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[Feedback] - Dancing Rune Weapon
The nerf to DRW is too much blizzard. With simple napkin math, its easy to see theres a problem with cutting its time in half.

Current DRW on live lasts 22 seconds at 100% damage. Unglyphed PTR DRW with 2/2 Runic Power Mastery now lasts 14 seconds. Lets say DRW on live does 3000 DPS currently.

Some quick napkin math:
3 minute test, DRW on live (3 minute cooldown): 66,000 damage (22 seconds x 3000 dps)
3 minute test, current PTR DRW (90 sec cooldown): 14 seconds x 1500 dps x 2 casts = 42,000 damage.

DRW on live: 100 RP for 66,000 damage.
PTR DRW: 260 RP for 42,000 damage.
Glyphed PTR DRW: 260 RP for 57,000 damage (19 seconds x 1500 dps x 2 casts)

In order to put the PTR DRW within 90% of DRW on live's dps, we must spend:
2 more talent points (for 30 more runic power)
1 major glyph slot
160 more Runic Power (equivalent to 4 Deathcoils)

Youve double-nerfed DRW. Its gone from less damage/more time to less damage/less time.

[ Post edited by Rothulean ]

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Q u o t e:
Bump for information, I want to know if I need to dust off my unholy gear!


Have you tested this in the latest build? What is the duration listed in the tooltip, and the actual duration that the spell is lasting?

Dresorull
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Q u o t e:
I was less than impressed when someone deleted my thread earlier tonight on the very subject that a blue is now trying to actively solicit information for, a couple of hours later.

Long story short, we're approaching the end of 3.1 testing and these (new) DRW changes have come from left-field. If you want to tell us what your approach is so that we can give you constructive feedback that's fine, but deleting threads + providing zero information as to why these changes are being made is not endearing me to try and help the process in any way.

If the changes that are on PTR now go live I think you can expect to see 50/0/21 (taking UB) become at least partially popular since DRW is now so weak.

Blood is really getting it in today's patch. Perma-Ghoul gone, Death Strike nerfed and now DRW apparently nerfed also. Not a good day.

Maybe I should just embrace the inevitable and go Unholy, since it seems that is what Blizzard wants the highest DPS spec to be.


I'm sorry that your post was deleted, but most likely it was not formatted correctly or not labeled as a bug. My intentions are not to avoid answering questions, but I cannot answer every question that is posted here. Especially since the major purpose of this forum is to allow players on the test realm to report bugs. If I spent all of my time answering questions, I wouldn't be able to make sure that the bugs get the attention they require.

I appreciate the enthusiasm regarding your classes changes, but I unfortunately am not in a position to comment on why the changes are made. If you are looking for explanations on changes, your best bet is to post on your role or class forums.

As far as the Dancing Rune Weapon change, I can only tell you that if the spell duration matches the tooltip duration, then it is working as it should. People mentioned that they are still seeing the 10 second base duration before re-talenting, I suggest that anyone with this issue unlearn their talents to fix the issue.

Please keep feedback focused on the spell and the changes made in this patch.

Dresorull
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