WOW FOREVERRoll a Shaman.↗
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Two days after launch Blizzard said it will hotfix three class problems on Tuesday, November 10: Voidwalkers and Hunter pets that can't tank, Affliction Warlocks who only channel Wrack, and Enhancement Shamans who want Mage gear. What Kaivax wrote, what the November 6 hotfixes already changed, what it means for your leveling gear, and what players are saying.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
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Blizzard's final pre-launch notes raise class damage across the board, give mobs more health, bring Elemental Shaman back to Lightning Bolt, hand Rogues Shank and Death Mark, and say big tuning waits until after raids open. Every class, the forum reaction, and what it means on November 4.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
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Three hunter threads have taken over the Forever forums since the beta closed: a sim update that has Survival Hunter 19% ahead of every other spec, a 283-post complaint that the ranged rotation is mostly waiting, and a push to remove the dead zone. What is confirmed, what is a level 63 simulation of talents nobody has played, what the Forever Open numbers say, and what Blizzard has said.
WOW FOREVERMark the date.↗
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The last big WoW Forever beta build before launch redesigned Arcane Blast, added Frost Blast to replace rank 1 Frostbolt, made wands and Auto Shot require 0.5 seconds standing still, turned totems and auras raid wide, rebuilt the Elemental Shaman tree and reshaped Shadow Priest. Every class change and what testers think of them.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
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The level 30 cap put Penance in Discipline Priests' hands, and a 'Penance must go' thread hit 190 replies in a day. What Penance actually does at 30, why paladins' 20-minute Lay on Hands and the crocolisk's Dismember are in the same argument, and what the defenders say.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
wow forever8 min read
Blizzard's first WoW Forever class deep dives cover Hunter, Druid, Priest and Warrior. Dual spec at level 40, crits giving Warriors 75% more rage, Tiger's Fury swapped for Shifting Power, Penance and Wild Growth, and how players took it.
WOW FOREVERMark the date.↗
wow forever10 min read
One week of WoW Forever beta class feedback, sorted by class. The Auto Shot and wand bug Blizzard confirmed on September 23, the 155-reply Warrior thread, the Twist of Light argument, Druid Wrath ranks, the Lava Burst capstone, the Warlock Fear range cut, and what none of it tells you yet at level 20.