Roots or Mass Entangle by 75% (was 250%).
  • Feral
    • Frenzied Regeneration is no longer decreased by 20% in PvP for Feral Druids.
  • Restoration
    • Mana regeneration now reduced by 50% in PvP Combat (was 45%).
    • Healing reduced by 5% in PvP Combat.
• Mage
  • Rigid Ice increases the amount of damage required to cancel Frost Nova by 20% in PvP combat (was 80%).
  • Frost
    • Amirdrassil 4-piece set effectiveness is no longer reduced in PvP.
• Monk
  • Windwalker
    • Amirdrassil 2-piece set effectiveness is now reduced by 80% in PvP Combat (was 60%).
• Priest
  • Discipline
    • Amirdrassil 2-piece set effectiveness is no longer reduced in PvP.
• Rogue
  • Subtlety
    • Eviscerate damage reduced by 10% in PvP Combat.
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • Armor reduced by 12.5% in PvP.
• Warlock
  • Nightmare increases the amount of damage required to cancel Fear by 30% in PvP combat (was 60%).
• Warrior
  • Fury
    • Anger Management now reduces Recklessness and Ravager’s cooldown by 1 second per 15 rage spent (was 20 rage).

[Tidepodzxo-moon-guard]

Armor reduction is a huge buff to hunter F

[Throbbinhood-dethecus]

cuz locks and disc priest aren’t already tanks

[Battlemaster-stormrage]

Disc really didn’t need this armour buff on top of already having their passive 30% wall against melee lol

Rip hpal, was already squishy into ret/dh/dk

I feel bad for dks into melee /demo/bm with this change

[Oozo-archimonde]

Plate classes prepare to get bent over in BG team fights?

Blizzard: Hey, you know what those plate classes in BG team fights have too much of? Survivability, lulz

And, let’s make casters that have it super easy in team fights via good positioning harder to kill.

[Oozo-archimonde]

Good news is that my shadow priest, which already feels really tanky is going to get even tankier!

Another example of balancing around arena, with absolutely zero regard to what happens in BGs.

[Melkeor-tichondrius]

It’s a good thing that Warlocks are not already tanky…

I don’t want Blood DKs carrying flags anyhow

[Allegra-shuhalo]

@Oozo-archimonde

Plate classes prepare to get bent over in BG team fights?

as a ret pala, i already got bent over in team fights

the position is known to me

at least they buffed our damage. because that is exactly the fantasy retribution conveys, a bent over, vaseline resistant glass cannon

[Oozo-archimonde]

@Melkeor-tichondrius

It’s a good thing that Warlocks are not already tanky

Are you a plate class looking to push deep to try to shut down enemy casters?

LOL, JOKE IS ON YOU!!!

[Oozo-archimonde]

@Allegra-shuhalo

as a ret pala, i already got bent over in team fights

At least you have divine shield, until it gets dispelled by the new even more TANKY priest!

What a joke.

[Melkeor-tichondrius]

I’ve got to say, these are the most entertaining changes I’ve seen in a long time. I’m not even logged on and I’m entertained.

[Allegra-shuhalo]

@Oozo-archimonde

At least you have divine shield, until it gets dispelled by the new even more TANKY priest!

on yes, divine shield

the most glorious CC break in the entire game. it’s on a 3.5 min CD and causes forebearence as opposed to the trinket, but hey, it shines! it gleams! it’s gone.

[Oozo-archimonde]

@Melkeor-tichondrius

I’ve got to say, these are the most entertaining changes I’ve seen in a long time. I’m not even logged on and I’m entertained

Yeah, I haven’t stopped laughing yet myself. Nonstop, hilarity!

[Melkeor-tichondrius]

There’s only one thing that could make this day better.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice…I mean Bloomsday, Bloomsday, Bloomsday

I have invoked the name three times!

[Impsie-atiesh]

inc Plate tears. It’s so hard to dominate via faceroll for 8+ years!

casters finally receive a minor defensive buff and suddenly it’s the end of the world for ppl that rolled flavor of the decade classes.

if you lose rating over this as plate melee, you’re trash.

[Slendyman-stormrage]

lock gettin some extra nice dam reduc from armor changes kek. and huge dark pacts inc. LOCK META

[Pigzig-nagrand]

looks like more arena trash changes
looking forward to hunters doing even more damage, and sniper shot will be even better with the stam buff GG

@Impsie-atiesh

inc Plate tears. It’s so hard to dominate via faceroll for 8+ years!

why do plate classes need less armor? are you a melee mage?

[Oozo-archimonde]

Any caster complaining about melee in a BG forum is just basically saying “I’m bad.”

[Drearr-proudmoore]

Exactly. People view fighting clothies as easy mode. Now they’ll actually have to work for their kills and they’re upset.

[Discopathy-illidan]

ehehuehuehueehue

lucky blessed 2 piece is back in business