05/03 Recent In-Game Fixes

#0 - Feb. 4, 2010, 10:10 a.m.
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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.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=11824414712

04/03/2010
  • In the Lord Marrowgar encounters, the boss will no longer reset threat after a bone storm and will now wait a small amount of time before attacking at the end of a bone storm.
  • In the Deathbringer Saurfang encounters, the boss is now less likely to cast Blood Nova on targets affected by Mark of the Fallen Champion.
  • In both normal and heroic versions of the 10 player Rotface encounter, the mutated infection ability will not be cast as quickly while the fight progresses.
  • In the 10- and 25-player heroic Festergut encounters, the malleable goo ability should no longer target pets.
  • In the Valithria Dreamwalker encounters, the duration of Emerald Vigor and Twisted Nightmares were slightly increased.
  • In the Sindragosa encounters, the duration of the instability debuff was slightly reduced.
#1 - Feb. 4, 2010, 10:12 a.m.
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Previous In-Game Fixes

04/02/10
  • Blood Queen Lana’thel will now begin her flight phase a little earlier in 25 player mode, Vampiric Bite is no longer mitigated by armor, and the damage of Vampiric Bite has been reduced.
  • Toravon will now be affected appropriately by Area-of-Effect damage spells.
  • The Frost Orb corpses in the Toravon encounter will now despawn faster.
  • Players who are dead will now get credit as intended when defeating the Valithria Dreamwalker encounter.
  • Players can no longer zone in while the Valithria Dreamwalker encounter is active.
  • Anti Magic Shell no longer resets the Mystic Buffet stacks in the Sindragosa encounter.
  • The Val’kyr in the Lich King encounter are no longer affected by Death Grip and will head to ledges faster.


08/02/10
  • Rimefang now flies less frequently in all raid formats.
  • The Fountain of Light proc effect can now heal players outside of the caster’s party.
  • Animated Bones summoned by the Anub’ar Necromancers, no longer award experience when defeated.
  • The amount of damage being absorbed by sacred Shield and Power Word: Shield is being reduced by 10% correctly in only battlegrounds, Arenas, and Wintergrasp.
  • The range of the Lich King’s Remorseless Winter aura has been increased in Halls of Reflection.
  • The Val’kyr Shadowguards in the Icecrown Citadel Lich King raid encounter should always properly pick up their target.
  • Deathbringer Saurfang should gain blood power less rapidly in normal 10 and normal 25 player modes and players can also no longer zone in while this encounter is active.
  • Sindragosa’s Backlash ability can no longer crit.
  • The rejuvenation procs from the Druid Tier 10 will now work better in a raid group and not avoid targets that have any rejuvenation spell on them though it will continue to avoid targets that have the casting druid’s rejuvenation on them.
  • The damage bonus done by Devastate has been appropriate increased to be in line with the changes made in patch 3.3.2.


09/02/10
  • Sindragosa's Mystic Buffet will now pulse every 6 six seconds, up from 5 seconds. In the normal 10 player encounter the debuff increase has also been slightly reduced.
  • In the Toravon encounter, the effect of the Whiteout debuff has been reduced. Additionally, the damage done by Frozen Orbs has been reduced.


10/02/10
  • Titan-Forged Spaulders of Triumph are purchasable by druids as intended.
  • Lovely Charms now stack to 40.
  • Any player who has a Lovely Charm Collector's Kit in their bags now has a chance to receive a Lovely Charm when in a group or raid and a group member gets a killing blow as long as they are within a certain range of the kill.
  • In all difficulties of the Lich King encounter, players who are tanking raging spirits are no longer valid Harvest Soul targets during phase 3, Vile Spirits in phase 3 now spawn at a greater height, and Vile Spirits in phase 3 will not be spawned as often.
  • In the 10 player Lich King encounter, Raging Spirits have had their health decreased in both normal and heroic versions and then fewer Vile Spirirts will be summoned in just the 10 player normal mode.
  • Svala Sorrowgrave in Utgarde Pinnacle should no longer get stuck in the air during her transformation phase.
  • The Cache of the Ley-Guardian earned from completing a random heroic Occulus dungeon is no longer tradeable.
  • The Tier 10 tanking plate gloves and chest pieces now have their appropriate durability on them.


11/02
  • In the Apothecary Frye encounter, area of effect damage has been reduced against pets.
  • Dying during the Blood-Queen Lana'thel encounter will no longer prevent you from gaining Once Bitten, Twice Shy achievement.
#2 - Feb. 11, 2010, 9:30 a.m.
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11/02
  • In the Apothecary Frye encounter, area of effect damage has been reduced against pets.
  • Dying during the Blood-Queen Lana'thel encounter will no longer prevent you from gaining Once Bitten, Twice Shy achievement.
#3 - Feb. 15, 2010, 1:42 p.m.
Blizzard Post
12/02
  • Using a "Bag of Heart Candies" with a full inventory will now cause the local postmaster to send you any candy not recieved.
  • Sindragosa will now be more consistent in her application of Unchained Magic in 25-player difficulty.

18/02
  • The drop rate of Frost Lotus, from herbs in Northrend, has been increased by 50%.


04/03
  • In the Lord Marrowgar encounters, the boss will no longer reset threat after a bone storm and will now wait a small amount of time before attacking at the end of a bone storm.
  • In the Deathbringer Saurfang encounters, the boss is now less likely to cast Blood Nova on targets affected by Mark of the Fallen Champion.
  • In both normal and heroic versions of the 10 player Rotface encounter, the mutated infection ability will not be cast as quickly while the fight progresses.
  • In the 10- and 25-player heroic Festergut encounters, the malleable goo ability should no longer target pets.
  • In the Valithria Dreamwalker encounters, the duration of Emerald Vigor and Twisted Nightmares were slightly increased.
  • In the Sindragosa encounters, the duration of the instability debuff was slightly reduced.