Water Strider nerf IS bad. Here's why

[Bourbonboxer-lightbringer (Bourbonboxer)]

There’s no such thing as pineapple pizza.

Its when you take a pineapple slice and bake cheese and slices of ham on it.

[Wuzeh-wyrmrest-accord]

That’s exactly what a pineapple pizza would want me to think!

[Bourbonboxer-lightbringer (Bourbonboxer)]

Lets be real for a moment though: The anti-daze equipment is probably the most useful thing there for leveling. Others seem actually situational.

Which even then, isnt useful until you have the second level of riding.

[Adalia-moon-guard (Adalia)]

Well I assumed your tank was BDK first off, guess not…my mistake. It was a suggestion since you made it seem like that first part was life or death.

If my tank was a BDK, I probably wouldn’t have thought of it as being a problem. But people actually do run M+ with other tanks. If all I was doing was going for optimal play rather than the people I play with, however, I wouldn’t be running with a BDK anyway, obviously.

And yeah, if you can’t do the skip through things like the water striders, it generally is a matter of life or death, usually death. Those first few packs are extremely nasty, with roaming pats and multiple bombers in a small space. The people I do high end keys with could probably handle it, but my guildies, who I also run keys with? No way.

It’s just more unintended consequences that I’m sure they haven’t even thought of. It’s why I object to the entire concept of a level squish. I know they’ll screw stuff up they never even thought of, just like there are various mobs out there that still have messed up scaling after two item squishes.

[Wuzeh-wyrmrest-accord]

That’s fine, I just don’t see the point in removing the water strider’s functionality to implement it.

[Parabnormal-silvermoon (Parabnormal)]

If you’re gonna eat a pineapple pizza, at least put anchovies with it

I don’t really see what the issue is. You get a free account use WW thingy you can use on all your mounts if you have the strider. I worked for it, but I don’t feel cheated by this being a new thing. I’d love to be able to use w/e mount I wanted regardless if I have to cross water(I’m always forgetting WW potions LOL).

[Andros-thaurissan (Andros)]

Its when you take a pineapple

eat a pineapple

[Bourbonboxer-lightbringer (Bourbonboxer)]

I just don’t see the point in removing the water strider’s functionality to implement it.

Hey man, if I had to lose the ability to passively WW on a mount to get anti-daze after level 60…hell, I’d shoot the bug.

[Bourbonboxer-lightbringer (Bourbonboxer)]

But people actually do run M+ with other tanks.

We call those people “wrong”.

And yeah, if you can’t do the skip through things like the water striders, it generally is a matter of life or death, usually death. Those first few packs are extremely nasty, with roaming pats and multiple bombers in a small space. The people I do high end keys with could probably handle it, but my guildies, who I also run keys with? No way.

Cant you use an underwater mount?

[Remowl-galakrond]

I also am one who is ok with you letting others get things that I have earned (like allied races) without having the grind I had.

I 100% have the same feelings.

[Wuzeh-wyrmrest-accord]

Rip leatherworking.

[Bourbonboxer-lightbringer (Bourbonboxer)]

Rip leatherworking.

Outside of the Legion mount it gave me, good.

[Nyri-stormrage]

I thought we already had this thread and they changed their mind and kept it on the way it was. (Minus BG, but half of the classes can easily get over the water).

There are several threads popping up on this topic as well as another. I think they’re having a contest to see which topic can have the most amnt of threads. lol Nothing new for GD.

[Dekoron-wyrmrest-accord (Dekoron)]

“Fun Detected! Quickly apply nerf!”

Not really a surprise anymore.

[Bourbonboxer-lightbringer (Bourbonboxer)]

“Fun Detected! Quickly apply nerf!”

Not really a surprise anymore.

Dont worry Path of Frost isnt being touched, so take a seat.

[Xintao-tichondrius]

They are nerfing the fun out of this game fast.

[Adalia-moon-guard (Adalia)]

We call those people “wrong”.

And yeah, if you can’t do the skip through things like the water striders, it generally is a matter of life or death, usually death. Those first few packs are extremely nasty, with roaming pats and multiple bombers in a small space. The people I do high end keys with could probably handle it, but my guildies, who I also run keys with? No way.

Cant you use an underwater mount?

Your meta is out of date, dude. BDK is not the top tank for M+ now by stretch of the imagination.

Also, no, you cannot use an underwater mount. Even things like levitate get you killed by the insta-kill shark in the water.

[Wuzeh-wyrmrest-accord]

It had one thing left. :\

[Nobully-blackrock (Nobully)]

Third, there is one equipment slot… so people who still want to use the strider can equip the no-daze equipment and still have water-walking.

strider is having ww removed.
you can’t have both.
it’s one or the other.

Where did they say they’re going to nerf the water strider? I think you read or heard that wrong.

removing its passive ability to walk on water is a nerf.

Anyone else on #teamneverhadastrider getting low on popcorn?

i did a wee bit of profile stalking… it seems some of the people causing the most drama, don’t have either of the striders.

…surely they wouldn’t be posting here just to cause unrest???

[Bourbonboxer-lightbringer (Bourbonboxer)]

Also, no, you cannot use an underwater mount. Even things like levitate get you killed by the insta-kill shark in the water.

Ok, so what stops you from buying the equipment then?

Your meta is out of date, dude. BDK is not the top tank for M+ now by stretch of the imagination.

Oops forgot that Prot is #1 now, and BDK is #2. My mistake?