Changes in v2.0.12:
Mac
Improved memory usage and stability under Mac
OS X 10.4.9 using multi-threaded OpenGL
Bug Fixes
- Attempting to turn in a guild charter with
a signature from a player that formed his own guild will no longer result
in an inappropriate error message.
Using the customer support "Auto-Unstuck" will now trigger
the one-hour cooldown on the player's hearthstone.
- Arenas
- Players will no longer be able to see their
opponents in the Combat Log of an Arena match-up before the game
starts.
- Battlegrounds
- Eye of the Storm: Players should no longer
be able to exit the bubble before the match starts.
- Mechanar
- The gate at the top of the elevator in
Mechanar will now remain open while attempting the gauntlet and
after Pathaleon the Calculator is killed.
- Caverns of Time: Old Hillsbrad
- The Escape from Durnholde event will no
longer break during the church part of the encounter.
Various localization fixes have been applied.
Changes in v2.0.10:
General
- Some logic was fixed in the "Natural Remedies"
quest so that Pathaleon the Calculator's Image will always spawn during
the ritual.
- Goliathon and his shardlings can no longer
be pulled to nearby areas that have guards.
- More fixes implemented in the "It's a Fel
Reaver, But With Heart" quest to keep the Scrapped Fel Reaver from
breaking.
- The Orb of the Blackwhelp and Hallowed Wands
can no longer be used in combat, and the transformation will be canceled
if the player receives damage.
- The Scrap Reaver in Netherstorm repairs reduced
from 10,000 health to 8,500 health over 10 seconds.
- Battle of the Crimson Watch
- Illidari Mind Breaker has been weakened.
- Illidari Highlords can now be CC'ed but
not Charmed.
PvP
- Arenas
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Slicer" has
been increased to 2625 arena points.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Quickblade"
has been decreased to 1125 arena points and changed to offhand
only.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Cleaver"
has been increased to 2625 arena points.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Hacker" has
been decreased to 1125 arena points and changed to offhand only.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Pummeler"
has been increased to 2625 arena points.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Bonecracker"
has been decreased to 1125 arena points and changed to offhand
only.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Right Ripper"
has been increased to 2625 arena points.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Left Ripper"
has been decreased to 1125 arena points.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Shanker"
has been increased to 2625 arena points.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Shiv" has
been decreased to 1125 arena points and changed to offhand only.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's War Edge"
has been decreased to 1000 arena points and the speed changed
to 1.9.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Spellblade"
has been increased to 3150 arena points.
- The cost of the "Touch of Defeat" has
been decreased to 1000 arena points.
- The cost of the "Gladiator's Endgame"
has been decreased to 1125 arena points.
- The cost of the "Idol of Tenacity" has
been decreased to 1000 arena points.
- The cost of the "Libram of Justice" has
been decreased to 1000 arena points.
- The cost of the "totem of the Third Wind"
has been decreased to 1000 arena points.
Druids
- When the duration of "Cyclone" ends, area
buffs such as "Leader of the Pack", "Tree of Life", and "Moonkin"
will now be correctly resumed.
- "Bear Form" now grants 25% increased stamina
instead of 25% increased health.
- "Dire Bear Form" now grants 25% increased
stamina instead of 25% increased health. In addition, the armor bonus
has been reduced from 450% to 400%.
- The multiplier on base weapon damage for "Mangle
(Bear)" ability has been changed from 130% to 100%. In addition, the
bonus damage has been reduced by the same ratio.
- "Savage Fury" no longer affects "Mangle (Bear)".
- "Savage Fury" no longer applies to "Maul"
or "Swipe".
- The critical damage bonus on "Predatory Instincts"
reduced from 3/6/9/12/15% to 2/4/6/8/10%.
- "Improved Leader of the Pack" can no longer
get critical heals.
- The armor bonus from "Moonkin Form" has been
increased from 360% to 400% (to match Dire Bear Form).
- The rage normalization equation has been adjusted
to grant more rage.
Paladins
- The slowing affect from "Avenger's Shield"
is now considered a snare, so snare removal and immunity affects will
now work on it.
Priests
- The base healing percent from "Vampiric Embrace"
has been reduced to 15% from 20%. In addition, this ability can no
longer get critical heals.
- "Silent Resolve" no longer reduces threat
generated by Shadow spells.
- Prayer of Mending now has a 10 second cooldown.
- Mass Dispel will now target immunity effects
first.
- Circle of Healing mana cost reduced by 25%.
- The effectiveness of "Fade:Rank 7" has been
increased by approximately 25%.
- The damage absorption of "Power Word: Shield"
added by the caster's bonus healing has been increased to 20%.
Shaman
- The clearcasting effect from "Elemental Focus"
now triggers on all spell critical strikes, rather than a chance on
any spell hit.
- The shaman will no longer generate additional
threat when "Unleashed Rage" triggers.
- The free Lightning spell cast from "Lightning
Overload" will now cause reduced threat.
- "Stoneclaw Totem" now has a 50% chance to
stun attackers for 3 sec. when struck.
- The bonus of the "Wrath of Air" totem now
applies to healing spells as well.
Warlock
- "Demonic Tactics" now grants increased critical
strike chance to you and your demon pet, instead of increased damage.
Warriors
- The rage normalization equation has been adjusted
to grant more rage. The typical warrior should see an increase of
15% to 20% in their rage generation.
- All warriors had their critical strike chance
adjusted upward slightly (about 1%).
- "Thunder Clap" is now useable in Defensive
Stance. In addition, the tooltip has been adjusted to indicate it
causes additional threat.
- The cooldown on "Victory Rush" has been removed,
and it can now be used up to 20 seconds after killing an enemy.
- "Unbridled Wrath" has been modified so that
rather than a fixed chance to grant rage, it has an increased chance
when using slower weapons.
- Increased the health bonus from "Commanding
Shout" by 50%.
- "Improved Battle Shout" talent renamed to
"Commanding Presence" and now increases the health bonus from "Commanding
Shout" in addition to increasing the melee attack power from "Battle
Shout".
Items
- The threat generated from the spell effect
on "Thunderfury" has been substantially reduced.
- The bonus to "Swipe" from the "Idol of Brutality"
has been reduced from 50 to 10.
- "Alchemist's Stone" will no longer increase
healing and mana gained from items which are not potions.
- The cost of sockets in high end items has
been adjusted slightly, the result is that most high end epic items
should see an increase in stats.
- Corrected many items that had incorrect stat
values assigned to them.
- The rewards from the "Fel Embers" quest are
now superior items as intended.
- Reduced the damage dealt by "The Lightning
Capacitor".
- Corrected the level requirement of the "Fist
of Reckoning".
- "Necklace of Trophies" has been corrected
to increase Hit Rating instead of Hit Avoidance.
- "Burnoose of Shifting Ages" can now be disenchanted.
- "Nethershrike" now has the proper sell value
and can be disenchanted.
- Corrected the level of "Marksman's Bow" to
be in line with other epic reputation rewards.
- The "Marksman's Bow" now has the proper damage
range.
- "Hourglass of the Unraveller" will now properly
increase ranged attack power.
- Corrected the socket bonus for "Soul-Collar
of the Incarnate".
- Corrected a typo in the set bonus of "Warbringer
Armor".
- "Ruby Slippers" now properly have a cast time.
- Corrected the min use level of "Terokk's Shadowstaff".
- "Warpscale Leggings" have had their Crit Rating
updated to the intended Dodge Rating.
- "Warmaul Slayer's Band" no longer has critical
strike rating. However, its agility and attack power have been increased.
- "Ancient Draenei War Talisman" now shares
a cooldown with all trinkets that temporarily increase damage done.
- "Ancient Draenei Arcane Relic" shares a cooldown
with all trinkets that temporarily increase damage done.
- "Aldor Guardian Rifle" now has a range correctly
set on it.
- The effect on "Void Star Talisman" was incorrectly
set to On Use. It is now set to On Equip.
- The critical strike rating on "Cilice of Suffering"
has been changed to spell critical strike rating.
- The cooldown for "Glimmering Mithril Insignia"
has been increased from 10 minutes to 20 minutes.
- The slowing affect from the "Mug 'O Hurt"
is now considered a snare, so snare removal and immunity affects will
now work on it.
- The "Mark of Conquest" trinket now correctly
triggers the mana regen effect.
Raids and Dungeons
- Creatures in Tempest Keep:Botanica, Tempest
Keep: Mechanar, and Tempest Keep:Arcatraz no longer respawn as rapidly.
- Shadow Labyrinth
- Reduced the chance of a Cabal Assassin
ambush.
- Hellfire Citadel:Shattered Halls
- Removed a problematic chest.
- The "Resist Shadow" spell cast by Shadowmoon
Acolyte's in Shattered Halls will now be removed if a player leaves
the zone.
- Shattered Hand Gladiators will no longer
break players' stealth when engaged in combat.
- Serpentshrine Cavern
- Boss creatures have received additional
tuning and polish.
- Tempest Keep: Arcatraz
- Warder and Defender Corpses are now immune
to spell effects that could cause the Protean Spawn to not spawn.
- Protean Spawn now deal less damage.
- The damage dealt by Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates'
"Immolation" and "Knock Away" abilities has been reduced.
- Auchindoun Shadow
- Cabal Zealots are now more threatening
while under the effect of Shape of the Beast.
- Tempest Keep: Botanica
- Sunseeker Gene-Splicers' Death and Decay
now deals significantly less damage and casts less frequently.
- Mutate Fleshlashers now deal less melee
damage.
- Mutate Horrors and Fear-Shriekers now
have less health.
- Sunseeker Researchers will now cast shocks
less frequently.
- Sunseeker Chemists are now Paladin type
instead of Warrior type.
- The Blue Seedlings in the High Botanist
Freywinn encounter now slow players instead of immobilizing them.
- High Botanist Freywinn will now plant
seedlings at a slightly reduced rate.
- Tempest Keep: Mechanar
- Gatewatcher Iron-Hand now wields a Jackhammer.
- Gatewatcher Iron-Hand is now more vocal
when perfoming his Jackhammer attack.
- Mechanar Drillers, Wreckers, and Crushers
in Tempest Keep: The Mechanar may no longer be enslaved when in
Heroic mode.
- Caverns of Time
- Captain Skarloc in Caverns of Time: Escape
from Durnholde is no longer susceptible to disarm, and does not
slow down when wounded.
- A defeat in the Caverns of Time: Opening
of the Dark Portal instance will no longer despawn unlooted bosses
with loot.
- Occasionally after players are defeated
in the Caverns of Time: Opening of the Dark Portal encounter on
Heroic difficulty, the placeholder versions of the bosses that
appear in future attempts that day would not spawn. The proper
placeholders will now spawn instead of Rift Lords and Rift Keepers.
- Boss creatures in Caverns of Time: Opening
of the Dark Portal will now dispel all nearby Time Keepers instead
of one at a time.
- Karazhan
- Maiden of Virtue's "Holy Wrath" has been
slightly retuned to try and allow additional melee attackers to
be used against her.
- Maiden of Virtue's "Holy Fire" has been
adjusted to prevent a possible range exploit.
- Maiden of Virtue will no longer "Holy
Fire" players under the effect of "Repentance".
- Midnight is no longer susceptible to Bleed
effects, since he's a skeletal horse.
- Nightbane's Restless Skeletons are now
immune to non-holy magical damage.
- Restless Skeletons no longer have immolation.
- Nightbane's Bone Shard Spray can no longer
be interrupted by using an immunity effect.
- Some minor issues with the Library Tomes
have been corrected.
- The use of Divine Shield, Ice Block, or
Cloak of Shadows will no longer prematurely detonate the Shade
of Aran's Flame Wreath.
- Restless Skeletons will now summon a player
if they are unable to path to that player, and deal more melee
damage.
- The cooldown of Bellowing Roar has been
adjusted to be a more consistent value.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed the credits to display properly.
Changes in v2.0.8:
Addresses minor issues with the new
arena ranking system.
Changes in v2.0.7:
General
- The amount of haste granted by a point of haste rating has been increased
by about 50%.
- 20 slot bags are now bind on equip.
- Any effect which benefits the victim of a critical strike will now trigger
even if resilience converted the attack from a critical strike to a normal
strike; this applies to melee, ranged, and spell.
The affected talents, abilities, and items are: "Eye for an Eye", "Blessed
Resilience", "Enrage", "Martyrdom", "Blood Craze", "Eye of the Storm",
and "Bonespike Shoulder".
- The Crust Bruster has had a loot icon and sound change.
- Players can no longer send gift wrapped packages via COD.
- When sharing a quest, the order logic has changed to check whether or
not the player has completed or is ineligible for the quest before checking
whether their quest log is full.
PvP
- Battlegrounds
- If Primalist Thurloga is attacked and pulled off her pathing on the
way to summon Lokholar the Ice Lord, she will now properly path back to
the summoning ring to complete the event.
- PVP flags and graveyard nodes can no longer be captured through collision.
Raids and Dungeons
- Players are no longer able to accept the quest "The Opening of the Dark
Portal" while the Black Morass encounter is engaged.
- In the Black Morass, Chrono Lord Deja will now properly spawn during
a Heroic Mode attempt.
- After completing the Black Morass encounter, all the additional mobs
in the zone will no longer all aggro.
- Durnholde Lookouts will now properly despawn after all 5 of the Baracks
in Caverns of Time: Escape from Durnholde are burned down.
- The items required to complete the Karazhan key quest can now only be
looted by the first group in the instance to reach them.
- Berthold the Doorman will now have a gossip option to teleport players
to the Shade of Aran's room. This gossip option only becomes available
when players have defeated the Shade of Aran.
- The aggro range for players when under the effect of "Incite Chaos"
while fighting Blackheart the Inciter in the Shadow Labrynth has been
adjusted.
- Many creatures within Coilfang Resevoir have been slightly retuned.
- Many creatures within the Mana Tombs have been slightly retuned.
Mac
- Stability improvements in Multi-Threaded OpenGL support on future OS
X releases.
Bug Fixes
- The talent "Combat Potency" no longer causes rogues to have a chance
to gain energy when other players hit them with off-hand attacks.
- Players with multiple chat windows will no longer have fixed channels
(ie. general, trade) added back to the main chat window every time they
log on.
- Attempting to prospect less than 5 pieces of ore will no longer cause
a game crash. (Spanish Only)
- The Fel Reaver for "It's A Fel Reaver, But With Heart" quest will now
respawn properly if you wipe on the quest.
- Fixed the local defense channel so that it will properly change based
on the player's zone.
World of Warcraft Client
Patch 2.0.6
Hunters
- "Silencing Shot" now does only 50% of weapon damage instead of 75%.
- The base damage for "Arcane Shot" has been reduced by about 9% and the
bonus damage from ranged attack power reduced from 20% to 15%.
- The bonus damage for "Barrage" is now 4/8/12% for ranks 1/2/3.
- The bonus damage for "Improved Barrage" is now 4/8/12% for ranks 1/2/3.
Mages
- Each rank of "Improved Fireball" now reduces your spell damage coefficient
by 2%.
- Each rank of "Improved Frostbolt" now reduces your spell damage coefficient
by 2%.
- "Counterspell" no longer triggers the global cooldown.
- "Mana Shield" now absorbs magical damage as well as physical damage.
Priests
- The bonus coefficient for "Shadow Word: Pain" has been reduced by about
9%. This should result in about 5% less damage done by "Shadow Word: Pain"
for the typical priest.
Bug Fixes
- The "Frozen Shadoweave Boots" will now properly increase shadow damage.
- Players will no longer lose control of their character if they try to
talk to an NPC while mobs are aggro on them.
- The /equip command will now work on pieces of gear that are not in your
primary bag.
- Fixed an issue that was causing some players to disconnect in Hellfire
Citadel:Blood Furnace.
- The "Corruptor" 4 piece set bonus will now be properly applied.
- The Legion Fel Cannons at Forge Camp Anger in Blades Edge will now properly
spawn above ground.
- The Arena queue tooltip will now show the arena that the player is queued
for.
- Fixed an error that was causing players to disconnect if they tried
to socket a gem that had been gift wrapped.
- Fixed an error that was causing players to disconnect forming a party
with other members in the same area.
- Pet icons will now properly update in the Stables window.
- Improved the robustness of the pet action bar display. It is now less
likely to be accidentally blocked by addons.
- Players will no longer hear the gong sound repeated after initially
joining a queue for the battlegrounds.
- Having a group invite declined while queued via "Looking for More" will
no longer remove you from the queue.
- Nethershards will no longer cost honor to purchase but will cost gold
instead.
- Players will no longer be given access to both quest lines following
the Declaration of Allegiance to the Scryers or Aldor in Shattrath
World of Warcraft Client
Patch 2.0.5 (01/14/2007)
* Increased the maximum number of realms that
can be listed in the Realm List.
* Updated the Terms of Use.
* Created an option to disable UI Acceleration for users of select video
cards experiencing graphical corruption of the User Interface. To utilize
this option, enter the following line to the Config.wtf file, located
in the WTF subfolder of the game:
Set UIFaster "x"
Where x equals:
0 - This turns off all UI acceleration
1 - For Internal Use Only - DO NOT USE!
2 - Enables partial UI acceleration only.
3 - Enables all UI acceleration.
Example:
Set UIFaster "2"
Note: For users experiencing graphical corruption
of the User Interface, it is recommended to try option 2 in order to correct
the problem. If this does not solve the issue, then use option 0 to disable
all UI
Accleration.
World of Warcraft Client Patch 2.0.4 (01/12/2007)
* Fixed a bug where flags in Arathi Basin could
be captured at extremely long distances.
* Fixed a bug where players who had set dungeons to Heroic difficulty
level previous to patch 2.0.3 could no longer enter instances.
* Fixed a bug that was causing multiple LUA errors in the German and French
battlegrounds.