The hotfix in WoW: Legion is now live, but at the last minute there were some adjustments, especially for Shadow Priests.
Hotfixes generally only address minor issues within World of Warcraft, but the latest adjustments have caused quite a stir. Especially Shadow Priests were not at all satisfied with the change to their class and considered themselves the big losers of the balancing adjustments.
A nerf turned into a buff
In the meantime, there have been further changes that became active with today’s maintenance (September 28, 2016). Here are the updated changes for Shadow Priests:
- The damage of Mind Explosion has been increased by 80% and the insanity generation by 50%.
- Mind Flay now deals 20% more damage.
- Mind Spike now deals 28% more damage.
- The stacks of the talent Voidform are now limited to 4 (formerly 5).
- No further stacks of Voidform are generated during Dispersion.
It is certainly noteworthy that the priests have had the effect of “Void Torrent” returned to them, as this was where the greatest concerns lay. It is also welcomed that the changes now have a clear buff effect overall.
However, the developers are still dissatisfied with the talent “Descent into Madness,” as some players manage to maintain the effect much longer than originally intended. Making a change here would now alter the entire gameplay of the Shadow Priest – thus, the resolution of the problem is temporarily postponed to the future.
Aside from these changes, a few additional bug fixes have also made it into the hotfix. For instance, Nomi is now easier to click in a well-visited kitchen, and the various NPCs of Suramar no longer detect stealthy players right at the start of their “Arcane Investigation.”
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