Patch 2.4 Undocumented Changes

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Updated March 28th 2008

Contents 1 General 2 Druid 3 Hunter 4 Mage 5 Paladin 6 Priest 7 Rogue 8 Warrior 9 Professions 10 Alchemy 11 Engineering 12 Herbalism 13 Mining 14 Quests 15 Dungeons & Raids 16 Black Temple 17 Mount Hyjal 18 Tempest Keep 19 Magtheridon's Lair 20 Karazhan 21 Items 22 User Interface 23 Sounds 24 World Environment 25 Graphics 26 Bug Fixes

General

• Dwarf weapons have increased in size when sheathed.
• Dwarf male shoulder pads have decreased in size.
• 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 travel form.
• There are new loading screen tips.
• Some game physics have been changed to prevent players wall climbing.
• When landing in water - you now initially sink enough to have to hold your breath (underwater).

Druid

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

Hunter

• 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.

Mage

• Icy Veins now has a sound when cast.
• The absorb values of Ice Barrier have been increased.

Paladin

• Righteous Defense can now be cast on enemies.

Priest

• Touch of Weakness no longer interrupts channeling when it procs.
• Mind Vision can no longer be used in Arena. It also doesn't interrupt drinking/eating.

Rogue

• When attempting to pickpocket an enemy target that has already been pick-pocketed, players will receive a message informing them they their target has had their pocket's picked.
• Cheat Death ability now properly reduce incoming damage (was bugged since 2.3.2 patch: it decreased all incoming damage by 90% and then absorbs 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.

Warrior

• Charge and Intercept will now always get the player casted to his target (not miles away).

Professions

Alchemy

• Four new Alchemy Stones added, all need the previous Alchemist's Stone

• Assassin's Alchemist Stone confers +108 attack power plus increases effect of healing and mana potions by 40%
• Guardian's Alchemist Stone confers +54 defense rating plus increases effect of healing and mana potions by 40%
• Sorcerer's Alchemist Stone confers +63 damage and healing spells plus increases effect of healing and mana potions by 40%
• Redeemer's Alchemist Stone confers +119 Healing or +40 damage plus increases effect of healing and mana potions by 40%

Engineering

• 350 epic goggles have a L62 requirement.

Herbalism

• 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

• Mining nodes now drop more blue gems than before.

Quests

• 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.
• The number of Netherwing Crystals required for the daily quest "Netherwing Crystals" has been dropped from 40 to 30.
• The Netherwing Mines now contain a lot more Nethermine Ravagers.
• Players are now only required to kill 6 Bloodscale Enchantresses in the Sporeggar repeatable quest Now That We're Still Friends....

Dungeons & Raids

Black Temple

• 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.

Mount Hyjal

• 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.

Tempest Keep

• 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.

Magtheridon's Lair

• 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.

Karazhan

• 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

Items

• The Zapthrottle Mote Extractor has a new on-use animation.
• Stats of Shifting Tanzanite changed from +5 Strength +4 Agility to +5 Agility and +6 Stamina.
• 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, Bladefist's Breadth now show correct cooldown of 1.5 minutes instead of 2 minutes.
• The PvP mounts Swift Warstrider and Reins of the Black War Elekk have been added to the game.
• Golden Cenarion Greaves - Blizzard has removed 35 spell damage and healing from this item.
• Philosopher's Stone 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.

User Interface

• 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 if opened during combat.

Sounds

• There is new music in Orgrimmar and Thunder Bluff inns.
• Whirlwind and Power Word: Shield abilities have a new sound.
• 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.

World Environment

• Ravagers in the Netherwing Mine spawn more frequently, and there are more of them.
• 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 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.

Graphics

• 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.

Bug Fixes

• 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.