One of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s The worst DPS specialization, Retribution Paladin, will see a major talent tree rework in the game’s upcoming 10.0.7 patch, Blizzard has announced.
in a long time forum postBlizzard explained all the reasons it’s currently unhappy with the state of specialization: bloated buttons, too many stacking modifiers, lack of survivability, poor maneuverability, and lack of utility group.
“Retribution Paladins currently have one of the highest mortality rates across all forms of content,” Blizzard said. “For an armor class with combined healing, this doesn’t seem right. We’re looking to strengthen them through a combination of passive rewards and ability improvements. active and cooldown, while keeping the same level of challenge posed by melee -based on specs.”
Blizzard has cited expertise’s monetary reliance on stacking modifiers as creating a “messy and confusing playstyle” that can lead to massive explosive damage when stacked properly, but also makes core capabilities outside of those burst windows feel “unsatisfied and unmodified.”
“We plan to dramatically change this,” Blizzard said. “We want your core abilities to feel good and powerful when used in any situation.”
While Blizzard recognizes Retribution Paladins as extremely immobile, it makes it clear that spec players “shouldn’t expect to have Rogues mobility.” Players of the spec can also expect to regain some of the support options that are currently optional talent in the spec’s talent tree. These talents now force players to choose between benefiting themselves or others on their team, something Blizzard wants to change.
This announcement has attracted many Retribution Paladin players, many of whom have already complaining about various aspects of the profession over the years, surprised. Blizzard has, historically, not released significant layered remakes beyond expansion releases or major content patches. Adding to the surprise of many players is the fact that every class and specialization in the game has undergone significant changes just a few months ago thanks to the new talent tree system introduced with the latest expansion of the game. game, Dragonflight. It’s almost unheard of for a major to receive another remake in such a short amount of time, but it aligns with Blizzard’s goal of delivering content updates and patches. balance more often in 2023 as part of their plan. Dragonfly Content Roadmap.
The Retribution Paladin rework isn’t the only major feature appearing in patch 10.0.7. Blizzard recently revealed orcs and armor of human heritage players will be able to earn money in the new patch. Additionally, the update will add new max level story content to Dracthyr’s starting area, The Forbidden Reach, and improve the game’s friend recruitment bonus.
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