The world PvP in World of Warcraft is set to become fairer. A new hotfix is being implemented to help everyone – except tanks.
PvP has always been a controversial issue in World of Warcraft. Many players want equipment to play a significant role in PvP, while the other group prefers that all players have identical stats.
In world PvP, the needs of the first group are addressed. There are no “weird rules” like the PvP templates from battlegrounds, and all abilities deal their full damage continuously. Legendary items also retain their usual “punch” when unleashed against other players in open PvP.
World PvP in WoW is set to become fairer
But that has now come to an end. Blizzard wants to make PvP in the open world a bit fairer. Therefore, all players (except tanks) will now take 40% less damage when participating in open PvP fights. Additionally, many legendary items will be adjusted in these situations to deal less damage. Below are all the changes:
- Non-tank specializations will take 40% less damage from other players in world PvP.
- Some trinkets and legendary items now have reduced effectiveness in world PvP:
- Essence of the Souls now deals 70% less damage to other players.
- Cold Heart (Death Knight) now deals 75% less damage to opposing players.
- Kil’jaeden’s Burning Wish now deals 60% less damage to opposing players.
- Insignia of Ravenholdt (Rogue) now deals 60% less damage to opposing players.
- Pillars of the Inmost Light (Paladin) increase the damage of Eye of Tyr by 150% against other players (previously 300%).
- Scarlet Inquisitor’s Bane (Paladin) now increases the damage of Divine Storm by 3% per stack against other players (previously 6%).
- The Trickery of the Dreadlord (Rogue) now increases the damage of Shuriken Storm by 6% per stack against other players (previously 25%).
- Fiery Shredder (Druid) now increases the damage of Shred by 165% against other players (previously 500%).
The hotfix and the changes mentioned above will go live with the maintenance on November 15, 2017.
What do you think of these adjustments? Should Blizzard leave everything unchanged in world PvP? Or should further restrictions apply, as they do in “real” PvP?
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