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4.2.0A Patch Notes
posted
2011/08/08 at 5:48 PM
by
Miyari
Blizzard has been pretty quiet lately, but they have just posted some new patch notes for the latest live mini-patch 4.2.0A. This patch contained no new content, items, or any of that fun stuff but instead includes a number of system bugfixes. Many of the issues which were causing client crashes have been fixed, so some players should still appreciate this boring little patch!
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm patch 4.2.0A is now available on all realms! Below you'll find the official patch notes.
Notes for all World of Warcraft patches can be found
here
.
Bug Fixes
Using an instant cast spell right after a target dies should no longer re-target the dead target’s body.
Using an ability immediately after switching targets should no longer affect the previous target.
Resolved a movement error when jumping onto an object while experiencing a low frame rate.
Mac: Fixed a bug preventing shift and mouse wheel commands from registering properly.
Resolved issues that were causing client crashes near Beth’tilac in the Firelands.
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Hotfixes (July 19 - August 15)
posted
2011/08/04 at 8:22 PM
by
Miyari
August 4
General
Balloon pets can no longer be sold to vendors.
Flight points in Outlands should correctly display for characters created after the release of patch 4.2.
Classes
Melee auto-attacks should properly trigger trinkets.
Druid
is correctly triggered when Rake gets a critical hit, and is putting an extra combo point on the target.
should no longer strike targets with which the druid is not in combat.
Hunter
Burning Adrenaline
is properly removing the focus cost of
.
Rogue
Mutilate
should now properly trigger trinkets.
Warrior
should no longer incorrectly apply double damage when certain buffs are present on the warrior.
Dungeons & Raids
Blackrock Spire
The
Scarshield Quartermaster
is properly flagged as a quest NPC and not a rare spawn.
Firelands
Burning Orb attack range has been increased for the
Majordomo Staghelm
encount
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News Roundup: Hotfixes, Honor Compensation, and Heroic Ragnaros
posted
2011/07/19 at 10:51 PM
by
Miyari
Paragon got world first heroic Ragnaros which is by no means a small feat! Over 500 tries later, the Firelord was downed. Other than that, we have a huge news round up and some hotfixes which were just posted.
July 19
General
The frequency at which players can use /yell, /say, and any emotes is now throttled to prevent excessive spamming of chat logs from occurring.
Classes
Death Knights
Improved Death Strike now provides 40/80/120% bonus damage, up from 30/60/90%, and a 10/20/30% critical strike bonus, up from 3/6/9%.
Druids
Flight Form now cancels the Leyara’s Locket buff.
Moonfire will now generate Lunar Energy when crossing from Solar to Lunar on the Eclipse bar.
Dungeons & Raids
All bosses in The Bastion of Twilight, Blackwing Descent, and Throne of the Four Winds once again award Valor Points in all raid sizes and difficulties. 10-player bosses award 35 Valor Points, while 25-player bosses award 45 Valor Points. This change does not apply to Argaloth in Baradin Hold. More informati
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News Roundup: Latest Hotfixes, PVP Season Transition Compensation
posted
2011/07/08 at 9:46 PM
by
Miyari
Today brings a new batch of 4.2 hotfixes, including a number of changes and fixes to some Firelands encounters, and important details on Blizzard's planned action regarding the recent Season 9 and 10 PVP item mess. We reported on this "disaster" in
yesterday's roundup
, where Blizzard admitted fault in miscommunication of new PVP item availability, resulting in many players spending their saved Honor points on now-outdated gear. Well, affected players can rejoice because Blizzard plan on making it up to you with some free Honor!
Oh, and no 4.3 details just yet. ;)
Latest 4.2 Hotfixes (7/8)
July 8
Classes
Combat pets should no longer aggro creatures while the player is mounted.
Dungeons & Raids
Firelands
Baleroc
Death knight Bloodworms are no longer removing stacks of Torment when they explode to heal other players.
Ragnaros
Molten Elementals are no longer able to critically hit players.
The responsiveness of the Molten
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Latest Patch 4.2 Hotfixes (6/29)
posted
2011/06/29 at 11:17 PM
by
Miyari
And here are those hotfixes! Of course, I anticipate we'll be seeing more over the next few days so if some bug that's bothering you (bugging you?) hasn't been fixed, be patient!
June 29
Classes
Druid
Feral druids can now use
in the
Firelands
raid. It only seems fair.
Dungeons & Raids
Baradin Hold
Eye of Occu'thar
damage and health is now properly scaled for 10- and 25-player versions of the dungeon.
Blackwing Lair
All Brood Affliction debuffs applied by
Chromaggus
are now removed after zoning out of Blackwing Lair.
Firelands
The stationary
Hell Hound
pack at the front of the dungeon should no longer cause players to become stuck in combat.
There are now fewer
Hell Hound
s before
Beth'tilac
, making the engagement a little less… hellish.
Beth'tilac
and her offspring now have increased health and damage on Heroic difficulty.
Rageface
's Face Rage is now slightly less rageful, as the increase of the rate of damage per tick has been reduced.
Creature
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News Roundup: Missing 4.2 Hairstyles, Holiday Bags Changed, 4.2 Featured Items
posted
2011/06/29 at 8:41 PM
by
Miyari
Just a few Blizzard posts today - no new hotfixes yet, but if any show up I'll definitely add them. You can check out previous Patch 4.2 hotfixes in
yesterday's roundup
!
Some 4.2-Added Hairstyles Not Yet Implemented
You guys may have seen our awesome
4.2 hairstyles preview blog
which showed off a variety of new player hairstyles being added with Patch 4.2. Unfortunately, not all of these have been implemented, but it looks like some of them made it to live...
We did have a lot of new hairstyles we had created over time up on the patch 4.2 Public Test Realms. The problem was that, even though these hairstyles were added on the test realms, many of them were not finalized or approved by our art team. Because of this, a good portion of them (about half) were pulled shortly before patch 4.2 was released on live realms, leaving only a partial implementation of new hairstyle choices.
Unfortunately, this means some races/genders now have more hair
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Patch 4.2: A Complete Guide to Stage Two of the New Dailies
posted
2011/06/18 at 8:02 PM
by
Miyari
Don't forget to check out our guide to phase one of the new daily quests, available right here on Wowhead News!
Patch 4.2: A Complete Guide to Stage One of the New Dailies
Now that many of you have been introduced to the daily quests available from the
Guardians of Hyjal
faction at the new quest hubs implemented with patch 4.2, we've put together a handy guide to the next phase of daily quests, which is unlocked upon obtaining 20
Mark of the World Tree
and completing
Calling for Reinforcements
. This phase brings the counterattack even further into Ragnaros' domain, as the Guardians of Hyjal's forces move into the the
Molten Front
via a new portal spawned in Hyjal, and set up their operations at Malfurion's Reach.
At the Sanctuary of Malorne, Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem gives you the quest
Leyara
, asking you to find and slay the deadly Druid of the Flame,
Leyara
. Upon heading over to her location in Hyjal and after an unpleasant exchange of words, she fatally wounds the Arch Druid and ensnares you in
Smoldering Roots
. She quickly makes an escape and you are left with the fallen Arch Dr
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Patch 4.2 Public Test Realm Notes (Updated 6/16)
posted
2011/06/16 at 9:59 PM
by
Miyari
Blizzard has just posted a small update to the 4.2 PTR Patch Notes, adding a few class changes and some seemingly major changes to
gains, lowering the minimum cap but explaining how the cap can scale linearly. I'm sure this will probably end up confusing some players so we may see further clarification in the coming week.
Classes
Death Knight
Death Knight Bug Fixes
The talent
can now properly be triggered from off-hand attacks as well as main-hand attacks.
Shaman
now deals 175% weapon damage, up from 125%.
Talent Specializations
Enhancement
Stormstrike
now deals 225% weapon damage, up from 125%.
Currency
Conquest & Honor Points
The minimum cap on Conquest Points earned per week from Arenas is now
1500
1350 at 1500 or less
Battleground
Arena rating. The maximum cap
remains
is now
3000
2700 at 3000 or more Battleground Arena
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New Epic Ghostcrawler Blog Explains 4.2 Class Changes
posted
2011/06/16 at 8:59 PM
by
Miyari
In what is probably one of the best and most in-depth Blizzard blogs yet, Ghostcrawler takes the time to discuss the class balancing changes that have been made in Patch 4.2, giving specific examples of changes that were made, and why they were made. This new blog provides an interesting look into the development process (as Ghostcrawler's blogs always do) and will definitely answer some players' questions regarding Blizzard's justification of specific changes being made.
We understand that raw patch notes don’t always provide enough context for changes to the game, so we thought we’d take a moment to explain some of our logic behind the buffs and nerfs coming in the 4.2 "Rage of the Firelands" patch. We particularly want to try to combat the perception that classes end up nerfed in PvE as collateral damage from PvP nerfs (or vice versa). The number of PvP buffs versus PvP nerfs were about equal this time around, and we make careful consideration to keep the impact outside of PvP minimal. So, if we nerfed your class’s PvE damage, it’s most likely because we thought your class was doing too much damage in PvE.
No doubt you’
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News Roundup: Authenticator Changes, Anduin Wrynn and Gelbin Mekkatorque Lore
posted
2011/06/16 at 5:38 PM
by
Miyari
Just a few new posts today, including some clarifications on the new changes with
Battle.net Authenticators
. Players will no longer be prompted for authenticator codes when logging in from a "familiar" location (as tracked and determined by Blizzard). I assume this means it will simply recognize your local IP and no longer prompt for an authenticator code as persistently, which won't help much in protecting your account from family members or criminals who break into your home to hack your Warcraft account. Those exist, right?
Blizzard has also posted a new installment of their "Then and Now" character retrospective series, featuring Anduin Wrynn. In addition, we've got a new short story in the Leaders of Azeroth series, featuring none other than Gelbin Mekkatorque, leader of the gnomes! Alliance players rejoice, this lore's all for you!
Battle.net Authenticator Changes
If you use an authenticator – and we hope you do – you may soon notice that an authenticator prompt may not appear with every login. We’ve recently updated our authentication system to intellige
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News Roundup: Patch 4.2 Rage of the Firelands Official Trailer, DK Tanking, Questing Clarifications
posted
2011/06/16 at 2:01 AM
by
Miyari
It's coming...
Patch 4.2 Rage of the Firelands Official Trailer
Blizzard has just unveiled the official trailer for
Patch 4.2: Rage of the Firelands
! Enjoy!
Across the breadth of Azeroth, the Horde and the Alliance have dealt crushing blows to Deathwing's elemental minions and fanatic Twilight's Hammer cultists. Through it all, the Earthen Ring has never wavered from its tireless charge, holding Azeroth itself together amid the tidal fury and errant magical energies that churn at the Maelstrom. Yet as the elements continue their chaotic upheaval, it seems that the noble shamanic order might finally be on the verge of breaking beneath the great weight that rests on its shoulders. Even Thrall, for all of his wisdom and skill, has grown aggravated by his failure to effectively communicate with Azeroth's elements. Recently, his calls were acknowledged, but the malevolent entity that responded has only intensified Thrall's fears and doubts....
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm patch 4.2 is just on the horizon. Building off of our preview of the Rage
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News Roundup: Valor Point Conversion Clarification, Dragonwrath Proc Details
posted
2011/06/14 at 8:23 PM
by
Miyari
Just a few new Blizzard posts today, during this quiet calm before the inevitable storm that is Patch 4.2! Today Blizzard has posted a more detailed explanation of the
Valor Points
conversion in 4.2 (as Bashiok had
stated they would
) which should answer any questions and clear up any confusion players may have had.
In addition, Blizzard poster Kaivax clarifies the proc on with some detailed information which should make many casters happy!
Valor Point Conversion in Patch 4.2
World of Warcraft update 4.2, Rage of the Firelands, will introduce the first new raid tier in Cataclysm, and with that it will also introduce the first conversion from Valor Points to Justice Points. For anyone running Heroics and raids, this is important information to ensure you spend your points wisely before release of the patch.
With the release of patch 4.2 all Valor Points will be converted down to Justice Points up to the 4000 point cap, with any points over the
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