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Posted by Bastosa on Monday, January 19th, 2009 - 50 Comments

Tags: 3.0.8, content patch, enchants, gotta go, Paladin, Patch, release

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By Roi on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 11:34 am

I’m a Druid, lvl 67, Resto… I’m gettign semi nerfed T_T
but I love the fact that hunters are getting nerfed, as well as dks getting semi-nerfed….
I NO LONGER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING OBLITERATED IN THE BGS
First I think. O___o

By Roi on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 11:34 am

BTW WE’RE GETTING POLEARMS… IN YOUR FACE WARRIORS! *stab stab*

By Najata on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 11:35 am

I am looking forward to the patch .. the no mount restriction is cool .. my NE will riding a robo chicken!

But in all honesty Blizzard can keep thier patch just fix the darn lag! For the last two weeks we have had to cancel OS and Naxx raids because the lag was so bad.

By Ada on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 11:41 am

Warriors are getting semi-buffed. Or at least Titan’s Grip Warriors are. The removal of the special attack hit % decrease on Titan’s Grip is gonna be awesome.

Not much else that I liked, but I also haven’t read the patch notes in almost a week. Maybe I’ll have to take another look.

By Kalcifer on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 11:44 am

I can’t wait til i only have to use one soul shard to summon loads of people. The amount of soul shards i go through just to ferry people about is scary.

Also kinda looking forward to them putting the shading on the teleport spell so that you know when you’re in range. I never use it cos everytime i tried to all i ever get is ‘out of range’

Can’t wait to see some taurens on the belf chickens tho

By Mark on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 11:51 am

I can’t wait till the changes to Blood DK’s and see how many DK nerfs and buffs there are. Also want to see how the change to the Undeath Deck from haste to crit, wonder if its gonna just be a name change and be (i think) 86 haste to 86 crit.

By Scott Williams on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 12:15 pm

I’m a LVL 73 Night Elf Hunter and I’m dreading the damage reduction to my Volley - so no, I’m not looking forward to this patch even if it means I can gt on a mechanostrider.

By David on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 12:19 pm

hunters (me) get nerfed

DK’s on any realm now

By MiningDude on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

I’ve been looking forward to the mining update… a single hit to mine all resources ftw. hopefully they will make nodes respawn faster as well so power mining will be easier now.

By Jeff on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 12:28 pm

I’m really itching for the Loremaster Achievements to be fixed and for the Mount Racial Restrictions being lifted. My DK riding a Hawkstrider. HILARIOUS

By kyrapt on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

I can wait. im a hunter and can safley say i wouldnt mind if it never came! and droods get to use my polearms QQ (im not going to go into a long rant about the hunter nerf, done it enough time 2 my guild, but in short, we needed one, but not this big.)

By Ironhoof on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 1:39 pm

I agree, it’s not a big patch. 3.1 is the patch i am anxious about. New stuff. But 3.0.8 brings some big changes. I’m sad about the BM hunter nerf. I would say that DKs need a “small” nerf. I know this is going to start a fight, but if you have a DK with good gear, you hit like a complete maniac.
I understand the frenzy about 3.0.8, it’s the first “important” patch since wrath came out.

P.S. Can’t wait for the Icecrown Citadel Patch.

By Pal on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 1:59 pm

I’m looking forward to this patch, and it has been taking too long. I hope everything is done right when Blizzard use so much time. Good changes for me and my 72 ele shammy. Hope it comes out this week.

By Argen on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 2:34 pm

Frst DK’s aint getting nerfed
no howling blast CD + killing machine = 50 1k dmg aoe’s per second
bye bye dead ppl

By Krowtz on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 2:37 pm

I like the small changes. It seems like everyday someone in trade chat is asking when the patch is coming like anyone else really knows. I am super excited that Ritual of Summoning (me= undead warlock) creates a type of summoning stone. Hopefully it eliminate having to waste 10 or more shards in raids summoning all of the bums who didnt take their first summon.

By Sidias on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

I’m pretty antsy for this patch to drop, there’s a lot of bug fixes that should have been dealt with a while ago.

What amazes me is how heavy handed the nerfs are to hunters and yet dk’s are essentially getting buffed. Say what you will but it’s pretty clear Blizzard doesn’t want to alienate all these new dk’s like they did ret pallys post 3.0.2.

I must admit I’m losing faith in Blizzard with each patch. It’s astounding the things they are choosing to fix while far more important issues remain neglected. New graveyards added to vanilla? Opening clams while mounted? These changes are coming at the same time as a single target taunt for pallys, rapture being fixed, Honor among thieves being fixed. Very questionable priorities if you ask me.

By cjus on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

to me and my friends, this patch is the ” great hunter nerf of 2009″

By Sardit on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 4:15 pm

coh cooldown will be in effect, now i only have like 3% healing off coh but those are ALWAYS 2 / 3 pops in a row.

And levitate on others, come on… its one of my cool feats to jump of a cliff and see all the idiots fall to death trying to follow. Really.. check the depth before jumping after a priest

By Athelias on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

I WANT THIS PATCH. my friend plays on a different realm and i dont want to start at lvl 1. so now i can make a dk on my friend’s realm. and with my hunter main getting nerfed i will be happy to change realms to my DK main.

By BERNIE on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 4:43 pm

I’m a BM hunter who frequently tops 4400dps in 25 man Naxx. and no I’m not bragging, I’m lucky enough to have gotten very geared very fast and am good at my class
The hunter nerf is NOT that big. All hunters are scrambling and worrying if they will need to learn how to play survival spec or level and alt because they won’t be invited to raids anymore.
Seeing that in straight up blast away fights like Patchwerk the hunters would be 1000dps higher than the next person on the meters, a 300-500dps is nothing to worry about.
Steady shot gets damage reduced, but Arcane shot (which is a big damage shot) has its mana reduced to that equal of steady shot. I don’t see me changing anything but my shot rotation unless my testing makes me change, I say BRING ON THE PATCH

By Max on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 6:44 pm

Hunters have been supposedly “nerfed” but the only thing is steady shot and volley. I use niether very much. I am VERY happy about Kill shot having it CD reduced from 35 sec to 15 though!

By Deidare on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 7:30 pm

My hunts getting barely nerfed and my warriors the same not much for me haha, except for the fact that i only have to mine a nod once to get full ore thats cool!

By Taskun on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 7:57 pm

Warlock Mining/Skinning

YES! It’s my lazy patch! I love the new portal idea for summoning and 1 hit mines I can not wait for this patch!

By Dyra on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 8:05 pm

Circle of Healing nerf…. may this patch never come. Having to first spend 51 points in holy just to get it and then it’s just my spammable ‘OH SHIT EVERYONE’S DYING HALP!!!’ button. Well that and being able to get in 3 party heals during Loatheb really helps.

I know it’s been abused when used/pummeled with Glyph of Spirit of Redemption and Glyph of Circle of Healing means that you can (and I have) stay in spirit of redemption for over a minute, but I just think that a 6 second cooldown is just too much. Maybe change the mechanics so that you can’t spam it too many times, like add a percentage mana cost to each cast when cast within 6 seconds for example and remove the spirit of redemption glyph, but not take away it’s spammability altogether.

By gavin on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 8:31 pm

omg hunters r going to suck soooo bad after this!!!!!!!!

By Ghroonar on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 9:55 pm

everyone needs to look at this way….yes hunters might be getting nerfed…but there is always going to be that person that is going to turn a nerf into a overpowered hunter again. and seem like the nerf never happened. i only have a 40 hunter. so you might think that i know nothing. but the truth of the matter is i have a lot of friends that are 80’s and they tell me everything that has happened to them. so just cause they are nerfing a spell or two. doesn’t change how the person plays there character. and however there rotation on spells are.

By Laeltis on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 11:22 pm

In all honesty (I know I’ll be bitched at) I actually am dreading the patch. There Qs will be up again as people now spam DKs on any server they choose.

I think Blizz has earned a well deserved break of things after LK considering what the’ve delt. People want more content, but I think we’ve had enough. I know plenty of people who skipped alot of things just to hit 80 and do EndGame things. I personally have a goal to do every instance, and every raid in the game. I love PvE content.

The biggest upper in the patch for me is the mount restrictions being moved and the mining change. I hate having to sit there for minutes to mine something…only to be ganked halfway through finishing mining.

Laeltis
80 BM Hunter
Illidan Server

By BERNIE on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 12:00 am

Great point on the mining Laeltis!!!
Nothing worse than that one person that doesn’t care that you are already hitting that node and jumps in there

By Kimeghale on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 12:27 am

Screw the hunters and bring on the patch. No more will they be taking the top Dps spot from my lock. I only wish they had released the patch before I got my “For the Horde” achievement so I didn’t run out of Soul shards before I killed the alliance bosses.

By Riot on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 4:07 am

I’m anxious for it as well, they’re increasing the crit bonus for the skinnig profession bonus, increases the damage for my Fan of Knives from 106% to 150%, feitn reducing AoE damage taken by 50% (only have to slightly worry about whirlwinds now ><)

Plus ths deathknight being able to be created on any server is nice, my friend just started on a PVP server, and I was dreading leveling from one any more than I have to .

By Ghroonar on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 4:29 am

funny how no one cares about anything else then to be number one on the dps charts. and this is my opinion, that doesnt matter if your number one on the charts or not. but that you know how to play your character and that you have fun with your character and that you down the boss or mobs or anything like that.

i have seen alot of people that have been number one alot, rather they be a warrior, a lock, or a paladin, and when they dont get number one they start complaining.

so all i say is dont worry about the patch and what they are doing to the characters, just have fun, and enjoy the game and the friends that you made on it, they are the main reason u play the game. and that help u and got ur back.

By Ombrenoire on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 5:45 am

I’m a BM NE Hunter, but I’m not gonna start a rant about the nerf since everyone and their dog seems to be doing that already.

No, what I like to see is the restrictions lifted for mounts. This is nice for mount whores such as myself and a fellow guildmate (she and I are the only 2 in our guild with the Albino Drake). All I need is the mechanostriders, the white griffen and the 2 mammoths and I can rightly say I have ALL the purchasable mounts in game that do not require honor or arena points. Next up, rep mounts ^_^ There’s maybe four or five I want to get my hands on.

I am really going to enjoy the lowering of the limit for Loremaster: Kalimdor. I am at 657 of 730 quests done in Kalimdor and I can’t seem to find anything else that’s open to me… save maybe the repeatables in Silithus, but I haven’t tested yet to see if these count. Hope they do or I’m screwed.

The “one tap get everything in the node” for minig will definitely curb the node ninja’ing most people complained about a few months back. Nothing worse than mining happily away and another toon (be it same race or not) coming up and trying to tap the node at the same time.

Um, ’scuse me!! I’m already mining it!!

I’m ecstatic about the reputation fix. This will make rep grinds so much easier than seeing the kill rep credit drop to 1 as you progress in levels. THAT was annoying.

As for the patch removing items and adding to items in the achievements… I’m kind of mixed on that. Yes, I love the fact that some recipes were removed since you’ll never pick them up ever, but I’m on the fence about the Tartare. Tartare?? C’mon, I wouldn’t even touch this stuff and I’m the person who’s willing to try Sweet Meats.

My 2 Canadian cents.

By havtor on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 7:47 am

Hunter is geting nerfed yes but the uldar patch wil compansate for that atlsit thats what GM says

By Bug on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 8:06 am

Personally, I wish they had more improvements for the Rogue class-for instance when it comes to being in stealth I wish other classes couldn’t see me that easily like the Death Knights… it sorta defeats the purpose of sneaking up on them and giving an a** whooping XP

By Jason on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 8:12 am

Patch comming right now ^_^. I”m looking forward to the the mining and the scrap bots, plus I really want the dual spec to finally come along.

By Jason on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 8:25 am

Oh… new news screen

Agreement again…

Shoot… Patch updated but can’t connect yet. Wow, why do you tease so….

By Slyfanitor on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 10:45 am

Warlock, Drain Mana is going to drain a percentage of total mana, instead of the 240 per tick from the target, and also the summoning spell improvement, now I only need 1 Soul shard, that creates a summoning stone that can be used for multiple summons for 5 minutes

By Alayea on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 10:46 am

As of this morning (1/20/08), the PATCH HAS BEEN RELEASED.

By Slyfanitor on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 10:47 am

Oh and of course, Mechanostrider for my Human and Loremaster title from the achievement are on my to do list once the patch comes

By Slyfanitor on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 10:47 am

@ Alayea… FOR REAL!? LOGGING IN NOW!!! LOL

By Malstrum on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 10:57 am

just saw the patch will be live today.

By Ghroonar on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 10:57 am

down loaded the patch. cant wait to get back to my hunter and some of my other characters. what is this other patch you guys are talking about

By Reyson on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 11:03 am

Dear Bastosa,we’re losing our double Shield of Righteous bug(rank1&2 have different cds),so don’t be so happy about 3.0.8.

By Phillip on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 11:56 am

i like how blizzard is doing this. we need to figure out what characters they play. cause which ever one they play. they will not nerf so bad or just make them to where they can win

By Phillip on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 12:04 pm

extended the time for all realms to be up. why am i not surprised. i was actually hoping to get on and play. get a saber for my dwarf paladin. and a raptor for my undead warrior well after his transfer is done…i had everything planed and it all went down hill once i saw that they extended the maintance time….3 cheers to blizzard

By Jeff Tilson on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 1:06 pm

VERY HAPPY FOR NEXT PATCH i m a lvl 80 feral druid and cat form swipe is going to be fucking awesome

(Cant wait for more raids) (Ps I did H Naxx last night and sapphiron is a fucking bitch)

By Phillip on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 1:47 pm

just seeing the name makes it sound like it. i dont have an 80 yet. i dont really plan on getting to 80 really soon. i know i am missing out on alot but i like helping some of the low lvls in the guild that i dont really want to lvl…unless i am bored on my other characters and want to lvl my 74 warrior. with this new patch and everything. i have decided to try some of the other classes out. just to get a different feel on class and how a role changes.

for example, made a priest one time, thought i would give it a shot and see what a dungeon looks like through a healers eyes. same way with being a caster. or a ranged dpser. and seeing some of the ways that a certain class is, isn’t as easy as it looks. like Locks have more a challange then i thought. with soul shards and everything. every class has it challanges.

By Hatell on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at 12:05 am

I was looking forward to the patch. Can’t play it until Thursday afternoon cuz of work. I’m liking the one hit to ore, will make that faster finally.

to Najata:: I will so be happy to get my own robo chicken. XD

By Seveerance on Friday, January 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm

ye the notes may look that way but as im speaking now (after supposed nerf) im still topping dmg meters in 25mans its just that now we are not topping it by quite so much and are more level with other classes on AoE dps (which lets face it Volley was OP anyway) Seveer lvl80 hunter– dps master

By Phillip on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at 9:38 am

i decided to roll a warlock and try another class out. yeah he is only lvl 17 my lock is. i say, if your not careful you go through shards quick. so with someone with a good lock experiance how do you best magae soul shards and would be good glyphs for a person that is going demonology spec with one.