Patch 6.0.3 Hotfixes: November 25 Class Balance Changes

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Patch 6.0.3 Hotfixes: November 25
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker
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Update 1, Class Tuning Changes: 12:00pm PST
Please note that some of the class tuning changes listed below are not yet live and are still in the process of being implemented.

Racials

• Orc
  • Hardiness now reduces stun duration by 15% (up from 10%).
• Undead
  • Will of the Forsaken has a 2-minute cooldown once more (down from 3 minutes).

Classes

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  Death Knight (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  • General
    • Blood Plague, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
    • Frost Fever, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
  • Talents
    • Necrotic Plague, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
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  Druid (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  • Balance
    • Moonfire, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
    • Sunfire, when used in PvP combat may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
  • Feral
    • Predatory Swiftness no longer increases the healing done by Healing Touch.
  • Talents
    • Heart of the Wild bonuses are now halved when used while in PvP combat.
    • Pulverize (Guardian) now extends up to 130% of its normal duration when refreshed, similar to periodic effects.
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  Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  • Arcane
    • Arcane Blast damage has been increased by 10%.
  • Fire
    • Pyroblast damage has been increased by 35%.
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  Monk (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  • General
    • Rising Sun Kick (Windwalker, Mistweaver) now causes enemies to take 15% increased damage (down from 20%).
    • Tiger Palm (Brewmaster, Windwalker) now extends up to 130% of its normal duration when refreshed, similar to periodic effects.
  • Brewmaster
    • Guard damage absorption shield now absorbs 100% more damage.
    • Stance of the Sturdy Ox now defers 30% of damage taken to be divided over 10 seconds (up from 20%).
  • Glyphs
    • Glyph of Keg Smash should now correctly increase the range of Keg Smash.
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  Paladin (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  • Protection
    • Mastery: Divine Bulwark now increases Shield of the Righteous' damage reduction by 0.5% per point, down from 0.75% per point.
    • Grand Crusader now also has a 30% chance to trigger its effect from Crusader Strike and Hammer of the Righteous.
    • Shield of the Righteous now reduces physical damage taken by 25% (up from 20%).
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  Shaman (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  • General
    • Chain Lightning damage has been increased by 20%.
    • Lava Burst (Elemental, Restoration) damage has been increased by 35%.
  • Enhancement
    • Lava Lash damage has been increased by 20%.
    • Stormstrike damage has been increased by 20%.
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  Warlock (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  • Affliction
    • Agony damage has been increased by 20%.
    • Unstable Affliction damage has been increased by 20%.
  • Demonology
    • Shadow Bolt damage has been increased by 25%.
    • Soul Fire damage has been increased by 25%.
    • Touch of Chaos' damage has been increased by 25%.
  • Destruction
    • Chaos Bolt damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Conflagrate damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Immolate damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Incinerate damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Rain of Fire damage has been reduced by 60% and no longer generates Burning Embers.
    • Shadowburn damage has been increased by 8%.
  • Talents
    • Demonbolt's (Demonology) damage has been increased by 10%.
    • Soulburn: Haunt (Affliction) now extends up to 130% of its normal duration when refreshed, similar to periodic effects.
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  Warrior (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  • Protection
    • Revenge damage has been reduced by 20%.
    • Shield Slam damage has been reduced by 20%.

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[Akeon]

Solid survivability buffs for monk, pally

Good to see a massive buff to ele shaman. Was needed.

 

[Allstar]

Good buffs and sweet nerfs all round.

 

[Converted]

Warrior nerf makes me very erect

 

[Zedy]

Really? But I liked that shield slam hit like twice as hard as Nova while having like 1/3 the cd

 

[Mcbrain]

Only equals a 5% nerf to Gladiator overall. Still simming on top...still erect, Ryan?

 

[Mcbrain]

Honestly, it really is a shame for Warrior tanks...They did nothing to deserve their shit to be nerfed too. I'm not upset about it, I knew the days of 100k Shield Slam crits would be limited. Fortunately, I switched to Unyielding Strikes over Heavy Repercussion and started focusing more on Devastate and Heroic Strike damage. I should see a very small decrease in DPS, maybe even less than the 5% that people have simmed.

However, I am very happy for Elemental Shamans and Warlocks. Both classes needed lots of fixing. Next nerf bat will be dedicated to Marksman Hunters...Killshot or Lone Wolf will be nerfed. Possibly even both of them.

 

[Akeon]

Honestly. It was not so much a case of deserving of a need but more to equalise balance.

If you just buffed every other tank every time, then you wouldn't need dps

 

[Akeon]

Also. We will see how good your theoretical Sims work out in a raid soon enough

For reference, some of my colleagues on that other project exceed simcraft by up to 15% in the real world'

Hunters specifically.

The problem with a sim is that it relies on the people developing the logic for each class to be perfect. And it is a fact that some theory crafters are more in tune than others. Ergo the sim graphs you see, take with a grain of salt

 

[Zedy]

Pfff sims are everything. I always make sure to check out simulationcraft before I decide what to play each week

 

[deniall]

HAH