Comments on: PTR Patch 3.1.0 – Set Bonuses and Crit Nerfs

By: Fanny Wiggett

Fanny Wiggett — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:38:52 +0000

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By: Spicytuna » Blog Archive » PTR Patch 3.1.0 - Newest Build Give Mages Buffs

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:10:47 +0000

[...] I said before, I was fine with the last Molten Armor change, but I’m not going to complain if Blizzard is going to make it even better. Molten Armor now [...]

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Spicytuna » Page not found — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:21:04 +0000

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By: Spicytuna » Blog Archive » Racial Traits for Mages

Spicytuna » Blog Archive » Racial Traits for Mages — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:24:55 +0000

[...] Spirit: Gives you a passive 3% increase in your Spirit. With recent changes to how Spirit could affect Mages, this racial trait will be valued more. The 3% increase is applied after calculating [...]

By: Nugget

Nugget — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:27:02 +0000

From a fully buffed raid point of view, my MA only loses about 1% crit, and im only in half decently geared. pvp im not so sure of……..
The scorch nerf i dont realy care about because 1) im arcane spec, and 2) loks provide the other 5% that we lost. Besides the MA change lets us atleast scale the crit so in the end it will most likely turn into a buff.

By: PewPewLazerz

PewPewLazerz — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:39:49 +0000

@Lin: To your friend who wanted to stack crit, have you seen the Uldaur loot tables? Good luck finding cloth in there that *doesn't* come stacked with spirit. PewPewLazerzs last blog post..“Useful and Interesting”

By: Tuna

Tuna — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:06:57 +0000

@ Lin

Yea this will be a short nerf, but long time buff. Mages shouldn’t think that now they HAVE to start stacking Spirit. Don’t try to neglect other stats by picking up Spirit. Just continue doing whatever you have been doing. Need a Orange gem? Go for SP/Crit. Need a Purple gem? Go for SP/Spirit.

@ Gnomer

Actually Ignite doesn’t overwrite any previous Ignites. New crits will just add to the remaining Ignite “bank”, and you don’t lose any Ignites from critting too close together.

With that out of the way, yes, it will be worth it to send back to back Pyroblasts if the Hot Streak charge isn’t consumed.

By: Gnomeaggedon

Gnomeaggedon — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:03:37 +0000

Hey Tuna, A Question for you... I was reading at Polymorph: Pwny the whole ignite issue, where one overwrite the other... not new news to me, but it was clearly written, and put in perspective of Living Bomb and Hot Streak. So I guess my question is related to the 4 piece bonus: 4 Pieces: You have a chance for the effect of your Missile Barrage, Hot Streak, or Brain Freeze talent not to be consumed when you cast the spells which benefit. So the Hot Streak Charge isn't consumed... but then is it worth sending another one down after the 1st anyway? Gnomer & Out! Gnomeaggedons last blog post..Neutral Auction Houses

By: Lin

Lin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:36:51 +0000

Aye, Rilgon and I were discussing it on Twitter. The Molten Armor change does seem to be a buff in the end, but for some mages, it may seem really hard / or may make them wish to stack crit rather than spirit... [the latter was with another mage I discussed it with]. He wants to know if it'd be more profitable to start looking for crit... For me, however, it made me happy I chose spirit as a secondary gem stat if I needed a socket bonus... Lins last blog post..SOS: Rogue Help an' I Give Up