PVP Damage Reduction Hotfix Reverted

by JR Cook - 9 years ago     show comments

Community Manager soft kitty warm kitty little ball of fire Lore has reported on the forums that the recent hotfix to reduce player PVP damage by 10% in response to a general increase in player power from patch 6.1 has been reverted.

Without much experience with PVP during WoD I can’t add my voice to the masses on this, but it seems like the message is tailor-made to communicate that Blizzard listens to feedback, and that this change, while initially well-intentioned, was more detrimental than it was helpful. The takeaway from this? Tell the devs when you don’t like something, folks.

Read the forum post below and tell us what you think of this stunning reversal.

Recently, we applied a hotfix that reduced the damage players took in PvP by 10%. Our goal was to reduce damage across the board in order to slow matches down a bit.

However, we received overwhelming feedback from players saying that this change did not result in a positive effect on gameplay, and that they preferred the faster-paced matches they were experiencing prior to the hotfix. After some discussion, we’ve decided to reverse the change and remove the 10% damage reduction in PvP.

We will continue to look for opportunities to improve PvP combat in World of Warcraft. Thanks for your continued feedback!