So, let’s not beat around the bush. No one likes Rune of Power. People have been asking for this talent to be changed or replaced since it was first implemented.
Just about everyone hates it, and that’s because it feels limiting and awkward to play with.
But Azshara’s Font of Power? Mages love this trinket, and it makes sense. Not only is it very strong right now, it is also a fun ability both mechanically and visually.
Now let’s kick Rune of Power into the gutter where it belongs, and replace it with this significantly better effect.
Maybe 2 charges, 4 second channel, up to 20 second duration, 60 second cooldown, 30% damage increase? I don’t know the specific ‘up time’ that would balance this out but PLEASE Blizzard. You knocked it out of the park with this effect. It FEELS powerful and fun in a way that Rune never did.
Devs, you guys have already done 90% of the legwork here. Just bring it home!
EDIT: Both effects require the mage to stand still for a period of time or suffer DPS loss, but the key difference is that Font is preempting damage with a ~4 second channel but then ‘follows’ you as you go while Rune is affixing the player to a specific location for the entire burst window. Since Font lasts a bit longer than the burst window, and with the ability to shimmer on the channel, it just gives the player immense agency around their burst, while still requiring more input and attention than Incanter’s Flow.
EDIT 2: I have played this game for quite a while, and feel like I know how this goes by now. Devs likely wont take notice of any thread that doesn’t have high activity. If you agree with these changes (or any suggestions you read about on the forums!) you really should like and comment within the thread. As I write this I feel like a youtuber shilling, but otherwise I don’t believe Blizzard will take notice of any of these threads we make. Don’t just nod your head and think “Yeah, that would be kind of nice.” It will likely never be seen by the devs unless you create activity in the thread. This has been a friendly PSA.
That is definitely the first I have heard someone have an opinion like that about the effect its self.
I think you may be conflating the effect of font its self with the double on use trinket timing nightmare that Font presents in the current game. This wouldn’t be the case, as it would be a core ability and there wouldn’t be any double on use trinket shenanigans. Try just using font. It feels pretty cool to use if you aren’t constantly worrying about your timers, which is a problem exclusive to its existence as an on use trinket.
I would like any change that would allow me to replace run of power with anything.
When RoP works and I get to stay in the rune the whole time it feels good. But in M+ it’s all RNG and the second a boss or add splashes ooze all over my rune it just feels really bad, like I wasted a huge chunk of damage.
Font in reality is just a stronger version of Invocation from MoP, but with a CD and duration tacked on.
The talent row itself just needs to be deleted. Bake that power into the baseline specs, give a little more utility or damage type variance (AoE, cleave, ST) and everyone wins.
Failing that, replacing Rune with a version of Font is actually not a terrible idea. I’d take it. (But also highly unlikely. The devs seem to be married to Rune, sadly.)
Rune is a great addition to the mage class. Font is not. Font is a very poor trinket. The only reason mages run it is because it is powerful, it is not a fun effect. When you start doing mythic bosses with font it is stressful and if you ever have to move during your font cast you are screwed.
Rune you only have to channel for 1.5 seconds at most, and then you have a wide area that you need to stay inside. It creates preplanning for every spec when used. It allows for at will burst for fights where you delay rune use to allow for more burst at specific points. For example, Rastakhan and Bob Salami. Rune allowed you to pump enough damage during the down phase, and you could cast rune without being pulled out of the safety of the doors, but wouldn’t get a good font cast off. People who play easy content and want easy specs don’t like rune. And honestly that is fine, run IF. Do less damage but still beat the content because it is easy content. Rune adds challenge and reward, and is exactly what Mythic mages want.
Font is not. Font is awful. Don’t replace Rune with Font. Please for the love of god. Don’t advocate for this.
I want to gouge my eyes out when you say that. I and a good majority of the Mages out there do not like the burst style of play that mages have been forced into for the past 3 expansions. RoP is literally the only option for fire and arcane, and really isn’t an option for how frost plays. So the entire talent row is basically dead. I’d be fine with RoP IF there was another option but there’s not and why the whole talent row should be scraped but Blizzard never seems to listen.
Well said. I used to hate rune and refused to use it. However I have come to appreciate it and the on demand damage you can get versus just lame rng talents.