Out of 800+ employees, we have...6 class designers?

[Tripi-barthilas]

I agree, its crazy how hunter has been so poorly designed and boring for a game this big its crazy tis been like 10-15 years and i prefer hunter in WOTLK to now. Blizz devs need to check out aion,BDO archers for some inspiration

[Sasarai-blades-edge]

Depends on what you mean by good.
profitable for blizzard? Good. Player retention? No. Is there somebody who could do better in terms of making gold and players happy-ish? Probably.

[Stevíe-stormrage]

Just to be clear, I am referencing design not balance. Balance should have other people involved.

[Brewa-hyjal]

@Stevíe-stormrage

And the focus should be on design and feel and tuning should be focused on mid tier keys and raids.

Hilarious, because that’s the same line Blizzard’s developers spout during every alpha & beta.

[Faima-wyrmrest-accord]

each class should have their own dedicated designer

[Herné-moon-guard]

@Ixenn-area-52

And I’m sorry, but I still strongly stand by my opinion that whoever is in charge of Hunters and removed Double Tap should be fired. And now Hunter gets a raid buff which is just a mandatory GCD before we can actually start doing our rotation?

If they wanted to bring anything back and modified, a rooting Deterrence would’ve been nice, that way we sacrifice mobility for extra survivability in line with other classes.

[Aiyako-moon-guard]

@Magefroom-stormrage

@Aiyako-moon-guard

It’s the only class themed around a race.

…you uh. You sure about that? Evoker?

I knew someone was gonna get smart at me for excluding evoker and to that I say:

Evoker is themed around one race and only PLAYABLE by one race. They don’t count. Meanwhile, all races can be monks but only Pandaren culture is represented by the class.

[Dreadtendies-sargeras]

@Nikolo-proudmoore

I’ve mained WW for years and don’t need anyone to tell me why I shouldn’t like it.

That’s okay; Faeline Stomp should be doing a good job convincing you as is.

A lot of Covenant abilities are cool and I’m glad many of them followed us out of SL. This is not one of them.

[Nikolo-proudmoore]

@Dreadtendies-sargeras

That’s okay; Faeline Stomp should be doing a good job convincing you as is.

I mean, it’s not my favorite ability, but I also don’t really hate it. It’s just another button you hit when it’s off-cooldown in our single-target rotation.

That isn’t to say I would complain if they removed it, but it isn’t horrible.

[Lazurogg-wyrmrest-accord]

I know a few of us that use to be ww mains don’t like it because of how it use to play. It feels more clunky and somehow empty.

[Kaercha-area-52]

I’ve been enjoying how they cook the expansion so far. I’m really looking forward to the glut of changes we’ll get with 11.0.

Look at this like a rebuilding year.

[Rigatoní-area-52]

Whoever designed the Warrior season 3 DF set needs to be fired ASAP

[Redhotbunny-whisperwind]

Also make the class deve for each class play at least 10 to 20 hours for the class they are working on in all content and all spec. If you don’t know how the spec work and have hands on expereince on the spec you can’t design a good spec. IE if you can’t be a good chef just by tasting the food you have to actually cook it.

[Saángreal-moon-guard (Saángreal)]

8 employees and 792 supervisors

You should see how many supervisors the supervisors get.

[Redhotbunny-whisperwind]

Jack of all trades here since I play every class and some 2 to 3 spec of that class. Some class just feels great while others is meh. Just saying WW monk feels fun to play but there are major issue in the class itself. Fury warrior just a some love and it will be a very good spec(maybe a baseline stun or something to do deal with 2 or the 3 new afflix). Play spreist and holy not really my cup of tea but workable.

It just feels like some class feels bad to play (rouge before rework.

It feels the dev really need to play the spec they are working on to get hands on how it feels. Is like I work in IT and I can tell you what you learn in school is very different than the actual work you do.

[Athorha-sulfuras]

I’d think if you’re knowledgeable enough about the game it would only take 3 lead devs for class design. One for tanks, heals and dps. They all work together and their underlings as well, but if you’re a dev in a game and you don’t fully understand the fantasy separation between a demonology warlock and a fire mage you shouldn’t be deciding how either of them works.

[Darkbwandon-ashkandi]

@Ixenn-area-52

And now Hunter gets a raid buff which is just a mandatory GCD before we can actually start doing our rotation?

Yeah well “realz” the rogue class dev loves that idea( he calls it “performing a ritual”) I just don’t know whose feelings we’re trying to protect or why. It’s okay to try new ideas and if they don’t work or aren’t liked, let them die.

If they dont(and they don’t) then people who hate class changes, change classes or quit. Only people who like them are left, which gives us survivor bias. The devs see that now 80% of this class likes the design. So they must have done a good job?

[Faildaly-stormrage]

I think the issue with WW is difficulty vs reward in raid it’s still one of the best arena and a great m+ class, and probably always will be by design

[Kiper-sentinels]

The doctors office has like 30 employees! Why are there only 2 doctors!

[Earthwurm-thunderhorn]

I feel like he saus specific classes are dead and then lists classes and specs that are indeed not dead.