Cause Blizzard gonna nerf you into the grave. PVP? RIP slows/kiting. PVE M+ and Raids? RIP AOE damage, next to useless. Minor damage buffs to all skills but it doesn't make up for the huge nerfs overall.
If these changes go through, frost mages are as useful as elemental shamans..AKA only for time warp. Absolutely nothing else. Every class will do everything you could do x100 better. Find a new main now or face rejection to every M+ like shamans do.
https://www.wowhead.com/news=288281/patch-8-1-ptr-build-28294-spell-and-class-changes-arcane-torrent-and-berserking-
You're like three days old on this news. Get with the times, dude.
Good, they still haven't paid for Cataclysm.
I often play Frost... and while it 'could' be harsh, I actually find it a little ok that they knocked it a few pegs.
ppl act like the only thing Frost mages can do is snare. If that's all you're good at with this spec, then yes, reroll.
Most of us know it's not as big of a nerf as the forums are making it out to be and will continue to be fine.
Most of us know it's not as big of a nerf as the forums are making it out to be and will continue to be fine.
I love seeing a nerf coming my way as soon as I hit 120... Thanks Blizz...
11/01/2018 02:19 PMPosted by DeclawleyI love seeing a nerf coming my way as soon as I hit 120... Thanks Blizz...
hah that's what you get for rolling FoTM
You nerfed my class, but I'll reroll again, you are never gonna keep me down!
Frost is not fotm11/01/2018 02:21 PMPosted by Andrin11/01/2018 02:19 PMPosted by DeclawleyI love seeing a nerf coming my way as soon as I hit 120... Thanks Blizz...
hah that's what you get for rolling FoTM
Does anyone really feel bad for mages though?
People play anything other than Arcane?
they will all just go fire in pvp and people will jsut let them free cast greater pyro :')
11/01/2018 12:39 PMPosted by SinelusRIP AOE damage
It's not just aoe. These are big single target nerfs too. Comet Storm is the single target talent on it's tier of talents.
11/01/2018 02:49 PMPosted by TyierinDoes anyone really feel bad for mages though?
Of course we do. Just like I tried to shout people down yelling "BM IS THE BEST SPEC IN THE GAME" for no reason the day after Uldir went live. Nonsense nerfs going out for no reason is never going to make me happy no matter what class is targeted.
Yeah I love frost it was one of my favorite dps specs. Luckily I love fire pretty much the same. But yeah this is sad news indeed.
If frost is bad, it's almost guaranteed that at least one of the other specs will be good.
11/01/2018 02:21 PMPosted by Andrin11/01/2018 02:19 PMPosted by DeclawleyI love seeing a nerf coming my way as soon as I hit 120... Thanks Blizz...
hah that's what you get for rolling FoTM
Yeah. I rolled FOTM when legion came out and used my boost on a mage. Who I then forgot about for 2 years.
When Blizz failed to realize players could find better Talent combinations in the Old Trees, and Mut/Prep Rouges became the PVP thing in Wrath, Frost was the only thing I feared (because they still handed me my OP butt).
Every spec has to have it's low points. I wanted to play deep Sub back then, but it couldn't hold a flame to the spec Blizz never intended.
Every spec has to have it's low points. I wanted to play deep Sub back then, but it couldn't hold a flame to the spec Blizz never intended.
Reading the changes it seems like a pretty small % nerf.
So you're telling me i'm going to be on the same level as a frost mage now?
Shamans rejoice, this is our greatest moment.
Shamans rejoice, this is our greatest moment.
11/01/2018 04:12 PMPosted by ArgorwalReading the changes it seems like a pretty small % nerf.
It's a 2% overall damage nerf, an additional damage nerf to frozen orb and a second additional nerf to comet storm. In addition, some snare power has been toned down.
The snare thing won't be noticed at all by 90% of the playerbase, and it won't be gamebreaking to those who do notice. The damage nerf is also overblown, as it mostly serves to tone down frost's absurd burst/aoe potential, which is pretty darn strong.