Patch 6.0.3 Hotfixes: November 25 Class Balance Changes

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Artcraft - Blood Elf Update

Patch 6.0.3 Hotfixes: November 25

Update 1, Class Tuning Changes: 12:00pm PST
Please note that some of the class tuning changes listed below are not yet live and are still in the process of being implemented.

Racials

• Orc
  
  • Hardiness now reduces stun duration by 15% (up from 10%).
• Undead
  
  • Will of the Forsaken has a 2-minute cooldown once more (down from 3 minutes).

Classes

• Death Knight (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • General
    
    • Blood Plague, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
    • Frost Fever, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
  • Talents
    
    • Necrotic Plague, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
• Druid (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • Balance
    
    • Moonfire, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
    • Sunfire, when used in PvP combat may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
  • Feral
    
    • Predatory Swiftness no longer increases the healing done by Healing Touch.
  • Talents
    
    • Heart of the Wild bonuses are now halved when used while in PvP combat.
    • Pulverize (Guardian) now extends up to 130% of its normal duration when refreshed, similar to periodic effects.
• Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • Arcane
    
    • Arcane Blast damage has been increased by 10%.
  • Fire
    
    • Pyroblast damage has been increased by 35%.
• Monk (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • General
    
    • Rising Sun Kick (Windwalker, Mistweaver) now causes enemies to take 15% increased damage (down from 20%).
    • Tiger Palm (Brewmaster, Windwalker) now extends up to 130% of its normal duration when refreshed, similar to periodic effects.
  • Brewmaster
    
    • Guard damage absorption shield now absorbs 100% more damage.
    • Stance of the Sturdy Ox now defers 30% of damage taken to be divided over 10 seconds (up from 20%).
  • Glyphs
    
    • Glyph of Keg Smash should now correctly increase the range of Keg Smash.
• Paladin (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • Protection
    
    • Mastery: Divine Bulwark now increases Shield of the Righteous' damage reduction by 0.5% per point, down from 0.75% per point.
    • Grand Crusader now also has a 30% chance to trigger its effect from Crusader Strike and Hammer of the Righteous.
    • Shield of the Righteous now reduces physical damage taken by 25% (up from 20%).
• Shaman (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • General
    
    • Chain Lightning damage has been increased by 20%.
    • Lava Burst (Elemental, Restoration) damage has been increased by 35%.
  • Enhancement
    
    • Lava Lash damage has been increased by 20%.
    • Stormstrike damage has been increased by 20%.
• Warlock (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • Affliction
    
    • Agony damage has been increased by 20%.
    • Unstable Affliction damage has been increased by 20%.
  • Demonology
    
    • Shadow Bolt damage has been increased by 25%.
    • Soul Fire damage has been increased by 25%.
    • Touch of Chaos' damage has been increased by 25%.
  • Destruction
    
    • Chaos Bolt damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Conflagrate damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Immolate damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Incinerate damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Rain of Fire damage has been reduced by 60% and no longer generates Burning Embers.
    • Shadowburn damage has been increased by 8%.
  • Talents
    
    • Demonbolt's (Demonology) damage has been increased by 10%.
    • Soulburn: Haunt (Affliction) now extends up to 130% of its normal duration when refreshed, similar to periodic effects.
• Warrior (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • Protection
    
    • Revenge damage has been reduced by 20%.
    • Shield Slam damage has been reduced by 20%.

[Phovos]

Hot Dog! Class tuning! Welcome back, elemental. Ripironis gladitoriadator stanc.

[Zelk]

Warlock changes pretty much show the devs don't understand their own class design.

[frangeek]

Is this a dream? Warlocks only getting one nerf and several buffs?

Is this real life!?

GUYS!?

[Turaska]

those warlock and shaman buffs though

[KonkeroaR]

Happy to see some Ele love.

RIP Glad stance.

[Armbre]

maybe i can play arcane now but im imagining its still decently behind

[KrotosTheTank]

How about that nerf to regular prot warriors because of Glad warr now...

[Khuzog]

A) I just brought back my Shaman for my Horde main, so yay Enhancement buffs!

B) Aw, Protection / Gladiator nerfs, I was having fun being able to DPS as my favorite spec when friends wanted to try tanking. Still, only a 20% hit to two abilities might not make that much of a difference in the long run and it'll be nice to see all the FotM Gladiator warriors gone when they can't deal.

[Blazze]

No love for Survival Hunters? =/

[Caelia]

Looking forward to testing my enhancement damage tomorrow then (because right now I can tell from practise dummies that it hasn't gone live yet at least in EU)

[Deleted]

Glad warriors died. In single target, we did the same as others class/specs, a 20% nerf on those abilities is huge...

[Deleted]

Rofl fire mages will still do less dps than tanks

[Higgit]

What still no survival hunter buffs? Very surprised

[Deleted]

hey look! nothing for Shadow Priest as usual! fucking hate this game

[Lor_Azut]

Looking forward to testing my enhancement damage tomorrow then (because right now I can tell from practise dummies that it hasn't gone live yet at least in EU)

Read the first sentence:
Update 1, Class Tuning Changes: 12:00pm PST
Please note that some of the class tuning changes listed below are not yet live and are still in the process of being implemented.

[Saberstrike]

No ret nerfs?

All hail Holinka, the saviour of Paladins -.-

[Zyrinx]

That Rain of Fire change (no Embers) really kind of sucks

[Koji2k11]

where are the rogue buffs oh wait ......

[Tradu]

And so the 6.0 Class Balance Rollercoaster continues. First they throw out a bunch of massive buffs/nerfs during 6.0 at 90, then they do the same again a month later. They should really use the beta feedback better.