Allright, first batch of changes on the front page, use this thread to discuss things so we have a central thread.
First changes (with thanks to Rethul ur no)
http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...0#post21419240
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionWarlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Fel Armor: Reduces damage taken by 10%. Increases total health by 10% and the amount of health generated through spells and effects by 10%. Passive.
- Howl of Terror: Howl, causing 5 enemies within 10 yds to flee in fear for 20 sec. Damage caused may cancel Howl of Terror. When hit by a damaging attack, the cooldown on Howl of Terror is reduced by 1 sec. Limited to 5 targets. Warlock - LvL 30 Talent. Instant. 40 sec cooldown. Instant. 40 sec cooldown.
- Soul Leech (Destruction): Your Incinerate, Fel Flame, Shadowburn and Chaos Bolt spells grant you and your pet a shadowy shield that absorbs 10% of the damage dealt for 15 sec.
Talents
- Breath of Gul'dan: Demonic breath deals 1,068 Shadow damage and applies Shadowflame to all enemies in a 10 yard cone in front of the caster. Shadowflame Reduces movement speed by 30% and deals [ 876 + 13.7% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage over 6 sec. Generates 2 Demonic Fury every time it deals damageSends a cone of dark energy before you, reducing the movement speed by 0% of all enemy targets within 10 yards for 6 sec. Warlock - LvL 30 Talent. 6% of Base Mana / 100 Demonic Fury. Instant.20 sec cooldown.
- Kil'jaeden's Cunning: You can cast and channel while moving, but each cast reduces your movement speed by 15% for 6 sec, stacking up to 2 times. Warlock - LvL 90 Talent. Warlock - LvL 90 Talent. Instant. 1.5 min cooldown.
- Mannoroth's Fury: Increases the area of your area of effect damage spells by 500%. Warlock - LvL 90 Talent. Instant. 1.5 min cooldown.
Item Set Bonuses
- Item - Warlock T16 2P Bonus (New) Conflagrate has a 20% chance to increase the critical strike chance of Immolate and Incinerate by 15%. Unstable Affliction critical hits have a 40% chance to increase all damaging effects of Malefic Grasp and Drain Soul by 30% for 10 sec. Soul Fire has a 20% chance to increase you and your pet's damage dealt by 20%.
- Item - Warlock T16 4P Bonus (New) When a Burning Ember fills up, your critical strike chance is increased by 15% for 5 sec. Haunt has a 20% chance to refund its shard when expiring. Shadow Bolt and Touch of Chaos have a 20% chance to also cast Hand of Gul'dan at the target.
Official patch notes that went up: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/101...1_2013#warlock
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
BIG update, source: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/to...?page=111#2202
And another update, a GC tweet, relayed through the official forums from here: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/to...?page=138#2753Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
BIG update today, and BIG change to how KJC will work: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/9309301938Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
5.4 PTR build 17093 changes: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...TR-Build-17093Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Fel Flame (Affliction)
Deals [ 801 + 75%Deals [ 908 + 85% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage to an enemyand increases the duration of Corruption and Unstable Affliction by 6 sec.- Fel Flame (Demonology)
Deals [ 801 + 75%Deals [ 908 + 85% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage to an enemyand increases the duration of Corruption by 6 sec.Generates 15 Demonic Fury.Generates 0 Demonic Fury.- Fel Flame (Destruction)
Deals [ 801 + 75%Deals [ 908 + 85% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage to an enemyand increases the duration of Immolate by 6 sec.- Fel Flame
5%3% of Base Mana.- Voidwalker: Suffering Grants your Voidwalker the ability to cast Suffering. The Voidwalker taunts the target to attack it,
but has no effect if the target is already attacking the Voidwalkerand increases threat that it generates against the target by 200% for 5 sec. Auto-Cast: Taunts the current target if it is not attacking the Voidwalker and taunts any target who attacks its master. (Right-Click to toggle) Passive.
Talents
- Kil'jaeden's Cunning You can cast and channel while moving.
Warlock - LvL 90 Talent. Instant. 1.5 min cooldown.for 10 sec. Warlock - LvL 90 Talent. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.- Mannoroth's Fury Increases the area of your area of effect
damage spells by 500%by 500% and damage by 100% of your Seed of Corruption, Hellfire, Immolation Aura and Rain of Fire for 10 sec. Warlock - LvL 90 Talent. Instant.1.5 min cooldown.60 sec cooldown.
Demonology
- Metamorphosis: Void Ray While using Metamorphosis, your Fel Flame spell transforms into Void Ray. Deals [ 561 +
21%24% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage to all enemies in a 20 yard lineand increases the duration of Corruption by 4 sec. Warlock - Demonology Spec.Warlock - Demonology Spec.
And from that same PTR patch some changes to our T16 set bonuses:
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- Item - Warlock T16 2P Bonus
Conflagrate hasConflagrate critical strikes have a 20% chance to increase the critical strike chance of Immolate and Incinerate by 15%. Unstable Affliction critical hits have a 40% chance to increase all damaging effects of Malefic Grasp and Drain Soul by 30% for 10 sec. Soul Fire has a 20% chance to increase you and your pet's damage dealt by 20%.- Item - Warlock T16 4P Bonus When a Burning Ember fills up, your critical strike chance is increased by 15% for 5 sec. Haunt has a
20%8% chance to refund its shard when expiring. Shadow Bolt and Touch of Chaos have a20%8% chance to also cast Hand of Gul'dan at the target.
Some changes in the official PTR Patchnotes: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/10158897/#warlock
Datamined set bonus changes from the PTR: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...TR-Build-17124Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- Item - Warlock T16 2P Bonus Conflagrate critical strikes have a 20% chance to increase the critical strike chance of Immolate and Incinerate by 15% 10%. Unstable Affliction critical hits have a 40% 50% chance to increase all damaging effects of Malefic Grasp and Drain Soul by 30% 15% for 10 sec. Soul Fire has a 20% chance to increase you and your pet's damage dealt by 20%.
PTR build 17153: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...TR-Build-17153
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionAffliction
- Nightfall now has a 10% proc chance from damage from your most recent Corruption, rather than a 5% proc chance from Corruption.
- Seed of Corruption no longer lists SP scaling in the tooltip.
- Soul Swap has been reworked to copy DoTs, see the tooltip for the new spell details.
From the official patchnotes for July 8th: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/101...1_2013#warlock
Some new possible glyphs datamined in PTR build 17169: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...TR-Build-17169Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- Glyph of Curse of the Elements (NYI) - Curse of the Elements hits two additional nearby targets.
- Glyph of Havoc - Havoc gains 3 additional charges, but the cooldown is increased by 35 seconds.
- Glyph of Unending Resolve (NYI) - The damage reduction of Unending Resolve is reduced by 20%, but the cooldown is reduced by 60,000 sec.
A further change is coming to the level 90 talent Archimond's Vengeance: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/9453685514#20
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
An official PTR patchnotes update: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/101...2_2013#warlock
Datamined material from PTR build 17191: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...rounds-PreviewOriginally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- Dark Soul: Knowledge Your soul is infused with demonic knowledge, increasing your Mastery by 18,000 the effects of Mastery: Master Demonologist by an additional 30% for 20 sec. Can be cast in Metamorphosis. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 5% of Base Mana. Instant. 2 min cooldown.
Datamined material from PTR build 17205: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...TR-Build-17205
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- Glyph of Fear Your Fear causes the target to tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear, but now causes Fear to have a 5 sec cooldown.
Datamining from PTR patch 17227: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...TR-Build-17227
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionTalents
- Harvest Life Affliction: Drains the life from all enemies within 15 yards of the target, causing [ 187 + 17.5% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage and restoring 3-4.5% of the caster's total health every 1 sec. Lasts 6 sec. Replaces Drain Life. Soulburn: Healing increased by 33%. Demonology: Drains the life from all enemies within 15 yards of the target, causing [ 187 + 17.5% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage and restoring 3-4.5% of the caster's total health every 1 sec. Lasts 6 sec. Replaces Drain Life. Generates 10 Demonic Fury per second plus 3 Demonic Fury per second on secondary targets.|r Destruction: Drains the life from all enemies within 15 yards of the target, causing [ 187 + 17.5% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage and restoring 3-4.5% of the caster's total health every 1 sec. Lasts 6 sec. Replaces Drain Life. Warlock - LvL 15 Talent. 1% of Base Mana, plus 1% per sec / 30 Demonic Fury, plus 30 per sec. 40 yd range. Instant (Channeled). Increases the damage of your Drain Life spell by 50% and the healing of your Drain Life spell by 150%. Warlock - LvL 15 Talent. 40 yd range.
Affliction
- Soul Swap (Affliction) For 6 For 3 sec afterwards, the next target you cast Soul Swap: Exhale on will be afflicted by the copied Shadow damage-over-time effects.
- Soul Swap (Demonology, Destruction) For 6 For 3 sec afterwards, the next target you cast Soul Swap: Exhale on will be afflicted by the copied Shadow damage-over-time effects.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Drain Life Increases the healing of your Drain Life by 30%. Increases the healing from Harvest Life generated by your primary target by 20%. Major Glyph. Major Glyph.
- Glyph of Imp Swarm Teaches you the ability Imp Swarm. Requires Demonology. Imp Swarm Summons 5 4 Wild Imps from the Twisting Nether to attack the target. The Wild Imps passive effect is disabled while Imp Swarm is on cooldown. Imp Swarm's cooldown is reduced by spell haste. Also increases Wild Imp's cooldown by 4 sec. Major Glyph.
- Glyph of Unending Resolve The damage reduction of Unending Resolve is reduced by 20%, but the cooldown is reduced by [ 0.010 * s2 ] sec. Major Glyph. 60 sec. Major Glyph.
Official patchnotes http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/101...4_2013#warlock contained some of the changes mentioned above and this remark:
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Datamined info from PTR build 17247: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...TR-Build-17247
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionTalents
- Grimoire of Sacrifice (Affliction) now increases the power of many of your single target spells by 20%, down from 30%.
Affliction
- Haunt now increases periodic damage, not all damage.
Setbonus
- Item - Warlock PvP Set 4P Bonus Increases damage done by your Agony, Corruption, Doom, Immolate, and Unstable Affliction by 10%. Reduces the cooldown of Unending Resolve by 20 sec.
From the official patchnotes from PTR build 17247: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/101...9_2013#warlock
Changes to RPPM system: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/9573547577#1Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
More changes about RPPM: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/to...77?page=13#256Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Most interesting bit from the post:
new datamined changes build 17260: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...TR-Build-17260Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionWarlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)[/B]
- Demonic Gateway Create a demonic gateway between two locations. Stepping into the gateway causes any party member to be instantly transported to the other gateway. Limit 5 charges. The portal generates one charge every 15 10 seconds and lasts 15 min. 10% of Base Mana. 20-70 yd range. 3 sec cast. 10 sec cooldown.
Affliction
- Soulburn: Soul Swap Grants the Soulburn empowerment to your Soul Swap. Soul Swap will instantly apply your Corruption, Unstable Affiction Affliction, and Agony to your current target without requiring them to be removed from a previous target. Warlock - Affliction Spec.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Eternal Resolve Unending Resolve can no longer be activated, but passively provides 10% damage reduction from all sources.Major Glyph.
1 lonely official patchnote update: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/101...7_2013#warlock
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
An overview was posted about the Warlock changes in this patch: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/blog/105...ges-12_08_2013
Patch 5.4 PTR - Build 17299Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionWarlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Agony Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to [ 3,480 + 27.3% [ 3,840 + 30% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first and builds up each time it deals damage. 100 yd range. Instant.
- Corruption (Affliction, Destruction) Corrupts the target, causing [ 1,440 + 15% [ 1,584 + 16.5% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 18 sec.
- Corruption (Demonology) Corrupts the target, causing [1,440 + 15% [ 1,584 + 16.5% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 18 sec.
- Corruption (Affliction, Destruction) Corrupts the target, causing [1,440 + 15% [ 1,584 + 16.5% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 18 sec.
- Corruption (Demonology) Corrupts the target, causing [ 1,440 + 15% [ 1,584 + 16.5% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 18 sec.
- Unstable Affliction Shadow energy slowly destroys the target, causing [1,974 + 26.4% [ 2,170 + 29% of Spell Power ] damage over 14 sec. If the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause [2,256 + 211.2% [ 2,480 + 232% of Spell Power ] damage to the dispeller and silence them for 4 sec. This damage always critically strikes. 100 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
Affliction
- Agony Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to [ 3,480 + 27.3% [ 3,840 + 30% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first and builds up each time it deals damage. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
- Drain Soul Drains the soul of the target, causing [ 250 + 23.4% [ 275 + 25.7% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage every 2 sec and energizing one Soul Shard after it deals damage twice. If the target dies and yields experience or honor, three Soul Shards are energized. Lasts 12 sec. If the target is at or below 20% health when Drain Soul deals damage, it deals 100% additional damage and causes all of your other periodic Affliction damage effects to instantly deal 60% of their normal periodic damage. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 1.5% of Base Mana, plus 1.5% per sec. 40 yd range. Instant (Channeled).
- Malefic Grasp Binds the target in twilight, causing [ 512 + 12% [ 564 + 13.2% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 4 sec. Every 1 sec, when Malefic Grasp deals damage, it causes all of your other periodic Affliction damage effects to instantly deal 30% of their normal periodic damage. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 1.5% of Base Mana, plus 1.5% per sec. 40 yd range. Instant (Channeled).
- Nightfall Your most recently applied Corruption has a 7% 10% chance when it deals damage to cause you to regain a Soul Shard. Warlock - Affliction Spec.
- Unstable Affliction Shadow energy slowly destroys the target, causing [1,974 + 26.4% [ 2,170 + 29% of Spell Power ] damage over 14 sec. If the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause [2,256 + 211.2% [ 2,480 + 232% of Spell Power ] damage to the dispeller and silence them for 4 sec. This damage always critically strikes. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 1.5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
Destruction
- Immolate (Affliction, Demonology) Burns the enemy for [ 456 + 42.7% [ 502 + 47% of Spell Power ] Fire damage and then an additional [ 2,280 + 42.7% [ 2,510 + 47% of Spell Power ] Fire damage over 15 sec.
- Immolate (Destruction) Burns the enemy for [ 456 + 42.7% [ 502 + 47% of Spell Power ] Fire damage and then an additional [ 2,280 + 42.7% [ 2,510 + 47% of Spell Power ] Fire damage over 15 sec.
Item Set Bonuses
Warlock PvP Set 4P Bonus Reduces the cooldown of Unending Resolve by 0 sec. Your allies can use your Demonic Gateway again 15 sec sooner.
Patch 5.4 PTR Notes Update - August 14
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Datamining from PTR patch 17345: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...TR-Build-17345
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Destruction
- Chaos Bolt damage and SP scaling increased by 15%.