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Fire Mage Changes on Shadowlands Alpha: Phoenix's Flames Baseline

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Blizzard today outlined changes coming to Fire Mages in the near future on Shadowlands Alpha to give players more agency over spreading Mastery: Ignite Ignite.

The devs want to give Fire Mages more agency over spreading Mastery: Ignite Ignite. At first, they wanted to make Fire Blast Fire Blast spread it, but the spell is used for Hot Streak Hot Streak, so they will make Phoenix's Flames Phoenix's Flames baseline for Fire Mages, giving players more choice over when to spread Mastery: Ignite Ignite. A replacement talent for Phoenix's Flames Phoenix's Flames will be added in future builds.

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We want to make Mastery: Ignite Ignite spread something the player has agency over, and first experimented with the past system of making Fire Blast Fire Blast spread it. However, because of the importance of using Fire Blast Fire Blast for Hot Streak Hot Streak very frequently, we’ve seen feedback that this creates a lot of tension and still makes it difficult to control when you and don’t want Ignite to spread.

In the next alpha build, we’re going to try letting Phoenix's Flames Phoenix's Flames fill this role, as a baseline spell for Fire Mages. This gives Phoenix's Flames Phoenix's Flames a unique function and identity as a core spell, as well as allowing for more choice over when to spread Mastery: Ignite Ignite. If we continue with the change, we’ll look into a new talent to replace Phoenix's Flames Phoenix's Flames in upcoming builds.

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Looking back at the horrible changes they made to Surrender to Madness on PTR, this move for fire mages is actually very nice. I wish they made all Legion Artifact abilities baseline in BfA, maybe with few exceptions (i'm looking at you, Survival).

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 I wish they'd put Survival back to being ranged. Also please fix shadow priest on the Alpha or Beta. I really wanted to play it as a ranged option and it's current state is dreadful. A more single target oriented build for shadow priest would be nice too. Less focus on AoE.

Not saying give shadow priest weak AoE but make it a STRENGTH not the ONLY THING it can do effectively. Bring back Cataclysm Shadow Orbs and abilities like Devouring Plague. Strip down Void Form into a talent or ability that instead replaces your current Shadowform or makes it more powerful on CD. Instead of a race/struggle stay in it.

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On 6/4/2020 at 12:21 AM, TheFallen1287 said:

 I wish they'd put Survival back to being ranged. Also please fix shadow priest on the Alpha or Beta. I really wanted to play it as a ranged option and it's current state is dreadful. A more single target oriented build for shadow priest would be nice too. Less focus on AoE.

Not saying give shadow priest weak AoE but make it a STRENGTH not the ONLY THING it can do effectively. Bring back Cataclysm Shadow Orbs and abilities like Devouring Plague. Strip down Void Form into a talent or ability that instead replaces your current Shadowform or makes it more powerful on CD. Instead of a race/struggle stay in it.

That actually sounds quite nice. I remember the cata shadow being a lot of fun. 

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