Cataclysm Beta - Build 13183

Update - Added the new Tree of Life model!



Patch 4.0.1 Changes
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Cataclysm Beta - Build 13183
Just when I thought I was done with class changes, they pull me back in!

Achievements Changes
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment

Guilds - PvP

Professions

Exploration

Raids & Dungeons
  • Heroic: Deadmines - Defeat Vanessa VanCleef in Deadmines on Heroic difficulty.
  • Crushing Bones and Cracking Skulls now requires you to kill 10 Angered Earth, up from 3.
  • Arrested Development - Allow all three of Corla's zealots to evolve, then defeat Corla after slaying the evolved zealots in Blackrock Caverns on Heroic difficulty.
  • Don't Need to Break Eggs to Make an Omelet - Defeat Erudax without letting a Faceless Corruptor begin to cast Twilight Corruption on any of Alexstraza's Eggs in Grim Batol on Heroic difficulty.
  • Sun of a.... - Defat Rajh before he completes an entire recharging phase in the Halls of Origination on Heroic difficulty.
  • Pardon Denied - Defeat Baron Ashbury without letting him heal with Stay of Execution in Shadowfang Keep on Heroic difficulty.
  • To the Ground! - Defeat Commander Springvale without allowing him to receive Unholy Empowerment in Shadowfang Keep on Heroic difficulty.

Feats of Strength

General

Class Changes
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment

Companion Pets
  • Lil' Alexstrasza - Right Click to summon or dismiss Lil' Alexstrasza. / Instant
  • Lil' Ragnaros - Right Click to summon or dismiss Lil' Ragnaros. / Instant

Death Knight (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Blood
  • Rune Strike now deals 150% weapon damage, down from 200%. No longer requires you to dodge or parry, only usable while in Blood Presence. Now costs 30 Runic Power, up from 20 Runic Power.
  • Improved Blood Presence now increases your rune generation by 10/20%

Druid (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Balance
  • Moonfury now also affects Starsurge.
  • Cyclone now has a 1.7 sec cast time, down from 2 sec.
  • Starfire now costs 11% of base mana, down from 16%. Cast time changed to 3.2 sec, down from 3.5 sec.
  • Entangling Roots now has a 1.7 sec cast time, down from 2 sec.
  • Thorns damage reduced by 66%, now deals [ 16.8% of Spell Power + 178.58 ] or [ 16.8% of AP + 178.58 ] depending on the highest.
  • Moonfire base additional damage increased by 50%.
  • Wrath now costs 9% of base mana, down from 14%.
  • Euphoria now restores 8/16% (up from 6/12%) mana when you reach a Solar or Lunar eclipse.

Feral
  • Swipe base damage reduced by 50%. Now costs 15 Rage, down from 30 Rage.
  • Nurturing Instinct now increases healing spells by up to 50/100% of your Agility, up from 35/70%.

Restoration

Hunter (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Marksmanship

Survival

Mage (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Arcane
  • Polymorph now has a 1.7 sec cast time, down from 2 sec.

Frost
  • Ring of Frost now has a 2 min cooldown, down from 3 min.
  • Shatter now also increases the damage done by Frostbolt against frozen targets by 10/20%.

Fire
  • Combustion reworded to clarify its effect - Consumes all your damaging periodic Fire effects on an enemy target, instantly dealing 954.57 to 1131.92 Fire damage and creating a new periodic effect that lasts 10 sec and deals damage per time equal to the sum of the consumed effects. / 40 yd range, Instant, 2 min cooldown

Paladin (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Holy
  • Holy Radiance now heals all friendly targets within 20 yards, up from 10 yards.
  • Exorcism now scales from 22,5% of AP or Spell Power, up from 15%.
  • Lay on Hands Forbearance effect no longer includes Divine Protection or self-targeted Lay on Hands.
  • Paragon of Virtue now also reduces the cooldown of Hand of Sacrifice by 15/30 sec.
  • Infusion of Light now reduces the cast time of your next Divine Light in addition to Holy Light.

Retribution
  • Acts of Sacrifice has an additional effect - In addition, your Cleanse will remove one movement impairing effect if cast on yourself.
  • Divine Purpose now also procs from Hammer of Wrath
  • Crusade has an additional effect - In addition, for 15 sec after you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor, your next Holy Light heals for an additional 100/200/300%.

Protection
  • Mastery: Divine Bulwark now increases your chance to block melee attacks by 24%, up from 16%. Each point of Mastery increases block chance by an additional 3%, up from 2%.

Priest (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Discipline
  • Power Word: Barrier now has a 2 min cooldown, down from 3 min.
  • Evangelism now has a 100% chance to proc from Mind Flay, up from 40%. Now lasts 20 sec, up from 15 sec.

Shadow
  • Mind Flay now costs 8% of base mana, down from 9%.
  • Mind Spike no longer causes a high amount of threat. Now extinguishes your shadow damage-over-time effects from the target in the process. Range increased from 35 to 40 yards.
  • Mind Control now lasts up to 30 sec, down from 1 min.
  • Masochism now gives you 5/10% of your total mana, up from 4/8%.

Rogue (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Subtlety

Shaman (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Glyph
  • Lava Lash now Increases the damage dealt by your Lava Lash ability by 20% and no longer requires your weapon to be enchanted with Flametongue.
  • Stormstrike now increases the Nature damage bonus of Stormstrike by an additional 10%, up from 8%.

Warlock (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Affliction
  • Fear now has a 1.7 sec cast time, down from 2 sec.
  • Drain Life now restores 2% health every 1 sec, up from 0.5 sec. Lasts 1.5 sec, down from 3 sec. Now costs 12% of base mana, down from 17% of base mana.

Destruction

Pet
  • Whiplash now scales from 42.5% of Spell Power. (Probably already does, but reflected in tooltip now)

Warrior (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Arms

Fury

Protection
  • Concussion Blow now scales from 75% of Attack Power, up from 38%
  • Mastery: Critical Block now increases your chance to critically block by 20%, up from 10%. Each point of mastery now increases your block chance by an additional 1.25% and your critical block chance by an additional 2.5% (Up from 1.25%).
This article was originally published in forum thread: Cataclysm Beta - Build 13183 started by Boubouille View original post
Published on 2010-10-13 12:37 AM
228 Comments
Comments 223 Comments
  1. wiIdi's Avatar
    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
    Drain Life Lasts 1.5 sec, down from 3 sec
    don't do this, 3 sec + haste is already short enough.
  1. Daedius's Avatar
    •Stood in the Fire - Get killed by Deathwing.
    Blizz promoting people to stand in fire... I strongly disapprove!
  1. kamigato's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Hisagishuusei View Post
    Nontheless, It looks like a homeless santa. :<
    /point/laugh again
    It's a model from WC3. Noob :P
  1. Nuclearnorma's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by pbean View Post
    1. The former aren't necessarily also the latter (ie. other people might complain about model re-using than those who complain that this one is ugly).

    2. I don't like it when they re-use models. I would really like it if they make new models. Just not these really ugly and stupid models. Also, model re-using is good for gear but wasn't really needed for tree of life. It just needed an update like the cat form and bear form models got. More details and higher resolution textures would've been good enough (or even better than this abomination).
    You make a fair point, though obviously a subjective one. I've taken quite a shine to these new models, though - the old elemental one is practically the same (if not THE same) as ones used everywhere from Eversong Woods upwards. It's nice to see (at least in my eyes, which aren't what they once were) that the Resto druids seem to have a little bit of oomph behind them now.

    It was all very well turning into a mighty bear/ferocious cat/strange giant owl thingy, but then you got ToL and -to me- I couldn't help thinking "Oh. It's a sentient twiglet." This one, in my view, certainly looks more like you're tapping into some primal natural forces when you use it.

    And as for the view that it looks too masculine (which I know you didn't bring up, I'm just trying to keep my rambling old thoughts in one post)... I wasn't aware that plantlife even HAD genders!
  1. mmocced9c7d33d's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by kamigato View Post
    It's a model from WC3. Noob :P
    The really old game, Warcraft 3, the tree models there look superior to the old and new wow tree models.
  1. bandigo's Avatar
    Hold on, the tree form update isnt inside 4.0.1? D:?
  1. mmocf0f3c13ce7's Avatar
    Lil' Alexstrasza! Lil' Ragnaros! Give them to me, now! If they are from the shop, I will buy them. If they are in the game, I will find them. A pity that I can't have two pets at once summoned, I want to have a miniature Alexstrasza-Deathwing fight...

    Also, I like the new tree model (though I wish they would tweak the face a bit). Proper Ancient is a better choice than treant.
  1. mmoc55de51fa03's Avatar
    I have no idea what picture you guys are talkin' bout, but these new Tree of Life models are awesome!
  1. Makronette's Avatar
    People are never happy when they add something good like the new Tree of Life forms, they are a whole lot better than the old ones and now we have colour verity!
  1. Maneken's Avatar
    new Tree of Life model:

    Edited: too big pic
  1. chir0n's Avatar
    Ahhh the tree of life is ugly lol. It looks like a minish guy with an afro head
  1. Stormkiller's Avatar
    Ahh, I see now why Blizz made the 'Broccoli of Life' form a non-permanent one...
    Yes it has some good detail, but...
  1. Voltjina's Avatar
    sry but this tree is just too ugly... im so happy its not my main and even more that the tree form isnt allways active !!!! who cares about different colors? they could recolor or update the old one...it was nice... this tree looks soo stupid -.-
  1. Howard Moon's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by pbean View Post
    It's just retardedly stupid and ugly. You will find that you're only one of the very few who likes it.
    I'm one of the very few who don't whine and complain about every update there is.
  1. TheRabidDeer's Avatar
    Blizzard or mmo-champion must be trolling druids.

    Right?




    Right.....?


    =[
  1. Herrera's Avatar
    90% of the current resto druid like the new model.

    I love the new model. It's mega awesome! Now they need to remove Moonkin form and I'll be the happiest druid out there
  1. mmocc5b22f8ea7's Avatar
    Shouldn't 'It's Always in the Last Place You Look' be 'It's Always in the Last Place YOU'D Look'. Minor point... plus it could be deliberate... but phrases like are on par with all the 'could care less' crap going around.

    If you really don't get it: 'you WOULD look' is essential. Read 'It's Always in the Last Place You Look' to yourself and tell me that this isn't nearly always the case and that you don't stop looking for something once you've found it.
  1. Bravvlan's Avatar
    Clearly 90% of resto druids have never played Warcraft III, this is what a Tree of Life should look like. And ppl saying they made a new model... they didnt, reuse from WC3.

    I like it!
  1. Canazza's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Vanagandr View Post
    Shouldn't 'It's Always in the Last Place You Look' be 'It's Always in the Last Place YOU'D Look'. Minor point... plus it could be deliberate... but phrases like are on par with all the 'could care less' crap going around.

    If you really don't get it: 'you WOULD look' is essential. Read 'It's Always in the Last Place You Look' to yourself and tell me that this isn't nearly always the case and that you don't stop looking for something once you've found it.
    No, the joke is when you find something, it was in the last place you look. Stop whining about semantics and laugh at the damn joke.
  1. KevyB's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by TylerN View Post
    *scratches head* I dont get it, so it now lasts 1,5sec. But only heals pr 1sec ? so that means a total of 2% health gained pr cast, that's... interesting.
    Also cant say it feels very drain like with just 1,5sec channeling time.

    It's late, I probably missed something...
    i agree, i mean wtf, it lasts a gcd?? are you serious? (good luck timing it during lag)

    /facedesk

    drain life ALWAYS got nerfed to hell, why should it be different now (even tho it owned before the nerfs, but not THAT much to justify nerfs...)


    And i do know that soulburn boosts it, but it damages the rotation imo...
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