Lighting Bolt Spellpower Coefficient is Incorrect

[dangreenberggit]

Lightning Bolt spellpower coefficient after Patch 2.3.0 is supposed to be 79.4%. However, on Archangel, the coefficient is 71.4%.

It appears that while Blizzard changed Lightning Bolt's cast time from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds in Patch 2.3.0, LB kept the 3/3.5 spellpower coefficient of 79.4%. Unfortunately, on Archangel Lightning Bolt has the 2.5/3.5 spellpower coefficient of 71.4%.

"As of 2.3, Lightning Bolt's Coefficient does not abide by normal mechanics, as is fixed at 79.4%" (note for a post 2.3.0 patch update to wowwiki spellpower coefficient chart). http://www.wowwiki.com/Spell_power_coefficient?oldid=1194189 "[Bc icon] Patch 2.3.0 (13-Nov-2007): Cast time reduced to 2.5 (from 3.0 where applicable), mana costs reduced, benefit from spell damage have been modified to maintain the DPS of the the previous, longer casting time." (Patch notes for Lightning Bolt page on Wowwiki). http://www.wowwiki.com/Lightning_Bolt

This oversight is understandable considering Blizzard's official patch notes stating that "Lightning Bolt cast time reduced to 2.5 (from 3.0 where applicable), mana costs reduced, benefit from spell damage reduced appropriately." Yet for some reason Blizzard did not change the spellpower coefficient.

Also, just taking the opportunity to draw attention again to the Elemental Shaman T6 2-piece bonus being a "Dummy Trigger." with the effect being "Dummy." #2753 http://database.wow-one.com/index.php?spell=38443

[devastator]

Fixed. Soon on PTR

[Nzzoth]

Fix confirmed on PTR.

[corcaroli]

I would like to add that this issue applies to the Chain Lightning spell too. Similar to Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning's base cast time was reduced from 2.5s to 2s in the patch 2.3.0, but its spell power coefficient was slightly increased from 2/3.5≈0.571 to 0.641. However, Chain Lightning's coefficient is 0.571 on Archangel.

Here's some proof: http://i.imgur.com/ljlFELO.jpg As you can see from this screenshot, i've done a little test, and although i didn't bother to get at least 100 Chain Lightning casts, it's still should be enough. I used Thunder Bluff Heroic Training Dummy, because Chain Lightning cannot jump to other dummies due to too big distance between them(Couldn't do that in Orgrimmar or Undercity). With 1001 spell power, no talents and coefficient 0.641(as it should be and is shown in Dr.Damage addon tooltip), Chain Lightning should hit the main target for ≈1375-1480 damage, but it actually hits for 1306-1407 damage, which fits well to the coefficient 0.571(≈1305-1409 damage).

P.S. I also want to correct OP at the point:

LB kept the 3/3.5 spellpower coefficient of 79.4%

and

Yet for some reason Blizzard did not change the spellpower coefficient.

LB and CL spell power coefficients were correctly changed from 3/3.5≈0.857 and 2.5/3.5≈0.714 to 2.5/3.5≈0.714 and 2/3.5≈0.571 accordingly, but since it'd be a nerf for elemental shamans, they were raised a bit.

[Nzzoth]

Hello Corcaroli, would you be kind enough to open a new issue for Chain lightning please?

[corcaroli]

Done.