ChronicleClass Tuning Incoming November 10
Blizzard Readies Urgent Hotfixes for Pets, Warlock DoTs, and Enhancement Shaman Stats
The upcoming adjustments focus directly on pet resilience, Affliction Warlock rotation incentives, and an immediate gear advisory for leveling Enhancement Shamans.
Pet Durability and Warlock Rotation Fixes
The initial round of tuning takes aim at survivability and rotation flow:• Pet Durability (Hunters and Warlocks): Blizzard observed that Hunter beasts and Warlock Voidwalkers are failing to hold the front line as effective tanks. The team stated their intent is for pet durability to match their traditional Classic Era resilience, with base stat adjustments planned for Tuesday.
• Affliction Warlock Ability Synergy: Leveling reports revealed that continuously channeling Wrack was overshadowing standard damage-over-time curses and spells. Blizzard intends to adjust tuning so that casting Siphon Life, Corruption, and Bane of Agony remains optimal alongside Wrack without altering the specialization's overall damage ceiling.
Gear Advisory: Enhancement Shamans and Physical Stats
Perhaps the most critical immediate takeaway concerns Enhancement Shamans. With players currently stacking spellcaster cloth due to Intellect and Spellpower scaling over Strength, Blizzard issued an explicit warning to the community:"Enhancement Shamans are finding that Intellect and Spellpower are superior stats compared to Strength and Attack Power. We plan to make changes so that Strength is always their strongest stat, and Enhancement Shamans will not prefer gear intended for Mages and Warlocks. Ideally, Enhancement’s best items have Strength or Attack Power, along with some Intellect and/or Spell Power."Blizzard specifically advised all leveling Enhancement players to begin collecting Strength and Attack Power gear immediately in preparation for Tuesday's rollout. The developers noted they will continue monitoring performance over the weekend, with further Tuesday tuning rounds planned as needed.
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