WoW In-game Hotfixes for December '09

[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard]
12/9/09

• Onyxia has settled down and is once again killable and flying in the proper areas during phase 2.
• Icetouched Earthragers casting Avalanche now deals appropriate damage.
• The quest "Keeping the Enemy at Bay" is now completable.
• Totems are no longer targeted by chain effects as intended.
• The Death Knight chest piece, Scourgelord Chestguard, has been updated to reflect appropriate tanking statistics.
• Emblem of Triumph quartermasters now allows players to pay one Emblem of Triumph to purchase one Emblem of Conquest.
• The NPC Usuri Brightcoin in Dalaran now allows players to pay one Emblem of Frost to purchase one Emblem of Triumph.
• Bosses no longer respawn in the new Frozen Halls 5 player dungeon after being defeated.
• Scourgelord Tyrannus now heals to full when the encounter begins.
• The chance for epic items to drop off trash mobs in the Icecrown Citadel raid dungeons has been reduced.
• The chance for epic items to drop off trash mobs in the Frozen Halls 5 player dungeons has been reduced.
• Running up the ramp at the end of the 3rd encounter in Halls of Reflection will no longer disconnect players. http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21723843673&sid=1
• Trading soulbound items will no longer make them appear as lost. http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21723842445&sid=1
• Improved Counterspell now triggers Burning Determination as intended.
• The Call to Arms: Warsong Gulch daily quest is now properly offered to players of all levels.
• The quest "No Mercy for the Merciless" can now be completed as intended.

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[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard]
12/10/09

• Onyxia will now move at a normal speed when performing a Deep Breath.
• Onyxia has been cut off from the magic that sustained her invulnerable state.
• Players will no longer die while zoning into Icecrown citadel as the Gunship event resets.
• The Battered Hilt will show it's appropriate faction-racial restrictions.
• Hunters, Rogues, and Shaman will once again be able to roll need on off-hand weapons when the need before greed looting system is active.
• Earthen Power now properly removes snare effects.
• Hunger for Blood now increases a rogue's damage by 10% down from 15%.
• The Ephemeral Snowflake trinket now has a very short cooldown to prevent it from restoring inappropriately large amounts of mana.
• The Shadow damage from Scourge Strike will no longer be able to critically strike. The physical component will continue to be able to critically strike.
• You are now able to recast Mind Flay after missing with the spell without receiving a "This spell is not ready yet" message.

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[Emmalina]

Haha, that Assassination rogue nerf took all of 48 hours.

I wonder what the "very short" CD is on [item]Ephemeral Snowflake[/item]. Maybe only every other HoT tick?

[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard]12/14/09

• In Ulduar, the Salvaged Demolisher's Hurl Boulder ability will now properly ignite tar.
• Vault of Archavon bosses are again able to be hit by area of effect abilities.
• Chains of Ice is no longer limited to a single target. In addition, when Chains of Ice is used on a snare immune target with Endless Winter talented, it will once again apply Frost Fever.
• Druids will now be able to shapeshift out of a spell-reflected Entangling Roots spell.
• The trinket [item]Ephemeral Snowflake[/item] will now be triggered by all healing spells.
• The players' Gunship will now appropriately dock after achieving victory.
• Lord Marrowgar will now do significantly less melee damage in both the 10 player normal and 10 player heroic difficulty.
• Everlasting Affliction can now refresh the duration of Corruption on a target when the Warlock casts Shadow Bolt. This talent also refreshes the duration of Corruption with Drain Life and Haunt.

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[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard]# Lord Marrowgar will now do significantly less melee damage in both the 10 player normal and 10 player heroic difficulty.[/blizzard]

Hallelujah

Its hard to keep a tank alive in 10 when his melee swings are 15k and his cleave is 15k even when split.

[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard]
12/15/09

• Quel'Delar is now unique equip.
• Naxxramas can now be cleared in any order for the Immortal and Undying achievements.
• The drop rate for the [item]Battered Hilt[/item] has been increased.
• The Skeletal Slave in the Pit of Saron has had the ability to drop the [item]Battered Hilt[/item] and other random drop epics removed.

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[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard]12/16/09

• Ionar, in the Halls of Lightning, will now only disperse once during the course of the fight.
• Prophet Tharon'Ja of Drak'Tharon will now only steal your flesh one time during the encounter.
• Players with the quest "Wrath of the Lich King" will now properly receive quest credit.
• Muradin and Saurfang will no longer gain stacks of Battlefury from totems. Additionally, the duration of Battlefury has also been reduced.
• Lord Marrowgar is now tauntable.
• The Looking For Group item level requirement for Halls of Reflection has been raised to match the difficulty of the encounters.

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[Shadowwolf]

[blizzard]12/17/09

• Everlasting Affliction can now refresh the duration of Corruption on a target when the Warlock casts Drain Soul.
• Sweeping Strikes will now only trigger once per whirlwind rotation of Bladestorm.
• Players will now receive appropriate credit for the Full House achievement.

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