Update: The hotfix notes were edited to add Warrior PvP hotfixes and correct the Feral Druid PvP template Agility amount.

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Patch 7.1.5 Hotfixes - January 17
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Brawler’s Guild
  • Last season's Brawler's Guild passes have been removed from the Black Market Auction House.
  • Players who reach rank 8 in Brawler's Guild should now reliably receive the "Brawler" title.

Dungeons and Raids
  • Emerald Nightmare
    • Mythic Emerald Nightmare now allows cross-realm raid groups.
    • The Premade Group Finder now supports forming and searching for Mythic Emerald Nightmare groups.
  • Karazhan
    • Druids can now ride a Rodent of Unusual Size while shapeshifted.

Professions
  • Inscription
    • The crafting costs for Tome of the Tranquil Mind and Codex of the Tranquil Mind have been significantly reduced.
    • The Glyph of the Inquisitor's Eye will no longer disappear after the player logs out and back in.

Classes

Items

Player versus Player
  • Many of the PvP changes below are still in-testing and will be applied to the live game as soon as they are ready.
  • Death Knight
    • Frost
      • Frost Death Knight PvP template Strength reduced to 75% (was 80%).
      • Frost Death Knight PvP template Mastery reduced to 25% (was 100%), Haste has been increased to 150% (was 100%), and Critical Strike increased to 125% (was 100%)
      • Breath of Sindragosa's damage is reduced by 40% in PvP.
      • Chill Streak's damage and timing has changed to allow more counterplay from the enemy team:
        • Chill Streak now deals 3% of the target's health in damage (was 8%).
        • Chill Streak now bounces 9 times (was 5).
        • Chill Streak will now bounce to a target within 8 yards (was 15 yards).
        • Chill Streak now has a slightly longer delay before bouncing.

      • Frozen Center's root now breaks on damage caused by effects other than Frost Fever and Remorseless Winter.
      • Tundra Stalker's bonus Frost Strike damage on snared targets is now 15% (was 25%).

  • Demon Hunter

  • Druid
    • You can no longer stack Ferocious Wound on targets.
    • Balance Druids’ PvP template Mastery has been reduced to 25% (was 100%), Haste increased to 125% (was 100%), Versatility increased to 125% (was 100%), and Critical Strike increased to 125% (was 100%).
    • Feral Druids’ PvP template Agility has been reduced to 90% (was 100%).
    • Guardian
      • Intimidating Roar now has diminishing returns in the Disorient category (was the Incapacitate category).
      • Overrun now has diminishing returns in the Stun category.
      • Overrun's cooldown has been increased to 25 seconds.
      • Sharpened Claws now increases the damage of Swipe and Thrash by 50% (was 100%).

  • Mage
    • Arcane
      • Arcane Mages’ PvP template Master has been reduced to 25% (was 100%), Versatility increased to 100% (was 50%), and Critical Strike increased to 125% (was 100%).
      • Arcane Blast now deals normal damage in PvP situations (was an additional 5%).
      • Overpowered increases the damage of Arcane Power to 45% in PvP (was 70%).
      • Unstable Magic deals 30% additional Arcane Blast damage in PvP (was 50%). Unchanged for Fire and Frost Mages.
    • Fire
      • World in Flames now reduces the cast time of Flamestrike by 1.25 seconds (was 2 seconds).
      • World in Flames now increases the damage of Flamestrike by 20% (was 30%).
      • Flamestrike now deals 90% damage in PvP situations (was 100%).
      • Meteor now deals 70% damage in PvP (was 100%).
    • Frost
      • Damage caused by Chilled to the Bone no longer breaks crowd control effects.
      • Chilled to the Bone's damage has been increased by 250%.
      • Concentrated Coolness now increases the damage of Frozen Orb by 250%.
      • Burst of Cold now increases the damage of Cone of Cold by 800%.

  • Priest
    • Shadow
      • The damage of Vampiric Touch is reduced by 25% in PvP situations.

  • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Curse of Shadows increases magical damage over time effects by 20% (was 30%).
      • Death's Embrace increases Corruption, Unstable Affliction, and Agony damage by 50% (was 100%).
      • Endless Affliction increases the duration of Unstable Affliction by 3 seconds (was 4).
      • Rot and Decay now only increases the duration of the Unstable Affliction with the shortest remaining duration.
    • Destruction
      • Chaos Bolt deals normal damage in PvP situations (was an additional 10% damage).
      • Focused Chaos now increases Chaos Bolt damage by 75% (was 100%).
      • Firestone now grants an additional 75% Critical Strike (was 100%).
  • Warrior
    • Disarm's duration has been reduced to 6 seconds, down from 8.
    • Arms
      • Sharpen Blade reduces healing taken by 50%, down from 70%.
      • Fixed an issue where the damage reduction of Duel was not applying to targets correctly.
    • Fury
      • Death Wish now stacks up to 10 times, down from 15
    • Protection
      • Protection Warriors' PvP template Strength has been reduced to 95% (was 100%).
This article was originally published in forum thread: Patch 7.1.5 Hotfixes - January 17 started by chaud View original post
Comments 41 Comments
  1. mmoc1c4838b61d's Avatar
    The warlock nerfs are real.

    Nooooooo

    Good Lord the Destruction PvP nerfs sound awful
  1. Richardbro's Avatar
    No mistweaver nerfs in pvp? Weird, they're the most overpowered healer in pvp in possibly the entire history of wow.
  1. majesta's Avatar
    Changes proves there is no point to PTRs anymore. Class testing is only done on live.
  1. Soisoisoi's Avatar
    The "Hotfixes" that were planned a few days ago but never actually got hotfixed in. Gah. Was actually hoping for something... new.
  1. Filipse's Avatar
    WTB Fury Warrior PVP loving (actual usefull burst talents would be nice), or a heal-reduction like arms has.
  1. Iannis's Avatar
    Those DK&DH pvp nerfs.. mmm is nice
  1. meumaxu's Avatar
    they nerfed Dk again 3RD TIME IN A ROW... TOTALLY BS while frost mages get buffed... blizzard = bunch of retards
  1. Qualinas's Avatar
    Starfall still bugged and having its duration lowered by Haste. Sigh.
  1. expectwar's Avatar
    https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/ne...xes-january-17 - says Feral Druids’ PvP template Agility has been reduced to 90% (was 100%).

    But on here it says Feral Druids’ PvP template Agility has been reduced to 95% (was 100%).

    which is right?
  1. BannedForViews's Avatar
    These pvp nerfs. Like what the actual f**k. Cutting this shit in half? God damn joke here at activision.
  1. chaud's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by expectwar View Post
    https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/ne...xes-january-17 - says Feral Druids’ PvP template Agility has been reduced to 90% (was 100%).

    But on here it says Feral Druids’ PvP template Agility has been reduced to 95% (was 100%).

    which is right?
    90% is right. The notes were silently edited after they were posted.
  1. mmoc36dd441536's Avatar
    hahahahahaha poor dk getting the nerf <3 finally, GL HF playing your retarded comps now!

    - - - Updated - - -

    but were is the ret nerfs?
  1. LinkMonk's Avatar
    ES took a hit and so did the really strong belt.
  1. tankelele's Avatar
    feels like they just overnerf most shit just to see whats gonna happen, i swear
    like take fdks, they were broken since 7.1, yet blizzard decided to finally nerf most of their op spells (chill streak, syndra) just now while it was broken since 7.0


    and they didnt even touch rogues, i dont understand why, have anyone played 2s vs decent rogue? its impossible to win sub/assa rogues atm, they just pve to the ground
  1. Riverpej's Avatar
    Fucking wow, Destruction just got gutted in PvP

    Great job! LOL
  1. joltcola1234's Avatar
    I don't understand why some of these changes are so sweeping in such a.short time after the patch comes off the PTR. Isn't this stuff being tested for weeks on end?
  1. Xetenor's Avatar
    They might as well make all the abilities for all classes and specs deal 100% less dmg in pvp and call it a day? Might be a better idea lol
  1. mmoc3bda65c621's Avatar
    Frost DK is dead (litteraly)
    this PvP uneeded nerf + bug fix (that's nerf all DK's spec, builded around a nerf, remove it, don't compensate?)

    thanks blizzard.
  1. Averrix's Avatar
    Oh man, make warlocks even more terrible in PVP. Thanks Blizzard.
  1. Raakel's Avatar
    DH 5% nerf is a joke! They still kill you in 3 seconds...

    This is the worst state of PVP ever.

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