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Blizzard borrows from Serennia
Blizzard has decided to incorporate changes suggested by former SK player, Serennia, into the next patch.
By Michael 'Zechs' Radford
Jan 7, 2009 17:54
Blizzard has decided to incorporate changes suggested by former SK player, Serennia, into the next patch.After former SK-member, Serennia, posted a lengthy blog a couple of days ago, it seems that Blizzard has taken his ideas on board.
Although the list of updates to PvP is not a carbon copy of Serennia’s ideas, it does show that Blizzard either listens to its community or the company knew what it was doing all along. However, since many of the changes are more or less identical to the ones in the blog it seems that the former situation is more likely.
The complete list of “borrowed ideas” looks like this:
- Ring of Valor: The small pillars will now rise immediately once the arena begins
- Deadly Gladiator's Refuge has had its 4 piece set bonus changed. It now reduces the cooldown of Swiftmend by 2 seconds.
- Ebon Plague: It is no longer possible to have a duration longer than the disease which caused it. It will no longer stack with Crypt Fever used by another character.
- Icy Clutch: This will now be applied properly in all cases to targets that gain Frost Fever via the Pestilence ability.
- Pestilence: The diseases will now spread correctly even when the damage from Pestilence kills the primary target.
- Mind Flay - Fixed a bug with targeting where you would not deal damage if not facing the target while channeling. Also corrected an issue where the damage from this ability was slightly delayed.
- Guardian Spirit: It is no longer possible for simultaneous killing blows to trigger the heal from this ability multiple times.
- Glyph of Charge: The stun from Charge will now work properly when Charge is used with the extra range from this glyph.
- Arena: Dalaran Sewer: The Flush effect which pushes players out will now also remove the ability to use Demonic Circles summoned during the arena start time.
- Gargoyle now spawns on the ground
- AMS Glyph CD addition removed (flat 2 secs on effect duration now)
It is important to note, of course, that there are more changes coming in the next patch. Never the less, these changes will be welcomed by most arena players, no matter whose idea they were.
Source: World of Ming
Although the list of updates to PvP is not a carbon copy of Serennia’s ideas, it does show that Blizzard either listens to its community or the company knew what it was doing all along. However, since many of the changes are more or less identical to the ones in the blog it seems that the former situation is more likely.
The complete list of “borrowed ideas” looks like this:
- Ring of Valor: The small pillars will now rise immediately once the arena begins
- Deadly Gladiator's Refuge has had its 4 piece set bonus changed. It now reduces the cooldown of Swiftmend by 2 seconds.
- Ebon Plague: It is no longer possible to have a duration longer than the disease which caused it. It will no longer stack with Crypt Fever used by another character.
- Icy Clutch: This will now be applied properly in all cases to targets that gain Frost Fever via the Pestilence ability.
- Pestilence: The diseases will now spread correctly even when the damage from Pestilence kills the primary target.
- Mind Flay - Fixed a bug with targeting where you would not deal damage if not facing the target while channeling. Also corrected an issue where the damage from this ability was slightly delayed.
- Guardian Spirit: It is no longer possible for simultaneous killing blows to trigger the heal from this ability multiple times.
- Glyph of Charge: The stun from Charge will now work properly when Charge is used with the extra range from this glyph.
- Arena: Dalaran Sewer: The Flush effect which pushes players out will now also remove the ability to use Demonic Circles summoned during the arena start time.
- Gargoyle now spawns on the ground
- AMS Glyph CD addition removed (flat 2 secs on effect duration now)
It is important to note, of course, that there are more changes coming in the next patch. Never the less, these changes will be welcomed by most arena players, no matter whose idea they were.
Source: World of Ming
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Most of those "suggested changes" are bugfixes or removal of obvious exploits.
his ideas were more along the lines of give shamans another insta heal etc
just fix pvp in genral tbh
Although he is a dick.
I bet you haven't talked with him personaly. Most likely because he wouldn't talk to you since you think he's a prick without knowing him? mmh
Okey, I know gargoyle's are OP. But they spawn with 50% HP wich is about 6k, they got 3 min CD, they are gonna nerf their dmg, paladins can fear them and now they will spawn on the ground. Just wait and see, befor season 6 starts everyone will insta kill the gargoyle's befor they can do any dmg. Way to go ^^
Those changes where needed by they arent by far all the ones serennia propose, i hope they will listen to him more :P ( or to his last post at least!)
That blizzard listens to him surprices me, not that i wouldn't, but i just didn't think they would seing how poor i often find their service.
But i'd like to thank Serennia for his post, since i by surprice can see that blizzard did listen to him. Thanks alot Serennia, keep it up lad :)
Woooho a change to fucking blind that gay DK and kill his fucker ...
I bet two months before he replaces Ghostcrawler.
it annoys me to play with a BM hunter when we dont got his pet all time-.-