Sigh, I feel like the next expansion is going to be a big fail.. dropping D Rate is a bad move, and now nerfing armor pen is a BS move.. the whole point of armor pen was to reduce armor... it works keep it! Cause some kids whine then ***** it.. make a cap for it.. cap it to where it doesn't help to have any more.. how hard would that be?!
Ghostcrawler Confirms 3.2.2 Armor Pen Nerf
Ever since it was introduced as a stat in World of Warcraft, "armor penetration" has seen its fair share of debate and controversy. First it was too weak, then apparently, too strong against squishy targets. Ghostcrawler said in a recent forum post that the developer team noticed AP classes like Hunters stacking the stat too heavily, via gems and other means.
"The nerf to armor pen in 3.2.2 is intentional," he wrote. "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 his next post in the thread, he reiterates that the upcoming change is for the best, and that the armor penetration stat will be gone (along with many other stats) when the future expansion, Cataclysm, is released next year. Check out the full post for more details and player feedback.
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