Patch 5.4 World Changes, 5.4 PTR Notes Update, Blue Posts, Pet Battle PvP, DLC Comic

[turboblake]

Casting fillers on the move with KJC, that's ok. But then they go and nerf demonic gateways even further, and also more or less remove soul leech by making it cap at 15% hp? My warlock just got ressed by a soulstone ontop of bad fires....

The 60 second CD is ABSURD! That spell really didn't need changing, and if anything, just a higher CD in area, but not anywhere else. I can only hope they drop that nerf completely.

[Garehn Vi-Brittania]

Warrior BUFFS?!?!?!?

[Deleted]

Blizzards continual effort to have all hunters reroll mage. They better have some compensation for these nerfs is all I'm thinking. I've been all but driven outta 25 man hm raiding already and they keep nerfing us. I don't see why hunter as a pure dps class has to be middle of the pack and have so little to offer as we do. I have no problem losing the crappy interupt or the change to Stampede since they at least gave us some sustained dmg boost there.Though We need some Pve Dmg buffs not nerfs, be it minor or at all. Seems like they want to keep going until we hit rock bottom though imo. World of Magecraft.

If you are being sat out of a raid as a hunter I suspect it's because of your (lack of?) skill and not because you are a hunter.

I imagine if you roll Mage you would also be sat out.

I have no evidence to back these claims up - but I'm willing to bet that I am right.

[Garehn Vi-Brittania]

So Blizzard finally decided that hunters do not belong in the middle of the damage charts.
They want Hunter at absolute Rock Bottom nomatter what spec the hunter is.

I'm happy that this is only PTR and that they can change it before release.

I really hope you are trolling

[simjanes2k]

That comic got all of my feels. I am reminded of this by my family and friends who play with me sometimes.

[Somarlane]

Guide now includes coords for the Pandaria achievements.

[Nathiest]

Ugh.. why can't they just leave SS alone? I am okay with the change, but this "can only occur once every 2 minutes" is pure fucking bullshit.

[Waggles25]

If you are being sat out of a raid as a hunter I suspect it's because of your (lack of?) skill and not because you are a hunter.

I imagine if you roll Mage you would also be sat out.

I have no evidence to back these claims up - but I'm willing to bet that I am right.

Unless your 13/13 hm in 25 man as a hunter don't talk to me about skill buddy. Go ahead and explain to me now what benefit bringing more than one hunter to a 25 man at the moment would be ? Could you imagine it not being a matter of being sat but a realization that I could easily reroll and be more of a benefit to the team playing a different class ? I still play my hunter in Hm ToT yes but have chosen to in 10 man wiht a group missing the attack speed buff (hyena pet). While my mage in half her gear does miles better dps in 25 mans. PS: I have no more evidence other than your Armory profile of the posting character of yours but it appears you have a grand total of zero boss kills within ToT let alone 25 man Hm's.

[getupkid55]

Irrelevant to this discussion. Still didn't betray Cairne at or before the duel.

Ever heard of perspective?
Is it not at all possible that Baine BELIEVES Garrosh betrayed Cairne, regardless of if he did or not?

[Tybudd33]

Ugh.. why can't they just leave SS alone? I am okay with the change, but this "can only occur once every 2 minutes" is pure fucking bullshit.

This SS is a brand new Talent, the only thing that is the same is the Name, Holy Shield = (old) Sacred shield, as an ability for "Prot" Pallies, now if you are a non-Protadin, I understand your gripe, but as prot this is win win.

---------- Post added 2013-06-21 at 04:00 PM ----------

Warrior BUFFS?!?!?!?

Riptose for Warriors can be awesome, but this ability alone will complete change the best stat weights for Prot Warriors, making pure avoidance 2nd to Stam again. There are a few things to weigh out though, if Hit and Exp is completely ignored then you have to worry about unstable resource gains for our active mitigation abilities. I'd like to see this tested out.

[Drusin]

Why does something need to be done with your life outside of what you enjoy doing? That's the automaton brainwashing! Don't fall for it guys! You do whatever it is you want to do, don't let society or anyone tell you otherwise. Fight the power! Down with the mindless zombies wearing business suits!


--this is not trolling btw, I believe in doing what makes you happy above anything else--

[Dch48]

So now Readiness will be all but useless. Good going Blizzard.

[Alternategray]

unless your 13/13 hm in 25 man as a hunter don't talk to me about skill buddy. Go ahead and explain to me now what benefit bringing more than one hunter to a 25 man at the moment would be ? Could you imagine it not being a matter of being sat but a realization that i could easily reroll and be more of a benefit to the team playing a different class ? I still play my hunter in hm tot yes but have chosen to in 10 man wiht a group missing the attack speed buff (hyena pet). While my mage in half her gear does miles better dps in 25 mans. Ps: I have no more evidence other than your armory profile of the posting character of yours but it appears you have a grand total of zero boss kills within tot let alone 25 man hm's.

finish him

[shimargh]

when did Garrosh BETRAYED Cairne, again?

[Prokne]

The hunter changes are just bad. Pretty much just a nerf without buffs to offset and severely reduces the skill it takes to play a hunter. Give readiness back to MM and leave it alone. It was never a problem before and very fun to double up your big abilities that had any CD. And explosive trap pretty much guarantees a lock and load proc, maybe even two while black arrow is less reliable but does more damage in non-aoe situations. BA also needs a buff now.

The Dark Legacy was awesome and sort of sad. When you realize that someone is having fun and you arent its never good.

[Deleted]

Thank god for the trihorn changes.. That pet was way to good..

[MasterHamster]

A nerf to Readiness can allow shorter CDs, which is better balance than being able to blow them twice in a row.
Think.

[Truefax]

Why are you nerfing Conductivity?

Shaman (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)

Talents
Conductivity has been redesigned. Casting Healing Wave, Greater Healing Wave, Healing Surge, or Chain Heal, increases the duration of Healing Rain by 1 second. Damaging an enemy with Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Earthshock, or Stormstrike increases the duration of Healing Rain by 1 second.

Why is this being changed? It's a situational and powerful aoe healing ability for elemental and enhance as it is right now:

When you cast Healing Wave, Greater Healing Wave, or Healing Surge, allies within your Healing Rain share healing equal to 30% of the initial healing done.

If your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Earth Shock, or Stormstrike damages an enemy, allies within your Healing Rain share healing equal to 50% of the initial damage done.

Leave it alone! Extend the duration of healing rain? it's about to go from situational to NEVER being selected as a talent. Especially with the buff to healing tide you're planning (which is actually not even a buff, since you are nerfing purification to only apply to healing stream totem).

[Mazzic518]

This is exactly what's always been wrong with this game. The constant tug of war/bull in a china shop balance game. TOO OP IN PVP ER MAH GAWD
Blizzard then nerfs a class to the ground in PVE. We put a man on the moon in 1969 but here it is 2013 and we can't balance classes in world of warcraft without rendering them useless still el oh el?

We also can't put a man on the moon.

[Eledaith]

In the current patch I am, as a hunter, able to stay on par with the other top dps in raids, on the dps meters. But I have to work for it, and give it my all. If they nerf readiness to the ground like they are in this beta build, that will mean no matter how hard I work, I won't be able to stay anywhere near the top dps's in the next patch. They better buff other abilities or hunters might as well find something else to do than raiding during next patch.