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Fire just got an entire new set of spell effects in 7.0, so the fact that they gave us further improvements for the spec is nice, considering it was entirely unnecessary. Frostbolt and Blizzard definitely look nicer, but a bit too sharp and bullet like, rather than a chunk of ice. Flurry looks reall...

I usually fish for one naturally since my crit is above 60%, and it's very rare I don't get one right off the bat. This will prob change with 7.1.5 tho. When I notice Combustion is down at ~15 seconds left on CD, I will stop using Fire Blast completely. I don't sit on a Hot Streak unless Combustion ...

I don't understand how they didn't realize this would be a serious issue when they took primary stats off Jewelry. Their current "fix", exponential stat increases on item level, seems like a poorly thought out bandage since it's basically forcing them to nerf secondary stat ratings to compensate. Do...

Worth noting that we are losing 5% passive crit with molten armor removal, since it is currently providing 20%, whereas new critical mass will be giving 15%. Critical Mass is also returning our "crit attunement" we had in Warlords, increasing the amount of crit we get from the stat by 10%. It looks...

At some point, it's inevitable we're going to get nerfed in regards to Crit somehow. Not sure if it'll happen in 7.1.5, or if they'll wait til 7.2. The real issue is whether or not they'll compensate the nerf mechanically. But at current rate, we'll wind up with 80%-90%+ Crit toward the end of the e...

Boss: Xavius (Any difficulty) Spec: Any Tip: Should you find yourself at 100 Corruption, you can CC yourself right when you're about to get mind controlled by casting Ice Block at the very end of Descent Into Madness. This gives the raid up to 10 extra seconds to focus Xavius down before they have t...

How about a throwback to old day mechanics? Definitely miss the stacking Ignite, despite how broken OP it was.

• While your Combustion is active on any target, your Ignite will stack up to 5 times. This Ignite cannot be spread with Inferno Blast.

You're right, Improved Scorch was changed quite a bit. For most of Vanilla it was 10% at 5 stacks. It didn't get buffed to 15% til the Mage talent review in the Naxx patch (and for some time in early game, created its own Ignite). As obscenely broken as Rolling Ignite was, I think it's what really m...

Fantastic thread. Loving the detail in here, and the history as well! It's great to see Ignite thoroughly explained. Helps me understand exactly how WoD changed it. The first problem was that Vanilla Ignites didn't have a "bank" system. Ignite was a talent that was triggered whenever a Fire spell la...