Class Changes
All of the changes in The War Within pre-patch, now live
The War Within is coming to World of Warcraft very soon, and patch 11.0.1, the pre-patch is now live, bringing a lot of new game features.
What do you think about the class changes for The War Within?
The War Within has just entered its beta stage, so the time for feedback is right now.
How do you feel about mid-expansion reworks like what Ret Paladins are getting in 10.0.7?
The complete rework of the talent system in the leadup to Dragonflight had a major impact on many playstyles in World of Warcraft, as the former limited set of options was replaced by extensive trees that not only hearkened back to the Classic style but also expanded them considerably.
How often should you have to relearn your class?
Generally speaking, World of Warcraft saves its most class-altering changes for the patches that introduce the systems for the next expansion -- changes like the loss of Armor Penetration, or the introduction of Holy Power, or the removal of Stances from Warriors.
What changes would you make to your favorite classes in WoW?
Titan's Grip for all three specs.
What class changes have been the most surprising during the Shadowlands pre-patch?
F0r me, the Shadowlands pre-patch has had quite a few surprises, and one of the biggest was how much I'm enjoying going Single-Minded Fury on my main Warrior.
What are you looking forward to the most from the Shadowlands pre-patch?
It's the barbershop, isn't it?
All of the class changes and abilities we know about in WoW Shadowlands (so far)
Shadowlands is bringing back the class fantasy feeling of Legion, so much that they cheekily called it "The Unpruning" — undoing the "surgical pruning" that had been happening since Warlords of Draenor.
A farewell to Azerite, Corrupted Gear, and the Heart of Azeroth once we’re in Shadowlands
One thing that's going to happen in Shadowlands is, we'll eventually shelve our Hearts of Azeroth and no longer have access to them or to the Azerite Traits that depends on them to work.
What would you change about your favorite class for Shadowlands?
World of Warcraft's next expansion, Shadowlands, is in alpha and, with every new build that is released, we scurry to see what has changed to our favorite class — if anything has changed at all, that is.
