#0 - Nov. 9, 2007, 10:52 p.m.
Elemental shaman were told that while we'd be nerfing the damage coefficients for lightning bolt and chain lightning bolt in patch 2.3, overall they'd notice a damage increase. We know most of your tests reveal a damage decrease, however. We've been running extensive tests of our own and have identified that there is approximately a 6% nerf to elemental dps (depending on gear of course). As a result, we're going to increase lightning bolt and chain lightning bolt's coefficient so that elemental shaman gain approximately 5 to 6% of their damage back if you assume roughly 1200 spell damage.
It should break down as follows
If you have below 1100 spell damage you will see a slight buff to your dps
If you are between 1100 and 1200 spell damage you should see neither a decrease or increase to your dps
If you are over 1200 spell damage you will see a slight nerf to your dps.
This change should be hotfixed onto the PTR at some point soon, and we'll be watching the situation closely.