wont be enuff...
like wut history showed us wit the ret...

"TO THE GROUND.!!!"

oh noes i'm having bad luck on the class i rolled, 1st ret nao sv huntard...

mayb i should roll a mage...

FOTM alert

Speaking of which, mages are already so OP in PVP, yet instead of nerfs, they get buffs.
Awesome... that's balance for you

Frost Mages were the annoying ones (I hesitate to say OP) and they have been nerfed some with the new PTR notes.

The standardised 8-second CC for PVP (including Sap) is both welcomed (from a Prot Pally point of view) and also a little harsh (playing Devil's Avocado). Still doesn't stop chain-Polymorphs and Fear is still a pain in the rear regions.

Public Test Realm Patch 4.0.6 Notes - Updated Jan. 12

8second cc change is a huge change, considering dr would make it 4secs/2secs. Just hand of sac ur teammate thats being targetted to protect yourself against cc... Too bad no more div sac.. And if u have a unholy dk teammate, /cast unholy frenzy on you too.. Not to mention now no more thrash debuffs so dispelling cc is a breeze.

This post has been edited by geno: Jan 13 2011, 12:53 PM

Patch notes updated (Jan 12) and so has the first post (*phew*).

Let me know if I made any mistakes, info or formatting.

Oh, the serpent spread nerf isn't in the patch notes.
Didn't really mind the other nerfs, if they nerf serpent spread, I was really gonna /wrist

They reverted the changes to Serpent Spread and reduced the nerf to Explosive Shot and Black Arrow (15% damage nerf vs 25% damage nerf)

They have nerfed mages if I am not mistaken.

Mostly for Frost Mages.

Oh, and just in case people missed it:


and...



All I can say for the latter is... bubblolololololol

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Added on January 17, 2011, 9:14 amJan 14 PTR Patch notes update; check first post.

Summary below:


This post has been edited by Ojimaru: Jan 17 2011, 09:14 AM

I think i am going to get killed by good hunters alot now -,-.. I can't wait...

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Added on January 17, 2011, 1:57 pmAnd its like SP is going to be buffed but my shaman stays the same.. waa should I go back to my SP . I love my shaman more then my SP now...

This post has been edited by ashwin988: Jan 17 2011, 01:57 PM

I'm more afraid of Boomkins now actually.

And Rets are getting 20% damage buff to both Crusader Strike and Divine Storm. o_o

Rets need it i guess.. so now rets will be killing people , and bubling and healing and lay of hands as normal as they dont share a cool down.. LAME!

To be fair, Bubbling and Lay on Hands cause Forbearance. Except Forbearance duration is going to be halved...

i think some heroics are easy now

The half must have a short time frame.. or something must have happened now as...

1)i fought a pally.. as a shadow priest during the first week of cata when i reached 85. We were both equally geared in normal dungeon gear (pvp gear was not out yet).

2) he bubbled, when he was low on health and healed.. so i healed as much as i can.. Then i fought again with putt all my dots up and feared and he was low on health as well.. but he layed of hands

3) I died obviously.. to live that long was lucky as well since rets were pretty lame on dps.

4) shouted wtf!! lol

Right now Forbearance lasts 2 minutes, locking out Divine Shield, Lay on Hands and Hand of Protection.

Current 4.0.6 PTR reduces the duration of Forbearance to 1 minute.

And the above scenario sounds familiar. Just like this morning while doing Therazane dailies. Random dorf MS Warrior charged me. Pulled up Divine Protection (20% damage reduction) and wings, switched to Seal of Insight, free instant 12k heal with Word of Glory, put up Guardian of Ancient Kings (50% damage reduction), 18k crit Shield of Righteous, Hammer of Wrath, gg.

Didn't get a chance to use Ardent Defender (15% damage reduction + 20% HP auto-res), bubble or LoH.

<3 Prot

This post has been edited by Ojimaru: Jan 19 2011, 09:51 AM

Mages, especially frost, have been nerfed in the latest PTR. lol.

Hunter
OMG. Blizz finally woken up from their stupor?

Btw, that BM buff isn't really gonna cut it. They should make exotic pets trainable for all specs, but make the Beast Mastery talent more useful, like increasing pet damage by 100% and unlocking extra pet abilities for AOE purposes (cause right now, hunter pets do not contribute much to hunter dps besides utility). Only then BM will be viable.

This post has been edited by gaeria84: Jan 20 2011, 12:04 PM

PTR Update January 19 Updates

Dungeons & Raids

• Deadmines
  • Foe Reaper 5000 enrage
  • Vanessa VanCleef: boat fires updated; Vengeance of VanCleef redesigned
• Warriors
  • Drums of War
  • Mortal Strike