Battle for Azeroth Community Opinions: Class Changes and State of Warlocks

BFA Pubblicato 05/03/2018 alle 18:33 da Squishei

New and replaced spells and talents

Losing artifact traits and legendaries

Feedback from Legion

The current state on Alpha

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Battle for Azeroth is currently in Alpha and things are subject to change at any point.

State of Warriors

State of Druids

Dardo d'OmbraMorte StriscianteDardo Mortale

Stregone (Afflizione) Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done by 14% 20%.

REMOVED Your Felhunter's Shadow Bite deals 50% increased damage for each of your Affliction damage over time effects on the target.

Agonia Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to 31.86%6.75% of Spell power) * 6] Shadow damage over 18 sec. Damage starts low and increases over the duration. Refreshing Agony maintains its current damage level.
Agony damage sometimes generates 1 Soul Shard.
Cost changed from 3.0% of base mana to 1.0% of base mana

Corruzione Corrupts the target, causing (226.8%63% of Spell power) Shadow damage over 14 sec.
Cost changed from 3.0% of base mana to 1.0% of base mana

Risucchio d'Anima Drains the target's soul, causing 6 Shadow damage over 6 sec, and healing you for 200%125% of the damage done.
Generates 1 Soul Shard if the target dies during this effect.

Conversione Vitale Restores 30% of your maximum manaGrants 1 Soul Shard at the cost of 10%15% of your maximum health.
Now available to all specs
Now requires Level 20, up from 8
Cooldown changed from None to 30 sec recharge
Charges changed from None to 3 Charges

Maestria: Afflizioni Potenziate Increases damage done by Agony, Corruption, Siphon Life, and Unstable Affliction by 25%)25.0%.

Seme della Corruzione Embeds a demon seed in the enemy target that will explode after 18 sec, dealing (172%12 sec, dealing (50% of Spell power) Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yards and applying Corruption to them.
The seed will detonate early if the target is hit by other detonations, or takes (Spell power * 30050 / 100) damage from your spells.

Dardo d'Ombra Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing (160%50% of Spell power) Shadow damage.
Cost changed from 6.0% of base mana to 2.0% of base mana

Afflizione Instabile Afflicts the target with (370.8%64% of Spell power) Shadow damage over 8 sec. You may afflict a target with up to 5 Unstable Afflictions at once.
If dispelled, deals You deal 10% increased damage to targets affected by your Unstable Affliction.
If dispelled, deals of Spell power) * 400 / 100] damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec.
Affliction (Level 26)
Refunds 1 Soul Shard if the target dies while afflicted.

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REMOVED Contagio You deal 15%10% increased damage to targets affected by your Unstable Affliction.

REMOVED Conversione Vitale Potenziata Life Tap increases your damage dealt by 10% for 20 sec.

REMOVED Rito del Servizio Summons a second demon which fights for you for 25 sec and deals 100% increased damage. 1.5 min cooldown. The demon will immmediately use one of its special abilities when summoned:

REMOVED Grido Terrorizzante Let loose a terrifying howl, causing 5 enemies within 10 yds to flee in fear, disorienting them for 20 sec. Damage may cancel the effect.

REMOVED Stretta Malefica While channeling Drain Soul, your damage over time effects deal 25%20% increased damage to the target.

New

NEW Morte Strisciante Your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction deal their full damage 15% faster.
Tier 7 Talent
Inspired by the legendary Cappuccio del Disprezzo Eterno

NEW This talent has been lost in the nether but will be found soon!
Tier 6 Talent

NEW Dardo Mortale Launches a bolt of death at the target, dealing 35% of the total remaining damage of your damage over time effects on the target.
Tier 1 Talent

NEW Abbraccio dell'Ombra Shadow Bolt applies Shadow Embrace, increasing your damage dealt to the target by 3% for 10 sec. Stacks up to 3 times.
Tier 1 Talent

Swapped Position

Agony, Corruption, Unstable Affliction, Seed of Corruption, and Shadow Bolt deal up to 50%40% increased damage on targets below 35% health. Damage increase is higher against lower health targets.
Tier 2 Talent

Contorcimenti d'Agonia Agony's damage may now ramp up to 15 stacks.
Tier 2 Talent

Changed

Corruzione Totale Corruption is now permanent and deals 25% increased damage. Duration20% increased damage.
Duration reduced to 24 sec against players.

Rito del Sacrificio SacrificeSacrifices your demon pet for power, gaining its command demon ability, and 15% increased damage done.
Lasts 1 hour or until you summon a demon pet.causing your spells to sometimes also deal (30% of Spell power) additional Shadow damage.
Lasts 1 hour or until you summon a demon pet.

Tormento A ghostly soul haunts the target, dealing (500%100% of Spell power) Shadow damage and increasing your damage dealt to the target by 15% for 10 sec. If10% for 12 sec.
If the target dies, Haunt's cooldown is reset.
Cost changed from 5.0% of base mana to 2.0% of base mana
Cooldown changed from 25 sec cooldown to 10 sec cooldown

Singolarità Fantasma Places a phantom singularity above the target, which consumes the life of all enemies within 15 yards, dealing 180%25% of Spell power)] damage over 16 sec, healing you for 20%25% of the damage done.

Aspirazione della Vita Siphons the target's life essence, dealing 0 damage over 15 sec and healing you for 60%30% of the damage done.

Semina Seed of Corruption will now embednow embeds a demon seed in 2 additional nearby enemies.into 1 additional nearby enemy.

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Our filler healing has been removed. We must now choose between Risucchio di Vita to heal or Dardo d'Ombra to actually deal damage. Oh yeah, Dardo d'Ombra is back from the ages of Cataclysm. Having our main filler heal us for almost 30% of our life per tick (under .7 seconds under some conditions) was insane so this is really a welcome change to bring the class down in this aspect, so that they can focus on other things.

We no longer have Drain Soul to snipe shards.

Doomguard is currently not around. There is lots of hints that they will be adding something in its place, but currently he doesn’t exist in BfA Alpha.

Positive Changes

Life Tap is gone. The only spells that cost mana now are our dots, and not our fillers, which means our only time we’re limited in our mana is we can go completely crazy with dotting. Currently on PTR, it’s almost impossible to run out of mana.

Seme della Corruzione has been altered, it no longer costs a shard, while still applying corruption on explosion. This means that its ALWAYS beneficial to cast Seme della Corruzione if it will hit 2 targets over trying to multi dot (as long as you can afford not moving!). However, our talents have been reduced, and Semina only adds one additional seed. This seems to be a global change by blizzard, wanting to move away from just being able to spam an AoE that is really powerful, and making us focus on dots with our AoE, as well as spells like Seme della Corruzione.

A few old talents have been rolled into spells. Contagio is rolled straight into Afflizione Instabile, giving you 10% bonus damage on the target with Afflizione Instabile on it. Furia dell'Ombra is now back and baseline, with a talent to reduce the cooldown on it.

General Notes

Pets: It appears that our pets have been neutered to the point of being more about utility than damage. The Evocazione: Vilsegugio’s bonus damage on dotted targets was removed, and most pets are down to basically their utility. This also seems to be the same case with Destruction, so its probably not the worst thing to have almost 0% of our damage coming from pets.

Talents: Talents are getting a massive overhaul right now, and they seem to still be going through a few iterations. The general feel of these seems pretty interesting, but a few are so far just not working with the current design. is going to need a complete revamping with its current setup, mostly because it completely overlaps on Tormento's purpose, which is to improve burst, but gets completely trounced by Tormento in sustained damage. There are two options for it to get better:
This spell needs a much shorter cooldown, and have closer to 3 charges. This allows you to pool up casts to burst an add. This has some benefits as long as its tuned to be slightly lower than the other two for sustained, but it has the wind up issue, spending 2 GCDs + 1-2 Afflizione Instabile casts before you can start winding up . Often on fights that you want add burst, these adds have needed to die within 5-8 seconds, which is when you’re finally winding up as an Affliction Warlock.

Have it apply all dots, and dump all other available shards into putting that many Afflizione Instabiles on the target. Example: You have 3 shards, costs 1 shard, automatically applies Corruzione, Agonia (ideally up to 5 stacks of it) and Siphon Life if it’s available for one shard. The remaining two shards are transferred to 2 Afflizione Instabiles on the target. If you have 5 shards stockpiled, it could apply 4 Afflizione Instabile with the dots. This really helps the Affliction Warlock’s biggest issue without the artifact which is we’re going to be mechanically useless on fights with adds. This adds a nice trade off of efficiency versus the option to burst an add. Some care may need to be taken for PVP cases.

A third solution is to have it ’s damage amplification count for all dots out, and not just the dots on your current target. This allows you to deal full damage to a new target that just spawned without having to ramp up dots on it.

ArtifactAfflizione InstabileAgoniaCorruzioneAfflizione InstabileCooldownMorte StriscianteOverallDardo d'Ombra

REMOVEDPotenziamento Demoniaco Empowers your active demons with dark energies, increasing their haste by 50% and health by 20%

REMOVED Ira Demoniaca Causes your demons to crackle with demonic energy, dealing 34.5%7% of Spell power)] Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yds of any of your demons over 3 sec. Castable while moving.
Demonwrath damage has a 15% chance to generate 1 Soul Shard.
Cost changed from 0.0% of base mana, plus 2.5% per second to 0.0% of base mana, plus 1.0% per second

NEW Evocazione: Tiranno Demoniaco Summon a Demonic Commander to increase the duration of all of your current demons by 15.0 sec, and increase the damage of all of your other demons by 15%, while casting Shadow Bolt Volley at your enemies.

NEW Implosione Demonic forces suck all of your Wild Imps toward the target, and then cause them to violently explode, dealing (46.25% of Spell power) Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 8 yards.
If the explosion hits 3 or more enemies, you have a 50% chance to generate a Soul Shard.
Now baseline

NEW Summon 5 Wild Imps around you.

NEW Nucleo Demoniaco When your Wild Imps expend all of their energy, they have a 15% chance to combust into a ball of energy, granting you a stack of Molten Core.
Molten Core reduces the cast time of Soulfire by 75%. Maximum 4 stacks.

NEW Dardo Demoniaco Send the fiery soul of a Wild Imp at the enemy, causing (62% of Spell power) Fire damage.
Generates 2 Soul Shards.

Richiamo Inseguitore Maligno Summons 2 ferocious Dreadstalkers to attack the target for 128 sec.
Cooldown changed from 15 sec cooldown to 12 sec cooldown

Risucchio di Vita Drains life from the target, causing 6 Shadow damage over 6 sec, and healing you for 600% of the damage done.
Cost changed from 0.0% of base mana, plus 3.0% per second to 0.0% of base mana, plus 1.0% per second

Dardo d'Ombra Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing (125%31.25% of Spell power) Shadow damage. Generates 1 Soul Shard.
Cost changed from 6.0% of base mana to 2.0% of base mana

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REMOVED Furia dell'Ombra Stuns all enemies within 8 yds for 43 sec.
Now baseline
Range changed from 30 yd range to 35 yd range
Cooldown changed from 30 sec cooldown to 1 min cooldown

REMOVED Rito della Supremazia

REMOVED

REMOVED Rovina Imminente

REMOVED Implosione Demonic forces suck all of your Wild Imps toward the target, and then cause them to violently explode, dealing (46.25% of Spell power) Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 8 yards.
If the explosion hits 3 or more enemies, you have a 50% chance to generate a Soul Shard.
Now baseline

REMOVED

REMOVED Innesco del Potere

REMOVED Fiammata d'Ombra

REMOVED

REMOVED Evocazione: Lumenero

New

NEW Maledizione della Rovina Inflicts impending doom upon the target, causing (250% of Spell power) Shadow damage after 30 sec. Limit 1.
Tier 1 Talent

NEW Assalto dell'Anima Command your Felguard to smash its enemy with a Fel Strike, dealing (100% of Attack power) Physical damage.
Tier 1 Talent

NEW Sferzata del Terrore Hand of Gul'dan has a 25% chance per Soul Shard spent to spawn an additional Wild Imp.
Tier 2 Talent

NEW Evocazione: Demonio Vile Summon a Vilefiend to fight for you for the next 15 sec.
Tier 2 Talent

NEW Aspirazione di Potere Instantly sacrifice up to 4 Wild Imps to generate 4 charges of Molten Core.
Tier 2 Talent

NEW Bombe di Straziabile Tear open a portal to the nether above the target location, from which several Bilescourge will pour out of and crash into the ground, dealing (20% of Attack power) Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yards.
Tier 4 Talent

NEW Demonic Strength Infuse your Felguard with demonic power, increasing all damage it deals by 100% for 20 sec.
Tier 4 Talent

NEW Fauce Malvagia Molten Core now makes Soulfire instant cast.
Tier 4 Talent

NEW Demonic Consumption Your Demon Commander now destroys and absorbs the remaining power of all of your Wild Imps to empower himself.
Tier 6 Talent

NEW Demoni Interiori Imp Swarm is now a passive ability that summons one Wild Imp every 10 sec. Every time this summons a Wild Imp, you have a 20% chance to also a summon an additional Demon to fight for you for 15 sec.
Tier 7 Talent

NEW Portale Fatuo Tear open a portal to the Twisting Nether for 20 sec. Every time you spend Soul Shards, you will also command demons from the Nether to come out and fight for you.
Tier 7 Talent

NEW Anime Sacrificate Each Soul Shard spent reduces the cooldown of Demon Commander by 1.0 sec.
Tier 6 Talent

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REMOVED Unending Resolve Rank 2 Unending Resolve's cooldown is reduced by 90 sec.

NEW Ritorno di Fiamma Conflagrate reduces the cast time of your next two Incinerates or Chaos Bolts by 30%.Incinerate or Chaos Bolt by 30%.
Now baseline

Dardo del Caos Unleashes a devastating blast of chaos, dealing a critical strike for 560%120% of Spell power)] Chaos damage. Damage is further increased by your critical strike chance.

Conflagrazione Triggers an explosion on the target, dealing (75%90% of Spell power) Fire damage. Generates 5 Soul Shard Fragments.

Calamità Marks a target with Havoc for 10 sec, causing your single target spells to also strike the Havoc victim.Limit 1.
Cost changed from 8.0% of base mana to 2.0% of base mana
Cooldown changed from 45 sec cooldown to 25 sec cooldown

Immolazione Burns the enemy, causing (133.2%40% of Spell power) Fire damage immediately and an additional (432.9%150% of Spell power) Fire damage over 18 sec.
Periodic damage generates 1 Soul Shard Fragment and has a 50% chance to generate an additional 1 on critical strikes.
Cost changed from 6.0% of base mana to 1.5% of base mana

Incenerimento Draws fire toward the enemy, dealing (233.1%58.275% of Spell power) Fire damage.
Generates 2 Soul Shard Fragments and an additional 1 on critical strikes.
Cost changed from 5.0% of base mana to 2.0% of base mana

Conversione Vitale Restores 30% of your maximum manaGrants 1 Soul Shard at the cost of 10%15% of your maximum health.
Now available to all specs
Cooldown changed from None to 30 sec recharge
Charges changed from None to 3 Charges

Pioggia di Fuoco Calls down a rain of hellfire, dealing 80%16% of Spell power) * 8] Fire damage over 8 sec to enemies in the area.

Dardo d'Ombra Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing (125%31.25% of Spell power) Shadow damage.
Cost changed from 6.0% of base mana to 2.0% of base mana

Evocazione: Infernale Summons an Infernal from the Twisting Nether, impacting for (100% of Spell power) Fire damage and stunning all enemy targetsenemies in the area for 2 sec. Thesec.
The Infernal will serve you for 25 sec, dealing strong area-of-effect damage.30 sec, dealing (50% of Spell power) damage to all nearby enemies every 2 sec and generating 1 Soul Shard Fragment every 0.5 sec.
Now Demonology only

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REMOVED Conversione Vitale Potenziata Life Tap increases your damage dealt by 10% for 20 sec.

REMOVED Ritorno di Fiamma Casting Conflagrate reduces the cast time of your next two Incinerates or Chaos Bolts by 30%.
Now baseline

REMOVED Rito della Sinergia Damage done by you or your demon has a chance to grant the other one 10% increased damage for 15 sec.

REMOVED Wreak Havoc Reduces the cooldown of Havoc by 20 sec.

REMOVED Furia dell'Ombra Stuns all enemies within 8 yds for 43 sec.
Now baseline
Range changed from 30 yd range to 35 yd range
Cooldown changed from 30 sec cooldown to 1 min cooldown

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NEW Fuoco Infernale Engulfs the surrounding area in hellfire, causing (40% of Spell power) Fire damage to yourself, and (40% of Spell power) Fire damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec. You may move while channeling Hellfire. Costs 4 Soul Shard Fragments per sec.
Tier 4 Talent

NEW Combustione Totale Conflagrate grants an additional stack of Backdraft.
Tier 1 Talent

NEW Combustione Interna Chaos Bolt consumes up to 5 sec of Immolate's damage over time effect on your target, instantly dealing that much damage.
Tier 2 Talent

NEW Fuoco dell'Anima Burns the enemy's soul, dealing a critical strike for Fire damage. Damage is further increased by your critical strike chance.
Costs 10 Soul Shard Fragments
Tier 1 Talent

NEW Anima Oscura: Instabilità Infuses your soul with unstable power, increasing your critical strike chance by 30% for 20 sec.
Tier 7 Talent

Swapped Position

Estirpazione Chaos Bolt increases the damage you deal to the target by 15%10% for 7 sec.
Tier 1 Talent

Fiammata Ruggente Conflagrate increases your remaining Immolate damage on the target by 25% until Immolate expires or is refreshed.burns the target for an additional (33% of Spell power) Fire damage over 6 sec.
Tier 6 Talent

Combustione dell'Ombra Blasts a target for (315%60% of Spell power) Shadowflame damage.
Generates 5 Soul Shard Fragments and an additional 5 Soul Shard Fragments If the target dies within 5 sec and yields experience or honor, Shadowburn's cooldown is reset.
Generates 3 Soul Shard Fragments.
Cost changed from 2.0% of base mana to 1.0% of base mana
Charges changed from 1 Charges to 2 Charges
Tier 2 Talent

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Cataclisma Conjures a cataclysm at the target location, dealing (150%180% of Spell power) Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 8 yards and afflicting them with Immolate.

Richiamo Demoniaco Shadowbolt has a 20% chance, and Demonwrath has a 5% chance on each target to make your next Call Dreadstalkers cost no Soul Shards.

Canalizzazione Fuoco Demoniaco Launches 15 bolts of felfire over 3 sec at random targets afflicted by your Immolate within 40 yds. Each bolt deals 0 Fire damage to the target and (50%10% of Spell power) Fire damage to nearby enemies.
Cost changed from 4.8% of base mana to 1.5% of base mana

Fuoco e Zolfo Incinerate now also hits all enemies near your target for 50% damage.40% damage and generates 1 Soul Shard Fragment for each additional enemy hit.

Entropia Inversa Chaos Bolt and Rain of Fire restore 35% of your maximum mana and deal 10% increased damage. Your spells have a chance to grant you 15% Haste for 8 sec.

Pioggia del Caos You are able to maintain control over even greater demons indefinitely, allowing you to summon a Doomguard or Infernal as a permanent pet. While you have an Infernal active, every Soul Shard you spend increases the damage of your Chaos Bolt by 5%.

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