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All of the latest Mists of Pandaria newsBreakfast Topic: Unexpected Changes in Patch 3.0.2
by Robin Torres 
Oct 15th 2008 at 8:00AM
On a good note, I seemed to have totally missed that Marks of Honor were going to be on the Currency tab in the character screen instead of taking up precious bag space until i actually logged in yesterday. Yay more bag space!
My favorite surprise in Echoes of Doom, however, was discovering that my Herbalist now has a new self-heal over time spell: Lifeblood. It's instant cast and has a 3 minute cooldown. There it was just sitting in my General Skills. A guildie had to point it out to me. I should probably take a closer look at the patch notes.
What changes did you not expect to find in Patch 3.0.2?
Filed under: Patches, Analysis / Opinion, Breakfast Topics
Reader Comments (Page 13 of 13)
Wake Oct 16th 2008 12:22AM
I really like the constant rate mana/energy regen. I'm sure it's the same regen rate it was before, but it's just enjoyable watching my mana race back up to full after a fight as opposed to the old regen ticks.
Also, I'm level 30... yes, I've been to Shat and Nagrand... but I'm sure that I've had more Killing Blows in Kalimdor or Eastern Kingdoms (KB > 0) than I have in Outlands (KB = 0). I guess I need to go back to elementary Math.
Mark Oct 16th 2008 1:34AM
Darnarian's Scroll of Teleportation is no longer unique, and it STACKS! YEAH!!!!!!!!
Bimmicus Oct 16th 2008 2:50AM
Egads, the new rain effect looks TERRIBLE. I used to look forward to seeing rain in a zone – it was nicely atmospheric and reasonably realistic-looking – but this poorly-animated flurry of ectoplasmic spermatozoa not only looks nothing like rain, it obscures vision and generally uglies up the play experience. This is my least favorite cosmetic change to the game since the Bloodlust howl that was added to Enrage a few patches back, and I hope it dies just as swiftly. Misguided, unnecessary, bad!
Aubrecia Oct 17th 2008 1:20AM
Pounce (for cat druids) has a new animation! It actually looks like you're pouncing now, instead of just slashing.
ash Oct 17th 2008 2:24AM
I don't know if this is because my weapon skill is slightly below my level or if this an unannounced change but when I equip two two-handed weapons with Titan's Grip my tooltip reads as only doing 90% of normal damage for both weapons. Is it possible an earlier build of Titan's Grip was implemented?
thranathiril Oct 17th 2008 10:23AM
It may have been mentioned upthread, but now druids can collect Mana Berries (for cooking daily) and Razorthorn Roots (for roots daily) while staying in form. Haven't tried to collect any glowcaps in Zang yet, but this is another pleasant little tweak by Blizzard.
armadus Oct 21st 2008 12:56PM
all it boils down to is lack of testing! it all should have been tried and tested before installing it gamewide! then there would not be as many issues and the lopsided talents could have been corrected! this is just a case of very poor planning and installation! program writers dreams exceeding reality!