2.4 Known Issues and Undocumented Changes

26th Mar 2008 01:28 AM GMT | Maticus | 2 comments

• Some NPCs at the Sanctum of the Stars, including Commander Hobb, have had their bow models updated.
• The buildings that connect the various parts of Thunder Bluff no longer dismount players, or take Druids out of [spell]Travel Form[/spell].
• There are new loading screen tips.
• Some game physics have been changed to prevent players wall climbing/wall jumping.
• When landing in water you now sink enough to have to hold your breath.
• There is now a direct flightpath from Ratchet to Orgimmar (it used to go by way of Crossroads).
• Blue gems can now be pick-pocketed.

• Druids that were in [spell]Tree of Life[/spell] Form or [spell]Moonkin Form[/spell] will now be able to auto-shift out to mount up.
• [spell]Moonkin Form[/spell] is now affected by the Fel Orc Costume buff.

• Ammo Pouches and Arrow Quivers can no longer be simultaneously equipped in your character's bag slots.
• Pet Boar's Charge ability generates a lot less threat compared to post-2.4 threat lists.
• [spell]Snake Trap[/spell] and snakes spawned from the trap will no longer despawn when the hunter dies (same mechanic as other traps).

• [spell]Icy Veins[/spell] now has a sound when cast (cracling sound, similar to new Priest [spell]Power Word: Shield[/spell] spell).
• [spell]Ice Barrier[/spell] now absorbs more damage.

• [spell]Righteous Defense[/spell] can now be cast on all friendly targets.

• [spell]Touch of Weakness[/spell] no longer interrupts channeling when it procs.
• [spell]Mind Vision[/spell] can no longer be used in Arena. It also doesn't interrupt drinking/eating.
• [spell]Power Word: Shield[/spell] now has a different sound when cast.

• Attempting to pickpocket a target that has been picked will produce a message informing that the target's pocket has been picked.
• Cheat Death ability now properly reduce incoming damage (was bugged since 2.3.2 patch and absorbed too much damage: it decreased all incoming damage by 90% and then absorbed 90% of damage taken. In sum it is 99% of absorption for 3 seconds.)
• If a rogue hits an immune enemy, he will not lose his combo points.
• Performing Deadly Throw no longer automatically turns you towards your target.

• The Shamanistic Focus has lost its sound. Known bug.

• [spell]Whirlwind[/spell] has a new sound.
• Charge and Intercept will now move the player to his target (not miles away).

• Temporary buffs from Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin and Eye of the Storm now count as buffs instead of debuffs.

• Four new Alchemy Stones added, all need the previous [item]Alchemist's Stone[/item]

• [item]Assassin's Alchemist Stone[/item] confers +108 AP, Increases effect of Healing and Mana potion +40%.
• [item]Guardian's Alchemist Stone[/item] confers +54 Defense Rating, Increases effect of Healing and Mana potion +40%.
• [item]Sorcerer's Alchemist Stone[/item] confers +63 Damage/Healing, Increases effect of Healing and Mana potion +40%.
• [item]Redeemer's Alchemist Stone[/item] confers +119 Healing (+40 Damage), Increases effect of Healing and Mana potion +40%.

• All grinding stone recipes have now been correctly categorized.

• 350 epic goggles have a L62 requirement.
• Engineering pets no longer scale with Engineer skill

• Nightmare Vine now has spawn points at both Forge Camp: Wrath and Forge Camp: Terror in Blade's Edge Mountains
• When gathering Nightmare Vine there is an increased chance of gaining the Nightmare Pollen debuff

• Mining nodes now drop more blue gems than before.

• Dragonmaw Transporters now stay on their mounts, and are now likely to evade more.
• The quest The Deadliest Trap Ever Laid has had the gold reward increased from 7 gold 28 silver to 18 gold, 28 silver.
• Nethermine Ravagers in the Netherwing Mine spawn more frequently, and there are a lot more of them.
• The number of [item]Netherwing Crystal[/item]s required for the daily quest Netherwing Crystals has been dropped from 40 to 30.
• Players are now only required to kill 6 Bloodscale Enchantresses in the Sporeggar repeatable quest Now That We're Still Friends...
• The quests for giving players [item]Stormpike Insignia[/item] or [item]Frostwolf Insignia[/item] had their level adjusted for level 70 players. As a result each trinket upgrade will additionally give 11 gold, 40 silver at level 70 due to increased experience gain.

• Reliquary of Souls is bugged and isn't casting Deaden nor shielding in Phase 2.
• Supremus has had his size increased. The hitbox of Supremus has also been reduced significantly.

• 12 rep for each mob kill, 375 rep for each boss. 1500 rep for Archimonde.
• Horde Camp Witch Doctors no longer put down healing totems.
• Archimonde's Targeting hit circle is now about the size of the one on ROS.
• Warriors can no longer intercept back on air bursts.
• Mining nodes in MH don't appear to drop green gems anymore, have a higher rate on epic gems and now drop a grey fragment that sells for 30g/stack (20 stack).
• The area around Archimonde in Battle for Mount Hyjal has been decreased in size and players are no longer able to go into the hills around his area.

• Void Reaver no longer targets a player before casting an Arcane Orb, so boss Add Ons such as BigWigs or Deadly Boss Mods are no longer able to warn of incoming Orbs.
• Flame patches in phase 2 can no longer be killed with spell reflect by warriors. Al'ar's hit box was made smaller.

• The duration of the Mental Exhaustion debuff has been reduced, such that you only need one person to per cube.Also, there can only be one Infernal per Channeller.

• Releasing a chess piece in Karazhan sometimes bumps you back to Curator's room now.
• The Prince Malchezzar fight in Karazhan has had its safe spots on the left side of the room removed as of 3/26/08.

• The [item]Zapthrottle Mote Extractor[/item] has a new on-use animation.
• Stats of [item]Shifting Tanzanite[/item] changed from +5 STR and +4 AGI to +5 AGI and +6 STA.
• The Fists of Fury (Weapon set: Claw of Molten Fury + Fist of Molten Fury) added to Hyjal loot table.
• Items intended for Retribution paladins have been rebalanced. Spell damage has been replaced with stats such as critical strike, haste, and strength on Season 1 and 2, Tier 4 through Tier 6, and other miscellaneous Retribution gear. Season 3 was already changed in patch. 2.3.
• Corrected tooltips for most trinkets to show more accurate cooldowns (only tooltip text change). For instance, [item]Bladefist's Breadth[/item] now show correct cooldown of 1.5 minutes instead of 2 minutes.
• The PvP mounts [item]Swift Warstrider[/item] and [item]Reins of the Black War Elekk[/item] have been added to the game.
• [item]Golden Cenarion Greaves[/item] - Blizzard has removed 35 spell damage and healing from this item.
• [item]Philosopher's Stone[/item] is now a trinket with +5 to all stats (level requirement 35)
• Items with cooldowns now have text "Cooldown Remaining: mm:ss" at their tooltips.
• Battleworn Tuskguard - Changed from 40 block rating to 40 defense rating.
• [item]Stratholme Holy Water[/item] does less damage. Most likely a cause of no longer being affected by Spell Damage bonuses.
• Brewfest pony keg now lets you choose where to put it.
• Mechanical Dragonling and Mithril Mechanical Dragonling now have a cooldown of twenty minutes instead of an hour. They are also caped at level 40 (mithril) and 50 (arcanite).

• Tutorial hints (after clicking on the yellow exclamation mark at the bottom of the screen) are now displayed in the center instead of at the bottom.
• Separate options added to display names of pets, companions, or creations for friendly or hostile units.
• Raid Window in default Blizzard UI will no longer be empty or locked if opened during combat.

• There is new music in Orgrimmar and Thunder Bluff inns.
• Equipping a fishing pole will now mute the music.
• Soulwell now make an ambient sound around it.
• Portals now have a sound.
• Ritual of Refreshment now has a different sound.
• All Dragonwhelp pets now have sounds.

• Monstrous Kaliri now fly way more quickly and more or less dismount you with one hit.
• Netherwing Transporters will now hover above you and shoot you full of arrows before finally descending into melee range.
• Winged Demons in the Blade's Edge Mountains (Ogri'la plateau) and Hellfire Peninsula (Pools of Aggonar) have started to use their wings instead of walking back and forth.
• All Lightning Wasps have been removed from Bash'ir landing, there are only ethereals and elementals left there.
• The Fel Orcs on Netherwing Ledge now speak like other NPCs do with voice emotes.
• Skyguard Khatie in Skyguard Outpost in Blade's Edge is now mounted and flying on a nether ray.
• Domesticated Felboar no longer give experience when killed.
• Lor'themar Theron has had his dialogue changed to acknowledge Kael'Thas has betrayed the blood elves.
• Arcane Guardians now say "Remain strong. Kael'thas will -- error -- Lor'thermar will lead you to power and glory!".

• Dwarf weapons have increased in size when sheathed.
• Dwarf male shoulder pads have decreased in size.
• Will of the forsaken animation was changed.
• The animation and flight speed of Avenger's Shield has been increased..
• Sprint has a new animation.
• There is a new skin for Druid Gladiator head armor: the colour of the faceguard portion now matches the other parts of the set.
• Warlock Season 3 Gloves have have a graphics change.
• Human female's weapons appear much larger when sheathed.
• The animation for the Shadowbolt seems to move faster than before.
• Male Tauren weapons had their size reduced while on the character's back.
• On both the normal and epic Night Elf sabers, the rider has been shifted forward.
• Character models have been updated to increase performance. Only visible on human female characters.
• Paladin's Merciless Gladiator shoulders have changed colour slightly.

• The Falthrien Academy is now correctly displayed as a subzone of Eversong Woods, not as a zone (which has a bigger fade text on entering).
• Some mounts (like the epic Hawkstrider) now make a sound, when standing still and pressing the space bar.
• Wind Rider Master Urda, in Hammerfall, is now standing on her platform instead of under it.
• The cost of flight paths will now be properly reduced if your reputation is Friendly, Revered or Exalted.
• Vanndar Stormpike and Drek'thar no longer give info about how many elite NPCs are left at Alterac valley.