Blizzard announced that they will be fixing a bug that was causing tanks to benefit from roughly twice the intended amount of Dodge from the Dodge Rating statistic in Wrath Classic. This fix will be deployed on Tuesday during scheduled weekly maintenance.
In addition to the Dodge bug fix, Blizzard will also be deploying a second hotfix that will reduce Algalon‘s melee damage by 10% in both 10-player and 25-player difficulties. This hotfix is being implemented to compensate for the increased pressure that tanks and healers will face from the Dodge bug fix.
Blizzard has stated that they believe that the increase in pressure from the Dodge bug fix will be manageable in other encounters, but that Algalon’s encounter requires a compensatory tweak.
The Dodge bug fix is a significant change that will impact all tanks in World of Warcraft. Tanks will need to adjust their gear and playstyles to account for the reduced Dodge rating. The Algalon hotfix is a smaller change, but it will still make the encounter slightly easier for tanks and healers.
Overall, the Algalon hotfix may make the encounter more accessible to a wider range of players. And perhaps this is a sign to come of other Ulduar nerfs as many players theorize.
