Patch 5.3 interview with Ghostcrawler
Mystery of the Unborn Val'kyr
The latest patch 5.3 news
All of the latest Mists of Pandaria newsPatch 4.2 PTR patch notes updated for May 31
by Alex Ziebart 
May 31st 2011 at 10:00PM
- The defensive pet stance will now only cause the player's pet to attack enemies that attack the pet or the master.
- Hunters can tame eight new rare beasts, each with a specific "taming challenge."
- Party/raid interface profiles can now be saved, letting you easily switch for different encounters and roles.
- Mages: Arcane Blast damage done has been reduced by 5%.
- Warlocks: Soul Fire is now available at level 20, down from level 54.
General
- All character races now have a /roar sound.
- The Defensive pet stance will now only cause the player's pet to attack enemies which attack the pet or the master.
-
Talent Specializations
-
Marksmanship
- Careful Aim now grants additional critical strike chance against targets over 90% health, up from 80% health.
-
Marksmanship
-
Pets
- 8 new rare tamable beasts have been added, each of which provides a unique taming challenge. Will you be the first hunter to tame Deth'tilac, the rarest and most powerful of them all? Players will need to progress through the Hyjal Regrowth and Molten Front daily questing areas in order to unlock access to the full gamut of taming challenges.
- Arcane Blast damage done has been reduced by 5%.
-
Talent Specializations
-
Shadow
- Psychic Horror no longer has a forward facing requirement, making it consistent with other non-projectile-based crowd control spells.
-
Shadow
-
Talent Specializations
-
Subtlety
- Hemorrhage base damage has been increased by 40%.
-
Subtlety
- Soul Fire is now available at level 20, down from level 54.
- Recklessness and Deadly Calm can no longer be used at the same time. One cannot be used while the other is active, but using one does not put the other on its full cooldown.
-
Talent Specializations
-
Arms
- Two-Handed Weapon Specialization weapon damage increase has been lowered to 12%, down from 20%.
-
Fury
- Dual Wield Specialization weapon damage increase has been lowered to 5%, down from 10%.
-
Arms
- If a player wins a Need roll under the Need Before Greed system on a Bind on Equip item, the item will become Soulbound to that player. The item will remain unbound if won via a Greed roll.
- The order in which characters are listed at the Character Selection screen can now be rearranged and saved.
- Raid Profiles have been added which allow players to save the raid window user interface layout based on type of content (i.e. 10-player raids, 25-player raids, Battlegrounds, etc.) for future use.
The news is already rolling out for the upcoming WoW Patch 4.2! Preview the new Firelands raid, marvel at the new legendary staff, and get the inside scoop on new quest hubs -- plus new Tier 12 armor!Filed under: News items, Cataclysm
Reader Comments (Page 5 of 5)
Drogo Jun 1st 2011 11:38AM
Woe betide me, intending to switch from my enhance main to my arms alt for firelands. I intend to watch the results of the PTR with a wary eye.
rwienand1 Jun 1st 2011 2:35PM
Blizzard: dont nerf fury so much, I enjoy being viable and actually being able to compete with those fools who shoot fireballs and such.
For once i had been looking at ptr notes that didnt include a furious fury nerfing, only to be slapped in the face by some crazy 5% beatdown??
MrDrew Jun 1st 2011 12:01PM
Don't know why but the new tamable pet changes made me chuckle and think of Pokemon...GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL!!!!
Roy Jun 1st 2011 12:59PM
"If a player wins a Need roll under the Need Before Greed system on a Bind on Equip item, the item will become Soulbound to that player. The item will remain unbound if won via a Greed roll."
Exactly what was needed (was that a pun?)
nutzj98 Jun 1st 2011 2:58PM
"If a player wins a Need roll under the Need Before Greed system on a Bind on Equip item, the item will become Soulbound to that player. The item will remain unbound if won via a Greed roll."
Best change ever especially for pugs since we run pretty much non stop heroics and dungeons now.