WoW In-game Hotfixes for September '09

[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard author=Bornakk link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820412001&sid=1]Listed below are recent fixes we have applied to the game. Keep in mind that some of these changes may not be active until after the realm has been restarted.

To review previous in-game fixes, please visit: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19110152523&sid=1

9/8/09

• For both 10- and 25-player heroic modes, the Felflame Infernals and Mistresses of Pain will spawn a little quicker in the Lord Jaraxxus encounter.
• Gormok the Impaler no longer attacks quickly after a parry in any difficulty.
• Icehowl takes a bit longer to enter the arena in 10- and 25-player Heroic modes.
• Icehowl takes longer to berserk in both 10- and 25-player Heroic modes.
• Relentless Gladiator ranged weapons damage has been adjusted to the appropriate value for their item level.
• Holy Wrath now has diminishing returns and shares this with all other stuns.

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[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard author=Daelo link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820322002&sid=1]We just hotfixed the following changes to the Trial of the Grand Crusader (aka Heroic mode).

Northrend Beasts

• Fixed a bug where the flag that prevents a creature from gaining attack speed after a parry was inadvertently left off Gormok the Impaler. This bug is fixed in normal mode as well.
• Increased the amount of time players have to defeat the encounter before Icehowl berserks.
• You have an extra half second to get out of the way of a very angry charging Yeti. Players with high ping rejoice.
• Icehowl will become tauntable. (This particular element isn't hotfixed quite yet, but should be shortly).

Lord Jaraxxus

• Infernal Eruption will now spawn an additional Felflame Infernal the instant the eruption occurs.
• Nether Portal now summons Mistresses of Pain slightly more often.

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[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard author=Bornakk link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820412001&sid=1]Listed below are recent fixes we have applied to the game. Keep in mind that some of these changes may not be active until after the realm has been restarted.

09/09/09

    * Icehowl is now be tauntable on both 10- and 25-player heroic difficulties.
    * In the Trial of the Crusader Anub'arak encounter, the frost patches created by destroying frost spheres will now last longer and should disappear only through the encounter's mechanics and not by themselves. [/blizzard]

[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard author=Bornakk link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820412001&sid=1&pageNo=1#2]9/21/09

• The [item]48663[/item] now drops from Coren Direbrew during the Brewfest event as intended.

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[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard author=Bornakk link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820412001&sid=1&pageNo=1#3]9/22/09

• The Faction Champions encounter in the normal 10-player and normal 25-player Trial of the Crusader instances have had a number of spells and abilities altered which should result in less overall damage.
• The Anub'arak encounter has been changed on all difficulties. Anub'arak now attacks faster, the Nerubian Burrowers should hit a little harder, and their Expose Weakness ability now caps at 9 stacks.
• Some season 7 arena weapons will now have a socket.
• Threat of Thassarian will now properly halve the damage of Rune Strike for the off-hand strike.
• Soulstone Resurrection now fades upon entering raid combat if the character who cast it is not present.
• The Idle/Inactive debuff is now cleared upon round switches in Strand of the Ancients.
• The Mistress of Pain will now target more accurately in the 25 man Heroic Jaraxxus encounter.
• The damage of Hunter's Volley ability has been increased.

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[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard author=Crygil link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820412001&sid=1&pageNo=1#4]9/23/2009

• The Val'kyr Twins will now heal for more in Heroic difficulties and ignore any heal dampening effects.
• Koralon now pauses after casting Blazing Embers before casting Burning Breath.
• [item]49301[/item] and [item]Reinforced Thunderstrike[/item] will now properly grant attack power to Druids in Cat Form, Bear Form, and Dire Bear Form as listed in the item tooltip.
• The experience gained in all Battlegrounds has been increased.

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[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard author=Bornakk link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820412001&sid=1&pageNo=1#5]9/30/09

• A new enchanting recipe, [spell=69412]Abyssal Shatter[/spell], is now available on enchanting trainers.
• Diminishing returns have once again been applied to taunt abilities as intended.

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[Oilslick]

[blizzard author=Crygil link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820412001&sid=1&pageNo=1#4]9/23/2009

• The Val'kyr Twins will now heal for more in Heroic difficulties and ignore any heal dampening effects.
• Koralon now pauses after casting Blazing Embers before casting Burning Breath.
• [item]49301[/item] and [item]Reinforced Thunderstrike[/item] will now properly grant attack power to Druids in Cat Form, Bear Form, and Dire Bear Form as listed in the item tooltip.
• The experience gained in all Battlegrounds has been increased.

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I suspect they will also hotfix the trade ability on the shadowstrike/thunderstrike.  People have been giving it to their tanks to /use and create the thunderstrike, then trading it to all others in raid that may want the thunderstrike, then giving the shadowstrike to the highest dps roll in the raid.