04/30/2016 11:41 AMPosted by SultrissNO ONE likes getting slowed by 70% for large amounts of time.No one likes getting Polymorphed for 8 seconds or Feared for 6 seconds, should we remove or nerf those?No one likes getting hit really hard by Eviscerate, should we remove or nerf that?

04/24/2016 11:59 PMPosted by CastáNot every team has a purge, it's nice to have variety of comps. What you're suggesting just encourages rock, paper, scissors comp interaction. It's a stupid ability, and I suspect you know it.I think it's a great ability. Maybe it needs some number tweaking, I don't know (and I don't think anyone really does at this point).But this type of ability is exactly what pvp needs more of, IMO. Interesting, potent, unique abilities. Yes, it will be tougher to deal with if you have no purges on your team. So what? Designing the game such that every ability has to …

04/22/2016 01:05 PMPosted by Fractalz04/15/2016 06:20 PMPosted by Lorere the new abilities your spec has in Legion not doing it for you? Why not?Why on Earth would I take a talent that only benefits 1/3 of my team when I can take 2 other choices that help 3/3 people on my team? It's an unviable talent for elemental plain and simple. I would prefer to see a choice like Grounding Totem or Disease/Poison Cleansing Totem.If the benefit is large enough, then it would make total sense for you to take Windfury Totem. I don't know how things will shake out with Legion tuning, but this is a good addit…

I wonder what you think about this concept of "alternate win conditions" I mentionedThere were many more comp styles in the past than there are today. Here's an outline I gave in another place about comp styles in the ~TBC/Wrath era:1. CC Burst, like RMP, which wanted relatively long organic CC setups into a reasonable sized, preventable burst. Also characterized by very offensive healer play.2. Nuclear burst, like Ele+Destro, which wanted shorter CC setups combined with good positioning and casting windows to hit relatively much harder in a small span of time.3. 50% Mortal Strike pressure, l…

FWIW I agree about Mana Burn. Iconic, unique, well-designed, and powerful pvp abilities are really important, and Mana Burn was one of them.Some others on my list:99% Chains of IceOriginal Frost Bomb from MoP, w/o Fireblast glyphCurse of Tongues50% Mortal Strike70% Crippling PoisonSpell ReflectWotLK Tremor/Cleansing TotemThese things were uniquely powerful in ways that made pvp really interesting. Today they're mostly either gone or standardized so much as to be boring. For example, 99% Chains of Ice is super interesting, and is a class-defining ability in pvp. Current Chains of Ice is jus…

I tweeted a reply: https://twitter.com/Nadagast/status/721496149304025089But might as well post it here too...04/15/2016 06:20 PMPosted by LoreHowever, sometimes good feedback gets so bogged down in hyperbole that it’s hard for us to tell if the point you’re making is based on actual concerns and testing, or if you’ve just been misinformed. For example, one complaint we see a lot is that “classes only have 5 or 6 spells in Legion.”Look at Affliction's baseline abilities: http://i.imgur.com/yr9KRlO.pngThis is why people give you feedback that they only have 5-6 abilities. To dismiss that feed…

04/05/2016 04:32 PMPosted by VadrenxBringing back the non-damaging utility buttons would help to bring compelling gameplay back to WoW, but would not completely solve the issues of Cooldown based gameplay.I strongly agree here. Cooldowns, the arms race, and pruning non-damage abilities all go hand in hand. This is a really entangled problem. That's part of the reason it's difficult to give devs quick & easy answers about it.

04/04/2016 12:22 PMPosted by StinkygoatThen they may have to add counters to those buttons for pvp. Adding buttons for the sake of adding buttons.Ok, so your argument is that we can't have abilities with nuance because they may require buttons to counter? I don't think you have an argument here, you're just simply asserting that the number (and type) of buttons right now is exactly perfect. Many people disagree.I also want to point out to others, Skillreaper in particular, that the issue is a mix between the number of buttons, and the functionality of those buttons. Raw button counts do not…

03/22/2016 11:39 AMPosted by WatcherWe don't think that the existence or absence of a cooldown or CC tool at level 75 has any impact on a new player's ability to approach and enjoy the game. But it does have impact on the clarity of gameplay at max level, spec homogeneity, and how impactful each individual ability can be in a world full of analogues and counters.Nobody would disagree that, to some degree, each ability needs to "pull it's own weight". But the extent to which this has been implemented leads to really bad consequences. Each new ability must be more "impactful/powerful" than the…

04/03/2016 07:33 AMPosted by StinkygoatComplexity for the sake of complexity needed to be disarmed.This is a ridiculous strawman. People want more complexity and depth than currently exists because they think it makes for more fun and dynamic combat. Please try to be more charitable to your opponent's positions.