Druid talent changes not in 1.7

[Pano]

Time to make an equivalent of the dubbed 'billzard has to play a paladin' video...

The Druid talent changes won't be ready in time for patch version 1.7, unfortunately. As soon as the changes are locked down by the designers, we'll preview them, ideally using the interactive talent calculater.

-Eyonix

However, all that shameless rogue-loot rolling may not have been for a total waste of reputation:

I can say what I have said in the past -- the developers have been reviewing all Druid talent lines, particularly Feral Combat.

In 1.7, there are a number of (yes, positive) changes to Cat Form.

So Kimora get ready to heal alot while I /growl and /purr away!

[Pano]

Fresh from the press:

As already caught by our players:
In the upcoming content patch, there are significant changes to Cat Form. Here's the run down:


* Cat Form's base damage (not attack power, but the cat form's "weapon" damage) has been increased.
* Each point of Agility now adds 1 Attack Power.
* Rip's damage per combo point has been increased.
* Ferocious Bite's damage per combo point has been increased. In addition, extra energy now converts to damage at a higher rate.
* The global cooldown on Tiger's Fury has been replaced with a one-second self cooldown. Its duration has been increased to six seconds.
* Rake's damage has been increased.



Also, the combo point problem with Ferocious Bite -- wherein the points would go away on a miss/dodge/parry -- should be resolved.

Talent changes for Druids (which should, among other things, further enhance Feral viability) are still on the way and currently scheduled for the content patch after 1.7.

There is a school of thought that talent changes should be made to increase the Feral form viability, and the developers are of that mind also... but they were also not satisfied with the level of effectiveness for all Druids, regardless of specialisation. The changes in 1.7 should boost that significantly. Aeus - Community Rep English

Attack power for agility. Yes! Or as I see it; yet more encouragement for shameless rogue loot rolling!

Happy happy joy joy!