Priest Changes Coming!

[MongoJerry]

Big giant nerf.

I already have 2072 armor with the 1.9 improved inner fire.  The current inner fire costs almost nothing but remembering to cast it every three minutes, which I do religiously.  An extra 700 or so armor would be handy, but only working for 20 hits... wtf?  Right now the only class that can remove my armor buff and cares how much armor i have is shammies, and being dispelled in PvE generally doesn't happen, right?  Now any class that i get an inner fire benefit against, and every physical damage mob try to solo, has the ability to remove said buff for no extra effort in the process of killing me, and the increased mana cost will prevent me from re-applying it like I do after being purged.  The increased duration is a cruel joke--with the 20-hit rule, it won't last 3 minutes, let alone 10.  Now I'll probably spend most of my time with 644 armor, and having made a lot of enemies on the horde's rogue squad, i see a lot of being jumped and killed before getting out of stunlock in my future.

What are you talking about? The increased armor is a huge upgrade and having it only last for 20 hits is a decent sacrifice for the improved armor. They said that there's an increased mana cost to Inner Fire, but they didn't say it was "omg! It's the same as PW:Fort" level of mana cost. It's true that if you're actively farming mobs, you might have to cast Inner Fire twice as often to keep it up. But in the meantime, you'll be taking less damage from those mobs. And in PvP like you mentioned? The new Inner Fire is a godsend. If you manage to live past 20 hits in a fight, the only reason you'll have done so is because of the extra armor that the new Inner Fire provided for you. I'm quite excited about this change.