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Post by
greywolfsage
Both Fireball and Frostfire Bolt are getting their mana costs reduced to 9% base mana, down from 12 and 16% respectively.
Saw it on MMO Champ. Most recent changes. Thought I should mention it. Should help at least a bit for the mana black hole that is Fire Spec.
Post by
nickseng
I think I might miss Scorch Weaving :)
Post by
greywolfsage
Idk about raiding Fire Mages, and honestly my spec is wonky cuz im spread between lololroicdeepz and pvping with it, but even the ~700 mana cost reduction (I went with Fireball) seems that you'll still Scorch Weave, just not like immediately to sustain a legitimate mana pool for a boss fight.
Though the free Armors will be handy for that.
Post by
twsX
Idk about raiding Fire Mages, and honestly my spec is wonky cuz im spread between lololroicdeepz and pvping with it, but even the ~700 mana cost reduction (I went with Fireball) seems that you'll still Scorch Weave, just not like immediately to sustain a legitimate mana pool for a boss fight.
Though the free Armors will be handy for that.
Actually i think the contrary will take place.
Don't know about you guys, but I've had to use Scorch as a way to save mana less and less with every piece of epic gear I got. At the moment with my
current gear
(showing raid gear at the time of writing) i barely ever have to weave anymore.
Sure, some bosses will let you save mana automatically because you have to move a lot, thus, have you use scorch. But even on encounters where you have to move rather little (i.e. Magmaw), with keeping the Mana Gem on CD and using Evocation once, i can use FB only without running OOM, and even use my pot CD for a
Volcanic Potion
.
I believe 4.0.6 will end the need for scorch weaving, at least for people who have their first epics.
Post by
greywolfsage
Well, I'm stuck in 333's and a few 349's,and the Flamebloom/bearer Earthen Ring Epic gloves... lol.
Had to stop or I might have just gone nuts over the people in Heroic LFD.
Would have made it on the news... maybe. Bad things would have happened.
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Post by
Phaleux
My experience thus far is about the same as twsX, I have been more rarely casting scorch outside of movement now that I've got a decent amount of raid gear.
Post by
greywolfsage
Slacker.
You can do a lot of reps without going heroics.
Yeah, I am. But I was wanting to do roics, and got bored and stopped playing period.
Post by
storyr
I agree about FB spam, but I am noticing because I CAN cast on the move my guild is using a lot more for certain utility in fights. I am doing gongs for Searing Flames AND for air phase on Artrametes, I am kiting adds (as fire) in p1 of of Nefarian and releasing all the drakes on halfus (both normal and heroic). My dps is still competitive in these situations, but it's not the best I can do.
However, on standstill fights (chimaeron) I am pulling ridiculous dps (ranked 16th on WoL last night). I don't mind being a utility player.
But I digress, with the current changes on the PTR I agree that EVEN less scorch weaving will be necessary. But regardless, in my current gear (only one 346 ring left) I haven't been having mana issues since the 12% hotfix on any fights, regardless of length.
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