Positive they changed, there was a blue post about it. I didn't think it would make a difference till I did some BGs... Just got out of one with 4 warlocks and 2 priests and it was a nightmare. It's ticking so slow that my whole group is either dead or out of follow by the time it breaks.

Before this change, the longest I would get feared is about 1 second, usually more like half a second. I haven't tested it in PVE yet but something definitely isn't working right in PVP.