So, when are they nerfing arcane mages?

#0 - Nov. 2, 2008, 4:03 a.m.
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Ret pallies were bad, but at least they were only gods when their bubbles were up. Arcane mages are just stupidly OP.
#32 - Nov. 2, 2008, 6:34 a.m.
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I've responded to this topic a couple of time, so if you aren't sure of our stance you either aren't reading the threads or are just looking for an opportunity to vent. But here it is again:

We are very concerned about the burst damage of Arcane in PvP. If we end up nerfing Arcane Barrage in particular, nobody should be surprised.

We understand that it is fun to have an instant spell that does so much damage, even on a cooldown. But we also think Arcane is a bit of a one-trick pony at the moment -- run around and Fireball or whatever, then Barrage when it's on cooldown. A more interesting and balanced rotation would be something like getting an Arcane Blast out first, which then buffs Barrage up to its current big numbers.

In PvE, Arcane doesn't seem to be OP and might even be low compared to Frost and Fire. Buffing Arcane Blast might help in this situation too.
#257 - Nov. 3, 2008, 7:31 p.m.
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I always think: GC only read up to page 10, what makes posting after it a bit pointless, I might been unreasonable thought.


I try and read everything in these role forums, and I definitely want to encourage more longer threads instead of dozens of 1-3 post threads.