Tag Mage

John Barrymore April 25, 2024 3 minutes
Blizzard has implemented a Fire Mage Rework on the War Within Alpha, focusing on addressing maintenance buffs and providing more choices in AoE abilities. The changes aim to simplify rotational complexity, offer adaptive damage profiles, and competitive choice nodes for players. Additionally, adjustments have been made to Sun King's Blessing and maintenance buffs like Firemind and Improved Scorch. Feedback on the new Fire talents is welcomed.
John Barrymore April 25, 2024 2 minutes
This blog post discusses a bug with residual damage spells in Awakened Raids, causing them to deal significantly less damage than expected. The bug affects certain items and abilities, making Evokers and Rogues particularly affected. The post provides details on the bug and its impact on gameplay, especially for guilds aiming for Mythic progression.
John Barrymore April 25, 2024 3 minutes
This blog post discusses a bug in Awakened Raids that affects residual damage spells, causing them to deal significantly less damage than expected. Evokers and Rogues are particularly affected by this bug, which can have implications for Tier Loot decisions, especially for guilds aiming for Mythic. The post explores the issue and its impact on gameplay.
John Barrymore April 19, 2024 3 minutes
Blizzard has shared upcoming changes to the Mage class in the War Within, including the removal of the Temporal Warp talent. The aim of these changes is to simplify gameplay, provide more choices, and improve the overall experience for players. Specific updates will be made to each specialization, with a focus on Arcane, Fire, and Frost, to enhance their unique gameplay elements.
John Barrymore April 18, 2024 3 minutes
This blog post provides a preview of the new Hero Talent Trees introduced in The War Within Alpha. It showcases the talent trees for Hunter, Mage, Monk, Priest, and Warlock, giving players a glimpse into the updated abilities and options available for each class.
John Barrymore April 13, 2024 3 minutes
In the blog post, we explore the cosmetic rewards available in the Timerunning Pandaria of Dragonflight Patch 10.2.7. Players can now obtain recolored versions of the class-specific three-piece armor set and weapon arsenals from the Trading Post by completing specific Timerunning meta achievements. This provides players with more options and flexibility in earning these sets.
John Barrymore April 07, 2024 5 minutes
In this blog post, our Frost Mage guide writer offers an early review of the new Spellslinger Mage Hero Talents in the upcoming The War Within expansion. The post covers the key aspects of the Spellslinger tree, including its rotational changes, talent choices, and possible design issues to keep an eye on.
John Barrymore March 29, 2024 6 minutes
In this blog post, the author provides an early review and analysis of the Pack Leader Hero Talents for the Survival Hunter class in the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, The War Within. They discuss the thematic design, gameplay implications, and potential concerns and optimizations for the talent tree. The author also highlights the synergy between talents and the overall effectiveness of the Pack Leader tree for the Survival Hunter spec.
John Barrymore March 28, 2024 4 minutes
This blog post provides an early review of the Spellslinger Mage Hero Talents in the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, The War Within. It discusses the mechanics and effects of the Spellslinger tree for Arcane and Frost Mages, highlighting its strengths and potential issues. The post also offers suggestions for improvements and explores the overall impact of these talents on gameplay.
John Barrymore March 22, 2024 3 minutes
This blog post provides players with important notes and details about Plunderstorm abilities in a popular game. It includes information on damage, attack power coefficients, and leveling up. Players can learn about the most powerful abilities, utility spells, and the upgrades they receive as they level up.
John Barrymore March 06, 2024 4 minutes
In this blog post, our Retribution Paladin guide writer provides a detailed review of the Herald of the Sun Paladin Hero Talents for Retribution. The post discusses the mechanics of the new talents and their potential impact on gameplay, as well as offering insights into their strengths and weaknesses.
John Barrymore February 07, 2024 13 minutes
Blizzard has introduced new Hero Talents for the Priest, Hunter, Mage, and Druid classes in World of Warcraft. These talents provide additional powers and class fantasies, with players being able to choose a single Hero Talent tree to activate on their character. Each tree offers unique abilities and modifications, with the goal of maintaining balance and freedom of choice for players.
John Barrymore February 05, 2024 18 minutes
In this blog post, the Frost Mage Writer, Dorovon, reflects on the journey of Frost Mages in Dragonflight and shares their wishlist for the spec's evolution in the upcoming expansion, The War Within. They discuss the improvements made to the Mage talent tree, the 10.1.5 rework, and the unique strengths and weaknesses of Frost Mages. They also speculate on what the Frostfire talent tree in The War Within might entail.
John Barrymore February 01, 2024 3 minutes
Not Even Close is a damage calculation utility created for players pushing higher into Mythic+ dungeons. It helps players determine if a dungeon is completable and what defensives they might need to survive. While not guaranteed to be completely accurate, it serves as an exceptional starting point to save players time and guesswork.
John Barrymore January 31, 2024 4 minutes
This blog post offers a retrospective on the Arcane Mage spec in the Dragonflight expansion and shares a wishlist for improvements in the upcoming expansion, The War Within. It covers areas for opportunity, problems within the spec, talent system issues, bugs, and quality of life improvements. The author also discusses their wishlist for the new Hero specializations and provides their thoughts on the names chosen for these specializations.
John Barrymore January 22, 2024 11 minutes
In this blog post, the Fire Mage Writer offers a retrospective on the journey of the Fire Mage spec in Dragonflight and shares their hopes for its evolution in the upcoming expansion, The War Within. They discuss the talent tree changes, gameplay mechanics, buffs and debuffs, and their wish for new Hero talents that bring variety and break the mold of constant uptime gameplay.
John Barrymore December 29, 2023 3 minutes
The Season of Discovery in Warsong Gulch has brought an undocumented change - a 25% reduction in damage against enemy players. While players have been discussing this bug on various platforms, there has been no official communication from the developers. Some speculate that the reduction might be a flat 20% without a helmet equipped. However, it is important to ensure that this reduction is applied consistently to all players and pets.
John Barrymore December 16, 2023 8 minutes
Blizzard has announced upcoming class tuning adjustments for the next weekly reset, with buffs for Mages and Windwalkers, nerfs for Havoc DH and Sin Rogues, and more changes across various classes. These adjustments are based on monitoring class performance data and player feedback, and will take effect with the next scheduled maintenance in each region.
John Barrymore October 21, 2023 2 minutes
Yesterday's 10.2 PTR build brings exciting buffs to Mythic+ difficulty in Black Rook Hold. Various enemies such as Ghostly Retainers, Councilors, and Lord Etheldrin Ravencrest receive reductions in periodic damage, increased damage percentages, and amplified strike abilities.
John Barrymore October 15, 2023 4 minutes
Blizzard plans to reduce the effectiveness of Critical Damage and Vulnerable Damage calculations in Diablo 4 to address balance issues and promote more diverse builds. This change aims to create a better gaming experience by increasing build variety, making other damage affixes more viable, and addressing itemization problems.
John Barrymore October 11, 2023 3 minutes
This blog post discusses the recent nerfs to Morchie's Time Traps in the 10.2 PTR Mythic+ dungeon tuning. The changes reduce the upfront damage but apply the same amount of total damage over time, reducing the potential for players to be one-shotted when multiple traps are triggered simultaneously.
John Barrymore September 28, 2023 2 minutes
The blog post discusses Blizzard's decision to revert the physical damage reduction change on the Glyph of Omen of Clarity, after receiving feedback from users during the patch 3.4.3 PTR. The post expresses gratitude towards participants and highlights other new content and features in the Fall of the Lich King patch.
John Barrymore September 28, 2023 3 minutes
This blog post discusses the recent Mythic+ tuning on the Patch 10.2 PTR, focusing on the rework of the interrupt boss Archmage Sol in Everbloom. It highlights the changes made to Archmage Sol's abilities, such as the removal and addition of certain effects, as well as changes to the damage/healing done values.
John Barrymore September 18, 2023 7 minutes
This blog post discusses the newly revealed Dragonflight Season 3 Tier Set bonuses for Mages in Patch 10.2 PTR. The Mage Guide Writers provide their initial impressions, evaluate the strength of the set bonuses, and offer feedback and suggestions for improvement. Each specialization - Arcane, Fire, and Frost - is analyzed separately, highlighting the gameplay changes and potential impact of the tier set bonuses.
John Barrymore September 11, 2023 3 minutes
Discover the exciting expansion of the Stormwind Portal Room in Patch 10.2, allowing for 10 additional portals and the opening of its second floor. Join the mages of Stormwind as they prepare for a future of convenient travel in Azeroth until the next major update in 2044.