Nerf bat, end of the world?

Ok so some people gotta be feeling like this guy about now, ive certainly been reading enough posts about it and hearing about it in game. Yeh ok we got hit pretty hard but is it all that bad? To be honest we were doing godly dps before the patch, a bright wizard in any of my sc's was always top regardless of rank. Ok now there were a few exceptions but that was the way it went.

Now after the patch it isnt as easy to get top of the boards any longer :P (Mind you topping the charts doesn't mean you played incredible or anything, but thats a talk for another day ) Although to be honest I noticed that bw's are doing damage equal to run of the mill ranged classes for their rank when played with mediocre skill, whereas can still output impressive dps when played right.

I think it comes down to a lot of things in the end, player skill with the class being one of the main ones. All in all even though detonate got hammered and our dps shrunk overnight we are sill a completely viable class with some great potential for fun and carnage. You're just gonna have to be more cautious, more patient, and more focused on killing :)

Mythic made a post relating to it on Vnboards recently stating:

Hi all,

I wanted to stop by this thread to address some of the concerns being voiced by the Bright Wizard and Sorcerer/ess community. I realize that if you don't see an official reply, it may seem that your concerns are going unheard. The truth is, the community team (Andy, James, Missy, and I) may not always get the chance to comment on every thread we read, but we do read darn near every single thread here and we do pass along the concerns, feedback, and suggestions, especially the ones that are largely unanimous.

We have conveyed the following BW/Sorc community issues/concerns with the Combat & Career team:

• Damage output versus damage done to the BW/Sorc by the Combustion/Dark Magic mechanic (risk versus reward, as it were)
• High percentage of spell damage mitigation due to resist stacking
• Itemization concerns (ie. weapon skill on caster items)
• The differences between Sorc debuffing Willpower versus BW debuffing Corporeal damage

If you've reported any bugs, we've forwarded those as well, but don't hesitate to let us know of any in the future.

So maybe the future isn't so bleak for us all :D