For those that do not play physical (stormstrike) build we lose both burst dps and sustained as stormstrike is trash with an “elementalist” build…
Also lets not forget we do not have the defensives we need. Changes:
Enhancement
Improved Maelstrom Weapon increases the damage and healing of spells by 8%/15% per stack of Maelstrom Weapon in PvP Combat (was 10%/20%).
Raging Maelstrom increases the effectiveness of Maelstrom Weapon stacks by 3% in PvP Combat (was 5%).
Stormstrike and Windstrike damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.
Developers’ notes: Damage and healing from fully stacked Maelstrom Weapon are higher than intended in PvP, so we’re reducing the value of the associated talents. Separately, we’d like for Enhancement’s sustained damage to be more well-rounded in PvP, so we’re increasing Stormstrike’s damage.
So that’s an overall 70% damage reduction to the 10 stack bolt/blast. Interesting they thought 30% buff to our weakest damage spells somehow compensated. If they want this, they should’ve at least also buffed lava lash, since its the only other ability we have that feels like it moves health bars 
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Its bugged against PVP only stacks to 8 now? Unless I’m reading this wrong.
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Correct. You can only BUILD 8 stacks. You can’t bank 10 stacks anymore. Only 8. So if you cast a 5 stack spell you will only ever have 3 stacks left at max.
Seems like it breaks enhance. At least for 2s.
We can only ever heal once before building more MSW stacks. Plus MSW for heals is nerfed 28%…
Limiting SPENDING to 8 stacks at once makes sense. Limiting BANKING to 8 stacks does not and is a MASSIVE downgrade from shadowlands that destroys enhance self-sustain.
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its a 20% reduction not 70% mate what
Prior to these changes, your 10 Stack ele blast was boosted by a total of 250%.
After these changes, your 10 stack ele blast increased by 180%.
Improved Maelstrom nerf is 5% per stack. Raging maelstorm is another 2% loss, per stack.
Yeah thats an overall 350->280 nerf which is 20% overall damage nerf