Im actually flabergasted with the patch notes. This must be about anchoring expectations? Set the bar so low, when you go back a little dimwits call it a win. Changes to rage gen have secondary repercussions. Lower shield block uptimes, less CD reduction, less damage, less healing, the buff to Igone Pain value doesn’t even compensate the nerfs even if you were to use rage only on IP before.
Also did anyone try playing colossus before pushing these changes? Colossus is already starved for rage and the changes are middle finger to the hero talent tree for prot.
Also I fail to understand the logic for execute change. Devs want demolish to be meaningful skill in execute phase hence they cut off the cd reduction during execute phase? Makes no sense.
Prot Warrior is in the most enjoyable place now since Shadowlands Fated Season, double back on these changes. Increase rage cost and the amount of absorb so it is less spammy. Don’t destroy the spec with these changes.
Tier Set is another topic (it’s not good) but even the best tier set bonuses wont fix the spec if it’s fundaments are broken.
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I think the most important thing, if the devs go through with these rage changes, is this: protection warrior will be less fun to play since everything, including the rotation, will be much slower.
Also, as you already pointed out, this is a massive nerf to protection warrior and the ignore pain compensation doesn’t even come close to the nerfs of rage generation.
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It just shows once again that they really have no clue of what they are doing with Warrior.
Still the same stubborn idea to rework rage generation, I think they will try hard on this the whole extension, even maybe the whole saga…
All these changes means that Prot warrior will struggle for everything starting S2, as you mentioned the buff is peanut if we loose on CD reduction.
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Imagine just chsnging rage regen shen skk other classes recive full rework
Dear Blizzard,
I understand it is Christmas time and not everyone is in the office to check what you are trying to release and confirm that the changes you are planning are on a proper level. However, can someone with some sense of understanding of how your game works look again at the proposed Protection Warrior changes?
Your first statement does not even closely match the changes you propose in the slightest. You stated ‘without reducing Prot ability to tank effectively’. Did a Paladin write this? Do you understand that nerfing and reducing rage gen from various abilities and on top of that reducing the amount of SS procs you are hindering our defensiveness and offensive abilities? Has anyone thought about Avatar? Outburst? Indomitable? Impenetrable Wall? Punish? Heavy Repercussions? Thunder Blasts? Who on earth thought this was a good idea? Are you trying to nerf a meta tank? I think someone mistakenly put Warrior instead of Paladin after ‘Protection’.
This is also purely if you play Thane, what about Colossus which is a much slower-paced, heavy-hitting hero spec? You are ripping fun and even making our 4set being SS related while we getting MUCH less of it and less rage to try to fish it with Revenge even.
This is clear heavy nerf to our damage, no compensation. This is a thievery done by someone who thinks Warrior is OP.
We aren’t the top tank for the raid, we aren’t the meta tank for m+.
Stop this madness and finally rework the silly talents nobody use on the Ppotection tree such as:
- Dance of Death
- Storm of Steel
You can do better at Blizzard.
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This whole rational around the change makes no sense… Yes, I want to use as much ignore pain as I can, while juggling my mitigation and active threat generation.
With the healers already struggling to keep me as a warrior tank alive, using as much ignore pain as possible is actually helping my healer and therefore the group.
Happy Christmas and happy new year.
Blizz Devs, do it all again and better.
This is the first session Iv played prot warrior as my main in m+ cuss is so much fun and now they want to ruined it all.
Please DO BETTER blizzard.
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