Upcoming Class Balance Changes - February 25, 2020

[Lumy]

Upcoming Class Balance Changes - February 25, 2020

We’re working on a series of hotfixes to adjust class balance. We currently plan to implement the following changes with weekly maintenance (the morning of February 25 in this region):

Classes

• Druid
• Restoration
  
  • Rejuvenation now costs 10% base mana (from 10.5%).
  • Efflorescence now costs 17% base mana (from 21.6%).
  • Tranquility direct healing increased 11%.
    
    • Developers’ notes: These changes should improve Restoration Druid’s raid healing output, without much impact to their already strong capabilities in dungeons and Arenas.
• Hunter
• Marksmanship
  
  • Damage of all abilities increased by 5%.
• Monk
• Windwalker
  
  • Damage of all abilities increased by 5%.
• Mage
• Frost
  
  • Damage of all abilities increased by 5%.
• Shaman
• Enhancement
  
  • Damage of all abilities increased by 3%.
• Warlock
• Demonology
  
  • Damage of all abilities increased by 5%.

Player vs. Player

• Tank Specializations
  
  • Tank specialization player characters now take an additional 50% damage from enemy players (was 40%).
• Death Knight
• Unholy, Frost
  
  • Death Strike now heals for 20% of damage taken when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 40%).
  • Death Strike now heals for a minimum of 5% of maximum health when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 10%).
• Blood
  
  • Death Strike now heals for 12.5% of damage taken when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 25%).
  • Death Strike now heals for a minimum of 3.5% of maximum health when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 7%).
• Mage
• Frost
  
  • Ice Barrier now absorbs 40% less damage when engaged in combat with enemy players.
• Fire
  
  • Blazing Barrier now absorbs 40% less damage when engaged in combat with enemy players.
• Arcane
  
  • Prismatic Barrier now absorbs 40% less damage when engaged in combat with enemy players.
• Warlock
• Affliction, Destruction
  
  • Demon Armor now increases Stamina by 5% (was 10%).
  • Demon Armor now increases Armor by 90% (was 150%).

[asil]

Warlock
Affliction, Destruction
Demon Armor now increases Stamina by 5% (was 10%).
Demon Armor now increases Armor by 90% (was 150%).


Lmao, if anyone wanted confirmation blizzard lives in an alternate reality, here it is.

[Valysar]

Warlock
Affliction, Destruction
Demon Armor now increases Stamina by 5% (was 10%).
Demon Armor now increases Armor by 90% (was 150%).


Lmao, if anyone wanted confirmation blizzard lives in an alternate reality, here it is.

Pretty good nerf, no ?
Warlock with 600k pv seems stupid while having a low ilvl

[asil]

Pretty good nerf, no ?
Warlock with 600k pv seems stupid while having a low ilvl

Warlocks do not have 600k hp at a low ilevel. I have 605k hp with a 474 ilevel and demon armor up.

Either way, warlocks have a single viable pvp spec. Destro, while being good - is not "overpowered" especially not when compared to other classes that are far easier to play at a competitive level while also just being outright better.

Blizzard has done literally nothing to address the god awful performance of some specs this xpac but have no problems nerfing the only things that make others somewhat viable.

[Draken4o1]

Windwalkers needed buff in pve.. BUT NOT for pvp.. wtf is this!?!? Where are rogue/dh nerfs?!

[Laqweeta]

Windwalkers needed buff in pve.. BUT NOT for pvp.. wtf is this!?!? Where are rogue/dh nerfs?!

Is this a pretty big buff for Monks?

[Vishy]

Windwalkers needed buff in pve.. BUT NOT for pvp.. wtf is this!?!? Where are rogue/dh nerfs?!

Hey...Us DH's are fine...relax.... >

[Relapses]

Good thing they didn't nerf the overpowered Shadow Priest. Phew.

[Alayea]

"I wonder what the changes are?"

*read down through the list*

"'Yadda yadda 5% damage buff'... Oh hey, enhance is on there too!"

*read the note for enhance*

"..."

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I'm partially joking in regards to the above, but sometimes I just don't feel the love is there for my main's main spec. But hey, it's still better than nothing.

[Draken4o1]

Is this a pretty big buff for Monks?

Tbh in pve they need some love.. But in pvp they are insane.

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Ok death strike is realy strong. But now please reverse the abomination and necrotic strike nerfs. TY!

[Razaron]

Gotta love them enhancement changes, roll on 9.0.

[reathe]

Windwalkers needed buff in pve.. BUT NOT for pvp.. wtf is this!?!? Where are rogue/dh nerfs?!

...how is that not a pvp buff

[Adlian]

Well seems Blizzard learned nothing. DKs are back to Season 1 with this nerfs... and meanwhile there are no changes to DH self heal and dodge and Fire mage 200k crits seems to be fine too. Dunno if this devs even play the game...

[Kendros]

fire mage totally fine exceeding in ST, AOE AND PVP

[kaminaris]

YAY demo buff, mite not be enough but we will see.

[Low Hanging Fruit]

This late into a games cycle and they still have to make large stabbing and sweeping balance changes because they still don't know what they are doing. Remember back when maybe 3-4 abilities on a big patch balance update were changed? Now it's just "everything half the classes in the game plus 5%".

[Kyletheboss]

Is this a pretty big buff for Monks?

no. it wont really be that noticeable.

[Draken4o1]

...how is that not a pvp buff

sorry i wasnt clear.. it is a buff.. But in pvp they dont need it. Windwalkers are realy strong in pvp.

[Wowforlife79]

I understand some classes under performing and the %5 buffs........ but why only %3 for Enh shammies?!?!?! Seems very specific and out of place why not %5 like the rest?!?!?!

[SinR]

I understand some classes under performing and the %5 buffs........ but why only %3 for Enh shammies?!?!?! Seems very specific and out of place why not %5 like the rest?!?!?!

Can't let the Whipping Boys of WoW get too strong