Hi Blizzard. I recall one of the devs mentioning restoring “pre-nerf” fights in Cataclysm is more difficult because they were done via Hotfixes, not official patches.
Fortunately the big nerf to Firelands was through one series of Hotfixes done here:
These should all be very easy to revert, specifically the health and damage nerfs. These hotfixes were poorly received and universally despised, even by the most casual guilds struggling to clear Normal. Please undo them for the sake of this raid’s legendary status, and the health of Classic.
I’ll list out each boss hotfix here too:
- Alysrazor
- Health and damage have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty. Health and damage have been reduced by 15% on Heroic difficulty.
- Alysrazor now drops 1 additional feather in 10-player mode and 2 additional feathers in 25-player mode in all cycles.
- The Wings of Flame buff duration on Alysrazor is now uniformly 30 seconds.
- Alysrazor’s Fiery Tornados now move slower.
- Baleroc
- Health and damage have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty. Health and damage have been reduced by 15% on Heroic difficulty.
- Baleroc now swings 25% slower while Decimation Blade is active.
- The duration of Tormented has been reduced on normal difficulty.
- Beth’tilac
- Beth’tilac’s health and damage have been reduced by 15% on both normal and Heroic difficulty.
- Lord Rhyolith
- Health and damage have been reduced by 15% on both normal and Heroic difficulty.
- The health and damage of additional enemies in this encounter have been reduced by 15% on both normal and Heroic difficulty.
- Majordomo Fandral Staghelm
- Health and damage have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty. Health and damage has been reduced by 15% on Heroic difficulty.
- Druid of the Flame have had their health reduced by 15%, and Sunfire damage reduced by 25% on both difficulties.
- The health and melee damage of Spirit of the Flame have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty, and reduced by 15% on Heroic difficulty.
- Ragnaros
- Ragnaros’ health and damage have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty.
- Ragnaros’ damage has been reduced by 15% on Heroic difficulty.
- Magma Trap damage has been reduced on all difficulties.
- The health and damage of additional enemies in this encounter have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty and 15% on Heroic difficulty.
- Wrath of Ragnaros now knocks targets up, but not back, on normal difficulty.
- Shannox
- Health and damage have been reduced by 15% on both normal and Heroic difficulty.
- Riplimb’s health has been reduced by 15%.
- Rageface’s health has been reduced by 15%.
- Magma Flare damage and Hurl Spear damage have been reduced by 15% on both difficulties.
Rag also had a 15% health reduction on Heroic difficulty in a prior Hotfix on September 8, 2011, which should also be undone.
- Ragnaros’ health has been reduced by 15%, and the melee damage of molten elementals was reduced by about 25% on Heroic difficulty.