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05-15-2009, 12:50 PM
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As I mentioned last week, they're hotfixing Lightning Overload (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/23/16474158165-recent-ingame-fixes--41609.html): The chance for the Lightning Overload talent to be triggered is being increased from 7/13/20% to 11/22/33%. The reason this change is going live is a little more confusing. It's going live because elemental shaman DPS is low, but the developers can find no reason for it (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/16474242555-whats-going-on-with-elemental-shaman-dmg-.html).
I find this interesting because it's illustrative of the complexity of the game itself and also of the elemental shaman and the way the class interacts with others for its damage potential. We can assume that the damage loss moving from Naxxramas to Ulduar is real, because the developers are already hotfixing a change to compensate for it (something they have not done for other classes that have demonstrated DPS loss in Ulduar) and so we're left with something of a mystery. Why is elemental shaman DPS decreasing since patch 3.1?
I won't pretend I know better than anyone else. If the people who work to predict and design these systems didn't see this one coming, and it's not due to an obvious nerf (which it's not) then it baffles me. But we can still muse about possible culprits. (By we, I really mean we here. I want to see what you guys think, because I have to admit, I cannot figure this out. I've looked at raid WWS for my guild and our elemental shaman does seem to be lower, but he and I discussed it and he has no more of a clue than I do. Since all my gear is resto, I offspec elemental but am by no means an expert yet.)Continue reading Totem Talk: Mystery DPS leak? (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/05/15/totem-talk-mystery-dps-leak/)
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2009/05/shamanelementalmystery.jpg
As I mentioned last week, they're hotfixing Lightning Overload (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/23/16474158165-recent-ingame-fixes--41609.html): The chance for the Lightning Overload talent to be triggered is being increased from 7/13/20% to 11/22/33%. The reason this change is going live is a little more confusing. It's going live because elemental shaman DPS is low, but the developers can find no reason for it (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/16474242555-whats-going-on-with-elemental-shaman-dmg-.html).
I find this interesting because it's illustrative of the complexity of the game itself and also of the elemental shaman and the way the class interacts with others for its damage potential. We can assume that the damage loss moving from Naxxramas to Ulduar is real, because the developers are already hotfixing a change to compensate for it (something they have not done for other classes that have demonstrated DPS loss in Ulduar) and so we're left with something of a mystery. Why is elemental shaman DPS decreasing since patch 3.1?
I won't pretend I know better than anyone else. If the people who work to predict and design these systems didn't see this one coming, and it's not due to an obvious nerf (which it's not) then it baffles me. But we can still muse about possible culprits. (By we, I really mean we here. I want to see what you guys think, because I have to admit, I cannot figure this out. I've looked at raid WWS for my guild and our elemental shaman does seem to be lower, but he and I discussed it and he has no more of a clue than I do. Since all my gear is resto, I offspec elemental but am by no means an expert yet.)Continue reading Totem Talk: Mystery DPS leak? (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/05/15/totem-talk-mystery-dps-leak/)
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