r/classicwow • u/ArmJitsu • 1d ago

Forever Beta Feedback Chain Lightning is the iconic spell of a shaman

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Max rank Chain Lightning in Classic hit for 505-564, more than Lightning Bolt. In Forever it hits for 120-134, which is less than Lightning Bolt. It does cast faster now (2 sec instead of 2.5) and costs about half the mana granted

I get that Lava Burst is meant to be the new big hitter, but Chain Lightning is the spell shamans have been known for since Warcraft 3

Give us back the big zap pls

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u/CMAJ-7 1d ago

I love that enhance has spellhance support, but I don’t get the Maelstrom talent. It’s just really, really bad. After getting a full stack on an enemy, you get a lightning bolt that’s a whopping 20% faster.

Wow, .4 seconds off one single target attack that will also interrupt your rotation for doing anything else…auto attacking, hitting SS dodge procs, casting nova, laying totems, shocks, etc.

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u/nebulous-nautilus 1d ago

It stacks 5 times, so the spell is instant. But I agree an instant lightning bolt is pretty lame. Funnily enough if they allowed it to be chain lightning (and it had old spell coefficients) that would be a really satisfying payoff. Or if it was like retail where you could choose an offensive spell or a heal. But as just a lightning bolt? So boring.

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u/CMAJ-7 1d ago

Ah got it, that is much better but yeah still lackluster.

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u/Grand-Loquat-6434 1d ago

Yeah, spellhance will also never really be a thing with casts reducing your auto attack swing.

They already previewed that enhance will be getting changes, but I truly doubt they will be in the direction the playerbase wants.