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Patch 2.3 coming out next week

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Patch 2.3 coming out next week Empty Patch 2.3 coming out next week

Post by Chev Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:46 pm

http://www.wowwiki.com/Patch_2.3
November 13th, Season 3 is coming out the following week November 20th, save your arena points!

Highlights & notes

* Zul'Aman, new raid instance
* Guild banks introduced
* Season 3 Arena rewards
* Paladin Retribution talent tree revamp
* Level 20-60 leveling speed improvements
* Alterac Valley revamp
* NPC interaction improved through UI
* All debuffs and buffs on enemies are visible
* New items obtainable via Badge of Justice

More Changes of Note:
-Guild Banks!
-Heroics are being changed to honored reputation
-New Daily quests for nonheroics, heroics and battlegrounds
-Karazhan bosses will now drop badge of justices
-Watchout for hunters, they will have no more dead-zone.
-Experience: The amount of experience needed to gain a level has been decreased between levels 20 and 60. In addition, the amount of experience granted by quests has been increased between levels 30 and 60.
-Healing: Almost all items and enchantments that provide bonus healing now also provide a smaller number (approximately 1/3) of bonus spell damage. There are a few items and enchantments where this was not possible, such as random-stat items and Zul'Gurub enchantments, but this is now the case on virtually all other items.
# Players will now be able to cast spells for free in the Battleground before it begins.
# Players will now be able to cast spells for free for a few seconds after being resurrected by a Spirit Guide in the Battleground.
Mobs inside Sethekk Halls will now continue to award Lower City reputation into Exalted.

Hellfire Citadel: Hellfire Ramparts

* The Reinforced Fel Iron Chest can now only be looted by players who are present during some portion of a successful attempt of the Vazruden and Nazan encounter. In addition, on Heroic difficulty the chest now contains a Badge of Justice for each player present.

Heroic Mechanar will give 4 instead of 5 badges.

Duration of Wizard and Mana Oils created by enchanters has been increased. (to 1 hr)

Warlock
Soul Siphon (Affliction) now increases damage by 2/4% and no longer affects Drain Mana.

Druids
Heart of the Wild: This talent no longer provides 4/8/12/16/20% bonus Strength in Cat Form. Instead it provides 2/4/6/8/10% bonus attack power.
Intensity (Restoration) increased to 10/20/30% mana regeneration.
Natural Perfection (Restoration) - Now also grants the Natural Perfection effect after being critically hit, reducing all damage taken by 1/3/5% for 8 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.
Cure Poison and Abolish Poison are now usable in Tree of Life Form.
Remove Curse is now usable in Moonkin Form.
Feral Attack Power: Items that granted bonus attack power in Cat, Bear, Dire Bear, and Moonkin forms have been re-evaluated. In almost all cases, the attack power on the item has been increased. This change corrects an issue where feral weapon damage was not keeping up with other classes in its rate of increase.

Hunters
Aimed Shot (Marksmanship) now reduces healing done to that target by 50% for 10 seconds.

Mages
# (NEW SPELL) Ritual of Refreshment available on trainers at level 70.
Arcane Meditation (Arcane) increased to 10/20/30% mana regeneration.
# Improved Fireball: The reduction in damage coefficient caused by this talent has been removed.
# Improved Frostbolt: The reduction in damage coefficient caused by this talent has been removed.

Paladins
Crusader Strike (Retribution) cooldown reduced from 10 to 6 seconds.
Improved Seal of the Crusader (Retribution) benefits folded into the base spell. This talent now gives the benefits of the Sanctified Crusader talent instead.
# Pursuit of Justice (Retribution) is now 3 ranks and increases movement speed by 5/10/15% and also reduces the chance you'll be hit by spells by 1/2/3%.
# Sanctified Crusader (Retribution) renamed Sanctified Seals, which now increases your chance to critically hit with all spells and melee attacks by 1/2/3% and reduces the chance your Seals will be dispelled by 33/66/100%.
# Vengeance (Retribution) duration increased from 15 to 30 seconds.
# Vindication (Retribution) frequency and duration increased and now reduces all attributes by 5/10/15%, not just Strength and Agility.
# Weapon Expertise (Protection) renamed Combat Expertise, now increases expertise by 1/2/3/4/5 and total Stamina by 2/4/6/8/10%.
# Fanaticism will now reduce threat caused by all actions by 6/12/18/24/30%, in addition to its current effect of course.
Precision (Protection) now increases spell hit chance as well.

Priests
Fear Ward is now available to all priests at level 20. Duration reduced to 3 minutes, cooldown increased to 3 minutes
Meditation (Discipline) increased to 10/20/30% mana regeneration.
Pain Suppression (Discipline Talent) is now usable on friendly targets, instantly reduces the target's threat by 5%, reduces damage taken by 40% and its cooldown has been reduced to 2 minutes.
Starshards (Night Elf) is no longer channeled, costs 0 mana, is now a Magic effect, lasts 15 seconds, causes damage every 3 seconds and has a 30 second cooldown.
# Focused Will (NEW Discipline Talent) - After taking a critical hit you gain the Focused Will effect, reducing all damage taken by 1/3/5% and increasing healing effects on you by 4/7/10% for 8 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.

Warrior
# Defiance (Protection) now also grants 2/4/6 weapon expertise.
# Devastate (Protection) now combines the effects of Sunder Armor into its effect. It is also now affected by all talents and items that affect Sunder Armor.
Improved Berserker Stance (Fury) now also reduces all threat caused while in Berserker Stance by 2/4/6/8/10%
Improved Intercept and Weapon Mastery have swapped locations in the talent trees.
Sweeping Strikes and Death Wish have swapped locations in the talent trees.
Weapon Mastery (Arms) now reduces duration of Disarm effects against you by 25/50% rather than giving you a 50% chance to avoid or full immunity to Disarm effects.
Tactical Mastery: This talent also now grants greatly-increased threat from Mortal Strike and Bloodthirst when in Defensive Stance.

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Post by Relina Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:13 pm

Awesome! Best part is, I'll get to try the patch out for myself! I'm also coming out next week. Wink
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