wow Big PvP Class Tuning Coming September 24th

[Starym 3,800]

 

There's a whole lot of changes coming next week, with the planned Azerite trait tuning and now this huge set of PvP class changes. Druids and Shamans get the most attention, as Demon Hunters, Mages, Rogues and Warlocks are left unaffected. The changes are coming on Monday, September 24th.

September 24th (source)

We’re working on a round of PvP balance adjustments, to be applied the morning of Monday, September 24. Here are the changes we have planned:

Items

• Razdunk's Big Red Button’s damage reduced by 25% against enemy players.

Death Knight

• Unholy
  • Last Surprise (Azerite Trait) effectiveness reduced by 35% when engaged in combat with enemy players.

Druid

• The healing of Rejuvenation, Swiftmend, and Wild Growth provided by Restoration Affinity is reduced by 30% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
• Regrowth healing reduced by 25% for non-Restoration Druids when engaged in combat with enemy players.
• Feral
  • Raking Ferocity (Azerite Trait) effectiveness reduced by 50% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
• Restoration
  • Grove Tending (Azerite Trait) effectiveness reduced by 25% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
  • Focused Growth (PvP Talent) reduces the mana cost of Lifebloom by 15% (was 40%).
  • Focused Growth (PvP Talent) increases the healing of Lifebloom by 15% (was 25%).
  • All Restoration Druid healing reduced by 10% when engaged in combat with enemy players.

Hunter

• Beast Mastery
  • Damage done by the Hunter’s pet reduced by 18% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
• Survival
  • Latent Poison (Azerite Trait) effectiveness reduced by 30% when engaged in combat with enemy players.

Monk

• Mistweaver
  • Mana regeneration reduced by 20% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 30%).

Paladin

• Holy
  • Mana regeneration reduced by 20% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 30%).

Priest

• Discipline
  • Mana regeneration reduced by 20% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 30%).
  • Focused Will decreases damage taken by 10% per stack when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 20%).

Shaman

• Restoration
  • Surging Tides (Azerite Trait) effectiveness reduced by 25% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
  • Spirit Link (PvP Talent) mana cost increased by 50%.
  • Spirit Link (PvP Talent) now has a 1.5 second cast time.
  • Spirit Link (PvP Talent) redistributes 25% damage, down from 35%.
  • Rippling Waters (PvP Talent) healing reduced by 33%.
  • Riptide healing reduced by 15% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
• Elemental
  • Lava Shock (Azerite Trait) effectiveness reduced by 35% when engaged in combat with enemy players.

Warrior

• Arms
  • Lord of War (Azerite Trait) effectiveness reduced by 55% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 40%).
  • Defensive Stance reduces damage dealt by 20% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 10%).

Note that we’re planning another round of balance updates for the near future after this round, which will include changes for other specs (including Warlock and Death Knight).

[Sombra 28]

no dh nerf ?

i hope resto druids are now nerfed to the ground

such a stupid overpowered healer

warrior nerfs are okish

still missing the frost mage freeze nerfs, its just to much, more dmg, less slows

balance druids incarnation is also pretty broken

[Asereus 0]

25 minutes ago, Sombra said:

no dh nerf ?

i hope resto druids are now nerfed to the ground

such a stupid overpowered healer

warrior nerfs are okish

still missing the frost mage freeze nerfs, its just to much, more dmg, less slows

balance druids incarnation is also pretty broken

overpowered jesus druids are nowhere close too monks druid healers are bad and now they are mega nerfing them they should nerf monks and nerf warriors more. warriors are still to op meanwhile resto druid are balanced now so why mega nerf them

Edited September 22, 2018 by Asereus

[Ghoullove 7]

Warriors have essentially been crapped on by Blizz.
Already mediocre damage since the Mastery changes, bad defences and sub-ideal mobility.
Not they decide to nerf the defences even more? Well...

10% was already very noticeable, 20% is madness. Especially because there are no other useful abilities on that row....

[dragonoob44 2]

And now the only healer that got close to disc priests is nerfed to the ground. Thanks Blizzard.

[neckless 2]

Nerfing the only thing feral is good at (off heal) lmaooo

Braindead staff at blizzard

[Xavenir 1]

4 hours ago, Ghoullove said:

Warriors have essentially been crapped on by Blizz.
Already mediocre damage since the Mastery changes, bad defences and sub-ideal mobility.
Not they decide to nerf the defences even more? Well...

10% was already very noticeable, 20% is madness. Especially because there are no other useful abilities on that row....

So you wanted to deal same dmg as normal using defensive ability? LOL

[Sparsin 0]

As a resto shami seeing us get nerfed to crap, yet a rogue that can destroy me in 1 minute not get touched?  SMH.

[Realbookwurm 12]

On 9/21/2018 at 11:50 PM, Ghoullove said:

Warriors have essentially been crapped on by Blizz.
Already mediocre damage since the Mastery changes, bad defences and sub-ideal mobility.
Not they decide to nerf the defences even more? Well...

10% was already very noticeable, 20% is madness. Especially because there are no other useful abilities on that row....

You seem to be fundamentally misunderstanding what is happening here. Gladiator (defensive) stance is now twice as effective, the damage reduction has been increased from 10% to 20%. That’s a 50% buff. 

[Xinergy 0]

50 minutes ago, Realbookwurm said:

You seem to be fundamentally misunderstanding what is happening here. Gladiator (defensive) stance is now twice as effective, the damage reduction has been increased from 10% to 20%. That’s a 50% buff. 

Or you seem to be fundamentally misunderstanding it ? They are not changing incoming damage reduction but the outgoing one. Incoming damage reduction was already 20%. But warriors would deal 10% less damage themselves when they were in this stance. In the upcoming update, they will be dealing 20% less damage while taking 20% less damage (which, again, is unchanged)

Edited September 23, 2018 by Xinergy

[Realbookwurm 12]

1 hour ago, Xinergy said:

Or you seem to be fundamentally misunderstanding it ? They are not changing incoming damage reduction but the outgoing one. Incoming damage reduction was already 20%. But warriors would deal 10% less damage themselves when they were in this stance. In the upcoming update, they will be dealing 20% less damage while taking 20% less damage (which, again, is unchanged)

You’re correct, I had comeplety misread th post initially. 

[Sharknad0 67]

On 9/21/2018 at 11:49 PM, Pregrowth said:

Learn to not be a shitface

You forgot the period ?

[Elbiroth 0]

Resto druids were OP but with the tuning they are just average. Which is alright. ( I main resto druid ).

What I can't believe is how they are keeping Disc priests the same ... WHAT? They do good damage with average heals and outstanding survivability. And they buff they mana regen and only nerf (ish) an azerite trait ... really? Meanwhile, every other healer has been nerfed ( poor shamys, that must have hurt ) and can be killed by skilled players. Disc priests on the other hand can be played by a complete noob and survive 2 dps going full ham on them. 

[Rudy199 8]

Thank God they nerf those op healers, was about time.

Edited September 24, 2018 by Rudy199