Azel
22/12/2008, 16:22
<script src="http://www.wowhead.com/widgets/power.js"></script><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Patch 3.0.8 - More changes!</b></font><br />A few additional changes from the 3.0.8 PTRs<br /><br /><b>Reputation</b><br />You can now get full reputation gains from grey monsters, for exemple you will get 20 Reputation points for killing normal monsters while grinding your <a href="http://www.wowwiki.com/Timbermaw_Hold_reputation_guide" target="_blank"><b>Timbermaw Hold</b></a> reputation.<br /><br /><b>Item changes</b><br />I think I newsed a few of them in previous news, but most of them should be new. <br /><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li>All the items sold by the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=16786" target="_blank"><b>Argent Quartermaster</b></a> during the latest Scourge Invasion aren't disenchantable anymore.</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44235" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Reins of the Traveler's Tundra Mammoth</span></b></a> can no longer be sold back to the NPCs for 5000 gold. </li><li>Titansteel Helms now all have a blue and a meta gem socket. (<a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/spikedtitansteelhelm.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Spiked Titansteel Helm</span></b></a>, <a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/temperedtitansteelhelm.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Tempered Titansteel Helm</span></b></a>, <a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/brillianttitansteelhelm.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Brilliant Titansteel Helm</span></b></a>). As a reminder the spell power on <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41384" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Titansteel Guardian</span></b></a> has been reduced from 490 to 457.</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42990" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Darkmoon Card: Death</span></b></a> now gives critical strike rating instead of haste.</li><li><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/newdkpvpbonus.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0070DD;">Savage</span></b></a> / <a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/newdkpvpbonus.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Hateful</span></b></a> / <a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/newdkpvpbonus.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Deadly Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets</span></b></a> had their bonus to Strangulate cooldown removed. They now gives "Whenever you cast Chains of Ice, the Frost Rune used becomes a Death Rune when it activates". </li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37835" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Je'Tze's Bell</span></b></a> is now Bind When Equipped.</li><li>All the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?items&filter=sl=23;cr=86;crs=15;crv=0#0-2+1" target="_blank"><b>Off-hand items crafted through Inscription</b></a> had their Inscription level requirement removed. (<b>Screenshot:</b> <a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/facesofdoom.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Faces of Doom</span></b></a>, <a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/ironboundtome.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Iron-bound Tome</span></b></a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43284" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0070DD;">Amanitar Skullbow</span></b></a> had its stats changed/fixed. (<a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/amanitarskullbow.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Screenshot</b></a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44397" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0070DD;">Handwraps of Preserved History</span></b></a> had its stats considerably reduced. (<a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/handwrapsofpreservedhistory.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Screenshot</b></a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37180" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0070DD;">Battlemap Hide Helm</span></b></a> had its stats considerably reduced. (<a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/battlemaphidehelm.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Screenshot</b></a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40768" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #CB9760;">MOLL-E</span></b></a> is now a rare item, lasts 10 minutes (up from 5), with a 8 hour cooldown (Down from 1 day). (<a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/moll-e.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Screenshot</b></a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42225" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0070DD;">Dragon's Eye</span></b></a> and epic gems like <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42142" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Bold Dragon's Eye</span></b></a> now only requires 350 Jewelcrafting. Down from 375. (<a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/dragonseyes.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Screenshot</b></a>)</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43589" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #00CA00;">Wintergrasp Mark of Honor</span></b></a> is now stackable up to 1000. </li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42101" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Ebonweave Robe</span></b></a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42100" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Moonshroud Robe</span></b></a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42102" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Spellweave Robe</span></b></a> can now be sold to NPCs and/or disenchanted.</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39969" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #CB9760;">Fire Seed</span></b></a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39970" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #CB9760;">Fire Leaf</span></b></a> both had their bonus removed. Fire Seed is now a gray item.</li></ul><br /><br /><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Blue posts</b></font><br /><div class="blizzquotewrap"><div class="blizzquoteinner"><span class="corners-top"><span></span></span><div class="blizzquoteheader"><span>Quote from <b>Blizzard staff</b></span></div><div class="blizzquote"><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/24x24/deathknight.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> <font size="4" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b><span style="color: #C41E3A;">Death Knight</span></b></font> (<b><a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=650" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Skills List</span></a> / <a href="http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknight" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Talent + Glyph Calc.</span></a></b>)<br /><span style="color: white;"><b>Tanking as frost</b></span><br />We adjusted Frost Presence to make up for the nerfs to Icebound Fortitude, Bone Shield and the change to bonus armor from jewelry etc. (Most raiding DK tanks were Unholy at the time, though they have begun to branch out a little.)<br /><br />Both of those abilities are intended to be more like Shield Block or Last Stand, not something that is up all the time like Frost Presence itself. In most of the estimates I have seen that figure this is a huge nerf use pretty unrealistic estimates of how much Bone Shield is up (thinking their avoidance can make up for the charges). But we can check out numbers again. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/26/13832573744-gcs-take-on-bone-shield.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: white;">Source</span></b></a>)<br /><br /><span style="color: white;"><b>Cooldown removed on Howling Blast in the latest PTR patch</b></span><br />It is an intended change. We're going to try it without a cooldown. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/13832774332-howling-blast-and-the-ptr-gc-please.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: white;">Source</span></b></a>)<br /><br /><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/24x24/druid.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> <font size="4" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b><span style="color: #FF7D0A;">Druid</span></b></font> (<b><a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=700" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Skills List</span></a> / <a href="http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?druid" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Talent + Glyph Calc.</span></a></b>)<br /><span style="color: white;"><b>Allow Wild Growth to count towards Nourish bonus</b></span><br />Yeah, there is a good chance we'll do this. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/27/13833025312-gc-allow-wg-to-count-towards-nourish-bonus.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: white;">Source</span></b></a>)<br /><br /><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/icons/24x24/hunter.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> <font size="4" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b><span style="color: #ABD473;">Hunter</span></b></font> (<b><a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=620" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Skills List</span></a> / <a href="http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?hunter" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Talent + Glyph Calc.</span></a></b>)<br /><span style="color: white;"><b>Better scaling on hunter's pets to compensate the recent nerfs?</b></span><br />That scaling idea is interesting. We'll talk about it some more. (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/13723762657-hunter-pet-nerf-scaling-and-ap-buffs.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: white;">Source</span></b></a>)</div><span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span></div></div><br /><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Comcast Players: Please Read</b></font><br />This issue is resolved according to Blizzard, but a lot of players are still experiencing problems. If you're one of them you might want to check the original post. <br /><div class="blizzquotewrap"><div class="blizzquoteinner"><span class="corners-top"><span></span></span><div class="blizzquoteheader"><span>Quote from: <b>Eyonix (<a href="http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=13833024701&sid=1&pageNo=1#8" target="_blank" style="color: white;">Source</a>)</span></b></div><div class="blizzquote">Update: We have received confirmation that the issues affecting Comcast player's connectivity to World of Warcraft are now resolved. If you are still having trouble playing World of Warcraft and are Comcast user, please visit our technical support forums and provide the information instructed in the appropriate Comcast sticky thread so that we can work to resolve any issues that may be outstanding.<br /><br />We have been in communication with Comcast and several other internet backbone and service providers in efforts to isolate and bring to resolution the connectivity issues that have impacted the ability for some Comcast players to play World of Warcraft. As of this morning a 3rd party network who resides between Blizzard's network and Comcast's network informed us that they were experiencing an issue which may be the cause of problems that Comcast players have been experiencing.<br /><br />We remain in contact with this provider and at this time do not have an ETA but this issue is being looked into by all parties involved. We will continue provide updates as they become available. </div><span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span></div></div><br /><br /><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Dark Legacy Comic #170</b></font><br /><a href="http://www.darklegacycomics.com/170.html" target="_blank"><b>Dark Legacy Comic #170</b></a> is out.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.darklegacycomics.com/170.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/dl170.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>
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