WoW: Forever Warrior Deep Dive - What Changed, and What is Still Needed?
Warriors are quite possibly one of the most, if not the most, iconic classes in Classic. WoW: Forever brings quite a few adjustments to this class, so our Fury class expert Babyhoof dives into everything Warrior - the good, the bad, and what needs to change.
Ever since its rework in the Original Patch 1.6, Warrior DPS has only gotten better and better, both in its perceived viability as well as its power.
ONN summary
Warriors in World of Warcraft: Forever have undergone significant changes, particularly in rage generation and talents. Rage normalization was implemented to address the imbalance caused by gear affecting rage generation, but the initial implementation was too harsh, leading to a slow play style. Blizzard quickly adjusted the formula to a more balanced state. New abilities and talents, such as Killing Shot and the baseline component for stance changes, were introduced, but many changes were aimed at compensating for removed features. The Fury tree, in particular, has seen substantial pruning, with several talents added to replace removed features.
Key points
- Rage normalization was implemented to balance rage generation
- Blizzard adjusted the rage formula to a more balanced state
- New abilities and talents were introduced, but many were compensatory
- The Fury tree has been significantly pruned with several talents added to replace removed features
By ONN
