The problem with the last nerf is that the developers cannot do their job!

Frost nova breaks on a chance due to the damage done to the target. So if you crit a frostbolty for 2500 it has a very high chance to break, instead if you hit for a 900 ice lance non crit, it probably will stay there.

The real bug was that the chance to break after a ice lance crit was calculated on the damage BEFORE the x3 bonus due to frozen target. So a crit of 1800 had the chance to break frost nova based on a 600 value instead. So probably it would stay and you can get many crits in a row.

I may agree that this bug may bring to a overpowered ice lance, but you should correct the real bug and not introduce a new one! Probably correcting the real bug was too hard and so they came out with this patch that introduces many other bugs.
For example now the molten armour crit (100 damage!) break the nova. THIS is a bug. Or is it working as intended?

But moreover, I am particularry upset by the SILENT NERF.
There is NO excuse to this.

[ Post edited by Zavandor ]

Reading these forums I have seen enough mages who agree with this change. Some might not like it, I don't think anyone loves it, but it's here.
If you want to have a good and open discussion I suggest a change of title; this is simply not respectful in any way.