Known issues with Patch 4.0.1

Before we even begin with the new 4.0.1 content, Blizzard has released a post about the known issues with the newest patch. We are confident that a lot of these issues, mostly tooltip problems or item costs, will be rectified soon. Other than that, enjoy some of the funnier issues, like how the new shaman spell Earthquake is "looking awkward."

• Mammoth pictures do not fit inside of the mount preview window.

• Characters are seated too far back on the Winged Steed of the Ebon Blade.

• Stackable items that are purchased with extended cost currency cannot be purchased in stacks.

• The costs for level 70 Brutal pvp gear, weapons and gems, offered by Brutal Arena Vendors, have not been adjusted to the new Honor points system.

• The drum loop played by the Sen'jin Fetish loops endlessly and will stack when dismissed/re-summoned.

• Argent Peacekeepers are randomly playing attack animations while idle.

• All character models dip into the terrain briefly when dismounting their flying and ground mounts.

• Frostbrood Matriarchs are animating strangely.

• Spell penetration does not update dynamically on pets.

• Detailed combat log tooltips that use tokens are scaling based on the players' spellpower.

• Ferocious Inspiration, Communion, and Arcane Tactics, are appearing inconsistently on the buff bar.

• There is an inconsistency in the cast bar when switching between talent specializations.

• No sound is played when switching between talent specializations.

• The tooltip for Dual Wield Specialization is incorrect.

• Spawn animations for some named creatures are no longer playing when summoned.

• The casting animation from channeling a beam spell will stop displaying if you are targeted by another player with the same spell and its duration ends.

• The PvP currency, Honor Points, cost of several items offered by classic battleground vendors needs to be adjusted.

• Ghoul pet bars have the abilities Sweeping Claws and Monstrous Blow by default.

• Ebon Plague has a tooltip error. The tooltip for magic damage taken is 0%.

• If a druid has a negative amount of balance power when they level, their balance power will be set to 100.

• The Druid's Flight Form only displays in the trainer UI once Expert Riding has been learned.

• The tooltip for the feral druid ability Skull Bash is incorrect.

• There is a typo in the tooltip for the talent Stampede.

• The tooltip for the feral druid ability Skull Bash is incorrect.

• Ravage cannot be used in macros.

• Newly created Hunters have a pet bar.

• Beetles cannot be tamed.

• Several Hunter Pet spells appear in the Pet tab of the Spellbook before a Hunter is able to actually use them.

• Pets have no animation for the ability "Carrion Feeder."

• Wolverine Bite's is displaying incorrect numerical information in the combat log.

• The exotic pet spell Froststorm Breath does not function according to its tooltip.

• The debuff tooltip for Froststorm Breath is inconsistent with the spell tooltip.

• The tooltip for Chimera Shot does not mention the healing effects of this ability.

• The spell effect for Cobra Shot travels past creature models.

• The survival talent Black Arrow does not do the same amount of damage as indicated by its tooltip.

• Many hunter pet abilities are removed from the pet's action bar upon relogging into the game or zoning.

• Devilsaur are not displaying correctly in the hunter pet UI.

• The periodic damage from Flamestrike is not being increased by Mastery: Flashburn.

• Charges from Arcane Potency are being consumed inconsistently with channeled spells.

• The tooltip for Combustion does not clearly state that a fire DoT must be on the target to be cast.

• The Retribution Aura tooltip shows the damage value modified by Aura Mastery even after Aura Mastery has dropped.

• Divine Guardian is reducing the damage the Paladin takes by 20% instead of reducing the damage his party members take by 20%.

• Glyphing Divine Protection makes the tooltip say reduces damage by 0%. The glyph reduces magical damage by 40% and physical damage by 20%.

• The spell Power Infusion can be obtained at level 29, but cannot be cast on players under level 30.

• Mental Agility is not affecting old Priest abilities.

• The spell effect visual for Earthquake looks awkward when cast on a staircase or a steep incline.

• Drain Life cannot be used in macros.

• Using an ability that triggers Soul Link around neutral guards will cause these guards to attack.

• Blood Pact's tooltip is inconsistent with the actual buff given to them.

• Health Funnel tooltip doesn't mention a channel duration.

• The Emberstorm talent is too low on the talent tree of Destruction.

• The damage listed for spell Drain Life is inconsistent in multiple areas.

• The sound of Immolation Aura will not last the full duration of the spell.

• Execute is highlighted if a Warrior has less than 20% health, regardless of having an active target.

• Bonus damage gained by consuming extra rage for Execute is not modified correctly by stances.

• Cannons in Battlegrounds will behave oddly when moved.

• There is a slight delay on the flag capture when returning a flag in battlegrounds.

• The East Frostwolf Tower in Alterac Valley has a typo on the map when destroyed.

• Icons for both the airships in the Isle of Conquest do not have icons on the game map.

• Players who leave Battlegrounds that are in progress are not removed from the Score Board.

• The instance portals for Battlegrounds are not functioning for Arathi Basin, Alterac Valley and Warsong Gulch.

• It is possible for boats to not phase out completely upon the start of round two in Strand of the Ancients.

• Orgrimmar Arena: It is possible for players to get their pets stuck on the large pillars in the Orgrimmar Arena.

• Both airships in the Isle of Conquest do not have icons that appear on the game map.

• Resizing the game window while in windowed mode makes bodies of water disappear in game.

• Barrier of the Earth Princess still offers defense rating.

• Many items are losing their bonus armor.

• There are multiple items that are still giving socket bonuses.

• There is no recipe to craft a Glyph of Vanish.

• Overwriting any active glyph by using a second active glyph will still use Vanishing Powder and erase the first glyph (despite an error message afterward), instead of preventing erasure of the targeted glyph.

• Dungeon Finder doesn't mention the Justice Point reward in Random Lich King Dungeon or Random Lich King Heroic.

• In the quest "Hammering It Out," the NPC name is not correct in the objective.

• Grand Ambassador Flamelash's Flamelash is doing a damage type that is inconsistent with the detailed combat log tooltip.

• The corpse marker for players who die in the Grand Ambassador Flamelash encounter are directed to an incorrect location.

• The portals in the Twilight Hammer event doesn't take you to the named position.

• The last remaining player in a random instance group can miss out on Random Dungeon loot

• Players from different servers can't trade dungeon items necessary to progress through the dungeon.

• Changing between System Default and Microphone in the Voice Chat settings after recording a voice sample can cause a crash.

• Character and Pet UI can disappear if the player uses the LFD teleport to dungeon immediately after leaving a quest vehicle.

• Warlocks and Paladins will see the chat messages that Cold Weather Flying and Flight Master's License are unlocked when they reach level 20.

This is it! Patch 4.0.1 begins the slide into December's upcoming expansion. It's a whole new game from here on out. Get oriented with our roundup of everything there is to know about patch 4.0.1 and how it changes the game until the launch of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.