Thread: Patch 2.4.2 Undocumented Changes

Keep in mind that nothing below is confirmed until we see it on PTR servers. This post will be updated.

• 2.4.2 Patch Notes
  

This post will be updated every few minutes / hours depending on how successful we are at spotting changes.

Thursday April 24th

• A new PvP Trinket as been added to Honor Rewards Medallion of the Alliance. There is obviously a horde version of the item and both of them cost 40 000 Honor Points.
• Epic gems are still sold by Shaani for 15 Badges on PTRs ! This could mean that the official armory showing 10 badges was an error.
• The Quest "The Multiphase Survey", where you retrieve surveys from Nagrand, no longer gives a [item=35232].
• Added screenshots for most of the item changes, also added the new stats for Naturalist's Preserving Cinch and Borderland Fortress Grips
• Added a screenshot for the new Theramore/Stonard portal spells
  

Wednesday April 23rd
22:35 CEST - Actually, it looks like new items related to mount "enchantments" are indeed here ... Maybe they just didn't replace the old ones.
21:35 CEST - Added the stats of the Purified Shadowsong Amethyst (Reward from the Shattered Sun Offensive, Exalted reputation required)
21:30 CEST - PTRs are now live and old trinkets haven't been replaced with mount enchantments ![/b][/u] at this time we can assume they will be added later in the game and maybe we won't even see them before WotLK.
16:50 CEST - Fixed the last errors with item links.
16:45 CEST - Added professions changes, added a few details about the [item=11122] in 2.4.2
16:30 CEST - Fixed a small error in the item changes.


Class changes
Hunter
It looks like Aspect of the Viper is slightly boosted

• Aspect of the Viper (2.4.0) - The hunter takes on the aspects of a viper, regenerating mana equal to up to 55% of his or her Intellect every 5 sec. The lower the hunter's current mana, the more mana will be regenerated. Only one Aspect can be active at a time.
• Aspect of the Viper (2.4.2) - The hunter takes on the aspects of a viper, regenerating mana equal to up to 55% of his or her Intellect plus 35% of his or her level every 5 sec. The lower the hunter's current mana, the more mana will be regenerated. Only one Aspect can be active at a time.
  
  

Item Changes

• Naturalist's Preserving Cinch and Borderland Fortress Grips have been upgraded.
• [item=19169] now has a chance to fail for targets above level 60
• [item=19955] now grants 70 (instead of 400) spell haste rating, and reduces the mana cost of Rejuvenation, Healing Touch, Regrowth, and Tranquility by -5% for 15 seconds. (Screenshot)
• [item=19958] now grants 70 (instead of 400) spell haste rating and reduces the mana cost of your healing spells by -5% for 15 seconds. (Screenshot)
• [item=19954] energy bonus is now reduced by 4 points by level after level 60, lowering the energy bonus to 20 at level 70 instead of 40. (Screenshot)
• [item=32481] now reduces the mana cost of Flight Form and Swift Flight Form by -115. (See the "Mount enchants" section)
  
  

Professions changes
A few changes here ...

Jewelcrafting
A new recipe has been added - Purified Shadowsong Amethyst (Reward from the Shattered Sun Offensive, Exalted reputation required)

Leatherworking
[item=34207] now requires 4x[item=23793] and 3x[item=22452] (instead of 18 Leathers and 14 Primal)



New Mounts
According to spells and models available in the game files, at least two new mounts have been added to the game.

Swift Zebra
49322 : Swift Zebra - Summons and dismisses a rideable Swift Zebra. This is a very fast mount.

Headless Horseman's Mount
48023 : Headless Horseman's Mount - Summons and dismisses a rideable Headless Horseman's Mount.
48024 : Headless Horseman's Mount, Ground - Summons and dismisses a rideable Headless Horseman's Mount.
48025 : Use Headless Horseman's Reins

The headless horseman mount ",Ground" effect could be the sign of a flying mount, but obviously nothing is confirmed yet.

Portal: Theramore and Portal: Stonard
These spells are available from trainers respectively in Stonard and Theramore, level 35 is required.

49358 : Teleport: Stonard - Teleports the caster to Stonard.
49359 : Teleport: Theramore - Teleports the caster to Theramore.
49360 : Portal: Theramore - Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Theramore.
49361 : Portal: Stonard - Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Stonard.

Mounts enchants
According to the spells available in the game files, most of the trinkets used to boost your mount's speed have been changed to ... enchantments !

Old items aren't getting replaced on PTRs, there are only new items, and we still don't know if it's a feature from the 2.4.2 patch or not

48401 : Carrot on a Stick ([item=11122])
Permanently enchant a mount to increase its mounted speed by 3%. You may only enchant mounts in your own inventory, and enchanting your mount will cause it to become soulbound. Single use.

Also, it looks like the [item=11122] is now craftable, you will need [item=4470]x1, [item=2321]x1, and [item=13464]x1


48403 : Crow Speed
Increases speed in Flight Form and Swift Flight Form by 10%.

48555 : Skybreaker Whip ([item=32863])
Permanently enchant a mount to increase its mounted speed by 10%. You may only enchant mounts in your own inventory, and enchanting your mount will cause it to become soulbound. Single use.

48557 : Riding Crop ([item=25653])
Permanently enchant a mount to increase its mounted speed by 10%. You may only enchant mounts in your own inventory, and enchanting your mount will cause it to become soulbound. Single use.

Originally Posted by overneathe

Ok what? Mount enchants??

Seconded, what the hell is going on?

What would the purpose of that be, allow leatherworkers to make more money from mount enthusiasts?

If the riding crops are only a 1 time use, this is a horrible change.

If the riding crops stay in your inventory and can enchant an unlimited amount of mounts, this is an awesome change.

Originally Posted by Boubouille

Item Changes[*][item=19958] now grants 70 (instead of 400) spell haste rating, and reduces the mana cost of Rejuvenation, Healing Touch, Regrowth, and Tranquility by -5% for 15 seconds.

Thats the Priest Trinket, not Druid

Originally Posted by ndrew

If the riding crops are only a 1 time use, this is a horrible change.

If the riding crops stay in your inventory and can enchant an unlimited amount of mounts, this is an awesome change.

why actually?

When you get new gear, you have to enchant it to make it better.
When you get new mount, you will have to enchant it to travel faster.

I dont see nothing wrong here - you will get rid of item in your inventory and leatherworkers will have something that will make them money suistainly instead of 1 character/lifetime

But how do druids "enchant" flightform ... now that the druid trinket is a mana reducer and not a speed upgrade

Yea, there are some problems with this post.

1. Plans: Felsteel Gloves don't have any proc, and they are a level 70 item, so what exactly "fails on characters above 60"?

2. The ZG Neck is for priests, not druids.

Well, this mount enchant looks like a financial boon to the leatherworkers. Now we have to enchant all of our mounts (and no more raiding while wearing the riding crop).

Originally Posted by ndrew

If the riding crops are only a 1 time use, this is a horrible change.

If the riding crops stay in your inventory and can enchant an unlimited amount of mounts, this is an awesome change.

Yeah like that would ever happen. Just buy one for your epic mount and you're set. And also the cost will come down in WotLK AND they will probably introduce +15% mount speed increase thingos.

i think the portals to theramore and stonard could possibly be a portal in northerend, i think i remember reading somewhere that your wotlk quests start out in those areas

Originally Posted by Nightsyte

Yea, there are some problems with this post.

1. Plans: Felsteel Gloves don't have any proc, and they are a level 70 item, so what exactly "fails on characters above 60"?

2. The ZG Neck is for priests, not druids.

Aren't Failsteel Gloves awesome for levelling BS?

You figure it out.

Originally Posted by Boubouille

[Plans: Felsteel Gloves] now has a chance to fail for targets above level 60

What the hell does that mean?


And does the enchanted mount effect stack with Crusader Aura or Pursuit of Justice?

Ya, I'm not sure how this would work. How would Pallies or Locks enchant their mounts? Ok, Pallies have crusader aura which doesn't stack so that doesn't matter. Locks however just have a spell for their ground mount. Unless you can "enchant" the spell I don't see how this could work.

Originally Posted by insidelane

Aren't Failsteel Gloves awesome for levelling BS?

You figure it out.

Sure they are, but they're a BC recipe. So the only people that would be crafting them should be above 60.

That, and no other crafting recipe in WoW ever "fails to craft". That's not part of the game.

Originally Posted by usul356

Ya, I'm not sure how this would work. How would Pallies or Locks enchant their mounts? Ok, Pallies have crusader aura which doesn't stack so that doesn't matter. Locks however just have a spell for their ground mount. Unless you can "enchant" the spell I don't see how this could work.

I guess it would use the same mechanism as the inscription profession will use in WotLK.

Why does the zebra seem to have a horn?