4.0.6 is now Live! Notable Changes Posted 2011-02-08 13:57:52 by Hikikomori

To read the whole Patch list please click Here





Quote from: Blizzard Entertainment (Source)


General

  • Many tooltips have been updated to reflect any changes made via recent hotfixes.
  • Many rare creatures that went into hiding upon Deathwing's emergence into Azeroth have made a return! In addition to finding new homes in a post-Cataclysm world, they drop new, improved loot, provide a healthy experience bonus, and respawn much more quickly when killed. Happy hunting!

Achievements

  • Two new achievements have been added for earning exalted reputation with 45 and 50 factions respectively. The title The Exalted is now awarded for earning exalted reputation with 50 factions, up from 40.
  • A new achievement, Just Another Day in Tol Barad, has been added for completing all of the Tol Barad daily quests.
  • Achievement Bug Fixes
    • Players should correctly receive the achievement Faster Than the Speed of Light (Halls of Origination) if they die prior to the party meeting the criteria.
    • The achievement criteria for Prototype Prodigy (Deadmines) correctly resets after a wipe.

Guilds

  • The guild reward Armadillo Pup now requires revered faction instead of exalted.
  • All guild banners now reward bonus reputation in addition to honor and experience.
  • Guild bank vouchers that players unlock as guild rewards now correctly state that they can only be used by Guild Leaders.
  • Once a guild hits level 23, the daily cap on experience gained is removed.
  • We have redefined the definition of a Guild Group for 5-player dungeons.
    • If 3 out of 5 players in a group are members of the same guild, they will now be able to complete guild achievements and earn guild experience at 50% of the normal rate.
    • If 4 out of 5 players in a group are members of the same guild, they will now be able to complete guild achievements and earn guild experience at 100% of the normal rate.
    • If 5 out of 5 players in a group are members of the same guild, they will now be able to complete guild achievements and earn guild experience at 125% of the normal rate.
    • Also note that Heroic dungeons offer a 1.5x multiplier on all guild experience earned.

Dungeons & Raids

  • Level 85 players can now choose any normal dungeon via the Dungeon Finder. Choosing Random Dungeon will still not add Blackrock Caverns or Throne of the Tides into the rotation.
  • Blackrock Caverns
    • Beauty now spawns with only two pups in Heroic difficulty. Not to worry though, the missing pup has been adopted by a wonderful, if not insane family.
  • Deadmines
    • The final rope swing while fighting Vanessa VanCleef has been removed. Players no longer need to swing off of the boat at the end of phase 3.
    • The ship teleporter now activates when Ripsnarl is first engaged, rather than when he is defeated.

PvP

  • Arenas
    • Bloodlust, Heroism, Time Warp and Ancient Hysteria can no longer be cast while in Arenas.
  • Battlegrounds
    • The Battle for Gilneas
      • The time it takes to capture a flag has been reduced to 5 seconds, down from 8.
  • Tol Barad
    • Players will now be teleported out of the Tol Barad micro dungeons 15 minutes before the beginning of the next battle.
    • The weekly PvP quest "Victory in Tol Barad" now awards 200 Honor Points and 3 Tol Barad Commendations.
    • Players can now see the status of Tol Barad on the World Map no matter where they are. The time to the next battle is displayed by zooming into the Tol Barad section of the map. The current controlling faction can be seen on the Eastern Kingdoms map.

Professions

  • Turtles All the Way Down is now also rewarded in Deepholm, Mount Hyjal, Twilight Highlands, Uldum. as reported by MMO-Champion
  • Find Herbs, Fish, and Minerals are no longer canceled upon entering an Arena or rated Battleground.
  • A socket has been added to all crafted epic armor pieces that did not already have one.
  • Archaeology
    • Archaeology fragments now have a hard cap of 200 per race. Players will not be able to collect additional fragments until they complete artifacts to take them down below 200 fragments. Players with more than 200 fragments will not lose additional fragments in 4.0.6, but in a future patch we may remove any fragments above 200.
    • Archaeology finds now grant a guaranteed skill point up to 50 skill, and then no longer grant skill gains, as opposed to granting up to 100 skill very slowly.
    • The sell value of all common artifacts has been doubled, while a small subset of common artifacts have had their sell value increased far beyond that.
  • Cooking
    • Multiple spawn locations now exist for the Confectioner's Sugar (daily quest item) in Stormwind.
  • Jewelcrafting
    • Meta gems with the Chaotic and Relentless prefixes now have a requirement of 3 red gems.
    • New meta gems have been added: Agile Shadowspirit Diamond (Agility/3% critical damage), Reverberating Shadowspirit Diamond (Strength/3% critical damage), and Burning Shadowspirit Diamond (Intellect/3% critical damage). These new recipes are unbound and can drop from any Cataclysm creature. The new meta gems have a requirement of 3 red gems equipped.
    • Vivid Dream Emerald (new gem) provides resilience/spell penetration and can be purchased for 3 Illustrious Tokens.

User Interface

  • For opening cinematics there is now a streaming option interface in the login screen for play-on-demand.
  • Players can now individually remove raid world markers.
  • The Reputation Pane now saves which reputation categories are expanded or collapsed.
  • Character Info Window
    • The Character Info window (C) now saves the order and expand/collapse state of stat categories separately for each talent specialization.
    • Character movement speed is now displayed on the Character Info window (C) with all other stats.
    • The Haste display on the Character Info window (C) now shows the total haste percentage, rather than only haste from haste rating.
  • Archaeology
    • There are now number displays on the summary page and dropdown menu.
    • Ready Flash has been added to the race icons.
  • Guild Interface
    • A View All button has been added to the profession display regardless of whether Show Offline Members is checked.
    • Online members can now be sorted to the top of the View Crafters list.
    • The guild reputation cap is now displayed in the tooltip.
  • Real ID & Chat
    • Real ID login notifications now include character and game icons.
    • Players can now right-click close a chat window tab even if it's not the current tab.
    • There is now an option to auto-pop whispers into a new tab.
    • Popped out whisper windows now show online/offline status messages.
  • Unit Frames
    • Predicted healing (previously only available for Raid Frames and raid-style Party Frames) has been added to the following unit frames: Player Frame, Party Frame, Target Frame, Focus Frame.
  • Addon Changes
    • Canceling buffs are only restricted during combat.
    • The direction of spell flyouts are set via attribute.
    • Console commands have been added to the login screens: ExportInterfaceFiles art, ExportInterfaceFiles code.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Many bugs... handled them!

Quests & Creatures

  • Quest Achievements
    • Winterspring Quests now requires 58 Quests, down from 60. as reported by MMO-Champion
    • Mysteries of the Marsh now requires 52 Quests, down from 54. as reported by MMO-Champion
    • Nagrand Slam now requires 85 quests, down from 87. as reported by MMO-Champion
  • Stranglethorn Vale
    • Chief Engineer Scooty, formally of Booty Bay, has packed up his Gnomeregan teleporter and lugged it up to Grom'gol in Northern Stranglethorn to better accommodate his Horde customers.
  • Tol Barad Peninsula
    • Master of Tol Barad no longer requires For Whom The Barad Tols. as reported by MMO-Champion
    • For Whom The Barad Tols also seems to have been removed.
    • A new achievement, Just Another Day in Tol Barad, has been added for completing all of the Tol Barad daily quests.
    • Crazed Guards now drop Rusty Rifles.
    • The spawn rate of Alliance and Horde Infantry for the quest "The Leftovers" has been increased.
    • The Magnetized Scrap Collector for the quest "Magnets, How Do They Work?" will now be correctly removed from players' bags upon completing the quest.
    • Both the Baradin's Wardens and Hellscream's Reach Commendations are now Bound to Account items.
    • Quest turn-in NPCs have been added to Baradin Base Camp and Hellscream's Reach in Tol Barad Peninsula for the Tol Barad bonus quests. This will allow players to turn in these quests if the original quest givers in Tol Barad are not available.
    • Kill credit for the Tol Barad bonus quest bosses will now be granted to players who have helped attack them, even if they are not in the same group. These bosses include Problim, Archmage Galus, Warden Silva, and Svarnos.
    • The Farson Keep Prisoner summoned for the quest "Walk A Mile In Their Shoes" will now only be visible to the player who summoned him.
    • Spawn rates at Rustberg Village have been increased.

Bug Fixes

  • Worgen now work properly in the Barbershop.

submit to reddit
Comments
This post has 8 comments.
By cheap wedding dresses on 2012-01-16 01:44:07
I know you probably get a lot of comments like this <a href="http://www.theuniuni.com/weddings-events/wedding-dresses.html" title="cheap wedding dresses">cheap wedding dresses</a>, but just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate the work you have put into the blog. I was wondering if I could put a link on my blog because I am sure my followers would love to read it <a href="http://www.theuniuni.com/weddings-events/wedding-party-dresses.html" title="wedding party dresses">wedding party dresses</a>. Let me know.
By louis vuitton canada on 2012-04-10 21:23:36
These Louis Vuitton Canada are sophisticated bags thanks to its beautiful Monogram canvas, leather trimmings and shiny golden brass pieces. You will find a variety of new Louis Vuitton products for women at Louis Vuitton Sale. The Louis Vuitton briefcase is traditionally styled, but its highest qualtiy glove tanned leather, stitching and solid brass signature hardware help to set it apart. If you want to catch up to the latest vogue, having Louis Vuitton Handbags of the latest styles can absolutely satisfy you.Just visit LV outlet webpage and select the most suitable products for yourself.http://www.louisvuittonhandbagscanada.org
By clark on 2012-05-18 20:18:12
<body> <p>Since their humble beginning back in 1825 <a href="http://www.clarksukshoes.com/">Clarks shoes</a> has built upon their reputation for quality by continuously revolutionizing the comfort footwear industry.From their inception,the <a href="http://www.clarksukshoes.com/">Clarks</a> brand has been synonymous with comfort,quality and style.Utilizing a wide range of high quality leathers and a surprisingly fresh approach to shoe design,Clarks continues to offer a broad range of fashionable shoe styles for both <a href="http://www.clarksukshoes.com/clarks-mens-shoes-c-18.html">clarks mens shoes</a> and <a href="http://www.clarksukshoes.com/clarks-womens-shoes-c-16.html">clarks women shoes</a>.Whether your looking for a casual leather flip flop,a unique slide,or comfortable casual dress shoe Clarks is sure to have the right style for you.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> As always,<a href="http://www.clarksukshoes.com/products_new.html">Clarks uk</a> shoes continues to use only the finest leather,suede and nubuck in each and every shoe.Recently,the introduction of the unstructured series has offered consumers a number of innovative and exciting styles that utilize the <a href="http://www.clarksukshoes.com/">Clarks Sandals</a> exclusive Air Circulation System™.The ACS system controls the interior climate of the shoe by allowing warm air to dissipate while cool air is pulled in.Additionally,<a href="http://www.clarksukshoes.com/specials.html">Clarks sale</a> Unstructured shoes are thoughtfully designed to be softly cushioned and have an exceptionally lightweight flexible construction that allows you to move about more freely and naturally.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> By purchasing a pair of <a href="http://www.clarksukshoes.com/clarks-originals-shoes-c-20.html">Clarks originals</a> shoes you will be joining a tradition of quality,comfort and style that has stood the test of time.&nbsp;</p> </body>
By barbour on 2012-05-18 20:31:13
<body> <p>In sixteen twenty-one, a big celebration of </a><a href="http://www.barbourjacketsale2012.com/"><strong>barbour jacket</strong> </a>took place at Plymouth Colony in what is now the state of Massachusetts. European settlers known as the <a href="http://www.barbourjacketsale2012.com/"><strong>barbour jackets </strong> </a><strong> </strong>were celebrating their autumn harvest after a winter of struggle.<br /> Other colonists held earlier ceremonies of thanks. But the Pilgrims' three-day feast is often called the nation's first<a href="http://www.barbourjacketsale2012.com/"><strong>barbour outlet</strong> </a><strong> </strong>Thanksgiving. President Abraham Lincoln declared a national holiday in eighteen sixty-three during the Civil War.<br /> Today families and friends gather on the fourth Thursday in November. And, thanks to the<a href="http://www.barbourjacketsale2012.com/childrenswear-c-55.html"><strong>barbour quilted jacket</strong><strong> </strong> </a>United States Census Bureau, here are some facts about where their Thanksgiving meal comes from.<br /> The main dish is traditionally a turkey. About two-thirds of the nation's turkeys are produced in Minnesota and five other<a href="http://www.barbourjacketsale2012.com/"><strong>quilted barbour jackets</strong> </a><strong> </strong>tates. Producers are expected to raise two hundred forty-eight million birds this year, two percent more than last year.<br /> Popular side dishes include cranberries and sweet potatoes. Last year North Carolina <a href="http://www.barbourjacketsale2012.com/"><strong>barbour sale </strong> </a>grew more sweet potatoes than any other state. Wisconsin is expected to be the top cranberry producer this year.<br /> People often finish the meal with pumpkin pie. Last year Illinois grew the most pumpkins. California, New York, Ohio and <a href="http://www.barbourjacketsale2012.com/"><strong>barbour uk </strong> </a>were also major pumpkin producers.<br /> Thanksgiving is a big event, but buying a<a href="http://www.barbourjacketsale2012.com/menswear-c-59.html"><strong>barbour mens</strong><strong> </strong> </a>traditional holiday meal can be a struggle for the poor. So charity groups often hold food drives to collect food for<a href="http://www.barbourjacketsale2012.com/womenswear-c-66.html"><strong>barbour ladies</strong> </a><strong> </strong>low-income families.</p> </body>
By sale_007 on 2012-05-18 20:42:56
<body> <p><a href="http://www.joesjeansusa.com/">Joe's Jeans</a> designs,produces and sells clothes and apparel-related products to the retail and premium markets under the <a href="http://www.joesjeansusa.com/">Joe's</a>(R) brand and related trademarks.<br /> In 2001 Joe Dahan introduced <a href="http://www.joesjeansusa.com/products_new.html">Joes Jeans</a>,a collection of chic, sophisticated silhouettes that are designed to fit individual body types.Joe pioneered the concept of unique fits for a breadth of body shapes from the curvy gal,to the straight-wasted woman,to the petite lady.Today Joe's Jeans has fourteen modern fits that perfect any look spanning from a lean,leggy figure to a tiny,lifted booty.You can count on Joe's Jeans to accentuate curves in all the right places.<br /> In 2005 <a href="http://www.joesjeansusa.com/">Joe's Jeans sale</a> launched a men's line of four fits that continue today:the Brixton,the Rocker,the Rebel,and the Classic.Like the women's line,the men's fits are also designed for individual,masculine body types.Each season <a href="http://www.joesjeansusa.com/mens-joes-jeans-c-20.html">Mens Joe's Jeans</a> introduces new rinses,denim grades,and hand finishes that keep the collection fresh and exciting,such as <a href="http://www.joesjeansusa.com/fifty-five-colors-shorts-c-18.html">Fifty Five Colors</a> Shorts and <a href="http://www.joesjeansusa.com/fifty-five-colors-skinny-c-17.html">Fifty Five Colors Skinny</a>.<br /> The emergence of premium denim made history in the fashion industry with <a href="http://www.joesjeansusa.com/specials.html">Joes</a> at the forefront of this momentous period.Celebrating over a decade as a leader in the premium denim market,Joe’s is best known for pioneering the concept of fits catered to
By barbour on 2012-05-18 20:59:58
For months, people around the world have watched the barbour jackets and violent protests in Athens. But Greeks in rural areas say the country's debt crisis is hitting barbour jacket even harder. And they say the government is ignoring their problems. In the West Macedonian town of Ptolemaida, electricity is the main industry. Mines in the ladies barbour jacket area supply lignite or "brown coal" for power. The electric company in the town is owned by the state. But the government plans to sell off many of its state-owned mens barbour jacket to help pay Greece's debts. In the nearby town of barbour uk quilted jacket, Lefteris Ionnadis helps lead an activist group called the Independent Kozani Movement. LEFTERIS IOANNIDIS: "Our economy has depended on the coal industry for years. Most people living here were employed in the barbour quilted jacket, and other barbour sale industries were neglected. Private businesses have been struggling for decades, and rural economies have taken a big hit."
By coast on 2012-05-18 21:00:23
Coast Dresses are an excellent high street brand if you are in the market for the perfect special occasion dress. Whether you have a ball/prom, a black tie event, a wedding or just a special night out with the girls Coast have something suitable for all different occasions. Coast are one of the top brands for formal and evening occasionwear and they have several awards to prove it.The styles of Coast UK range from long maxi designs to knee length frocks to suit different evening events. Coast Clothes outfits are available in UK dress size 6 to 18 and a range of materials from duchess satin to silk taffeta. From the very start their mission has been to provide beautiful top quality Coast Dress for all the special events throughout your life,and they sure don't disappoint. Coast Sale have a passion for all that is elegant,beautiful and unique.They are dedicated to creating fresh new in-house designs which enable women to look and feel glamorous. Coast has the collection of Coast Bridal Dresses,Coast Halter Dresses,Coast One Shoulder Dress,Coast Shoulders Dresses and Coast Strapless Dresses.
By westnine on 2012-05-18 21:03:13
The improved Nine West office is now located in White Plains,New York and the company has grown to have presence in 60 countries all over the world with 800 global locations.Nine West sandals,shoes and boots have now become a known shoe brand that people can rely on.This internationally-recognized brand carries footwear in all sizes with different colors and styles reflecting different personalities and levels of activity.It has established its credibility in providing quality Nine West Shoes,sandals and boots that are consistent with the fashion trends and style The Nine West boots line up can come in synthetic material with shaft,heel and boot that measure according to any foot specifications.You can choose from flat,low to high-heeled boots with leather upper or pointed toe design.There are many specifications to choose from.With a wide range of designs,styles and colors,it will be easy to find one Nine West Outlet that is best for your personality. The Nine West sandals are the answer to the summer and spring footwear needs.These are best to wear in park,malls or any casual activity that requires style without sacrificing comfort. Whatever footwear requirements you may have this can be answered by Nine West Sale lineup of footwear.You will enjoy quality,style and comfort that no ordinary footwear brand can provide.
Add a comment:
: :
:
:

:
Character or Guild:
Scanning 21,282,104 Characters!