Beware the nerf bat – Windfury totems and special instant melee attacks

We’ve got another hotfix from the World of Warcraft Forums that might make or break your day. Blizzard poster Nethaera posted an announcement concerning a change on the Shaman’s Windfury Totem.

According to the poster, “Windfury Totem will no longer trigger for any ‘yellow’ attacks unless they are on next swing attacks, such as Heroic Strike and Cleave”. Yellow attacks, or melee special attacks, include next-on-swing attacks and instant attacks. Basically, the hotfix eliminated the possibility for melee players to deal instant yellow attacks (Overpower and Backstab) when the Windfury Totem is in effect.

Well, the hotfix definitely hit warriors and rogues exactly where it hurts. We’ll be keeping an eye out for more on this and other World of Warcraft news so stay tuned.

We’ve got another hotfix from the World of Warcraft Forums that might make or break your day. Blizzard poster Nethaera posted an announcement concerning a change on the Shaman’s Windfury Totem.

According to the poster, “Windfury Totem will no longer trigger for any ‘yellow’ attacks unless they are on next swing attacks, such as Heroic Strike and Cleave”. Yellow attacks, or melee special attacks, include next-on-swing attacks and instant attacks. Basically, the hotfix eliminated the possibility for melee players to deal instant yellow attacks (Overpower and Backstab) when the Windfury Totem is in effect.

Well, the hotfix definitely hit warriors and rogues exactly where it hurts. We’ll be keeping an eye out for more on this and other World of Warcraft news so stay tuned.