Thank god. It really sounds like a good patch for Blizzard to scream out loud "We are Sorry for Legion, Warlocks! It'll be all good now"
I am sure they are aware of it. Especially the pruning part really makes people think of warlocks. So much was taken away. (Yes I know this partly applies to other classes aswell and they have problems too, but this is the warlock forums).
I am really looking forward to 7.1.5. I have high hopes for Warlocks (especially Destruction) after they were completely ignored with 7.1 (PvE side of things). Like I said in previous posts I am pretty sure they were still testing out warlock changes and they didn't make it due for 7.1 and they didn't want to do some number tuning for a couple of weeks and then need to revert it with the 7.1.5 buffs that are coming.
I expect something bigger actually. I
wish/hope the following will happen ( or even more )
- change to incinerate. It's simply too boring. Maybe completely remove or rename it and add something cool
- Havoc and Wreak Havoc are probably being changed in some way or the other. This one I could see being nerfed.
- Some talents like Shadowburn are absolutely going to be baseline again. There is no way they keep that as a talent.
- Cataclysm gets a big buff probably. Shorter casttime and lower cooldown
- Chaos Bolt probably gets a nice damage boost to make it feel less like a wet noodle
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Mortal Coil . We all know that something is going to happen there.
- Mastery is going to be changed. 100% sure of it. They are probably even ashamed of Destruction Mastery after so many people called them out on it.
- I bet Affliction golden traits are going to be redesigned
- I hope 7.1.5 brings some legendary changes, looking at simcraft really shows that Destruction legendaries are lackluster compared to other classes.
And probably lots more. Also really excited what they do about the stats. This announcement really makes me hopeful for warlocks in 7.1.5
And the best part is we don't even need to wait that long. Blizzcon ends pretty soon and then we already get the PTR with all the notes. Christmas comes early this year guys !