Let'ssee...wehaveaLavaBurstdamageincrease,whichmeansjacktousbecauseweonlytrainforthespellatLevel75.Speakingofwhich,StormReachwasrenamedtoElementalReachbecauseitnowaffects...LavaBurst.AlsointheElementaltree,ImprovedFireNovatotemwasreworkedtoincreasethedamagedonebyFireNovaTotemby20%insteadofaquickerdetonationandnowstunsopponentscaughtintheblastfor2secondsinsteadofensnaringthem.
Theeldersspokeofadaywhengreat,sweepingchangeswouldcometousShamans.AdaywhenourcommandoftheelementswouldbecomeunsurpassedandwewouldharnesspowerlikeneverseenonAzeroth(kindoflikeRetadins).Today,myfriends,isnotthatday.Infact,todaymaywellbeanyotherdayforShamansbecausePatch3.0.3isaboutasunderwhelmingasitgetswithregardstochangestotheclass.
WhileI'mallformoredamageandI'mabigfanofstuns,Idon'tunderstandwhythedetonationcomponentwasremovedatall.Havinga5secondblastdelaymakesthis5-healthtotemdifficulttouseinPvP.Andunlesstheychangeditrecently-I'lladmittonothavingusedthisinaninstancesincePatch3.0.2-thistotemgeneratesextremelyhighthreat.Idon'tthinkIcancountthenumberoftimesI'vedroppedthistotemandnothaditgooffbecauseitgotaggrofromoneofthemanyAoE-readymobs.It'sprettysimple:afasterdetonatingFireNovaTotemisabettertotem.
Thunderstormwasbuffedtograntback8%oftotalmana,upfrom5%.Nottoomuchofabuff,butatthispoint,we'lltakeanythingwecanget.Restorationgotsomelove,too,withRiptide'sbasehealingvaluesbuffedsignificantlyforRanks3and4,andperiodichealingbuffedacrossallranks.TidalWavesnowaffectsthenext2HealingorLesserHealingWaves,upfrom1andalsoprocsoffRiptide,whichshouldseethespellactuallyfindagreatplaceinourhealingrotations.Thisisarefreshingchangeofpacefromspam-castingChainHeal,althoughRiptidecomplementsandencouragesit.TidalMasteryalsonowcorrectlyincreasesthecritchanceofEarthShield.
聽Enhancementdidn'tgetmuchlove,either,asMaelstromWeaponwasrevisedtonolongergrant100%chancetoreducethecasttimeofcertainspells.Rank5isnowjustbetterthanRank4,whichisbetterthanRank3,soonandsoforth.StaticShockwillnowonlyprocoffmeleeattacksandabilities,asopposedtoanydamagingability.Itmakesmoresense,butit'sprettymuchanerf.Speakingofnerfs,WindfuryTotemwasrevisedtonolongergrantrangedhastebecauseitresultedintoomuchHunterDPS.NotquiteaShamannerf,butit'sanerfjustthesame.
Somebugsorissueswereironedout,suchashigherranksofWindfuryWeaponbeingfixedtogranttheproperattackpowervaluesandFlurryfixedtograntthepropernumberofswingchargeswhentriggered.StormstrikedebuffsarenowalsospecifictotheShaman,sootherShamanswillnolongerconsumethecharges.
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