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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Beta Build 13202 Changes

 Druid
Feral
  • Rip now scales from 18/37/55/74/92% of Attack Power depending on combo points, up from 8/16/24/32/40%.
  • Ferocious Bite now scales from 10.9/21.8/32.7/43.6/54.5% of Attack Power depending on combo points, up from 7/14/21/28/35%.
  • Rake now causes scales from 2% of Attack Power for bleed damage, up from 1%. Now scales from 42% of AP for additional bleed damage over 9 sec, up from 18% of AP.
  • Mangle additional damage has been increased from 726 to 1136.
  • Vengeance - Entering Cat Form will cancel this effect.

Finally, feral druids have been long overdue for Attack Power scaling fixes. Ferals have had a lot of trouble in the past with scaling gear at the top end of an expansion. These coefficients should help out with their damage scaling compared to other classes.

 Mage
Arcane


  • Arcane Specialization now increases damage of your Arcane spells by 25%, up from 15%.

Fire
  • Fire Specialization now increases damage of your Fire spells by 25%, up from 10%.

Frost
  • Frost Specialization now increases damage of your Frost spells by 25%, up from 15%.

Mages are currently too strong on Live Servers. However, at 85, they are a bit weak after these nerfs. Blizz is doing a good job of having two separate scaling changes. On Live, these damage coefficient nerfs are staying in place. On Beta, they have been restored to their previous state.

A few tidbits on new information regarding 4.0.1 according to mmo-champion:

-You can now farm Anzu in heroic Sethekk Halls for the Raven Lord mount even if you're not a druid.
-You can now buy all Arena gear without the proper rating requirements, except for ilvl 277 weapons and shoulders.
-Gold cap is now 1,000,000 Gold! (get to farming! :p)

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