And finally, back*! I’m still settling in (normal service will resume shortly!), but after a quick read of the new patch notes there’s a couple of things that stand out, so this will do as a quick post to get back into things

Firstly, where did the vanish fix go? Guess it’s still WIP, I would have liked to have given it a try on the PTR before it was removed, but oh well. Maybe I’ve just been lucky, but since transfering server and starting playing again, I’ve not had vanish fail when it shouldn’t have done.
Rogue changes for the next patch are a bit crap, but hey, at least we’re not being nerfed?

• Dual Wield: Rogues now know this ability upon logging into the game at level 1.
• Stealth: This ability no longer has multiple ranks. While active, the single rank of this ability (available at level 1) allows rogues to move at 70% movement speed.

Game breaking

Secondly, looks like WotF is in for a hit.

Will of the Forsaken now shares a 45-second cooldown with similar effects, including the Medallion of the Horde, Titan-Forged runes, Insignia of the Horde, etc.

With nearly half of the top 100 players rolling as undead at the moment (and 67/100 undead rogues), I’m not surprised Blizz are nerfing Will of the Forsaken (considering how quick they were to nerf fear/blind combos after a few days of priest+rogue domination).

Is the change justified though? In 2v2s WotF hurts, but since Blizz is supposed to be balancing arenas for 3v3/5v5, is this just a knee-jerk reaction to a popular race choice? I’d be interested in seeing what percentage of high-rated undead were top100 players before they changed race.

Lastly, there’s this semi-trivial change coming that I hadn’t noticed at first;

• Top-level helm and shoulder faction-related enchants are now available as Bind-on-Account items that do not require any faction to use once purchased (they still require the appropriate faction level to purchase).

It’s come too late for me, but this is pretty cool for anyone levelling up an alt to PVP with – no more mindless rep grinding with pointless factions

I’ll be back on track now, will try and get more “Know Your Enemy” notes uploaded as soon as I can.

*Moving house, losing internet, transfering server to Chromaggus, losing internet again, getting roped into some raiding, being very busy at work and having to start up 2v2 and 3v3 with new partners…. it all adds up to a lot of downtime :/