Dragonflight gave outlaw enjoyers one of the most fast-paced, enjoyable, smooth-flowing versions of the spec to ever exist. All rogue players, low to high end, were ecstatic to play a version of rogue that did not feel starved and finally did good damage.

Throughout the first month or two or DF, outlaw began to receive nerfs, many of which were warranted, given the insane damage we were doing. Nobody really complained, we understood where Blizzard was coming from. But then we hit 10.0.5, and everything changed.

Blizzard hit outlaw with a nerf that was not really a nerf to damage at all (at most 1.5%), but rather a nerf to the extremely fun and well-designed playstyle. Everybody is outraged. Every single outlaw enjoyer is in uproar about this change. The change to fan the hammer is the worst thing that could have happened to our spec, because now, we are more starved than ever, the flow is entirely gutted, the spec feels slow and clunky, almost like classic rogue... And for what? The damage was barely nerfed, so what was the point of mutilating everybody's enjoyment of outlaw?

If the goal was to nerf outlaw damage, there are other ways to do this. For instance, an appropriate nerf would be 1-2% to the spec overall, or, a 3-5% nerf to pistol shot damage. We would understand and accept such a nerf. But this...there was no reason to change the beloved playstyle of outlaw. 

Please consider this petition a begging, heartfelt plea from all the outlaw players in Azeroth to give us back our playstyle, and just nerf the damage that we do. Thank you.

With love,

Shantiana and all outlaw rogues