Tuning Changes

[Bolt-3279673 (Bolt)]

@Linxy

• DRUID

  • Feral
    • All damage done increased by 5%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Restoration
    • Developer’s note: These changes are intended to help Restoration Druid deal with burst damage in dungeons, as they are behind other healers. They are performing well in raid settings, so we are targeting talents and abilities that are favored when healing a 5-person group.
    • Verdancy healing increased by 60%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    • Regrowth healing increased by 10%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    • Improved Swiftmend increases Swiftmend healing by 40% (was 30%). Does not affect PvP combat.

• HUNTER

  • Marksmanship
    • Developers’ notes: These changes are intended to boost the area damage effectiveness of Marksmanship Hunters.
    • Trick Shots now increases the ricochet damage of Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire by 85% (was 75%).
    • Explosive Shot damage increased by 10%.
    • Volley damage increased by 10%.

• MAGE

  • Fire
    • All damage done increased by 5%. Does not affect PvP combat.

• ROGUE

  • Subtlety
    • Developers’ notes: The buff Subtlety received as compensation alongside changes in the 12.1.5 patch overshot expectations, so we’re rolling back a significant portion of that buff. In addition, the patch changes benefitted Trickster more than Deathstalker, so Trickster is receiving an additional smaller nerf.
    • All ability damage reduced by 8%.
    • Trickster: Fazed now increases damage by 5% (was 7%).

• WARLOCK

  • Affliction
    • Unstable Affliction damage increased by 20%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Destruction
    • Rain of Fire damage increased by 20%.

PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER

• DEATH KNIGHT

  • Unholy
    • Developers’ notes: The last adjustments to San’layn did increase its viability, but the impact of Vampiric Strike has been higher than we would like.
    • San’layn: Vampiric Strike damage reduced by 20% in PvP combat.

• DEMON HUNTER

  • Devourer
    • Collapsing Star damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.

• EVOKER

  • Preservation
    • Chronowarden: Chronal Dynamo increases the healing and damage of Living Flame by 80% when not an instant cast in PvP combat (was 50%).
    • Chronowarden: Reverberations now causes Verdant Embrace to heal for an additional 80% over 8 seconds in PvP combat (was 40%).

• HUNTER

  • Marksmanship
    • Kill Shot damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
    • Deathblow’s chance to be activated by Aimed Shot increased to 25% in PvP combat.
    • Dark Ranger: Black Arrow damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.

• MAGE

  • Fire
    • Developers’ notes: Fire Mage has continued to overperform, so we’re decreasing its overall damage to bring it in line with expectations.
    • All damage reduced by 5% in PvP combat.
  • Frost
    • Developers’ notes: Frostfire has not been a competitive option for Frost Mages this season, so we’re increasing a few of its burst damage aspects to differentiate its damage profile from Spellslinger.
    • Frostfire: Isothermic Core’s Meteor damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Frostfire: Duality’s Pyroblast damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.

• MONK

  • Mistweaver
    • Developers’ notes: Conduit of the Celestials has not been a competitive option for Mistweavers this season, so we’re increasing its consistent and burst healing.
    • Conduit of the Celestials: Celestial Conduit healing increased by 35% in PvP combat.
    • Conduit of the Celestials: Strength of the Black Ox absorb increased by 25% in PvP combat.

• PALADIN

  • Holy
    • Developers’ notes: Holy Paladin’s throughput has been underperforming and we’re decreasing the mana cost of Holy Light to promote casted healing.
    • All healing increased by 5% in PvP combat.
    • Divine Favor now reduces the mana cost of Holy Light by 50% in PvP combat (was 30%).

• PRIEST

  • Holy
    • Developers’ notes: These changes are aimed at further improving Archon’s viability in PvP with targeted increases to Prayer of Healing’s group healing and the power of proc effects from the tree.
    • Prayerful Litany now causes the primary target of Prayer of Healing to be healed for 75% more in PvP combat (was 125%).
    • Prayer of Healing healing increased by 30% in PvP combat.
    • Archon: Resonant Energy now increases healing done by 4% per stack in PvP combat (was 2%).
    • Archon: Empowered Surges now increases the healing of spells affected by Surge of Light by 10% in PvP combat (was 5%).
    • Archon: Realized Potential now increases Flash Heal healing by 25% in PvP combat (was 20%).

• ROGUE

  • Assassination
    • Deathstalker: Deathstalker’s Mark damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Deathstalker: Hunt Them Down damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Deathstalker: Darkest Night now increases the damage of the next Eviscerate by 15% in PvP combat (was 8%).

• SHAMAN

  • Restoration
    • Healing Stream Totem and Stormstream Totem healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.

Rsham shall not be fixed, hpal shall still suck

[stefanj-2030485 (stefanj)]

Seems to me like the only nerfs that make sense are sub, mage, and dk. Genuinely shocked that feral got a flat 5% buff in pve, too, when it’s already one of the best melee dps in m+.

[Buggy-2447341 (Buggy)]

My absolute favorite thing about playing warrior is the anticipation that builds as you have to scroll all the way through every other set of changes to see if you got buffed or nerfed every time patch notes are released, and how 90% of the time we are entirely untouched.

[stefanj-2030485 (stefanj)]

@Lugobrious-wyrmrest-accord

and how 90% of the time we are entirely untouched.

They can’t keep getting away with it!!!

[Hugo-2921494 (Hugo)]

Buffs to MM Hunter are crazy. Who is deciding those stupid changes? Its criminal!!

[CardinalFang-3137331 (CardinalFang)]

I don’t get those buffs to MM whatsoever.

[Kennie-1745818 (Kennie)]

No prot buffs sham company

[Skars-2248755 (Skars)]

Mom said it was my turn to post class tuning

@Linxy

• Preservation
  • Chronowarden: Chronal Dynamo increases the healing and damage of Living Flame by 80% when not an instant cast in PvP combat (was 50%).
  • Chronowarden: Reverberations now causes Verdant Embrace to heal for an additional 80% over 8 seconds in PvP combat (was 40%).

I don’t know enough about pres, did they need buffed? is this impactful?

@Linxy

• Marksmanship
  • Kill Shot damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
  • Deathblow’s chance to be activated by Aimed Shot increased to 25% in PvP combat.
  • Dark Ranger: Black Arrow damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.

lol

@Linxy

• SHAMAN

  • Restoration
    • Healing Stream Totem and Stormstream Totem healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.

This almost makes up for the nerf to HST at the beginning of season 2

But looking at what all other healers are getting is honestly surprising

[FizzyElf-2790381 (FizzyElf)]

Me either, MM may have been the “worst” hunter spec but not to the point where it warranted some very sizable % increases on these abilities…plus getting double buffs essentially because the PvE ones on top of the PvP…?

[Adum-3225381 (Adum)]

Warrior can’t keep getting away with this.

[Buggy-2447341 (Buggy)]

@Nasrajin-sargeras

They can’t

@Adumm-emerald-dream

keep getting away with this

Don’t worry guys I’m sure we’ll be unplayable S3

[Bubblebuddyx-88325 (Bubblebuddyx)]

@Linxy

• Devourer
  • Collapsing Star damage increased by 20% in PvP combat

Not sure why this is getting buffed when its already critting for 400k

@Linxy

• SHAMAN

  • Restoration
    • Healing Stream Totem and Stormstream Totem healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.

@Linxy

• Developers’ notes: Holy Paladin’s throughput has been underperforming and we’re decreasing the mana cost of Holy Light to promote casted healing.
• All healing increased by 5% in PvP combat.

[Kittymeowz-3101920 (Kittymeowz)]

lol warri untouched xDD

@Adumm-emerald-dream

Warrior can’t keep getting away with this.

smexxin is the most biased dev ive ever seen its like a private server dev what buffs a random spell by 1999% and thinks yeah i main this so its fine

[Zanzibar-2088788 (Zanzibar)]

@Chudbuddy-illidan

Not sure why this is getting buffed when its already critting for 400k

I’ve hit a 587k this season with no external modifiers that would be 700k + the two 200k spells after that all land same global

Silly change

[Nerf-1917013 (Nerf)]

@Flitzi-sargeras

Who is deciding those stupid changes

Any of the free AI models

Probably would have had more changes but they hit their usage limit

[Bust-2878255 (Bust)]

@Reservoir-moknathal

I don’t know enough about pres, did they need buffed? is this impactful?

its for chrono, which awful right now (this wont help it either)

[dinoe-2743746 (dinoe)]

@Linxy

• All healing increased by 5% in PvP combat.
• Divine Favor now reduces the mana cost of Holy Light by 50% in PvP combat (was 30%).

this is a good start but really holy light was already strong as a generator, which doesnt make any sense

what makes hpal feel so terrible is that your generator/spender loop feels incredibly weak

shock and wog shoulda got +15%

it’s actually kinda crazy when you compare the intricacy of buffs that mm/pres always get when compared to hpal or rsham

[Rethum-3592 (Rethum)]

@Flitzi-sargeras

Buffs to MM Hunter are crazy

Still not as crazy as buffs to Sin rogue, but definitely close.

[Felryn-1000115 (Felryn)]

hpal gets a big % buffed and rsham gets barely anything lol

glad hpal getting something, but holy crap why is rsham so ignored still. and 0 nerfs to pres/rdruid. disgusting.

[Kaseus-408931 (Kaseus)]

Why does Devourer have dragonball Z numbers