Update - Added Beta Raid Testing Schedule for Oct. 17
Update - Added What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Cataclysm - Beta Build 13195
A new build will most likely be deployed on beta realms tonight to fix the funny bugs introduced with the latest ones.

Tier 11 Models - Paladin and Hunter
IMPORTANT - The paladin set seems to have a nice light effect that I can't seem to render yet, I'll keep you updated.

Paladin



Hunter



Achievements Changes
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Quests

Beta Raid Testing Schedule for Oct. 17
Originally Posted by Daelo (Blue Tracker)
We're going to start testing a few raid encounters on all Beta servers this Sunday, October 17 at 13:00 PDT. Two encounters will be tested:

Omnitron Defense System in Blackwing Descent
Halfus Wyrmbreaker in The Bastion of Twilight

Blackwing Descent is a raid zone with an entrance located along the side of Blackrock Mountain.
The Bastion of Twilight's entrance is located within Twilight Highlands.

Since these are the beta realms, this schedule is subject to change at a moment's notice due to bugs and server issues. More raid tests will be occurring over the next few weeks.

What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been
Originally Posted by Zarhym (Blue Tracker)
I provided an update in the lengthy thread about Master riding, so in case it gets missed I'm throwing it up in its own non-sticky thread for now.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...id=1&pageNo=28

I have a slight update to spread to the masses. We are going to be adding a hotfix for the achievement What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been. This hotfix will make it so that obtaining the Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake will award players Master riding.

The way in which 310% will be awarded is going to be a little quirky at first, but we plan to make it a more smooth process in a future patch. For now, you will need 280% flying in order to learn to use the Violet Proto-Drake. Once you mount the drake for the first time it will teach Master riding. The only catch is that you have to dismount and mount the drake again in order for 310% speed to take effect.

Spell Changes
A lot of these changes are most likely the hotfixes we saw on live servers. They probably do not reflect how Blizzard wants to build classes at 85 and I will punch you in the face if you whine about it on forums. Seriously, I will.

If you look at it closely, most of these changes are just proper documentation of the changes announced on live servers earlier this week.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment

Druid (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Balance

Feral
  • Maim now deals 155% weapon damage, up from 100%.
  • Rip base bleed damage has been increased by 50%.
  • Shred now deals 350% damage, up from 225%. Additional damage increased by 55%.
  • Swipe now deals 335% weapon damage, up from 215%.
  • Ravage now causes 850% damage, up from 550%. Additional damage increased by 55%
  • Claw now causes 155% damage, up from 100%. Additional damage increased by 55%.
  • Ferocious Bite base additional damage increased by 55%.
  • Rake bleed damage has been increased by 55%.
  • Fury Swipes now deals 310% weapon damage, up from 200%.

Mage (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Arcane

Fire

Frost

Paladin (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Holy
  • Holy Wrath base damage has been increased by 30%.
  • Exorcism now scales from 15% of Spell Power or AP, down from 22,5%. Base damage increased by 30%.

Retribution
  • Hammer of Wrath base damage has been increased by 300%. (That's from [ 1253.82 to 1385.8 ] to [ 4890.09 to 5404.84 ]
  • Crusader Strike now deals 150% weapon damage, up from 120%.

Priest (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Shadow

Warlock (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Affliction
  • Drain Soul now causes double damage if the target is below 25% health, down from 4 times the normal damage.

Destruction
  • Searing Pain base damage has been reduced by 60%. Mana cost reduced from 18% of base mana to 12% of base mana.

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

Fury
  • Slam now deals 150% weapon damage, up from 100%.
  • Whirlwind now deals 75% weapon damage, up from 50%.
  • Raging Blow now deals 150% weapon damage, up from 100%.
  • Bloodthirst now scales from 75% of Attack Power, up from 50%.
  • Bloodsurge now also makes Slam free to cast.
This article was originally published in forum thread: Cataclysm - Beta Build 13195, Hunter and Paladin Tier 11 started by Boubouille View original post
Comments 329 Comments
  1. Voidgazer's Avatar
    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment

    Drain Soul now causes double damage if the target is below 25% health, down from 4 times the normal damage.
    WHAT?!
  1. Pestilence's Avatar
    Great, my hunter can wander around emoting "Cthulhu fhtagn" now and be in character.
  1. Horben1's Avatar
    The deathknight sets were sic, paladins... eh, not so much.
  1. Azutael's Avatar
    Haha the paladin set looks like a chicken to me, it cracked me up :P
    Love the hunter set.
  1. Leylin's Avatar
    Tier looks baller for paladins
  1. mmoc9702be6647's Avatar
    i dont like to complain but there is one thing i have to mention
    two days ago ghostcrawler said in his post and i quote:
    3) We think Shadow priest dps is too high, but that's largely a result of Shadow Word: Death spam, which is tough on healers. We'll be fixing that.
    and today we saw 75% shadow word death nerf, why not just remove the stupid glyph that allows to spam swd, why did they have to nerf the whole spell and so drasticly
    i think thats something blizzard should think about
  1. eb88's Avatar
    ugly hunter set!..
    looks like green quality gear
  1. Will's Avatar
    Sometimes I wish the balance changes and the sets were kept to separate news posts so that the comments are kept separate.

    ---------- Post added 2010-10-16 at 02:00 AM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by Zoon View Post
    Why there are always people complaining about Paladin's tiers colors and "gayness"? xD Paladins are Holy Knights, Light Knights (aka the good ones) or whatever you want to call them. If you want some dark stuff, some virile colors and not-so-bright manful spells you should stop whining and try a Death Knight. Yes, -»DEATH«- Knight.
    In all honesty there's a striking difference between looking like a holy warrior, and looking like the village idiot.
  1. Sathariel's Avatar
    Murloc hunters! Sweeeet hahaha, poor bastards.
  1. mmoc2cfe61b4f1's Avatar
    textures are garbage
  1. xBreak's Avatar
    First Reaction: Paladin T10!
    Second Reaction: Paladin T10... T_T.
  1. Shinayne's Avatar
    Similar to the maligned warlock T11, the hunter set looks a LOT better on other races. Go over to wowhead's model viewer and check it out. It's crackstastically awesome on goblins (probably cause they're somewhat murloc-sized, heh). Looks better on Horde in general, shockingly enough.

    I get why human models are used to show the gear but they look terrible in just about everything. They're too stiff.
  1. Dualla's Avatar
    It just looks like the murloc won with the hunters head inside it's mouth.
  1. Deathpaw's Avatar
    Try are rushing themselves so much, that they are not even putting in the level and design that needs to be put into everything.

    Just look at the Worgen Females. Why can they just give them one standard ear design and give them Earrings... No they want to give them ugly Goblin Ears!
  1. ralphie's Avatar
    cats are lawl after this buff
  1. Uselessrouge's Avatar
    was hoping for some combat love :>
  1. DarksunG's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Waterisbest View Post
    Your a retard.

    The hunter set looks really good. Unique. Will look really good on live. The set defines HUNTER.
    Yeah! Clunky, burning skull-face helms, fish scales, rope-bound rocks & stone weights slathered in fish scales & gaudy colors. I'm not sure that defines anything other than garbage. He's wearing SEA GARBAGE. And it looks it.
  1. Uselessrouge's Avatar
    btw can you click on the immages to see a big version? does not work for me ( the hunter version )
  1. Radio's Avatar
    When I first saw the hunter set on a Human, I was like, "Awww..." But then I had an idea:

    To all haters of the Hunter set, equip it on a real race!



    MUCH BETTER!!!
  1. PaGeY's Avatar
    horrible, hate it, has nothing to do with hunters, will not wear it ever

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