Blizzard - how many changes and buffs are we giving moonkins before Cat Form and Feral gets any love?
Moonkin DOT’s were already strong. Moonkins already had more than enough mana. Their QoL was also much better than ferals. Yet look at the huge buffs?
TL;DR
Rake, Rip and Ferocious bite should be getting similar 25-50% damage buffs. Comparing my 5 pt, SR+snapshot TF rip to Void Plague or Moonfire/Sunfire makes me want to vomit.
FIX FERAL MANA ISSUES. Not moonkins. What the HELL?
Longer version
Moonkin is amazing in PvP. Broken even. Yet here we are, moonkins receiving 50% more dot damage. 50% mana reduction on dots. Also, it can be troublesome(/sarcasm) having to leave Moonkin, so now you can Abolish, Remove Curse, use instant heal procs etc. without leaving moonkin form as well(because reasons?)
Moonkins already have over TWICE the mana pool of a feral. On top of that, the penalty for not being in moonkin form in order to be able to heal and cast roots was already VERY small - compare it to having to leave cat/bear in order to heal or entangle. Its night an day.
But now moonkins receive TONS of mana buffs, and IN FORM QoL buffs. Not to mention, if mana from shapeshifting even was an issue for moonkins, which it isnt, they could spec Natural Shapeshifter for -30% cost(not that anyone would do that since mana is not an issue for moonkins like it is for ferals.)
Meanwhile ferals have EXTREME mana issues. It is literally crippling the class to the point that it is ridiculous. Yes, feral is situationally strong in PvP, the dmg is great, the dmg is OP even with berserk, and bear form is very tanky. But thats it. The spec is extremely boring, and locked behind MASSIVE mana issues. We cant realistically heal with anything other than frenzied regen or a 400 rejuv HoT, mainly because of mana, and to a lesser extent lacking any CC outside of 1 min CD bash to allow us to hardcast.
So - Blizzard. WHERE is the sense in ferals receiving ZERO QoL buffs for healing in cat form? Where is our mana issue fixes? You are pampering Moonkin and even enhance shamans with mana restoration, instaheals while doing damage, yet ferals get literally zero love. How is it fair, balanced, or makes any sense is actually beyond me. Losing my mind waiting for someone @ Blizzard to notice and fix ferals.
