Patch 8.1 Hotfixes for December 20th - Unholy DK, Boomkin, Ele Shaman PvP Tuning

Live Posted 2018/12/20 at 7:02 PM by Squishei

Blizzard

December 20, 2018Classes

Death Knight

Fixed an issue preventing Death and Decay from functioning properly when cast in the same area by multiple Death Knights.

Player versus Player

Adjusted matchmaking to help alleviate high queue times at high ratings.
Death Knight

Unholy

Melee damage dealt by Abominations summoned by Raise Abomination reduced by 25%.
Attack speed of Abominations summoned by Raise Abomination reduced by 25%.
Necrotic Strike now absorbs 7% of the target's maximum health in healing (was 8%).

Druid

Balance

damage reduced by 10% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
Arcanic Pulsar (Azerite Trait) effectiveness reduced by 60% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was previously reduced by 50%).

Shaman

Elemental

Lightning Lasso now lasts 5 seconds (was 6) and deals 40% of the target's maximum health in damage (was 48%).
Lava Shock (Azerite Trait) effectiveness reduced by 60% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was previously reduced by 50%).
Stormkeeper now increases Lightning Bolt damage by 125% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 150%).

Comment by djslam21Good good really good expected nerfs. Playing against ele shamans making me puke...Comment by domzaeGood good really good expected nerfs. Playing against ele shamans making me puke...Comment by AthosianGood good really good expected nerfs. Playing against ele shamans making me puke...Comment by Fenril7They forgot to nerf hunters and mages, and that isn't even starting with the DHs that are SO OP in PvP but yet they want to take the only good cast boomkins have and nerf if by 10%. Screw Blizzard at this point.

Now here we go ONCE AGAIN with the Azerite Trait nerfs for boomkins. Such a cluster!

Arcanic Pulsar Azerite Power
Requires Druid (Balance, Balance)
Starsurge's damage is increased by 644. Every 9 Starsurges, gain Celestial Alignment for 6 sec.

Really want to go cancel my sub, more so since they haven't done jack with the OP DHs and they are worrired about one stupid spell that boomkins can instance cast besides the screwed up little moonfire crap.Comment by DelliWowThey forgot to nerf hunters and mages, and that isn't even starting with the DHs that are SO OP in PvP but yet they want to take the only good cast boomkins have and nerf if by 10%.Screw Blizzard at this point.Comment by LeftkeywestStarsurge needs a sledgehammer nerf in PvP.Comment by ArchieAngelWhy is Blizzard so intent on keeping MW monks so BROKEN still?

They heal WAY too fast, can spiral out of combat without a single speed debuff affecting them, can summon a statue with a damn good amount of health that heals for the EXACT SAME AMOUNT AS THE MONK, can swap places with an image of them, a shield that makes them immune to anything AND not to mention RING OF PEACE.

How about a nerf for them for once? Oh, can't have that otherwise PvP might actually take skill to heal in for them.Comment by ultrakineticThey forgot to nerf hunters and mages, and that isn't even starting with the DHs that are SO OP in PvP but yet they want to take the only good cast boomkins have and nerf if by 10%.Screw Blizzard at this point.Comment by taffyz711Don't think this enough for DK's but that's just me, they're insane right now.Comment by TaenamyrThey forgot to nerf hunters and mages, and that isn't even starting with the DHs that are SO OP in PvP but yet they want to take the only good cast boomkins have and nerf if by 10%.Screw Blizzard at this point.Comment by TwistedMetalDon't think this enough for DK's but that's just me, they're insane right now.Comment by Segano
How about a nerf for them for once? Oh, can't have that otherwise PvP might actually take skill to heal in for them.Comment by kaixathats not correct, monks have too much utility, if they go fistweaver they can even outdmg undergeared classes. i seen some monks heal over 5000k and deal more than 2000k dmg in a single RBG, while some classes struggle to reach 1000k.Comment by CreditmoneyKicking Lasso was rly hard. Kappa. I mean... where do I even start? There's so many ways to counterplay this spell.... if anything, it's a spell that actually requires a little bit of set up... cover the 2nd dps to deny a kick... cover the healer to deny his kick/healing.... And only then do u get to benefit from your spell.
And if someone overextends on u, getting a Lasso for free was a good way of punishing said someone.. because believe it or not... if u're so bad to overextend consistently that eventually u had no CDs to answer the Lasso behind pillar.... believe it or not... that's a problem with u - not the spell.

Nerfs are needed to spells that don't even have counterplay potential because then there's nothing the player in front can do about it. Lightning Lasso was perfectly fine with that in mind.Comment by florex8Good good really good expected nerfs. Playing against ele shamans making me puke...Comment by RazeoAnd DHs remain untouched... gg Blizz!

NOT!Comment by AutomagThey forgot to nerf hunters and mages, and that isn't even starting with the DHs that are SO OP in PvP but yet they want to take the only good cast boomkins have and nerf if by 10%. Screw Blizzard at this point.

Now here we go ONCE AGAIN with the Azerite Trait nerfs for boomkins. Such a cluster!

Arcanic Pulsar Azerite Power
Requires Druid (Balance, Balance)
Starsurge's damage is increased by 644. Every 9 Starsurges, gain Celestial Alignment for 6 sec.

Really want to go cancel my sub, more so since they haven't done jack with the OP DHs and they are worrired about one stupid spell that boomkins can instance cast besides the screwed up little moonfire crap.Comment by BorkyBThey stealth nerfed AFK island expeditions too. No longer rewards you for AFK in Mythic Islands.Comment by sinangelusI can't even recall the last time I thought of hunters as being troublesome, tbh I can't even recall the last time I saw a hunter in arena. Comment by CouragehammonsI am a shaman main and I gotta say, these are some fair changes, I can finally stop getting one shot by boomchickens