Enhancement Shaman PTR Changes, Forbes & Eurogamer Interviews, Podcast Interviews

Upcoming Warlock Changes - Patch 8.1

Enhancement Shaman PTR Changes
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
In an upcoming Public Test Realm (PTR) build, several changes are coming for Enhancement Shamans.

We’re adjusting the following talents:


Lightning Shield and Forceful Winds are both popular talents right now, and we don’t want to reduce Enhancement’s overall damage with changes to those two talents, so additionally:

  • The damage done by all Enhancement abilities increased by 5%.

The changes above should help make the different choices on many talent rows much more competitive with each other.

In addition to these changes above, we’re adjusting how many tooltips are generated. This may cause some websites to show that the damage or healing of almost every single Enhancement ability has changed. Do not panic; we are not lowering all of your damage and healing! This will be a behind-the-scenes data adjustment only.

Thank you for testing with us on the PTR!

Eurogamer Interview with Alex Afrasiabi about Sylvanas
Eurogamer sat down with Alex Afrasiabi to discuss Sylvanas and the story of Battle for Azeroth.



  • Having a divided fanbase for a character is a lot more interesting than a one-sided, clearly the right direction path.
  • The goal was to create enough plausible deniability in the actions Sylvanas has committed where she can still have a fanbase.
  • Alex says that her actions are not necessarily out of character as she has been a driving force for many questionable decisions, such as the blight, over the years.
  • He refers to the Wrathgate as being under Sylvanas's orders...?
  • Your choice made to back either Sylvanas or Saurfang will play out over the story and you will find out if you are right or wrong.
  • For the moment, Sylvanas seems to be too well liked to simply kill off.
  • The developerbase and Alex are all fans of Sylvanas as well and making her a raid boss would be a bit of a let down.
  • There is a lot more to Sylvanas's story that hasn't been told yet.


Forbes Interview with Ion Hazzikostas About War Mode
Forbes interviewed game director Ion Hazzokostas about the state of War Mode.



  • There is a relatively even balance of people who play Alliance or Horde.
  • Overall win rates in random battlegrounds are "shockingly even."
  • Epic battlegrounds tend to favor Alliance and the other battlegrounds skew a bit more in the Horde's favor.
  • The ratio seems of win rates is about 54% Horde and 46% Alliance, not including Rated Battlegrounds.
  • The amount of players who utilize War Mode currently skew towards Horde.
  • In Tides of Vengeance, the team is looking into offering some kind of increased rewards for the less-represented faction in War Mode, so the risk and reward are better calibrated.
  • Ion suspects that many Alliance players had bad experiences in War Mode in the beginning of the expansion and have turned off War Mode because of it.
  • The purpose of increased awards is to make up for the risk of being killed by the opposite faction, but they want to keep this on equal grounds, and their hope is that increasing the rewards of the less represented faction will encourage more people to activate War Mode when their faction is at a disadvantage.
  • Ion admits that Beserking is a bit too powerful of a racial ability for some classes and this is why it is receiving a small nerf.
  • Historically, PvP severs have always been more Horde-favored. It might have to do with player identity in the game, such as wanting to be something battle-hardened like an orc.
  • Blizzard is also keeping an eye on class and specialization appearance rates in PvP combat.


The Starting Zone Podcast Interviews WoW Devs at BlizzCon
The Starting Zone Podcast interviewed Chris Robinson, Frank Kowalkowski, Jeremy Feasel and Tina Wang at BlizzCon about Battle for Azeroth! Listen by clicking the banner below!



Technically PvP Blizzcon Interview Podcast
Technically PvP, a World of Warcraft PvP podcast, recently did a Blizzcon interview podcast! You can listen to it by clicking the banner below!



World of Warcraft - Battle for Azeroth Metal Cover by Evil Ducky Production
Evil Ducky Production did a Battle for Azeroth metal cover! Check it out!

This article was originally published in forum thread: Enhancement Shaman PTR Changes, Forbes & Eurogamer Interviews, Podcast Interviews started by chaud View original post
Published on 2018-11-10 07:20 PM
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  1. Liarparadox's Avatar
    Sylvanas fanboys are upset at Wrathgate. Fair enough; I sympathize with having a character you love ruined. But mark my words, after this denial that she had anything to do with it, the Syvanas fanboy community will spin this (just like everything else she's done) and create some kind of mental gymnastics to justify Wrathgate. #wrathgatewasjustifiedcausesylvanaswasbehindit
  1. dope_danny's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Liarparadox View Post
    Sylvanas fanboys are upset at Wrathgate. Fair enough; I sympathize with having a character you love ruined. But mark my words, after this denial that she had anything to do with it, the Syvanas fanboy community will spin this (just like everything else she's done) and create some kind of mental gymnastics to justify Wrathgate. #wrathgatewasjustifiedcausesylvanaswasbehindit
    That tree was full of weapons of mass destruction nobody ever found, she was just investimagating the same thing at wrathgate as well you betcha!
  1. mingarrubia's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by wonderlust View Post
    We FINALLY have confirmation that Sylvanas ordered the Wrathgate.
    They're just setting things up for Bolvar's return for revenge. Or Taelia's. Or both.
  1. ONCHEhap's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by dope_danny View Post
    That tree was full of weapons of mass destruction nobody ever found, she was just investimagating the same thing at wrathgate as well you betcha!
    Nucular azerite weapons!
  1. Gadzooks's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Liarparadox View Post
    Sylvanas fanboys are upset at Wrathgate. Fair enough; I sympathize with having a character you love ruined. But mark my words, after this denial that she had anything to do with it, the Syvanas fanboy community will spin this (just like everything else she's done) and create some kind of mental gymnastics to justify Wrathgate. #wrathgatewasjustifiedcausesylvanaswasbehindit
    Yup. Sadly, this is true. She's an interesting character - or used to be, but it was never the "hot sexy undead night elf waifu in a leather bikini" for me.

    She should have died for good, jumping off of Icecrown. That would have made her story arc poignant, meaningful, and bittersweet. But I guess Sylvanas Whiplash is better? For reasons? I guess cold, dead boobs are important.
  1. Liarparadox's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by dope_danny View Post
    That tree was full of weapons of mass destruction nobody ever found, she was just investimagating the same thing at wrathgate as well you betcha!
    hhaha love it
  1. Gadzooks's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by ONCHEhap View Post
    Nucular azerite weapons!
    Yellowelfcake?
  1. ONCHEhap's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Gadzooks View Post
    Yup. Sadly, this is true. She's an interesting character - or used to be, but it was never the "hot sexy undead night elf waifu in a leather bikini" for me.

    She should have died for good, jumping off of Icecrown. That would have made her story arc poignant, meaningful, and bittersweet. But I guess Sylvanas Whiplash is better? For reasons? I guess cold, dead boobs are important.
    I have to agree here.Good characters have to end at some point,either dying or stepping back from the front row.If you keep them for the sake of keeping them,they're just going to end up terrible sooner or later
  1. salate's Avatar
    So Sylvanas made second Lich King? Huh?
    Bolvar wanted to take over Acherus for some reason?
    AARGH twisted stuff is so twisted!
  1. Frozenbeef's Avatar
    We need a new faction..a "green" faction to combat the hordes red and alliance blue where people like sylvanas and co can dwell :P
  1. Gadzooks's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Frozenbeef View Post
    We need a new faction..a "green" faction to combat the hordes red and alliance blue where people like sylvanas and co can dwell :P
    Oh, god, I cracked the code.

    Blue + Red = Purple

    Alliance + Horde = Void.

    Those crazy fuckers are gonna make a third faction. And Alleria will run it, and Sylvanas will get redemption joining her, because Blizzard writers have an eternal boner for redemption.
  1. Cathululock's Avatar
    I can't see myself continuing to play this game if the Horde is under Sylvanas. There is no faction pride under her aside from a few horny teens who call her bae.
  1. Vasti's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Liarparadox View Post
    Sylvanas fanboys are upset at Wrathgate. Fair enough; I sympathize with having a character you love ruined. But mark my words, after this denial that she had anything to do with it, the Syvanas fanboy community will spin this (just like everything else she's done) and create some kind of mental gymnastics to justify Wrathgate. #wrathgatewasjustifiedcausesylvanaswasbehindit
    No way that Teldrassil would burn up so quickly with just a few fiery catapult shots.

    Fiery catapult shots don't melt world trees!
    Teldrassil was an inside job. Put in motion by Saurfang and Malfurion to get Tyrande to become a Night Warrior to dispose of Sylvanas and make Saurfang the leader. Sadly both Malfy and Saurfang are being manipulated into this by the true mastermind; Zappy boi

    - - - Updated - - -

    "He refers to the Wrathgate as being under Sylvanas's orders...?"

    Does he really? Or does he mean using the Plague against Gilneas against Garrosh's orders?
    That would make more sense
  1. Arakakao's Avatar
    "The developerbase and Alex are all fans of Sylvanas"

    And this, kids, is the reason why WoW's story sucks.
  1. wonderlust's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Absintheminded View Post
    Bullshit, Putress was allied with Varimathras who betrayed Sylvanas. It's right in the fucking game. They tried killing her for christ's sake.
    Go argue with Afrasiabi, not me. He's the one who has been writing her story since then, and he just said that she ordered it.
  1. baseballfan's Avatar
    So you want enhance shamans to have different choices other than lightning shield? So you remove the fun part about lightning shield instead of some other change? Awesome design choice. Lightning shield was one of the most fun things about the spec..
  1. Fullmetal89's Avatar
    "He refers to the Wrathgate as being under Sylvanas's orders...?"



    Wait wtf? Are they just retconing the lore now? Also, all that talk about Sylvanas being grey or having less evil motives for doing a lot of what she's done since BfA is just thrown out the window. What exactly do they plan on doing at this point. They say they wont kill her off....yet. They want to give players the illusion of a choice siding with Suarfang or Sylvanas when we know that it is going to play out one way or another. So far everything she has done in BfA seems pretty evil, even if I agree with some of it. I don't know what they are doing anymore and I don't think they do either.
  1. Absintheminded's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by wonderlust View Post
    Go argue with Afrasiabi, not me. He's the one who has been writing her story since then, and he just said that she ordered it.
    I would but he doesn't have a Twitter. Also, it's like, what these forums are for so...
  1. Highelf's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Eggroll View Post
    So this is what BfA is: White old overprivileged man-child farts living out their fetish over a video game character... in a PG13 game. Pathetic. And disgusting.

    Not that Jaina or Malfurion would have a huge fanbase, nooo...., but the devs are not fapping over THEM....
    what does age and especially skin color have to do with anything?
  1. Sorrowseer's Avatar
    I don't understand when they say enough plausible deniability, the deniability is anything but plausible.
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