Blizzard Confirms Crit Nerf in PvP is a Bug in WoW: Forever

After the community raised concerns about potential critical strike damage changes in WoW: Forever PvP, Blizzard has confirmed that the nerf is a bug.

Many players who enjoy Classic PvP are extremely familiar with how things should feel, so it was very clear from the start when something was off. The community noticed that critical strikes didn't seem to do the proper amount of damage, and many Reddit threads pointed out the differences between Forever and Classic, including one that referenced a clip from Xaryu.

The r/classicwow thread "Crit Damage Nerfed in PvP" gathered 381 upvotes and 691 comments as players discussed the issue.

However, it seems that Blizzard is now confirming that this is an unintended bug, and players will be back to normal in a future build once the bug is fixed! Blizzard's Aidan 'Zirene' Moon confirmed on X:

Just so everyone knows, the reduced critical strike damage in PvP is a bug.

That won't be staying.

— Aidan 'Zirene' Moon (@Zirene), 3:22 AM · Sep 29, 2026