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Sci & TechSep 18Upcoming Class Tuning - September 22Upcoming Class Tuning - September 22 Originally Posted by Blizzard ( Blue Tracker / Official Forums ) Our tuning pass this week is mostly targeted at low performers across Mythic+, Raid, and PvP. In addition to helping low performers, we are looking at some hero talent disparity to see if we can create a little more competitive balance between the options to better facilitate more gameplay options. Class Changes Death Knight Blood Developers’ notes: San’layn is dealing quite a bit more damage in AoE than our intended target for tanks. We will be reducing their overall damage to reduce the disparity. However, we will be increasing Death Strike’s damage and reducing its cleave effectiveness to buff Blood’s single target which is a little on the lower end of tanks. In addition, we are making some Deathbringer specific targeted buffs to counter the overall aura nerf and be a small net positive buff to both their AoE and single target damage. All ability damage reduced by 6%. Death Strike damage increased by 25%. Deadly Reach now causes Death Strike now to deal 60% of its damage to 2 nearby enemies (was 75%). Deathbringer Exterminate damage increased by 25%. Reaper’s Mark damage increased by 20%. Wave of Souls damage increased by 20%. Bind in Darkness now increases Blood Boil damage by 50% (was 30%). Deathly Blows now increases Death Strike damage by 20% (was 12%). Swift and Painful now increases Strength by 15% (was 10%). Frost Developers’ notes: Frost Death has been lacking in single target and two target cleave scenarios. Frostreaper damage increased by 100%. Does not affect PvP combat. Obliterate damage increased by 10%. Does not affect PvP combat. Unholy Developers’ notes: We’re looking to increase Unholy Death Knight’s damage output in raid. In parallel, we’re aiming to bring Blightfall build back to where it was prior to the bug fixes that made it no longer viable. Scourging now causes your plagues to erupt at 65%/100% (was 50%/70%). Does not affect PvP combat. Blightfall deals 200% of the plague damage remaining (was 100%). Does not affect PvP combat San’layn Infliction of Sorrow causes Vampiric Strike to erupt plagues with 75% increased effectiveness (was 30%). Thrill of Blood increases Dread Plague damage by 20% (was 10%). Frenzied Bloodthirst now increases Death Coil and Death Strike damage by 5% per stack. Demon Hunter Devourer Developers’ notes: These changes are intended to primarily benefit the raid and single target performance of Annihilator hero talent builds and improve Annihilator’s viability in more content. Collapsing Star damage to primary target increased by 25%. Does not affect PvP combat. Consume/Devour damage increased by 8%. Does not affect PvP combat. Havoc Aldrachi Reaver Developers’ notes: Aldrachi Reaver has fallen well behind the alternative hero talent options for both specs it is available to. We are improving some of its core effects for both specs, and for Havoc specifically the soul fragment generation from Broken Spirit is increasing to give a small boost to Fury generation and hasten the cycle of Reaver’s Glaive and its bonuses. Art of the Glaive now increases the damage of enhanced strikes by 15% (was 10%) and 30% (was 20%). Reaver’s Glaive damage increased by 25%. Reaver’s Mark now increases your damage to the target by 7% (was 6%). Broken Spirit chance to shatter a Soul Fragment increased to 20% (was 15%). Vengeance Aldrachi Reaver Developers’ notes: Aldrachi Reaver has fallen well behind the alternative hero talent options for both specs it is available to. We are improving some of its core effects for both specs. Art of the Glaive now increases the damage of enhanced strikes by 15% (was 10%) and 30% (was 20%). Reaver’s Glaive damage increased by 30%. Reaver’s Mark now increases your damage to the target by 8% (was 7%). Druid Hero Talents Wildstalker Bursting Growth damage increased by 15%. Not applied to PvP combat. Feral Wildstalker Patient Custodian increases bleed damage by 10% (was 8%). Not applied to PvP combat. Restoration All healing increased by 4%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Fixed an issue where Photosynthesis could trigger from other players’ heal over time effects. Evoker Augmentation Developers’ notes: We’re making some targeted adjustments to parts of Augmentation’s kit that have lower representation in their breakdown than they should be relative to their intended strength or time spent performing them. Eruption damage increased by 15%. Fire Breath damage increased by 60%. Upheaval damage increased by 40%. Blistering Scales damage increased by 100%. Devastation Developers’ notes: Devastation’s overall damage in M+ is slightly lower than we’d like, so we’re broadly targeting AoE abilities for buffs. We’re increasing Unbound Flame’s damage to maintain its appeal as the focus of the Apex talents. And finally, we’re increasing Shattering Star’s damage so that players talenting for their tier set can feel confident they are making a competitive character building decision. We anticipate this package giving a larger buff to Flameshaper than to Scalecommander, as we’re seeing Scalecommander outperform it in most content. Pyre damage increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Unbound Flame damage increased by 25%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Fire Breath damage increased by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Azure Strike damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Azure Sweep damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Shattering Star damage increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Hunter Marksmanship Developers’ notes: We’re looking to increase the area damage capabilities of Marksmanship Hunters with these changes. Trick Shots now causes Aimed Shot or Rapid Fire ricochets to hit for 75% of damage (was 60%). Volley damage increased by 10%. Survival Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the damage that Wildfire Bomb deals to all targets, but reducing the bonus damage to the primary target. This should be a neutral change against a single target, but an increase to area damage when fighting more than one enemy. Wildfire Bomb damage increased by 20%. Wildfire Bomb now only hits the primary target for 50% additional damage (was 80% additional). Mage Developers’ notes: For both Fire and Frost, these changes are intended to primarily improve performance in M+, with a smaller impact in raids. Fire Meteor’s damage over time increased by 100%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Frostfire Dualcasting Adept now increases Flamestrike damage by 15% (was 10%). Sunfury Burden of Power now increases Flamestrike damage by 6% (was 3%). Frost Frozen Orb damage increased by 15%. Comet Storm damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Frostbite’s Shatter damage to nearby enemies increased by 10%. Glacial Assault icy comet damage increased by 50%. Monk Mistweaver All healing increased by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Vivify healing increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Sheilun’s Gift healing increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Windwalker Melee auto-attack damage increased by 25%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Dual Threat damage increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Rising Sun Kick damage increased by 8%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Paladin Protection All ability damage increased by 6%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Retribution Templar Developers’ notes: Templar has been underperforming compared to Herald of the Sun this season. We’re increasing its throughput to make it a more viable option against Herald of the Sun, for those who enjoy Templar’s playstyle. Hammer of Light damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat. Empyrean Hammer damage increased by 12%. Priest Discipline Developers’ notes: Discipline isn’t able to dish out proper healing in dungeon environments due to how strong Atonement is in raids. We’re reintroducing an Atonement healing bonus outside of raid environments and significantly increasing Atonement healing outside raid to help Discipline shine in dungeons. Atonement healing is increased by 40% when not in a raid or battleground instance. Atonement healing is no longer increased by 40% in PvP combat. Penance mana cost reduced by 20%. Shadow Developers’ notes: We feel Shadow is lacking in single target damage, so these changes are intended to improve Shadow’s damage against singular targets while remaining neutral in multi-target situations. Mind Blast damage increased by 15%. Void Blast damage increased by 15%. Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 15%. Shadow Word: Madness damage increased by 15%. Not applied to PvP combat. Mind Flay damage increased by 15%. Not applied to PvP combat. Mind Flay: Insanity damage increased by 15%. Not applied to PvP combat. Psychic Link now causes direct damage spells to inflict 20% of their damage to all other targets afflicted by Vampiric Touch (was 25%). Not applied to PvP combat. Shadeburst damage reduced by 5%. Not applied to PvP combat. Rogue Subtlety Trickster Developers’ notes: Trickster has performed well below Deathstalker for Subtlety this tier and is receiving damage boost to its core effects to make Trickster a more reasonable choice in a wider range of content. Unseen Blade damage increased by 50%. Does not affect PvP combat. Coup de Grace damage increased by 30%. Does not affect PvP combat. Warrior Developers’ notes: Warriors are in a good state overall, but we feel that Mountain Thane is a bit behind their partner hero specs on both Fury and Prot, so we’re giving a small boost there to help Mountain Thane enjoyers. Fury Mountain Thane Lightning Strike damage increased by 50%. Ground Current damage increased by 50%. Protection Mountain Thane Lightning Strike damage increased by 50%. Ground Current damage increased by 50%. Player Versus Player Death Knight Unholy San’layn Developers’ notes: We would like to push for the San’layn hero talent tree to be a more viable option for Unholy Death Knights in PvP. Inevitable now causes plagues to deal up to 60% increased damage based on the target’s missing health (was 30%). Vampiric Strike damage increased by 100%. Druid Feral Druid of the Claw Ravage damage increased by 20% in PvP combat. Dreadful Wound damage increased by 25% in PvP combat. Exacerbating Wounds increases damage taken from your bleed effects by 10% in PvP combat (was 8%). Restoration Developers’ notes: Restoration Druid’s burst healing and instant crowd-control capabilities have limited counterplay for other players, so we’re targeting these aspects to decrease their overall performance. Call of Ohn’ahra increases the cooldown of Nature’s Swiftness by 60 seconds (was 30 seconds). Swiftmend healing reduced by 20% in PvP combat. Evoker Augmentation Ebon Might grants 12% primary stat in PvP combat (was 10%). Preservation Flameshaper Consume Flame healing reduced by 30% in PvP combat. Hunter Beast Mastery Dark Ranger Developers’ notes: Dark Ranger has been underperforming for Beast Mastery, so we’re adjusting their Black Arrow damage to increase their performance. Black Arrow damage increased by 30% in PvP combat. Survival Developers’ notes: Survival Hunter’s burst window has been particularly powerful this season, so we are targeting reductions in that area to allow other players more time to react. Takedown Hunter damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat. Takedown Pet damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat. Sentinel Moonlight Chakram damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat. Mage Fire Developers’ notes: We feel Fire Mage burst damage continues to be too high even outside of Combustion, so we’re further reducing the damage bonus from Pyroclasm to lessen its potential to lead to quick kills. Pyroclasm now increases the damage of Pyroblast or Flamestrike by 160% in PvP combat (was 180%). Monk Windwalker Developers’ notes: We’re decreasing the performance gap between Windwalker’s hero talent trees as Shado-pan has been overperforming and Conduit of the Celestials has been underperforming. Conduit of the Celestials Celestial Conduit damage increased by 50%. Shado-Pan Flurry Strikes damage reduced by 15%. Paladin Retribution Templar Developers’ notes: We’re bringing Templar’s performance up also in PvP, but we believe the gap to Herald of the Sun is less drastic compared to PvE. Hammer of Light damage increased by 20%. Priest Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the effectiveness of Mindgames once more in this pass to solidify its usability. We’d like for it to be able to compete with other powerful PvP talent options in Priest’s kit. Mindgames direct damage and reversal increased by 50%. Holy Developers’ notes: We feel Oracle Holy is in a good place, but Archon has difficulties keeping up, so we’re targeting buffs to its throughout and offensive potential. Archon Halo damage and healing increased by 30% in PvP combat. Focused Outburst now reduces the cast time of Prayer of Healing by 40% in PvP combat (was 15%). Realized Potential now increases Flash Heal healing by 20% in PvP combat (was 10%). Shadow Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the damage of Shadow Word: Death significantly in addition to the Mind Blast changes above to allow for more opportunities to finish enemies off. Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 30% in PvP combat. Rogue Assassination All damage reduced by 4% in PvP combat. Deathmark now shows as a large aura on raid frames. Outlaw All damage increased by 5% in PvP combat. Shaman Elemental Developers’ notes: We feel Elemental should shine more in their damage against their primary target and less in their cleave, so we’re making some improvement to core spell damage and reducing the effect of the Voltaic Blaze and Purging Flames combo. Lightning Bolt damage increased by 25% in PvP combat. Lava Burst damage increased by 15% in PvP combat. Voltaic Blaze instant damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat. Purging Flames now causes Lava Bursts to fire at 25% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 40%). Enhancement All damage increased by 3% in PvP combat. Warlock Affliction Agony damage increased by 40% in PvP combat. Unstable Affliction damage increased by 10% in PvP combat. Warrior Arms Colossus Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the effectiveness of Colossus for Arms in PvP to increase hero talent viability with a focus on improving the effectiveness of your post-Demolish window. Practiced Strikes increases the damage of Slam and Mortal Strike by 40% in PvP combat (was 25%). Arterial Bleed now increases Rend and Deep Wounds damage by 5% per stack in PvP combat (was 3%). Cut to the Bone now increases Rend and Deep Wounds damage by 30% in PvP combat (was 15%).mmo_champion · united states of america
PoliticsSep 18Trump ratifies new sanctions against Russia and grants himself power to impose tariffs on third partiesClarín
WorldSep 18Dancing to resist, heal, and be free: an exhibition on the body in motionLa muestra fotográfica de Alejandro Carmona reúne 38 imágenes de bailarines en saltos, caídas y poses suspendidas, acompañadas por testimonios sobre el origen de la danza.Clarín
MilitarySep 18US military nearly sparked an internal crisis by boarding a Chinese ship after getting intel from AI: reportThe Independent World
PoliticsSep 18Trump signs bill targeting China’s Russia energy imports days before Xi’s US visitUS President Donald Trump on Friday signed a new sanctions bill into law that targets Russia’s leading energy buyers – China and India – just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit. The White House issued a brief statement, saying that the President had “signed into law” the “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026,” which “authorises and expands statutory sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions on Russia and extends existing sanctions on...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 18Trump announces agreement with Denmark to secure ‘permanent’ control over Greenland’s securityPresident Donald Trump announced a new deal with Denmark on Friday that grants the United States “permanent control over security” in Greenland.NBC News
MilitarySep 18Trump says he reached security deal on Greenland with DenmarkWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he reached an agreement with Denmark over Greenland that would give the U.S. “permanent control over security” for the Arctic island, but without specifying the terms of any pact. Trump announced the deal on...thebrunswicknews · united states of america
BusinessSep 18Mbappe boosts On's brand visibility, but hurdles to soccer success remainNEW YORK, Sept 18 : On Holding made a splashy entry into soccer on Friday by signing French star Kylian Mbappe, a move that raised the Swiss running shoe brand's profile as it pushes into the sport.But On faces difficulties in its bid to translate the high-profile partnership into a sales boost in the competitive soccer market. The brand, which is battling slowing growth in its key Americas market, is now tasked with doing what rivals have failed to accomplish: chip away at Nike, Adidas and Puma's soccer dominance. Mbappe previously partnered with Nike for roughly two decades. On, known for its distinctive "hollow pod" soles, missed estimates last month for second-quarter net sales, alarming investors about slowing growth even as it continues to take market share from Nike and Adidas. Its shares have tumbled about 40 per cent this year.Still, the company's price-to-earnings ratio of 18.7 values it slightly above sportswear rivals, according to LSEG data, underscoring high investor expectations for future growth.players_bio · united states of america
MilitarySep 18Trump Says U.S. Has Reached Greenland Security AgreementThe deal, which will enhance American military presence on the Arctic island, falls short of the president’s stated takeover ambitions.wsj · united states of america
PoliticsBreakingSep 18BREAKING NEWS: AI, fate of trade truce on agenda at Trump-Xi summit: U.S. officialkyodonews · japan
BusinessSep 18OpenAI expects to burn $280bn by 2030AI start-up has projected deeply negative cash flows as it invests in infrastructure and faces price pressuresFinancial Times
PoliticsSep 18US and Denmark have reached a deal in dispute over Greenland, Trump claimsUS president sparked anger when he threatened to take control of Danish territory by forceIrish Times World
WorldSep 18WATCH: Kim Kardashian, Tay Keith, Millie Bobby Brown: Here's what's trendingABC News' Rocsi Diaz takes a look at what's trending in pop culture, including Brown and Jake Bongiovi announcing their second child and Kardashian opening up about a new health scare.ABC News
PoliticsSep 18Delcy Rodríguez to meet with Trump in New York in an unprecedented gesture of rapprochementThe visit will be the first by a head of state from Venezuela to the United Nations since President Maduro's speech in 2018El País
PoliticsSep 18US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's securityDenmark and the US have reached an agreement after months of threats from Donald Trump to annex the territory.BBC World
PoliticsSep 18Trump claims security, military deal with Denmark over GreenlandPresident Trump said late Friday the U.S. has struck a deal with Denmark that will give America "permanent control over security" in Greenland.Why it matters: Control over Greenland has been a fixation of Trump's for years and a wedge in U.S. relations with Europe. Any such deal could potentially reduce tensions with the EU, though it's unclear how residents of the island itself will take to the pact. What they're saying: "I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent cAxios
PoliticsSep 18Trump announces a deal with Denmark on GreenlandLe président américain s’est félicité d’avoir conclu un accord historique conférant aux États-Unis la défense du territoire danois, même si des traités précédents avaient depuis la Seconde guerre mondiale confirmé la présence militaire américaine.Le Figaro International
PoliticsSep 18Trump says US, Denmark reach deal to expand military presence in GreenlandUS President Donald Trump said on Friday he had reached a deal with Denmark to expand the US military presence in Greenland, while respecting Danish and Greenlandic sovereignty. Denmark said the agreement would be signed next week during the UN General Assembly but still requires parliamentary approval.France 24 [en]
WorldSep 18Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This WeekTee Gee Eye Eff. The post Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week appeared first on TWZ.The War Zone
Sci & TechSep 18Virtual Biotech Company Puts 37,000 AI Agents to Work on Drug DiscoveryThe system, designed by Stanford researchers, identified which drugs are more likely to succeed in trials and even proposed a cancer treatment a major drugmaker later landed on too. The post Virtual Biotech Company Puts 37,000 AI Agents to Work on Drug Discovery appeared first on SingularityHub.Singularity Hub
WorldSep 18Pecker in PrintDistigustipated. That’s how I feel (not that you asked). I really thought I was friends again with My Sensei, Mr. Quentin Tarantino. He not only apologized for calling me a “faggot rent boy chicken” at the wrap party for the reshoots of the film that would come to be known as The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth. He was wasted out of his mind on sake and Belgian beer—nostalgic for Inglourious Basterds ? Then why no challah?—and he knows what he said. “I’m sorry, Benny,” he tells me now, “I knew it was wrong. But I was with my friends. In certain parts of Japanese culture, it’s considered very rude not to join in and mock someone when everyone else is doing it. It’s like peer pressure, but it’s not, it’s different. There’s honor to it.” What’s honorable about making fun of your friends? “Well,” he says, “we’re not exactly close.” Not exactly close . Not exactly close. Not... exactly... close? I ate in this man’s trailer for six months. I travelled with him to Bali. I brought him coffee, spirits, trinkets, good luck charms from Inglewood... yeah, okay, you know, I realize that all of this makes me sound like a PA. Well, I wasn’t a PA. I didn’t even get paid that much. PA’s don’t get paid at all. Besides, can’t a bird just help someone out because they’re nice? Why is there so much contempt for friendly and/or tortured individuals? I’m just a bird, and My Sensei abused that trust. Rooster and his bitch wife Monica get on my nerves daily (even when we’re not on the same continent), but they understand me. They’re family. They try not to understand me, and when we go out in public, Monica insists that I refrain from using the Quibbits name (“Just say your name is Bennington Doe. Got it? Bennington Doe .”) She wants me to say my name is Bennington Doe. But I’m not a doe. I’m a rooster—full grown! You may have heard that My Sensei is releasing a new book this December. It’s called The Adventures of Cliff Booth . It’s not a novelization of The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth (contrary to the press release), but rather a novelization of the original screenplay that became the movie The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth . Before collaborating with Mr. David Fincher, My Sensei hadn’t allowed another director to use his material since 1996, and if you ask me, From Dusk Till Dawn is a fine way to end your writer-for-hire career. Make it with your best friend, write yourself a leading role, just have fun and be yourself (vampires all). Turns out I was right. My Sensei and I got drunk one night, after the faggot incident but before I was shipped back home to Massachusetts. “Benny, I have to tell you something.” He really looked bad. Not sick, not high, just incredibly sad. Sorrowful. Not usually the look you see on Quentin. But I knew it was real. “I shouldn’t have written this movie,” he told me, “I should’ve just published it as a novel. Fincher took what I gave him and turned it into shit—no, less than shit, nothing. This is a nothing, nothing movie, and you can’t even see anything because it’s so dark. And digital... I don’t know why I thought I could divest myself from this and let him do his thing. I still think we’re the two best directors alive. It’s just that I’m better than him.” I gave him a pat of the wing and some feather of bird (amphetamine—trust me, he needed it). Yesterday I received a galley copy in the mail. Monica almost got to it first, but I elbowed her out of the vestibule and made sure my package didn’t “accidentally” find its way down the garbage disposal. I took it up to my room and opened it. No cover, just the title page, the copyright page, and the dedication... “ For Benny .” —Follow Bennington Quibbits on Twitter: @RoosterQuibbitssplicetoday · united states of america
HealthSep 18Airlines urged to make safety changes after passenger’s anxious flight with peanut allergy‘They said they didn’t serve nuts and then, probably about an hour into the flight, I could smell nuts.’thenightly_au · australia
PoliticsSep 18Trump says Xi state dinner is ‘a very tough ticket’ as business guest list takes shapeUS President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had turned away friends hoping to attend next week’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, as reports emerged that executives from some of China’s biggest companies could join the visit. “This is a very tough ticket for me,” Trump told reporters. “I’ve told a lot of very good friends of mine, you just can’t come.” The president said the White House had room for “about 125 or so people”, although thousands would like to attend. He lamented...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 18Trump signs Russia sanctions bill championed by GrahamThe new law lets the president impose tariffs on the largest purchases of Russian oil and natural gas.CBS News
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