Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft: Cataclysm patch 4.2: Rage of the Firelands. Hotfixes are updates we make on our end without requiring you to download a new patch. Some of the hotfixes below will go live the moment they are implemented, while others may require your realm to be restarted to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. We will continue to update this thread in the days ahead as additional hotfixes are applied.

Patch Information


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* Known Issues

* Customer Support & Service Issues

* Technical Support & Troubleshooting


July 1


* General


Characters should no longer randomly suffer falling damage.




* Classes

Pets should no longer be attacking new targets at random while a player is under the effects of any crowd control.

Druids

It is no longer possible to cancel Lunar Shower by right-clicking the buff, or canceling it via a macro.

Starfall is no longer hitting targets that are within 40 yards if they are not in combat with the druid or his/her party/raid members. It is targeting all hostile characters in combat with the druid?s party/raid members, is not hitting Stealth characters, is not breaking crowd control effects, and is not targeting nearby critters.



Hunters


All of the Hunter-centric rare spawns in Mount Hyjal and Molten Front are now immune to both Distracting Shot and Taunt.




Priests

The Flash Heal from Surge of Light will now correctly activate Chakra.

The heal-over-time effect from the Glyph of Prayer of Healing now will correctly apply to targets that are within 30 yards of the target of Prayer of Healing, but over 40 yards away from the priest.

Channeled spells are no longer being interrupted if cast immediately after Shadowfiend.



Rogues

Sap is no longer placing the rogue in combat when he/she is visible and the target is sapped.




Warlocks

Warlocks will no longer fall through pillars in Ring of Valor if the pillar is moving when the player uses Demonic Circle: Teleport.







Dungeons & Raids


Dungeon Finder

It is no longer possible for two separate guild groups with less than five players each to be matched with any other groups or players in the queue from the same guild.



Firelands

Firelands Heroic difficulty has been turned off in all regions until the following week's realm maintenance.

Alysrazor


Blazing Talon Clawshapers and Blazing Initiates cannot be interacted with any longer prior to them shifting to human form.
The Molten Feather power bar is now reappearing when appropriate.




Baleroc

Baleroc's gate will now properly unlock itself again after a wipe, even if Shannox is still alive.



Beth?tilac


Beth'tilac's trash will no longer respawn after she has been killed.

Cinderweb Drones will now add threat to players on the bottom floor (below the web) and not give any threat to players above the web.

The Widow?s Kiss will now ignore immunities, including Divine Shield and Anti-Magic Shell.



Rhyolith


Rhyolith is now slightly easier to turn in 10-player mode.




Creatures


Cinderweb Spiderlings no longer drop any loot and their health is restored to full after players exit combat.
The Flame Archon range of Fiery Torment has dramatically increased.

Flamewaker Subjugator, Flamewaker Animator, and Unstable Magma health has been reduced. Flamewaker Subjugator damage has been increased for 25-player raids.

The damage-over-time effect from the Hell Hound ability Rend Flesh now stacks up to 5 times, down from 10.

Molten Flamefathers had too much health in 10-player mode, and too little health in 25-player mode. This has been corrected.

Surger damage dealt by Surge has been reduced.

Unbound Blazing Elementals now have a greatly reduced chance to drop epic items and crafting recipes. They also drop less gold.
Unbound Pyrelords can properly target banished/cycloned Smoldering Elementals with Ignite Elemental. In addition, Ignite Elemental cannot be interrupted.

Unbound Pyrelord health has increased, while Unbound Smoldering Elemental health has decreased.

Neither the Sulfuron Span nor Shatterstone volcano are able to be affected by the siege damage done by a Saronite Bomb.

The rate at which crafting recipes drop has been greatly reduced.




Zul?Drak

Players are again successfully able to complete the quest Betrayal.



Items
The Heroic and normal versions of the crossbows Arbalest of Erupting Fury and Lava Bolt Crossbow no longer have identical stats.

June 29


Classes


Druids

Feral druids can now use Skull Bash in the Firelands raid. It only seems fair.







Dungeons & Raids


Baradin Hold

Eye of Occu?thar damage and health is now properly scaled for 10- and 25-player versions of the dungeon.




Blackwing Lair

All Brood Affliction debuffs applied by Chromaggus are now removed after zoning out of Blackwing Lair.



Firelands
The stationary Hell Hound pack at the front of the dungeon should no longer cause players to become stuck in combat.
There are now fewer Hell Hounds before Beth?tilac, making the engagement a little less? hellish.

Beth?tilac and her offspring now have increased health and damage on Heroic difficulty.

Rageface?s Face Rage is now slightly less rageful, as the increase of the rate of damage per tick has been reduced.

Creatures linked to Shannox will now respawn every 4 hours until he is killed, up from 2 hours.




Zul?Gurub


High Priest Venoxis and Zanzil have had the damage of many of their spells and abilities reduced.

Items


Cauldron of Battle and Big Cauldron of Battle no longer lose flask charges from repeated clicks when players already have one in their inventory.

Eternal Embers dropped in the Firelands raid now bind when picked up. Master Looters are only able to give Eternal Embers to players who are on the quest All-Seeing Eye.

Paladin tier 12 2-piece set bonus: It should no longer be possible to get a double proc of Flames of the Faithful.

Many item procs were not being triggered properly by melee auto attacks after a hotfix made yesterday. This has been corrected.

Holiday Rewards


Satchel of Chilled Goods, Keg-Shaped Treasure Chest, Heart-Shaped Box, and Loot-Filled Pumpkin will no longer remain in character inventory once the associated holiday is over. Players must loot the items from these caches before the corresponding holiday ends. More information can be found here.







PvP


Arenas


The Ring of Valor


There is no longer a 6-second delay on the rising of the pillars after the match has begun.




Quests & Creatures


It is no longer possible to complete some daily quests more than once a day by turning them in during a small window before the standard reset time.

Alliance and Horde Guild Battle Standards cannot be used inside the Firelands raid.
Both Faldren Tillsdale and Jamus'Vaz (Valor Point vendors) now display items grouped together in the following manner: rings, necks, bracers, relics, ranged weapons, thrown weapons, then tier sets.
The Severed Visionary Tentacle is no longer infinitely applying to characters.




Quests & Creatures


Elemental Bonds Quest Chain

Aggra's bubble is now significantly larger and has a sparkle effect, making it easier for players to locate her when on the quest Elemental Bonds: Desire.
Players should be able to see Therazane and turn in the quest Into Constant Earth while at any stage of Deepholm progression without issue.

Cockbag posted:

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Alliance and Horde Guild Battle Standards cannot be used inside the Firelands raid.

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Quazimortal posted:

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Cockbag posted:

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Alliance and Horde Guild Battle Standards cannot be used inside the Firelands raid.

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Yeah cause God forbid you use a valid item to make things take just a little less time. Assholes...

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