Everyone's been talking about the (unjustified) Elemental shaman nerfs in 2.3, but I don't think anyone has mentioned the nerf to Grounding Totem.
It used to be that when you pop the totem, any harmful spells that don't do direct damage immediately (i.e. some DoTs or curses) would be absorbed, but would not destroy the totem ("Immune" would flash across the enemy player's screen). But now, that's all changed...in the 2.3 patch notes, it says "Grounding Totem: This totem is now destroyed upon redirecting any spell to itself." (link)
What do you think? Is this a justified nerf to the sometimes-called-OP Grounding Totem, or is this completely unjustified and reduce our PvP viability even more?
P.S. Anyone know the origin of the terms "nerf" and "buff?" Because I have no clue whatsoever.