While the PTRs are still down to apply the latest round of changes, World of Raids has already sniffed out a few changes and additions to the latest patch files. Possibly the most interesting change is the fact that the Warlock Life Tap nerf seems to be currently completely reversed. The spell is restored to its 2.3 status, with the highest rank swapping 580 health for 580 mana at the base value.
In addition, the Mortal Strike debuff appears to have been removed from the description of the Flametongue weapon and totem for Shamans.
Priests will now also be able to dispel up to 10 friendly and 10 hostile targets using Mass Dispel.
Also added this patch were the musical files for the Sunwell, as well as a handful of new effects with names such as "Quest Complete," "Summon Festival Scorchling," and "Guzzle Beer," which look to most involve the seasonal content for the Midsummer Fire Festival.
Welcome to progressive patching, folks. This is an incredible turn of events for sure. Not only is one of the most controversial nerfs in WoW history completely reversed, but it seems that Shamans can't quite celebrate their re-ascension to PvP power just yet. These could be temporary, of course, and we'll see what happens when the dust settles. If Blizzard has simply decided to revert these changes in the short term, how will they tackle the underlying issues of Warlock mana usage and Shaman PvP viability? Will they put it off for another patch, or take a different angle as testing continues? We'll be eager to find out!
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3-05-2008 @ 5:35PM
Rubin said...
Lifetap has been rolled back? Seriously? Sounds almost too good to be true.
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3-05-2008 @ 5:40PM
John said...
Seriously sounds too good to be true lol
3-05-2008 @ 5:45PM
Zarzuur said...
the new Life Tap got life-tapped!
3-05-2008 @ 5:36PM
Manatank said...
Now all they need to do is roll back the change to LB and I'll be happy.
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3-05-2008 @ 5:40PM
Brasson said...
I think the most controversial nerf in WoW history was when they changed druid shapeshifting to require over a thousand mana. Those were dark times.
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3-05-2008 @ 5:45PM
Perseus said...
you smell like a monkey's behind.
3-05-2008 @ 5:49PM
Morien said...
my poor little druid cried.
3-05-2008 @ 6:06PM
Yossarian said...
Perhaps they're just resetting to 0, ineffect, before they come out with another iteration of the nerfs/buffs?
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3-05-2008 @ 6:13PM
Mats said...
I guess thats what happens if you manage to post 4000 posts of informative feedback.
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3-05-2008 @ 6:23PM
Rock said...
Worked for Shamans!... Oh wait...
3-05-2008 @ 6:24PM
dart said...
Informative?
QQ LIFETAP IZ NURFEDZ!1 = Highly intellectual response.
3-05-2008 @ 6:42PM
simeon said...
Nobody said whether the feedback was intellectual or not. Nice try, though.
3-05-2008 @ 6:22PM
Retron said...
Our dark prayers to nameless entities have been answered!
...if the lifetap de-nerf sticks that is of course...oh noes what if they de-de-nerf?!
/me begins preparations for further sacrifices.
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3-05-2008 @ 6:32PM
Finnicks said...
What are you talking about? What kind of warlocks ARE YOU? Don't make more sacrifices if they re-nerf it...!!
...Start now! It's called "preventative maintenance."
3-05-2008 @ 6:41PM
Djinn said...
Wow I am glad I didn't over-react to this as I had thought and deleted my lvl 52 lock thinking she would be useless after this change. Yay for warlocks I am going to level her up to 70 now!!! WOOT!!!
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3-05-2008 @ 8:13PM
phisquare said...
Yes, deleting toons over silly nerfs is always a wise decision.
3-05-2008 @ 7:11PM
sloegin said...
Hopefully the devs can figure out what to do with warlocks short of changing a fundamental aspect of their builds and gearing.
As for mortal flametongue lol, shammies understand that they're in a disfunctional relationship with the devs, and where buffs and nerfs are concerned, the best shammies can sometimes hope for is indifference.
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3-05-2008 @ 7:20PM
Calaana said...
As a shammy, I'm glad to see the ft roll back; now we might get something that fits the class, instead of being turned into half assed warriors.
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3-05-2008 @ 8:46PM
VSpeck said...
Don't hold your breath. I think this might have been one of those be happy with what you could have moments.
3-05-2008 @ 8:36PM
Buuty said...
For cristsakes Blizzard, it isn't that hard to fix shammies without breaking WoW. Get on the ball...my shaman is sad.
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