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Community Update 27/082008

Zyuu — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:47:21 GMT

The World of Warcraft Community Team sent us their Community Update today. Including recent news and forum posts that serves as a great recap of what's been going on the last couple of days.

EU Forums:

Here are some of the most recent blue-posts made on the EU forums:

EU main

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· World of Warcraft Downloads for your Phone

· BlizzCat Episode 5: Special WWI Edition

· New Fan Art: Study in Blue

· Re: Patch 3.0.2 and Naxx

· Re: Most Beautiful City

· 27/08 PTR forum cleaned

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· 26/08 Wrath of the Lich King : Wendigo

· 26/08 Beta Key & Beta Test Information

· Content Patch before Wrath of the Lich King

· Wrath of the Lich King Arenas

· 21/08 WotLK Opening Cinematic Unveiled!

· 22/08 Games Convention

· BlizzCon Ticket Drawing Opt-In Period Ends

· The Friday Thread

EU Beta

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· Flying Mounts in Dalaran

· Realm Firsts achievements

· 27/08 Scheduled Maintenance

· Re: Server Shutdown

· Re: Storm Peaks Open

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· Wrath of the Lich King: Beta Patch Notes

· New Content in 8820

· Raid buff review

· Re: [Protection Is mana a real issue?]

· Re: Feral tanking

· Storm Peaks Closed

· The Nexus (71-73)

· CoT: Stratholme (80)

· Halls of Lightning (80)

· Utgarde Pinnacle (80)

· The Oculus (80)

· Halls of Stone (77-79)

· Azjol-Nerub (72-74)

· Drak'Tharon Keep (74-76)

· Utgarde Keep (70-72)

· The Nexus - Heroic (80)

Other noteworthy threads:

· Pimp My UI - Episode 70

· The Northrend Times - Episode 8

US Forums (main and beta)

· Inscription trainers will be in Azeroth also

· Blizzcon Opt-In has ended

· Recovering pets

· Storm Peaks Closed- 8/22/08

· Raid stacking in Wrath of the Lich King

· How will Lich King be defeated?

· Wrath of the Lich King Opening Cinematic!

· New Beta build

· Beta premades

· World PvP

· Tanking in Wrath of the Lich King

Website:

World of Warcraft Downloads for Your Phone

27/08/08

Carry a little piece of Azeroth wherever your real-world travels take you with our new World of Warcraft-themed wallpapers and ringtones for your phone. They’re part of a new service that lets you download content related to your favorite Blizzard Entertainment games to supported mobile phones. Over 50 pieces of content are currently available, including ringtones of World of Warcraft’s capital city themes and the distinctive murloc gurgle, as well as wallpapers featuring character artwork, class and faction emblems, and more. Visit the new Mobile Ringtones and Wallpapers page for more information -- and while you’re there, be sure to check out our StarCraft and Diablo mobile content, too.

BlizzCast Episode 5: Special WWI Edition Now Available

27/08/08

This special Worldwide Invitational wrap-up edition of BlizzCast begins with a brief chat between RTS Community Manager Karune, World of Warcraft Community Manager Nethaera, and Diablo III Community Manager Bashiok about their WWI experiences. Bashiok then takes you into the mind of Diablo III Lead Designer Jay Wilson, and the two discuss some recent hot issues surrounding the game. Listen to the show now or check out the transcript to see all the featured artwork.

New Fan Art: Study in Blue

27/08/08

We've added Dênakê's portrait "Lena" to the Blizzard Fan Art gallery to share this moody piece with you.

We're always looking for new fan art and if you're an artist, you can submit your work to us here. We update the Gallery regularly and encourage you to check regularly to see what new and talented submissions are on display.

Wrath of the Lich King : Wendigo

26/08/08

We have just updated the Wrath of the Lich King official website with a new creature: the Wendigo.

Though rarely seen, the wendigo's existence is evidenced by the fierce, primal roars that echo across Northrend's mist-shrouded peaks. Many believe these reclusive, cannibalistic creatures are the primordial cousins of the wendigo that populate the mountains of Dun Morogh...

Check out the Bestiary to learn more!

BlizzCon Ticket Drawing Opt-In Period Ends

25/08/08

The opt-in period for the BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing is now over. We will be randomly selecting winners within the next few days and will announce when selections have been made on our websites. If you are chosen, you will receive an email from Blizzard containing information about how to purchase up to two tickets to BlizzCon 2008. If you haven’t done so already, please go to Blizzard Account Management and update your contact information. For more details, see the FAQ.

Games Convention – Day One

22/08/08

We’ve updated our Games Convention site with coverage and photos from the first day of this year’s event, held once again in Leipzig, Germany. To find out what’s happening at the Blizzard booth, read all about it here.

Wrath of the Lich King Opening Cinematic Unveiled!

21/08/08

Five years have passed since Arthas released Ner’zhul from his icy prison and merged with him, claiming the Frozen Throne of Icecrown. Now the heir of Lordaeron has risen again, and soon the world will learn what it means to incur the wrath of its one true king.... The opening cinematic for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is now available for download or streaming from the official Wrath of the Lich King website. Check it out now!

Games Convention Update

20/08/08

We have even more for you at this year’s Games Convention. As well as playable demos of StarCraft II and Wrath of the Lich King, SK-Gaming will be conducting a Live Raid on the Sunwell Plateau, and we’ll be showing a brand new cinematic trailer for Wrath of the Lich King.

To find out more, you can check out the Games Convention site for more information.

BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing Information

20/08/08

The BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing opt-in is now live. People with eligible Blizzard Accounts who wish to enter the drawing can now do so by logging in to Blizzard Account Management. The opt-in period will last until 08:59 a.m. CET on Monday, August 25. After it ends, we will select 1,500 people from the opt-in pool and offer them a chance to purchase up to two tickets to BlizzCon 2008. This is a random drawing -- everyone with an eligible Blizzard Account who opts in any time during the opt-in period will have the same chance to win. Please make sure your Blizzard Account contact information (email and phone number) is up to date. For more information, read our FAQ.

New Fan Art: Looking for Group!

20/08/08

This week's addition to the Blizzard Europe Fan Art Gallery is a humorous piece from our talented artist Kness. This submission displays the trials and tribulations of a young gnome seeking out the perfect group for her adventures.

We're always interested in new fan art and if you're an artist, you can submit your work to us here. We update the Gallery regularly and encourage you to check regularly to see what new and talented submissions are on display.

BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing Information

19/08/08

As discussed last week, we’re preparing a drawing to offer 3,000 more BlizzCon 2008 tickets for sale. We’re finalizing the process now, and you’ll be able to enter the drawing soon -- in the meantime, please check the BlizzCon site for more information on how the drawing will work. Please note that a Blizzard Account is an account created for the Blizzard Online Store -- as opposed to an account created for a Blizzard game, such as World of Warcraft. If you have any questions regarding Blizzard Accounts, please read our Blizzard Account FAQ. We will announce when the drawing opt-in period begins on our website soon. For more information, please refer to our BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing FAQ.

WoW Community Update 02/07/2008

Zyuu — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:30:25 GMT

Blizzard Europe sent us their Community Update today. Including recent news and forum posts that serves as a great recap of what's been going on the last couple of days.

Here at Curse we have a Worldwide Invitational Coverage Wrapup. Check it out if you missed it!

EU Forums:

Here are some of the most recent blue-posts made on the forums:

- Diablo III - Unveiled!

- Worldwide Invitational In-Game Pet Redemption

- [PTR] Premade character status

- 01/07 Russian forums launched

Other noteworthy threads:

- Pimp My UI Episodes 62

- How the Blizzard Authenticator works

US Forums:

- WWI Loot Card Codes

- Thank You Attendees, Fansites, and EU Team

- Items in WotLK

- Brewfest Testing!

Website:

New Fan Art: Zergling!
This week's addition to the Blizzard Europe Fan Art Gallery is a very photogenic image of the zergling from StarCraft! This week's submission comes from our talented artist Shader. This submission is so realistic, it will make you look around wondering if you're about to suffer an infestation!

We're always interested in new fan art and if you're an artist, you can submit your work to us here. We update the Gallery regularly and encourage you to check regularly to see what new and talented submissions are on display.

Russian Forums Launched
We are delighted to open the Russian forums, an important stage of our localization of World of Warcraft into Russian. On these new forums, fully localized into Russian, players will be able to provide feedback about the Russian Technical Alpha, and discuss issues with other Russian-speaking players.

The forums can be found here, and contain additional information about the Technical Alpha, including how to obtain the localized Russian client for World of Warcraft.

To all our Russian-speaking players, we'd like to wish you a warm welcome to the Russian forums.

The Worldwide Invitational Is Over – For Now
The weekend of June 28th and 29th saw the 2008 Blizzard Worldwide Invitational come to Paris, France – the first major Blizzard event to be held in Europe. Visitors from all over the world attended to participate in the developer panel discussions and various community contests, to meet and chat with the developers and to be treated to the announcement of Diablo III. The atmosphere at the event was filled with energy and enthusiasm as visitors had the chance to play the newest versions of StarCraft II, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, and to sample the activities and events hosted by our partners.

Throughout the event, attendees could watch the Worldwide Invitational tournaments and see the strategies and tactics favored by some of the world's best RTS players. Visitors could also watch the top-ranking World of Warcraft Arena teams from all over the world duke it out for the first place position. Nihilum held a live raid on-stage where those not quite ready to take on Kil'jaeden could watch as one of the world's top raiding guilds tried to put an end to the general of the Burning Legion.

The event closed on Sunday night with a concert featuring themes from Blizzard games performed by Video Games Live. The concert opened with Blizzard's own Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain who, leveling up throughout their performance, managed to ding 80! Grats, guys! When the lights finally went down on the event, the crowds seemed to be glad to have come to Paris and to be looking forward to BlizzCon in Anaheim this October.

If you want to know more about the event, check out our coverage page and have a look at the picture gallery!

New Wallpaper: Illidan Stormrage!

We have just updated our World of Warcraft Wallpapers section with a wallpaper featuring the brooding lord of Outland and his naga allies, Illidian Stormrage, the Betrayer. Take a moment to check it out!

Diablo III Unveiled!
Twenty years have passed since the cataclysmic events of Diablo II. Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal have been defeated, but the Worldstone, which once shielded the world of Sanctuary from the forces of both the High Heavens and the Burning Hells, has been destroyed, and evil once again stirs in Tristram....

Following the unveiling of Diablo III today at the Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational, we've launched the game's official website, with information about the places, characters, monsters, and adventures awaiting you upon your return to the world of Sanctuary. Some of the site's highlights include:

The cinematic teaser trailer shown at the 2008 Worldwide Invitational
A 20-minute gameplay demo video
More than 60 screenshots and pieces of concept art
Deckard Cain's journal, narrated by Deckard Cain himself -- stay a while and listen!
And much, much more

Visit the new Diablo III website now to learn more about the game, and make sure to check out the official FAQ and the announcement press release.

Wrath of the Lich King Bestiary: Flesh Giant
We have just updated the Wrath of the Lich King Bestiary with a new creature: the Flesh Giant.

The same dark sorcery used to command the Scourge's powerful abominations is utilized to even greater effect in the harsh and distant realm of Northrend. Here the Lich King has focused his malefic powers on flesh giants...

Check out the Bestiary to learn more!

2.4.2 Patch Notes Update, Activision, Daily Blue, MI6

Zyuu — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:02:29 GMT

2.4.2 Patch Notes Updated

The 2.4.2 Patch Notes have been updated.

Druids

Talent: Primal Fury (Rank 2) will now be properly unlearned when it is untalented.
Talent: (Restoration)- Natural Perfection will no longer proc by normal melee attacks.

Hunters

Aspect of the Viper: This ability now grants an additional amount of mana each 5 seconds equal to 35% of the hunter’s level.
Boar Charge: This ability will no longer make Growl cast immediately after it generates excessive threat.
The pet ability Growl will no longer scale with pet Attack Power.
Scare Beast: The range on this spell has been increased to 30 yards and it is now instant cast.

Mages

Polymorph: Mounted creatures will no longer remain mounted while polymorphed.
Mage Armor no longer reduces the duration of beneficial magic buffs.
Molten Armor will now do damage while a damage absorption shield is active.

Paladins

Flash of Light and Holy Light will now work properly with castsequence macros.
Seal of the Crusader: This ability now increases the damage dealt by Crusader Strike by 40%.
Crusader Strike (Retribution) will now properly receive a damage increase from Seal of The Crusader.
Talent: Precision (Ranks 1-3) will no longer improperly display daggers and staves as a weapon class in the tooltip.
Paladins that already have Apprentice Riding skill can now properly learn Summon Warhorse from the trainer.

Priests

Fear Ward will no longer be consumed while under the effects of cyclone.
Mana Burn: This spell can no longer trigger effects that require the target to be struck with a critical hit.
Power Word:Shield now has the correct sound associated with it and can no longer be heard from large distances.
Talent: Power Infusion will now consume the correct amount of mana when cast on yourself.

Rogues

Ability: Blade Flurry: This ability can no longer hit critters as its secondary targets and will now use a proper range calculation for all secondary targets.
Talent: Mutilate (Assassination) will no longer incorrectly appear multiple times in the combat log when used.

Shaman

Ability: Frostbrand Weapon: Rank 6 damage has been increased very slightly.

Warlocks

Drain Soul: Channeling of this spell will now always stop when a player target dies.
Pets: Using a sacrifice effect to kill your own pet will no longer trigger effects that should only occur when killing an enemy.

Warrior

Sweeping Strikes: This ability can no longer hit critters as its secondary targets and will now use a proper range calculation for all secondary targets.

Items

Brann Bronzebeard’s Lost Letter: This item will no lonber display a damage range in its tooltip.
Crusader’s Scaled Battlegear: Tooltip spelling corrected.
Elixir of Demonslaying: This elixir now grants ranged attack power against demons as intended.
Hazza’rah’s Charm of Healing Haste rating reduced.
Nightfall now has a chance to fail on targets over level 60.
Ravager: Judgements will no longer auto-refresh and break the effect from this item while its effect is active.
Renataki’s Charm of Trickery has had its energy reduced.
Shard of Azzinoth no longer shares any cooldown with Shaman Elemental totems.
Shattered Sun Pendant of Might: The triggered effect from this item will no longer break Scattershot or other crowd-controlling affects. The visual on the Scryer version has been updated.
Shifting Naaru Silver: Using this item no longer puts players into combat.
Silithyst Dust: The bonus from turning this item in no longer works for players above level 63.
Ten Storms Set: The Chain Heal bonus from this set has been reduced by 5%.
Wushoolay’s Charm of Nature Haste rating has been reduced.

Activision was the company that came up the plans to merge with Blizzard

The CEO of Activision, Bobby Kotick was recently interviewed by Conde Nast’s Portfolio Magazine. Where he reveals that his board of directors and himself came up with the idea to attempt the merge that is now known as Activision Blizzard, currently the biggest gaming company merger in the world, the value is estaimed to $19 bilion to be exact.

You can find out more by reading this article.

Daily Blue (Blizzard) Posts

Via World of Raids

2.4.2: Hunter Pet Growl Change

Growl was scaling incorrectly before so it's been changed to scale with the hunter's AP starting at around 1200 AP. Other pet abilities such as bite, claw, etc will still scale with pet AP.

[Source]

Upcoming Arena Change: New rule

If a team does not enter an arena match that is starting they will lose points equal to the amount that would have been deducted if they had played and lost.

This change makes it less viable to participate in illegitimate team match-ups by requiring every game be played; not just those that are against a team's desired opponent.

[Source]

Will Season 3 non-set items stay available?

Yes, the Season 3 honor items will still be available for purchase without a rating requirement after Season 4 starts. There will be two sets of "non-set" items once Season 4 begins. The Season 4 honor items (boot/belt/bracer/etc) some of which will require a rating, and the Season 3 items (boot/belt/bracer/etc) which still won't require any rating.

Just to sum up, when Season 4 begins:

Season 1 honor set: Removed
Season 2 arena set: Moved to honor, no rating requirement
Season 3 non-set honor items: Staying
Season 3 arena set: Arena rating and cost requirements lowered
Season 4 non-set honor items: Added with rating requirement
Season 4 arena set: Added to Arena with increased rating requirement

[Source]

Is the S3 BG gear becoming cheaper with the introduction of S4 gear or is it remaining price wise where it is?

They'll be a little bit cheaper, yeah.

[Source]

WotLK: Death Knight starting level, "converting" an existing character to a DK

We haven't completely finalized a number, but we plan to have them start at a level lower than 70. We didn't have Draenei or Blood Elves start at a higher level when they first entered the game so we are aiming to make this Hero Class at a good level to learn abilities but also get to Northrend a little faster.

We did consider the option of "converting" an existing character to a Deathknight, it was one of the first thoughts really, we just have to keep in mind what also sounds like fun game play. Leveling a character just to throw it away doesn't really fit this very well.

[Source]

Arena Tournament: Regarding point penalties

With phase 2 beginning today, records have been reset and there is a penalty for adding players to a team. The practice phase has ended and now the fighting matters. You can still create a new team, you'll just have to earn the point penalties back, so good luck in your matches if that's the case!

When phase 3 begins the teams will be locked and no changes allowed.

[Source]

No race change for an existing character

Race change will not be implemented, sorry.

[Source]

No plans to change the current currency system

We do watch the economy of the game but we don't have any plans of changing the current setup right now.

[Source]

Chromie's quest is working as intended

This is not a bug, Chromie's quest was implemented before the current repeatable quest mechanics were introduced so it does not follow the standard rules for repeatable quests. As the quest is working correctly we would rather not go back and introduce any changes to it.

[Source]

2008 Arena Tournament Phase 2 Has Begun

2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament Phase 2 Has Begun

Phase 2 of the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament’s first qualification round has begun. Tournament participants have had ample time during the practice phase to hone their strategies, try various team compositions, and gain experience playing with their team. It’s now time for the real games to begin!

To track the progress of your team and competition, please visit the World of Warcraft Armory and select the Coliseum 1 battlegroup.

If you haven’t signed up yet, registration for the First Qualification Round is still possible until May 6, 2008!

For more information on the tournament please visit our Arena Tournament information page. Good luck to all competitors!

[Source]

2008 MI6 Rewards - Best Wrapping - Product Packaging

Blizzard wins one MI6 2008 reward for World of Warcraft - Best Wrapping.

Best Wrapping - Product Packaging

World of Warcraft Expansion: The Burning Crusade Collector's Edition Packaging

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

[Source]

New WoW Trading Card Game Wallpaper

Check out this new wallpaper recently released via WoW TCG in eight different resolutions below.

WotLK Website Update: Dragonblight

Nevermindz — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:32:04 GMT

For millennia the Great Dragonblight has served as the enduring heart of Northrend.

Here dense forests surround a vast arctic wasteland littered with the massive, gleaming bones of perished dragons. In the center of this frozen expanse lies Wyrmrest Keep, a structure believed to be built by the world-shaping titans shortly after Azeroth's creation. Many legends hold that the five great Dragon Aspects were blessed within this fortress and given their charge to watch over the budding world. Perhaps it is for this reason that dragons nearing the end of their lives come to the Dragonblight to enrich the land with their passing.

Surrounding Wyrmrest Keep are five majestic dragon shrines: red, bronze, green, blue, and black, each blessed with the powers of its respective flight. In recent times the undead Scourge has laid siege to these shrines in an effort to further its attempts at raising terrifying new variations of undead dragons to serve the Lich King.

In an attempt to arrest these invasions, the red Dragon Aspect, Alexstrasza, has begun recruiting heroes to aid in the fight against the Scourge, even as the taunka and tuskarr wage their own desperate battles against the undead. The one-time Scarlet Crusade, now the Scarlet Onslaught, has arrived as well in the hopes of claiming victory in their ongoing campaign against the Lich King and his minions.

Both the Alliance and the Horde have begun establishing a presence in the Dragonblight, taking a particular interest in the barred entrance to Icecrown, Angrathar the Wrath Gate. There both factions have begun gearing up for the siege that will inevitably lead into the lair of the Lich King himself.

The immediate dangers of the Dragonblight are posed not only by the Lich King, however, but also by the blue dragonflight. Determined to manipulate all existing magic to serve his own purposes, the blue Dragon Aspect, Malygos, has ordered his flight to maneuver colossal machines into key positions over magical ley line clusters. Many believe that these dire constructs are intended to realign the paths of magical energy that course beneath the earth. If successful, Malygos's tampering could result in an ecological and magical catastrophe that would threaten not only the stability of Northrend, but ultimately the equilibrium of the entire world.

Test Realm Patch Notes got updated minutes ago !

Xanae — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:58:57 GMT

World of Warcraft PTR Patch 2.4.0

The latest test realm patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchn.../test-realm-patchnotes.html

The latest patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/...

The Sunwell Isle

The Sunwell Isle is now available for play. This area includes a new quest hub and 5-player and 25-player instances. Join the Shattered Sun Offensive in shutting down Kael’thas’ nefarious operations. This new force is comprised by both the Aldor and Scryers and is led by the Naaru. Players will take part in claiming Sun’s Reach and setting up a larger base of operation to stop Kael’thas and the Legion.

Combat Log Improvements

The combat log has undergone improvements that allow more robust combat filtering including the ability to define custom colors for enemies and friends as well as combat filtering for self and others.

General

The combined forces of Shattrath have launched an attack on the Isle of Quel’Danas, to confront Kael’thas and the Legion at the Sunwell and surrounding areas. Players will now be able to gain reputation with the Shattered Sun Offensive and participate in a new set of daily quests.
A representative of the Keepers of Time has been spotted at the World’s End Tavern in Shattrath. Players in good standing with the faction will be granted ease of passage to the Caverns of Time.
Characters will now retain talented spell ranks so when they retalent they do not have to relearn the spells from trainers.
Spell Haste: Spell haste now reduces the global cooldown on spells, down to a minimum of 1 second. This change does not apply to melee and ranged abilities.
Item Cast Spells: Many spells cast by items were being cast as if the caster were the same level as the item. Most of those will now cast at the player’s level, giving them a reasonable chance to miss, be dispelled, or be resisted.
Resilience: Now reduces the magnitude of mana draining effects by the same amount that it reduces critical strike damage. The Tooltip has been revised to reflect this.
Spirit-Based Mana Regeneration: This system has been adjusted so that as your intellect rises, you will regenerate more mana per point of spirit.
Weapon Skill: Points will be gained faster in weapon skills for levels 1 through 59.
The Daily Quest limit has been increased to 25.
The benefits of drinking out of combat have been delayed. It will now take five seconds before the full benefit of the mana regeneration will come into effect.

Racials

Find Treasure: This ability no longer deactivates upon death.

Druids

Empowered Rejuvenation: This talent now properly affects the final heal from Lifebloom.
Gift of Nature: This talent now properly affects the healing from Tranquility.
Insect Swarm: Casting lower ranks of this spell is now properly penalized like other healing and damage effects.
Lacerate: This ability now deals additional damage based on the attack power of the Druid.
Lifebloom healing coefficient has been reduced.
Mangle (Bear) now properly triggers a 1.5 second global cooldown, increased from 1.0.
Many shapeshift form tooltips have been updated to be consistent with each other.
Natural Perfection: This ability will no longer be triggered by taking critical strikes while sitting. In addition, it is now affected by the Subtlety talent and reduces damage by 2/3/4%, down from 1/3/5%.
Nurturing Instinct increases your healing spells by up to 50/100% of your Agility, and increases healing done to you by 10/20% of your Attack Power while in Cat form.
When a Druid in cat form casts Pounce it will now properly animate.

Hunter

Equipping a thrown weapon while in the middle of an Auto-Shot will no longer cause animation issues.
Casting Flare while in any way not visible, will no longer cause your flare to be invisible to other players.
Hunter’s Mark: Hunters with Improved Hunter’s Mark will now properly overwrite Hunter’s Mark cast by Hunters without the talent.
Improved Mend Pet now has a 50/100% chance to remove one Curse, Disease, Magic, or Poison effect, up from 15/50%.
The stamina tooltip for hunter pets will now display the proper health increase.
Hunters will no longer spin around if they cast Aimed Shot or Steady Shot while facing away from their target.

Mages

Arcane Explosion: The damage cap for area of effect damage on this spell has been increased by approximately 50%.
Arcane Fortitude now increases your armor by an amount equal to 100% of your Intellect, up from 50%.
Blink, Slow, and Spellsteal have all had their mana cost reduced.
Using low ranks of Fire Ward and Frost Ward spell will now be penalized the same way healing spells are penalized.
Frostbite: When a frost spell is reflected back at a Mage, it is now possible for the Mage to suffer from the Frostbite effect.
Ice Barrier: Using low ranks of this spell will now be penalized the same way healing spells are penalized.
Icy Veins no longer stacks with Bloodlust/Heroism.
Improved FireWard has become Molten Shields.
New Talent: Molten Shields will cause your Fire Ward to have a 10/20% chance to reflect Fire spells while active. In addition, your Molten Armor has a 50/100% chance to affect ranged and spell attacks.
Permafrost: This talent will now correctly increase the movement slowing effect of frost Armor instead of the attack speed slow.
Spellsteal will no longer overwrite a longer duration buff.

Paladins

Avenger’s Shield, Holy Shield and Holy Shock: Casting lower ranks of these spells is now properly penalized like other healing and damage effects.
Divine Illumination: The mana energize from this talent no longer has a chance to set off other triggered effects.
Holy Shock: The healing, damage, and mana cost of this spell have all been increased.
Judgment of the Crusader: It is no longer possible to have icons for two different ranks of Judgment of the Crusader appear at the same time when judged by multiple Paladins.
Judgment of Wisdom: Some abilities (such as Frostbolt) were not triggering the mana energize effect from this spell. This has now been fixed.
Resistance Auras: It is no longer possible for two Paladins in the same party to make it appear that players have two of the same resistance aura active.
Righteous Defense: This spell will now always be castable on friendly npcs.
Seal of Blood: This ability will no longer cause spell pushback for the Paladin with this seal active.
Turn Undead(Rank 3):This spell has been reworked and has been renamed to “Turn Evil”. It will now work on Demons in addition to Undead. Turn Evil is subject to diminishing returns, and lasts 10 seconds in PvP.

Priests

Chastise no longer disorients the target, but now is instant cast and roots the target for 2 seconds.
Fear Ward is now usable while in Shadow form.
Focused Will now reduces damage by 2/3/4%, down from 1/3/5%.
Inner Focus: Chastise now benefits from Inner Focus. In addition, Starshards no longer consumes Inner Focus.
Power Infusion: Infuses the target with power, increasing their spell haste by 20% for 15 seconds.
Power Word: Shield: Using low ranks of this spell will now be penalized the same way healing spells are penalized.
Prayer of Mending: This spell will now fade from players who leave or enter an instance, change continents, or exit the game.
Reflective Shield: The reactive damage from this talent no longer breaks crowd control affects which break on taking damage.
Shadowguard: No longer consumes the charge of Inner Focus when triggered.
Silent Resolve:This talent now affects Surge of Light, Power Infusion, Inspiration, Spirit Tap, Blackout, Levitate, Shackle Undead, Touch of Weakness, Hex of Weakness, and Symbol of Hope.
Touch of Weakness: No longer consumes the charge of Inner Focus when triggered.It will also function properly even when the Priest with Touch of Weakness on is silenced or stunned.
Vampiric Touch: Casting lower ranks of this spell is now properly penalized like other healing and damage effects.

Rogues

Abilities that can be used while stealthed, without breaking stealth, can now be cast without breaking Vanish when used at the same time.
Cheat Death: A combat log message will now show when this ability activates and now has an animation.
Improved Backstab is now called Puncturing Wounds.
Puncturing Wounds increases your critical strike chance with Backstab by 10/20/30%, and the critical strike chance with your Mutilate ability by 5/10/15%.
Improved Sprint: This ability will now always remove Entangling Roots.
Sap mechanic changed from “Incapacitate” to “Sap”. This will allow more humanoids that were previously immune to Sap to be vulnerable to Sap, but still immune to Gouge. Note that anything that removed Sap previously will still remove Sap after the change.
Vanish: This ability will no longer sometimes cause the UI to display Shadowmeld as active when it has been cancelled.

Shaman

Call of Thunder: (Rank 5) now gives 5% critical strike chance.
Earth Shield: Mana cost reduced roughly in half, and charges reduced from 10 to 6.
Elemental Focus: This buff will no longer be removed when Shamanistic Focus is triggered.
Ghost Wolf: Cast time reduced to 2 seconds, down from 3.
Healing Grace: This talent now reduces the chance your spells will be dispelled by 10/20/30%.The resistance to being dispelled modifier from this talent now applies correctly to Water Breathing.
Nature’s Swiftness and Elemental Mastery now share a 10 second cooldown.
Rockbiter Weapon: Tooltip and error messages have been adjusted slightly.
Stormstrike has a new icon.
Totem timer icons will now show up under your player portrait when you cast totem spells. Right-clicking a totem timer icon will destroy that totem.
Tremor Totem now pulses every 3 seconds, down from 4.
The Shaman spell Fire Nova Totem will no longer sometimes detonate without doing any damage.

Warlocks

Blood Pact now has a tooltip.
Demonic Knowledge: This buff will no longer remain on enslaved demons when Enslave Demon is removed. It will now increase your spell damage by an amount equal to 4/8/12%, down from 5/10/15%.
Demonic Sacrifice: Now works properly in sanctuary regions (such as Shattrath City and the Stair of Destiny).
Nether Protection: The buff from this talent will no longer interrupt capturing PvP flags and bases.
Pyroclasm: This talent now works correctly again with Rain of Fire.
Ritual of Summoning can be used to summon players into instances if they meet the instance requirements.
Shadow Ward: Using low ranks of this spell will now be penalized the same way healing spells are penalized.

Warriors

Endless Rage will now give the correct amount of rage as intended from damage dealt by a Warrior.
Stances: It is no longer possible to accidentally change into a stance you are already in via macros (resulting in a global cooldown and loss of rage).
Whirlwind: Critical strikes with the off-hand weapon from this ability can now trigger Flurry and Rampage.
Flurry will properly refresh if a crit occurs with 1 charge left.
Improved Hamstring (Arms) effect is now subject to diminishing returns when used in PvP.

PvP

Diminishing returns on honor for kills is being eliminated.
Honor will now be instantly calculated, and available for player use.
Players that have the resurrection sickness debuff will be worth no honor.
Added new PvP daily quests that send players to Halaa and the Spirit Towers of the Bone Wastes. These quests are available for Alliance and Horde at their respective local quest hubs.
Arenas

o Matchmaking: If a queued player has a personal rating higher than their team rating, the matchmaking system will now use the highest personal rating of a queued member of that team for matchmaking purposes, instead of the team rating.
o Queue times for arena matches have been reduced. Players will now be able to enter matches faster than previously.
o Shadow Sight now increases damage taken by 5% rather than dealing damage over time. Duration has been reduced from 21 seconds to 15 seconds.
o Players feared outside of the Arena (through the world or outside the arena walls) will now be teleported back to the center of the arena map.

Battlegrounds

o If a player dies 50 times or more in a battleground, they will no longer be worth honor for the remainder of that battle.
o When you first enter a battleground, messages about other players joining the battleground will be linked together for the first minute. You will see a message in AV like "28 players joined" rather than a line for each player that joined. After the first minute, it will work as it always has. In addition all of the messages about other players leaving the battleground and getting marks of honor once the battleground is complete have been removed. o Alterac Valley
+ Captain Balinda Stonehearth now has additional spells, and she can no longer be slowed or locked out of a school with interrupts (although she can still be interrupted).
+ Vanndar Stormpike and Captain Balinda Stonehearth have had their health totals reduced to match the health totals of Drek’Thar and Captain Galvangar...
+ Warmasters/marshals in Alterac Valley now increase each other’s maximum health and damage by 25%. This is a stacking effect.
+ Horde players will now start the battle closer to Drek’Thar and Frostwolf Keep.
+ There is now a Join as Party option.
o Warsong Gulch
+ When both flags are held, the flag carriers will receive 50% increased damage done to them after approximately 10 minutes and 100% increased damage after approximately 15 minutes.
+ Flag carriers can now be tracked 45 seconds after picking up the flag.

Professions

Added several new tradeskill items to the new Sunwell Daily faction vendor:

o Enchanting recipe to shatter a Void Crystal into two Large Prismatic Shards.
o Enchanting recipe to increase Defense Rating by 15 for chest armor.
o Three jewelcrafting recipes to cut gems with spell haste from Dawnstones, Talasite, and noble Topaz.
o Two new meta gem recipes.

Alchemy

o Gift of Arthas now stacks to 20.
o Transmute Arcanite no longer has a cooldown.

Cooking

o Broiled Bloodfin now increases resistances to all schools of magic instead of increasing Stamina and Spirit.
o New recipes, Charred Bear Kabobs and Juicy Bear Burgers, can be purchased from either Bale (Horde) or Malygen (Alliance) in Felwood. These recipes requires 250 skill to learn, and are created from meat found on level 48-56 bears. This will aid players in leveling up their cooking skill to 300 without fishing.

Enchanting

o Reduced the materials required for Enchant Shield – Resistance

Engineering

o Gagsprocket in Ratchet now sells the plans for the Minor Recombobulator.
o Goblin Jumper Cables and Goblin Jumper Cables XL now display cooldown information in their tooltips.
o Removed the level requirement for the Craftsman's Monocle.
o The stun caused by engineering Bombs and Grenades is now considered an Incapacitate effect and uses the appropriate Incapacitate diminishing returns. Bomb and Grenades can now inflict damage to targets immune to Stun and Incapacitate effects.
o A new recipe has been added for Rocket Boots Xtreme Lite, a cloth version of the Rocket Boots Xtreme. This pattern drops from Mechano-Lord Capacitus.
o Rocket Boots Xtreme now have all their stat points allocated toward Attack Power, and will no longer have Stamina.
o Rocket Boots Xtreme and Rocket Boots Xtreme Lite will cause players to drop a PvP flag if used while carrying one. (Warsong Gulch, Eye of the Storm, and Zangarmarsh)

Fishing

o New Fishing Daily Quests! Visit the mysterious old man fishing at Silmyr Lake outside of Shattrath City to discover what treasures he has to offer.
o Find Fish now correctly tracks Schools of Tastyfish and Muddy Churning Waters.
o Feltail fishing nodes have been changed to Brackish Mixed Schools; they now produce mostly Golden Darters and some Feltail.

Herbalism

o Ancient Lichen now has a chance to drop a Fel Lotus where it used to drop a piece of random green jewelry.
o Black Lotus replaced by Fel Lotus in herbalism skinning tables for Outland creatures.
o Increased the chance that Felweed, Dreaming Glory, Ragveil, and Flame Caps will contain a Fel Lotus.
o Warp Splinter can now be skinned with Herbalism in heroic difficulty.

Leatherworking

o Shadow Oil will now fit into Leatherworking Bags.

Mining

o Increased the skill up potential for most smelting recipes.

Quests

New Daily Dungeon quests for both the heroic and non-heroic five-person Magister's Terrace dungeon at the Sunwell.
Dungeon and Group Quest Experience: The amount of experience awarded for dungeon and 5-person group quests in Outland has been increased in almost all cases.
The number of elite Shadowsworn Drakonid patrollers on the Ata'mal Terrace has been cut in half. Most of the remainder have had their patrol paths lengthened.
Increased the slots on Old Blanchy's Feed Pouch to 8.
The Thunderspike no longer sparkles for Alliance characters, nor does it show up on the mini-map when Find Treasure is in use.
"Zapper Fuel" is now flagged as a Sunken Temple dungeon quest.

Dungeons and Raids

All 25-player raid bosses have had their cash drops increased!
All 25- player raid bosses that drop set tokens will now drop an additional token!
Badges of Justice have been added to all raid bosses who did not previously have them!
Players will no longer require an attunement quest to enter Hyjal.
Players will no longer require an attunement quest to enter the Black Temple.
Players who have completed the attunement quests for Black Temple and Hyjal will be granted the title of “Hand of A’dal”.
You may now fight Prince Kael’thas and Lady Vashj without first killing all the other bosses in their respective dungeons.
The Unstable Cloud and Frost Breath spells are now treated properly as a movement impairing spells.
Non-corporeal Undead and Mechanical creatures are now susceptible to bleed effects.
Elemental creatures are no longer explicitly immune to poison and disease effects. Elementals with nature school immunities will still be immune to nature-based poisons, however.
Gems obtained through Heroic difficulty instances are no longer Unique-equipped.
Loot dropped by Doomlord Kazzak and Doomwalker has been changed to Bind on Equip. In addition, the cash dropped by these bosses has been significantly increased.
Scale of the Sands reputation will now be awarded in Hyjal at a much higher rate.
Caverns of Time: Heroic Black Morass

o Rift Keepers and Rift Lords now have reduced hit points.

Caverns of Time: Mount Hyjal

o The Vials of Eternity quest is no longer necessary for entry to Hyjal. This quest is still required for faction rings.
o Azgalor's Rain of Fire now affects a smaller area.

Caverns of Time: Old Hillsbrad

o The Human Illusion effect will now always be removed properly when a player leaves the instance.

Hellfire Citadel: Magtheridon’s Lair

o Many gameplay elements of the encounters in Magtheridon’s Lair have been changed to decrease their overall complexity and difficulty.

Sunwell Isle: Magisters’ Terrace

o There is now a teleport orb located behind Kael’thas that will become active when he dies and will allow players to teleport out of the Magisters’ Terrace.

Tempest Keep: Kael’thas

o The Vapor Clouds in the Kael'thas encounter are significantly easier to see.

Tempest Keep: The Mechanar

o The Mechanar: It is no longer possible to gain an additional Badge of Justice by bringing Cache of the Legion keys obtained in other copies of the instance.

Tempest Keep: The Eye

o Void Reaver is now immune to Vindication again.

Zul’Aman

o Jan’alai will now only teleport players to him if they are too far away.

Items

Players will now be able to purchase level 70 Superior quality PvP items from reputation vendors.
Avatar Regalia: The two-piece bonus from this set will now be consumed by Vampiric Embrace as intended.
Bloody Brass Knuckles, Eerie Stable Lantern, Baelog's Shortbow, and Snakeskin Bag have been upgraded to Superior items.
Blue Suede Shoes can now be disenchanted.
Crystalforge Raiment: The two-piece set bonus will now work properly. Additionally, the four piece bonus will now only work on the next Holy Light cast, as intended.
Cyclone Regalia: Trade skills will no longer consume the Energized effect.
Darkmoon Card: Madness: The buffs from this item will no longer interrupt casting and channeling.
Deadman's Hand: This item's effect now works while the victim is sitting. In addition, its effect is now properly considered a root for purposes of being dispelled or removed.
Druid Balance PvP Sets: The bonus movement speed for Bear, Cat, and Travel Form has been removed and replaced with a new bonus to Wrath and Starfire.
Druid Restoration PvP Sets: The bonus movement speed for Bear, Cat, and Travel Form has been removed and replaced with a new bonus to Regrowth.
Discombobulator Ray: This item will again not work on mounted players.
Frostfire Regalia: The resistance bonus from this set now works with the Burning Crusade ranks of Mage Armor.
Gladiator's Leather Gloves: This arena bonus will now properly school lock enemies when the damage from Deadly Throw causes them to stop channeling.
The Gladiator’s Thunderfist 4 piece set bonus has been reduced from 70% to 50%.
Gnomish Mind Control Cap: Victims of the Gnomish Mind Control Cap will no longer get Forbearance when the mind control is terminated due to Blessing of Protection.
Gnomish Poultryizer: This item will again not work on mounted players.
Goblin Rocket Launcher: Creatures will no longer gain health while affected by the Stun from this item.
Heavy Netherweave Bandage: It is no longer possible to have two players bandage the same target simultaneously using this item.
Netherweave Bandage: It is no longer possible to have two players bandage the same target simultaneously using this item.
Idol of the Crescent Goddess: The mana discount on Regrowth has been increased.
Idol of Feral Shadows: The bonus damage to Rip has been increased.
Idol of the Raven Goddess: The bonus healing, critical strike rating, and spell critical strike rating from this item have been increased. In addition, it no longer sometimes fails to apply the healing bonus.
Idol of the Unseen Moon: The cooldown added in a previous patch has been removed.
Idol of Ursoc: The bonus damage to Lacerate has been increased and the tooltip clarified to indicate it applies to both initial and periodic damage.
Idol of the White Stag: Duration increased.
Items intended for Retribution Paladins have had their stats adjusted. Retribution Paladins should see an increase in dps as a result.
Jade Pendant of Blasting: This item no longer increases physical damage dealt.
Libram of Absolute Truth: The Holy Light mana discount has been increased.
Libram of Divine Purpose: The bonus damage on Seal and Judgment of Righteousness has been increased.
Libram of Mending: The mana regeneration buff has had its duration increased. The name of the buff granted by this item changed to Grace of the Naaru to avoid having the same name as the Light’s Grace talent.
Libram of Righteous Power: The bonus damage for Crusader Strike has been increased.
Libram of Souls Redeemed: The bonus for Flash of Light has been decreased and the bonus for Holy Light has been increased.
Libram of Wracking: This item now increases the damage on Holy Wrath and Exorcism instead of decreasing their mana cost.
Nether Vortex are no longer Bind on Pickup and can now be purchased from G’eras for 15 Badges of Justice!
Masquerade Gown: The spirit bonus from this item will now properly trigger all benefits from the Tree of Life talent.
Mojo: A pvp-flagged player can no longer kiss Mojo and cause non-flagged players to become flagged.
Moongraze Stag Tenderloin can now be consumed by hunter pets that eat meat.
Noggenfogger Elixir: It is no longer possible using this item to keep the Old Hillsbrad human illusion outside of the instance.
Paladin Healer Gladiator Sets: The set bonus changing Hammer of Justice cooldown has been changed to a set bonus increasing the amount healed by Holy Shock.
Pendant of the Violet Eye: Paladin Judgment spells will again properly trigger this item.
Players can now only carry 80 Conjured Manna Biscuits at a time.
Primal Nether are no longer Bind on Pickup!
Resilience has been added to all Retribution Paladin PvP gear.
Added Shattrath Flask of Pure Death and Shattrath Flask of Blinding Light to the reputation flask vendors in Shattrath.
Shaman Elemental PvP Sets: The resistance on Lightning Bolt spell pushback has been reduced to 50%.
Shattrath Flasks now work inside the Sunwell Plateau raid instance.
Steam Tonk Controller: This item can no longer trigger the Warrior talent Second Wind when it is driven out of range by the Warrior.
The On Use effect has been properly changed to passive for the following items: Blue Overalls, Brantwood Sash, Firewalker Boots, Gloves of Kapelan, Hellion Boots, Hibernal Gloves, Hibernal Pants, Kimbra Boots, Mistscape Gloves, Nightsky Trousers, Sacred Burial Trousers, Turquoise Sash, and Woolen Boots, Spinesever.
Tome of the Lightbringer: The block value and buff duration have been increased.
Totem of the Pulsing Earth: The mana discount for Lightning Bolt has been increased slightly.
Vengeful Gladiator’s Waraxe: The weapon delay has been reduced.
Weightstones and Sharpening Stones: The bonus damage from these temporary enchantments now works while shapeshifted.
Winterfall Firewater: The tooltip no longer specifies only melee attack power.

User Interface

The Interface Options screen has been completely redesigned. AddOns that interact with the Interface Options screen will need to be updated.
Combat Log Improvements

o New tabs are available for sorting combat messages.
o ctrl-right clicking functionality has been added for individual information sorting
o Colors may now be assigned for friends and enemies
o The WoWCombatLog.txt file format has been changed to make it easier for programs to read.
o The ability to chat-link player spells and talents.

Cast sequences work with slot numbers again.
GM messages now appear with a Blizzard icon near their name.
You can now declare war on a faction in the reputation UI while you are in combat.
Spell haste and Armor Penetration will now display on the character sheet. (Armor Penetration displays in the hit rating section). Spell Penetration now displays under the spell hit section.
Weapon enchants are now shown at the character selection screen.
The friends list now has a notes field per friend. Click on the note icon to add a note for a particular friend.
There is now a UI option to display free bag space. When turned on, your backpack will display the total number of free spaces available in all your bags.
You can now link quests into the chat log by Shift-Clicking on the quest name in the chat log.
Merchants now display how many pages of merchandise they sell (Page 1 of 2).
Guild Bank Changes

o Ranks can now be set to allow withdraw of funds or allow repair with funds or both.
o When purchasing a bank tab, it takes money out of the guild bank before it takes your personal money. This is logged as well.
o Each Tab now has an info pane. This pane can be used for requests or for rules about the tab or anything at all really.

When looting Bind on Pickup items, the confirmation dialogue now lists the name of the item in the dialogue. You can now verify that you are picking up the correct bind on pickup item.
Bind on Pickup items that only you can pick up (Heroic Badges for instance) will no longer bring up a confirmation dialogue.
Players can now opt out of looting for group loot, round robin and need before greed looting styles. If a player turns this on, they will not get a looting turn in the loot cycle. This can be turned on from the right-click menu on your own portrait.
In Master Loot mode, all players in the group will see sparkles on corpses that have loot above the master loot threshold. This lets everyone see what the master loot items are, though they cannot interact with them. Only the master looter can loot those items still.
Searching for an item in the tradeskill search box should now hide empty categories.
The names over the heads of nearby players who are on your friends list will appear in a different color now so you can tell when they are nearby.
Stacked items for sale at the auction house now display the per unit price and per unit buyout price in the item mouseover.
The profession UI search field has been improved and now allows for searching of more types of things. For instance you can search for items by socket color, by effect ("Critical Strike" for instance) or search gems by their effect ("Strength" for instance). In addition, the searching of items by level has been made more intuitive. You can now search for items by level with "15-20" to search for items that you can make that have a minimum level required of 15 to 20.
The Tooltip for player Dodge/Block/Parry in the character sheet has been changed slightly.
Optimized particle system rendering for improved frame rates.
The casting bar will now display properly when casting Blizzard (mage) or Rain of Fire (warlock) with spell haste.
For additional notes on Lua and XML changes please visit the UI & Macros Forum.

World Environment

Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch, Blade’s Edge Arena, Lordaeron Arena, and Nagrand Arena: Players who fall below the world in these environments will now die instead of being stuck.
Creature versions of Intimidating Shout have been changed to Frightening Shout, and the primary target of the ability is now feared instead of stunned.
Eye of Culuthas and Hound of Culuthas now drop grey loot.
Goreclaw the Ravenous can now be skinned.
Interacting with objects (chests, mining nodes, herbs) should no longer aggro neutral creatures.
Monstrous Kaliri have learned how to chase players going straight up.
Shardtooth Mauler: This creature now drops meat like other bears.
Outland Rare Spawn

o The following creatures have had their hit points and damage significantly reduced: Collidus the Warp-Watcher, Fulgorge, Hemathion, Kraator, Marticar, Morcrush, and Nuramoc

The Ratchet bank now has access to the Guild Vault.
A mailbox has been added to the inn in Darnassus.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an error that was causing many auctions to never complete due to the item no longer being on the auction house.
Splintertree Raiders will now respawn with Torek if Duriel Moonfire and her guards are killed while the Raiders are still alive.
Female Draenei can no longer become stuck under a root in the tunnels leading to Blackfathom Deeps, Ashenvale.
The quest description text for "The Corpulent One" no longer refers to it being a group quest.
Saber/Tiger Mounts will now make footprints when walking backwards in snow.
Ogri'la Peacekeeper's weapons have been scaled to a size more appropriate for keeping the peace.
Unplugging speakers/headphones during the opening cinematic will no longer freeze the cinematic until canceled.
Pets are now able to properly attack mobs near the walls on the ramps in Zul'Aman, Bear Wing.
The flag on the battle map in Eye of the Storm will no longer show up as Horde controlled even if an alliance player has picked it up.
Channeling spells will no longer continue to show the channeling bar after zoning into arena battlegrounds.
Blood Elf corpses now properly have loot in Alterac Valley battlegrounds.
Leaving a 2v2 arena team and creating a new 2v2 team while on a 3v3 arena team will no longer result in incorrect rosters listed for each team.
Joining a second arena match before a previous arena has closed will no longer result in personal rating not updating correctly.
Attempting to promote an arena team member to Team Captain while that member is offline will no longer result in a "Player not found" error.
Disbanding an arena team while inside an arena battle will no longer cause the arena UI to become corrupted until logout.
The Arena Team Petition Window will now automatically close when the Arena Captain is out of range or offline.
Switching arena teams after playing a game will no longer cause the PvP tab to incorrectly display your old team's rating.
There is now a chat message given after attaining a new title.
Spells that require targeting circles will now be castable on textures that would previously disallow their use.
Alterac Valley quests will now properly show a golden ! or blue ? for players above level 65.
Nazan in Hellfire Citadel: Nazan will no longer sometimes not land on the ground until after Vazruden the Herald is killed or Nazan is heavily damaged.
Archimonde's Grip of the Legion will no longer target pets.
It is no longer possible to be saved to a Heroic instance while not meeting the requirements to get into it.
There is no longer an area in Serpentine Cavern where using Field Repair Bot 74A will cause it to fall through the ground.
There is no longer an area in Coilfang Steamvaults where ground targeting AOE effects cannot be cast.
Spells that require targeting circles will now be castable on textures that would previously disallow their use.
The proc from Black Bow of the Betrayer will no longer break crowd control effects such as Scatter Shot.
Vengeful Gladiator's Mooncloth Hood and Vengeful Gladiator's Satin Hood will now display Troll Tusks.
Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury will now display its bow animations correctly.
The Legion Ring boundary markers no longer occasionally disappear.
Monthly quests will now properly reset at midnight server time.
Fixed an area in Netherwing Fields in Shadowmoon Valley where players on flying mounts could be dismounted and were unable to mount.
It is no longer possible for players to use guild banks in opposing faction cities.
The Clockwork Rocket Bot can no longer be buffed.
Players with moderator status in custom channels will now properly lose moderator status when kicked by the channel owner.
Mobs no longer regenerate health during the stun effect from the Goblin Rocket Launcher.
Sending mail to a non-existent character will now result in players getting the message, “Cannot find mail recipient”.

I will highlight the changes in some minutes

Armory Updates: Guild Banks, Patch 2.3, and More

Indelible — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:19:42 GMT

Following the release of patch 2.3, The Armory has been updated with some cool new features!

Guild Banks!

There is now a new login protected feature so that members of your guild can view the contents of your guild bank through The Armory!

Simply use your usual World of Warcraft log in and you can view the items held in the bank as well as the transactions that have recently occured (although your Guild Master must have given you appropriate permission for features). Head over to The Armory to check out this cool new feature!

Patch 2.3 Item Changes and Additions!

The new items added to the game with 2.3 have also been added to The Armory!

These items, including the new Badges of Justice rewards, are all listed under the items section of The Armory. Along with that, all +healing items that had +damage mechanics added have had their tooltips updated, as have all the other altered items that have been changed to reflect Expertise Rating in the patch!

And More...

There are also loads of cool and random changes that have been made to The Armory!

From the addition of Guild Tabards to all Guild pages, to the appearance of Guild Message of the Day and Guild Information messages on the Guild Bank pages (login required), and the placement of new character titles and Personal Arena Ratings in Character and Team Profiles.

So head on over to [eu.wowarmory.com The Armory] to check out these exciting new features!

Please Note: All links in the article are to the EU Armory. For the US Armory click here.