Class Tuning Incoming – 28 May

Community General Discussion
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We continue to regularly monitor class balance and make adjustments to specializations that over-and under-perform in group content and in PvP.

With scheduled weekly maintenance in each region, we’ll make the following changes.

CLASSES

EVOKER

  • Augmentation
    • Nerub-ar Palace 2-piece class set increases Upheaval damage by 15% (was 30%) and Eruption damage by 15% per stack (was 30%).
    • Developers’ notes: With recent buffs the Augmentation’s personal damage, this older class set became stronger than intended.
  • Preservation
    • Healing of all spells and abilities increased by 4%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    • Living Flame healing increased by 30%.
    • Spiritbloom healing increased by 20%.
    • Echo’s base healing increased by 100%. This only affects the raw healing, not how strong copied spells are.

HUNTER

  • Survival
    • Explosive Shot damage increased by 15%.
    • Fury of the Eagle damage increased by 25%.

MAGE

  • Frost
    • All damage dealt increased by 3%. Does not affect PvP.

PALADIN

  • Holy
    • Lightsmith: Blessing of the Forge healing increased by 15%.
    • Lightsmith: Hammer and Anvil healing increased by 20%.

PRIEST

  • Shadow
    • Psychic Link now causes direct damage to inflict 35% of damage dealt to targets afflicted by Vampiric Touch (was 30%).
    • Halo damage increased by 30%.
    • Voidweaver: Entropic Rift damage increased by 12%.

ROGUE

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

SHAMAN

  • Restoration
    • Farseer: Elemental Reverb now increases Riptide healing by 20% (was 10%). Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Farseer: Maelstrom Supremacy now increases the healing of Healing Wave, Healing Surge, Wellspring, Downpour, and Chain Heal by 25% (was 15%). Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Farseer: Offering from Beyond now reduces the cooldown of Riptide by 3 seconds (was 2 seconds). Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Farseer: Primordial Capacity now increases maximum mana by 10% (was 5%). Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Farseer: Hydrobubble absorption increased by 25%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Farseer: Hydrobubble now lasts for 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).

WARLOCK

  • Destruction
    • Diabolist: Ruination damage increased 35%.
    • Diabolist: Wicked Cleave damage increased 15%.
    • Diabolist: Chaos Salvo damage increased 15%.
    • Diabolist: Felseeker damage increased 15%.
    • Diabolist: Gloom of Nathreza now causes enemies marked by your Havoc to take 7% increased damage from your single target spells (was 5%).

WARRIOR

  • Arms
    • Whirlwind damage increased by 100%.
  • Fury
    • Whirlwind damage increased by 120%.
    • Thunder Clap damage increased by 25%.
    • Odyn’s Fury damage increased by 30%.
    • Mountain Thane: Thunder Blast damage increased by 25%.

PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER

DRUID

  • Balance
    • Wrath damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Keeper of the Grove: Blooming Infusion now increases the damage of your next Wrath or Starfire by 25% (was 100%) in PvP combat.
  • Restoration
    • Keeper of the Grove: Blooming Infusion now increases the damage of your next Wrath or Starfire by 25% (was 100%) in PvP combat.

DEATH KNIGHT

  • Improved Death Strike is no longer reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
  • Frost
    • Frost Strike damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
    • Obliterate damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
  • Unholy
    • Magus of the Dead’s Shadow Bolt damage is no longer reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
    • Festering Strike damage increased by 100% in PvP combat.

MAGE

  • Frost
    • Frostfire: Overpowered Barrier now causes Blazing Barrier to reflect 40% of damage absorbed (was 60%).
  • Fire
    • Overpowered Barrier now causes Blazing Barrier to reflect 40% of damage absorbed (was 60%).
    • Pyroblast damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Fire Blast damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Fireball damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Scorch damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Frostfire: Isothermic Core now causes Meteor to call down a Comet Storm at 200% effectiveness (was 250%).
    • Frostfire: Frostfire Bolt damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

PRIEST

  • Discipline
    • Power Word: Radiance healing is no longer reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
    • Ultimate Penitence damage and healing increased by 35% in PvP combat.

ROGUE

  • Outlaw
    • Combat Stamina now increases Stamina by 18% in PvP combat (was 12%).

SHAMAN

  • Restoration
    • Earth Shield healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Earthliving Weapon healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Healing Rain healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Totemic: Surging Totem healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Totemic: Lively Totems now casts a free Chain Heal at 150% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 100%).

WARLOCK

  • Demon Skin’s armor increase is now 30% more effective in PvP combat.

WARRIOR

  • Arms
    • Execute damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Rend damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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Oh nice fire magus buffs, rsham buff no matter how small, small warlock defensive buff, and very much needed arms exe nerf. Looks like tuning hit the spot on something right this time :dracthyr_a1:

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It is nice to see our AoE slowly adjusted to come into a better spot. With these changes, based on my own numbers, we will see this for M+:

  • Slayer will see around a 3-4% damage increase from the WW buff, if the WW amp works correctly with talents as a direct dam amp of the ability. Around 0.2% more on ST.
  • For Thane you will see around a 4-5% AoE increase, and on ST around 1-2%.

For us Odyn’s Fury enjoyers, we can rejoice! With a 30% mighty buff we get:

  • Around 1.5% more AoE, and 0.5% more ST.

Meaning we are now close to not having this ability only be a pure DPS minus to grab! Sure, it is not a DPS increase to take, but at least it is no longer a ‘obvious’ DPS loss. So we can take it without feeling as bad about it. It should go from around a 2-3% DPS loss, to a ~1% DPS loss to grab. That is almost a gain!

  • The tuning overall does help to push Thane even further ahead of Slayer in M+, this is a ‘problem’. Yet, an attempt was made to not make the gap widen too much, even if it did get bigger.

Overall some good changes. It is a nice direction. I do hope and pray though, that Odyn’s Fury especially is given some more power to make it viable and not being a pick you do knowing that you lose overall output in a key.

To my Fury Warrior bros. We got something, a lot better than nothing. It is targeted and trying to solve our main issue (Weak AoE burst CD and our weak uncapped sustained AoE DPS), so we know they are aware. We just got to accept that we got to wait for another set of these before we start to really catch up with the pack :dracthyr_nod: Yet, we are getting there.

Happy continued Turbo, everyone!

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Before anyone gets emotional, the egregiously overpowered and overrepresented classes will be nerfed after MDI. They always are.

Expect VDH and Oracle disc nerfs at the minimum. I predict prot pala stonks to rise

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Maybe buff fury again? This blender spec is running wild. Its too strong.

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Is this again one of your bad jokes? Where are the buffs for enhancement shaman in PvP???

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You are demanding a buff to a spec that has one of the highest dps parses in the game ? Huh ?

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Big good thx Mr Lard

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I am talking about PvP

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And you are nerfing a 2-piece set that nobody uses anymore? Wow, quality tuning there!

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I dont see the point of tuning at end of season when everyone already did what they wanted.

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im surprised it took them this long to fix death strike in pvp

LOL

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Why it took you so long??

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Why no fire mage pve buffs tho

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Lmao really?

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Fire mage sims 300k lower than arcane on single target. Yes, really.

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lmao!

and where does fire compare to everyone that isnt meta?

before the " arcane meta"
it was fire boomy unholy dk

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I said single target. Go to simulationcraft.org and see for yourself.

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cus everything is a patchwerk fight ?

buff BM hunter then on your logic

( they dont buff classes based on ST )

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Oh sorry then my apoligies