Quote (Koston @ Mar 29 2022 08:02pm)

Everything I've read has been very optimistic and hopeful, especially compared to what happened with the PTR that happened a couple months ago when they made wereforms completely unplayable. Blizz is clearly trying to turn it around and help us. We aren't exactly sure how IAS will be calculated yet, which seems to be the deciding factor in all of this in terms of "is shapeshift melee dead now" but, both calculations that have been proposed seem to be massive improvements over what we had now and what we had in LoD. It looks like they are trying to open up way more build diversity, and they will be allowing you to get IAS from all of your gear rather than just your weapon. So, short answer is, we aren't 100% sure what they're doing, but, in general, it seems a large and significant buff is finally coming our way (as Blizzard has been promising)

Quote (1337Heretic @ Mar 30 2022 05:52am)

NGL I watched a fireclaw 2.4 review youtube video.. I don't have high hopes. Tho they made more skill points available for FC to max out earlier.. the attack speed is abysmal with the standard 6 shael phase blade.

That was my absolute fav pvp char. It might not have been the best out there but on the right matchups it held its own. NGL ill honestly be pretty upset if that isnt fixed =(

Quote (inkanddagger @ Mar 31 2022 05:15am)

I think the only way to play it now is to mix physical damage like a grief phase. Still hitting the same speed as the shael phase.

Quote (Koston @ Mar 30 2022 02:02am)

Everything I've read has been very optimistic and hopeful, especially compared to what happened with the PTR that happened a couple months ago when they made wereforms completely unplayable. Blizz is clearly trying to turn it around and help us. We aren't exactly sure how IAS will be calculated yet, which seems to be the deciding factor in all of this in terms of "is shapeshift melee dead now" but, both calculations that have been proposed seem to be massive improvements over what we had now and what we had in LoD. It looks like they are trying to open up way more build diversity, and they will be allowing you to get IAS from all of your gear rather than just your weapon. So, short answer is, we aren't 100% sure what they're doing, but, in general, it seems a large and significant buff is finally coming our way (as Blizzard has been promising)

Quote (inkanddagger @ Mar 30 2022 11:15pm)

I think the only way to play it now is to mix physical damage like a grief phase. Still hitting the same speed as the shael phase.

Quote (gel87 @ Apr 7 2022 12:31am)

Its not^^

Those formulas are known and you will need so inzane ammounts of ias to reach the 6fpa break even with phaseblade and giant tresher.
Bears are destroyed. Wolf are buffed. Bear needs faster frames per direction or Animation speed of around 450 to 550 to be viable again. I also think it was max 6 fpa with polearms and 7 fpa with phaseblade(still pretty unreachable on a usefull gear)

Quote (Tarisus @ Apr 7 2022 04:57am)

Is Wolf fireclaw slow? Fury has regular formula boosting its speed on also got a 40% increase on top of that?

Ps. Would you happen to know how non Druid classes were affect? I’d assume all Bears got nerfed? What about Wolf barbs?

Quote (ferdia @ Apr 24 2022 03:06am)

removed per request hahahaha