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7.0.3 Launch Tuning Hotfixes

posted 2016/07/16 at 10:16 PM by perculia

posted a series of tuning hotfixes for the 7.0.3 launch

Celestalon

Greetings. Over the last day or two, we've applied a multitude of changes for tuning prior to 7.0.3 launch. Usually during betas, the community largely determines changes through datamining and comparing what changed between builds. But with hotfixes, that's much harder. Once we launch, we'll follow our normal procedures of posting hotfix notes, but for this last round of tuning before launch, I've listed what changed below.

Note that this is the tuning we're doing for 7.0.3 launch, but we will of course adjust after launch if needed. The goal is for all classes and specs to be viable, so if any prove not to be, rest assured that we will continue iterating.

Shared

Tank artifacts now passively increase damage done by up to 20% (was 40%), based on artifact trait points spent.

Mage: Legion Class Overview

Might of the Guardians now increases Arcane damage by 5% (was 3%).
Flame Patch damage increased by 200%.
Mirror Image's Fireball damage reduced by 11%.
Flame On now has a 45sec cooldown (was 40sec).
Cinderstorm damage reduced by 11%.
Jouster now reduces damage taken by 2/4/6% (was 4/8/12%).

Warlock: Legion Class Overview

Grimoire of Sacrifice damage reduced by 33% for Affliction.
Mana Tap cost reduced by 17%.
Master of Disaster now increases Incinerate damage by 3/6/9% (was 4/8/12%).
Fire and the Flames now reduces Incinerate cast time by 2/4/6% (was 3/6/10%).
Doom Bolt damage reduced by 15% for Demonology.
Thal'kiel's Consumption now hits for 6% of pets' max HP (was 10% of current HP).
Shadowburn damage reduced by 7%.
Eternal Struggle now reduces damage taken by 3/6/9% (was 10/20/30%).

Priest: Legion Class Overview

Invoke the Naaru proc chance is now 20% (was 15%).
T'uure's Searing Light damage reduced by 30%.
T'uure's Dazzling Lights healing increased by 50%.
T'uure's Blessed Light healing increased by 50%.
T'uure's Light Eruption damage reduced by 40%.
Reverence now increases Flash Heal and Heal healing by 3/6/9% (was 5/10/15%).
Confession now increases Penance damage by 4/8/12% (was 5/10/15%).

Rogue: Legion Class Overview

Killing Spree damage increased by 24%.
Sinister Strike damage increased by 6%.
Opportunity proc made more responsive.

Druid: Legion Class Overview

Power of the Archdruid now has a spell alert.
Vicious Bites now increases Mangle damage by 7/14/21% (was 5/10/15%).
Jagged Claws now increases Thrash damage by 10/20/30% (was 4/8/12%).
Maul damage reduced by 40%.
Swipe and Moonfire for Guardian damage increased by 20%.
Mangle damage increased by 10%.
Pulverize damage increased by 50%.
Rip damage increased by 14%.
Rake damage increased by 14%.
Shred damage reduced by 35%.
Ferocious Bite damage reduced by 35%.
Moonfire (Lunar Inspiration) damage increased by 25%.
Brutal Slash damage reduced by 25%.
Thrash (Cat) damage reduced by 33%.
Shadow Thrash damage reduced by 66%.
Jagged Wounds now causes affected Bleeds to tick and expire 33% faster (was 40%).
Ferals now gain 50% bonus Haste from gear.
Omen of Clarity (Feral) proc rate increased by 50% (from 3.5ppm to 5.25ppm)
Savage Roar now costs 40 Energy (was 25).
Soul of the Forest now restores 12 Energy per Combo Point (was 8).
Shred now deals 50% increased damage while stealthed (was 20%).
Powerful Bite now increases Ferocious Bite critical strike damgae by 7/14/21% (was 5/10/15%).
Razor Fangs now increases Rip damage by 7/14/21% (was 5/10/15%).
Sharpened Claws now increases Swipe damage by 7/14/21% (was 5/10/15%).
Tear the Flesh now increases Rake damage by 7/14/21% (was 5/10/15%).
Shredder Fangs now increases Shred damage by 15% (was 10%).
now increases damage by 50% (was 40%).

Demon Hunter: Legion Class Overview

damage increased by 100%.
Felblade damage reduced by 45% for Vengeance.
Fel Eruption damage reduced by 65% for Vengeance.
Burning Alive damage reduced by 50%.

Shaman

Alpha Wolf damage reduced by 60%, and now lasts 8sec (was 10sec).
Hammer of Storms now increases Stormstrike damage by 8% (was 15%).
Empowered Stormlash now increases damage by 35% (was 20%)
Overcharge now causes Lightning Bolt to spend up to 45 Feral Spirit (was 60).
Raging Storms now increases Stormstrike damage by 25% (was 30%).
Molten Weapon direct damage reduced by 17%, and periodic damage reduced by 33%.
Crash Lightning initial damage reduced by 26%, and triggered damage increased by 33%.
Stormstrike damage reduced by 5%.
Lava Lash damage reduced by 5%.
Doom Vortex now has a 25% chance to proc from Lava Lash (was 5 RPPM).
Master of the Elements chance (base and per Mastery) reduced by 20%.
Lightning Rod now copies 40% of affected damage (was 30%).
Liquid Magma Totem damage increased by 75%.
Power of the Maelstrom now has a 15% proc chance (was 25%).
Elemental Blast damage increased by 17%.
Fire Elemental's Fire Blast damage reduced by 10%.
Fire Elemental's Immolate direct damage reduced by 20% and periodic damage reduced by 14%.
Firestorm now increases damage by 8/16/24% (was 10/20/30%).
Cloudburst Totem now stores 25% of healing (was 30%).
Tidal Totem healing increased by 25%, but now heals up to 6 targets.
Cumulative Upkeep now correctly applies after each tick of Healing Tide Totem (was before).

Hunter

Aimed Shot damage increased by 2%.
Black Arrow damage reduced by 19%.
Wind Arrows now increases Aimed Shot damage by 12% (was 10%).

Paladin

Blessed Hammer damage reduced by 25%.
Grand Crusader is now learned at level 28 (was 50).
Protection level 15 (, Crusader's Judgment, First Avenger) and 30 (Blessed Hammer, , Holy Shield) talent rows have swapped places.
Fervent Martyr now reduces Light of the Martyr cost by 50% (was 35%).

Death Knight

Sweeping Claws damage reduced by 10%.
Festering Strike damage reduced by 5%.
Bloodworms damage increased by 263%.
Bonestorm damage reduced by 8%, but fixed a bug where it couldn't critically strike.
Rapid Decomposition now increases Runic Power generation by 15% (was 20%).
Coagulopathy now increases Blood Plague damage by 4/8/12% (was 8/16/24%).
All-Consuming Rot now increases Death and Decay damage by 4/8/12% (was 5/10/15%).
Veinrender now increases Heart Strike damage by 3/6/9% (was 4/8/12%).
Sanguinary Affinity now increases Physical damage by 5% (was 8%).
Heart Strike, Death Strike, Blood Boil for Blood, Death and Decay for Blood, Consumption, and Blooddrinker damage increased by 15%.

Warrior

Slam now costs 20 Rage (was 15) and damage increased by 33%.
Whirlwind damage reduced by 15% for Arms.
Fervor of Battle now increases Whirlwind damage by 30% (was 50%).
Fresh Meat now increases critical strike chance by 40% (was 30%).
now lasts 10sec (was 8sec).
Rampage, Bloodthirst, Whirlwind for Fury, Raging Blow, Execute for Fury, and Furious Slash damage reduced by 5%.
Unstoppable now increases Rampage damage by 3/6/9% (was 3/6/10%).
Wild Slashes now increases Furious Slash damage by 7/14/21% (was 3/6/10%).
Raging Berserker now increases damage by 1/2/3% (was 3/6/10%).
Wrath and Fury now increases Raging Blow damage by 5/10/15% (was 3/6/10%).
now grants 5% Haste per stack (was 4%).
Inner Rage now increases Raging Blow damage by 150% (was 100%).
Shield Slam, Devastate, Thunder Clap, Revenge, and Deep Wounds damage increased by 5%.
Rage of the Fallen now increases Revenge damage by 6/12/18% (was 4/8/12%).

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Comment by mathiaslindbergI feel like they greatly buffed Lesser Soul Fragments, but I can't find a change anywhere. They used to barely heal me anything, and now they're actually a huge help.Comment by hotaru251more like "hot nerfs"

Did their damage really need nerfed?

and that 20%dmg loss off tanks is brutal :oComment by sgtevmckaySo the Great Tank Spank begins in earnest.....Blast!

May the Annual Spanking of the Tanks now commence!
To save 15% or more......

The 20% loss is not just a fixed reduction of any sort....it is an overall loss from all potential sources....and that's not just a little bit.
Going to pull a Heroic HfC on Wednesday....I will know more then.
What I do know is as of signing in to PTR today....My gear stats dropped me from 33% haste to 25% and dumped my mastery from 32% to 28%.
I am feeling that as a pally tank in today's PTR....Made testing in the Throne of Kil'Jaden a nightmare....could not pull groups nearly as large, comfortably, as I currently can in the Live Server :/Comment by jvoidI'm so over seeing the words demonology and decrease in the same groupingComment by uncommondoorReal shame to see Warlocks hit hard by all these nerfs.Comment by Interest Aimed Shot damage increased by 2%.
Comment by RankkorNot gonna lie. I was sweating COLD when I saw this many nerfs for so many specs.

Then I got to my class, and thank god.... Unholy is relatively unharmed. Minor nerf on Ghoul attack and Festering Strike, but nothing as overwhelmingly major as what other classes got. I'm actually feeling particularly sorry for enhancement shamans, they got hit like a truck.Comment by Xella"Aimed Shot damage increased by 2%" l o l because 2% is going to make casting Aimed over Arcane actually a DPS increase, right? I suppose the Black Arrow nerf will make it less appealing to people who would want to use it in dungeons for its DPS increase despite how frustrated tanks would get at constantly-taunting minions, but lots of people are still gonna be taking it for leveling/questing so that's not actually gonna solve the problem since you gotta pay to change talents if your dungeon queue pops while you're not in a rested area.

Also, no changes to BM which makes me sad, although BM's problems can't really be fixed with numbers tuning so I suppose I'm not too surprised. Hotfixing artifact traits for the 7.0 patch and not waiting until actual Legion seems odd, though.Comment by kodikunlots of people are still gonna be taking it for leveling/questing so that's not actually gonna solve the problem since you gotta pay to change talents if your dungeon queue pops while you're not in a rested area.Comment by greensmashAlts with low ilvl will suffer! Many deaths to drain gold in repair...
With 36 specs, the easiest way to adjust things isn't nerf or buff the unbalanced. Much better to nerf all!
Enhancement shaman generates too much maelstrom! Let's adjust this! Now they don't have enough! Good!Comment by AshendalReal shame to see Warlocks hit hard by all these nerfs.Comment by VoxxelThis is the 4th batch of Fury Warrior nerfs in a row in the last several weeks. Since they made Fury a ramp-up spec I wonder if they ever stop nerfing it. If they continue measuring Fury only in higher and higher gear it will still be on top at a certain point so Fury will always be good for a nice batch of nerf. But meanwhile, they forgot the spec perform in the first several weeks, months — where Fury is ALREADY crippled and barely playable, thanks to the ridiculous amount of nerf – which used to balance the spec mainly for 850+. First impressions for Fury will be quite depressing in Legion.Comment by SnowTangThis is the 4th batch of Fury Warrior nerfs in a row in the last several weeks. Since they made Fury a ramp-up spec I wonder if they ever stop nerfing it. If they continue measuring Fury only in higher and higher gear it will still be on top at a certain point so Fury will always be good for a nice batch of nerf. But meanwhile, they forgot the spec perform in the first several weeks, months — where Fury is ALREADY crippled and barely playable, thanks to the ridiculous amount of nerf – which used to balance the spec mainly for 850+. First impressions for Fury will be quite depressing in Legion.Comment by LongclawFYI, this post has the Warlock spell Mana Tap incorrectly linked to this NPC ability. It's supposed to be this.Comment by Monkeyking908look at all the people cry about nerfs with out knowing how these "nerfs" even effect game play but i have a feeling its more of a "oh no my spec is no longer outrageously OP" then worrying about classes getting weakerComment by azahelDamn, I was having fun playing a whirlwind arms warrior in beta.
Damn it blizzard.Comment by ModrapohlaviThis is the 4th batch of Fury Warrior nerfs in a row in the last several weeks. Since they made Fury a ramp-up spec I wonder if they ever stop nerfing it. If they continue measuring Fury only in higher and higher gear it will still be on top at a certain point so Fury will always be good for a nice batch of nerf. But meanwhile, they forgot the spec perform in the first several weeks, months — where Fury is ALREADY crippled and barely playable, thanks to the ridiculous amount of nerf – which used to balance the spec mainly for 850+. First impressions for Fury will be quite depressing in Legion.Comment by Hathegklanow I dont even know if I will even touch my shaman.

Elemental is flame shock - lava burst spec should rename it into lava shock.

Enhance major nerfs (looks like demonology faith).

And resto I dont even heal I did that for leveling and it wasnt that fun.

As legion gets closer and closer I'm scared to finally find out that from all the 11 classes 8-9 might be underpowered or not even in the decent status. Still it's pre-patch I guess and it will take some patches to "stabilize" and "balance" I guess.Comment by bearodactyl88Noooo, demo nerfs feelsbadmanComment by TomatoSauceWith those elemental nerfs I'll be playing my shaman last.

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