Another day, another batch of hotfixes for The War Within as Season 1 is just around the corner. The dev team is busy balancing all of the classes in World of Warcraft, and given how frequent these updates come in, we can expect a lot more for this season.
With that in mind, we will review all of the changes that were added in the most recent hotfix notes. The devs primarily adjust classes, in-game systems, and content such as Delves, among other aspects like items, quests, etc.
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The War Within Class Changes
This time around, a lot of crucial bug fixes were added along with some very pressing issues that needed to be resolved give the community feedback.
Evoker
- Evokers who used a level 60 Boost now correctly know all core Evoker and Dracthyr abilities.
Mistweaver
- Gust of Mists cast on yourself should now be correctly increased by Mantra of Purity.
Paladin
- Fixed a bug that caused Hammer of Light to not go away as expected.
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Stormbringer
- You can now accumulate up to 2 stacks of the buff that replaces Lightning Bolt with Tempest.
Elemental
- Stormkeeper now has a maximum stack size of 3. Stormkeeper still only generates 2, and the Rolling Thunder hero talent will only generate 1.
Warlock
- Fixed an issue where Blackened Soul unintentionally had internal cooldown of 5 seconds.
Hellcaller
- Fixed an issue where spending Soul Shards while talented into Blackened Soul would break all instances of stealth.
Affliction
- Fixed an issue where Vile Taint would not grant a stack of Wither if Blackened Soul is talented.
Demonology
- Fixed an issue where Succulent Soul would be consumed by Spiteful Reconstitution.
Destruction
- Fixed an issue where the duration of Wither would not increase after refresh.
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The War Within General Changes
Some nice quality-of-life changes and bugfixes that have been rubbing WoW players the wrong way.
PvP
- Fixed an issue causing Vicious Flasks to be removed when entering Arena Skirmishes.
- Several class pet nameplates for guardians and other temporary summons are now hidden in PvP.
Delves
- Addressed an issue causing players to sometimes receive duplicate Curios.
Mycomancer Cavern
- Removed the step to speak to your companion after being hit with the strange mushroom.
Events
- During the “The Cruelty of Dornic” step in the Theatre Troupe event, no more than 10 players will summon orbs.
Items and Rewards
- Players can now get their Earth-Encrusted Gem from Auditor Balwurz for having reached renown 8 with the Council of Dornogal.
- Fixed a bug that was causing some cosmetic items from previous expansions to incorrectly drop for the wrong class or spec, and in some cases for multiple items to drop when only one was intended.
Quests
- Respawn rates for creatures needed for the world quest “Claimed Salvage” have been improved.
- The Lost Diary found in Hallowfall now begins the correct quest.
And that covers all of the hotfixes for World of Warcraft. With the release of the first-ever raid of the expansion, we can expect some additional adjustments in the near future. You can check out the official notes, here.
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