WoW: Weitere Klassenänderungen in der Beta von BfA

Im Verlauf der vergangenen Tage spielten die für World of Warcraft zuständigen Mitarbeiter von Blizzard Entertainment zwei weitere neue Hotfixes auf die aktuell noch immer laufenden Testserver der geschlossenen Beta von Battle for Azeroth auf, die interessanterweise beide allerdings nur aus Spielbalanceänderungen an den spielbaren Klassen dieses MMORPGs bestanden. Diese Klassenänderungen dienen vermutlich als Vorbereitung für den mit den Wartungsarbeiten in dieser Woche anstehenden Launch von Patch 8.0.1 und sollen die einzelnen Spezialisierungen des Spiels besser untereinander balancen. Wer nun gerne wissen möchte, was für Auswirkungen diese beiden Hotfixes auf seine eigene Klasse hatten, der findet folgend eine umfangreiche Liste mit allen in diesen Updates enthaltenen Spielbalanceänderungen.

Die durchgeführten Klassenänderungen:

Death Knight:

• Frost
  • Specialization
    • Frost Death Knight
      • Apply Aura: Modifies Damage Value: 4 –1%
      • Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage Value: 4 –1%
    • Mastery: Frozen Heart – Mastery buffed by 33.33%; Spell Power Coefficient increased from 1.5 to 2.0.

Druid:

Balance

• Talents
  • Shooting Stars Moonfire and Sunfire damage over time has a chance to call down a falling star, dealing (18 36% of Spell power) Astral damage and generating 2 4 Astral Power.

Hunter:

Marksmanship

• Specialization
  • Marksmanship Hunter
    • Scales damage done by abilities by -17 -12%
  • NEW Barrage damage reduced by 15%.
  • Rapid Fire Shoot a stream of arrows at your target every, dealing (40 26% of Attack power) damage every 5 sec.
  • Trick Shots When Multi-Shot hits 3 or more targets, your next Aimed Shot will ricochet and hit up to 5 additional targets for 50 40% of normal damage, or each shot of your next Rapid Fire will ricochet to 2 additional nearby targets.

Beast Mastery

• Specialization
  • Mastery: Master of Beasts – Mastery nerfed by 15.55%; Spell Power Coefficient reduced from 2.25 to 1.9.

Survival

• Specialization
  • Survival Hunter
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Damage Value: 0 -7%
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage Value: 0 -7%
  • Mastery: Spirit Bond Mastery (Damage) buffed by 65%; Spell Power Coefficient increased from 1 to 1.65. Mastery (Healing) reduced by 33%; Spell Power Coefficient reduced by 0.15 to 0.1.
  • Mongoose Bite A brutal attack that deals (100 90% of Attack power) Physical damage and grants you Mongoose Fury. Mongoose Fury Increases the damage of Mongoose Bite by 15% for 14 sec, stacking up to 5 times. Successive attacks do not increase duration.
• Talents
  • Flanking Strike You and your pet leap to the target and strike it as one, dealing a total of [(Attack power * 1 * (1 + Versatility)) + ((90 117% of Attack power))] Physical damage.

Mage:

Fire

• Talents
  • Pyroclasm Consuming Hot Streak has a 15% chance to make your next non-instant Pyroblast cast within 15 sec deal 250 225% additional damage. Maximum 2 charges.

Arcane

• PvP Talent
  • Time Anomaly At any moment, you have a chance to gain Arcane power for 10 8 sec, gain Evocation for 1 sec, or gain 4 Arcane Charges.

Frost

• Specialization
  • Frozen Orb Launches an orb of swirling ice up to 40 yards forward which deals up to [20 * (11.5 17.3% of Spell power)] Frost damage to all enemies it passes through. Grants 1 charge of Fingers of Frost when it first damages an enemy. Enemies damaged by the Frozen Orb are slowed by 50% for 15 sec.
  • Blizzard Ice shards pelt the target area, dealing [(13 14.3% of Spell power) * 8] Frost damage over 8 sec and reducing movement speed by 50% for 15 sec.
  • Flurry Unleash a flurry of ice, striking the target 3 times for a total of [(34 31.6% of Spell power) * 3] Frost damage. Each hit reduces the target’s movement speed by 70% for 1 sec. While Brain Freeze is active, Flurry applies Winter’s Chill, causing your target to take damage from your spells as if it were frozen.
  • Frostbolt Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing (55 51.1% of Spell power) Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 15 sec.

Priest:

Shadow

• Specialization
  • Shadow Priest – Scales damage done by abilities by -31 -29%
  • Void Eruption Releases an explosive blast of pure void energy, activating Voidform and causing [(80 95% of Spell power) * 2] Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yds of your target. During Voidform, this ability is replaced by Void Bolt.
• Talents
  • Dark Ascension Immediately activates a new Voidform, then releases an explosive blast of pure void energy, causing [(80 95% of Spell power) * 2] Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yds of your target.

Paladin:

Retribution

• Specialization
  • Retribution Paladin
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Damage Value: -7 -25%
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage Value: -7 -25%
  • Divine Storm Unleashes a whirl of divine energy, dealing (55 92.8% of Attack power)% Holy damage to all nearby enemies.
  • Templar’s Verdict A powerful weapon strike that deals (115 194% of Attack power) Holy damage.
• Talents
  • Justicar’s Vengeance Focuses Holy energy to deliver a powerful weapon strike that deals (90 150% of Attack power) Holy damage, and restores health equal to the damage done. Damage is increased by 50% when used against a stunned target.
  • Wake of Ashes Lash out at your enemies, dealing (170 210% of Attack power)% Radiant damage to all enemies within 12 yd in front of you and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 5 sec. Demon and Undead enemies are also stunned for 5 sec. Generates 5 Holy Power.
  • Execution Sentence Calls down the Light’s punishment upon an enemy target, dealing (120 200% of Attack power) Holy damage and increasing the target’s Holy damage taken from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.

Rogue:

Outlaw

• Specialization
  • Outlaw Rogue
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Damage Value: 28 23%
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage Value: 28 23%
  • Mastery: Main Gauche Mastery has been buffed; Spell Power Coefficients increased from 1 to 1.3 and from 0.02 to 0.026.

Subtlety

• Specialization
  • Subtlety Rogue
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Damage Value: 25 33%
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage Value: 25 33%
  • Mastery: Executioner Mastery nerfed by ~11%; Spell Power Coefficient reduced from 2.76 to 2.45.
• Talents
  • Shadow Focus Abilities cost 25 20% less Energy while Stealth is active.

Shaman:

Elemental

• Specialization
  • Elemental Shaman
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Damage Value: -3 -6%
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage Value: –3 -6%
  • Earthquake Causes the earth within 8 yards of the target location to tremble and break, dealing (Spell power * 0.25 * 6) Physical damage over 6 sec and sometimes knocking down enemies. Costs 75 60.
  • Chain Lightning Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing (30% of Spell power) Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 3 total targets. Generates 3 4 Maelstrom per target hit.
  • Fulmination Damage from your Lightning Bolt generates 6 8 Maelstrom, Lava Burst spells generate 8 10 Maelstrom, and your Chain Lightning generates 3 4 Maelstrom.

Warlock:

• Specialization
  • Grimoire of Service Summons a second demon which fights for you for 25 sec and deals 50 25% increased damage. 1.5 min cooldown. The demon will immediately use one of its special abilities when summoned.

Demonology

• Specialization
  • Demonology Warlock
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Damage Value: 5 0%
    • Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage Value: 5 0%
  • Mastery: Master Demonologist Mastery nerfed by 19.44%; Spell power coefficient reduced from 1.8 to 1.45
  • Grimoire: Felguard Summons a Felguard who attacks the target for 15 sec that deals 50% increased damage. This Felguard will stun their target when summoned. 1.5 2.0 min cooldown.
  • Implosion Demonic forces suck all of your Wild Imps toward the target, and then cause them to violently explode, dealing (32.5 24% of Spell power) Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 8 yards.
  • Bilescourge Bombers Tear open a portal to the nether above the target location, from which several Bilescourge will pour out of and crash into the ground over 6 sec, dealing (10 14% of Spell power) Shadow damage to all enemies within 8 yards.

Destruction

• Specialization
  • Immolate Burns the enemy, causing (40 36% of Spell power) Fire damage immediately and an additional (150 135% of Spell power) Fire damage over 18 sec.
  • Rain of Fire Calls down a rain of hellfire, dealing (16 13.5% of Spell power) * 8] Fire damage over 8 sec to enemies in the area.
  • Havoc 25 30 seconds cooldown.

Affliction

• Specialization
  • Affliction Warlock – Scales damage done by abilities by 32 25%

Warrior:

Arms

• Specialization
  • Arms Warrior
    • Apply Aura: Mod Rage % Generated From Damage Dealt  Value: 330 300%
    • Scales damage done by abilities by 18 30%
  • Cleave Strikes all enemies in front of you with a sweeping attack for (30 45% of Attack power) Physical damage. Hitting 3 or more targets inflicts Deep Wounds. 9 sec cooldown.
  • Colossus Smash Smashes the enemy’s armor, dealing (200 150% of Attack power) Physical damage, and increasing damage you deal to them by 30% for 10 sec.
  • Sweeping Strikes For 12 sec your single-target damaging abilities hit 1 additional target within 8 yds for 60 75% damage.
  • Whirlwind Unleashes a whirlwind of steel, striking all enemies within 8 yards for [3 * (14.5 11.6% of Attack power)] Physical damage.
  • Sweeping Strikes 25 30 seconds cooldown.
• Talents
  • Skullsplitter Bash an enemy’s skull, dealing (67.704 84% of Attack power) Physical damage. Generates 20 Rage.
  • Warbreaker Smash the ground and shatter the armor of all enemies within 8 yds, dealing (200 150% of Attack power) Physical damage and increasing damage you deal to them by 30% for 10 sec.

Fury

• Specialization
  • Whirlwind Causes your next single-target attack to strike up to 4 additional targets for 55 50% damage.

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