Live Class Tuning Aug. 7

With regular weekly maintenance in each region, starting in the Americas region tomorrow morning, we're making some adjustments to several specs to address balance issues in the Pre-Patch. Here's a rundown of the changes you'll see in the live game:

• Druid
  • Restoration
    • Photosynthesis now increases rate of all HoTs by 20% (was 15%).
    • Photosynthesis haste effect now affects Efflorescence.
    • Cultivation healing is now 10% of spell power per tick (was 12%).
    • Rejuvenation healing is now 18% of spell power per tick (was 17%).

• Mage
  • Arcane
    • Mana Shield drains 50% of damage as mana (was 20%).

• Monk
  • Chi Wave healing increased by 25%.
  • Windwalker
    • Blackout Kick damage reduced by 27%.

• Paladin
  • Retribution
    • All damage abilities have been reduced 3%.

• Priest
  • Smite damage reduced by 6%.
  • Divine Star healing increased to 50% of spell power (was 40%).
  • Discipline
    • Shadow Word: Pain reduced by 9%.
    • Shadowfiend damage reduced by 16%.
    • Mindbender damage reduced by 8%.
    • Fixed a bug where Sins of the Many was not increasing Atonement healing from Shadowfiend/Mindbinder.
  • Holy
    • Binding Heal now costs 2.4% of mana (was 2.0%).
    • Holy Word: Salvation cast time increased to 2.5 seconds (was 2 seconds).
    • Angel's Mercy cooldown reduction increased.

• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • Cloudburst now stores 30% of healing done (was 25%).
    • Unleash Life instant healing increased by 26%.

• Rogue
  • Assassination
    • All damage abilities reduced 4%.
  • Outlaw
    • All damage abilities reduced 3%.
  • Subtlety
    • All damage abilities reduced 4%.

• Warrior
  • Arms
    • All damage abilities increased 3%.

Thanks!