Quote Originally Posted by Aana View Post
TLDR: Scourge WAS replaced and then some. If you still had scourge you wouldn't have drkside buff. SE didn't just 'forget' about it. You aren't pointing out some oversight on their part.
It still leaves the possibility of undertuning. Yes, maybe they intended for the boost in other areas to make up for Scourge, but it just didn't end up being enough.

I like Crater's point about "a source of damage that isn't affected by many instances of forced disengagement from the target." I'm sure the damage-loss impact is relatively minor in this particular situation, but it helps reinforce the point that maybe the boosts simply weren't enough to make up for the changes.

I mean, either they did "forget" and overlooked a few relatively minor aspects that have since snowballed in to an overall bigger issue. Or they knew the disparities existed even after the changes and simply chose to ignore it and leave them as-is. It's pretty cut and dry in this regard, imo. Either they didn't realize it was going to be a big deal, or simply chose not to care. I don't really see a middle ground. Their statements about balance being fine right now doesn't really help clarify which, either.. They still don't get it, or they still don't care? Idk.. Lol


Quote Originally Posted by Crater View Post
So, no, DRK did not get buffs that "more than" countered what they lost.
It would be nice if, in some alternate universe, there was an untouched-from-HW Lv70 DRK to compare against Lv70 SB DRK.

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