April 2013 Hotfixes

[Shadowwolf]

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April 2
   General

• [item]45072[/item] now spawn more frequently.

   
   Quests

• [quest]32652[/quest]: Fixed an issue where players would remain on Thunderwing and be unable to progress to Stage 3.

   Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

• Throne of Thunder
  • Assassination Rogues should no longer be receiving non-dagger agility weapons from bonus rolls and Raid Finder.
  • [npc]69352[/npc] now deals less damage in Raid Finder difficulty.
  • Durumu the Forgotten
    • Eye Sore and Mind Daggers now deal less damage on Raid Finder difficulty.
    • Amber Fog, Azure Fog, and Crimson Fog now remain visible after being revealed on Raid Finder difficulty.

            
   Items

• [item]94520[/item] now has an increased chance to activate its shielding effect.

[Shadowwolf]

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April 4


   Quests

• [quest]32607[/quest]: This quest has been temporarily removed from quest rotation to address an issue with the Zandalari Warship.

   Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

• Fixed an issue where Warlocks remained in the wrong phase at The Black Temple after completing the quest Seek the Signal.
• Throne of Thunder
  • Durumu the Forgotten
    • During the Light Spectrum phase, Yellow Eye's cone now moves more quickly on Raid Finder difficulty.
               

   
   Items

• [item]19288[/item] now has a reduced chance to activate its effect for characters that are level 61-69 and its effect no longer activates for characters above level 69.

[Shadowwolf]

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April 8


   Creatures

• Zandalari Beast Handler is now properly seated in a saddle while riding a Direhorrn.
     

   
   Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

• Throne of Thunder
  • Giorgio's Caduceus of Pure Moods is no longer being awarded to Elemental and Restoration Shamans on Raid Finder difficulty or via bonus rolls.
             
  • Primordius
    • During the Primordius encounter, spells which dispel a single harmful effect (Sear Magic, Singe Magic, or Mass Dispel) will no longer work if any of the positive effects are active on the target (Improved Synapses, Keen Eyesight, Thick Bones, Clear Mind, or Fully Mutated).
  • Ra-den
    • Fixed an issue that could prevent Ra-den from absorbing Essences of Anima/Vita as intended.
    • Engaging Ra-den now resets the cooldown on Reincarnation for Shamans.

   
   Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where some situations could cause players to not receive credit towards [achievement]8100[/achievement] or [achievement]8101[/achievement] achievement after defeating [npc]69347[/npc].

[Shadowwolf]

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April 9


   Classes

• [class]Hunter[/class]
  • Talents
    • [spell]109259[/spell] now has a 25% decrease to damage, cast time, cooldown, and focus cost.

   
   Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

• Throne of Thunder
  • Durumu the Forgotten
    • Safe spots in the maze of Eye Sores now appear earlier, before the Disintegration Beam starts moving.
    • Adjustments were made to visual effects for Eye Sores to make it easier to see the maze.
  • Primordius
    • Mutated Abomination effect once again reduces his damage taken from non-Fully Mutated players by 75% on 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty only.

   
   Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that occured when Gnomes or Tauren log into the game while riding a mount over water.

[Shadowwolf]

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April 10


   Classes

• [class]Paladin[/class]
  • Item Sets
    • [spell]138159[/spell] will no longer interrupt the Paladin's weapon swing timer when Exorcism is cast.

   
   Quests

• [quest]32627[/quest]: Players under the effects of Charged Moganite will now deal a flat amount of nature damage against a target, subject to the effects of Resilience and other effects that reduce spell damage.
• [quest]31779[/quest]: Captain Doren should no longer get stuck in evade if a player dies while he is casting Rejection.

   
   Creatures

• Loa-Infused Bladetalon now deals less damage when using the Pounce ability.

   
   Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

• Throne of Thunder
  • Elemental and Restoration Shamans are now eligible for caster staves that give a bonus to Spirit (Giorgio's Caduceus of Pure Moods, and Suen-Wo, Spire of the Falling Sun) in Raid Finder difficulty and via bonus rolls.
  • Elemental Shamans are now eligible for caster staves that give a bonus to Hit (Dinomancer's Spiritbinding Spire) in Raid Finder difficulty and via bonus rolls.
  • Council of Elders
    • Decreased the power gain rate of possessed council members in 10-player Normal difficulty.
    • Frost King Malakk now deals less damage with each stack of Frostbite in 10-player Normal difficulty.
    • Sul the Sandcrawler now deals less damage with Sandbolt in 10-player Normal difficulty.
  • Durumu the Forgotten
    • Disintegration Beam now dissipates sooner before reaching the end of the maze.
    • We've created a forum thread discussing additional details behind recent adjustments for the Durumu encounter.
  • Horridon
    • Reduced the health of Farraki Wastewalkers, Gurubashi Venom priests, Drakkari Frozen Warlords, and Amani Warbears in the Horridon encounter by 15% in 10-player Normal difficulty.
    • Drakkari Frozen Warlord now deals less damage with Mortal Strike in 10-player Normal difficulty.
    • Risen Drakkari Champions and Warriors now deals less damage with Deadly Plague in 10-player Normal difficulty.
  • Primordius
    • Slightly reduced the health of Primordius in 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty.
  • Tortos
    • Whirl Turtles now have a reduced base movement speed in 10-player Normal difficulty.
    • Vampiric Cave Bats now deal less damage in 10-player Normal difficulty.
• Heart of Fear
  • Garalon
    • Garalon's enrage timer has been increased to 12 minutes, up from 7 minutes in 10-player and 25-player Normal difficulty.

   
   Items

• [item]94508[/item] now grants a reduced bonus of 6908 to Strength when the effect is activated in PvP combat, down from 8800. The bonus remains unchanged when the effect is activated in PvE combat.
• [item]94511[/item] now grants a reduced bonus of 6908 to Agility when the effect is activated in PvP combat, down from 8800. The bonus remains unchanged when the effect is activated in PvE combat.

[Shadowwolf]

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April 16


   Classes

• [class]Druid[/class]
  • Glyphs
    • [spell]116218[/spell] should now properly remove the periodic component of Regrowth while active.

            
   Quests

• [quest]32591[/quest]: Fixed an issue where an excessive amount of Trillium Bars could be removed while completing the quest.
• [quest]32599[/quest]: Lady Jaina Proudmoore should reappear properly if the player logs out while completing the quest.

   
   Creatures

• Maturing Raptor should spawn more frequently now.
• Trained Compy should spawn more frequently now.

   
   Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

• Throne of Thunder
  • Durumu the Forgotten
    • Durumu will now have a longer delay before resuming his attacks while the maze of Eye Sores despawn.
  • Iron Qon
    • During the final phase of the encounter, Iron Qon's Quilen champions should no longer try to reposition themselves in 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty.
    • Reduced the health of Ice Tomb.
  • Ji-Kun
    • Fixed an issue where players with Daedalian Wings may incorrectly receive the Lesson of Icarus debuff while flying between some of the upper nests.
  • Primordius
    • Fixed an issue that could cause Fully Mutated players to deal excessive damage to Living Fluids or Viscous Horrors that are under the effects of a Warlock's Immolate.
    • Reduced the health of Primordius by 11% in 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty.
    • Reduced the health of Viscous Horrors by 15% in 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty.
  • Tortos
    • Fixed an issue where certain situations could cause Whirl Turtles to travel more slowly than intended when kicked.
  • Twin Consorts
    • Reduced the health of Lu'lin and Suen by 10% in Raid Finder difficulty.

            
   Items

• Socketing a legendary Meta Gem ([item]95346[/item], [item]95345[/item], [item]95344[/item], and [item]95347[/item]) to a bind-on-equip helmet now causes the helmet to become soulbound.
• [item]95345[/item] should no longer have its Clearcasting effect get overwritten incorrectly, and the Clearcasting effect should no longer activate if the character is not in combat.
• [item]95344[/item] should now properly have a chance to activate the Fortitude effect received from all damage sources, not just from auto-attacks.
• [item]94532[/item] should now activate its effect more frequently for Hunters.

[Shadowwolf]

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April 18


   Classes

• [class]Warlock[/class]
  • Destruction
    • Fixed an issue where targets of [spell]80240[/spell] were receiving more damage than intended from [spell]118297[/spell].

   
   
   Quests

• [quest]32716[/quest]: Engaging Unblinking Eyes and Focused Eyes will now place all members of the raid in combat, preventing players from releasing when they die.

   
   Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

• Throne of Thunder
  • Ra-den
    • Fixed an issue where it was possible to have 2 instances of Unstable Vita active during the Ra-den encounter.
  • Twin Consorts
    • Crane Rush now deals 5 million damage, down from 30 million damage in Raid Finder difficulty.

            
   Items

• [item]94508[/item] now grants a reduced bonus of 4400 to Strength, down from 8800 Strength, and the effect duration now lasts 30 seconds, up from 15 seconds when the effect is activated in PvP combat.
• [item]95348[/item] when socketed to a bind-on-equip helmet now causes the helmet to become soulbound.
• [item]94511[/item] now grants a reduced bonus of 4400 to Agility, down from 8800 Agility, and the effect duration now lasts 40 seconds, up from 20 seconds when the effect is activated in PvP combat.

   
   Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue where [item]95346[/item]'s effect was not activating properly.

[Shadowwolf]

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April 22


   Creatures

• Players coalesced from a different realm are now eligible to receive loot or use a bonus roll after defeating Oondasta or Nalak.

   
   Quests

• [quest]32719[/quest]: Reduced the number of [currency]738[/currency] needed for the Mogu Runes of Fate weekly quest to 50, down from 90.

   Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

• Throne of Thunder
  • Twin Consorts
    • Cosmic Barrage now summons 4 Crashing Stars (down from 6) on 10-player Normal, Heroic, and Raid Finder difficulty. 8 Crashing Stars (down from 12) are summoned on 25-player Normal and Heroic difficulty.

            
   Items

• [item]95347[/item] should now correctly have different activation rates depending on the class and specialization. In addition, activation rate for Fire Mages has been increased.

[Shadowwolf]

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April 24

   Creatures

• Fixed an issue where bonus rolls on Nalak did not work properly for players coalesced from a different realm.

[Shadowwolf]

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April 26


   Classes

• [class]Death Knight[/class]
  • General
    • [spell]73975[/spell]'s damage against players and pets should now be properly affected by base Resilience and the amount of healing absorbed has been reduced.

   
   Creatures

• Fixed an issue where players in a tanking specialization may not receive loot under certain conditions when Nalak is defeated.

   
   Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

• Throne of Thunder
  • Durumu the Forgotten
    • Cones of light should now properly reveal fog beasts that spawn under Walls of Ice on 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty.
  • Iron Qon
    • Fixed an issue where players were able to remain out of range for Quilen champions' abilities on 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty.

[Shadowwolf]

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April 29


PvP

• Glorious Conquest Quartermasters (Acon Deathwielder, Ethan Natice) have departed for locations unknown and will be returning in Patch 5.3. A forum thread has been created with additional information and reasoning for the hotfix.