2.4 for Casuals, Warlocks and Mages
by Dan O'Halloran 
Mar 25th 2008 at 9:20AM
It seems like an odd mix, but all three of these categories, Casuals, Warlocks and Mages haven't had much change since our initial write ups. Sure Warlocks went through the whole life tap nerf roller coaster ride, but that worked out in the end, eh?Mages on the other hand got pretty much everything that went on the PTR. The only change is that Improved Mana Shield won't cost the same as the old one. The mana cost will scale with your spell damage.
That being said, check out what 2.4 has in store for Casual players, Warlocks and Mages. And let us know what you think of them.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Havitech Mar 25th 2008 9:38AM
I'm looking forward to ranged classes getting affected by Impact thanks to Molten Shields. >:)
heartless_ Mar 25th 2008 9:42AM
Hopefully the lifetap change was simply reverted in anticipation of a much more widespread nerfing of the epitome of retarded-OP-broken class design.
Derek Mar 25th 2008 10:30AM
let me guess you're a mage
heartless_ Mar 25th 2008 12:50PM
Close, Shaman.
But let me guess... you're a Warlock and fear, drain life, and never having the need to rest for mana while a healer is present is balanced?
heartless_ Mar 25th 2008 1:35PM
Tony, if they can make "asinine blanket, over-reactionary nerfs" to Shamans then why can't they do it for Warlocks? The numbers don't lie: Shamans are underplayed, with only resto spec being a viable candidate in Arenas (which Blizzard for some reason is determined to balance the game around).
I am a trumpeter of the "buff the other classes, don't nerf class A" approach, but Blizzard has gone so far overboard with some abilities, combos, and classes that nerf nerf nerf is the order of the day.
Also, Blizzard has stated Shamans are what they feel is "just right" and that other classes are just crazy popular. So if that is the model to build by, then Warlocks are batshit OP.
imparush Mar 25th 2008 2:20PM
lol are you kidding heartless_ you don't play warlock so you don't know we keep getting nerf all the time like shaman. in this patch you got at least some few buff, I got 0 like always