WoW: Buffs und Nerfs - Blizzards Midnight-Balancing per Vorschlaghammer

Lange ist nicht mehr hin bis zum Midnight-Release. Daher arbeiten die WoW-Entwickler bei Balancing jetzt mit dem Vorschlaghammer.

Bis zum Release von WoW Midnight sind es noch rund zweieinhalb Monate. Eigentlich genug Zeit, um das Balancing der Klassen untereinander gut hinzubekommen. Allerdings darf man dabei nicht vergessen, dass der Pre-Patch schon erheblich früher kommt und über die Weihnachtsfeiertage wahrscheinlich nicht viel gearbeitet wird.

Die Entwickler sehen das wohl genauso und geben ordentlich Gas beim Balancing. Nachdem das Klassen-Design mittlerweile ziemlich fix ist, wird jetzt an den Zahlen geschraubt. Allerdings nicht mit kleinen Uhrmacher-Schraubendrehern, sondern eher mit wuchtigen Schlagschraubern.

Da wird der Schaden von Fähigkeiten verdoppelt und mehr - oder eben in Grund und Boden generft. Das ist zugegebenermaßen aber auch notwendig. Denn aktuell sind die Klassen in der Beta noch extrem weit auseinander. Außerdem müssen natürlich nicht nur die Klassen untereinander halbwegs gut gebalanced sein - auch die Talente und Heldentalentbäume innerhalb einer Spielweise sind im Optimalfall nicht allzu weit auseinander.

Die meisten Spielweisen haben einen ordentlichen Buff bekommen. Lediglich bei Dämonenjägern, heilenden Rufern und Dämo-Hexern gab es vereinzelte Nerfs - aber nur von bestimmten Fähigkeiten.

Die Entwickler haben zudem bei den Anpassungen zwischen "Pre-Patch" und "Release" unterschieden. Dadurch stehen die Anpassungen an den neuen Spitzentalenten, die es erst in Midnight gibt, einzeln. Wir haben sie für euch zusammengefasst.

WoW Klassen-Balancing für Midnight

Folgende Anpassungen wurden auf dem Beta-Server von Midnight vorgenommen:

CLASSES

DEMON HUNTERHero TalentsAnnihilatorVengeance

• Voidfall Meteor damage increased by 20%.
• Meteoric Rise now increases Fel Devastation damage by 25% (was 15%).
• Celestial Echoes now increases Fracture damage by 30% (was 25%).
• Dark Matter meteor shower damage increased by 20%.

Aldrachi ReaverVengeance

• Reaver's Glaive damage reduced by 26%.
• Fury of the Aldrachi damage reduced by 13%.
• Warblade's Hunger damage reduced by 25%.
• Wounded Quarry effect now 15% of Physical damage (was 20%).

Fel-ScarredHavoc

• Burning Blades effect increased to 35% of ability damage (was 30%).

Havoc

• All damage increased by 10%.
• Glaive Tempest now activates when Blade Dance strikes 3 or more enemies (was 4).
• Glaive Tempest now consumes 25 Fury (was 35).
• Glaive Tempest damage reduced by 25%.

Vengeance

• Shattered Souls now causes Soul Fragments to heal for 6% of recent damage (was 7%).
• Thick Skin now increases Armor by 150% (was 130%).

EVOKERPreservation

• Healing of all spells and abilities reduced by 6%.
• Emerald Blossom healing reduced by 15%.
• Living Flame damage and healing increased by 25%.
• Disintegrate damage increased by 25%.
• Fire Breath damage increased by 25%.
• Reverberations causes Verdant Embrace to heal for an additional 60% over 8 seconds (was 30%).

MAGEArcaneDevelopers' notes: Touch of the Archmage has not been hitting the notes we wanted it to, both in gameplay and tuning, so we're buffing up the last node and redesigning the first node to no longer increase Touch of the Magi charges, and putting that budget into Touch of the Magi's burst window instead.

• Apex Talents updated:
  • 1st node: Touch of the Magi increases the damage your target receives from you by 20%.
  • 2nd node: Now additionally increases Arcane Missile damage by 10%/20%.
  • 3rd node: Now deals 50% of Touch of the Magi's accumulated damage (was 25%).

PALADINHero TalentsHerald of the Sun

• Eternal Flame's cast animation has been updated.

Retribution

• Walk Into Light no longer consumes a charge to cast Blade of Justice at 100% effectiveness.

Protection

• Guardian of Ancient Kings cooldown reduced to 180 seconds (was 300 seconds).
• Ardent Defender cooldown reduced to 90 seconds (was 120 seconds).
• Word of Glory healing increased by 100%.
• Aegis of Light increases Armor by 55% (was 20%).
• Armor granted by Shield of the Righteous increased by 30%.
• Light of the Titans causes Word of Glory to heal for an additional 40% over time (was 20%).
• Solace causes Consecration to heal for 300% of its damage done (was 100%).

Retribution

• Crusading Strikes now decreases auto-attack speed by 35% (was 50%).

WARLOCKHero TalentsHellcaller

• Blackened Soul damage increased by 30%.

Affliction

• Mark of Xavius now increases Agony damage by 30% (was 20%).
• Through the Felvine now increases Unstable Affliction damage by 8% (was 4%).

Destruction

• Through the Felvine now increases Chaos Bolt damage by 8% (was 4%).
• Wither damage increased by 20%.

Soul Harvester

• Demonic Soul damage increased by 100%.
• Wicked Reaping damage increased by 150%.
• Soul Anathema damage increased by 50%.

Affliction

• Cull the Weak has been updated - Casting Unstable Affliction or Seed of Corruption reduces the cooldown of Dark Harvest by 1.5 seconds (was 3 seconds).
• Dark Harvest damage increased by 300%.
• Wrath of Nathreza's Summon Desperate Soul damage increased by 100%.
• Shadow Bolt and Drain Soul damage increased by 60%. This change does not affect PvP combat.
• Unstable Affliction damage increased by 15%.
• Agony damage increased by 30%. This change does not affect PvP combat.
• Malefic Grasp damage increased by 150%.
• Summon Darkglare damage increased by 100%. This change does not affect PvP combat.
• Corruption damage increased by 50%.

Demonology

• Hellbent Commander has been updated - Your demons deal 1% increased damage for each demon you control (was 2%).
• Dominion of Argus Antoran Jailer damage reduced by 20%.
• Dominion of Argus Antoran Inquisitor damage increased by 100%.
• Summon Doomguard damage reduced by 25%.
• Wild Imp damage reduced by 10%.
• Hand of Gul'dan damage reduced by 25%.

Destruction

• Chaos Bolt damage increased by 25%. This change does not affect PvP combat.
• Echo of Sargeras damage increased by 150%.
• Overfiend damage increased by 30%.
• Incinerate damage increased by 20%.
• Conflagrate damage increased by 20%. This change does not affect PvP combat.
• Shadowburn damage increased by 100%.

WARRIORHero TalentsSlayerArms

• Opportunist's damage and critical strike damage of next Overpower reduced to 10% (was 25%).

Fury

• Opportunist's damage and critical strike damage of next Raging Blow reduced to 10% (was 25%).

Arms

• Crushing Combo has been updated - Colossus Smash causes your next 3 Cleaves within 20 seconds to trigger no cooldown.

Fury

• The Fury talent tree has been slightly re-arranged and some talents have changed positions.Developers' notes: We're aiming to make pathing through the Fury tree easier and to open up more build options. We've streamlined the first gate to make pathing through the middle of the tree less onerous and redesigned a few talents to reduce the amount of pressure the tree put on players to specialize into Raging Blow or Bloodthirst at the exclusion of the other.
• Cruelty has been updated - While Enraged, Bloodthirst and Raging Blow (was only Raging Blow), deal 5%/10% additional damage (was 10%/20%).
• Improved Bloodthirst renamed to Spite and has been updated - Bloodthirst and Raging Blow (was only Bloodthirst) damage and critical strike damage increased by 2.5%/5% (was 5%/10%).
• Bloodcraze has been updated - Raging Blow increases the damage of your next Bloodthirst by 5%, stacking up to 5 times.

Glaubt ihr, dass die WoW-Entwickler das Balancing in Midnight gut hinbekommen oder werden wir einen sehr chaotischen Start erleben? Immerhin wurde an vielen Klassen massiv herumgeschraubt - und je mehr Änderungen, desto höher die Gefahr, dass etwas nicht so klappt, wie man es sich vorgestellt hat.

Quelle: Buffed