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Author Topic: 3/9 PTR Updates
Vault_News 
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Zarhym posted:
General
  • A dead player can now be resurrected by targeting them using the Party or Raid Frame even if they have released. No more hunting for corpses.

Druids
  • Druids now innately have 100% pushback protection from damage while channeling Tranquility.
  • Malfurion's Gift now reduces the cooldown of Tranquility by 2.5/5 minutes.
  • The troll druid models for Flight Form and Swift Flight Form has slimmed down to be more in scale with other druid flight forms.

Hunters
  • Bloodthirsty no longer generates Happiness.
  • Carrion Feeder no longer restores Happiness.
  • The Feed Pet ability now instantly heals 50% of the pet's health. Cannot be used in combat. Requires diet-appropriate food.
  • Guard Dog no longer causes Growl to generate additional Happiness.
  • The Happiness/Pet Loyalty System has been removed. Hunters will no longer have to manage Happiness for their pets, and the previous damage bonus for pets being happy will now be baseline for all tamed pets.
  • Glyph of Mend Pet is now Glyph of Greater Proportion, which increases the size of the pet slightly.
  • Distracting Shot and Multi-Shot are now properly 40-yard range.
  • Multi-Shot now properly has a 1-second global cooldown.

Mages
  • Arcane Blast damage has been increased by 13%. In addition, the stacking effect of Arcane Blast now increases the damage done by Arcane Explosion, and Arcane Explosion does not consume that effect.
  • Arcane Explosion damage has been increased by 13%.
  • Arcane Missiles damage has been increased by 13%.
  • Blizzard damage has been increased by 70%.
  • Arcane Barrage damage has been increased by 13%.
  • Combustion no longer has a global cooldown.

Paladins
  • Righteous Fury now persists through death.
  • Illuminated Healing shield duration is now 15 seconds, up from 8 seconds.

Priests
  • Priests now innately have 100% pushback protection from damage while channeling Divine Hymn and Hymn of Hope.
  • The direct damage portion of Holy Fire can now trigger Evangelism.
  • Chakra now lasts until canceled, up from 1 minute.
    • Surge of Light can now also trigger from Binding Heal.

Warlock
  • Pets- Lash of Pain (Succubus) damage now scales with level, reducing the damage done at lower levels such that it will deal 50% damage at level 20, and 100% damage at level 80 and above.

Warrior
  • Strikes of Opportunity value per point of mastery has been increased by 10%.

Dungeons & Raids
  • The Dungeon Finder now attempts to avoid putting damage-dealing classes with the same armor type in a group.

PvP
  • Arathi Basin - Flags should now cap in 7 seconds, down from 8.
  • Battle for Gilneas - Flags should now cap in 7 seconds, down from 8.


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Arcilite_I 
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Raising that AoE damage step by step, in hopes nobody will notice the return to WotLoLk

 

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Vault_News posted:
The Dungeon Finder now attempts to avoid putting damage-dealing classes with the same armor type in a group.


All of these patch notes are pretty hilarious since it shows how the team in control of balancing classes really have zero clue about what they should be doing, but this one just takes the cake. There are DPS classes whining up a hell of a storm about not getting into a queue for an hour or more and they want to make the wait even longer? HA!

Makes me glad I play a healer and have friends to group with.

 

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"The Dungeon Finder now attempts to avoid putting damage-dealing classes with the same armor type in a group."

So a warrior or DK dps is going to have to wait on a Bear tank? and even then they can't be in same group? going to kill queues for them.

Besides.. cross spec rolling on gear isn't usually a problem on armor.. it's the weps trinkets necklaces and rings that people argue about.

Too much dumb ass in the above rule.

 

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^ What do you mean they'd wait for a bear tank in that situation, it says "The Dungeon Finder now attempts to avoid putting damage-dealing classes with the same armor type in a group."

It doesn't say it will avoid putting any classes with the same armor type in a group.

 

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Vault_News posted:
Chakra now lasts until canceled, up from 1 minute.

I would love that patch note to also say "and the dumbass who gave Chakra a short duration has been fired."

 

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blizzard posted:
Hunters

* The Happiness/Pet Loyalty System has been removed. Hunters will no longer have to manage Happiness for their pets, and the previous damage bonus for pets being happy will now be baseline for all tamed pets.

shock angry yeahimad.

blizzard posted:
Dungeons & Raids

* The Dungeon Finder now attempts to avoid putting damage-dealing classes with the same armor type in a group.
Longer queue times incoming. Wanna bet? tongue Then again, will anyone notice?

 

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I didn't know Bear tanks wore plate!

 

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Ugh_Lancelot posted:
blizzard posted:
Hunters

* The Happiness/Pet Loyalty System has been removed. Hunters will no longer have to manage Happiness for their pets, and the previous damage bonus for pets being happy will now be baseline for all tamed pets.

shock angry yeahimad.


You are mad that they are finally removing a stupid feature?

 

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Arcilite_I posted:
Raising that AoE damage step by step, in hopes nobody will notice the return to WotLoLk



This.


And we called it months ago lol.

 

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Spookysheep posted:
Arcilite_I posted:
Raising that AoE damage step by step, in hopes nobody will notice the return to WotLoLk



This.


And we called it months ago lol.


It isn't easy being this awesome, but we make it appear that way, don't we.

 

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My new mage is very happy with these changes.

 

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Arcilite_I posted:
Spookysheep posted:
Arcilite_I posted:
Raising that AoE damage step by step, in hopes nobody will notice the return to WotLoLk



This.


And we called it months ago lol.


It isn't easy being this awesome, but we make it appear that way, don't we.
Some of the tards around here have such a tenuous grasp on reality, they make anyone look awesome by comparison. Note that I'm not disagreeing with you in the slightest. grin

 

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Indeed hehe

 

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