[With weekly restarts] Frost Shock damage increased by 15% for Elemental only.
Developers’ notes: These changes are aimed at improving Elemental single target damage. We also felt that Icefury should deal more damage so that the spell is not solely focused on the follow-up Frost Shocks.
Player versus Player
Items
[With weekly restarts] Gladiator’s Distinction’ Stamina provided by the bonus increased by 40%
Developers’ note: Our goal for PvP pacing is for it to be fast, while leaving time for players to react; we’ve continued to see that overall PvP pacing has been faster than we would like, especially as players have been gaining increased offensive power through tier set acquisition, so we are adjusting the stamina bonus from Gladiator’s Distinction to help address this.
Classes
Hunter
[With weekly restarts] Improved Kill Shot now increases Kill Shot’s critical strike damage by 15% in PvP Combat (was 25%).
Marksmanship
[With weekly restarts] Razor Fragments now increases Kill Shot’s damage by 40% in PvP Combat (was 50%).
[With weekly restarts] Arcane Shot damage increased by 45% in PvP Combat (was 30%).
[With weekly restarts] Chimaera Shot damage increased by 45% in PvP Combat (was 30%).
Developers’ notes: Kill Shot critical strikes have been particularly deadly for Hunters, so we’re reducing the value of Improved Kill Shot. Marksmanship will be receiving several other adjustments to shift more of their damage profile into their base rotation.
Monk
Brewmaster
[With weekly restarts] Incendiary Breath (PvP Talent) now increases the Radius and Damage of Breath of Fire by 30% (was 100%).
Developers’ notes: Incendiary Breath’s radius increase has been difficult to read as a player and Brewmaster damage has been higher than we would like.
Windwalker
[With weekly restarts] Touch of Karma now redirects 105% of absorbed damage in PvP Combat (was 70%).
Developers’ notes: Touch of Karma’s redirect damage should be a strong deterrent to targeting a Monk while it’s active, and we feel that it was too weak previously.
