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Icon-patch-22x22 Patch 4.0.3a (undocumented changes)
“The Shattering”
Cataclysm Login No text
Cataclysm Login Screen
Release date 2010-11-23
Initial version 13329
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Highlights & notes
  • Cataclysm intro cinematic and login screen
  • Revamped classic Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor zones
  • New race/class combinations for existing races

Patch chronology
Useful links
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General

  • A new starting experience for gnomes is now available, starting at A [1] Pinned Down.
  • New starting experience for trolls is also available with starting quest H [1] The Rise of the Darkspear.
  • New background music for many old-world zones has been added.
  • Experience required to advance between level 84 and 85 has been increased from what it was in beta.
  • Numerous treasure chests have changed names and chests that were small are now the more basic size. Some players are unable to open chests in certain areas at this time.[1]

PvP

  • Vehicles in Wintergrasp no longer have tiered speeds (siege engines move as fast as catapults) and are now subject to snares and roots. It is unknown whether this is intended behavior or not.

Achievements

  • Quest achievements for old world zones are now split by zone, the way it is done for Outland and Northrend.
  • Money achievement Dungeon & Raid Emblem and all its subsequent achievements have been converted to Feats of Strength.
  • Money achievement World Explorer now requires Money achievement Explore Cataclysm. As such, it is currently impossible to complete before the release of the Cataclysm expansion. However, players who obtained this achievement before the patch keep it even without exploring Cataclysm zones.
  • Money achievement The Keymaster has been removed.
  • Money achievement Insane in the Membrane no longer requires exalted status with the Shen'dralar.
  • All dungeon and raid achievements are now categorized based on expansion rather than instance.
  • The achievements For The Alliance! and For The Horde! have been updated with the changes in leadership for the orcs, tauren and dwarves. Player who completed the achieves before this patch have been credited with these new leaders automatically.

NPCs

Classes

  • The cost of Dual specialization has been reduced to 10g and level to 30.
  • Buff scrolls can no longer be used on player controlled units, such as combat pets.

Hunter

Paladin

Professions

  • Towns in starting zones now have Profession Trainers, which can train all professions (but not secondary professions) up to a skill level of 75.

Cooking

Enchanting

Engineering

  • Trade engineering [Nitro Boosts] and Achievement reputation ogre [Dullard] are now belt tinkers instead of boot and helm, respectively.
  • Inv misc molle [MOLL-E] has a new icon.
  • Mechanical bosses require higher levels of engineering to dismantle.

Fishing

  • Moving your mouse over a fishing bobber now shows a unique fishing icon rather than the generic cogwheel.

Herbalism

  • Experience gained from gathering herbs has been increased.

Inscription

  • Low-level inks can no longer be traded for Inv inscription inkpurple01 [Ink of the Sea] but now for Inv inscription inkblack03 [Blackfallow Ink]. However, since the ingredients for this ink aren't available before the release of Cataclysm, low-level inks can't be traded right now.

Mining

  • Experience gained from Mining has been increased.

Riding

  • Smart mount macros are broken because all of Azeroth is now marked as flyable, although it is not yet possible to purchase Inv scroll 11 [Flight Master's License].
  • Some, but not all, flying mounts are now usable in Azeroth as land mounts - this seems to be mostly crafted mounts such as Tailor-made flying carpets and Engineer-made flying machines. The mount operates only as a land mount, unless in water, where you will be unmounted like on a flying mount.
  • Is it possible to mount up and fly on a flying mount when swimming at the surface of water.
  • Dalaran is no longer a no-fly area.
  • The Stormwind Canals can be ridden on as though they are land when using larger mounts such as mammoths.

Skinning

  • Some mobs, such as Cyanigosa require more than 450 skinning, this is a known bug.

Items

Reputation

  • Playable faction reputation quartermasters have been added to capital cities.
  • Gilneas reputation from the Worgen of Gilneas available to the Alliance.
  • Bilgewater Cartel reputation from the Goblins of Kezan available to the Horde.
  • Timbermaw Hold reputation gains have been greatly increased.
  • Argent Dawn reputation is no longer available from Eastern Plaguelands quests and mobs. Instead there is a quest chain at Light's Hope Chapel that leads you to Fiona[3]. This leads you to a repeatable quest.

Dungeons

  • Some classic dungeons have been reduced in size or have had trash mobs reduced.
  • Some instances have lowered their level range.
  • Dire Maul North no longer requires a key for the final room.
  • Dire Maul's North wing is now cut off from the other two. The door and tunnel to the Shen'dralar room is no longer usable.
  • Scholomance no longer requires the Inv misc key 14 [Viewing Room Key] to proceed to the second portion.
  • Stratholme's live and undead sides are now cut off from each other.
  • Blackrock Depths now contains teleporters to various locations within the instance.
  • Aggroing the final boss of BRD no longer aggros the entire room's trash mobs.
  • After defeating Auriaya in Ulduar the Spark of Imagination may be teleported to right away, allowing Mimiron's trash to be skipped.
  • Completing a Normal Cataclysm Dungeon is rewarded with 70 Justice Points.

User Interface

Antagonist
Map Antagonist
Map Antagonist indoors

Quests

  • Classic dungeons now have quest givers inside the entrance.
  • Quest:Basic Chemistry and Quest:Neutralizing the Plague can now be done by a single player as the quest item's cooldown has been reduced to 30 seconds (was 90 seconds).
  • The quest Quest:Get Kraken! now requires 8 hits on the kraken and 6 Deepcallers slain (was 6 and 3 respectively). The Inv misc bone 08 [Kraken Tooth] from killing the kraken can also be obtained once again (was unavailable in 4.0.3).
  • The quest to activate the frost trap in Dire Maul North no longer requires any items.
  • The quest to obtain a Inv chest chain 14 [Gordok Ogre Suit] now only requires Inv potion 08 [Ogre Tannin]. The crafted versions remain unchanged.

The following quests have been removed:

Note: With the world revamp, a vast number of quests in old-world zones was removed, far too numerous to list here. They can be found in Category:Removed in patch 4.0.3a.

References

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