Update - Added Illidan's updated model.
Update - Added finalized spell changes.
Update - It seems that Shadowy Gem and Elementium Gem Cluster are the 2 new items you'll gather to build your legendary daggers.


Patch 4.3 - PTR Build 14849
A new PTR build is being deployed on test realms, check out the latest update of the official notes which most likely reflect changes made in this build.



And as usual if it's datamined and not in the official notes, it might just be a bug or a screw up on my side, you know how it works!

Client Strings
An interesting string that hints at a feature to "suspend" your LFG queue, and a "Heat" power type most likely used during the fight against Deathwing.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
  • ERR_JOIN_LFG_OBJECT_FAILED = "You failed to join the instance in progress";
  • ERR_PARTY_ROLE_NOT_AVAILABLE = "%s is unable to fill any of your group's available roles";
  • INTERACT_ON_LEFT_CLICK_TEXT = "Interact On Left Click|TInterface\\OptionsFrame\\UI-OptionsFrame-NewFeatureIcon:0:0:0:-1|t";
  • IN_LFG_QUEUE_BUT_SUSPENDED = "Your queue has been temporarily suspended. You will retain your position in the queue.";
  • MAC_OPEN_UNIVERSAL_ACCESS = "In order to use this option accessibility needs to be enabled. Please check the option \"Enable access for assistive devices\" in the Universal Access System";
  • OPTION_TOOLTIP_INTERACT_ON_LEFT_CLICK = "Interact with objects and friendly non-player characters using left or right click.";
  • POWER_TYPE_DW_BACK_HEAT = "Heat";
  • RF_REWARD_EXPLANATION1 = "Your first completion per week will earn you:";
  • RF_REWARD_EXPLANATION2 = "Each victory subsequent to the first each week will earn you:";
  • SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_148 = "Target is already affected by Stardust No. 2.";



Item Set Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion

Mage (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Tier 13

Priest (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Tier 12

Rogue (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Tier 13

Shaman (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Tier 12
  • Item - Shaman T12 Elemental 2P Bonus's tooltip was clarified with values: Your damaging spells have a 30% chance to reduce the remaining cooldown on your Fire Elemental Totem by 4 sec.

Tier 13

Warlock (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Tier 13



Achievements
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Dungeons & Raids - Cataclysm Dungeon
  • Heroic: End Time Defeat Murozond in End Time on Heroic Difficulty.
  • Heroic: Well of Eternity Defeat Mannoroth in Well of Eternity on Heroic Difficulty.
  • Heroic: Hour of Twilight Defeat Archbishop Benedictus in Hour of Twilight on Heroic Difficulty.
  • Lazy Eye Defeat Peroth'arn in Well of Eternity on Heroic Difficulty without any party member being detected by an Eye of Peroth'arn.
  • Severed Ties Defeat two Risen Ghouls during Echo of Sylvanas' Calling of the Highborne phase, then defeat the Echo of Sylvanas in End Time on Heroic Difficulty.
  • Eclipse Kill 8,675,309 Twilight Sparks and then defeat Archbishop Benedictus in Hour of Twilight on Heroic Difficulty.

Dungeon & Raids - Cataclysm Raid
  • Ping Pong Champion Bounce the Void of Unmaking 10 times off of players, and then defeat Warlord Zon'ozz.
  • Taste the Rainbow! Experience the following color combinations, and then defeat Yor'sahj the Unsleeping.
  • Maybe he'll get dizzy... Deafeat the Spine of Deathwing encounter after tricking Deathwing into performing the following roll sequence: Left, Right, Left, Right.

Feats of Strength

Guild - Cataclysm Dungeon

Guild - Cataclysm Raid

Guild - Feats of Strength
  • Realm First! Deathwing First guild on the realm to defeat Deathwing in Dragon Soul on Heroic difficulty while in a guild group.



Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion

Professions
General

Enchanting

Death Knight (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Unholy
  • Death Coil now scales from 23% of Attack Power, down from 30%.
  • Unholy Might now increases Strength by 25%, up from 20%.

Druid (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Feral
  • Bear Form now increases armor from cloth and leather items by 120% at all levels instead of only at level 40 and above.
  • Frenzied Regeneration now increases maximum health by 30%, up from 15%. Each point of rage is converted into 0.3% of max health, up from 0.15%.
  • Rake now scales from 14.7% of Attack Power on the initial damage, up from 2.07% of Attack Power. Now scales from 44.1% of Attack Power on the additional bleed damage, up from 37.8%.

Hunter (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Beast Mastery

Survival

Pet

Mage (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Fire
  • Fireball damage has been increased by 17%.
  • Living Bomb damage seems to have been lowered, but the official notes seems to say it's been increased. Probably a bug, the official notes are always right.
  • Pyroblast damage seems to have been slightly lowered, but once again the official notes seems to say the contrary. Official notes win!

Frost

Arcane
  • Arcane Missiles now has a 40% chance to proc from offensive spell, down from 100%.

Paladin (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Holy
  • Divine Plea no longer grants a charge of Holy Power.
  • Holy Radiance no longer grants a charge of Holy Power. Healing effectiveness diminishes for each player target beyond 6.

Priest (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Holy


Rogue (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Combat
  • Ambidexterity now increases the damage of Throw, Deadly Throw, and Fan of Knive abilities instead of increasing the damage of thrown weapons.

Warlock (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Affliction
  • Jinx now increases the cost of the target's abilities instead of reducing his/her power regeneration.

Demonology

Destruction
  • Cataclysm now increases Fire spell damage by 30%, up from 25%.
  • Burning Embers now deals damage over time equal to 50% of the damage done, up from 30%. Now scales from 20% of spell power, up from 12,14%.
  • Fire and Brimstone now increases damage done by Chaos Bolt and Incinerate to targets afflicted by Immolate by 5/10/15%, up from 2/4/6%.
  • Improved Soul Fire now lasts 20 sec, up from 15 sec.

Warrior (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Fury
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Comments 146 Comments
  1. Trollragemore's Avatar
    So if I'm reading the BM thing right(which I doubt) that goes active when u choose BM to begin with.... oh crap.
  1. Shoukyaku's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Alayea View Post
    Can't be that famous if I've never heard of it. :P
    Hopefully this is a troll. If not youve lived in a cave since the 80's.
  1. xskarma's Avatar
    Haha. Bloody world destroying dragon, you are fighting for your life, on his freaking back while he's doing barrel rolls...the plan to defeat him? Get him dizzy

    The new achievement "Maybe he'll get dizzy..." is pure win.
  1. dubbz's Avatar
    Lol at the Tommy Tutone reference as a placeholder.
  1. melodramocracy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Shoukyaku View Post
    Hopefully this is a troll. If not youve lived in a cave since the 80's.
    Or, more likely, is just really young.
  1. skylla05's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Alayea View Post
    Can't be that famous if I've never heard of it. :P
    It's an extremely famous song from the 80's. In fact, I'm absolutely sure you've heard the song at least once in passing before.

    Age would have a lot to do with it though. If you're around age 15 or younger, I might understand if you've never heard of it.
  1. Wolfie of Medivh's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Alayea View Post
    Can't be that famous if I've never heard of it.

    Anyway, looks like Frost DKs are getting hit quite a bit by the nerfbat. Too bad the changes to Unholy still won't render it able to compete with Frost.

    Also, I don't like the thought of Blizzard removing Souldarite and Bloodvine from the required mats. Let's keep some of Old Azeroth around, ya?
  1. biolink22's Avatar
    so buff to unholy might but nerfing DC which already does crap damage? that better be wrong.
  1. loop not defined's Avatar
    Looking forward to crafting Darksoul again.
  1. xskarma's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by skylla05 View Post
    It's an extremely famous song from the 80's. In fact, I'm absolutely sure you've heard the song at least once in passing before.

    Age would have a lot to do with it though. If you're around age 15 or younger, I might understand if you've never heard of it.
    Or just being European, it might shock you but lots of songs don't make it when they cross the Atlantic (going either way) I've never heard of it and I have lots of memories of the 80's in terms of music
  1. scuac's Avatar
    What's up with the change to the Smoking Heart of the Mountain? Does that mean that now I can make many of those but only equip one? I guess some people could use it for leveling enchanting.
  1. Shawaam's Avatar
    Did they really buff feral druids?
  1. lilucky136's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Alayea View Post
    Anyway, looks like Frost DKs are getting hit quite a bit by the nerfbat. Too bad the changes to Unholy still won't render it able to compete with Frost.
    Just curious how do you figure frost dks are getting nerfed by changing the wording to 100% crit instead of guaranteed crit :P?
  1. mmocaaac6fe079's Avatar
    LOL i hope the Killing Machine change is just wrong tooltip
  1. mmoc9253cef1ab's Avatar
    Incoming ninjapulling hunters that made leftclick their interact button.
  1. Kokiron's Avatar
    Dying @ 8675309, lmfao
  1. WaddlezSparx's Avatar
    Or, maybe the Elementium Gem Cluster is that 'Epic Gem Geode'...
  1. deviancee's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Timir View Post
    epic gems? so JC prof bonus stay in line with other profs...
    lol, unless none of professions will get bonus, BS will be overpowered then. With those gems all other professions would just get that bonus, and BS would have to wait for his epic gems - just like it was in wotlk.
  1. Kokiron's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by bidona View Post
    LOL i hope the Killing Machine change is just wrong tooltip
    It's just a tooltip rewording, nothing about KM has actually changed.
  1. biolink22's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by lilucky136 View Post
    Just curious how do you figure frost dks are getting nerfed by changing the wording to 100% crit instead of guaranteed crit :P?
    Because it could be read a couple of different ways, it could just be a rewording, or it could be that it just grants you a bonus to crit equal to what you already have.

    I'm personally more interested in the unholy changes, I could really care less about frost.

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