Patch 4.0.1 (undocumented changes)

Patch 4.0.1 (undocumented changes)
Release date	2010-10-07
Initial version	13164 (PTR)
Interface .toc	(changes)
Highlights & notes
New streaming launcher UI and class mechanics revamp
Documented changes Undocumented changes
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Classes

• The price of dual specialization is reduced from 1000 gold to 100 gold.

Druid

• [Bear Form] requires level 15, up from level 10. It is a spell that can be purchased instead of the quest chain.
• [Cat Form] requires level 8, down from level 20.
• [Cyclone] cast time increased to 2 seconds, up from 1.5 seconds.
• [Entangling Roots] range increased to 35 yards, up from 30 yards.
• [Faerie Fire] range increased to 35 yards, up from 30 yards.
• [Insect Swarm] range increased to 40 yards, up from 35 yards.
• [Moonfire] range increased to 40 yards, up from 35 yards.
• [Starfire] range increased to 40 yards, up from 35 yards.
• [Thorns] now lasts 20 seconds, down from 10 minutes; damage increased by 1,400%.
• [Wild Mushroom] is now limited to 3 mushrooms, down from 5.
• [Wrath] range increased to 40 yards, up from 35 yards.

Hunter

• Starter pets:
  • Alliance
    • Draenei: An orange moth with green wings.
    • Dwarf: A brown bear.
    • Night elf: A white nightsaber.
  • Horde
    • Blood elf: An orange dragonhawk.
    • Orc: A black boar.
    • Tauren: A purple tallstrider with a green neck.
    • Troll: A red raptor.
•  [Kill Command] triggers the pet's GCD. This may be a bug; however, it is not listed in the known issues thread.
• You will be notified when your pet dings. The animation is almost the same as when your character dings.

Paladin

• [Hammer of Wrath] and [Holy Wrath] have new icons.
• [Seal of Light] and [Seal of Wisdom] have been merged into [Seal of Insight].
• [Seal of Vengeance] has been renamed [Seal of Truth].
• The various resistance auras have been merged into the single [Resistance Aura].
• New abilities: [Word of Glory], Diving Light, [Holy Radiance], [Guardian of Ancient Kings], [Inquisition].
• [Seal of Command] has been removed as a spell. Instead, its talent improves other seals and gives the former Seal of Command's cleave effect to [Seal of Righteousness].
• [Divine Storm] now does extra damage based on the accumulated amount of Holy Power.

Warlock

• Warlocks now start with an imp minion.

Dungeons

• The reward of killing a boss in a WotLK Dungeon at Heroic difficulty is 16 Justice Points.
• Completing a dungeon will no longer be rewarded with Justice Points or Emblems.
• Completing a weekly raid quest will be rewarded with 137 Justice Points.

Professions

• Herbalism and Mining give XP. The higher level the char is, the lower the received XP will be.
• Tiffany Cartier no longer exchanges Titanium Powder for Dalaran Jewelcrafter's Tokens (POSSIBLY A BUG)

Consumables

• Some former Guardian Elixirs are now Battle Elixirs.
• Scrolls are now considered Battle Elixirs, and will overwrite existing Battle Elixirs.

Quests

• The Horde and Alliance versions of the pre-Cataclysm event quest chain are now available, starting with Earthen Ring emissaries in faction capitals.
• If you must kill a mob or talk to an NPC, the picture of the mob or NPC will be clearly displayed.

User interface

• Buttons for popup windows (talents, PvP, dungeon finder, etc.) now display the level at which they become available.
• The graphics settings window has been revamped.
• Zone names displayed when moving between zones are now closer to the top of the screen.
• On the border of the Minimap a yellow arrow points to the closest quest area. In the Objectives frame the number of that quest has a yellow (instead brown) background.
• If quest items can be looted, they will be displayed with a yellow border in the loot window.
• You can now activate multiple tracking abilities (Class Trainer, Auctioneer, Mailbox, etc.) simultaneously and the minimap uses appropriate icons to distinguish them from each other; however, it still uses generic yellow dots for [Find Minerals] and [Find Herbs].
• Mounts and companion pets have been moved to the spellbook.
• Tooltips of mobs and objects displays quest progression of partymembers when in a party and the quest has been shared.
• The character screen now displays the character's talent specialization if one exists.
• The background behind the character on the character screen is now greyed.
• New Guild UI and cap of 1000 members have been implemented.

World environment

General

• Earthen Ring Emissaries have appeared throughout major cities, warning about the recent elemental disturbances.
• The Elemental Invasion world event is now available. Refer to that article for specific world changes.

Dun Morogh

• Operation: Gnomeregan has been removed. The outside of Gnomeregan is now being prepared for the gnomes' relocation.

Durotar

• [{Zalazane's Fall]] has been removed. Echo Isles are now being prepared for the trolls' relocation.