Any theories on what the new Domination affix will do?

[un_known]

If they go with a mind control affix, I doubt it would affect the tank. That would be a death sentence for higher keys where one melee hit from a Fortified mob can be enough to kill a DPS.

hmmmm i would guess a few things:

every 20% forces Anduin comes and you have to stave him off until he reaches 75-50% hp before sodding off, and we get a buff similar to the pride buff

random person gets MC'd every 5 minutes for 30 seconds, you can choose to CC or bring them to 5% (200-300% extra hp/damage) makes the pace of the pulls something to be considered.

a "tower sentinal" is placed in 5 locations about the instances that reduce secondary stats by 10%, can choose to kill or leave them (like with season 4 BFA)

[ercarp]

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Pretty much every affix is mainly for dps or tanks to handle. Where does Blizzard love to abuse healers?

I'm surprised so many people got triggered by my completely off-handed comment which was meant to be nothing more than a light-hearted joke.

[Tyris Flare]

One of the issues is that they have to figure out a way to compensate for the prideful dps we will be losing. Trying to do many tyr bosses (at the appropriate gear level) without it is already miserable.

[baksheesh]

I've done both. Healing is way more chill. Someone died? Just blame them for standing in stuff/overaggroing/not using their defensives. Wipe? Blame tank for pulling too big when you don't have cooldowns/Tell people to use defensives. Yes you have to deal with a couple affixes, but not nearly as many as the tank

Going through this list: https://www.wowhead.com/affixes
Explosive: tank/dps.

Explosives die in a single hit. As a healer if you're not helping kill explosives with some instant like frost shock, moonfire, whatever you're fucking up

[neescher]

You apparantly never healed one. But hey: Not a e-peen competition hm?

Even as a healer I acknowledge that tanking is a way tougher and more punishing job

[Tiwack]

Looking forward to find out, loss of control if not straight up MC seems likely.

[Evilmoo]

a random mob in a pack gets buffed, whoever last-hits it gains some bonus damage/healing/secondary stats. Que dps drama.

[Sunnydee]

-A Mawsworn Soulbearer spawns when entering specific areas in the dungeon whom throws a chain onto every partymember and attemps to drag them with her, killing chains will remove this and force her to fly off emptyhanded. If broken free, gaining 25% movement and invisibility for 15 seconds.

My dream.

[Doffen]

Can you imagine the MDI?

Commentator: "Looks like Echo's in the lead... wait. What's this? Naowh just hearthed back to Oribos!"

Hehe, giggled.

[Sarkli83]

Chain you to Sylvannas bed so she can have her way with you... I mean, what?

[Narzok]

i think we won't get another "at x%, something happens" affix 2 seasons in a row.
so most likely some new maw-type mobs that alter the dungeon similar to Beguiling
or changes to existing mobs with a Domination-buff/debuff.

i really hope it won't be a mind control, as those have the tendency to ruin CDs.
saving up Combustion for that really dangerous mob in the next pull? let me waste it to cast 2 fireballs at the shaman and then sit in iceblock real quick.

[himmelschein]

I hope it's not mind control because it would be just frustrating

[Ohvul]

A boss in each dungeon has been dominated by the jailer? Adding additional abilities and working as a way to balance the dungeons more evenly by choosing easier / more difficult bosses based on experience in s1?

[shise]

Would so much rather have new dungeons. Mythic plus is boring :/

But I am guessing it is some sort of blistering dot AoE or maybe a healing debuff.

[Count Zero]

A boss in each dungeon has been dominated by the jailer? Adding additional abilities and working as a way to balance the dungeons more evenly by choosing easier / more difficult bosses based on experience in s1?

Well so far every seasonal affix has only been a trash thing, I don't think that's been a coincidence.

[gaymer77]

Those sound more like weekly affixes, I'd expect them to keep designing seasonal ones to have a big impact on planning routes, like prideful, reaping or the 8.3 one as they were generally better accepted. A random mind control going out doesn't sound that impactful.

In keeping with most boss fight mind control mechanics it would more than likely significantly increase the player's health and damage/healing dealt by them. Every other boss fight in the game has done that exact thing when a player got mind controlled. If they did add a mind control aspect as an affix then that would make sense. Group has to deal with a pack of mobs + someone randomly getting MC'd that now has as much HP as a boss and deals as much damage as a boss could spell out wipe.

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Would so much rather have new dungeons. Mythic plus is boring :/

But I am guessing it is some sort of blistering dot AoE or maybe a healing debuff.

There is a new mythic being released with the next raid patch....

[VinceVega]

Probably something will mindcontroll you and after you got freed you will get a damage buff or something.

[GreenJesus]

Apparently you didn't play as a venthyr holy pala, cause he can do a lot to carry

In most keys that aren't 20+, it would be better to be kyrian for Divine toll to be able to fullheal the group with shock barrier and glimmers on a 1 minute cooldown. At least in a pug environment.

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Pretty much every affix is mainly for dps or tanks to handle. Where does Blizzard love to abuse healers?

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Couldnt be more wrong. Playing with bad people in pugs means you punish yourself - not that Blizzard punishes healers.

Well when the dps or tank fuck up the mechanic the healers are the ones left to deal with the repercussions. I.e. bursting.

[Adam552]

the affix makes you get dominated by sylvanas uwu

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In most keys that aren't 20+, it would be better to be kyrian for Divine toll to be able to fullheal the group with shock barrier and glimmers on a 1 minute cooldown. At least in a pug environment.

Better for general smoothness and easier to play? Yes. Better at carrying a group? No, of course not. Staying alive means fuckall if you don't have enough DPS to beat a timer, that's where a Venthyr HPal can carry.

If you fuck up tactics you either A) can't be outhealed anyway or B) you're doing such a low key that the healer can be Covenant-less and still save you.