QUOTE(peinsama @ Apr 9 2014, 08:43 AM)
Frozen Orb
Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where Frozen Orb was chilling for longer than intended
Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where the Frozen Orb bonus damage radius was hitting a larger area than intended
Seems ok.
Not really a big deal.
I thought you meant damage reduction.
They did reduce the dmg as well. Let me remind u why most (>50%) of the wiz community is using FO.
The tooltip dmg *380% is not what it seems. If you take a closer look in your gameplay or read the battlenet forums :
Initial launch of orb (ice spikes that hit enemies) deal roughly *150% dmg
second phase of FO when it passes the enemies dealling another *150% dmg
3rd stage explosion of FO dealing *380% dmg
sum that all up it is dealing close to 800% waepon dmg similar to CA of DH provided u stand in the correct position.
(*cnt rrmb the dmg numbers)
edit: (found the numbers)
Frozen Orb could strike up to 3 times for:
262% Weapon damage
394% Weapon damage
128% Weapon damage
This amounted to 784% weapon damage for a skill that cost 30 Arcane Power.Blizz is scalling it back down to the tooltip's weapon dmg i believe. That means lower dmg on initial spikes, orb passing through and explosion. Radius of explosion is also nerfed as the aoe is so huge and OP, not to mention u get to apply mov speed debuff on mobs. I think there are only 2 options left for FO wiz : either u go down 1 difficulty level or u go arcane(torrent/dist)
Think about the bright side : MLW is back in the loot table!
This post has been edited by Davy123: Apr 9 2014, 10:45 AM