Additional Class Tuning on the Weekly Reset - More Destruction Warlock and Survival Hunter Nerfs

Posted 2022/08/08 at 7:07 PM by Squishei

Blizzard

With scheduled weekly maintenance (early on August 10 in this region), we intend to make further adjustments to Survival Hunters and Destruction Warlocks.

Hunter

Survival
Set Bonus (4): Mad Bombardier damage bonus has been reduced to 50% (was 70%).
Mongoose Bite damage increased by 20%. This change does not apply to PvP.
Raptor Strike damage increased by 20%. This change does not apply to PvP.
Corrected an issue where Raptor Strike was dealing less damage than intended while Aspect of the Eagle was active.
Serpent Sting damage increased by 20%. This change does not apply to PvP.
Kill Command damage increased by 20%. This change does not apply to PvP.
Developers’ notes: The Survival Hunter Mad Bombardier 4-piece set bonus is still causing Survival Hunters to overperform in multi-target situations. We’re lowering the effectiveness of the 4-piece bonus while also increasing the damage of several single target abilities to offset this loss of damage against a single target.

Warlock

Destruction
Rain of Fire damage reduced by 20%.
Immolation Aura (from Infernal) reduced by 20%.
Developers’ notes: We’re still seeing Destruction excel in multi-target situations. We’re applying additional changes here to stabilize their throughput when scaling with high target counts.

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Comment by StarchaserWho asked for this?Comment by ArchieAngelI mean... Survival kinda got buffed too?Comment by PyramysGoodComment by LinaGood changesComment by GornondSo survival is becoming the single target spec for hunters even though bm has thier 4 pc focused around single target and is only mediocre about it. Will bm get some aoe tuning?Comment by mEqDaito“We’re seeing destruction excel in multi-target situations,” = “We’re seeing more destruction locks signing into our game than normal, so we decided to nerf them.”Comment by KioskaraLolComment by jynxycatBlizzard with the hyper fixation on these two specs, meanwhile there's so many others that need help, but won't see it until 10.0 or later lolComment by lopikWho asked for this?Comment by growler99please.... just fix havoc dhComment by afterrYou missed to mention the monk nerfs. If the warlock destro nerfs go through, without anything to compensate the aoe nerfs (as in another ST buff), this spec might not see any plays again (or very situational in niche scenarios) over demo or soon, affliction.Comment by Wahoo123gaoof, not a good time to be a destro lock.Comment by Claptrappimagine if they increase certain classes instead of decreasing the best ones ............Comment by malwardsfinally! these specs are way to strong in m+Comment by DurantyeLmao here we go, destro is gonna get nerfed until it isn't playable and then get forgotten for 2 xpacs again. A tale as old as time.Comment by yetiknightdumb as @#$%. blizzard really doesn't want their players to have funComment by Dosenbierdestro nerf again ? Why blizzard why. not a good change !Comment by vodrinDamn Blizzard I don't think you understand how hard it is to play Destruction Warlock. All this talk that we are "busted" and "constantly complaining for more buffs" just doesnt make sense. We are one of the few classes that FINALLY get to shine after all these years (looking at you MAGES ). Rotationally, its very complex for what we have to do to do "good" damage. Not only do we have to put Immolation on a lot of targets, we ALSO have to make sure our infernal AND our Rain of Fire is in the perfect location to do ANY damage. We lose everything if tanks move at all. Classes like Mage and Survival hunter don't have to worry about tanks being dumb like WE do. On top of all of this, the apm it takes to play Destruction is more than any other class has ever been. We are constantly getting FLOODED with shards and if we ever overcap, its gg (that means good game). When I'm playing destruction, I'm never not pressing a button while mages get to sit there and hard cast Pyroblast (3 second cast btw ). I'd like to see other people even try and compete with me as a Destruction Warlock because they would crumble under the weight of all the responsibility, apm, and mental pressure it takes to pull off what I can do. Whatever, I'm out, I gotta go do some high keys now, pushing for that 1400 rating.Comment by KorriWhy dont you buff other classes instead of always nerfing stuff... Braindead company.Comment by ElyrionGood! To the ground!

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