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Patch 6.0.3 Hotfixes for January 27
Another round of hotfixes for patch 6.0.3 were released yesterday and posted to the official blog -- including several bug fixes that have been plaguing players for a while now. Plenty of talents and abilities should now be working correctly for several classes, several quests have been adjusted and resolved, and on top of all of that, if you've been missing a certain promised follower, they should be happily ensconced in your garrison now. Good news all around! Players that have completed the quest Primal Fury before the January 21 hotfix should now have either Thisalee Crow (Alliance) or Choluna (Horde) as a follower. All quests should now be awarding XP even if the character is dead at the time that the quest is completed. Swapblaster no longer works while characters are engaged in battlegrounds. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Patch 6.0.3 Hotfixes for January 9
The weekend brought another small release of hotfixes for Patch 6.0.3. The list may be short, but there are a few different notes in there that players should take note of. On the list are a few PvP battleground changes, an adjustment to Ashran, and a few fixes and changes to various creatures around the world as well. Also, while it's not specifically mentioned in this round of hotfixes, it appears as though a hotfix was applied to allow Big Crates of Salvage to stack. Players camping Poundfist take note: Poundfist is now immune to crowd-control effects. Trapping will now award a caged beast for each nearby party member with an appropriate level barn -- this hotfix requires a realm restart. The northern track switch in Silvershard Mines should now work correctly. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Hotfix tweets from December 12
The latest round of hotfixes didn't roll out on the official hotfix blog, but resident Blizzard CM Rygarius made a series of tweets on Twitter that outlined the hotfixes with a note that since there is no update to the hotfix blog, he wanted to get the information out before the weekend. On the list are some PvP adjustments, as well as a fix to the transmog armor acquired from the Dwarven Bunker or War Mill. Hotfixed: Primal Gladiator Conquest trinkets have had their values adjusted proportionally to the Primal Combatant Honor trinkets. - Rygarius CoffeeBird (@Rygarius) December 13, 2014 Read on for more tweets from Rygarius.
Patch 6.0.3 hotfixes for December 5
Just in time for the weekend, a new round of hotfixes for patch 6.0.3 have been released to the official blog. There's a little bit of everything in this round of hotfixes, from PvP adjustments to garrison building tweaks, and even a few adjustments to professions as well. Please note that there are a few hotfixes that do require a realm restart to take effect. Players leveling First Aid should note that Antiseptic Bandages no longer require Sea Scorpion Segments to craft. In Ashran, Fangraal, Kronus, and faction Captains now continuously push towards the enemy faction's base. Consuming a Draenor potion, elixir or flask should no longer cause players to break out of stealth. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Patch 6.0.3 hotfixes for November 21
Another lengthy round of hotfixes for patch 6.0.3 hit the servers yesterday, including one to revert the LFG dungeon loot system back to personal loot. This round also includes a host of dungeon changes and adjustments, quest adjustments, and some welcome changes to Garrison Missions. In addition, the anniversary LFR edition of Molten Core has been tweaked, as well as Tarren Mill vs. Southshore. Player characters are now guaranteed to have appropriate level Garrison Missons available for their followers according to their level range -- level 90-94, and level 95-99. Ashran has been temporarily disabled as a daily quest choice while issues with some of the daily quests are being troubleshooted. Players should no longer be incorrectly placed into a Molten Core run in which Ragnaros has already been defeated. Personal loot has returned, and in addition, each player in the group will now always receive an item from the final dungeon boss. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Patch 6.0.3 hotfixes for November 15
Another batch of hotfixes for patch 6.0.3 rolled out yesterday, addressing more bugs and issues with Warlords of Draenor. This time around, there are a host of garrison and quest adjustments and bug fixes, as well as some tweaks to NPCs and dungeons. It's not the longest list we've seen so far, but there are a lot of issues being addressed. The Lunarfall Inn and Frostwall Tavern have had a few of their quests adjusted to offer improved rewards. Several quests throughout Draenor have had their spawn and drop rates increased. Warlocks -- you may be tricky with your enslaving of demons, but both Felwrought Annihilator and Xanatos the Defiler can no longer be enslaved. Characters with over 600 skill in a profession should no longer continue to find catch-up items for those professions. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Patch 6.0.2 hotfixes for October 17
A fresh and lengthy round of hotfixes for patch 6.0.2 have been released and posted to the official blog. Included in this round of updates are a massive amount of class adjustments and tweaks, as well as adjustments to a variety of raids both old and new, bug fixes, quest fixes, and much, much more. Many, many classes have had the damage of various spells and abilities increased. The Undelete Character feature is now in place, and players are now able to undelete their characters. A bug causing Raid Finder, Heroic, and Mythic items from the Siege of Orgrimmar to become Normal mode versions has been corrected. An issue affecting boosted players and their ability to learn talents has been resolved. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Patch 6.0.2 hot fixes for October 16
Blizzard has released another round of hotfixes for patch 6.0.2. These fixes corrected a few of the more fun bugs, like procs on Shadowmourne and amazingly powerful old enchants. Highlights of this round include: Shadowmourne's Chaos Bane effect was granting too much Strength. The amount of Strength granted has been reduced to a more appropriate amount. Reduced the Bonus Armor on a number of items that had too much Armor. Resolved an issue where item enchants from expansions prior to Mists of Pandaria were scaling incorrectly and wound up being stronger than intended. Blackfuse Shredders now have 40% less health. Desecrated Weapon and Empowered Desecrated Weapon now deal less damage on Raid Finder, Normal, and Heroic difficulty. The full list of hotfixes after the break.
Patch 5.4.8 hotfixes for June 17
A short list of hotfixes for patch 5.4.8 have been released and posted to the official blog. Although a small round, these hotfixes include the adjustment to the Bloody Coin drop rate mentioned yesterday -- the drop rate is now 100% upon landing a killing blow on a level 90 character. This is an additional adjustment to hotfixes last week that addressed the Censer of Eternal Agony, Bloody Coins, and Fire-Watcher's Oath. In addition, players may now use the Nightmarish Hitching Post in both Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds. Rygarius June 17 Creatures NPC vendors selling Tier-16 armor pieces now have significantly more health. Items Fire-Watcher's Oath: Players transformed into an Ordon Fire-Watcher now have a 100% chance to gain Bloody Coins on killing-blows against level-90 characters. Note that there's still a short internal-cooldown on earning Bloody Coins. Nightmarish Hitching Post is now usable in Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds. Bug Fixes Resolved an issue where the Nightmarish Reins buff could cause players on a flight path to travel slowly. Resolved an issue where players may receive duplicate letters in-game for purchases made on the store. source
Patch 5.4.8 hotfixes for May 27
A small set of hotfixes for patch 5.4.8 have been released and posted on the official blog. The short list includes some adjustments to items, as well as a change for PvP enthusiasts in tank spec that are playing in either Temple of Kotmogu or Deepwind Gorge. Black Grasp of the Destroyer's drain mana effect no longer affects targets above level 73. Similarly, Soul Breaker's draen mana effect no longer affects targets above level 63. An issue in which Going to Need A Bigger Bag wasn't being tracked across all characters on an account has now been resolved. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Patch 5.4.7 hotfixes for May 13, 14
This week's bout of information on the upcoming 5.4.8 patch has taken most of the interest this week, but there were still hotfixes released for patch 5.4.7 as well. Most of the changes addressed various bugs, rather than any major adjustments -- given that the next patch is on the PTR, it's likely we won't be seeing much more in the way of major notes until 5.4.8 is released. Rygarius May 14 Classes Paladin Retribution Sword of Light now increases healing done by Word of Glory by 60% (up from 30%). Warlock Armor Set Resolved an issue where Warlocks were able to incorrectly retain their Tier-14 4-piece set bonus when the armor is no longer equipped. May 13 Classes Resolved an issue where players were able to incorrectly stack multiple movement speed buffs. Battlegrounds and Arenas Demonic Gateway can no longer be cast during the Preparation phase in Arenas, Battlegrounds, and Rated Battlegrounds. Ruby Hare is no longer usable in Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds. source
Patch 5.4.7 hotfixes for May 2
A small batch of hotfixes for patch 5.4.7 were released and posted to the official website yesterday. The hotfixes primarily concern the Garrosh Hellscream encounter on Flexible difficulty -- specifically, breakpoint concerns regarding the encounter should be alleviated with the new adjustments. May 2 Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios Siege of Orgrimmar Garrosh Hellscream [Requires a realm restart.] Garrosh Hellscream now only targets 2 players with Touch of Y'Shaarj and Empowered Touch of Y'Shaarj regardless of raid size on Flexible difficulty. Previously, the number of players targeted by the ability scale from 2 to 4, resulting in a harsh breakpoint for groups with 17-18 players. [Requires a realm restart.] Touch of Y'Shaarj and Empowered Touch of Y'Shaarj cast times have been increased to 3.5 seconds (up from 2.5 seconds) on Flexible difficulty. Battlegrounds and Arenas Resolved an issue that was causing Battleground queues to report incorrect wait times. source
Patch 5.4.7 hotfixes for April 28
A new round of hotfixes for patch 5.4.7 have been released and posted to the official site. Once again, the list is pretty short and addresses just a few small changes that have been made. However, players that have been dealing with the headache of trying to get Warforged Seals from a dead vendor may be particularly pleased with one of the changes. April 28 Creatures Elder Lin and Elder Liao now have significantly more health. [Requires a realm restart.] Elder Lin and Elder Liao will now respawn much more quickly. Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios Siege of Orgrimmar The Fallen Protectors Resolved an issue where movement-freeing abilities incorrectly forced Mark of Anguish to transfer to another player. Garrosh Hellscream During the Garrosh Hellscream encounter, Eternal Flame no longer generates threat during stages 2 and 3 to address an issue that was making the encounter more difficult than intended for raid groups with Protection Paladin tanks. Battlegrounds and Arenas Matchmaking Ratings for Rated Battlegrounds has been increased by 100 for all players. Additional details for the change could be found in the forum thread titled: Rated Battleground MMR Hotfix. UI Resolved an issue where players continue to be listed on the Raid Browser after accepting an invite from someone in a Flexible difficulty raid. source
Patch 5.4.7 hotfixes for April 14
A new round of hotfixes for patch 5.4.7 have been released and posted on the official blog. Most of the hotfixes from today involve old raid encounters and achievements -- including one fix that should please those just crazy enough to attempt the Insane in the Membrane achievement. Rygarius April 14 Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios Siege of Orgrimmar: Blackfuse Bombling should no longer be incorrectly awarded from the Spoils of Pandaria encounter. Ice Crown Citadel: Resolved an issue that could prevent players from being able to loot The Lich King if NPCs dealt fatal damage to him. The Eye: Additional safeguards have been added to the Kael'thas Sunstrider encounter that could cause him to sometimes not grant loot if he's defeated too quickly. Achievements Insane in the Membrane: Resolved an issue where Exalted status with the various Steamwheedle Cartel factions, as well as Honored status with the Bloodsail Buccaneers faction, were not properly being credited if those reputations subsequently decreased. Players should now be able to earn this achievement if they have ever brought those five reputations to the required levels. source
Patch 5.4.7 hotfixes for April 7
A new round of hotfixes for patch 5.4.7 have been released and posted on the official blog. While the list is pretty small, it includes a few important changes for players, including the fact that world bosses in Mists of Pandaria are no longer tap-to-faction -- something that was revealed last week. There's also one particularly nice change for players that like to farm old content. Players frustrated with the five instances per hour limit on World of Warcraft accounts should be pleased to note that that number has now been increased to 10. Shaman, an issue that caused the visual effect for Healing Rain to persist indefinitely has been fixed. All world bosses in Mists of Pandaria are no longer tap-to-faction -- players from both factions can engage the boss at the same time and receive loot. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Patch 5.4.7 Hotfixes for March 25
A small but perfectly formed set of hotfixes have just been published on the official World of Warcraft website. There's just a few minor fixes, but significant bug fixes to boosted level 90s and to priest healing in PvP. Blizzard Character Boost Resolved an issue where some boosted characters were unable to see the portal to Pandaria in capital cities. Classes Priest General Resolved an issue where the amount of healing received from Prayer of Mending was not benefitting from PvP Power. Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios Throne of Thunder Reduced the health and damage of Gurubashi, Amani, Drakkari, and Farraki adds during the Horridon encounter by 20% on Raid Finder difficulty. source
Patch 5.4.7 hotfixes for March 18
A new round of hotfixes for patch 5.4.7 have been released and posted on the official blog. Of course the biggest news from today's hotfixes is the implementation allowing players to cross-realm raid on both normal and heroic difficulty in the Siege of Orgrimmar. However, there are a few other small bugs and tweaks that have been made as well. A number of questing and phasing issues for boosted characters have been resolved. An issue that caused camps for both the Kirin Tor Offensive, the Sunreaver Onslaught and other areas on the Isle of Thunder to revert to an earlier progression stage has been resolved. An issue preventing monks from using Roll, Chi Torpedo, or Flying Serpent Kick while carrying the flag in Battlegrounds has now been resolved. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Patch 5.4.7 hotfixes for March 11
A new round of hotfixes for patch 5.4.7 have been released and posted to the official blog. Along with the changes to Honor in certain battlegrounds that were announced a couple weeks ago, there are also some minor changes to various NPCs and encounters -- and one change that would-be Brawlers should be relieved to see. Players fighting Hexos in the Brawler's Guild should no longer be killed by the maze after successfully defeating Hexos. Guards at both Huojin and Tushui Landing on the Timeless Isle are now significantly more deadly. Worgen players, Darkflight's speed increase no longer stacks with Burning Rush or Burst of Speed. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Patch 5.4.7 hotfixes for February 20
The first round of hotfixes for patch 5.4.7 have been released and posted to the official blog. The majority of the patch notes concern various bugs that have popped up since the release of the patch, most of which should now be resolved. While the Armory still appears to be a work in progress, players can rest at ease that their lost companions have apparently found their way home. Battle pets and mounts that disappeared since the patch launch should be restored when you log in. The Key to the Palace of Lei Shen should now be properly dropping from rare spawns and golden treasure chests on the Isle of Thunder. An issue that allowed Death Knights to attack NPCs of their own faction if they did not complete Where Kings Walk or Warchief's Blessing has been resolved. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.
Patch 5.4.2 hotfixes for February 12
A new, short round of hotfixes for patch 5.4.2 has been released and posted to the official blog. Included in the list is one adjustment to the Galakras encounter in the Siege of Orgrimmar raid -- but more importantly, a few changes have been made to drop rates that may have an impact on players that are currently farming Lovely Charms for the Love is in the Air event. Rygarius February 12 Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios Siege of Orgrimmar Galakras: Resolved an issue where Dragonmaw Grunts were attacking the wrong Demolition Crew on Heroic difficulty. Love is in the Air Players entering the instance for The Crown Chemical Co. now spawn inside the main courtyard. Lovely Charms should no longer be incorrectly awarded from Unstable Corruptions or Mutant Parasites. source
