 Patch 3.3.0 (undocumented changes) | |||||
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| Release date | October 1, 2009 | ||||
| Initial version | 10554 (PTR) | ||||
| Interface .toc | 30300 (changes) | ||||
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This article lists all of Patch 3.3.0's undocumented changes. See the main article for the official list of documented changes.
Classes: General
Death Knights
- Pet
- The unnamed 1-handed version of the
[Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle] mentioned in the patch notes is 
[Rune of the Nerubian Carapace].
Shamans
- Pet
Races
Blood Elves
- [Arcane Torrent], tooltip updated, "Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec." [2]
Classes
- Mana cost of lower ranked spells has been decreased for many abilities and classes. See below for specifics. [2]
- Tooltips for all silencing abilities ( [Arcane Torrent], [Silence], [Silencing Shot], and [Strangulate]) have been updated to also state, "Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec." [2]
Death Knights
[Runeforging]
- [Rune of the Nerubian Carapace] added, "Affixes your rune weapon with a rune that increases Defense by 25 and total Stamina by 2%. Modifying your rune weapon requires a Rune Forge in Ebon Hold." [2]
- Blood
- [Strangulate], tooltip updated, "Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec." [2]
- Unholy
- [Desecration], duration increased to 20 seconds (old, 12 seconds) [2]
- [Night of the Dead], damage reduction now only applies to creature AoE, but the amount of damage reduction has been increased. Creature AoE damage reduction to the death knight's pet is 45/90% (old - 40/70%, applied to all AoE's) [2]
Druids
- Mana cost has been reduced for lower ranks of all of the following abilities: [2] [Entangling Roots], [Gift of the Wild], [Healing Touch], [Hurricane], [Insect Swarm], [Mark of the Wild], [Moonfire], [Regrowth], [Rejuvenation], [Soothe Animal], [Starfire], [Tranquility], [Typhoon], and File:Spell Nature wrathv2.png [Wrath].
- Balance
- Feral
- [Swipe], range increased to 8 yards (Old - 5 yards) [2]
- [Infected Wounds], no longer stacks (Old - Stacks up to 2 times.) [2]
- Restoration
- [Rejuvenation], duration reduced by 20%, but heals per second will remain constant. Now Rejuvenation heals 1352 over 12 seconds, still at a rate of 112.6 HPS (Old - 1690 over 15 seconds, 112.6 HPS) [2]
- [Improved Barkskin], now grants additional armor contribution, and dispel protection has been increased. Now grants 160% additional armor contribution from cloth and leather items while in File:Ability Druid TravelForm.png [Travel Form] or while not shapeshifted, and reduces the chance your Barkskin is dispelled by 70% (Old - No armor contribution increase, dispel chance reduced by 60%) [2]
Hunters
- Mana cost has been reduced for lower ranks of all of the following abilities: [2] [Aimed Shot], [Arcane Shot], [Counterattack], [Explosive Shot], [Freezing Trap], [Hunter's Mark], [Mend Pet], [Mongoose Bite], [Multi-Shot], [Raptor Strike], [Scare Beast], [Serpent Sting], [Volley], and [Wyvern Sting]
- Marksmanship
- [Silencing Shot], tooltip updated, "Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec." [2]
- Survival
- [Explosive Trap], trap duration reduced to 30 seconds, DoT increased to 900 + RAP, (old - 60 second duration, DoT was a flat 900 damage and not based on RAP). [2]
- [Point of No Escape], tooltip clarified [2]
- [Misdirection], changed to transfer threat when the hunter attacks and threat continues to be transferred for 4 seconds (old - transfers threat of the first 3 attacks) [2]
- [Lock and Load], cooldown reduced to 22 seconds (old - 30 seconds). [2]
User Interface
- The Map can be switched (using the button adjacent to the close button) between full screen (covering the screen) and a smaller version. The full screen will show (from left to right, from top to bottom) the following:
- The map with the zone, continent or planet you are on;
- The quests you are on;
- The quest text, displaying the quest;
- The quest rewards on completing it.
- The smaller screen will show the following:
- The map with the zone, continent or planet you are on;
- The quests you are on.
Professions
Blacksmithing
- The following patterns have been added: [2]
Leatherworking
- The following patterns have been added: [2]
- [Legwraps of Unleashed Nature]
- [Blessed Cenarion Boots]
- [Bladeborn Leggings]
- [Footpads of Impending Death]
- [Lightning-infused Leggings]
- [Earthsoul Boots]
- [Draconic Bonesplinter Legguards]
- [Rock-steady Treads]
Enchanting
- The following patterns have been changed: [2]
- [Enchant Weapon - Black Magic], now occasionally increases haste by 250 instead of inflicting a curse.
- [Enchant Weapon - Unholy Weapon], now also inflicts additional shadow damage.
Tailoring
- The following patterns have been added: [2]
Quests
- The quest log displays the reputation rewards when completing the quest: Displayed are:
- The faction you will gain reputation with;
- The amount of reputation you will gain.
Items
- Mounts
- Hippogryph mounts like the [Argent Hippogryph] now have a proper walk animation when on the ground.
- Hippogryph mounts like the
- [Edge of Ruin] now correctly supports glow effects from enchants.
World environment
- The front door to Icecrown Citadel is now open, leading into a dead end — presumably to make room for the future instance portal.
- The Undercity Guardians in Undercity are being replaced by orcish Kor'kron Overseers.[3]
References
- ^ a b
Ghostcrawler 2009-10-02. Re: No "avoidance" for spirit wolves?. Archived from the original on 2009-10-02. Retrieved on 2009-10-05. “The change should apply to all pets. I think that includes every class but warrior, paladin and rogue.”
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Boubouille 2009-10-02. Patch 3.3 Now live on PTRs. Retrieved on 2009-10-08.
- ^ [1]
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