Patch 4.1 - PTR Build 13812

I thought they originally changed DK specialization to physical absorption only because it'd be too hard to balance the other tanking classes if one had an advantage tanking magic damage...

But now they give Druids magic damage absorption? Doesn't seem fair... -.-

you idiots realize the 6 sec CD is on the heal itself not the actual dispel right?

Stop saying ZOMFGSHAMANSCANTDOARGALOTHNOW

Its so a shaman cant spam dispel in PVP and have it constantly heal that person as well.

The DK 'nerfs' seem very minor if in fact they are nerfs and not just tooltip changes.

Bear AoE threat is pretty much 'Bout time they did something'

For everyone who is not happy with these changes.... Its time to join those who are. Re roll a mage today and you will have nothing to complain about.

Yay for bear buffs, much needed.

Originally Posted by Azrile

Fire mages are high on the charts #3 I think. Arcane mages (who are getting these buffs) are second to last.

DKs are pretty average right now, but they are getting other huge buffs (which aren´t live yet). Frost in particular is doing decent now, is getting a huge buffs involving blood runes, and now is getting a nerf (to the base damage) of one spell. Overall, I think all DKs will be getting overall buffed when 4.1 launches, you are just seeing one nerf here without the other buffs.

You need to look at the entirety of the patch notes, not just what gets put there today. In other words, don´t look at the DPS charts from live, then look at the very last patch notes from the PTR and say a weak spec is getting nerfed... you are missing the other 10 sets of PTR patch notes.

You find me 1 buff to UH DKs that goes live with 4.1... I dare you. There ae about 5 or 6 nerfs going through, but no buffs.

Originally Posted by Touch

shammys are OP (resto) and mage frost suck at 2.4k+ rating

yeah mage damage is sooo bad. what are you thinking blizzard more damage buffs to mages please.

i think they are referring the heal effect, not the actual dispel, im sure we will know more

Originally Posted by Ze Alpaca

@Boub Death Strike is a Blood spell not Unholy.

Nope. It's in the unholy section of your spellbook.

Originally Posted by KassieDS

Nope. It's in the unholy section of your spellbook.

Nope, it's in the blood section, and has been since 4.0

now seriously....necrotic strike nerf.......u oughta be kidding me!!!!

already we are suffering thnx to rage of rivendare and now this shit???

Originally Posted by alms1407

why have they increased the CD of shammy dispel when every other healers dispel mechanic has none?

lol they nerfed Cleansing Waters to a cd not dispel http://www.wowhead.com/spell=77130

Originally Posted by Cleve

Nope, it's in the blood section, and has been since 4.0

Check again. I'm sat here looking in the unholy page with "Death Strike" At the bottom of the first column.

""Fire

Critical Mass now also affects Pyroblast.""

Its live since 4.0!

Critical Mass now also affects Pyroblast.

Umm it always said that.

So they just brake something and call the fix a patch note

OH stop crying about mages already. Arcane is the lowest DPS of them all. Arcane can't even come close to competing in a raid. The fire change is simply a tooltip change, not a buff.

Still nothing about warlocks... yay -.-*

Reading is hard I know. The shaman change appears to be exclusively about the heal attached to Cleanse, in other words an exclusively PVP nerf, which is almost certainly warranted, from what I've heard.

Yeah...where are the Unholy buffs to match the nerfing we keep getting walloped with? I've lost something like 2K DPS since Cata dropped, and this just seems to be making it worse. Unholy isn't topping meters anymore, so why are we getting constantly rocked with the nerf bat?

Maybe the additional damage nerfs are to balance low level pvp I dunno

Originally Posted by KinU69

Savage defense has the same mechanic ...difference is that now it blocks spell dmg also ... it will still go off after 1 point of dmg

L2Read. Savage Defense now absorbs damage equal to 35% of your attack power for 10 sec instead of reducing the damage taken from the next physical attack.