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MIT Finds Cure for Fear

Postby Zancarius » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:55 am

http://pressesc.com/01184528191_cure_for_fear

Wonder if they can backport this to nerf warlocks?

...yeah, you know you've played waaaaaaaaaaaay too much WoW when the first thing that comes to mind when reading this article is about fear dynamics in-game.
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Re: MIT Finds Cure for Fear

Postby Lithium » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:06 pm

"There is nothing to fear, but fear itself"

*Pops pill*

Nevermind, I'm off to bareknuckle beatdown a grizzly bear.
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Re: MIT Finds Cure for Fear

Postby Texel » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:40 pm

Thalaria wrote:Wonder if they can backport this to nerf warlocks?


Blizz's on it - Fear's been nerfed to 10 seconds on the PTR.

In other unsettling news, Resilience rating is also going to reduce DOT damage.

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Postby Zancarius » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:49 am

Texel wrote:Blizz's on it - Fear's been nerfed to 10 seconds on the PTR.


Hmm... is that for PvE encounters? PvP fear has already seen the nerf stick, generally lasting no more than 8 seconds.
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Postby Texel » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:57 am

Thalaria wrote:
Texel wrote:Blizz's on it - Fear's been nerfed to 10 seconds on the PTR.


Hmm... is that for PvE encounters? PvP fear has already seen the nerf stick, generally lasting no more than 8 seconds.


yeah, for pvp.

they increased chance for fear break due to damage in the last patch, so that's probably why it doesn't last as long - plus people carry trinkets and such to break it.
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Postby Zancarius » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:11 am

Yeah, I understand the trinket deal (you can also have two ways to break fear as a warrior, depending on spec--berserker rage and death wish)--but I'm pretty sure they reduced the duration of fear in PvP once before. If they keep reducing it, it'll have almost no utility except to break spell casting or some such.

Warriors, especially fury/hybrid sorts, are the bane of warlocks.
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