WoW Patch Hotfixes - June 23, 2020

[Lumy]

WoW Patch Hotfixes - June 23, 2020

Classes

• Warlock
  
  • Affliction
    
    • The mana cost of Shadow Bolt has been reduced by 25%.
      
  • Destruction
    
    • The mana cost of Incinerate has been reduced by 25%.
      
  • Developers’ note: Affliction and Destruction Warlocks are running out of mana in prolonged fights when using high levels of Haste so we're reducing the mana costs of their primary filler spells.
    

Creatures and NPCs

• Players can once again embark on their world tour with Uuna and show her the impressiveness of the Gate of the Setting Sun.

Player versus Player

• Resolved an issue that prevented the slow effect from Monks Sweep the Leg (Azerite Trait) from being removed with snare immunities.

[Binaris]

Remember when resources were there to be managed and not some pretty bar for decoration? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[schwarzkopf]

Remember when resources were there to be managed and not some pretty bar for decoration? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

I play an Arcane mage - can they reduce my mana cost so I can go above 15% haste without drying up in 20 seconds

I have a mastery build at the moment - have almost 200k mana and +42% dmg, sure it takes me for ever to cast a spell - but it hits hard and I don't run out of mana

[FreeHongKong]

I play an Arcane mage - can they reduce my mana cost so I can go above 15% haste without drying up in 20 seconds

I have a mastery build at the moment - have almost 200k mana and +42% dmg, sure it takes me for ever to cast a spell - but it hits hard and I don't run out of mana

Evo, mana gem ( is that a thing), pots? Innervate?

[TheLucky1]

Evo, mana gem ( is that a thing), pots? Innervate?

(playing the class correct and conserving your mana between burnphases helps the most i heard.)

[schwarzkopf]

Evo, mana gem ( is that a thing), pots? Innervate?

I suspect you missed the point of my post

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(playing the class correct and conserving your mana between burnphases helps the most i heard.)

As did you

[deenman]

Remember when resources were there to be managed and not some pretty bar for decoration? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

well warlocks had lifetap,so all you needed was a healer,nothing really to manage,and casters having to even worry about it wile melee didnt was always kinda unfair,arcane mage is the exeption as its designed around the mana draining fast and is balanced around that,today a warlock going oom is dead dps,and would be rly shity design to have one spec be dead if the fight is to long or its haste is to high

[MatthewOU2015]

Lol the most OP spec in PvP and they get a mana reduction LOL

[ElDoorO]

I suspect you missed the point of my post

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As did you

Mana isn't supposed to be a problem for warlocks, generally.
Whereas for an Arcane mage, you ARE supposed to manage your mana. That IS a part of your game play.

[Yizu]

Is life tap not a thing anymore?

[Adi91]

Mana isn't supposed to be a problem for warlocks, generally.
Whereas for an Arcane mage, you ARE supposed to manage your mana. That IS a part of your game play.

Then why warlocks have mana if it's only a decoration and doesn't count? So it doesn't make much sense...

[Seratox]

Hey can we hotfix holy power? I can't use more than one spell before running out of resources unless memory or divine purpose procs.

[Mardux]

Lol the most OP spec in PvP and they get a mana reduction LOL

Why would you completely ignore the obvious context?

[Frozenbeef]

Destruction warlocks mana is literally only there for life drain. Everything else doesn't / shouldn't use any mana at this point.

[Keldion]

Looks like a sensible fix. Mana starvation shouldn't be an accidental effect of spellcaster mechanics.

[schwarzkopf]

Mana isn't supposed to be a problem for warlocks, generally.

As did you...

[Cathbadh]

Remember when resources were there to be managed and not some pretty bar for decoration? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Unfortunately they removed warlock's only way to manage their mana in 8.0.

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Is life tap not a thing anymore?

No. They removed it in 8.0. Mana is basically pointless for warlocks other than to prevent you from using drain life nonstop.

[gaaara]

Lol the most OP spec in PvP and they get a mana reduction LOL

probably because lock spender is soul shards, and the generators costing mana.

[Nnyco]

Remember when resources were there to be managed and not some pretty bar for decoration? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Look at me pressing life tap, oh boy the management! The last any caster should go oom from is when they use a filler spell.

Then why warlocks have mana if it's only a decoration and doesn't count? So it doesn't make much sense...

Mana is used mostly for defense and uttility nowadays. If they spam too much life drain they go oom, for example.

[Macanam]

WoW Patch Hotfixes - June 23, 2020

Classes

• Warlock
  
  • Affliction
    
    • The mana cost of Shadow Bolt has been reduced by 25%.
      
  • Destruction
    
    • The mana cost of Incinerate has been reduced by 25%.
      
  • Developers’ note: Affliction and Destruction Warlocks are running out of mana in prolonged fights when using high levels of Haste so we're reducing the mana costs of their primary filler spells.
    

I mean this really is such a minor concern. They could always just not stack ridiculous amounts of haste to avoid this. The fact that this deserves a hotfix and other issues fly under the radar is astounding.
I do understand the need for it, as standing there doing no DPS because you've been spamming your spells with high haste is no fun. I just don't think this should have been a higher priority over, for example, some specs now being completely outclassed due to all the corruption stacking.