I think you can't compare Shadowmeld with Arcane Torrent. It was possible to break machanics of trash and kill very hard packs or secure kills in PVP with that you otherwise couldn't. Shadowmeld just saves some time when there is too much mandatory trash in the way (because you still need to fill the bar) or evades a spell. It's a powerful utility, but still only utility. Maybe I just underestimate it, but I played almost always Blood Elves on Horde so I know personally how broken AT was.
That happens when too many nelfa start whinning....
Man, if they nerf an ability I love, that has been part of Night Elf identity for so long, just to remove a clunky option to skip that you can happily do without in M+...... Just don't.
They can't nerf Shadowmeld unless they aim 35% Alliance 65% Horde population overall and it is something that only tryhard rio farmers use and a small group of high key pushers. Most Night Elves can't utilize it in pugs hence it is literally non existent racial when it comes to pugging m+ , in PvP good druids and rogues can benefit off of it so pretty balanced and something that Alliance needs. Like faction is already in the brink of death, they can't nerf it.
good news, now remove it from night elf and change the one from blood elves.
NO!WHY?No, seriously, why?It was the perfect opportunity to get shadowmeld-like habilities on any race without nerfing the actual racial and not only not affecting negatively to it, being able to double shadowmeld or just have a backup shadowmeld just in case.They nerfed Blood Elves racial in Legion cause almost every DK tank was Blood Elf (ok, maybe a bit overtuned, just set a bit longer cooldown).But they don't nerf shadowmeld now. How many monk/druid healers are nightelf now? How many night elves they play in MDI and other Mythic+ competition?Unique and special racials it's more than ok, it's lovely, what is not lovely is not being able to have the racial you want on the class you want.I was pretty hyped about Shadowlands and I lost all my hype due to this change.Still playing, tho, but is not the same. I wanted shadowmeld in the horde and in every alliance I play which aren't night elves.
LOL I knew this would happen.