Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Greetings Citizens

Patch 4.0.1 - PTR Build 13082
A small PTR build is now available.

Spell Changes
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment

Druid (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Balance
  • Solar Beam now affects targets within 5 yards, down from 10 yards.

Hunter (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Beast Mastery
  • Mend Pet no longer heals for x health, now heals for 25% of the pet's total health over 10 sec.

Marksmanship
  • Flare now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
  • Silencing Shot interrupt effect now works on players.

Paladin (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Retribution
  • Rule of Law no longer increases the critical effect chance of Holy Shock, affects Hammer of the Righteous instead.

Priest (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Shadow
Warlock (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Demonology
  • Health Funnel now sacrifices 1% of your total health to restore 6% of your summoned Demon's total health every 1 sec.
  • (Metamorphosis) Demon Leap has been changed back to his pre-Cataclysm version: Leap through the air and slam down on all enemies within 5 yards of the target area, causing 2213.67 to 2624.95 Shadow damage and stunning them for 2 sec.

Destruction
  • Searing Pain now costs 12% of base mana, up from 8% of base mana. Base damage increased by 150%.
  • Immolate base damage increased by 55%.

Affliction
  • Soul Swap now only removes your shadow damage-over-time effects from the target.

Arena Season 8 Ending Soon
Originally Posted by Zarhym (Source)
We are currently planning to end Arena Season 8 as early as October 12. At that point we will go through our normal process to determine who is eligible for the end-of-season rewards. This process should take approximately one week. It's very important for players who feel that they may be eligible for the Arena-specific titles and/or the Relentless Gladiator’s Frostwyrm to refrain from transferring their character to another realm until after Arena Season 8 ends.

The next Arena Season will begin for level-85 players approximately one week after the official launch of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. During the break between seasons, all rated matches will be turned off and only skirmishes will be available. All Team Ratings, Personal Rating, and Arena Points will be wiped when Arena Season 9 begins, but Matchmaking Rating and Honor Points converted to the new currency system will remain.

Arena Season 9 Available for Testing
Originally Posted by Bashiok (Source)
Arena Season 9 is now running and available for testing in the Cataclysm beta.

To help facilitate testing we'd like to ask that those interested in providing bug reports and feedback focus on playing arena games, but also participating in the rated battlegrounds. Please let us know if you find any issues or have any feedback. Thanks.