Z Nerfs

So if you didn't know or hear this happened

Zul'Aman

• Amani'shi Warbringer's damage has been reduced by 12%.
• Amani'shi Medicine Man's summoned Protective Ward health has been reduced by 60%.
• When an Amani'shi Scout is alerted, he now idles for 1 second before running to summon reinforcement.
• Amani'shi Reinforcement's damage has been reduced by 15%.
• Amani'shi Flame Casters' Fireball Volley now inflicts less damage.
• Jana'lai's Flame Breath ability now inflicts less persistent fire damage.
• In Dragonhawk form, Daakara's Flame Whirl spell increases fire damage taken by a lesser amount.
• Daakara's Creeping Paralysis now inflicts less damage.

Zul'Gurub

• Berserking Boulder Roller's Boulders now inflict less damage.
• Bloodlord Mandokir's Decapitate cooldown has been increased by 5 seconds.
• Gurubashi Shadow Hunters are now immune to Disarm.
• Gurubashi Shadow Hunter's Shadowed Shot ability now inflicts less damage.
• Gurubashi Blood Drinker's Blood Leech ability now inflicts less damage.
• Lesser Priest of Bethekk's Shadowflame ability now inflicts less periodic damage.
• High Priestess Kilnara's Wave of Agony now deals less damage.
• Jin'do's Twisted Spirit health has been reduced.
• Jin'do's Twisted Spirit damage has been reduced.
• Jin'do's Shadows of Hakkar now inflicts less damage.

So people are going nuts over these nerfs. Especially with a new raid instance out so you will outgear it even further. Now to the people who raid these nerfs aren't going to matter at all. They outgear the content and really will make the instance go by quicker. When you think about this it is what you want. You don't want to spend extra time to do something you just want to get your points for and be done with. So the question is, why nerf at all? Well that is simple. The Z heroics have been added to the normal rotation so people that were ungeared for them were getting placed in them. So you could have tanks and healers who were severely undergeared for them have to take a primary role. Now this is Blizzard's fault for not still teiring the heroics, and the nerf is an easy fix for them. It is also a nerf that really hurts no one because it is not current content and the players who are going to learn from these heroics are going to be the ones doing them for the first time, those being the players who are ungeared for them.

So with that all in mind before you go to the forums and typing in all caps think about why this happened in the first place.

Happy 1 year left to live.

Rise Of The Zandalari

So patch 4.1 was yesterday, and I went through and did the questline in Stranglethorn. I thought it was pretty well done besides the lack of zombies in the zombie part of the line. I thought introducing you to each boss in Zul'Gurub was a great way of making it apparent of the war you are facing. The battle in Grom was my favourite of the quests and makes me wonder if the Alliance get the screwed in this regard. One of you Alliance types would have to tell me.

It is kind of disappointing that there isn't the same for Zul'Aman and I am only assuming this is because it is located in Ghostlands and a Burning Crusade zone isn't one that Blizzard wants to showcase and the current time.

The instances themselves weren't too difficult, but for people who have been raiding this tier I would hope they aren't too difficult for you since you obviously outgear them by a good margin. For the people they are geared towards I would think they are a bit of a challenge. For these people who outgear it, they can use the increased points, call to arms system, and of course achievements and rewards in these instances.

Overall I am happy with the lore and story of this patch thus far, and if you haven't seen the trailer for it well here it is



Enjoy the patch and its features. Of course make sure you take the time to experience it and not just rush through it as it is a one time thing and you won't get the opportunity again.