Dear Developers, can we please look into changing the Burn Rune for Elemental Shamans.
I love Elemental Shaman, it’s been my favorite Class and Spec for years, however, I do think there are a few things that could really be smoothed out in SoD for Ele shaman.
To help resolve these problems, I would suggest that we change the Burn Rune. It is currently too oppressive for Alliance due to the AoE spread effect for BGs.
Instead what I would prefer to see, is the following,
Burn Rune Suggested Change:
- REMOVE AOE SPREAD EFFECT OF FLAME SHOCK
- Flame Shock Increased Duration by 6 Seconds
- Flame Shock now ticks every 1 Second (Changed from 3 Seconds)
- Flame Shock range increased by 16 yards (20 yards to 36 yards)
- Flame Shock CD is divorced from other Shock Cooldowns
- Flame Shock damage increased by X% (Whatever number makes the damage well balanced with the damage tick frequency change)
- Flametongue Weapon Spell Power Buff
- Lava Burst Range increased by 6 yards (30 yards to 36 yards)
Why I would suggest these changes,
- Flame Shock ticking every 1 second will make Ele Sham Single Target Rotation a lot more interesting and will increase Power Surge Procs in Single Target Encounters (More Fun!!!) while also making Flame Shock a lot less oppressive in Group PvP or BGs.
- Flame Shock range increased by 16 yards & Lava Burst range increased by 6 yards will make it so that Ele Shamans can stand at a normal distance (36 yards) from bosses in PvE encounters similar to all other ranged DPS.
- Flame Shock CD divorced from other cooldowns - The reason why I would ask for this is with the removal of the AoE application of Flame Shock, it would have to be used almost always off CD over all other shock options in multi target fights in PvE or even PvP. Divorcing this Shock would open up the utility options of Earth Shock and Frost Shock and would be a huge quality of life change for Elemental Shamans.