Zafire wrote:
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As for it being a PvP nerf, yup it is, but not unexpected - Blizz have said for a while that they will be nerfing Rogue PvP burst damage because it's too high.
And mages instant casting pyroblast for 8k then instant casting fireblast for 5k is perfectly balanced burst damage
Well they're raising fire survivability, so I expect to see more of that soon.
They better nerf druids too, because i'm seeing a lot of 3.5k mangle - cat's, then 8~k ferocious bites.
1) I didn't say it was a good/deserved nerf, I said it was expected. Heck, I don't PvP, and I knew it was coming ... so should you have.
(**) 2) Arcane has received a similar burst nerf -> Arcane Power and Pyroblast now share a cooldown - meaning instant, massive damage pyros are not going to be commonplace anymore, while Arcane Power now only increases damage by 10%, not 25%. You've pretty much seen the last of Arcane Powered instant Pyros up your Pattoot.
3) Ferocious bite got the same nerf the warrior's execute got ... can only make use of a maximum of 30 energy, meaning it's burst has pretty much been cut in half.
(**) - so in light of these other PvP nerfs for other classes, it's probably an ok nerf - simply because the other burst classes got the same treatment.
There was also a nerf across the board to all effects that reduced casting speed: - Rogues, 'Locks, Mages are negatively affected here .. casters are positively affected ...