They got hit hard by the nerfs 
only got 1 viable spec and its dying. The class is so easy mages cant reroll like every other player can.
Not sure if serious⊠But I do have a question on why they nerfed Dampened Magic from 20% dot reduction, to 10%. Especially when dot damage can be real nasty right now.
Also, Iâd love to have deep freeze back. Pretty please?
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I agree revert the dampen nerf and the fireball nerf
So rough as a mage right now, you have to severely outplay your opponent as rmp to even come remotely close to winning even xaryu said
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This is true not to mention mages are in a weak state right now
i agree, i think that shamans needs a big buff
The guy who accepted enjoying bfa because he could global ppl? Hes really good, dont get me wrong but hes really biased regarding class balance.
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Because when you combine 20% with Hpals shadow resist aura you get dots dealing next to 0 dmg and a mage able to run around with triune ward.
It was gross.
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Look you all should have known the second legendaries were introduced they were going to cause stupid balance issues
This nerf would have been aimed more at ward than it was the 20% dot reduction
Xaryu and Venruki are the biggest jokes when it comes to defending fire mages.
If they canât global people or have unlimited shields, they say mages are bad.
I get that it is their job to stream while playing those classes, but being dishonest to that degree is pathetic.
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Venruki is playing frost and says he doesnât even like fire xd
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Yet, the resist aura remained unchanged? Itâs just bizzare.
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Mean Venrukis advocated for mage nerfs on things like 16 second DB to get nerfed and Iâm forgetting what else but I think klepto? Which I agree are good targeted nerfs this was before the fireball and shield nerf we got this week.
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na keep nerfing mage into a b tier class pls. i enjoy xayru tears. that guy is a chimp
âIf mage canât 100 > 0 someone in 5 seconds I donât play the gameâ LMFAO.
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Donât forget when running Triune legendary you get Prismatic Barrier which is another 15% flat magic reduction to everything including dots. So 20% + 15% + 15% from paladin, flat 50% DR to dots
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to be fair if mage didnt have crazy burst i dont think anyone would ever want to play it. whats so fun about spamming polys all game and doing less consistent damage than any other class besides maybe a sub rogue? i think combust might be too nuts right now tho, the damage is just too fast because off GCD and usable while casting.
why im glad they hit triune and pyrokinesis more than combust tho is because if they take away the huge swifty from fire mage then weâre left with 3 mage specs who all lost their identities going into legion, which have worse burst, worse consistent damage and worse CC compared to the other casters. sheep is an amazing tool but as classes like shadow priest and boomys have gotten more advanced toolkits, the main thing keeping mages good is their niche of huge huge burst, which is what theyâve always been known for too.
Yeah, they didnât roll every other comp at EU AWC. Theyâre clearly under performing.
If they lose their global potential theyâll be on Lock/Hunter/Rogue level. All three canât land a kill.
yeah theyre all setup bots for their partners who actually do damage, lock (spriest/ele/boomy) hunter (ret/warrior) rogue (mage/boomy). ill tell u what tho if mage got nerfed hard enough would be crazy too see rmp not being really really good for the first time in a long time. tho i think everyone will just be playing mage windwalker instead
Frost is right on the tale of Fire. It just requires skill that most Fire Mages donât have. Fire would still be better than Rogue/Lock/Hunter if their damage was toned down by 20% because theyâd still have better damage, control, and survivability.
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