World of Warcraft’s most recent content update isn’t a week old yet, but it’s already dug itself into a pit of controversy. You see, Patch 7.1.5 contained significant balance tweaks for many classes, but instead of making things better across the board, it actually knocked some classes to the bottom of the heap (in particular, every Hunters spec) and created issues with others.
To at least partially address these issues now rather than waiting for Patch 7.2, Blizzard is prepping a hotfix for this week that will further tune classes. Hunters and Elemental Shamans will be getting a DPS boost, while other classes are due for a mix of buffs and nerfs. The team is also adjusting the abilities of a small handful of legendary items.
“As with each major patch that significantly changes class spells and abilities, we review tuning based on live data once it’s live, to look for any tuning issues that may have arisen,” Blizzard said. “Based on that, we’re planning to make the following changes during the next weekly restarts in each region. We’ll continue to pay close attention to each spec’s performance as players progress through the Nighthold, and are ready to make further adjustments as necessary.”
