Welcome back to our latest guide where we are examining the explosive events happening in Season of Discovery. The past week has been a rush of raids, nerf lockouts and pure excitement. But hold onto your helms because we've got some big class buffs coming up. Let's zoom in on such updates as they are shaking up the Warcraft logs DPS hierarchy.

 

• Quick-Fix Roundup: Hotfix Highlights
• Next Week's Class Tuning Teaser
• DPS Rankings Rundown

 

↖ Quick-Fix Roundup: Hotfix Highlights

Before diving into meaty class changes, let's touch base with recent hotfixes:

• Goblin Transponder Retrieval: If you have mistakenly discarded your transponder you can talk to Rick Zizic at Booty Bay so that you can regain your teleport access to Gnomeregan.
• Subjugate Demon Tweak: Warlocks no longer enslave players for extended periods. It lasts only 10 seconds now with diminishing returns when used in PvP.
• Charge Mechanic Repair: Your Charge ability should be working fine warriors as it requires less precision towards your target direction now.

 

↖ Next Week's Class Tuning Teaser

Josh Greenfield (Agron) reveals what lies ahead after next week's class changes. Remember this is an ongoing juggling act; if your class isn't mentioned don't worry, developers are listening and tweaking.

 

Druid Delight: Buffs Galore

Druids are getting some serious love:

• Swipe: Now scales with attack power and generates more threat than before.
• Berserk Rune: Gets lacerate hitting three targets – hello AoE damage!
• Rip: Has its duration boosted to 16 seconds now.
• Starfire: Deals increased damage post-Star Surge Rune buffing.

 

Shaman Surge: Dual Wield and Lava Lash Love

Shamans are seeing some spicy adjustments:

• Dual Wield Specialization Rune: Now increases offhand weapon damage by 50%.
• Lava Lash: Gets a 50% damage increase with Flame Tongue Weapon on your offhand.
• Maelstrom Weapon: Has a much higher proc chance when using Wind Fury imbued weapons.

 

Mage Magic: Conjure Water Convenience

At Rank Five, mages will now conjure a full stack of 20 waters. A tooltip is being worked on to reflect this change.

 

Paladin Perks: Mana Cost Reductions

Paladins are getting some mana relief:

• Art of War: Exorcism and Holy Shock mana cost is reduced by 80% when active.
• Beacon of Light: Base mana cost was massively decreased.

 

↖ DPS Rankings Rundown

Reviewing all percentiles on Warcraft logs reveals the current DPS standings:

1. Melee Hunters
   
2. Shadow Priests 
   
3. Fire Mages 
   
4. DPS Warlocks 
   
5. Elemental/Arcane Mages 
   

 

Physical DPS classes like Warriors and Rogues are trailing due to raid bosses having high armor values.However that may change as players gear up. The raid design has been a hit, but what do you think? How do you feel about the current state of DPS rankings?