Dragon Soul Difficulty Change - 30%

Dragon Soul Difficulty Change - 30%

Once scheduled server maintenance is completed during the week of July 17, 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 30%. This spell has grown progressively stronger over time to reduce difficulty and make the encounters more accessible. The spell will affect both normal and Heroic difficulties. It will not affect the Raid Finder difficulty.

If you 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 take down that next boss.

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Funny how 9/10 people complaining about it being too easy dont even have cleared the normal content? :) c u <><
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Witherfang
Dunemaul
Witherfang
25/07/2012
u know...since the debuffs came around this patch our guild actually cleared up to 6/8 hc so far :) kinda happy but still sometimes i feel like turning the debuff off just too actually see the difference if u already have mastered the bosses
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Aggra (Português)
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25/07/2012
Hi, i don't have 8/8 hc and i don't even want to have, thing is nerfing this much is stupid, well i have dedicated myself to pvp from sometime ago, simply because pve got me bored, its a matter of "farm" and "achivements". i had PVE in TBC , went 3/6 swp before the nerf, and even with the nerf couldn't clear it. In my opinion, blizzard should turn game harder, atleast end content should be harder, if players that don't usually play much don't see the end content well that's their fault, even if i do arenas 24/7 doesn't mean i will get 3k rating, it requires patience and dedication, thing that blizzard and most of players are refusing to do it.

Good drops or whatever :) cya
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Tsuku
Stormreaver
Tsuku
24/07/2012
what do u mean by better loots and rewards since they give good loot but sertain items is nearly impossible to get since they have so much to drop!!^^
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Anuvia
Argent Dawn
Anuvia
24/07/2012
Got no problem with the fact that they are making it easier, but they should really add some extra/better rewards if you dont have the nerf on. That way people can challenge themselves and get rewarded instead of just giving yourself a hard time on doing somthing others can do easier^^
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Conspirata
Sylvanas
Conspirata
23/07/2012
Seriously if you are complaining about it being to easy, turn it off..
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Suliya
Ragnaros
Suliya
22/07/2012
yeah, but seriously , just nerf it to the ppl that only can play like 1h a day ,so pls nerf it to 80% already instead of 5% each month it so !@#$ing pointless, ffs...
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This is too hard for me Blizz. I have a job and kids to look after. I can only play the game for half an hour a day at most, please increase the buff to AT LEAST 60% so that i can see all the content and clear HC DS by raiding once a week for 30 mins!

Seriously though, please stop what you're doing.
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Sylvanas
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22/07/2012
Really :O? stop making the game easier
so can i ask you what's different between normal players and hardcore players? next week -40 and next month -80 and ... stop doing something like this for your next expansion .
good luck blizzard with your new attitudes and ideas
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Shavok
Ragnaros
Shavok
21/07/2012
Still waiting for 80% nerf =DDDD
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Alpæren
Al'Akir
Alpæren
21/07/2012
omg this is the worst idea i've ever seen it is already extremely easy when i first kill the deathwing like 2 moths ago it extremely let me down it was so funny there is no even tactic nuke nuke nuke this i really missed the old wow like classic tbc even wotlk now this game is too bad. Both raids and pvp are very very very easy
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Zerá
Nordrassil
Zerá
23/07/2012
@Alpæren: get 8/8 hc and rating before you say anything :P
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Alleluia
Draenor
Alleluia
20/07/2012
"I know how to keep raiders interest up with no new content for well over a year - we'll made the old content even easier" said the Blizzard genius responsible for all this. All you do is make the game duller, how can you not see it?
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Snoogins
Ragnaros
Snoogins
20/07/2012
Stop making the game easier. Any game is only fun if it's difficult, then you feel like you've actually achieved something when you complete it, or kill a boss etc.
If the game was harder and you stopped nerfing it all the time, then it would weed out the sucky players so when you had the Destroyer's End title, you would feel pretty awesome, instead everyone has it and it's not an achievement at all.
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Snooptation
Sylvanas
Snooptation
21/07/2012
@Snoogins: Looks like you needed it ??
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Waorluck
Frostmane
Waorluck
21/07/2012
@Snoogins: "then it would weed out the sucky players"... sucky players pay the exact same amount per month as non-sucky players, however their number is a lot larger than the non-sucky players. Bliz is offering a service for a fee and as of now, (and ever before), the game needs to be fun for everyone, even sucky players. You want a hard game? go play chess. When you win you actually do achieve something.
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Whiskybob
Drak'thul
Whiskybob
20/07/2012
Thank u blizz for doing this . My guild is small and now we can try Ds on HC diff. Thubs up !
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Zakìa
Defias Brotherhood
Zakìa
20/07/2012
whats the point?
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Waorluck
Frostmane
Waorluck
21/07/2012
@Zakìa: so the reply exactly above yours would be posted.
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Maximiliaan
Silvermoon
Maximiliaan
19/07/2012
JEJJJ:D easy game play i love it....keep up the good work:"D
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Conspirata
Sylvanas
Conspirata
18/07/2012
I want 50% nerf so I can alt tab and watch things on Youtube at the same time
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Ghadanfar
Tarren Mill
Ghadanfar
19/07/2012
@Conspirata: yeah coz i see u already cleared it on hc right!!! really this postes make me laugh so hard ty all :D
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Flextreme
Grim Batol
Flextreme
24/07/2012
@Ghadanfar: I want 50% nerf so I can alt tab and watch things on Youtube at the same time.
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Duncorn
Anachronos
Duncorn
18/07/2012
Whats with all the QQ on this? It's just so everyone gets a chance to kill the bosses before the next expansion....

Everyones paid for the content so its only fair that blizzard allows the not-as-hardcore players to down a few more bosses (maybe all) before the next expansion comes out. I do agree with making an achievement for killing them pre-nerf though, maybe that will stop all the hardcore players constantly spamming "OMG NERF 4 NOOB PLAYERS".
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Shenmue
Aerie Peak
Shenmue
18/07/2012
@Duncorn: i agree but why put a boss in there if your going to nurf him ??? There's no point sorry but my opinion is if your not geared you cant do the boss simple enough
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Esubane
Silvermoon
Esubane
18/07/2012
@Duncorn: You already have something like that, the achievement date. If you're pre nerf savior you will have january date on your ach that stays there forever for your bragging rights. Nerfs are very understandable in content lasting so painfully long time (8 mo. already), you really wouldn't like to wipe in content for that long, since this still isn't that easy with nerf off, even in good gear farmed over these months. And don't !@#$% about me having only 6H FL and 3H DS, i started wow in Feb 2012 and it's NOT easy to find any decent group without overgear itemlevel and already full set of kills :S I pretty much guild hoop now, somehow i got my DE (from scratch) in april, then hooped into 3/8H guild, 3 days ago hooped into 5/8H and hopefully i can get my savior in this expansion. This is the only way. People are pricks. My extensive knowledge of the class i play, the game in general and tactics on ALL heroic bosses means next to nothing, all they care about is ilvl and full set of kills. Thank god for open raid being little less relentless on achievements, they at least let me go from 0H to 6H in one run. I didn't failed because I knew what to do, even though I didn't had any heroic kills. Achievements and 10-man raiding favoring makes this game kind of sick elitist ^-*!@#$%^- place instead of presenting challenges for people to overcome.
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Duncorn
Anachronos
Duncorn
18/07/2012
@Esubane: Yeah, I agree with having more people now able to get it, they should if theyve played the game. Not everyone can do it as fast as others and it gives the people who cant do it a larger chance to. The dates on achieves are what matters for bragging rights. And anyone who moans that its been nerfed can just turn off the buff if it stops them from QQing about it.
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Duncorn
Anachronos
Duncorn
18/07/2012
@Shenmue: So why should people get to level 85 if they can never kill something? Seems a bit of a waste of money every month tbh if thats what happens. And its not just gear, not everyone is as skilled as the top guilds/players.
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Alleluia
Draenor
Alleluia
20/07/2012
@Duncorn: Skill counts for nothing now, same as effort. Gear from nerfed bosses should also be nerfed to reflect the difference in ability/effort needed. Heroic BWD is far harder than heroic DS now.
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Klory
Crushridge
Klory
18/07/2012
30% nerf, ehm interesting :D
Less time to farm DS, good news.
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Atoker
Sylvanas
Atoker
18/07/2012
I dislike people... I dislike them a lot. Reading a couple of replies below me will make you understand.
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Zanzul
Twisting Nether
Zanzul
18/07/2012
hmm the only ppl who complain is the ppl with only 8/8 or less and pvpers if ur on my server i can try bring you 2 spine hc ur whole raid team will get one shot =)
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Rosewalker
Scarshield Legion
Rosewalker
18/07/2012
@Zanzul: only if they have no clue spine's not that bad just has the biggest learning curve
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Umbreön
Nordrassil
Umbreön
14/08/2012
@Zanzul: yh..they will always complain ... still they never tryed hc or anyting..and they have no idea of how hard some bosses can be.
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Jehutý
Auchindoun
Jehutý
18/07/2012
Oh god :D I was laughing so hard at blizz when they nerfed Chogal in Bot.. and Now this?! Blizz: Noobs cant finish it,.. Lets NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!
Fail.... *sigh*
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Lostzx
Ravencrest
Lostzx
19/07/2012
@Gajeel: You are Saying this with not even a single heroic kill? lol...
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Dexplosion
Dragonblight
Dexplosion
18/07/2012
If you nerf it more you can solo it -_-
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Zanzul
Twisting Nether
Zanzul
18/07/2012
@Dexplosion: says the person with 3/8NORMAL LOL XD
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Dirzana
Outland
Dirzana
18/07/2012
@Zanzul: Hahahaha Made my day <3
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Aleksej
Burning Legion
Aleksej
18/07/2012
Brace yourself !
Mists of Pandaria is coming !