To address this in the past, we made changes to Talents with Mists of Pandaria, and even removed several abilities in Warlords of Draenor.
While earning new powers is exciting and a natural part of growth in a role-playing game, eventually we began to butt up against the limits of action bar and accessible keybind space, and many of the tools and perks that had once defined certain classes became increasingly widespread, diminishing class uniqueness. With new expansions and an increasing level cap came new spells, abilities, and Talents. Shadowlands Class PhilosophyĬlasses have evolved throughout WoW’s 15 years of development, and so have our philosophies on class design. Please keep in mind that Shadowlands class updates are still in development and subject to change.Īs Azeroth’s champions prepare to traverse into the Shadowlands, they will gain powers both new and forgotten to take on horrors that reside in the realms of death. You can find these updates in the Affliction Warlock, General and Discipline Priest, Mistweaver Monk, and Unholy Death Knight sections. UPDATE: We have made a few changes to this blog to reflect the accuracy of class abilities in the beginning of alpha.
