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Patch 3.2 Analysis (Mage)
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Meldiren
<Hunters get a 22s cooldown on lock and load which will be a big hit in damage.>
ROFLMAo...if you think a 22 sec cooldown on LnL is going to affect hunter damage, you don't play a hunter much recently. LnL RARELY procs as it is now. I procced ONCE each time for me last night in each naxx boss fight. Those fights go on for quite some time in 25 man.
LnL really doesn't provide much DPS at all anymore to hunters. Black arrow helps us now.
Post by
Darkwraith01
Lets go back to the subject of this thread? Please?
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Post by
sharp911
i think you guys are over-dramitcizing the mana issue. even with the 4 piece t8 bonus, mana for me isn't a HUGE issue (for fire/ttw). Its minor, l2evocate at the right time, use your mana gems, and maybe a mana pot every once in awhile and you're fine. i can pull 6k on emalon and 5k through the first quater of uld 25m and throughout all of nax.
for arcane, they reducing the mana cost by 12%.. problem fixed?
Post by
Nijiax
While I agree that being proactive with your mana gems and evocate is the correct way to go, you're talking to some top tier mages. I dont think you've done hard modes if you're suggesting we mana pot, because we arent afforded that luxury. Compared to FFB and other mana using classes, yes, FB certainly does have mana issues.
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Post by
Achloryn
i think you guys are over-dramitcizing the mana issue. even with the 4 piece t8 bonus, mana for me isn't a HUGE issue (for fire/ttw). Its minor, l2evocate at the right time, use your mana gems, and maybe a mana pot every once in awhile and you're fine. i can pull 6k on emalon and 5k through the first quater of uld 25m and throughout all of nax.
for arcane, they reducing the mana cost by 12%.. problem fixed?
you're forgetting about the nerfs happening to replenishment..
being an arcane mage, i'm overjoyed at the reduction in mana cost of ABlast. In my 10 mans, we don't always have replenishement going on. (we don't have any retadins, we have a hunter maybe half the time, and i don't think our lock is specced into whatever it is that gives replenishment).
however
for 25 mans, it's almost impossible to NOT have replenishment and, as (i think) mathron pointed out, with the nerf to replenishment, the reduction in mana cost for arcane is going to just about even out over the course of longer fights.. it might even turn out to be more mana costly for arcane mages when it's all said and done.
problem solved? that.... remains to be seen.. i haven't done any raids in the PTR to find out exactly how the mana usage is going to actually go (mainly cause they don't have the bloody glyph of arcane blast at the vendor yet.. meh)
Post by
Darkwraith01
Guys,
You HAVE to read this:
http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/
Check the notes for the Mage class... Living Bomb can now be casted as many times as we want? Reduced (even more) mana cost for main nuke spells (FFB/FB/AB)? Yeah, it seems Blizzard is finally taking a look into us, poor mages.
And for those who say we mages are compalining that we haven't had a decent patch chance for a while, I quote the people from Arcane Brilliance: "(...) Still, this is a very fun change, and exactly the sort of thing I've been waiting to see happen for Mages ever since our last significant change,
about thirty-seven patches ago, give or take.
(...)"
Post by
Makross
Just take a look about mvtha said about Living Bomb
From Amazing to OP
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nickseng
I'm curious, is Frost running out of mana in PVP? coz they sure aren't in Raids.
So why the mana cost reduction on so many of it's spells? And only one on the spec that actually has mana issues?
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Post by
Aderother
Mage Tier-7 2-Piece Bonus: Now grants 25% additional mana from mana gems, down from 40%.
Did anyone else notice this? I know with all the new stuff, T7 is obsolete, but wow. I understand the whole buff/nerf thing is a cycle, but with the changes to replenishment, this is slightly ridiculous. Between the Frost buffs and lack of much else, I have to ask when blizz started hating mages.
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Pens1566
Mage Tier-7 2-Piece Bonus: Now grants 25% additional mana from mana gems, down from 40%.
Did anyone else notice this? I know with all the new stuff, T7 is obsolete, but wow. I understand the whole buff/nerf thing is a cycle, but with the changes to replenishment, this is slightly ridiculous. Between the Frost buffs and lack of much else, I have to ask when blizz started hating mages.
I saw it and immediately started planning my switch from Arcane. :)
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