BFA Pre-Patch Hotfixes for July 19th - Gelkis/Magram Rep for All, Old Flasks and PvE Trinkets in PvP Nerfed

Posted 2018/07/19 at 10:55 PM by perculia

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Blizzard

July 19, 2018Classes

Death Knight

Unholy

Gravewarden Armaments 4-piece set bonus now reduces the cooldown of Army of the Dead by 2.0 seconds per Rune spent (was 6.0 seconds per Rune spent).

Hunter

Marksmanship

Serpentstalker Guise 2-piece set bonus has been changed to increase all physical damage dealt by 5% (was an incorrect melee attack power increase).
The Trick Shots effect will now always correctly apply when Multi-Shot hits three or more targets.

Mage

Shimmer should not interrupt channeled spells.
Displacement functions correctly if you cast Shimmer while casting another spell.

Warrior

Protection

Juggernaut Battlegear 2-piece set bonus has been changed to increase Armor by 5%.

Creatures and NPCs

Damage dealt by all creatures below level 100 has been reduced by up to 25%.
Defeating Shok'Thokar creatures in Desolace now grants both Gelkis Clan Centaur and Magram Clan Centaur reputation.
The Sky Crystal no longer instantly kills Alani when used by a high-level player, and Alani is once again lootable.

Dungeons and Raids

Antorus, the Burning Throne

Reduced the damage done by a number of "tank swap" abilities throughout the zone.
Argus the Unmaker

Reduced the damage dealt by Sweeping Scythe by 30%.

The Arcway

Ivanyr

Volatile Magic damage reduced on Mythic difficulty.

Dire Maul

Prince Tortheldrin

Whirlwind should no longer deal excessive damage.

Heart of Fear

Grand Empress Shek'zeer

Casting spells within Shek'zeer's Dissonance Field once again depletes its energy.

Neltharion's Lair

Dargrul

Corrected an issue that caused Dargrul's energy to refill too rapidly.

The Nighthold

Gul'dan

Soul Siphon no longer heals for an excessive amount.

Return to Karazhan

Shade of Medivh

Piercing Missiles should no longer deal excessive damage.

Scarlet Halls

Houndmaster Braun

Bloody Mess should no longer deal excessive damage.

Scarlet Monastery

Commander Durand

Dashing Strike no longer deals excessive damage.

Ulduar

Reforged Hammer of Ancient Kings should again reliably drop from Yogg-Saron for "Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings".

Player versus Player

The effectiveness of trinkets that are obtained via PvE sources such as Dungeons and Raids have been reduced by 75% in PvP.
Arenas and Battlegrounds

Corrected the amount of damage dealt by players to creatures and vehicles in Alterac Valley and Isle of Conquest.
Fixed a bug that prevented end-of-match rewards from dropping at the end of Battlegrounds and Arenas.

War Mode

Premade Group Finder groups in the Quest and World Boss categories will now properly filter listing according to the War Mode state of the party leader and potential applicants.

Professions

Fixed a bug that prevented several First Aid recipe items from requiring the appropriate Profession.
Corrected an issue that could cause Draenor Garrison NPCs to fail to offer work orders.
Classic Alchemy

Fixed a bug preventing players from discovering new Pandaren Alchemy recipes.
Some older-expansion flasks no longer provide more stats than Legion flasks and potions.

Classic Cooking

The cooking achievement Dinner Impossible no longer requires Strand of the Ancients.

Classic Fishing

Fixed a bug that prevented some players from gaining Legion fishing ranks when using rare fish.

Classic Herbalism

Fixed an issue that could cause herb nodes from Outland through Pandaria to yield the wrong herb type.

Classic Mining

Corrected an issue that could cause players to receive no ore from mining nodes.

Quests

The start of the Mage Tower artifact storyline quest no longer requires an impossible-to-meet artifact trait condition.
Fixed an issue that could cause Strom'kar to be invisible to certain races during its acquisition.
The Slitherblade Naga vehicle's abilities should now deal damage and heal properly on "Wetter Than Wet".
The Frightened Miner should now reliably follow his path for "Miner Troubles".
The delicious contents of Yak's Milk Flask again heals “Fallen Sentinels”.
Wyrmcult Blackwhelps can now be collected for "Whelps of the Wyrmcult".
General Nazgrim is again present for "The Art of War" and "Warchief's Command: Jade Forest!".
During “Bringer of the Light” at the Exodar, Fel Annihilator's Sonic Boom no longer deals excessive damage.

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Comment by Shashossrsly, stop whining. I wasn't able to get Shen'dralar rep, but I don't yell that it's unfair. It's just a rep.
Ok, you missed the opportunity to do it, but why be so mad?

You need to understand that such players as you destroy the last bits of fun game has. Games are not a goddamn communism country, where everything should be equally distributed to everyone.

Or, if you are an overachiever and really want those reps, find a char who hasn't done Desolace quests, pretty sure guy like you has around 20 alts anyways.Comment by DaillemandWhat a SHAME, still a lot of whinners here. Please correct that bug & eradicate them.Comment by Luck4srsly, stop whining. I wasn't able to get Shen'dralar rep, but I don't yell that it's unfair. It's just a rep.
Ok, you missed the opportunity to do it, but why be so mad?

You need to understand that such players as you destroy the last bits of fun game has. Games are not a goddamn communism country, where everything should be equally distributed to everyone.

Or, if you are an overachiever and really want those reps, find a char who hasn't done Desolace quests, pretty sure guy like you has around 20 alts anyways.Comment by GlorianaWhat a f**king joke, they are phased, but I was able to aggro one monster, still didn't get the reputation, 10/10 lol.Comment by Alechs777srsly, stop whining. I wasn't able to get Shen'dralar rep, but I don't yell that it's unfair. It's just a rep.
Ok, you missed the opportunity to do it, but why be so mad?

You need to understand that such players as you destroy the last bits of fun game has. Games are not a goddamn communism country, where everything should be equally distributed to everyone.

Or, if you are an overachiever and really want those reps, find a char who hasn't done Desolace quests, pretty sure guy like you has around 20 alts anyways.Comment by 966082Just had this response from a GM

"Greetings and thank you for contacting us in regard to the reputation for the Centaur Clans in Desloace

With the launch of patch 8.0 there have been changes in regard to the way the quest line involving the centaurs work for their reputation.

At the moment players are able to finish the quest and gain exalted reputation with them, but if you had the quest completed before the patch, there was no way to earn this level of reputation.

We have now launched a hotfix that adds enemies in the area that will reward reputation, so it will be possible for every character to reach exalted.

Still, at this moment there is a phasing issue affecting these enemies, and if the quest line is complete they can't be seen anymore. Our developers are working on resolving this phasing issue so any character can earn exalted reputation with the Centaur Clans as soon as possible.

Kind Regards,

Game Master Team
Blizzard Entertainment Europe"

Can't wait for hundreds of people fighting over a few mobs trying to grind from -36k hatedComment by MachistaJust had this response from a GM

"Greetings and thank you for contacting us in regard to the reputation for the Centaur Clans in Desloace

With the launch of patch 8.0 there have been changes in regard to the way the quest line involving the centaurs work for their reputation.

At the moment players are able to finish the quest and gain exalted reputation with them, but if you had the quest completed before the patch, there was no way to earn this level of reputation.

We have now launched a hotfix that adds enemies in the area that will reward reputation, so it will be possible for every character to reach exalted.

Still, at this moment there is a phasing issue affecting these enemies, and if the quest line is complete they can't be seen anymore. Our developers are working on resolving this phasing issue so any character can earn exalted reputation with the Centaur Clans as soon as possible.

Kind Regards,

Game Master Team
Blizzard Entertainment Europe"

Can't wait for hundreds of people fighting over a few mobs trying to grind from -36k hatedComment by 966082Just had this response from a GM

"Greetings and thank you for contacting us in regard to the reputation for the Centaur Clans in Desloace

With the launch of patch 8.0 there have been changes in regard to the way the quest line involving the centaurs work for their reputation.

At the moment players are able to finish the quest and gain exalted reputation with them, but if you had the quest completed before the patch, there was no way to earn this level of reputation.

We have now launched a hotfix that adds enemies in the area that will reward reputation, so it will be possible for every character to reach exalted.

Still, at this moment there is a phasing issue affecting these enemies, and if the quest line is complete they can't be seen anymore. Our developers are working on resolving this phasing issue so any character can earn exalted reputation with the Centaur Clans as soon as possible.

Kind Regards,

Game Master Team
Blizzard Entertainment Europe"

Can't wait for hundreds of people fighting over a few mobs trying to grind from -36k hatedComment by Alechs777Siiiigh. And I thought that Ogri'la dailies were tedious. Going from hated solely through killing mobs while basically one quests rewards two exalted reputations. I cannot be the only person who fails to see fairness here.Well, unless they make each mob award 10k rep...Comment by jodmosI went there on a character who hadn't done any of the chain and there aren't any Centaur at Shok’Thokar, just cultists and demons.

Edit: saw that it was creatures that reward rep. But the cultist/demons don't give any rep.Comment by FarabeeGJ BLIZZ, GJ!Comment by PeredhilThere's an easy way around this problem: Have ALL hostile creatures in Desolace give reputation to both Centaur factions. Just enough that you can reach Exalted in the same time you need to fully quest through the zone. That way everyone can get it done in time without people taking each other's mob.

Also: Maraudon. Just tie reputation gain to that instance.Comment by realskylolJust had this response from a GM

"Greetings and thank you for contacting us in regard to the reputation for the Centaur Clans in Desloace

With the launch of patch 8.0 there have been changes in regard to the way the quest line involving the centaurs work for their reputation.

At the moment players are able to finish the quest and gain exalted reputation with them, but if you had the quest completed before the patch, there was no way to earn this level of reputation.

We have now launched a hotfix that adds enemies in the area that will reward reputation, so it will be possible for every character to reach exalted.

Still, at this moment there is a phasing issue affecting these enemies, and if the quest line is complete they can't be seen anymore. Our developers are working on resolving this phasing issue so any character can earn exalted reputation with the Centaur Clans as soon as possible.

Kind Regards,

Game Master Team
Blizzard Entertainment Europe"

Can't wait for hundreds of people fighting over a few mobs trying to grind from -36k hatedComment by PeredhilJust had this response from a GM

"

We have now launched a hotfix that adds enemies in the area that will reward reputation, so it will be possible for every character to reach exalted.

Still, at this moment there is a phasing issue affecting these enemies, and if the quest line is complete they can't be seen anymore. Our developers are working on resolving this phasing issue so any character can earn exalted reputation with the Centaur Clans as soon as possible.
"

Can't wait for hundreds of people fighting over a few mobs trying to grind from -36k hatedComment by Morwoany idea what are shok'thokar creatures? wowhead search didnt match anything. edit : nevermind, i saw the map. its the name of the villageComment by realskylol

Oh, come on, will be fun,10 rep/mob means, what, several thousands? That's nothing compared to vanilla. Retract your whining at once, white knights are watching.

That being said once they started down this road, I fully expect that a fair solution that won't involve epic grinding is found. Maybe before 1-2 mistakes are made, mobs phasing, rep too low, and stuff like this but eventually - and by eventually I mean days rather than months- all will be fine.Comment by lagmooseDamage dealt by all creatures below level 100 has been reduced by up to 25%.Comment by zequillTanks are still getting destroyed in WotlK dungeon (stratholme first boss) so either 25% is not enough or this fix didn't reach dungeon boss.Comment by 966082A further reply from my convo with GM

"Just so we are clear on this issue, this was a bug that was never fixed for a long time, so you were meant to get Exalted reputation when finishing that questline but for many years, you did not. This is now fixed, and to help players out who would like the reputation, mobs granting reputation have been added but due to a phasing issue, they can't currently be seen. The developers know about this and plan to address that as soon as they can.

This is the only information we have at this time and there are no plans for addressing this issue in any other way other than addressing the phasing issue that stops you seeing the mobs that were added to help you gain rep.

If you have feedback about this situation and would like to see the issue addressed in another way, it's something you need to send to the developers using "Submit a Suggestion". Everything written there goes direct to them for consideration. While they won't reply personally to you, they read everything they receive and will welcome your feedback. You can also hit them up on Twitter @warcraftdevs if you are an avid Tweeter :)"Comment by BuffbringerYES! I knew being a completionist and doing all the content you can while it's current would pay off! ...wait...

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