Dragon Soul Difficulty Change

Dragon Soul Difficulty Change

During the scheduled server maintenance on the week of April 30, the “Power of the Aspects” spell will grow more powerful, reducing the health and damage dealt of all enemies in the Dragon Soul raid by 20%. This spell will grow progressively stronger over time to reduce the difficulty and make the encounters more accessible. The spell will affect both normal and Heroic difficulties, but it will not affect the Raid Finder difficulty.

Don’t need the help of the Dragon Aspects? The spell can be disabled by talking to Lord Afrasastrasz at the beginning of Dragon Soul.

We hope you continue to enjoy Dragon Soul, and that these changes encourage you to attempt a higher difficulty, or just keep pushing to down that next boss.

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Urkelli
Bloodfeather
Urkelli
27/04/2012
naww how cute, the casuals think dragon soul is difficult :3
it's a skill problem, not a difficulty problem
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Dedmage
Saurfang
Dedmage
27/04/2012
@Urkelli: which then/thus makes it difficult for them...just because its not difficult for you, does not mean it isn't...
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Süpérxmødëx
Süpérxmødëx
27/04/2012
@Urkelli: naww, and you got HC DW down twice after nerf. Good job. x
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Dedmage
Saurfang
Dedmage
27/04/2012
its soo funny when i see people QQing over nerfs...the "hardcore" players and "pros" have all downed 8/8hc pre-nerf....so all you QQing are simply regular players who NEED the nerf. now if you don't need it?...guess what?! you can turn it off...but you wouldn't do that now would you?... because you know "no nerf" means its too hard for you, and your happy with 10-15% nerf, well guess what the game is played by over 11million people worldwide and some people are still struggling with 15 even 20% nerf (probably coz they've got a life lol)
people also need to understand that blizzard is running a business at the end of the day, and no company will do anything that will jeopardize their own business, so if they did it in ICC and are doing it now, its simply because according to their data and statistics that non of you have access to obv...they know that they are keeping more players and more ppl are getting to experience the full content of what they paid for....when there are summer/winter sales in shops...do you run into the store and qq about how you bought that cloth for £100 when its now £10?...NO you don't...its what happens when something is getting old, its made more accessible before no one has any interest in it anymore
so your guild got bored coz its too easy and stopped raiding?...well there are guilds who also got frustrated and stopped raiding because it was too hard.....remember, "its a game, not a job"....so it should be fun...not stressful :)
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Asaliskar
Hellfire
Asaliskar
27/04/2012
@Dedmage: precisely said. good job man :)
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Rolandz
Shattered Hand
Rolandz
27/04/2012
@Dedmage: Dedmage most ppl that havent cleared Dragon soul yet is because they dont raid as much as the hardcore raider do during progress.
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Rosvall
Tarren Mill
Rosvall
27/04/2012
So you're basically saying; People whom have a life are worse players in game?

This is a horrible excuse. People who, after pulling a boss sufficient amounts of time, are still not able to kill a boss. These people do not need nerfs, they either need to get better at the game, or find something else that they are good at. Such as running dungeons or getting achievements.

For example, if you're a soccer player and you can't seem to get enough points to advance a series. Then you either train harder to be able to beat it or you simple acknowledge that you're in the position that you Deserve to be in. You do not expect and external factor should let you experience the same as the people that actually put time and effort into playing the sport.

Reconnecting to my previous point. You can play four hours a week and still be a player worth beating all content. Just because you're one of those that can't take ANY feedback what so ever. Always keeps blaming other things than yourself ("HEY! I have a life, there's no chance I can be as good at this game as the top guilds."). Guess what? You do not have to be as good as the top guilds. You just need to improve with the time you spend on the game and you'll be able to clear any content you please. It's nobody else's fault than exactly yourself that you are a bad player and not able to participate in high end content, given enough time. Without nerfs.
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Dedmage
Saurfang
Dedmage
27/04/2012
@Rosvall: so your point here is...because you are soo "pro" you can do it, all others should be able to proceed and advance at your level/speed?...mate, take a look at your hand...are your fingers all the same length?..."food for thought"...and also because they are not good enough to proceed at your level?....they should not be able to enjoy the same content at a later stage when its being made easier...after the "pros" have gotten their chance at progressing at their own levels?... maybe you stop being selfish and stick to console games where its just you and you can do whatever you want

also none of the comment above was regarding me whatsoever, i was simply stating facts...my (main char's) guild is on 6/8hc...and hey! the easier it is, the faster i can go in DS and get out to go partying in the real world (unlike some)...and if i wanted to feel the need that i had achieved something great, it definitely would not be WoW, it would be something much more important in life
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Dracaan
Boulderfist
Dracaan
27/04/2012
meh...too much nerfing...the normal DS is simply a joke...and since im NOT in a hardcore raiding guild HC bosses will be also a lil bit too easy i guess. No challange=no fun
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Sterfd
Turalyon
Sterfd
27/04/2012
soon heroic mode easier then retard mode ( LFR ), gj blizzard, nerf the the already way to easy raid some more -.-
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Azuryan
Draenor
Azuryan
27/04/2012
/sigh atm we already clear in 1 night. GG
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Sabrage
Defias Brotherhood
Sabrage
27/04/2012
I just dont care. Its just easier and faster farm.
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Katriela
Argent Dawn
Katriela
27/04/2012
I hope my -OLD- guild don't get any further in to heroic progress, they get outsiders to boost them so they don't deserve to even have 1 boss down on normal.
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Nowbie
Darksorrow
Nowbie
27/04/2012
mitä paskaa..
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Deathmurloc
Twisting Nether
Deathmurloc
27/04/2012
ohh yeahh! hc spine here i ii coooome
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Rilyna
Draenor
Rilyna
27/04/2012
Good times. In my case we should get heroic Blackhorn down this week or the next, and then with the nerf, perhaps we will actually have chance to get that brutal and horrible spine encounter down. Some day. Perhaps. Somehow. Or maybe not :P In any case its motivating and gives some hope.
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Theplaya
Emeriss
Theplaya
27/04/2012
Glad this will be happening rather hard to PuG DS on my realm as it's a low population realm and normally we struggle to find 385+ ilevel dps etc so more de buffs the better i guess as we can try and bring along 380+...but ik as usual there will be moaners about this de-buff
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Sodofdeath
Ravencrest
Sodofdeath
27/04/2012
the person who said that he is afraid that the debuff will go up to 50% at the last nerf is wrong it will be soloable b4 pandaria!
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Treebeardio
Lightbringer
Treebeardio
27/04/2012
No challenge = no fun Tonson. Spine's quite nicely balanced for guilds without a load of legendaries. Too easy and it wrecks any sense of achievement.
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Katriela
Argent Dawn
Katriela
27/04/2012
@Treebeardio: "Too easy and it wrecks any sence of epeen" corrected it for you.
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Tonson
Terokkar
Tonson
27/04/2012
They said you can remove the buff so quit moaning you bunch of cynics. Seriously just stop moaning about everything they do. If you don't like it then don't play. Simple as that :)
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Icyßládès
Stormscale
Icyßládès
27/04/2012
@Tonson: +1
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Treebeardio
Lightbringer
Treebeardio
27/04/2012
I had high hopes that the introduction of Looking for Retard would put an end to the pointless nerfing but this has not been the case. These hard mode nerfs are truly dispiriting. Stop messing with the difficulty of the hard modes Blizzard. New gear every week does that on its own anyway. We're progressing at our own pace. We're working on Spine heroic and making steady progress. Maybe we'll kill it before reset. We don't need yet another 5 percent nerf to kill it - just a little time and perseverence. Nobody has a right to clear hard modes. Everyone has the tools. They just need to learn how to use them ie take the time to learn their class abilities. If you dont want to take that time go play Farmville. Its supposed to be a game. If you consistently fail at Chess there isnt a 5 percent nerf to the other side. You practice and get better.

Please stop these irritating hard mode nerfs. They are not asked for beyond by a vocal minority. Hell, why not do some customer research for a change and see what the raiding playerbase think on the subject. Or read your own forums.

As for turning off the buff its not really an option as there's still competition between guilds on the server and if they're not using it its a strong disinclination for your own guild. Plus its an all or nothing switch. One cant turn it back down to 15 percent again once it hits 20 percent.
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Edwyn
Twisting Nether
Edwyn
27/04/2012
@Treebeardio: Quit WoW and go play chess. Send me your gold.
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Panamat
Mazrigos
Panamat
27/04/2012
@Treebeardio: They won't stop doing nerfs so what's needed is some sort of Achievement Grading so that people for who its an important issue will have appropriate bragging rights. for example: ***** for the original heroic difficulty **** after the first nerf and *** after the final nerf. ** for an achievement available and done in Normal Mode and * for the same in LFR.
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@Treebeardio: totally agree with u man.. blizz designed these encounters on some Difficulty so it shouldn't be made easier... its the player who has to step up his gameplay in order to achieve somthing! its just depressing to see how bad ppl are nowadays in this game....

dont even get me started on PVP... its not just the players skill its the mentality too... they start playing this game they hit max lvl and they scream GIEF EPIXX!! u havwe to realise that u have to work for it and improve inorder to succeed thats hwy games are fun or they are supposed to be...
if u get ur loot almost handed out to u then whats the fun of doing raiding? or even playing at all? ur completly right treebardio!
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Tirîon
Silvermoon
Tirîon
27/04/2012
@Treebeardio: Ohhh dear...there are players not so uber as you are...you can talk to a NPC and turn the debuff off if your soooo legendary. You don't like the changes? Well I do cause it gives the chance even the lower rated players to do something in this content! And you you complain so much about the game , quit it and shut up as we no one needs your negative annoying feedback!
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Swiftboom
Auchindoun
Swiftboom
27/04/2012
Totally support this ty blizz :) its great for everyone if your struggling on the next kill will help everyone. If you have 8/8 hc on farm can only make it faster. To those who are complaining if you havnt done 8/8hc by now you clearly need the help so be grateful
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Burgenpils
Hellscream
Burgenpils
27/04/2012
I for one am glad for this maybe my team will get bloody spine hc down we've wiped on 3rd plateform a lot and people are starting to give up :(
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Arutema
Dun Modr
Arutema
27/04/2012
And here we go with the stupid qq
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Panamat
Mazrigos
Panamat
27/04/2012
@Arutema: Was it ever otherwise?
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Grozdober
Emeriss
Grozdober
27/04/2012
GOD ! I MISS PRE-BC ! THERE WAS THE REAL HARDCORE RAIDING ! This is bull!@#$ blizz ... you are making it boring ...
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Panamat
Mazrigos
Panamat
27/04/2012
@Grozdober: So talk to Lord Afrasastrasz and do the hard mode. Jeez, you must be really flexible if your knee jerks high enough to blind you before you read that far...
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Theplaya
Emeriss
Theplaya
27/04/2012
@Grozdober: Go Go do full hc run with no de-buff then come back to me...
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Beäky
Frostmane
Beäky
27/04/2012
@Panamat: its fun though, he got no progress in ds, 1,6k achievement points, have only done a few raids.
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Sabrage
Defias Brotherhood
Sabrage
27/04/2012
@Grozdober: You didnt even kill bosses on normal. Maybe now u can handle it..
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Demrage
Skullcrusher
Demrage
27/04/2012
@Grozdober: I'm not sure u were around in pre-tbc... Btw, it was not that !@#$ing hard back then either. TBH Sunwell was harder then DS HC or even MC, Bwl, AQ40, ZG though im not so sure about Naxx since i didn't do it.
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Demrage
Skullcrusher
Demrage
27/04/2012
@Demrage: Was harder then DS HC is now *
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Neoncarrot
Stormscale
Neoncarrot
27/04/2012
To everyone whining: "Don’t need the help of the Dragon Aspects? The spell can be disabled by talking to Lord Afrasastrasz at the beginning of Dragon Soul." Now calm yourselves! Your gear will soon be replaced with MoP gear anyways. Yay.
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Venomouss
Burning Legion
Venomouss
27/04/2012
why r u people !@#$%ing about it? Don't want the buff? Talk to Lord Afrasastrasz, problem solved.