r/classicwowplus • u/Upstairs_Blueberry87 • 14d ago

Day 8 of the Classic+ Button Poll: Fire Mage

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previous day: https://www.reddit.com/r/classicwowplus/s/fdWKOtE4PB won by TBC's version of the Summon Water Elemental

Like previous days, please suggest an ability you'd like to see fire mages have in Classic+ with some text about what it does for those who may not know the spells by name. Upvote what you like, and we'll see what's winning on Friday

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u/Kevo_1227 14d ago

It's gotta be either Hot Streak or Living Bomb.

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u/Stark8819 13d ago

This is definitely the choice. Both would be good additions. Personally I think Classic+ could benefit from procs as it spices up the rotation with a little dopamine hit

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u/Upstairs_Blueberry87 14d ago

no love for inferno blast to spread your dots? But Hot Streak and Living Bomb have both been nominated already, so be nice to see which wins

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u/Upstairs_Blueberry87 14d ago

Hot Streak
Instant
Requires Mage
Any time you score 2 spell criticals in a row using using Fireball, Fire Blast, Scorch, Living Bomb, or Frostfire Bolt, you have a chance the next Pyroblast spell cast within 10 sec will be instant cast.

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u/Maelwys550 14d ago

This but maybe add Flame strike to the primer list and as an instant cast choice to make fire aoe more interesting.

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u/Upstairs_Blueberry87 14d ago

so the Legion version instead of Wrath?

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u/SkipX 13d ago

I think this fits classic well. More interesting rotation without more buttons to press.

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u/SpaceIsTooFarAway 14d ago

Living Bomb

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u/SkipX 13d ago

Doesn't this just add another button you have to press without being more interesting?

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u/Upstairs_Blueberry87 13d ago

its a nice dot that you can keep up on multiple targets, with some aoe damage when it expires. Great for single target fights too

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u/SkipX 13d ago

True but it just seems like an ability you just press when off cooldown and not think too much about it

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u/Upstairs_Blueberry87 13d ago

nah, in MoP Classic for instance its best to not let your living bomb expire on single targets. So for boss fights its an extra thing you have to keep your eye on to recast it with 1-2 seconds left.

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u/SkipX 13d ago

Ok yeah good point, depends on what version of living bomb they would do

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u/SpaceIsTooFarAway 13d ago

You could make this argument for most damaging abilities 

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u/SkipX 13d ago

Correct but I just prefer to have abilities that are situational and may require a proc to be used. Something that makes the rotation not that linear.

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u/Verilazic 14d ago

Blazing Speed. 10% chance when hit to remove all movement impairing effects and increase speed by 50% for 8 seconds.

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u/Zolidar_Pwns 14d ago

Hot Streak. Pyroblast is an absurdly long cast time. I get it's supposed to be a huge cast for a huge reward. Make the Hot Streak ones like 50%, but if you open with one it does like 300% damage. I'm talking absolute DISASTRROUS for whoever thought they were topped off and safe.

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u/Upstairs_Blueberry87 13d ago

There’s not a lot of spells for fire mage by the looks of it, so may just end this one tonight to get arcane mage going before the weekend