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This article lists all of '''Patch 3.2.2's undocumented changes'''.
  
This article lists all of '''Patch 3.2.2's undocumented changes'''.
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== General ==
  
== General ==
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* Cost to learn Expert Riding has been reduced to {{cost|250}}. In addition, the riding trainers in [[Thrallmar]] and [[Honor Hold]] are now part of the [[Orgrimmar]] and [[Stormwind]] factions respectively. <ref>{{ref web
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* The effect of [[armor penetration]] has been reduced. <ref>{{ref web
  
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|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19717353372&pageNo=1&sid=1#0
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|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20136595097&pageNo=2&sid=1#20
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|title=Did they lower Riding Skill costs again??
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|archiveurl=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/19717353372-armor-pen-nerf-in-322.html
  
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|author=[[Mumper]]
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|archivedate=2009-09-04
  
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|date=September 25, 2009, 5:57:11 pm
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|author={{Blizz}} [[Ghostcrawler]]
  
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|accessdate=2009-09-25
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|date=09/04/2009 06:24:06 PM PDT
  
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}}</ref>
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|title=Armor pen nerf in 3.2.2
  
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* [[Day of the Dead]] event support.
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|accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref>
  
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* {{quality|Heirloom}} items now properly give extra experience in battlegrounds. This was bugged in the previous patch. <ref>{{ref web
  
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== PvP ==
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|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820418568&pageNo=1&sid=1#4
  
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* The vendors in [[Champion's Hall]] in [[Stormwind]] and in [[Hall of Legends]] in [[Orgrimmar]] have been renamed and/or moved.
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|archiveurl=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/19820418568-q-about-heirloom-exp.html
  
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** {{npc|alliance|Lieutenant Karter|War Mount Quartermaster}} and {{npc|horde|Raider Bork|Mount Quartermaster}} (Alliance/Horde PvP mount vendors) have been moved just outside Halls and can be found mounted on a {{item|Black War Steed}} and {{item|Black War Wolf}} respectively.
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|archivedate=2009-09-18
  
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|author={{Blizz}} [[Zarhym]]
  
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=== Battlegrounds ===
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|date=2009-09-18 23:34:56
  
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|title=Re: Q about Heirloom Exp.
  
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|accessdate=2009-09-23}}</ref>
  
 
* [[Alterac Valley]] <ref>{{ref web
  
* [[Alterac Valley]] <ref>{{ref web
 
|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820331742&sid=1
  
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** The upper level bracket has been split into a level 70-79 bracket as well as a level 80 only bracket.
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** The level brackets have been reorganized as such: 51-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80.
 
** The level of bosses in lower level brackets has been reduced to compensate for the bracket change.
  
** The level of bosses in lower level brackets has been reduced to compensate for the bracket change.
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* The Vendors in Champion's Hall in Stormwind all been renamed and/or moved.
  
   
 
== Class changes ==
  
== Class changes ==
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=== Death Knight ===
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* Talents
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** Unholy
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*** [[Bone Shield]]: The duration of this ability has been reduced to 1 minute (from 5).
 
=== Hunter ===
  
=== Hunter ===
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*[[Volley]]: The [[attack power]] coefficient has been increased from 0.0586 to 0.0837. Base points did not change. <ref>{{ref web
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*[[Volley]]: The [[attack power coefficient]] has been increased from 0.0586 to 0.0837. Base points did not change. <ref>{{ref web
 
|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820531167&sid=1
  
|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820531167&sid=1
 
|archiveurl=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/28/19820531167-volley-stealth-buff-in-322.html
  
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|title=Volley "stealth buff" in 3.2.2
  
|title=Volley "stealth buff" in 3.2.2
 
|accessdate=2009-09-22}}</ref>
  
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*[[Kill Shot]]: Minimum range re-added.
 
*Pets
  
*Pets
 
:* The hunter will now visibly throw its pet a given food item when feeding via item-on-portrait or via [[Feed Pet]]. This does not apply to pure buff items such as [[Sporeling Snack]]s or [[Kibler's Bits]]. Only food items.
  
:* The hunter will now visibly throw its pet a given food item when feeding via item-on-portrait or via [[Feed Pet]]. This does not apply to pure buff items such as [[Sporeling Snack]]s or [[Kibler's Bits]]. Only food items.
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== Dungeons & Raids ==
  
== Dungeons & Raids ==
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* In the 5-player [[Trial of the Champion]] (normal and heroic dungeon), the transition from mounted to hand-to-hand combat has been changed so players no longer feel obligated to zone out. <ref>{{ref web
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* [[Trial of the Champion]] (normal and heroic dungeon):
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** There is now an option in the herald's dialogue to skip the introductory scripted scene if everyone in the party has already seen it.
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|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19595261328&pageNo=2&sid=1#39
  
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** When defeated in mounted combat, the faction champions will now become untargetable and run back to the gate, so players can start phase 2 whenever they are ready. This is done to remove the need to run out of the instance to drop aggro from the mounted phase.
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|archiveurl=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/12/19595261328-toc-5-smoothing-the-transition-from-jousting.html
  
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|archivedate=2009-08-31
  
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==Professions==
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|author={{Blizz}} [[Valnoth]]
  
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*Cooking
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|date=2009-08-31 21:43:00
  
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** [[Basic Campfire]] now has a 2 second cast time, down from 10.
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|title=Re: oC 5: Smoothing the transition from jousting
  
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|accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref>
  
   
 
==Quests==
  
==Quests==
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Completing the daily dungeon quest from [[Archmage Timear]] now gives you the additional option to pick a [[Sons of Hodir Commendation Badge]] (500 rep) among the rewards.
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Completing the daily dungeon quest from [[Archmage Timear]] now gives you the additional option to pick a {{item|Sons of Hodir Commendation Badge}} (500 rep) among the rewards.
   
 
== Achievements ==
  
== Achievements ==
 
* The achievement {{achievement|Onyxia's Lair (Level 60)|Onyxia's Lair}} has been converted to a Feat of Strength and removed from the requirements for {{achievement|Classic Raider}}.
  
* The achievement {{achievement|Onyxia's Lair (Level 60)|Onyxia's Lair}} has been converted to a Feat of Strength and removed from the requirements for {{achievement|Classic Raider}}.
 
* The achievement {{achievement|BB King}} for Horde and Alliance to pelt the opposite faction's leaders was added in the Winter Veil category.
  
* The achievement {{achievement|BB King}} for Horde and Alliance to pelt the opposite faction's leaders was added in the Winter Veil category.
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* The achievement {{achievement|Dead Man's Party}} was added for Day of the Dead.
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== Items ==
  
== Items ==
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* The weapon speed-based cooldown added to [[wands]] in 3.2, which fired after the completion of any spell effect, has been removed again.
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* Added new item {{loot|common|Kvaldir Attack Plans}}.
 
* {{loot|rare|Mammoth Cutters}} have a new icon to distinguish them from {{loot|common|Frostbite Bullets}}.
  
* {{loot|rare|Mammoth Cutters}} have a new icon to distinguish them from {{loot|common|Frostbite Bullets}}.
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* The size of [[Nether ray (mount)|nether ray mounts]] has been increased.
 
* {{loot|epic|Parrot Cage (Hyacinth Macaw)}} is now an epic-quality item.
  
* {{loot|epic|Parrot Cage (Hyacinth Macaw)}} is now an epic-quality item.
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* Added new item {{loot|common|Kvaldir Attack Plans}}.
  
 
* {{item|Pint-Sized Pink Elekk}}: The pet spell taught has been renamed to "Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm". Old was "Summon Pint-Sized Pink Elekk"
  
* {{item|Pint-Sized Pink Elekk}}: The pet spell taught has been renamed to "Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm". Old was "Summon Pint-Sized Pink Elekk"
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* [[Battle-Bot]] has been renamed to "Warbot"; Battle-Bot Ignition Key has been renamed {{loot|rare|Warbot Ignition Key}}.
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* Several (additional) winged pets will now fly alongside players mounted on flying mounts, including [[Phoenix Hatchling]], blood elf dragonhawk hatchlings, and draenei moths.
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* Vanity pets scale their maximum speed according to the player's current riding/flying speed, so they can follow the player even at epic flying mount speed. Ground pets may be slowed by obstacles though, of course, causing them to despawn if they fall too far behind.
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* {{loot|epic|Carved Ogre Idol}} is no longer a trinket.
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* Day of the Dead items added:
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** {{loot|common|Candy Skull}}
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** {{loot|common|Orange Marigold}}
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** {{loot|common|Spirit Candle}}
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** {{loot|common|Recipe: Bread of the Dead}}
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** {{loot|common|Whimsical Skull Mask}}
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** {{loot|common|Bouquet of Orange Marigolds}}
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** {{loot|common|Bread of the Dead}}
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** {{loot|common|Macabre Marionette}}
   
 
== Bug Fixes ==
  
== Bug Fixes ==
 
* An issue where some characters could only hit things at point blank range with the [[Complimentary Brewfest Sampler]] were corrected.
  
* An issue where some characters could only hit things at point blank range with the [[Complimentary Brewfest Sampler]] were corrected.
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* {{quality|Heirloom}} items now properly give extra experience in battlegrounds. This was bugged in the previous patch. <ref>{{ref web
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|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820418568&pageNo=1&sid=1#4
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|archiveurl=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/19820418568-q-about-heirloom-exp.html
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|archivedate=2009-09-18
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|author={{Blizz}} [[Zarhym]]
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|date=2009-09-18 23:34:56
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|title=Re: Q about Heirloom Exp.
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|accessdate=2009-09-23}}</ref>
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== User Interface ==
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* [[CVar shadowinstancing]] was changed to default to 1 (On) rather than 0 (off), and has been tweaked from the previous version. This should result in better fps for most users, and fix an issue with shadows flickering.
   
 
== References ==
  
== References ==
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{{reflist}}
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{{reflist|2}}
 
[[Category:World of Warcraft patches|3.2.2]]
  
[[Category:World of Warcraft patches|3.2.2]]

Revision as of 15:39, 17 December 2009

Icon-patch-22x22 Patch 3.2.2 (undocumented changes)
Release date September 22, 2009
Initial version 10482
Interface .toc 30200
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This article lists all of Patch 3.2.2's undocumented changes. See the main article for the official list of documented changes.

General

PvP

Battlegrounds

  • Alterac Valley [2]
    • The level brackets have been reorganized as such: 51-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80.
    • The level of bosses in lower level brackets has been reduced to compensate for the bracket change.

Class changes

Death Knight

  • Talents
    • Unholy
      • Inv chest leather 13 [Bone Shield]: The duration of this ability has been reduced to 1 minute (from 5).

Hunter

  • The hunter will now visibly throw its pet a given food item when feeding via item-on-portrait or via Ability hunter beasttraining [Feed Pet]. This does not apply to pure buff items such as Sporeling Snacks or Inv misc food 49 [Kibler's Bits]. Only food items.


Dungeons & Raids

  • Trial of the Champion (normal and heroic dungeon):
    • There is now an option in the herald's dialogue to skip the introductory scripted scene if everyone in the party has already seen it.
    • When defeated in mounted combat, the faction champions will now become untargetable and run back to the gate, so players can start phase 2 whenever they are ready. This is done to remove the need to run out of the instance to drop aggro from the mounted phase.

Professions

Quests

Completing the daily dungeon quest from Archmage Timear now gives you the additional option to pick a Spell frost wizardmark [Sons of Hodir Commendation Badge] (500 rep) among the rewards.

Achievements

  • The achievement Money achievement Onyxia's Lair has been converted to a Feat of Strength and removed from the requirements for Money achievement Classic Raider.
  • The achievement Money achievement BB King for Horde and Alliance to pelt the opposite faction's leaders was added in the Winter Veil category.
  • The achievement Money achievement Dead Man's Party was added for Day of the Dead.


Items

Bug Fixes

  • An issue where some characters could only hit things at point blank range with the Complimentary Brewfest Sampler were corrected.
  • Heirloom items now properly give extra experience in battlegrounds. This was bugged in the previous patch. [4]

User Interface

  • CVar shadowinstancing was changed to default to 1 (On) rather than 0 (off), and has been tweaked from the previous version. This should result in better fps for most users, and fix an issue with shadows flickering.

References

 
  1. ^ Mumper 2009-09-25. Did they lower Riding Skill costs again??. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  2. ^ Blizzard Entertainment Bornakk 2009-09-23. Clarifications on Changes to Alterac Valley. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved on 2009-09-23.
  3. ^ Blizzard Entertainment Ghostcrawler 2009-09-22. Volley "stealth buff" in 3.2.2. Archived from the original on 2009-09-22. Retrieved on 2009-09-22.
  4. ^ Blizzard Entertainment Zarhym 2009-09-18. Re: Q about Heirloom Exp.. Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved on 2009-09-23.
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