Zarhym has posted a thread on the official forums to talk about class balancing analysis/theorycrafting to point out issues that may exist right now. In this thread, more complicated formulas are being revealed which will allow for better analysis to be done on mechanics that have been largely guesswork. I’ll be updating this post frequently […]
Two patches? In three days? Blizzard is really pushing themselves! Here’s a breakdown of the changes that will have an effect on Shadow Priests from this latest build: Two talents have been changed. Divine Insight now refreshes the duration of Shadow Word: Pain on ticks of Mind Flay, exactly how the current Cataclysm talent Pain […]
Shadow Priests rejoice! This latest beta build has definitely included changes for Shadow Priests that are for the better in almost every way. Expect a math-heavy post about these changes later this week as they have a lot more significance than might appear on the surface. My initial thought is that Haste will still be […]
Update 2012/05/01: In Build 15657 released today, Shadowy Apparitions have changed to being spawned at a 12% proc rate from Shadow Word: Pain with a cap of 15 out at a time. It doesn’t appear there are any despawn timers but that has not been verified yet. Also it appears that Shadowy Apparitions can fly […]
UPDATE: Fixed an error about Mindbender and Shadowfiends inline. Quite a large update was released today for the Mists of Pandaria Beta, including a lot of interesting changes for Shadow Priests. Here are some highlights (and initial impressions): Void Shift isn’t a talent, so all Priests will now have it. I expect this to act […]
NOTE: Since my original posting, Blizzard has changed Vampiric Touch to restore 3% mana every time it does damage (18% mana returned per cast, assuming no clipping on refresh). This should largely fix our mana problems, especially in multi-DoT situations. The points raised in this post are still valid but should be seen from the […]
A lot of things have changed for Shadow Priests in the Mists of Pandaria Beta. I’ve been playing around with target dummies for a while now and have a good idea of what these changes for our skills and Mastery really are: Shadow Orbs – Mind Blast no longer consumes orbs for a damage buff, […]
Below is the latest listing of the best raid gear available for patch 4.3.2. Items in the following lists are ranked according to the normalized values of their stats. Stats are represented via PP (Pseudo Points) — how valuable a given stat is — normalized to where Intellect = 1PP. The values of hit and […]
2012/01/25 Fixed labeling of Rathrak, the Poisonous Mind Changed drop location listing from “Dragon Soul: Lesser Cache of the Aspects” to “Dragon Soul: Ultraxion” Changed drop location listing from “Dragon Soul: Greater Cache of the Aspects” to “Dragon Soul: Spine of Deathwing” Changed drop location listing from “Dragon Soul: Elementium Fragment” to “Dragon Soul: Madness […]