Glad to see fan of knives finally being nerfed. Would love to see hurricane, volley, mind sear, and most of the other spammable AoEs nerfed as well. "Aoe everything" is the theme of this expansion.

There was a time when aoe damage was a luxury of a few classes, and its uses seemed appropriate - spread small amounts of damage over large groups when necessary. Now, it hits and even crits individual targets almost as hard as direct hits, and is available to nearly every class in the game. It's turned many pvp situations into aoe spam fests, especially 5v5 arena.

Then there is aoe cc. CC was once an art form that required timing and strategy, and an appropriate mix of classes. Now you just spam it and hit everyone in range, and most classes can do it.

Not sure if the trend will continue but if it does, expect to see 61 point talent gimmicks like aoe polymorph, aoe mortal strike and god knows what else in the future.