The very first post-launch class changes are coming to Forever next reset! Three classes get some major issues addressed, with Hunters, Warlocks, and Shamans receiving adjustments.
Hunter and Warlock pets seem to be having issues surviving as tanks. The aim is to have them at least as durable as in Classic Era. Affliction is having problems with Wrack being too powerful and making all other DoTs irrelevant. Enhancement is having a bit of an identity crisis, as Intellect and Spellpower are better for the spec than Strength and Attack Power. The aim here will be to make Str and AP items the best for the spec, with possibly some Int and SP on the side. We didn’t get any specific numbers for these changes.
Let’s dive into the full notes below.
Now that players around the world are leveling up in WoW: Forever, we’ve identified a few class issues that we feel need some immediate changes. Today, we’re still investigating these issues and working through them with a plan to release hotfixes on Tuesday, November 10 to address:
- We’ve seen that Hunter pets and Warlock Voidwalkers are not as durable as tanks as we would like them to be. Our intent is for their effectiveness to be relatively the same as in Classic Era. We will adjust their stats as necessary to accomplish this.
- Affliction Warlock reports indicate that always channeling Wrack is superior to also casting damage-over-time abilities like Siphon Life, Corruption, and Bane of Agony. We will make adjustments to make sure those are always worthwhile to cast combined with Wrack, without affecting Affliction Warlocks’ total damage output.
- Enhancement Shamans are finding that Intellect and Spellpower are superior stats compared to Strength and Attack Power. We plan to make changes so that Strength is always their strongest stat, and Enhancement Shamans will not prefer gear intended for Mages and Warlocks. Ideally, Enhancement’s best items have Strength or Attack Power, along with some Intellect and/or Spell Power.
Please note: Enhancement Shaman players who are leveling up will want to collect Strength and Attack Power gear from now on.
We may find new issues over the weekend, and we will keep you updated. Our plan is to make class balance changes on Tuesday, and then on future Tuesdays if necessary. Thank you very much for your feedback!
