http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/8226552
the deep freeze change announced in the patch preview isn't on here. plus frostbolt damage is getting buffed by 25%.
looks like mages will still be gods of the arena
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/8226552
the deep freeze change announced in the patch preview isn't on here. plus frostbolt damage is getting buffed by 25%.
looks like mages will still be gods of the arena
Well, its not live yet.
HolgerDK Stærkodder Shocknorrís
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke.
Frostbolt is being buffed by 25%, but no longer stacks the +10/20/30% dmg. It's lower overall damage.
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if started playing a pvp frost mage the last 2 weeks.
i don't get where ppl get the gods of pvp from...
warlocks can teleport twice as demo. can instant fear you and have good burst.
warriors have second wind and are also able to burst me down.
all frost mages have is beeing able to do 1 bigg burst every 30 seconds. + root mellee with our pet and frost nova.
we got some tricks to survive but i don't see where ppl get this pvp god theme from.
am i just so bad? or is it my dreadfull gear that makes me so weak? seeing i can't really steamroll a warlock down. yet ya don't hear shit from them on the forums!
---------- Post added 2013-01-03 at 09:21 PM ----------
on my mage it's 3x 5% aka 15% total dmg+.
could be a tooltip issue tho
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4...4841599821.jpg the boy that will forever be named the HHD wiper. R.I.P
No, it's a buff. You rarely had time to put 3 FB's, let alone sustain it, out to get max damage, now you just get more burst with even less ramp up time.
Less overall possible damage with more upfront, reliable damage.
Edit - As said below, it's a full on buff. Twice over as it no longer requires stacking.
Last edited by Matt0193; 2013-01-03 at 08:28 PM.
Just checked my mage alt and Frostbolt debuff is indeed 5/10/15%.
So it's an overall buff.
Do mages actually cast frost bolt anyway?
the deep freeze change was stupid to begin with. a very iconic frostmage-skill, and the change would have made mages so heavy procc dependent (fingers of frost) that i wouldn't be fun for either the mage or the enemy.
coming from a non-mage-player
As long as casters actually start to cast. I don't really like to cast 1 spell/minute on my h-pala and rest are instants fex.
Casting Frostbolt currently is actually bad for a Mage to do unless everyone in the Arena is CC'd. The risk of getting kicked and being locked on your frost tree is far too big of a risk for a 20-30k crit. It's better just to spam spellsteal, icelance, ffb, icebarrier, fbomb/NT or spending the time getting into a better position defensively or for burst.
Any good Mage won't really cast more than 5 Frostbolts in the average game, and it won't be during burst.
This also lists Cloak and Dagger as being on ptr. It is not.
This isn't Cata. Play catch up.
The fact that Blizzard is trying to move frost mages back to having a reason to cast Frost Bolt rather than rely on gimmicky, dispellable shatter combos is good.
---------- Post added 2013-01-04 at 04:50 PM ----------
You can always list individual abilities and try argue from there something is OP. Locks are much better than they were in Cata, and that is good. They required a lot of the tools they got. As for Blood Fear, it's going in its current form, so it isn't a relevant consideration for balance. Also, what indications do you have of locks being OP in RBGs, 3s or 5s? I wouldn't put them in the same category as warriors.
---------- Post added 2013-01-04 at 04:51 PM ----------
Mages have had so many cumulative nerfs this expansion, and continue to receive them, that I cannot understand why they still attract so much whining. I am glad Blizzard reverted this change though, it'd ruin yet more of the class's flavour.
In this topic, we have:
People who think Mages are OP, because they talk about duels.
People who think Mages are mostly okay, because they are talking about 3s.
Only one group is right.