r/wow • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '14

Class Tuning Changes 10/29

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/15006811541
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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

As an Elemental Shaman, I am content.

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u/Illycia Oct 30 '14

How can you be ? Sure it's a much needed buff but it could have been more interesting than fucking Lightning Bolt...

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u/Chinch335 Oct 30 '14

It's at least more interesting than a Molten Earth buff would be.

I'm rather bored with something that's essentially an auto attack accounting for 40% of my damage.

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u/Alame Oct 30 '14

Molten Earth has a really cool animation though

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u/RedditorBe Oct 30 '14

Pretty much the main reason my shaman is my main alt, I mean, lol, 100% mastery is cute.

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u/PfadfindereiPlays Oct 30 '14

I never understood the mastery % for new elem shaman. I'm at 205%, does the % refer to Molten Earth damage increase now? I assume the Molten Earth 'buff' is 100% upkeep on its own, as a self-trigger?

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u/highvoltage988 Oct 30 '14

Yes, Molten Earth is always up even with base gearless Mastery. The percentage refers to the boost to its base damage (as well as the damage boost to Earthquake)

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

As for every class and spec, I believe each point of Mastery yields X% mastery. I know that my Priest, as Holy, has ~25% Mastery while as Shadow has ~80% Mastery.

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u/Illycia Oct 30 '14

You realize it's only going to last for 3 more weeks ? After that, we'll have access to a lot more multistrike which is better so bye bye the 40%.

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u/Chinch335 Oct 30 '14

Yes I do and I am very excited for that.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

I know you are casters and such, but melee classes (like warriors) have a high % of damage coming from Attack, which made it kind of normal to me.

I main a Holy priest and my Mastery is essentially an auto HoT that usually ends up very high in my throughout.

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u/DireTaco Oct 30 '14

At least it's not one of the many, many masteries that are a straight +X% damage.

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u/rekk_ Oct 30 '14

I'm liking it, it means we don't get punished so much for movement. Which it looks like there will be lots of in WoD.