04-13-2005, 09:33 PM
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So Blizzard fixed a "bug" in Ambush and Backstab where Attack Power wasn't being used in the % bonus. Whether or not this was an actual bug, or just them changing the rules to make Daggers better, we'll never know.
Instant cries of "too powerful!" came out from cloth wearers, and probably correctly. Here is blizzard's response:
My response: :huh:
Let me get this straight. Dagger isn't currently viable versus Swords. If you ask me, the real problem is Backstab versus Sinister Strike. I'm a dagger rogue and I use SS. Why? More combo points, and I can't afford Improved Backstab if I want Improved Sap. Any rogue missing Improved Sap is not an instance rogue. Blizzard responds by buffing Backstab and Ambush, when Ambush didn't really need it to begin with. So to counteract the buff to Ambush, they kill the syngery of talents.
I deliberately chose Lethality and Improved Ambush together. Most other Ambush rogues chose these two talents for the synergy they have. So why would you, instead of changing ambush, change the great synergy two talents had? Blizzard sounds like it's trying hard to balance this, but I just think they're doing it the wrong way.
In other news, Blizzard today officially acknowledged that Rogues exist. They're still adamant that Vanish works, however, so don't get your hopes up of actually relying on it anytime soon. We'll see if anything comes of this discussion. I think it'd be particularly nice if Wound Poison weren't worthless ...
So Blizzard fixed a "bug" in Ambush and Backstab where Attack Power wasn't being used in the % bonus. Whether or not this was an actual bug, or just them changing the rules to make Daggers better, we'll never know.
Instant cries of "too powerful!" came out from cloth wearers, and probably correctly. Here is blizzard's response:
Quote:As stated in the original post, it is the case that Ambush damage was increased in this patch. We have been doing extensive internal DPS tests on the Rogue to determine whether or not these changes made too much of an increase to overall Rogue damage.
On the most part, these tests concluded that the increased damage was not too much of a damage boost, but that a small balance change needed to be made to keep critical Ambush damage within acceptable limits.
To accomplish this, in patch 1.4.0, the Lethality talent will no longer improve Ambush.
My response: :huh:
Let me get this straight. Dagger isn't currently viable versus Swords. If you ask me, the real problem is Backstab versus Sinister Strike. I'm a dagger rogue and I use SS. Why? More combo points, and I can't afford Improved Backstab if I want Improved Sap. Any rogue missing Improved Sap is not an instance rogue. Blizzard responds by buffing Backstab and Ambush, when Ambush didn't really need it to begin with. So to counteract the buff to Ambush, they kill the syngery of talents.
I deliberately chose Lethality and Improved Ambush together. Most other Ambush rogues chose these two talents for the synergy they have. So why would you, instead of changing ambush, change the great synergy two talents had? Blizzard sounds like it's trying hard to balance this, but I just think they're doing it the wrong way.
In other news, Blizzard today officially acknowledged that Rogues exist. They're still adamant that Vanish works, however, so don't get your hopes up of actually relying on it anytime soon. We'll see if anything comes of this discussion. I think it'd be particularly nice if Wound Poison weren't worthless ...
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