Patch 3.3.0 (undocumented changes)

Patch 3.3.0 (undocumented changes)
Release date	2009-12-08
Initial version	10958
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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.

Racials

• Blood Elves
  •  [Arcane Torrent], tooltip updated, "Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec."

• Trolls
  •  [Berserking], tooltip corrected to show increase in casting speed as well as attack speed.

Classes

• Mana cost of lower ranked spells has been decreased for many abilities and classes. See below for specifics.
• 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."

Death Knights

• Blood
  •  [Strangulate], tooltip updated, "Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec."

• Unholy
  • [Desecration], duration increased to 20 seconds (old, 12 seconds)
  •  [Bone Shield], reduced to 3 bones (old, 4 bones)

Druids

• Mana cost has been reduced for lower ranks of all of the following abilities:  [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
  •  [Genesis], now only applies to spell DoT effects, (Old - all DoT's). Possibly just a tooltip clarification.
  •  [Eclipse], now increases damage done by Wrath by 40% (up from 30%) and the critical chance of Starfire by 40% (up from 30%).

• Feral
  •  [Swipe], range increased to 8 yards (Old - 5 yards)
  •  [Infected Wounds], no longer stacks (Old - Stacks up to 2 times.)

Hunters

• Mana cost has been reduced for lower ranks of all of the following abilities:  [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]
• Pets
  • Culling the Herd has not replaced Avoidance (pet) as a pre-requisite for other talents, instead,  [Last Stand], Rabid and Wolverine Bite, the three pet talents which had Avoidance as a prerequisite, no longer have any pre-requisite talents.

• Marksmanship
  •  [Silencing Shot], tooltip updated, "Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec."

• Survival
  •  [Explosive Trap], DoT now receives bonus damage equal to 100% of RAP (old - DoT did not scale with RAP).
  • [Point of No Escape], tooltip clarified

Mages

• Mana cost has been reduced for lower ranks of all of the following abilities: Amplify Magic,  [Arcane Brilliance],  [Arcane Explosion],  [Arcane Intellect],  [Arcane Missiles],  [Blizzard],  [Blast Wave],  [Cone of Cold],  [Conjure Food],  [Conjure Mana Gem],  [Conjure Water],  [Dampen Magic],  [Dragon's Breath],  [Fireball],  [Fire Ward],  [Frost Ward],  [Frostbolt],  [Ice Armor],  [Ice Barrier],  [Mage Armor],  [Mana Shield],  [Pyroblast], and  [Scorch]

Paladins

• Mana cost has been reduced for lower ranks of all of the following abilities:  [Avenger's Shield],  [Blessing of Might],  [Blessing of Wisdom],  [Consecration],  [Exorcism],  [Flash of Light],  [Greater Blessing of Might],  [Greater Blessing of Wisdom],  [Hammer of Wrath],  [Holy Light],  [Holy Shield],  [Holy Shock], and  [Holy Wrath]

• Retribution
  •  [Seal of Corruption], tooltip corrected, now matches  [Seal of Vengeance] in damage.

Priests

• Mana cost has been reduced for lower ranks of all of the following abilities:  [Circle of Healing],  [Desperate Prayer],  [Devouring Plague],  [Flash Heal],  [Greater Heal],  [Holy Fire],  [Holy Nova],  [Lightwell],  [Mind Blast],  [Mind Flay],  [Prayer of Healing],  [Renew],  [Shadow Protection],  [Shadow Word: Pain],  [Smite], and  [Vampiric Touch]

• Holy
  •  [Divine Hymn], clarified tooltip

• Shadow
  •  [Silence], tooltip updated, "Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec."

Shamans

• Mana cost has been reduced for lower ranks of all of the following abilities:  [Chain Heal],  [Chain Lightning],  [Earth Shock],  [Earth Shield],  [Flame Shock],  [Flametongue Totem],  [Flametongue Weapon],  [Fire Resistance Totem],  [Frost Resistance Totem],  [Frost Shock],  [Frostbrand Weapon],  [Healing Stream Totem],  [Healing Wave],  [Lesser Healing Wave],  [Lightning Bolt],  [Magma Totem],  [Mana Spring Totem],  [Nature Resistance Totem],  [Searing Totem],  [Stoneclaw Totem],  [Stoneskin Totem],  [Strength of Earth Totem], and  [Windfury Weapon]

• Elemental
  •  [Elemental Reach], now also effects  [Fire Nova] (previously named  [Fire Nova Totem])
  •  [Call of Flame], now applies to  [Fire Nova]

• Enhancement
  • [Earth's Grasp], now reduces the cooldown of  [Stoneclaw] and  [Earthbind Totems] by 30%

• Restoration
  •  [Nature's Guardian], tooltip clarified

Warlocks

• Mana cost has been reduced for lower ranks of all of the following abilities:  [Banish],  [Chaos Bolt],  [Corruption],  [Create Firestone],  [Create Healthstone],  [Create Spellstone],  [Curse of Agony],  [Curse of Doom],  [Curse of the Elements],  [Curse of Weakness],  [Demon Armor],  [Drain Life],  [Drain Soul],  [Subjugate Demon],  [Fel Armor],  [Immolate],  [Incinerate],  [Rain of Fire],  [Searing Pain],  [Shadow Bolt],  [Shadow Ward],  [Shadowburn],  [Shadowfury],  [Soul Fire], and  [Unstable Affliction]

• Affliction
  •  [Seed of Corruption], now the seed effect applies to the target as well

Warriors

• Arms
  •  [Hamstring], when glyphed with [Glyph of Hamstring] the tooltip is clarified

• Fury
  •  [Cleave], when glyphed with [Glyph of Cleaving] the tooltip is clarified

Mobs

•  Young Wolves have been replaced by  Diseased Young Wolves.
•  Timber Wolves have been replaced by  Diseased Timber Wolves.
• Some mobs between level 1 and 5 that were hostile, are neutral now.

Dungeons & Raids

• A new emblem has been added, [Emblem of Frost], and is rewarded:
  • for completing Wrath of the Lich King Heroics using the Dungeon Finder (2 [Emblems of Frost]).
  • for completing the weekly raid quest (5 [Emblems of Frost] and 5 [Emblems of Triumph]);
  • from bosses in Icecrown Citadel;
• When a party can be formed using Patch 3.3.0's new LFG utility the buff Luck of the Draw will be cast.

User Interface

• The loading screens for major zones(Kalimdor, Outland, etc.) have been updated to support widescreen resolutions.
• The Micro Menu has had a few minor changes:
  • The Talents button is now visible to characters below level 10.
  • The Talents, Achievements, and PvP, are now disabled until level 10 and LFG until level 15.
• Names of critters can be switched on or off, independent from NPCs and mobs.
• Equipment Manager
  • Any equipment included in an item set will now have all sets it is in included in its tooltip.
  • If the player wants to equip an incomplete item set, it displays, for which equipment slots the items are missing, instead of just the number of missing items.
• The smaller version of the World Map can be moved, but it is initially locked. It can be unlocked by rightclicking on its title bar which gives a popup menu.
• The backgrounds of some of the racial character select screens have had a haze added to better contrast between the background and the character in the foreground. This is notable on the Stormwind and Ironforge backgrounds for Humans, Dwarves and Gnomes.
• The View Event option in the calendar now has a new option, Tentative, colouring your entry in Yellow.
• Items can now be linked in custom chat channels.
• The default camera following style is now only when moving (used to be only horizontal when moving).
• The loot window is now opened at mouse by default.
• Dungeons in the LFG frame now have a level range and a difficulty color.
• When you complete a quest the Objective frame hints to the name of the NPC and his place to turn the quest in.
• If the quest consists of multiple parts, and you have completed one such part, that part will no longer be displayed in the Objective frame.
• The Objectives frame is smaller now. The number of mobs you must kill, or the number of items you must collect for a specific quest is now displayed at the beginning of the line, instead of the end. (at this phase of the PTR)
• Tracked quests stay tracked on logging out.
• At the bottom of the quest log when accepting a new quest, the experienced to be gained will be shown.

World environment

• The wolves near Northshire Abbey have been hit by a disease.
• Different mobs in Teldrassil and Dun Morogh with the same model have different distinguishable models now.
• The front door to Icecrown Citadel is now open, leading to a raid instance portal.
• Undercity has seen multiple changes:
  • The Undercity Guardians have being replaced by orcish Kor'kron Overseers
  • There is a new NPC in the Apothecarium,  Overseer Kraggosh.
  • There are new NPCs in the Royal Quarter,  Bragor Bloodfist <Kor'kron Captain>, who replaces Varimathras, and  Aleric Hawkins <The Deathstalkers>.
  • There are new wandering NPCs,  Dark Ranger Anya and  Dark Ranger Clea
• You can now mount in the Pools of Vision in Thunder Bluff.
• Horde Warbringer and Alliance Brigadier General were added in Hall of Legends (Orgrimmar) and Champions' Hall (Stormwind City).
• 2 new flight points have been added
  • The Bulwark, Tirisfal Glades
  • Thondroril River, Western Plaguelands
• The druid flight masters at Nighthaven will once again cancel your mount and shapeshift buffs when druids ask to be flown to their home city, this time without canceling all other buffs too. (Moonkin and Tree of Life (?) still require that you manually cancel the buff before engaging in flight).
• Jaina Proudmoore has a new unique model.

Quests

•  [2] Wolves Across the Border has some changes. It asks you to collect 8 [Diseased Wolf Pelts].
•  [80D] Get Kraken! now only requires you to kill 3 Kvaldir Deepcallers and hurl 6 spears at the Kraken, as opposed to 6 and 8 before.
• Entering the jumpbots for the King of the Mountain dailies unshifts the player.
• The weekly raid quests are for the following bosses:
  • Naxxramas:  Anub'Rekhan (Arachnid Quarter),  Instructor Razuvious (Military Quarter),  Noth the Plaguebringer (Plague Quarter), or  Patchwerk (Construct Quarter)
  • Eye of Eternity:  Malygos
  • Obsidian Sanctum:  Sartharion
  • Ulduar,  [The Siege of Ulduar]:  Flame Leviathan,  Ignis the Furnace Master,  Razorscale, or  XT-002 Deconstructor
  • Icecrown:  Lord Marrowgar

Achievements

• The following achievements have been added:
  •  Looking for More, Use the Dungeon tool to finish random heroic dungeons until you have grouped with 10 random players total.
  •  Looking For Many, Use the Dungeon tool to finish random heroic dungeons until you have grouped with 50 random players total. Awards title: <the Patient>
  •  Looking For Multitudes, Use the Dungeon tool to finish random heroic dungeons until you have grouped with 100 random players total.
•  Proof of Demise and  Timear Foresees are now Feats of Strength
•  Brewmaster no longer requires  Strange Brew (Alliance) or  Strange Brew (Horde),  Drunken Stupor, or  Disturbing the Peace
•  Dungeon & Raid Emblem and all the successive achievements have been updated to include the new emblem, the [Emblem of Frost]

Reputation

• Northrend Horde/Alliance factions (i.e. The Hand of Vengeance and Explorers' League) now reward spillover rep from each other.

Professions

Blacksmithing

• The following patterns have been added:
  • [Boots of Kingly Upheaval]
  • [Hellfrozen Bonegrinders]
  • [Legplates of Painful Death]
  • [Pillars of Might]
  • [Protectors of Life]
  • [Puresteel Legplates]

Leatherworking

• The following patterns have been added:
  • [Bladeborn Leggings]
  • [Blessed Cenarion Boots]
  • [Draconic Bonesplinter Legguards]
  • [Earthsoul Boots]
  • [Footpads of Impending Death]
  • [Legwraps of Unleashed Nature]
  • [Lightning-Infused Leggings]
  • [Rock-Steady Treads]

Tailoring

• The following patterns have been added:
  • [Deathfrost Boots]
  • [Leggings of Woven Death]
  • [Lightweave Leggings]
  • [Sandals of Consecration]
• [Flying Carpet]: The skill requirement needed to learn how to craft this carpet has been reduced to 340, down from 410. Material costs reduced.

Fishing

• There will no longer be any chance to catch trash when fishing from pools.

Cooking

• Grand master cooking made easier to level at high levels; recipes formerly green at 440+ now yellow.

Items

Bind on Account

All Bind on Account Items are now able to be shared cross faction.

Mounts

• Hippogryph mounts like the [Argent Hippogryph] now have a proper walk animation when on the ground.

Companions

• [Pengu]'s eyes are now colored blue instead of glowing red
• [Perky Pug], added

Glyphs

• [Glyph of Dark Death], now also increases healing from your  [Death Coil] by 15% (old - only increased damage)
• [Glyph of Unbreakable Armor], now increases armor by 30% (old - 20%)
• [Glyph of Fire Elemental Totem], now reduces the cooldown of  [Fire Elemental Totem] by 5 minutes (old - 10 minutes)

 Relics

• [Totem of Rebirth], now reduces the cooldown of  [Reincarnation] by 5 minutes (old - 10 minutes)

Armor

• [Lunar Eclipse Chestguard] now called Lunar Eclipse Robes.

Bug Fixes

• Items
  • [Edge of Ruin] now correctly supports glow effects from enchants.
  • [Gnomish Mind Control Cap] no longer gives an error message stating it requires an engineering skill of 350 to be used.