7.1 Hotfixes

[Krusza]

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20750164829

So, they're addressing the most problematic specs (WW, Frost DK, Destro Lock) and also buffing specs that were lacking a lot (Arms, Ele)

Hotfixes came out fairly fast, just wondering if the nerfs will be enough to stop the shitfest that is currently arena gameplay.

[Deleted]

Oh look more warlock nerfs. Can never have enough of those.

[Krusza]

Oh look more warlock nerfs. Can never have enough of those.

They're severely needed at the moment.

[Deleted]

I feel kinda worried blizzard keep adding these huge % changes. It feels so fucking retarded an ability goes from insanely overpowered to not useable at all. They could say chaos bolt now deals 10 % less damage in pvp as a start instead of completely smashing the spec and make everyone roll away from it again.

[Thelxi]

I'm happy about the destro nerfs. They sure aren't afraid of changing the game constantly. Didn't they say that they wanted to avoid large shifts in power for specs?

[Krusza]

I feel kinda worried blizzard keep adding these huge % changes. It feels so fucking retarded an ability goes from insanely overpowered to not useable at all. They could say chaos bolt now deals 10 % less damage in pvp as a start instead of completely smashing the spec and make everyone roll away from it again.

That's what Blizzard have always done.

They either overnerf making it useless, or overbuff making it OP.

[Sliske]

They're severely needed at the moment.

Warlocks are angry if they're not several leagues above the next caster and if they are, they complain about one of their other specs instead.

Surprised there aren't more assa rogue nerfs here. Poison / bleeds basically force you to run a hpala.

[Swizzington]

10% might not be big enough. Shits ludicrous.

[Deleted]

wow UH full apocalypse damage...does that mean 8 ghouls???

that will be insane.

[Deleted]

They're severely needed at the moment.

Blizzard is only content when noone plays locks.

After this nerf you'll need to cast 4-5 Chaosbolts to kill someone. We're back to just unbinding that ability. Hey at least we can play the Shadowburn spec.. wait that got nerfed just in case someone still wanted to play warlock.

[Dristereau]

Destro Warlock right now can absolutely slaughter someone. Entrenched in Flame is also powerful against Melee. Currently they're terrifying, and this will tone them down slightly. I still see Destro as a strong class.
As for WW Monk, the damage, CC and mobility make it crazy. That Strike of the Windlord can hit for over 800k in PVP and there's not much you can do to stop them with Roll, Leg Sweep, Karma, Tiger's Lust, Paralysis and Fists of Fury. Needed to be toned down a little.
Can quite easily understand the Frost Mage nerfs, although I believe they should have a little more Stamina than they do (UH DK sitting at 2.9 mil, Mage at 1.8 mil).
Frost has been crazy for AoE and Cleave in PVP, so needed a little toning down. Also nice to see Apocalypse may feel more like it's name than a wet noodle in PVP.

Glad to see Warrior Buffs. Class is not in a good place in PVP right now and feels weak in RBGs. Happy to see some compensation for Hamstring nerf and the class made a little stronger after seeing what Rets and DK's can do.

Not much opinion on Shaman and Hunter changes. Don't think DH needed any more agility, they're already pretty strong.

Biggest issue for me right now beyond this is Demo Warlocks with a bit of emphasis on Implosion.

[Grocery]

Thank god. I forsee some more changes though, 10% seems way low for some of the damage being thrown out right now.

[Pandragon]

lol "buffing specs that were lacking a lot (arms)" you mean defensive right? certainly not damage i just had an arms warrior in a bg hit me for 70% of my health with 1 attack....oh it is damage. yeah they still dont know how to balance.

[Deleted]

Destro Warlock right now can absolutely slaughter someone. Entrenched in Flame is also powerful against Melee. Currently they're terrifying, and this will tone them down slightly. I still see Destro as a strong class.

Biggest issue for me right now beyond this is Demo Warlocks with a bit of emphasis on Implosion.

25 % damage nerf to the main spell isn't slightly .. It's game breaking and everyone is gonna go away from playing destruction again as it was before.
Warlocks are already one of the bottom arena class, all the high warlocks have quit their class and are camping at the high rating they gained from early weeks. But I guess it's more important for the casual scrubs running skrims and daily bg's to have their fun with one less class to worry about.

[Rucati]

Warlocks are already one of the bottom arena class, all the high warlocks have quit their class and are camping at the high rating they gained from early weeks. But I guess it's more important for the casual scrubs running skrims and daily bg's to have their fun with one less class to worry about.

What are you talking about? Maldiva streams 2600+ arena 3v3 literally every day, playing all 3 specs depending on the situation.

Changes are good overall, not sure Warriors needed a damage buff but the rest seem fine.

[Lightbull]

I "might" dust off my Shaman after these hotfixes. My biggest gripe with Elemental was the lack of consistent damage, between the 7.1 Stormkeeper buff and this buff to Lava Burst, I might give it another go.

[Miff]

Unholy dk buff wont last long i reckon, unfortunately. even at it's current level, it's pretty brutal when used correctly.

[Krusza]

lol "buffing specs that were lacking a lot (arms)" you mean defensive right? certainly not damage i just had an arms warrior in a bg hit me for 70% of my health with 1 attack....oh it is damage. yeah they still dont know how to balance.

That was probably a gunpowder charge or something, definitely not something a Warrior can do.

Hamstring buff will help their uptime a bit.

[Tatsujin]

so how much damage will hamstring do now?

[Deleted]

What are you talking about? Maldiva streams 2600+ arena 3v3 literally every day, playing all 3 specs depending on the situation.

Changes are good overall, not sure Warriors needed a damage buff but the rest seem fine.

Maldiva rarely plays anything but 2s and he swapped off demo when it got the huge nerf bat.
After this destro is gonna be horrible and what should warlocks do then .. go affliction? Dispel UA is bugged and doesn't work and demo has gotten huge damage nerfs.