Patch 5.2 - 10% nerf coming to Normal and Heroic T14

[brothernads]

The newly-released official 5.2 PTR patch notes reveal that all T14 Normal and Heroic content is getting a 10% nerf. Guess that explains the Feats of Strength.

"On Normal and Heroic mode, zone-wide auras have been activated in Mogu’shan Vaults, Heart of Fear, and Terrace of Endless Spring, reducing the health and damage of all enemies therein by 10%. A NPC near the entrance within each zone explains this, and offers to deactivate the buff for the benefit of brave/foolhardy adventurers."

(Source: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/822...y_30-1_30_2013)

[Burritaco]

That's not as bad as they normally do it, and at least it's after the content is relevant.

[jsz]

Not unexpected.

[Shampro]

Expected. Its fine, a new Tier is out, older tiers beeing lowered for new comers that want to pug, etc.

[Static Transit]

It will also make it easier for those who decide to switch mains, and need to get all those sigils again.

[Nairobi]

Hmm, interesting. When they reworded the FoS, I figured they were just going to let the new gear nerf the content artificially. I posted this in the R+D forums with your other post, but this seems to be where the action is.

I guess they were afraid of people complaining if they could not kill ToT bosses to outgear 5.0 encounters? Oh well...10% is a good amount I suppose, compared to the 30%+ precedents. I just hope it doesn't stack and trivialize the encounters; I'm enjoying "struggling" through the zones on alts

[Vereesa]

Weren't they supposed to scrap the zone-wide buff (or debuff, whatever) in favor of granting the Cutting Edge FoSes for killing endbosses prior to 5.2?

[Jacob6875]

Not that unexpected. A new tier will be out anyway so I don't see why anyone would care very much.

[Arbs]

They always do this, not that much of a shocker

[Osmeric]

They are doing this because otherwise those raids would be almost entirely abandoned. As it stands, I expect they still will get very little use.

[Deleted]

Expected but also the nerf isn't as big or shocking as cough DS cough.

[Keoren]

Weren't they supposed to scrap the zone-wide buff (or debuff, whatever) in favor of granting the Cutting Edge FoSes for killing endbosses prior to 5.2?

I didn't expect them to actually use the auras after this either. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that there was, or is, no certainty on whether the auras would be activated so the wording was a way of playing it safe.

All in all, it is a reasonable addition and nothing too unexpected. I think the biggest surprise is the reasonably small scale of the nerf. I wonder if they're testing the waters regarding an adjusted raid progression path design.

[zealo]

Seems fair enough, its old content by then and it can be turned of, its not any insane amount its getting nerfed by either like DS being at 30%

[Darsithis]

Please keep your discussion to the one thread, created earlier:

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...and-Heroic-T14