NEW RAID: TOWER OF KARAZHAN
Tower of Karazhan is a new end-game raid that features the new Tier Set 3.5 and introduces gameplay challenges beyond the Naxxramas difficulty level.
Karazhan 40 is like Karazhan 10, but upstairs. Don’t trip over treasure on your way up.
NEW PRIMARY PROFESSION — JEWELCRAFTING
This fully-fledged profession introduces over 200 new items for you to craft, with recipes obtained from trainers, found in the world, and through exclusive questlines for Jewelcrafters that reward a unique recipe upon completion! Begin your jewelcrafting journey at the trainers located in Stormwind, Ironforge, and Alah'Thalas for the Alliance, or Orgrimmar, Undercity, and Sparkwater Port for the Horde.
What can jewelcrafters expect? Rings, necklaces, staves, trinkets, off-hand frills, helmets, and notably, gemstones—details to follow. Not all items will be available immediately and will unlock as you progress in the profession. Expect new trade goods such as gritted papers, polishing oils, and new jewels like Amber Topaz and Pure Moonstone, to name a few. Jewelcrafting demands collaboration! Some materials will require assistance from other professions, such as Enchanted Gemstone Oils provided by Enchanters.
The profession also introduces two new sub-specializations: Goldsmith and Gemology. You can choose one of these specializations upon reaching a skill level of 225 and character level 40, after completing a related questline, similar to other specializations.
Goldsmiths focus on crafting equipment such as necklaces, rings, bracers, and staves, with most powerful items, such as Epics, exclusive to this specialization.
Gemologists specialize in unique gemstones, empowering necklaces and rings with various effects. Almost all gemstones are exclusive to this specialization.
Concerned about finding enough gems? We’re hosting a Gem Rush event until the release of Patch 1.17.2, which doubles the drop chances for most gemstones, with a few exceptions.
Post-release, all Jewelcrafters will be able to craft Gemstone Clusters, enabling the recycling of materials to acquire more jewels than typically possible through mining.
Additionally, rare Gemstone Deposits will now appear in the world. These deposits can replace thorium veins and require a Mining skill of 310. Mining these deposits can yield various gems from different tiers, but most notably, they guarantee an Imperial Topaz, a key material for both Gemology and Goldsmith specializations, akin to Black Lotus and vital for high-level crafts.
CLASS CHANGES
- Rogues may now use One-Handed Axes.
VANILA DUNGEON UPDATES
In this patch, we've expanded classic WoW dungeons, adding new areas and boss encounters for a bit of variety. This aims at horizontal progression, introducing fresh challenges without changing the fundamental dungeon experience too much. Here's what's new:
Deadmines
- New Areas: Two new areas have been added, featuring a new boss in each.
- New Bosses:
- Jared Vess: Oversees a dangerous lab producing Zanzil's Mixture. Located in the mine section before Rhah'nkzor, presenting a new first boss encounter for adventurers who choose the optional route.
- Masterpiece Harvester: A relic from Deadmines' past has laid dormant for long in the Goblin Foundry, awaiting activation to wreak havoc at the world above.
- Loot Updates: Rhahk'zor's loot pool has been adjusted for equal drop chances, with notable upgrades including his hammer to Uncommon with armor, Rockbiter to a Rare two-handed axe with armor penetration and a new pair of Rare mail gauntlets.
- New Areas: Two new areas have been added, each hosting a new boss.
- New Bosses:
- Vangros: A formidable apex predator empowered by the rampant life magics of the caverns, lurking in an overgrown sub-cave.
- Zandara Windhoof: The Kolkar has sent an expedition to the depths of the caverns and have established a camp with the intention of cementing it as a stronghold for the centaur, threatening the Barrens and beyond.
- Loot Updates: Lady Anacondra's drops have been enhanced, including her Serpent's Shoulders to Rare and adding a new staff tailored for Bear Druids.
- New Area: One new area have been added with a new boss.
- New Boss:
- Prelate Ironmane: A spectral priest and preacher of the Light as it was in the Gilnean faith, haunting the keep's church, seeking peace. Lay the prelate to rest to purify the keep.
Graveyard
- New Area: One new area have been added with a new boss.
- New Boss:
- Duke Dreadmoore <Knight of Naxxramas>, a harbinger of the Dread Citadel enslaved in the prison complex below the torture chambers and experimented on, waiting for the right moment to break free.
- New Area: One new area have been added with a new boss.
- New Boss:
- Brother Wystan, a masterful monk preparing initiates with martial prowess in the hidden chambers of the Library.
- New Area: One new area have been added with a new boss.
- New Boss:
- Armory Quartermaster Daghelm, the diligent maintainer of the warehouse and its resources, ready to deal with the enemies of the Crusade.
These additions are designed to enrich the exploration and combat experience in familiar dungeons with new lore, challenges, and rewards.
All new locations and encounters are optional, providing flexibility for players.
We are excited for players to experience these updates and look forward to expanding other original dungeons in future patches. This is just the beginning of our journey to revitalize the classic dungeon experience.
NEW CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATIONS
Added new character customization options to the selection screen, including hair styles from Lich King (with some exceptions), Alpha WoW and approximately 15 unique Turtle WoW hair styles.
ALTERNATIVE TIER SETS TAILORED FOR SPECIFIC SPECIALIZATIONS
The itemization warrants its own changelog, which you can find here: viewtopic.php?t=10913
TOY COLLECTION TAB
In the newest update, we are adding the Toy Collection Tab in your spell book. Tidy up your inventory by turning some items into spells. Enjoy a more organized and straightforward bag space management!
USER INTERFACE & REDUCED ADD-ON DEPENDENCY
- Inspected talents are now updated when you change a target.
- Adjusted the size of the talent tree tabs at the top of the frame to fit within the inspect frame.
- The Profession UI is now larger, showing craftable items on the left, recipe details on the right and a search bar to look for just the right recipe.
- Auction House duration values have been updated on the interface to reflect the actual values. (8h, 24h and 72h)
- Applied minor visual changes to the Transmogrification interface.
- Hovering over 'Supercharged Chronoboon Displacer' in your inventory will now display a list of stored world effects in the tooltip along with their duration without the use of an Addon.
- The Hambringer. Leveling up on boars is serious business, with serious rewards!
- The glyph to start the challenge is obtainable through your local Glyph Master.
- Reaching level 60 in this challenge will grant your character a unique boar mount and the title of The Hambringer.
- Most custom beasts now have appropriate pet abilities when tamed which can be seen using Beast Lore.
In addition to this, the previously unavailable ranks of Lightning Breath (Rank 1) and Charge (Rank 4) are now obtainable by players, we'll leave it up to you to discover the sources of these abilities.
- Experimental solution for High Elf male ear issues with helmets.
- Experimental solution for High Elf female ear issues with helmets.
- Fixed High Elf male Player Name positioning and scale while mounted.
- Fixed High Elf male issue with certain facial feature resetting the hair color to blonde in Character Creation.
- Fixed positioning of High Elf male mounts.
- Fixed helmet model for High Elf female Tier 1 Warrior.
- Resolved material issues with specific High Elf male circlet helmets.
- Corrected texture for Goblin male Hunter Tier 3 helmet.
- Adjusted positioning of Greatblade of Quel'Danil (and all weapons using the same visual) in character hands.
- Fixed the Mount Special animation for the Darkmoon Dancing Bear.
- Fixed Priest Shackle visibility with Guardian of Icecrown.
- Shadowhorn Stag Mount now has a backwalk animation.
- Fixed Troll Female facial feature to match the hair color properly.
- Fixed Onyxia Trophy Head model in Stormwind.
- Corrected the spell name for the Riding Zerba (rare drop in Barrens).
- Added the missing title for achieving the highest reputation level with Steamwheedle Blood Ring.
- Adjusted the class mask for the Cleaning Cloth spell, it is no longer limited to Rogues alone.
- Updated talent descriptions and icons for classes with outdated talent information.
- Switching to a different tree than the current one will now scroll to the top of the window if not already at the top.
- Thalassian Highlands NPCs that were missing voicelines now have appropriate voicelines.
- Fixed a bug with the world map zone dropdown where selecting a zone would sometimes display the wrong zone.
- Added custom races to the player portrait PvP icon tooltip.
- Moved the warlock spell 'Ritual of Souls' to the correct spellbook tab.
- Scrapforged Mechaspider now follows terrain elevation when moving
- Scrapforged Mechaspider now has a Backwalk, Jump and Mount Special Animations
- Fixed High Elf Male underwear not hiding properly with certain leg items.
- Updated the Model and Texture for Armored Stormwind Warhorse.
- Armored Stormwind Warhorse now has Backwalk, Jump and Mount Special animations.
- Fixed Swiftcaster's Chapeau not hiding haircuts.
- Added a new /dancespecial emote (Currently only humans have a special dance.)
- Updated the chat emote list to include new custom emotes.
- Added an experimental casting animation for Slam and Decisive Strike.
- Added missing voicelines for the High Elf Theramore Guards.
- Beware the Blue Child, for its light may herald the dawn of a new age or the twilight of our own!
- Tallstrider mounts now have Backwalk, Jump and Mount Special animations.
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