Thoughts on FDK changes?

Classes Death Knight
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  • Deathbringer: Reaper’s Mark initial and stacking damage reduced by 22%.
  • Deathbringer: Exterminate damage reduced by 22%.
  • Deathbringer: Wave of Souls damage reduced by 22% (does not apply to PvP combat).
  • Obliterate damage reduced by 6% (does not apply to PvP combat).
  • Breath of Sindragosa damage reduced by 10%.
  • Icy Death Torrent damage reduced by 12% (does not apply to PvP combat).
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Needed, but the dk discord makes me laugh. Absolute meltdown how will people survive going from S tier to… S tier.

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Yeah the reaction is a bit over the top, love the spec and still think it’ll be S tier in M+ with the utility it brings so more than happy, was only a matter of time.

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The thing I don’t like is I’m being forced back in to a bos build. I’ve never really been a fan of it tbh, I’ve always preferred being an old school hit it with a big sword obliteration frost dk.

I’m sticking with my 2h weapon though eveb with bos, my mogs look better with it, also I don’t have any one handers any way.

But still I wish both were viable.

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I agree some tuning was needed. I am not one of those people who just constantly wants to sit at the top and cry when nerfs are made. I will happily accept we were too OP.

With that being said, Ele Shaman dominating the DPS rankings for weeks yet they are not touched.

I don’t necessarily agree the Devs have “favourites” but this is the harshest nerf I have seen in WoW for a longtime all whilst leaving the majority of other OP classes like Pal/Shaman untouched.

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stop giving these devs the benefit of the doubt.
they have the power to change, to apply design and work things out with great passion.
just not for this class, and the people that play it.

look upon the recent WW monk rework, it’s insanely good with synergies for EVERYTHING.
the only thing they are concerned about in DK is the raw numbers and the spreadsheet data, they dont play it, or care for us.

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Funny now that we have other classes out-right surpass frost dk on damage meters in raid but somehow they are OK and we should accept that.
But when you have DKs on top everyone screams and cries and starts spamming the forums.

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S tier to S tier, all other specs can switch between talent builds. frost dk now i stuck to breath of syndragosa, 2 hand does as much dmg as 2 handers. with 2h you should hit exactly the same damage that a chaos bolt does and should be for cleave ST only. Breath is a garbage design they tried to fix it this expansion but they messed breath even more upp. and rider spec is total garbo, while unholy has the choice to play both hero specs without much punishment for damage

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I maintain that Burps of Sindragosa needs to either be completely removed and replaced, or made baseline and then have multiple talents that affect its play style for different contexts.

Until they do that, this spec will be stuck in balancing purgatory.

Edit: Grammar derps

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