baboom! 1.0.4 wizard preview

**SnickerSnack** · 16-08-2012, 02:23

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6939...zard-8_15_2012

**kestegs** · 16-08-2012, 02:33

I guess my wiz is going to be a sad panda soon. Gotta live la vita loca until then I guess

**SnickerSnack** · 16-08-2012, 02:44

Whenever I see that something is getting nerfed, it just makes me wish I'd tried it before the nerf. Now, I'm definitely not going to liquidate a bunch of my items and buy wizard crit gear just to try it out, but I'm still a bit saddened by it.

My barbarian, OTOH, will be thrilled if the preview is a fair representation of the patch.

**wutevaplaya** · 16-08-2012, 03:06

Yeah I sure am glad I recently made myself a whirlwind barb now. Too bad they are nerfing wicked wind but who knows what kind of new legendaries theyre goin to put out there.

**kestegs** · 16-08-2012, 04:33

I don't think it's actually going to be that bad. I think other things will make up for it. You can also use meteor or spectral blades.

I'm hoping I can pick up some better gear if prices drop due to the preview.

**wutevaplaya** · 16-08-2012, 04:45

Yeah Im not too bent out of shape over it. It will force me to try something new, which isn't a bad thing, and that is what I would imagine they are trying to do with the patch.

**SnickerSnack** · 16-08-2012, 07:55

Originally Posted by wutevaplaya

nerfing wicked wind

What skill is Wicked Wind?

I didn't see it. Maybe you typed a mistake.

Did you mean "Run like the wind?" Because I only saw that they wouldn't buff it, not that they'd nerf it.

**DZJB** · 16-08-2012, 08:20

Originally Posted by SnickerSnack

What skill is Wicked Wind?

It's the skill rune in Twister that people use for stationary twisters.

Looks like good changes to me. I'm glad that they pointed out that with enough crit chance, there shouldn't be too much of a difference. People don't like nerfs, and I guess they've felt that one by now.

The Hydra changes look very nice. I love what they have done with that skill in the first place, so having matching damage for all skill runes is going to be awesome.

Fingers crossed that they do cool stuff with Ice Armour and Storm Armour as well.

**Shagsbeard** · 16-08-2012, 11:25

The proc rate is being cut in half, so you need to double your chance of crit to have the same effect. Wanna bet one of the legendary wands has a high chance to crit? They didn't gut the build with this change at all... they just made it more item intensive.

**Eric Xanthu** · 16-08-2012, 11:37

I think this change will probably turn out ok. I'm occasionally known as a stupid optimist though.

Knowing that star pact works, and knowing that more crit will keep the same build afloat, helps me through the night terrors. If I have to downgrade my wand just to get some more crit though, I'm going to be somewhere between

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