Patch 4.2.0a patch notes
by Adam Holisky 
Aug 8th 2011 at 3:14PM
And before people ask, there's no new information on patch 4.3 or any other content patches. These are mainly bug fixes that needed a client update.
Enjoy!
Patch 4.2.0a Patch Notes
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm patch 4.2.0A is now available on all realms! Below you'll find the official patch notes.
Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Using an instant cast spell right after a target dies should no longer re-target the dead target's body.
- Using an ability immediately after switching targets should no longer affect the previous target.
- Resolved a movement error when jumping onto an object while experiencing a low frame rate.
- Mac: Fixed a bug preventing shift and mouse wheel commands from registering properly.
- Resolved issues that were causing client crashes near Beth'tilac in the Firelands.
- Disconnecting while riding as a passenger in a vehicle should no longer cause an error upon subsequent login.
- Entering a password with Japanese Hiragana selected as the keyboard type should no longer cause a crash.
- Resolved an issue that was causing the client to crash under certain conditions when minimizing the game client.
- The tooltip color for heirloom items has been returned to gold.
- A move enforcement issue has been resolved that was affecting the death knight starting area quest Death Comes From on High.
- Tarecgosa's platform during the cutscene from Alignment (Elemental Bonds legendary quest) should now be visible before she lands on it.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
atupo.maruru Aug 8th 2011 3:23PM
"The tooltip color for heirloom items has been returned to gold."
Thank you very much, sir.
Tanth Aug 8th 2011 4:10PM
^
This right here.
I don't know why, but the change to white, the same as common items, was driving me crazy.
apharrington Aug 8th 2011 4:51PM
Yeah I was thinking there was an addon issue at first. I looked and was even gonna be stupid and open a ticket over something silly, but yeah it was driving me nuts also.
relmatos Aug 8th 2011 6:11PM
If only they gave it an ilevel that scaled so that I didnt have to craft gear and purchase items from the ilevel at lvl 80 so that I can enter dungeons, Blizzard would fix heirlooms :P
Shame they didnt put Tab targetting back to what it used to be.
blancester Aug 8th 2011 8:43PM
@Relmatos
I think the ilvl needs a reworking, should only average out the items equiped and agree on the heirlooms having a scaling ilvl.
GhostWhoWalks Aug 8th 2011 3:25PM
*fist pump*
Woo-hoo, no more wipes or drops in DPS due to buggy target switching!
Hollow Leviathan Aug 8th 2011 3:26PM
Target/tab targetting fixed?
I...I feel the need to dance.
Ronin Aug 8th 2011 3:54PM
Well, yes and no. While they fixed a couple of issues where the game would select a previous target, there's no mention of the Tab-targeting issues being fixed.
Now maybe they have been fixed-- but the patch notes don't say so.
Cephas Aug 8th 2011 4:59PM
Zarhym as much as said that a patch fix for tab targeting was coming this week in the official "Bitch about Tab Target Thread" http://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/189387/tab-target It would seem that Blizzard thinks that the targeting issues that they addressed should make tab targeting work properly again. If that turns out not to be the case, people will be blowing up about it on the forums in about 5 minutes.
Artificial Aug 9th 2011 4:52AM
"It would seem that Blizzard thinks that the targeting issues that they addressed should make tab targeting work properly again."
For certain values of "work", perhaps. Tab targeting didn't really work right when I started playing the game a few years ago, and it's never really worked right since, it's just that the ways it's broken change from time to time. One constant, though, is that it will fail to select the target right in front of you chewing on your face nine times out of ten...
Possum Aug 9th 2011 5:21AM
All I want is this; when I'm tanking a group of mobs I want tab to select a mob from that group. Not the mob halfway down the hallway. These patch notes don't seem to indicate a fix to that..
Thiron Aug 8th 2011 3:26PM
I expected more fixes...
Scott Aug 8th 2011 3:27PM
grrrr.... no player pet vehicle dismount fix
Cephas Aug 8th 2011 5:03PM
I thought that got hotfixed:
All combat and vanity pets should now respawn normally after players use any flight path.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/07/26/patch-4-2-hotfixes-for-july-26/
Scott Aug 8th 2011 5:14PM
@Cephas
Not that one - the bug where your pet does not respawn after you exit a quest "vehicle" - for example, when i pickup a turtle (for Punting Season) in Hyjal, the interface changes 9as if you are in a vehicle) - once you punt, you're back to normal, but HEY - no pet. And that lovely flamewalker is heading right for me....
The pet isnt "despawned" either, he's just not there - so you can't just summon him. The only "fix" to date is to quickly mount up and immediately dismount - pet returns as normal. Of course, if you've already aggroed something, you cant mount...
Geiss Aug 8th 2011 3:28PM
"Using an ability immediately after switching targets should no longer affect the previous target."
Cant tell how many penances and other spells this effed up for me over the last few weeks...
Amaxe Aug 8th 2011 8:32PM
I'm glad to see this as well.
Jonisjalopy Aug 8th 2011 9:46PM
YOU'RE TARGET IS DEAD
YOU'RE TARGET IS DEAD
YOU'RE TARGET IS DEAD
YOU'RE TARGET IS DEAD
Aggrajag Aug 9th 2011 4:24AM
*YOUR
xretsim2142 Aug 8th 2011 3:32PM
"Resolved a movement error when jumping onto an object while experiencing a low frame rate."