• Cross-realm zones will no longer brings together players over three time zones apart.
• In addition, when Tol Barad and Wintergrasp commence, cross-realm zoning should be disabled for the duration of the battle, and resume after the battle has been decided.
• And on top of all of that, cross-realm zones should no longer behave erratically when a party changes leader.

Kaivax

September 20

• General
  • Cross-realm zones no longer bring together players who are more than 3 timezones apart.
  • When Tol Barad and Wintergrasp battles commence, cross-realm zoning should now cease for the duration, and resume after the end of the battle.
  • Cross-realm zones no longer behave erratically when a party changes leader.
  • The organizers of Azeroth's fishing tournaments have temporarily shut down their weekly affairs. Fishing tournaments will return soon.
• Classes
  • Druid
    • Starfire damage has been increased by approximately 3%.
    • Starsurge damage has been increased by approximately 3%.
    • Wrath damage has been increased by approximately 9%.
    • Non-Restoration Druids will now properly get a mana discount when casting Cenarion Ward while Heart of the Wild is active. Feral and Guardian Druids will also properly gain increased healing.
  • Hunter
    • Glyph of Scattering should no longer cancel DoTs on boss creatures, but does still still remove all DoTs from non-boss NPCs and enemy players.
  • Mage
    • Arcane Blast damage has been reduced by approximately 3.5%.
    • Arcane Missiles damage has been reduced by approximately 3.5%.
    • Arcane Barrage damage has been reduced by approximately 3.5%.
  • Priest
    • Immunity to Fear will no longer prevent Void Tendrils from landing on a target.
  • Rogue
    • Sanguinary Vein now provides at 16% damage increase (down from 20%).
  • Shaman
    • Lightning Bolt damage has been increased by approximately 8%. This also applies to Overload Lightning Bolt and Echo of the Elements Lightning Bolt.
  • Warrior
    • Mortal Strike now does 165% weapon damage (down from 185%).
    • Overpower now does 105% weapon damage (down from 120%)
    • Slam now does 190% weapon damage (down from 215%).
    • Raging Blow now does 190% weapon damage (down from 215%),
    • Bloodthirst now does 90% weapon damage (down from 100%).
    • Wild Strike now does 195% weapon damage (down from 220%).
• Items
  • Overseer's Handaxe now hits for 1307-2428, with DPS increased to 1167.
  • Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps should again only spawn a Tentacle of the Old Ones when expected.
• Quests
  • Major Samuelson should no longer despawn before a player who has attacked him can earn credit for killing him in the quest "A Villain Unmasked".
• Bug Fixes
  • Tanks in Theramore's Fall are no longer skinnable for leatherworkers. They can still be dismantled by engineers.

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