wow Upcoming PvP Class Tuning: January 26th

[Staff 1,436]

 

There's some significant PvP tuning coming next week and Blizzard have detailed it:

PvP Tuning (source)

We’re working on a new set of PvP tuning changes that will be applied to the game with weekly maintenance in each region (January 26 in this region). Here’s what we’re currently testing:

Player vs. Player

• Players now deal 20% less damage to Death Knight, Hunter, and Warlock pets.
• In 2v2 Arenas, Dampening will begin at 20% when both teams have either a tank or healer.
• Druid
  • Convoke the Spirits no longer casts Full Moon and Feral Frenzy when engaged in combat with enemy players.
• Mage
  • Triune Ward (legendary) now provides 50% effective barriers (was 65%) in PvP situations.**
  • Fire
    • Infernal Cascade (conduit) effectiveness reduced by 33% in PvP situations.
• Paladin
  • Holy
    • Divine Favor (Honor Talent) cooldown increased to 30 seconds (was 25 seconds), and now increases cast speed by 30% (was 60%).
  • Protection, Retribution
    • Word of Glory’s healing has been reduced by 20% in PVP situations.

As always, we’ll post updates if we make changes to the changes, and the final adjustments will appear in our hotfixes update soon after they go live.

[Aernath 173]

Fire Mage and Subtlety Rogue sadly still needs a lot more nerf, Fury, Arms, Havoc, BM need more boost.

[Mishmish 65]

Solid direction. Full moon could rng kill people even if you interrupted it in a second or less. Prot and ret instant healing was  a fair bit out of line. 

[Manbearpig 28]

As a druid, I don't like the Convoke nerf, but I think it's fair. But no Monk nerf + dampening? They wil nuke you so badly ....