#0 - Sept. 25, 2007, 7:40 p.m.
A tradition of patch days that seems to have lost some steam as of late are the inevitable changes that did not make it into the patch notes. Sometimes major, often minor, unlisted patch notes are always interesting to those who are unable to actually play the game at the moment (more so, if you can imagine, than reading threads on nerfing X class, how Blizzard ruined the game again, and how the patch simply won't download).
Last Updated 09/28/07, 8:30 am EST
Disclaimer
As I can not possibly test all of these changes please forgive me if something is totally wrong or at least wildly inaccurate. I'd like to think I can pick up on the sarcastic notes but some of you are far drier than others. Anyhow, a HUGE thanks to all of those uncredited souls who have participated in this thread.
World
• New music added to Honor Hold as well as the inns of Ironforge, Stormwind, and Ratchet
• Cho Threadstrong has new sayings he shouts at the fruit vendor (poor fruit vendor)
• Griftah unceremoniously ousted from Shattrath. Now sadly selling his fine wares (at unreasonably cheap prices!) in Terrokar Forest, just outside of the city's south-eastern tunnel at 36, 30 (Thanks, Meadows)
• Flavor text added to goblins at zeppelin flight points
• Chests in Tempest Keep: Mechanar have had their spawn locations change slightly making it impossible (or more difficult...never underestimate a player's tenacity) to solo
• Boats received new music
Character Models, Animation, & Spell Effects
• Orc shoulders and off-hand weapons fixed (possible overcompensation for previous bug?)
• Male night elf shoulders arc differently (possible bug? No one seems to mind)
• Cyclone graphic changed to, and I quote, "look more awesome." Awesomeness confirmed
• Evocation's graphic effect updated, seems to be a blue version of the confirmed-awesome cyclone update
• Windfury finishes the updated cyclone trilogy, now larger and darker; fans are divided!
• Prayer of Mending received a new animation
• Hurricane visually seems more selective, targeting victims with bolts of lightening bolts
• Nethermine Ravager's rock shell ability received a new spell effect
• Druid Moonkin form has a new bandaging/crafting/using animation
• Undead epic horse mount trails longer flames
• Murloc Suits can now /kneel, /laugh, /point, /sit, /talk, and /cheer
• Shaman ghost wolf no longer holds weapons or shield while attacking
• Some weapons while in moonkin form appear to have shrunk (known bug)
• New, flashier graphic for Blessing of Protection and Blessing of Freedom
• Thunderfury's proc does the same thing as Evocate, Cyclone and Windfury (consider it an epilog)
• Spectral Tiger Mount (and Swift Spectral Tiger) updated with brighter armor and fewer seams
• The Astromages inside of the Mechanar had their fire aura effect changed in appearance. Much taller now and has a different graphic surrounding them
• Druid basic flight form flaps it's wings slower now
• Spell Reflect graphic changed; now appears on the character instead of over them
• Frostbolt has flashier, more dynamic impact effect
• Counterspell has new graphic that encircles the target
Items
• Red Ogre Suit is now fixed; weapons scaled down and now seat properly when sheathed
• Non-combat pets now have a 1-second cool-down between summoning and unsummoning
• Aquadynamic Fish Attractors now officially say the duration is 10 minutes as opposed to 5
• Crashn' Thrashn' Robot now will walk around a small area instead of standing in one spot
• Merciless Gladiator's Satin Gloves graphic has been changed from slim and tight to look like the bulky Merciless Gladiator's Mooncloth Gloves
• Sha'tari Skyguard's Enriched Terrocone Juice reputation reward vendor item price increased from 40 copper to 36 silver
• Farmer's Broom 100% beefier
• Moonsoul Crown has been changed from miscellaneous to a cloth item, receiving 39 armor, 50 durability, and a need to be repaired
• Accurate Scope is now a green item instead of white
• Mana potion injector gained charges and flavor text: "They just don't make 'em like this anymore..."
• Merciless Gladiator Shoulders are now orange on dark brown instead of orange on pink
• Coronet of Verdant Flame has been changed from miscellaneous to a cloth item, receiving 138 armor, 60 durability, and a need to be repaired
• Icy Blasting Primers are now made 10 at a time instead of 2, resulting in This results in 1 primal water making 50 frost grenades! Materials remain unchanged
• Goblin Gumbo is now unique, and the kettle has unlimited charges for the 15 minutes
• Nightstaff of the Everliving's texture has changed. It is now blue/gray where it was white
• Gladiator rogue daggers reduced by about 60% in size on blood elf females
• Druid Merciless Gladiator Leggings are now a kilt and have slightly been recolored
• Grips of Silent Justice now recolored tier 6 warrior gloves instead of recolored tier 6 paladin gloves
• Netherweave bandages now sell to vendors for 12 silver, 75 copper
• Heavy Neatherweave bandages now sell to vendors for 30 silver
• Wicked Edge of the Planes no longer has the firey trail behind it
• Sylvanaar Champion's Shoulders have had their strength bonus reduced from +36 to +22
• Letters are now soulbound, role players fail to grok reasoning behind this change
• Deprecated Tauren Trapper's Pants no longer makes your character's underwear disappear which, if worn by a tauren, comes as a relief to every other race in the game
Professions
• Fishing: Bobber splash at the end of the timer is adjusted so you don't have to instantly click for fear of missing
• Fishing: The fishing line now instantly appears when you cast
• Enchant Ring - Spellpower and other ring enchants have had their materials changed. Now requires 2 large prismatic shards and 2 greater planar essences
Quests
• Relic's Emanation daily quest money reward decreased while the Ogri'la faction reward was increased (documented somewhere but apparently not well known so here it is. Huzzah!)
• Skettis escort quest reward reduced to 9 gold from 11 gold, 99 silver
UI & Game Mechanics
• Disenchant received a new icon
• Wide screen UI scales differently
• UI Scaling in general appears to be a bit funky and requires some tweaking. Bedemus has generously posted a possible fix at http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=1778025846&sid=1&pageNo=1
• New Auction house alert: "A buyer has been found for your auction of X"
• Error speech re-enabled by default. You require more vespene gas
• One hour delay on receiving currency from successful auctions (there seems to be confusion as to where this note was actually posted so for sanity's sake here it is, possibly again)
• Windowed game begins in the center of the screen instead of the upper-left corner
• New reverb audio option
• Audio in general has received some major changes and may require tweaking
• Ogri'la reputation now goes to 999/1000 exalted
• Blessing of Sacrifice is on a 30 second cool down, not the 1 minute listed in the patch notes
• Targeting for Skettis bombing run improved
• Tracking abilities such as "Find Minerals" now last through death
• Unable to fly into the water while on a mount or in flight form
• Warlock pets no longer revert to soul shards when taking a taxi
• Druids can use booterang while in flight form
• The debuff from the druid Pounce ability now shows a separate debuff for the stun and the bleed DoT
• Druids in flight form can now perform herbalism provided they are on the ground
• Many earth elemental corpses can now be mined
• /mountspecial cannot be used while moving
• The World Defense Channel is once again open to the masses
• Disobedient Dragonmaw Peons are now spelled correctly, it was 'Disobediant'
• Shifting now removes Shabby Arakkoa Disguise
• Buffs now have a new gray dot if players are in range of your spell, as well as the red dot that indicated someone is out of range
• Monstrous Kaliri also give soul shards now, still no less obnoxious
• The Illidan encounter seems to have changed, now includes a 15 minute berserk timer (this design crutch has been or will be hot-fixed as it appears to have been a bug)
• Warlock Dreadsteed quest now requires one arcanite bar down from three. Veteran warlocks everywhere shake their vile little fists in rage
• Drain Life spell indicates player gains X life every 0 seconds
• Resurrection spells appear to be returning players to life with quite a bit more life and mana
• Skyguard reputation gain has been more than slightly increased
• Tainted and Enchanted elementals in the Vashj encounter now track as Elementals instead of Humanoids
edits: In the voice of the Nameless One, "Updated my journal."
