Comments on: Cataclysm Stat Changes – early warnings

By: Abby

Abby — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:18:53 +0000

I really haven’t had time to look up anything on Cataclysm, mostly because I just don’t want to, I’m a worry about the now sort of person. BUT! I would like to know what they’re doing with Feral AP? Is it going away, are we gonna see some other stat replace it?? And is AP going to be a listing on our character screen still, and just not a stat on our gear. And if this is the case I’m going to be one pissed off kitty if my AP goes from 10k to 8k on patch day…I may have missed it in the post but I sort of skimmed, thats what I get for reading blogs in class. >.<

By: dynamitedean

dynamitedean — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:14:08 +0000

“Mastery – This is a new stat that will allow players to become better at whatever makes their chosen talent tree cool or unique. It’s directly tied to talents, so what you gain from improving this stat is entirely dependent upon your class and the talent specialization you choose. We’ll talk more about specific Mastery benefits in the future”

does this mean that if i’m dual specced then would i get 2 mastery thingies for my “chosen talent tree” and “talent specialization” ?
guess i’ll have to wait till they give us more details about it

By: Gronthe

Gronthe — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:45:16 +0000

I see the changes as a good thing. I think the reforging of stats will definatly help for that gear upgrade that has is perfect…except for that one stupid that that “I just don’t need”. Even at 50% reduction, I’d rather have 50% of one stat than being 50 points over hit cap.

By: Sarabian

Sarabian — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:14:50 +0000

Instead of “seeing”, I should have said “envisioning”. Obviously I don’t see anyone in i325 gear as it doesn’t yet exist.

By: Sarabian

Sarabian — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:13:54 +0000

Should be interesting. I just hope it isn’t “dumbed down” so much that it makes the game less challenging and less fun to play.

I’m seeing people in all iLevel 325 gear that have never set foot into a raid. That is just sad, so I hope things like that won’t happen.

By: bigbearbutt

bigbearbutt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:24:26 +0000

Scaresome, it was here in the Blue post;

“Changes to Existing Gear

As with previous expansions, we plan to roll out these changes and modify all existing gear shortly before Cataclysm launches, though it’s still too early to say exactly when.”

And thank you to Cassie for remembering where to find that sentence, since I was starting to go crazy looking for the damn thing.

By: Dirz

Dirz — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:10:25 +0000

And thus 3B’s prediction of all classes being able to tank may come true, with the changes to stam and the reduction in the differences between armor types…

By: scaresome

scaresome — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:40:05 +0000

Did I miss how we know this bit of changes will happen before Cata hits?

By: Naturalregis

Naturalregis — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:54:20 +0000

@ Melpo – Thanks for the analysis – your understanding of the changes makes a whole lot more sense. The wording threw me off for a bit, obviously. (And I R NT SMRT.)

@ Relevart – Don’t get me wrong, I see it as a good thing as well. Extra survivability as a dress wearing mage – HELL YEAH! But I think it was moreso me misunderstanding what they meant by changing the scaling. See Melpo’s interpretation. :) And as for your Raid Boss example – Watch people in Wintergrasp some time. You’ll find that most people target the healer a lot less often than they should. (And I never played Final Fantasy, so I have no idea how the combat mechanism works in that. Sorry! :P)
.-= Naturalregis´s last blog ..My BM vs My MM =-.

By: Saniel

Saniel — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:16:58 +0000

@Naturalregis I think the key there is the "so much more" part. There will still be differences, yes. But not like they exist today. To some whit, I can understand why. In uncontrollable situations, it does unfairly punish some classes. But I seriously doubt we'll be seeing any Priest tanks anytime soon... .-= Saniel´s last blog ..Cata Stats & Ferals =-.