The nerf to armor pen in 3.2.2 is intentional. Compared to the recent buff where we increased the value of armor rating to 125%, this nerf would take it back down to 110%. While we are still evaluating the effects of this change in the 3.2.2 build, we did want to let you know of the possibility in case you were about to spend a lot on armor pen gems.
In fact, this was really the point. Several melee specs (and Marksman hunters) had begun to focus on armor pen at the expense of all other stats. Gear without armor pen was being passed over and gem sockets were increasingly being filled with just this one stat. While every spec has stats that are more valuable than others, this one felt like it was starting to trump everything. Not coincidentally, characters stacking lots of armor pen were starting to do more damage than their peers and more damage than we were comfortable with.
This change is largely for PvE reasons, though we won't cry at all if melee damage in PvP drops a little as a result.
We're letting you know now so that this doesn't feel like a stealth nerf, assuming it goes live. While you might disagree or be frustrated by the change (though I also suspect it won't come as a surprise to many players), we ask that you try and keep your response to something appropriate for these forums.
Armor Penetration Nerf in 3.2.2
Armor Penetration Nerf in 3.2.2
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Will be good when they change it in the expansion to also increase energy regenCertainly not, 20% increase on a 1s attack is still 20% more damage from auto attacking.Graav wrote:What numbers you need? haste rating on a 1sec attack... nuff said tbh
However, this wasn't about haste, it's about armor penetration and I don't think you actually know if it's a huge nerf that will push feral druids down to the bottom of the DPS lists or if it's a slight tuning that may reduce your total DPS by a few percent.
i havent felt the nerf yet, but last night in 10 man cc i a loss of 300-500 dps pre nerf and that is not that bad imo, its gonna be intresting too see in the 25 man how it feels since i have stacked ArP like a mad cow (70%), but still the value point for point ArP beats STR after the softcap and for me haste will be an rage issue if dont start getting some soon so graav all leather is MINE!! 
