Dragon Soul Difficulty Change- 20%

Dragon Soul Difficulty Change- 20%

At the completion of scheduled server maintenance during the week of April 30, the “Power of the Aspects” spell will grow more powerful, reducing the health and damage dealt of all enemies in the Dragon Soul raid by 20%. This spell will grow progressively stronger over time to reduce the difficulty and make the encounters more accessible. The spell will affect both normal and Heroic difficulties, but it will not affect the Raid Finder difficulty.

Don’t need the help of the Dragon Aspects? The spell can be disabled by talking to Lord Afrasastrasz at the beginning of Dragon Soul.

We hope you continue to enjoy Dragon Soul, and that these changes encourage you to attempt a higher difficulty, or just keep pushing to down that next boss.

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Scornedheart
Ghostlands
Scornedheart
6/27/2012
It ain't that serious.
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Utouchmeudie
Bleeding Hollow
Utouchmeudie
6/12/2012
i belive i sent u guys a message in the mail fo a school project but i dont know if u guys ever got it
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Havïk
Cairne
Havïk
5/30/2012
While I agree that harder is always better, I dont think anyone who has not gotten to heroic spine yet should pontificate upon the neccessity or lack thereof of nerfs. If you are running normal and think its too easy you can always try heroic or turn off the buff at the beginning of the instance. This does not take away from the serious raiders' accomplishments since those who would be stuck on normal without the debuff would probably not make it very far into heroic anyway. [quote]I think blizzard should also implement in the upcoming expansion raids with 3 difficulties. Regular one (one like this that has just been made), Hard one (like heroic raids right now), and finally one that is insane.] I think Drwipe had an excellent idea here.
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Cloverstampa
Alterac Mountains
Cloverstampa
5/26/2012
I love that their doing this. Notice, they don't change the difficulty a week in when people are crying that it's too hard. They change it after people have had a while to get their achievements and gear. I also understand that you've beaten it at the harder setting, but someone who didn't gets the same credit as you. Simply just say that you downed Deathwing before the nerf if you wish to one-up a person who is bragging about their new achieve. Honestly, the people who would've killed Deathwing already have and the rest of the people need to go do something else if they don't like it. World of Warcraft has a lot to offer.
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Frostmalice
Kil'jaeden
Frostmalice
5/25/2012
this is why i`ve canceled my subscription
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Drwipe
Eredar
Drwipe
5/24/2012
I think blizzard should also implement in the upcoming expansion raids with 3 difficulties. Regular one (one like this that has just been made), Hard one (like heroic raids right now), and finally one that is insane. That way the players who don't have as much time to dedicate to the game are happy and can do their raids. And the hardcore people can have a challenge at the same time.
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Drwipe
Eredar
Drwipe
5/24/2012
They did the same thing in wrath so why wouldnt they do it in cataclysm?
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Tydice
Grizzly Hills
Tydice
5/23/2012
oh no 5% of wows population is crying cause they dont like that blizzard is catering to the other 95%
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Atromere
Malygos
Atromere
5/16/2012
@Nerlus I agree with you no one will let me join even during the week of the buff cuz i wanted to use it and they said it was for terrible PDS and Tanks
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Newkie
Quel'dorei
Newkie
5/13/2012
if u turn the buff off ur gear should say elite on it like 2200 pvp gear imo
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Valdencia
Lightbringer
Valdencia
5/11/2012
Option 1: Kill hardmode over 8 hours of raiding or more. (Example, real time may be more or less) Without nerf. You guys are boss, yeah yeah pwn lol amazing. Go brag to trade and guess what? Nobody cares.
Option 2: Same thing with nerf. Same loot, less time. Go tell trade that you did it with nerf. Nobody cares. Why the fight?
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Kittyhealz
Sisters of Elune
Kittyhealz
5/9/2012
SO LAME..... Dragon soul was from the start one of the most disappointing and "Let down" raids in wow history. The pathetic thing was so easy my 8 year old brother and I got his title in the first week. People who need another nerf just to beat the lame raid are just horrible at the game and need blizzard to hand them free epic gear to feel better about themself. Which in turn will give them bigger ego's and make horrible baddie players the even worse, "Extreme super horrible baddie players". I’m all for giving everyone the chance at raid experience. But instead of begging and expecting hand-outs why don’t those same people go and study the fight, read up on it, learn the raid mechanics, Test new builds and new reforges to optimize their gear for the best output of whatever their class is. That’s what the rest of us "NORMAL" players do instead of begging for easy hand out paper versions of an already pathetically easy raid.
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Sefancarie
Bladefist
Sefancarie
5/10/2012
@Kittyhealz: QQ more bruddah, dont like it dont use it.
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Deathsblaze
Silver Hand
Deathsblaze
5/11/2012
@Kittyhealz: I agree, let the lame !@# players have LFR and leave the normal raids alone.
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Nerlus
Vek'nilash
Nerlus
5/14/2012
@Kittyhealz: can you cry and complain a little bit more? some people don't have all day to play and research how to get that extra 100dps. most people just wanna have fun and kill stuff. so let them do it without having to worry about people giving them crap for it. you're a bamf for beating a something without a buff, you want a cookie? grow up and just play the game and not worry about everyone else.
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Cybrok
Anvilmar
Cybrok
5/26/2012
@Kittyhealz: stop crying over everything, if you dont link it, turn off the debuff, still too easy? do heroic.
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Patronshot
Llane
Patronshot
5/26/2012
@Kittyhealz: You do realize that not only one person can carry 9/24 other players through heroic mode 8/8 correct? Here's how raiding works, top guilds already have members and are ready to down stuff the first week of release, they only want to recruit new members that are close to them in progression. This cuts out people that were not in a top guild the day of release and had to work through getting a group set up and ready to go. They could be fully geared now through normal mode, this still doesn't put them in one of the top raiding guilds on the server, because by that time those guilds have done several heroic bosses and only want people who have also done several heroic bosses. You can't start your own group and catch up, because your starting on the bottom, to get to the top you need some of the best on your realm. Where are the best, in a top end guild already. So try as you may to catch up, it simply will never happen. No matter how "skilled" you are you can NEVER carry a group by yourself to victory. As for your whole "go and study the fight, read up on it, learn the raid mechanics, Test new builds and new reforges to optimize their gear for the best output of whatever their class is" fill free to look at my gear, ask me any question about any mechanic on any fight heroic/normal and take a nice long look at my reforges if you so wish. You'll see nothing wrong, and I'll answer every question you ask. Still i'm 8/8 normal and not getting any further any time soon. Thanks have a good day.
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Havïk
Cairne
Havïk
5/30/2012
@Kittyhealz: You talkin about the heroic title? because the normal one meant nothing even before the nerf.
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Ålthena
Illidan
Ålthena
5/8/2012
You know the nerf doesnt have to be used. Its the people who needs to keep thier ego strokes in check and don't want even player who not very good to be able to experience the full product like everyone else its a great way to make everyone get the most out of thier money good for blizzard.
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Deathsblaze
Silver Hand
Deathsblaze
5/11/2012
@Ålthena: Or howse about they exercise a brain cell and try to become a good player like those with the "ego strokes"?
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Lukasrose
Staghelm
Lukasrose
5/8/2012
what died old deathwing... uh... srry!
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Amonphx
Perenolde
Amonphx
5/8/2012
Well said Battlesham....well said.
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Battlesham
Duskwood
Battlesham
5/8/2012
this whole argument seems silly, im grown for a fact. i dont care if you fished up your epics. good for you. i dont base my self esteem on hardmodes or whatever it is that has people sounding like freshmen in highschool arguing over whose trapper keeper owned first cost the most, and was the hardest to get. you should pat yourself on the back if you did befor or after. and why does it concern you how my 15 dollar sub, downs a dragon. i do realize the internet is the place to cry about all things when the real world points and laughs at you, but does a 'how you say' "baddie" in your favorite gear really hurt you that much? they still couldnt/cant beat or shake a stick at your leetness. so why do you Q?
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Shoopdawhoop
Lightninghoof
Shoopdawhoop
5/7/2012
didn't they have the option to take away the Nerf? by telling them you didnt need the aspect's help?
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Voluugarg
Kul Tiras
Voluugarg
5/7/2012
They did this because raids are some of their best content. With MOP on the way why not allow some people who dont have the time to experience their top end content. Besides most of the people who this nerf will help anyway are the same ppl that would go back during mop and do the raids for the achieves. When MOP comes out all the hardcore raiders will be able to get their gear and will be able to enjoy for a long time and then the same thing will happen. Its not about making the game easier as much as its a marketing strategy and a way to keep people from getting bored.
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Moonleaf
Spirestone
Moonleaf
5/7/2012
World of Casualcraft. Same old routine.

When will Blizzard ever learn that making things easier is not the answer?
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Veltha
Kel'Thuzad
Veltha
5/11/2012
@Moonleaf: when will players ever learn that your epeen is only as big as the amount of money you pay for your mmo, oh wait, it's the same size as everybody else's, who would've thought. While i actually did defeat DS and 7/8 hm without the buff, i am certainly not going to beat up blizz for creating the path that allowed people who don't play 8 hours a day to enjoy the same game i do.
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@Moonleaf: Its not about making it just easier. It makes it doable for the people that don't play more than 5 hours a week.
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Burritoninja
Spirestone
Burritoninja
5/12/2012
@Veltha: Use of a poor rhetorical, the assumption that the poster needs a lesson, and veiled diatribes... Really? Okay. (-9 pnts)

Do you pick up and take home every rock from the ground you were to pass?
(A safe assumption: no)
Then, why would you pick up and take home even a single 5 lb. diamond from the ground you were to pass?

Because the diamond has great value ! (*ding, ding, ding*)

It's painfully obvious that poster is requesting a design level reconsideration for a return to the game’s roots (not a complete abandonment). After all, what is the value of something which only requires $15 a month to ‘accomplish’? It renders a lashed feeling of being tricked by designers for being gullible enough to overcome an epic challenge before an epic effort was to be removed or significantly marginalized on post progression raids.

It may be surprising but some people enjoy, and at some level need, extremely difficult group challenges without an automatic guarantee of victory through 'free win' mechanisms and in doing so, becoming part of a rare and exclusive club of victors. (What percent of people deny promotions which will triple a salary?) Additionally, it’s to have verification that learning the character, the fight pattern requirements, getting along with the group even in the wipe weeks, etc. actually built up to something epically worthwhile and epically valuable; which is what has been missing for many years in ‘world of casualcrafting (only)’ (as rain is to a desert). The design level war against top-end raid focused guilds’ continues.

Make something ultra-rare and it becomes ultra-valuable (here in terms of ultra-low success rates) and people will show up in droves drooling and burning with desire. - Welcome to a fundamental human trait (which can be exploited to enormous profit and fame). So let the games begin!
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Jamathorn
Destromath
Jamathorn
5/7/2012
Here is a DS change that needs to made Blizz! Corruptions need about 80k more hp!! I turn to burn Fiery Grip and after 2-3 grips (before enough bloods generate on first scale) I destroy them and create a new amalgamation. How about stop nerfing the hard content for baby gamers and make it fun for long time players! =) cheers
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Kornflakes
Saurfang
Kornflakes
5/8/2012
@Jamathorn:

Heroic Corruptions have more HP. Or you can turn off the nerf. (:
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Veltha
Kel'Thuzad
Veltha
5/11/2012
@Jamathorn: lol, did he say 'baby gamers'.... LAWL!
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Muhtotems
Mal'Ganis
Muhtotems
5/7/2012
Lockstare, thats cool you want to relive wow... But you need to realize that the way wow is right now before lvl 85 everything is a joke. Too.s are overpwered, gear is very easy to.get and blues are just handed to you questing. Cata was fun when you hit 85 woth ilvl 329 and did heroics, and raided in blues.
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Veltha
Kel'Thuzad
Veltha
5/11/2012
@Muhtotems: wrath was a joke as well, dude. and to throw your statements back at you, "it's kewl that you want a seriously challenging game so you can brag about your epeen in troll chat... er i mean trade chat', it's kewl that you think the game you pay $15 a month for is a joke (wait does that mean the joke is on you?). Sorry, i forgot, for some of us this is a game and not an epeen contest.
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Lockstare
Borean Tundra
Lockstare
5/7/2012
About the nerfs.. I have never Downed more then 1 boss on any of the raids I actually have been gone for a year because I quit because the game was boring to me.. but I came back only because I wanted to relive world of warcraft.. I created a new character that im bringing through the game with out heirlooms with out help from my main.. Im going to live warcraft the way it was in vanilla.. at 40 Ill stop my Exp and do the End game for 40s in vanilla then at 60 ill do the same then at 70 Ill do the same again at 80. and then at 85. I will feel nessecary I will kill DW..

Everyone complaining about nerfs seem to forget its not about how fast or how easy Content is for you, its about enjoying it.. your killing DW you killed Arthas and Illidian You killed Characters from your favorite Warcraft games.. I've seen progression of characters from those games and thats why I got WoW For story... for adventure.. Not gear and Achievments.
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Veltha
Kel'Thuzad
Veltha
5/11/2012
@Lockstare: well said, sir. It's just too bad that all these online 'epeeners' feel the need to say 'my alt daddy can beat up your alt daddy'. Enjoy the game the way YOU want to enjoy it, not the way others seem to believe that's the ONLY way to enjoy it. Billion people in China could care less who killed DW fist on hm with level 378 gear.
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Silvanis
Dragonblight
Silvanis
5/12/2012
@Veltha: News Flash the people in china play a different version of wow than us. Because of strict laws over there.
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Muhtotems
Mal'Ganis
Muhtotems
5/7/2012
Regular ds wasnt really that hard, ultraxion was a gear check for dps and heals. And deathwing was a dps check. This is my alt I got ds cleared week two of patch. People may say it still hard but with 20% Nerf its a joke. If your bad a.ything will be hard end of story
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Phrank
Kael'thas
Phrank
5/7/2012
@Muhtotems: That is so true.
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Kittyhealz
Sisters of Elune
Kittyhealz
5/9/2012
@Muhtotems: And by giving bad players epic gear. you create Trolls.