Why are FDK/HPal so powerful on Blackrock? I never heard someone even playing that comp on retail. What changes from 3.3.5b overpowered them?
Because
Glacier Rot now reads: Diseased enemies take 7/13/20% more damage from your Icy Touch, Howling Blast, and Frost Strike. When one of your diseases are dispelled, you gain 10 Runic Power.
Hungering Cold changed: No longer breaks instantly on any effect outside of disease. Breaks similarly to Fear.
Sacred cleansing (talent) now reads: Your Cleanse ability now has a 10/20/30% chance to dispel 2 Magic effects instead of 1.
It used to lose to warpal a lot but with these changes its pretty hard
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Hpal war was practically free win pre 3.3.5b without dampening because hpal dk could draw or eventually land kill with hc hoj. Compared to that pal war has much better chance with dampening.
Why are FDK/HPal so powerful on Blackrock? I never heard someone even playing that comp on retail. What changes from 3.3.5b overpowered them?
For some weird reason the majority thinks that unholy is the only viable DK spec. Fdk is kinda unpopular.
In fact fdk/hpala is one of the best 2s setups and pwarr/fdk/hpala is a pretty strong 3s setup.
In 3.3.5a the setup was already good and 3.3.5b makes it even better.
You can save on thrashtalking as well. Just started to play with shekel who started after long break.
Hpal war was practically free win pre 3.3.5b without dampening because hpal dk could draw or eventually land kill with hc hoj. Compared to that pal war has much better chance with dampening.
Warrior pressure with dampening its so hard/rettard, idk why in 3.3.5b we continue playing with dampening, mby is more viable put demacia (buff % dmg/heal) in 2s too
Why are FDK/HPal so powerful on Blackrock? I never heard someone even playing that comp on retail. What changes from 3.3.5b overpowered them?
It's easier as the ever popular Unholy, playing Frost actually requires some thought and set up. Theres so much to WOTLK PvP that retail didn't have time to develop, I feel >_< (That's why we're still playing here, yeah? Love this expansion.)
I wouldn't say 3.3.5b made Frost DKs 'overpowered', but it's definitely strong(er).