WoWeekly: Patch 3.3.2 – The 5-Man Dungeon Nerf Patch

Wednesday, Feb. 3 2010 | Author: Lia

Its the day after patch day! I call Patch 3.3.2 the 5-Man Dungeon Nerf patch. If you haven’t read the latest patch notes, the latest patch mostly dealt with the nerfing of some of the 5-man dungeons.

The Forge of Souls

The Devourer of Souls will now cast Mirrored Souls less often.

The Spell Reflect ability has been altered on several creatures. It now has a cast time, only has 2 charges, and has a 75% chance of reflecting spells.

The Nexus

Anomalus will now use the Create Rift ability only once, down from 3 times.

The Old Kingdom

Elder Nadox now only gets one Ahn’Kahar Guardian during the encounter.

Jadoga Shadowseeker now only ascends once during the encounter.

Several enemies between the Befouled Terrace and The Desecrated Altar have been removed or had their pathing altered.

Utgarde Pinnacle

Skadi the Ruthless can now be removed from his drake with 3 harpoon strikes, down from 5.

Svala Sorrowgrave now casts Ritual of the Sword 1 time during the encounter, down from 3.

I personally think the nerfing of some of the dungeons is a good thing. Badge farming is going to be so much faster, therefore making it easier to get better gear for our toons. And for those players who only log-in to do their Random Heroic Daily, its going to be faster for them to get their daily Frost Emblems x 2 as well. I know a few players who try to sneak in an hour of WoW playtime while at work, hehe!

My fiance was wondering why Blizzard making the game easier. He personally thinks its destroying the game. But I think that Blizzard is only doing this because the new expansion is just around the corner, and by nerfing something every patch day, it’s going to help new players actually catch up with the veterans, in terms of experiencing game content.