Hopefully a bug
Well if they want to compromise it could be guaranteed every other swing 50% chance to apply a stack on the in between swing or just 50% chance to apply another - then again too much coding risk it not working at all or applying 2 per stack.
It okay to reverse this again.. make it fun.. again.. *hint-hint*
I would rather do a dungeon on necrotic than bolster still... there is enough cc to manage necrotic at least. Still would rather have it nerf.
As a long-time tank player, Necrotic has been my least-favourite affix since M+ was put into the game in Legion. It is such an anti-fun mechanic. I have long wished they would simply remove it, but I was at least really excited about this change coming in 9.1, as I could finally actually, y'know, *tank* things, rather than just getting threat and then kiting out the debuff. It is such an unfun playstyle to be forced into, and any relief from it was welcome. I sincerely hope they reconsider putting this nerf back in.
Blizzards fun detector worked again...
Just play Guardian with the Thrash legendary and ignore it kek.Or a Kyrian Dwarf Paladin.
Fun detected, exterminate!I am really upset where Blizz are going with WoW. What's next? Burst is no longer magic debuff?
Dont think it needed a nerf, tanks should be able to take a lot of stacks currently. I went to 99 stacks the other night with no problems
Gotta wonder if this revert was just an oversight, and the intent is for Necrotic nerf to be applied in 9.1.
I'd like to hear some dev commentary on this one. The reaction to the nerf was extremely positive. Even if it was unintended, seeing how many people were happy about it, shouldn't they have just left it? What is the reasoning here?
Boo!
Necrotic would be ok if it was the only affix that would force tanks to kite. But if tanks are forced to do it every other affix it's just not fun.This kiting meta is just BS.
Baby Steps, why not nerf the healing reduction or damage by 10 or 20%. No need for 50% nerf.
we shouldn't rule out the possibility that this revert was unintended i mean its still a ptr
Can I be the single dissenting voice wading through a chorus of upset tank mains and add that it's possible they simply felt the 50% nerf negated the mechanic too much and reverted it so they can attempt to nerf it another way? No?Okay. #*&% me I guess.
Many of the affixes don't make sense.Blizzard should want to encourage more people to tank and heal, instead of discouraging them.I, for one, boycotts the necrotic weeks on my tank character. I spend less time in the game during unfun weeks.I don't mind stuff like Storming and Sanguine, which discourages melee dps and push them to roll tank, heal, or ranged.I don't mind stuff like Volcanic either, which is a nuisance.They should make affixes to discourage people from playing dps, instead of making tanking and healing look like insurmountable obstacles to most non-tanks and non-healers.