Fortified Mythic+ Affix Nerfed in The War Within

Posted 2024/07/17 at 4:09 PM by Squishei

In this week’s beta update, we will be reducing the damage modifier of Fortified from 30% to 20%. Our goal is to reduce the overall damage to the group to offset the fact that tanks will likely need a bit more external healing. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and we will be keeping a close eye on dungeon and raid testing and will further adjust individual abilities as needed.

Comment by GilneanRavenWait, you're saying the earlier tank adjustments don't just exist in a vacuum, and shouldn't be judged on out of context numbers? Colour me surprised.Comment by Sadeas1337People for 9 years: "Tyrannical is a dumb affix that puts completely unreasonable one shots into literally any dungeon."
Blizzard: "We hear you, so about Fortified..."Comment by IKLFaxEvery single trash pack has 5 mechanics - AoE Stomp, Frontal, Aoe Burst damage, a curse/bleed/poison and a tank buster. Even when interrupted, the mobs cast again instantly. The group is CONSTANTLY taking AoE and now the tanks will have to be healed as well. Shadowlands season 1 was rough on many tanks, but the dungeons were at least relatively hard. Every single TWW dungeon is a DF dungeon on steroids.Comment by FraughtFORTIFIED?

TYRANNICAL?BLIZZARD?

gg TWWComment by AmmertossPeople for 9 years: "Tyrannical is a dumb affix that puts completely unreasonable one shots into literally any dungeon."
Blizzard: "We hear you, so about Fortified..."Comment by islanddeacPeople for 9 years: "Tyrannical is a dumb affix that puts completely unreasonable one shots into literally any dungeon."
Blizzard: "We hear you, so about Fortified..."Comment by thatguy8878I'm still very skeptical of the tank changes, particularly in regards to the self-healing tanks that are by their nature squishier up-front, but this is a small comfort.Comment by TheRealArchonNerf tyranical too then, or better yet DELETE THEM BOTH. There's literally no need for these two affixes anymore they just make balancing the trash and bosses in dungs hard for you guys.Comment by TOMRUSBandaid after bandaid. First they create a problem by gutting tanks and healers, then they attempt to fix it creating even more problems in the process. Typical Blizzard incompetence...

What they should do is:
- Delete fortified
- Delete tyrannical
- Delete rest of the affixes
- Revert all the nerfs to players self sustain
- Reduce M+ scaling per key level massively to smooth out difficulty
- Nerf incoming damage in M+ across the boardComment by mychoThis will certainly help with the tank changes, hope these are just the first of MANY needed to actually make new tanking feel good.Comment by onkieAny nerf to Fort or Tyrannical is a good thing no matter the context.Comment by AsherrTheRedthis is the darkest timelineComment by lelailaIt doesnt matter. Tyr and fort are both active. They have just to change numbers..Comment by LinaAmazing change. I think Tyrannical should also get a nerf, if anything the hp part of it, no one wants to be fighting the same boss for 4 minutes.Comment by Onetwopunchtyran nerf when? fkin aids affixComment by Redemption8610% won't offset the tank nerfs, every bloody mob these days have a frontal, a dot and a bunch of aoe crap, healers will NOT enjoy next season, just watch how fast their tone changes.Comment by Kabookiejoeremove it and tyrannicalComment by ZartharionBandaid after bandaid. First they create a problem by gutting tanks and healers, then they attempt to fix it creating even more problems in the process. Typical Blizzard incompetence...

What they should do is:
- Delete fortified
- Delete tyrannical
- Delete rest of the affixes
- Revert all the nerfs to players self sustain
- Reduce M+ scaling per key level massively to smooth out difficulty
- Nerf incoming damage in M+ across the boardComment by tremor100Wait, you're saying the earlier tank adjustments don't just exist in a vacuum, and shouldn't be judged on out of context numbers? Colour me surprised.Comment by ElitecookieBandaid after bandaid. First they create a problem by gutting tanks and healers, then they attempt to fix it creating even more problems in the process. Typical Blizzard incompetence...

What they should do is:
- Delete fortified
- Delete tyrannical
- Delete rest of the affixes
- Revert all the nerfs to players self sustain
- Reduce M+ scaling per key level massively to smooth out difficulty
- Nerf incoming damage in M+ across the board