Poster: Eyonix at 5/12/2005 3:59:25 PM PDT
Subject: Shaman Information |
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After having spent some time reading through the various threads in this forum, I took note of some of the reoccurring questions that were presented, and discussed them with members of our development team. Below is the information that I was able to gather from my meetings, emails and phone calls. Please note that this informaton isn't a comprehensive list of question that have been presented, and I will see what I can do about providing additional information for you in the future. Please feel free to post your feedback. Enjoy!
Healing Wave
We've compared Healing Wave to Lesser Healing Wave and agree that as it stands, the difference between the two, even with five points in Improved Healing Wave, is very minor. We're going to be taking a very close look at Healing Wave and the talents which affect this spell for possible improvements.
Chain Healing
While it is doubtful that the bounce range of Chain Heal will be increased, the developers are going to look at the amount of health that this spell heals each target to insure that this is a viable form of healing, even if slightly situational.
Mana Spring Totem
We agree that this totem is not as effective as it should be, and improvements are underway. Unfortunately, I don't have specific details to provide at this time but players can expect changes at some point in an upcoming patch.
Magma Totem
As it stands the the threat that the Magma totem generates is consistent with all other area of effect spells in the game. There are clever ways in which a Shaman can use this particular totem, and its up to the player to discover such tactics.
StoneClaw Totem
There has been many complaints that this totem simply doesn't hold aggro long enough. Players should be aware that this totem is designed to hold aggro of same level non-elite mobs for approximately 10 - 15 seconds and is mostly designed for purposes of soloing, so it will be slightly less effective in high level raids and instances.
Shaman Bloodlust
We realize that Bloodlust is very much a part of the Warcraft universe and we fully intend to bring this spell into the game at some point and in some form. As soon concrete details become available, we will most certainly make an announcement.
Respec = Weapon Skill Loss
This is a completely undesirable side-effect that we do wish to correct. In the meantime, please hang in there as we realize this is inconvenient and unnecessary.
Air Totem Quest
The Quest Designers have informed me that they most definitely wish to add some polish to this quest. Our overall goal is to add many more class and race specific quests, and improve some of those which already exist, however, at this time our main priorities focus on quests available to all races and classes.
Short Duration Buffs
The Development Team will be analyzing the effects of the short duration buffs available to the Shaman. Keep in mind that with increased duration there would be increased mana cost, so in situations like Battlegrounds, where the frequency of death is much higher, a high cost buff may be a bit too taxing. Again, we will watch how things progress in this area, and run some tests if necessary.
Soul Stone/Ankh Issue
The issue with the Ankh being consumed upon rezzing via soulstone is a known bug and is slated to be fixed. Unfortunately, I don't have an estimate to provide at this time as to when this issue might be addressed, but rest assured that our Quality Assurance department is working with the programmers on a resolution.
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| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-shaman&t=128739&p=#post128739 | | | Poster: Eyonix at 5/12/2005 4:19:15 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Shaman Information |
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Q u o t e:
You didn't comment on the Frost Shock immunity issure or any type of ETA we could expect! Even if you said something along the lines of "we know, it will be fixed--soon--" would have been worth stating. The same goes with the change to Flurry.
Also, could you try to find out if there is any truth to Tremor Totem being nerfed? Many of us have found the totem to be entirely ineffective and others swear by it.
Lastly, could you set some of our fears aside and tell us what is planned for the Shaman over the next 6months or so? Information like if you are looking into changing Purge (or other dispells), the possibility of a Stasis Trap showing up and the like? It isn't unreasonable to see an MMO company have a 6month public plan and you would be amazed at how well the community takes such things. In past MMOs they would release the plan and in 2 weeks would remove stuff and although the community wanted to know why, largely they accepted the "it has been moved beyond the 6month scope" response.
and btw, thanks for the response!
These were all the answers I was able to get at this time, Thandros. I'm sorry that you're disappointed. I didn't mention the Frost Shock bug as we've stated on a number of other occasions that we're working on a fix for that particular issue.
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