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New Hotfixes: Tank Edition

More hotfixes for 3.3.2 were revealed today, this time dealing specifically with the Death Knight and Paladin’s tanking abilities. The changes, according to Blizzard, were made in response to initial observations of tanks in the new Icecrown Citadel run that was added in the original update.

"Paladin:

Sacred Duty now provides 2 / 4% Stamina, down from 4 / 8% Stamina. The cooldown advantages of the talent remain unchanged.

Death Knight:

Frost Presence now provides 8% Stamina, up from 6% Stamina.

Icebound Fortitude now provides 30% base damage reduction,
up from 20% damage reduction. For a geared tank with high defense, this
translates to 50% damage reduction, up from 40%"

While the Paladin has taken a slight hit to a couple of his abilities, the Death Knight class has had stats slightly increased, which Blizzard says was done with PvP in mind. The official breakdown of the fixes can be read here. The majority of players seem to be elated at both the Death Knight’s upgrade and the Paladin’s cutbacks, although a few grumbly Paladins disagree with the changes.

Read up on the full notes and talk about it in our thread in the forums.

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