Blizzard Posts: Elemental Shaman in 7.2.5, Tweets, Instagram

Blizzard Posted 2017/06/01 at 8:18 PM by perculia

Elemental Shaman7.2.5 Class Changes Blog

Blizzard

Hey guys.

So, part of the reason we haven't had much to share about Elemental is that we don't think there's anything fundamentally wrong with the spec. Most of the changes you've seen to other specs in 7.2.5 thus far have been focused around addressing core mechanical issues. We've only recently begun the process of making changes intended to bring each spec's performance more in line with the others.

The bulk of the feedback we're seeing (in this thread and others) is that Elemental is fun to play, it just doesn't deal enough damage in certain situations. That's the sort of situation that we'll solve through what we generally refer to as "tuning" - e.g, adjusting things like how much damage a spell does, the chance for an effect to activate, and so on. Based on the feedback, those sound like the sort of changes we'd consider for Elemental.

Note that how we define a "mechanical change" vs "tuning" can be a bit blurry, which makes it difficult for us to communicate things like this sometimes. Suffice it to say that changes intended to alter the way you play your class are generally considered mechanical, while changes that simply adjust how effective your class is in certain situations are generally considered tuning. That's still not a perfect explanation but hopefully it helps.

Moreover, tuning isn't a process that's ever really "complete." We constantly monitor class performance and make adjustments where we think they'll help, and fully expect to continue that in the weeks after Patch 7.2.5 releases. Additionally, it's important to remember that the effectiveness of your spec is measured comparatively to other specs; in other words, tuning down an overpowered spec is an indirect buff to everyone else. Sometimes - and I'm not saying this is the case for Elemental, because I'm honestly not certain off the top of my head - we'll decide that it's better to bring an outlier down than it is to buff everyone else.

Anyway, the core of what I'm trying to get across here is that Elemental is definitely on our radar as a spec to pay close attention to as we continue class tuning for 7.2.5. We'll be keeping an eye on Elemental's performance as we continue the tuning process.
However do you not think earthshock damage relative to our other spells and substituting earthquake in single target are possible design flaws?

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Comment by heroicraptor"However do you not think earthshock damage relative to our other spells and substituting earthquake in single target are possible design flaws?"

"I can't speak to it personally (I just finished leveling my Shaman a couple weeks ago and I mostly stick to Enhance or Resto)"

Then maybe someone else should be posting about Elemental. What the hell.Comment by BANER"However do you not think earthshock damage relative to our other spells and substituting earthquake in single target are possible design flaws?"

"I can't speak to it personally (I just finished leveling my Shaman a couple weeks ago and I mostly stick to Enhance or Resto)"

Then maybe someone else should be posting about Elemental. What the hell.Comment by Diaboros"However do you not think earthshock damage relative to our other spells and substituting earthquake in single target are possible design flaws?"

"I can't speak to it personally (I just finished leveling my Shaman a couple weeks ago and I mostly stick to Enhance or Resto)"

Then maybe someone else should be posting about Elemental. What the hell.Comment by 1505947This post was from a user who has deleted their account.Comment by kagaliveAh life at blizzard isn't all bad, even with Activision breathing down your neck :DComment by ChickenbombThen maybe someone else should be posting about Elemental. What the hell.Comment by Shelassa"However do you not think earthshock damage relative to our other spells and substituting earthquake in single target are possible design flaws?"

"I can't speak to it personally (I just finished leveling my Shaman a couple weeks ago and I mostly stick to Enhance or Resto)"

Then maybe someone else should be posting about Elemental. What the hell.heroicraptor Comment by JosmmThen maybe someone else should be posting about Elemental. What the hell.Comment by Soupguy"However do you not think earthshock damage relative to our other spells and substituting earthquake in single target are possible design flaws?"

"I can't speak to it personally (I just finished leveling my Shaman a couple weeks ago and I mostly stick to Enhance or Resto)"

Then maybe someone else should be posting about Elemental. What the hell.Comment by jjanchanComplainers love to complain. As a long time, exclusively elemental shaman, I'm thrilled that we actually got a blue post. It reassures me that we are on their radar and they read our feedback.

I'd rather that SOMEONE posted than having to face continued silence and uncertainty. I'm sure the appropriate devs will be directed to our feedback and they'll know what our concerns entail.Comment by vamboraComplainers love to complain. As a long time, exclusively elemental shaman, I'm thrilled that we actually got a blue post. It reassures me that we are on their radar and they read our feedback.

I'd rather that SOMEONE posted than having to face continued silence and uncertainty. I'm sure the appropriate devs will be directed to our feedback and they'll know what our concerns entail.Comment by zettsuThey always say the same, (for years) "we know about these problems and we know that we have to fix them, we are gona do it..." but they doesnt fix nothing, things never change, Elemental Shamans will always be the "fun" class to play/die, we can cast one flame shock then rest of the time we struggle to survive for 10sec untill the inevitable happens, we get killed again (1 kill/10x Died)... For me and at least for me Elemental Shamans in PvE mehh they arent that bad, still they are far to be good, but at pvp i cant find a worst class, again just my opinion, the true fun was in WoLK after that was always the same crap, the huge struggle to survive or hidding in the middle of everybody to be able to cast something than the instant flame shock or frost. The lack of mobility and CC is huge, we got a stupid jump that every single class have at least 2 ways to catch us again, a wolf that's worthless to tbh, an Hex that takes 3 days to be casted and off course will be interrupted, and once again oposite of Fear, Cyclone or Sheep, players can move freely and follow us everywhere. We can use our awsome totem Stun, that takes 2 days to stun and any Hexed player can dodge =/ or Earthgrab Totem, which make us use our only TWO CC at once that can be avoided only with ONE trinket... So gives us more survivability, proper CC and more mobility while we are Trying to kill something and its all good and maybe, maybe then we can be compared with other classes.
PS: Doint hate me its just my opinion.
Regards to all.