Patch 5.0.5 Hotfixes for October 19

Everyone loves the hotfix gnome. He signals the arrival of more of the hottest of fixes, and has a fabulously pink beard. He's heated up yet another bunch of hotfixes for us all, and if you missed the last batch, check them out.

Today's hotfixes (that we believe have been active since the 19th, but have just been announce today) include:

• Hunters can no longer carry battleground flags while stealthed with Camouflage

• Players that have been defeated by the Headless Horseman can now use the Looking For Dungeon interface to return for another attempt.

• Digging up a find while practicing Archaeology will now continue to grant skill points past 50.

• Wyrmhorn Turtles are no longer quite so prolific. Poor things.

Hit the break for all the hotfixes! Wyrmhorn Turtles aren't quite so prolific there either.

• Digging up a find while practicing Archaeology will now continue to grant skill points past 50.

• Hallow's End festivities and decorations, including candy buckets, have spread to Refuge Point and Zouchin Village.

• layers that have been defeated by the Headless Horseman can now use the Looking For Dungeon interface to return for another attempt.

• Hunter - It is no longer possible to carry a Battleground flag while using Camouflage.

• Paladin - Light's Hammer can no longer be used while Hexed.

• Wyrmhorn Turtles are no longer quite so prolific.

• The pet ability Takedown now deals 10% less damage.

• The pet ability Chew now deals 50% less damage.

• Players that have not completed "Battle Helm of the Thunder King" can now slay Bloodtip, Wulon, Huo-Shang, and Gochao.

• Zhao-Jin the Bloodletter should now always spawn correctly for the "Battle Helm of the Thunder King" quest.

• The Pulsing Pumpkin and Pumpkin Fiends that accompany the Headless Horseman are now appropriately powerful foes.

• Gara'jal the Spiritbinder - Smoke Bombs cast by Rogues will no longer prevent Gara'jal's Voodoo Doll effect from displaying on afflicted players.

• Will of the Emperor -Fixed an issue that could cause Qin-xi and Jan-xi to sometimes become unreponsive.

• Players will now only earn credit toward the achievement Listen to the Drunk Fish when harvesting the high yield crop of the day forecasted by Jogu the Drunk.

• Voodoo Piles in Zul'Aman and Zul'Gurub wil no longer incorrectly grant skill in Archaeology.

• The Ghost Iron vein beneath Serenity Falls in the Jade Forest has dematerialized.

• Fixed an issue that could allow new Pandarens from leaving the Wandering Isle prior to selecting a Faction to support.

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