You guys aren't thinking about the true reason for the nerf. MM/conflag combo with 6 piece Firebird = face roll T6. The new firebird set allows you to stack up to 3000% fire damage. And when you reach 3000% the enemy just gets 1 shot. combine that with a piercing capability and Mirrorball. You will have the strongest build in the game. This nerf to to balance the firebird buff coming in patch 2.1
MM unlimited stacking was slightly overpowered for rift bosses. Not overpowered in the sense that no other class can compete (some easily outperform MM/conflag), but overpowered for a spammable, free spell.
As is often the case with Blizzard, the main problem is that a build gets nerfed without a viable alternative, as all our fire spenders are still lackluster.
MM/Conflag will remain a very good filler, but no longer a main source of damage, so we'll have to find viable alternatives. I can see EB (with Woh) + Black Hole working very well up to a certain point, especially with the huge EB buff in the last build, but toughness will be a problem very quickly. Hydra with Serpent Sparker seems to work quite well right now, but the damage doesn't proc the new Firebird 6p, I hope that's a bug. I'm not sure Meteor will be viable in a pure fire build, especially w/o the Tal bonus.
As is often the case with Blizzard, the main problem is that a build gets nerfed without a viable alternative, as all our fire spenders are still lackluster.
MM/Conflag will remain a very good filler, but no longer a main source of damage, so we'll have to find viable alternatives. I can see EB (with Woh) + Black Hole working very well up to a certain point, especially with the huge EB buff in the last build, but toughness will be a problem very quickly. Hydra with Serpent Sparker seems to work quite well right now, but the damage doesn't proc the new Firebird 6p, I hope that's a bug. I'm not sure Meteor will be viable in a pure fire build, especially w/o the Tal bonus.
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