so I really like how frost dk currently looks in pre patch but lets face reality - icy death torrent is insanely overtuned. But thats actually a good thing as icy death torrent can function as a tuning knob for the spec. We’ll eventually see up to 50% dmg reduction in the later stage of tww (when we can stack serious amounts of crit) or even earlier as that talent alone contributes way too much in ST, let alone aoe.
So for future iterations of fdk, I think buffing obliterate, rime enhanced howling blasts and frost strike might bring 2h frost back in line while not destroying the performance of the spec for dw at all. Also remorseless winter could be buffed aswell to counter the (inevitable) nerf of icy death torrent.
What do you guys think about fdks current state in prepatch? Do you see other possible tuning knobs? Do you even enjoy its current playstyle? I’ve yet to try out BoS in prepatch as im having such a blast with dw icy death torrent, can you guys eventually share your experience with bos? would highly appreciate.
i dont know chief,our weird GCD 0.5 delay is still there, having more haste makes it less noticeable but it is still there.
ive been doing the prepatch event on a rogue and even with slight lag the GCD on rogues stay consistent and smooth as butter.
the free glacial advance on every KM obliterate buttonpress is brilliant, but sadly the only brilliant change i really like, theKM proc on auto crit is still there, giving anti synergy to how we should weight our secondary stats, there was a time when it was AUTO HITS, not CRITS,allowing us to not focus on crit at all, it also affected both froststrike and Howling blast as far as i know it.
i do not like the focus on boosting auto attack talents, as it gives more a focus on the dual wield playstyle.
we where never meant to stab stab like a rogue or fury warrior, instead incisive deliberate strikes with great speed once we did decide where to strike, like an avalance. a playstyle about STRIKING, be that either with a two hand or two other weapons.
be honest now, all of you dual wield enjoyjers, you know it in your hearts that our way if a class is heavy strikes, not auto attack steady damage with BoS, BoS was forced upon us. remember the dual axes from ICC, that sheathe on your back, THATS Frost Dk weapon, strong axes that you swing with great impact, not flailing them around.
we also have so many dead talents and dead buttons no one uses, why is chillstreak still there for example? picking glacial advance on it’s own is a waste of a point now with the KM auto proccing it exists, especially with shattering blade aoe being implemented.
it’s a step up from dragonflight, but more focus is needed, more thought, paladins mastery have been reowkred YET AGAIN, while ours has remained “frost damage of abilities” ever since it was implemented…Oh wait, they did change it in legion!..by NERFING IT,preventing it form benefitting frostdamage that was not ours, like trinkers and unique effect on armor and weapons, really cool blizz thank you
Easy elemental shaman was also in a good spot and they are already nerfed so frost should also be nerfed simple they are way over other specs. And yes elemental was also never meta spec.