Based on much of the feedback we saw from the Developer Comment in last week’s PTS patch, we decided to spend more time looking at the curse aspect of gameplay this set involved, as well as its maximum power threshold it added. By more aggressively reigning in the ceiling this set provides, we can more safely allow the set to exist in content, even when smart players find clever ways to bypass the curse involved.

With the loss of Max Health, rather than increase of damage taken, we can make the curse feel more visceral as it's something you can see rather than feel after it's too late to react. Additionally, the reduction in Max Health better balances this set with damage shields, as many of these abilities are capped to your Max Health; by lowering your Max Health, their size is also lowered. We're still keeping the penalty to shield strength though, as there are plenty of other methods you can try to use to help alleviate the penalty, which we like, but don't want you to be able to completely ignore it. Finally, the hour longer duration helps better make this set feel permanent, without all the issues that can happen with permanent stacking effects.

With all of these adjustments, we're hoping to see a much better balance between the DPS gaps we saw expand in Greymoor, as well as a more visceral curse that inhibits your ability to freely manipulate this powerful set.