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07-10-2009, 07:12 PM
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In an unexpected turn of events, the latest patch 3.2 build on the PTR is giving Val'anyr a buff, and something of a nerf to accompany it. If you didn't see it in the official notes (http://www.wow.com/2009/07/10/ptr-build-10083-official-patch-note-updates/), here's the detail regarding Val'anyr (http://www.wow.com/tag/valanyr) before I dig into it:
Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=46017): This item's stats and level have been increased to match the power level of healer weapons coming from the Coliseum 25-person normal difficulty instance. In addition, each time Val'anyr is equipped, Blessing of Ancient Kings will be placed on a 45-second cooldown before it can occur.
Well, now! What is this? Blizzard scaling up a Legendary? Unheard of... until now! You could call it a pleasant surprise, but it's more pleasant than surprising. Val'anyr's raw stats were never very impressive. In fact, when the weapon stats were first revealed, a lot of people were rather underwhelmed! The proc is downright incredible, enough to give it more longevity than you'd ever expect, but the stats themselves were only a bit better than other weapons you found in Ulduar (http://www.wowhead.com/?compare=46017;45612&weights=Paladin%20-%20Holy%20(Healing);Priest%20-%20Discipline%20(Healing);Priest%20-%20Holy%20(Healing);Druid%20-%20Restoration%20(Healing);Shaman%20-%20Restoration%20(Healing);103:123:96:23:61:77;123:96:23:103:61:24:77;123:61:23:24:96:103:77;61:123:24:23:96:103:77;61:23:123:103:96:77;100:55:36:29:15:-100;100:95:59:47:36:36:-100;100:93:88:85:63:51:-100;100:53:48:28:14:12:-100;100:87:76:57:34:-100). Considering the weapon is a Legendary, that's more than a little bit odd. Legendaries are often (but not always (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=19019)) heads and tails above the competition in their tier of gear stat-wise. I could be completely off-base, but I'm pretty sure that's what they're trying to fix. A legendary weapon shouldn't last you forever (or even an entire expansion), but it should probably last you at least half a tier of raiding, shouldn't it?Continue reading Val'anyr being scaled up in patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/2009/07/10/valanyr-being-scaled-up-in-patch-3-2/)
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In an unexpected turn of events, the latest patch 3.2 build on the PTR is giving Val'anyr a buff, and something of a nerf to accompany it. If you didn't see it in the official notes (http://www.wow.com/2009/07/10/ptr-build-10083-official-patch-note-updates/), here's the detail regarding Val'anyr (http://www.wow.com/tag/valanyr) before I dig into it:
Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=46017): This item's stats and level have been increased to match the power level of healer weapons coming from the Coliseum 25-person normal difficulty instance. In addition, each time Val'anyr is equipped, Blessing of Ancient Kings will be placed on a 45-second cooldown before it can occur.
Well, now! What is this? Blizzard scaling up a Legendary? Unheard of... until now! You could call it a pleasant surprise, but it's more pleasant than surprising. Val'anyr's raw stats were never very impressive. In fact, when the weapon stats were first revealed, a lot of people were rather underwhelmed! The proc is downright incredible, enough to give it more longevity than you'd ever expect, but the stats themselves were only a bit better than other weapons you found in Ulduar (http://www.wowhead.com/?compare=46017;45612&weights=Paladin%20-%20Holy%20(Healing);Priest%20-%20Discipline%20(Healing);Priest%20-%20Holy%20(Healing);Druid%20-%20Restoration%20(Healing);Shaman%20-%20Restoration%20(Healing);103:123:96:23:61:77;123:96:23:103:61:24:77;123:61:23:24:96:103:77;61:123:24:23:96:103:77;61:23:123:103:96:77;100:55:36:29:15:-100;100:95:59:47:36:36:-100;100:93:88:85:63:51:-100;100:53:48:28:14:12:-100;100:87:76:57:34:-100). Considering the weapon is a Legendary, that's more than a little bit odd. Legendaries are often (but not always (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=19019)) heads and tails above the competition in their tier of gear stat-wise. I could be completely off-base, but I'm pretty sure that's what they're trying to fix. A legendary weapon shouldn't last you forever (or even an entire expansion), but it should probably last you at least half a tier of raiding, shouldn't it?Continue reading Val'anyr being scaled up in patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/2009/07/10/valanyr-being-scaled-up-in-patch-3-2/)
Filed under: Patches (http://www.wow.com/category/patches/), Analysis / Opinion (http://www.wow.com/category/analysis-opinion/)
Val'anyr being scaled up in patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/2009/07/10/valanyr-being-scaled-up-in-patch-3-2/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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