Druid bear form armor nerf from 220% to 6%

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I have read on MMO champion the Guardian Druid bear form armor is getting nerfed by a lot. From the current 220% to only 6%. I hope I am just reading this wrong.

https://www.mmo-champion.com/content/8451-Rise-of-Azshara-PTR-Notes-April-16-Patch-8-2-PTR-Build-30080-Achievement-Changes
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This has to be wrong as we are in bad shape already and dont need a nerf it just has to be wrong no logical reason for it .

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Someone at MMO champion made screen shots of the talent hover over. It’s new value is 6%. Hope now it’s a bug.

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It’s not mentioned in the class changes post. All the other bits are but not that one.

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/rise-of-azshara-ptr-initial-class-changes/149899

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It’s a bug. I can assure you that.
If it wasn’t it would be a bigger kill than when they killed Demo after WoD.

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Looks like the non-Guardian bear-form. Nothing to worry about, unless you’re a PvP heal0r :slight_smile:

The Guardian one has 45% increased Stamina, right.

If not, then it’s disastrous.

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its true!
Guardian druid now is dps specc. Druids no longer have tanking.

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Keep it the Same for guardians or even buff to 250 % but 6 % sounds okay for other specs.

It’s just a bug though.

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Someone put the crit chance instead of the armour number in the description.

False alarm.

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Could it be in relation to other incoming changes…? Though would be a shame to lose the armor bit of the bear…

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Its not accurate.
Same thing happened to my spec a few patches back only ours would have been awesome if it happened XD

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Are you 100% certain that this is in tank spec and that it isn’t bear form as a heal/dps that is getting nerfed?

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This is what it actually said

[Bear Form]Shapeshift into Bear Form, increasing armor by 220% 6% and Stamina by 25%, granting protection from Polymorph effects, and increasing threat generation. The act of shapeshifting frees you from movement impairing effects. Shapeshift. Shapeshift. Instant.

Said nothing about guardian spec

Actual changes to guardian are these

Guardian

  • [Ironfur]Increases armor by [ 75% of Agility ] for 7 sec. Multiple uses of this ability may overlap. Requires Bear Form. Can’t be cast in Flight Form. Druid - Guardian Spec. Druid - Guardian Spec. 45 40 Rage. Instant. 0.5 sec cooldown.
  • [Maul] Maul the target for [ 85.53% of Attack Power ] Physical damage. Requires Bear Form. Druid - Guardian Spec. Druid - Guardian Spec. 45 Rage. Melee range. Instant. 40 Rage. Melee range. Instant.
  • [Ursine Adept (New)Moonfire, Soothe, Remove Corruption, and Rebirth are usable in Bear Form. Druid - Guardian Spec. Druid - Guardian Spec.
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No correct me if I am wrong according got what was actually said.

  1. When you go Guardian Druid you shape shift into bear correct?
  2. That means that as a Guardian Druid in bear from you currently get 220% (220%) armor correct?
  3. On the current PTR the new value is 6% (6%) correct?

Now is that a buff or a nerf and the difference between 220% and 6% is huge is it not?

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Gotta be a bug.

Remember when it was like 400% or something though? That was a giggle.

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I really really really hope so.

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Yawn.

You really think they’re going to make such a drastic change in effective survivability?

WoW players are comedians. Within five minutes of a change on a PTR “Oh they’re destroying us.” No they aren’t. Either it’s a bug, or they’re changing how the defence of bear tanks work-- in other words shifting that defence so something else provides it.

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You know full well its for none guardian druids its to make them less tanky in PVP .

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Bloody hell people, mouseover the mmo-champ bear form and read the modifiers before posting stupid stuff.

Some moron at mmo-champion put the wrong number in the text.

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That has to be a bug. The chance of Blizzard giving bears literally leather quality armour for tanking without completely overhauling the spec is 0.