The new class in World of Warcraft has become even better. Blizzard has made considerable adjustments to their racial abilities.
The Evokers are a new race-class combo in World of Warcraft, which you can play soon. However, just before the end of the beta, Blizzard has made some changes to this class that make it even cooler. The flying ability of the Evokers has been adjusted again and is now almost as good as dragon riding.
What is the problem? For the Evokers, “dragon riding” is in direct competition with their racial ability “Soar”. This is essentially a watered-down version of dragon riding that can be used anywhere in the world but does not offer as significant advantages as the skill for all players.
This is a problem because especially in the new content – that is, on the Dragon Isles – the “Soar” ability is always significantly worse than dragon riding.
What has Blizzard changed? At launch, several dragon riding talents will also work for the racial ability of the Evokers. In other words: When you improve your dragon riding, the racial ability of the Evokers also improves simultaneously. The following changes will be made:
- The maximum speed of the Evoker racial ability will increase to match the maximum of the dragon riding ability.
- Several talents drastically reduce the cooldown of the Evoker racial ability, down to a minimum of one minute.
- The winds of the isles will also affect the Evoker racial ability after unlocks.
However, please note that these buffs only work on the Dragon Isles. Outside the isles, in the rest of World of Warcraft, the racial ability retains its old functionality. Since all other characters cannot use dragon riding here anyway, the “weakened” Soar is still a significant advantage.
Why has Blizzard changed this? The criticism from the WoW community regarding the Evokers’ racial ability was quite loud. It was frequently mentioned in the forums that “Soar” may seem interesting on paper but is hardly used in practice on the Dragon Isles. On the Dragon Isles, dragon riding is significantly faster and more efficient for all players than the Evokers’ racial ability.
It didn’t feel right that this ability was useless particularly in the new areas.
Thus, the Evokers have become significantly more interesting just before launch, and soon you will be able to glide through the skies with them.
Are you looking forward to the Evokers? Or are you still not able to get used to the scaled, new heroes?
