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Lyph3 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:56 GMT

If they don't want us to downrank, why didn't they just REPLACE the old spells with the new learned versions?

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Borrelnoot — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:55 GMT

..wow
one thing changed for dr00ds.

Thanks Blizzard !

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leahu — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:54 GMT

Frostfire bolt animation doesn't look that good to be honest....they should try something else

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JenovaVII — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:53 GMT

yeah i agree, the frostbolt animation looks like a frostbolt and a lock's incinerate

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Neonisis — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:52 GMT

Here's an easier way to prevent downranking: Let the Ranks overwrite, in stead of list em all 8 times in your spellbook. Saves space too!

Can I work at Bliz now? :D

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Slacker6000 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:51 GMT

I only downrank arcane explosion , I use rank 1 to find stealthed rogues only. So they shouldnt get rid of old ranks.

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Aaberg — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:50 GMT

In regards to if spell should be overwritten to avoid downranking, I think an issue Blizz has is buffs. Atm, WoW figures out what buff to give to low level char automatically. Without the lower ranks, you can't buff low level players.
They could ofc just overwrite all but buff spells.

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jasdub — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:49 GMT

I love this change to downranking. One of main reasons I was discouraged to play my resto shaman was that I didn't want having to deal with numerous ranks of healing wave while raiding. My totem mod is already an eye sore as it is. At the same time with streamlining ranks, you KNOW that bliz will balance things out in the long run. So eventually, it benefits us. Now if they can only fix hunter mana issues...

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Shaile — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:48 GMT

great more hunter nerfs, youd think the last batch of nerfs were enough. apparantly not. taking bets on third nerf streak in a row for hunters.

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mcbeenb — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:47 GMT

I don't understand how something built-in to the game, and pushed in your face every time you open your spell book... could be unexpected. You guys built it that way. Just what DID you expect us to do with all those lower rank spells, ignore them?!?!

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h41fgod — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:46 GMT

What hunter nerfs?

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intruder313 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:45 GMT

I've seen 100% buffs declared as nerfs before, I've even seen completely cosmetic changes that have no bearing on the gameplay whatsoever declared as nerfs. I pretty much ignore people crying about nerfs most of the time now.

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nightfalcon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:44 GMT

I think this downranking penalty totally changes balance in the following situations:
- buffing large numbers of low level people
- killing totems with low level spells (my biggest concern)
- PVE "mana fights"

I hope that Blizzard will go and re-balance these situations.

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angoras — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:43 GMT

Great, I can't just spam rank 7 regrowth on my resto druid now. /sarcasm

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CorpsusVitale — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:42 GMT

Remove a few buttons? Yeah, that's what we want. Why not remove all buttons except 1... the I WIN button. C'mon blizz, not everything has to be so damn easy!