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Achievement Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
ArenaPlayer vs. Player
- World Wide Winner now also requires a win in the Tol'Viron Arena.
Battle
Pet Battles
- Cat Fight! now requires winning 10 pet battles, up from 1.
- Pet Brawler now requires winning 10 PvP pet battles, up from 1.
Collect
Pet Battles
- Going to Need More Traps now rewards a Strong Trap.
- Master Pet Hunter now requires you to capture 100 battle pets, up from 75. Reward removed.
- Zen Pet Hunter (New) Capture 150 battle pets. Reward: Reward: Feral Vermling
General
Guild
- Challenge Mode Dungeon Challenges (New) Complete 50 guild challenge mode challenges.
- More Fun With Friends (New) Complete 100 scenarios while in a guild group.
- Scenario Challenges (New) Complete 50 guild scenario challenges.
- Scenario Roundup (New) Complete 100 scenarios while in a guild group.
- Scenario Roundup (New) Complete 100 scenarios while in a guild group.
- The Ultimate Challenge (New) Complete 250 guild challenges.
Level
Pet Battles
- Just A Pup now rewards Pet Battle Slot 3.
- Newbie now rewards Pet Battle Slot 2.
- Pro Pet Group now rewards Pristine Trap.
Pandaria
Exploration
- A Worthy Opponent (New) Defeat one of the powerful champions of the Pandarian races that wander the continent.
- Could We Find More Like That? (New) Defeat one of each type of Pandarian champion.
- Glorious! (New) Hunt down and defeat each and every one of the Pandarian champions.
Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Companions- Feral Vermling is now a Battle Pet.
Death Knight (Forums)- Death and Decay now does slightly less damage.
Blood
- Rune Strike no longer triggers a 1.0 sec global cooldown.
Frost
- Threat of Thassarian no longer increases off-hand weapon damage by 60%.
Druid (Forums)Talents
- Displacer Beast now has a 1 minute cooldown, down from 2.
- Mass Entanglement is now limited to 5 targets.
Hunter (Forums)Talents
- A Murder of Crows now has a 2 minute cooldown, up from 1 minute. If used on a target below 20% health, the cooldown is reduced to 60 seconds, up from 15 seconds.
- Fervor now also grants an additional 50 Focus over 10 sec.
- Posthaste now frees you from frees you from all movement impairing effects, not just one.
Pets
- Dust Cloud now has a 10 yard radius.
- Spirit Beast Blessing (New) The spirit beast blesses your allies, increasing the mastery of all party and raid members by 3,500 within 100 yards. Lasts for until cancelled. 60 yd range. Instant. 45 sec cooldown. Special Ability.
Mage (Forums)- Frostfire Bolt damage was reduced by 10%.
Fire
- Combustion damage was changed to 1,394 Fire damage instead of 710 + 53.2% of SP.
- Fireball damage was reduced by 10%.
Frost
- Brain Freeze no longer causes your next Frostfire Bolt to deal 15% additional damage.
- Frostbolt base damage was increased by 51% and the SP component of damage was increased by 15%.
Monk (Forums)- Blackout Kick now has a 8x damage modifier, down from 12x.
- Blackout Kick (Brewmaster): Also causes you to gain Shuffle, increasing your parry chance by 20% (was 30%) and your Stagger amount by an additional 20% for 6 sec.
- Blackout Kick (Mistweaver): Also empowers you with Serpent's Zeal, causing you and your summoned Jade Serpent Statue to heal nearby injured targets equal to 25% (was 100%) of your auto-attack damage. Stacks up to 2 times.
- Crackling Jade Lightning no longer has an energy cost listed. Damage changed to 1,182 Nature damage from 1,674 + 91.9% of SP.
- Jab damage modifier has been reduced to 1.5, down from 2.52.
- Path of Blossoms damage reduced to 383 from 10,510.
- Spinning Crane Kick damage modifier has been reduced to 1.59, down from 2.27.
- Swift Reflexes now also increases your chance to parry by 5%.
- Tiger Palm damage modifier has been reduced to 3, down from 5.
Talents
- Chi Burst healing has been reduced to 77.5% of AP, down from 16,914 + 77.5% of AP.
- Chi Torpedo (Mistweaver) now has a 1.2x healing modifier.
- Chi Wave no longer does an additional 112.5% of SP damage.
- Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger no longer does an additional 91.9% of SP damage.
- Zen Sphere now heals and damages every 2 sec over 16 sec.
Brewmaster
- Brewing: Elusive Brew (New) Your autoattack critical strikes grant up to 2 charges of Elusive Brew, based on weapon speed. Use Elusive Brew to consume the charges. Elusive Brew can stack up to 15 times. Monk - Brewmaster Spec.
- Brewmaster Training: After you Blackout Kick, you gain Shuffle, increasing your parry chance by 20% (was 30%) and your Stagger amount by an additional 20% for 6 sec.
- Clash now has a 8-40 yd range and requires Ox Stance.
- Elusive Brew now has a 1 sec cooldown, down from 45 sec. Increases your chance to dodge melee and ranged attacks by 30% for 1 sec (was 10% for 8 sec) per stack of Elusive Brew active, consuming your Elusive Brew charges.
- Gift of the Ox damage increased to 9,986 + 50.25% of AP, up from 9,986.
- Mastery: Elusive Brawler no longer increases your parry chance by 4%, and only increases your Stagger by 2%, down from 4%.
- Stance of the Sturdy Ox: Reduces damage taken by 25% (was 20%), increases Energy regeneration by 15% (was 30%), reduces the chance to be critically hit by 6%, increases your total health by 15% (was 30%) and allows you to Stagger damage.
- Summon Black Ox Statue now absorbs (197.1% of AP + 14,232) damage, up from 197.1% of AP + 50.
Mistweaver
- Renewing Mist now ticks every 3 sec for 18 sec, down from every 3 sec for 20 sec.
- Teachings of the Monastery now causes Blackout Kick to heal for 25% of your auto-attack damage, down from 100%.
Windwalker
- Fists of Fury now has a damage modifier of 5, down from 7.56.
- Spinning Fire Blossom damage and AP scaling was reduced by 30%.
Minor Glyphs
- Glyph of Spirit Roll now also works with Chi Torpedo.
- Glyph of Water Roll now also works with Chi Torpedo.
Paladin (Forums)- Blinding Light now has a 2 min cooldown, down from 3.
- Contemplation now has a 8 sec cooldown.
- Hand of Freedom no longer has a cooldown listed.
- Hand of Protection no longer has a cooldown listed.
- Hand of Sacrifice no longer has a cooldown listed.
- Hand of Salvation no longer has a cooldown listed.
Talents
- Clemency has been reworked and is NYI. You can use Hand of Freedom, Hand of Protection, Hand of Sacrifice and Hand of Salvation twice each before incurring their cooldowns.
- Sacred Shield now costs 27% of base mana, up from 18%. SPH scaling on absorption has been increased by 50%. AP scaling was removed.
- Sanctified Wrath: now allows Avenging Wrath to last 50% longer. Holy: Reduces the cooldown of Holy Shock by 50%. Protection: Reduces the cooldown of Judgment by 50%. Retribution: Reduces the cooldown of Hammer of Wrath by 50%.
Holy
- Holy Radiance SP scaling has increased by 34%.
- Holy Shock now has a 25% chance to be a critical strike.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Templar's Verdict You take 10% less damage for 6 sec (was 10) after dealing damage with Templar's Verdict.
Priest (Forums)- Mind Sear now costs 3% of base mana, down from 6%.
- Shadow Word: Death damage has been increased by 300%. No longer does damage to the caster. Now also grants a Shadow Orb. Only usable on enemies that have less than 20% health. If the target dies, you gain an additional shadow orb. If the target does not die, the cooldown is reset. Only one of these effects can happen every 6 sec.
- Shadow Word: Insanity (New) Blasts the target for (682 + 65.0% of SP) Shadowfrost damage, and causes your shadow damage-over-time spells to erupt, dealing up to 100% additional damage per damage-over-time spell on the target but removing them in the process. 15% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
Talents
- From Darkness, Comes Light now also has a 2 charge limit on the Surge of Darkness portion.
- Mindbender now has a 1 min cooldown, down from 3 min. Now grants 1% mana when the Mindbender attacks, down from 4%. Replaces Shadowfiend.
- Power Word: Solace (New) Strike an enemy with the power of the heavens, dealing (2,098 + 40.0% of SP) Holy damage and restoring 2% maximum mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. Requires Level 45.
Discipline
- Archangel is now a Discipline skill.
Shadow
- Devouring Plague now does 349 + 16.6% of SP Shadow damage with the DoT effect. Now heals the caster for 1% of their maximum health when it deals periodic damage and no longer heals on direct damage.
- Mind Spike now costs 1% of base mana, down from 3%. No longer increases the critical strike chance of your next Mind Blast on the target by 30%.
- Shadowy Apparitions now scales with 97.8% of SPS, rather than 60.0% of SP.
- Shadowy Apparitions (Shadow) now has a 1.2x damage modifier.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Devouring Plague has been renamed Glyph of Shadow Word: Death: Your Shadow Word: Death can now be cast at any time, but deals 25% damage against targets above 20% health and does not generate a Shadow Orb when used against them. Casting Shadow Word: Death now also does damage to you equivalent to the damage it would do to an enemy above 20% health.
Minor Glyphs
- Glyph of Smallfiend (NYI) has been renamed Glyph of Dark Archangel: When you apply Devouring Plague to a target, you take on the form of a Dark Archangel for 8 sec.
Warlock (Forums)- Drain Life (Affliction): Soulburn: Healing increased by 50%, down from 150%.
- Ritual of Souls now has a 3 second cast time, down from 60 sec. Now has a 60 sec cooldown, down from 5 min.
Talents
- Archimonde's Vengeance: Causes an enemy to suffer 50% (was 30%) of all damage you take. Lasts 12 sec (was 10). Passive: Enemies who attack you suffer 10% (was 5%) of all damage they deal to you.
Demonology
- Metamorphosis: Chaos Wave damage increased by 11%.
Destruction
- Aftermath now stuns three times for 2 sec, up from 2 times.
- Conflagrate no longer grants a base Daze effect. If the target is afflicted by Immolate, their movement speed is reduced by 30% for 5 sec.
Pets
- Firebolt now does 748 + 70.0% of SP damage, rather than 1,068.
- Shadow Bulwark now has a 20 sec duration.
- Torment damage has been reduced by 39%.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Conflagrate: Conflagrate no longer requires Immolate to snare the target and increases the movement speed reduction by an additional 40%.
- Glyph of Demon Hunting now reduces damage taken by 15.1%, up from 13.8%.
Warrior (Forums)- Execute (Arms) damage has been increased 17%.
- Shattering Throw (Arms) damage has been increased by 17%.
- Thunder Clap (Arms) damage has been increased 20%.
- Victory Rush (Arms) damage has been increased to (1% of (120% of AP * 56)) damage.
Talents
- Dragon Roar (Arms) damage has been increased 20%.
- Shockwave (Arms) damage has been increased 20%.
Protection
- Vengeance now requires Defensive Stance.
Professions
Enchanting
- Enchant Cloak - Greater Protection now increases Stamina by 200, rather than armor.
- Enchant Cloak - Mighty Armor now increases Stamina by 25, rather than armor.
- Enchant Cloak - Protection now increases Stamina by 30, rather than armor.
- Enchant Shield - Protection now increases Stamina by 16, rather than armor.
Inscription
- Portrait of Madam Goya (New) Create a portrait of Madam Goya. 1.5 sec cast. Reagents: Black Velvet Canvas, Spirit of Harmony (5), Starlight Ink.
- Inscribed Crane Fan is now BoE, rather than BoP.
- Inscribed Serpent Fan is now BoE, rather than BoP.
Mining
- Smelt Ghost Iron now makes Ghost Iron Bar rather than Ghost Iron Ore.
Misc Spells and Items
- Many old pieces of armor that required deletion now sell for one copper.
- Elixir of Ancient Knowledge: Use: Increases experience gain by 300% for 60 min.
- Shoulder Inscriptions now stack up to 20.
- Choose a Shado-Pan Companion You have not chosen a Shado-Pan Companion yet today.
- Flip It Unleash your rage by flipping a table forwards.
- Shado-Pan Tiger Summons and dismisses a rideable Shado-Pan Tiger.
New Items
For a full list of the new items from this patch, check out WoWDB!
Strings Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- BATTLE_PET_DAMAGE_NAME_1 - Humanoid
- BATTLE_PET_DAMAGE_NAME_10 - Mechanical
- BATTLE_PET_DAMAGE_NAME_2 - Dragonkin
- BATTLE_PET_DAMAGE_NAME_3 - Flying
- BATTLE_PET_DAMAGE_NAME_4 - Undead
- BATTLE_PET_DAMAGE_NAME_5 - Critter
- BATTLE_PET_DAMAGE_NAME_6 - Magic
- BATTLE_PET_DAMAGE_NAME_7 - Elemental
- BATTLE_PET_DAMAGE_NAME_8 - Beast
- BATTLE_PET_DAMAGE_NAME_9 - Aquatic
- BATTLE_PET_MESSAGE_CRITICAL - %1$s
- BATTLE_PET_MESSAGE_MISS - Miss
- BATTLE_PET_MESSAGE_STRONG - %1$s (Strong)
- BATTLE_PET_MESSAGE_TRAP_COOLDOWN_DOWN - Cooldown Decreased!
- BATTLE_PET_MESSAGE_TRAP_COOLDOWN_RESET - Cooldowns Reset!
- BATTLE_PET_MESSAGE_TRAP_COOLDOWN_UP - Cooldown Increased!
- BATTLE_PET_MESSAGE_TRAP_MISSED - Trap Missed!
- BATTLE_PET_MESSAGE_TRAP_SPELL_LOCK - Spell Locked!
- BATTLE_PET_MESSAGE_WEAK - %1$s (Weak)
- BN_INLINE_TOAST_BATTLETAG_FRIEND_ADDED - \124TInterface\\FriendsFrame\\UI-Toast-ToastIcons.tga:16:16:0:0:128:64:98:127:2:29\124t%s is now a BattleTag friend.
- BN_INLINE_TOAST_BATTLETAG_FRIEND_REMOVED - \124TInterface\\FriendsFrame\\UI-Toast-ToastIcons.tga:16:16:0:0:128:64:2:29:34:61\124t%s is no longer a BattleTag friend.
- CONFIRM_GLYPH_PLACEMENT_NO_COST - Are you sure you want to inscribe this glyph? The existing glyph will be overwritten.
- CONFIRM_REMOVE_GLYPH_NO_COST - Are you sure you want to remove %s?
- CONFIRM_TALENT_WIPE_1 - Do you want to unlearn all of your talents?
- CONFIRM_TALENT_WIPE_2 - Do you want to unlearn your specialization?
- CONFIRM_TALENT_WIPE_3 - Do you want to unlearn all of your Glyphs?
- CONFIRM_TALENT_WIPE_4 - Do you want to unlearn your pet's specialization?
- CONFIRM_UNLEARN_AND_SWITCH_TALENT_NO_COST - In order to learn %s, you need to remove %s. Are you sure you want to do this?
- LOOT_HISTORY_ALL_PASSED - All Passed
- NO_RF_AVAILABLE - You are not within the level range for any raids.
- NO_RF_AVAILABLE_WITH_NEXT_LEVEL - You are not within the level range for any raids. The next raid will become available at level %d.
- NO_SCENARIO_AVAILABLE - You are not within the level range for any scenarios.
- NO_SCENARIO_AVAILABLE_WITH_NEXT_LEVEL - You are not within the level range for any scenarios. The next scenario will become available at level %d.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_BLOCKED - %s was blocked by %s %s.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_DAMAGE_CRIT - (critical)
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_DAMAGE_STRONG - (strong)
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_DAMAGE_WEAK - (weak)
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_DEFLECT - %s was deflected by %s %s.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_DODGE - %s was dodged by %s %s.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_ENEMY_LOWER - enemy
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_IMMUNE - %s %s was immune to %s.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_MISS - %s missed %s %s.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_PARRY - %s was parried by %s %s.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_REFLECT - %s was reflected by %s %s.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_TRAP_HIT - %s trapped %s %s.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_TRAP_MISS - %s failed to trap %s %s.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_XP - %s %s gains %d XP.
- PET_BATTLE_COMBAT_LOG_YOUR_LOWER - your
- PET_BATTLE_STAT_POWER - Power
- PET_BATTLE_STAT_QUALITY - Quality
- PET_BATTLE_STAT_SPEED - Speed
- PET_BATTLE_TOOLTIP_HEALTH_MAX - Maximum health. If your pet reaches zero health, it will die.
- PET_BATTLE_TOOLTIP_POWER - Increases the damage done by your pet's abilites.
- PET_BATTLE_TOOLTIP_RARITY - Determines the amount of stats gained each level. Pets can have random qualities.
- PET_BATTLE_TOOLTIP_SPEED - Determines which pet goes first each combat round.
- PET_BATTLE_TRAP_ERR_2 - Traps become available when one of your pets reaches level 3.
- PET_BATTLE_TRAP_ERR_3 - You cannot trap while your pet is dead.
- PET_BATTLE_TRAP_ERR_4 - The enemy pet's health is not low enough.
- PET_BATTLE_TRAP_ERR_5 - You already have 3 of this pet.
- PET_BATTLE_TRAP_ERR_6 - Your enemy pet is not caputurable.
- PROFESSIONS_USED_IN_COOKING - \"Used In Cooking.\
- REAL_ID - Real ID
- SLASH_SMART_WHISPER1 - /w
- SLASH_SMART_WHISPER10 - /send
- SLASH_SMART_WHISPER2 - /whisper
- SLASH_SMART_WHISPER3 - /t
- SLASH_SMART_WHISPER4 - /tell
- SLASH_SMART_WHISPER5 - /send
- SLASH_SMART_WHISPER6 - /w
- SLASH_SMART_WHISPER7 - /whisper
- SLASH_SMART_WHISPER8 - /t
- SLASH_SMART_WHISPER9 - /tell
- SUBTITLE_FORMAT - %s: %s
- TALENT_MICRO_BUTTON_UNSPENT_TALENTS - You have unspent Talent points.
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