wow Patch 9.0.2 and Classic Hotfixes: December 17th

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The huge batch of Torghast changes/nerfs has arrived in the hotfixes, along with Nathria changes, class fixes, M+ changes and more! 

December 17 (source)

Achievements

• Fixed an issue where Hunting Party credit was not earned after the Hunt scenario was completed.

Classes

• Mage
  • Shifting Power’s (Night Fae Ability) visual effects now appear much smaller for friendly players.
• Monk
  • Resolved an issue that caused Clouded Focus (Legendary Effect) to provide its bonus while Soothing Mist is not active.
  • Bonedust Brew (Necrolord Ability) will no longer deal greatly increased damage against enemies that take increased damage.
• Priest
  • Thoughtsteal (PvP Talent) no longer plays a misleading error sound when trying to cast the stolen spell.
  • Divine Ascension (PvP Talent) is now considered a Holy spell.
  • Shadow
    • Unfurling Darkness (Talent) will no longer display on raid frames.
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • Corrected an issue where some raid encounter abilities were incorrectly triggering the bonus mana restoration of Water Shield.

Covenants

• Kyrian
  • Fixed an issue where some players who swapped to the Kyrian covenant would be unable to interact with Haephus for the quest "It's All Coming Together."
  • Players who have left the Kyrian Covenant should no longer be able to loot Path of Ascension crafting materials.
• Venthyr
  • Glenzu will be more careful to make his Glenzu Original only available to the person that paid him for it during the quest "Ember Court: Mortal Reminders."

Dungeons and Raids

• Castle Nathria
  • Council of Blood
    • Dutiful Attendants should no longer become stuck evading.
• Mythic Keystone Dungeons
  • Level 10 Keystone end-of-run chest items have returned back to item level 203.
  • Fixed an issue where the Bursting Affix was not inflicting an appropriate amount of damage for Shadowlands Mythic dungeons.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Storming Affix to inflict more damage than intended.
  • Theater of Pain
    • Xav the Unfallen
      • Resolved an issue that prevented players targeted by Blood and Glory from landing in the dueling arena.
• Mists of Tirna Scithe
  • Mistveil Nightblossom now casts Triple Bite less often and its poison duration has been lowered.
• Plaguefall
  • Margrave Stradama
    • Plague Crash tentacles now hit a wider area, and their placement has been adjusted accordingly.
• The Necrotic Wake
  • Abominations will now only cast Tenderize and Mutilate on their current target.
    • Tenderize now increases Physical damage taken by 12% per stack (was 15%).
    • Mutilate damage reduced by 15%.

Items and Rewards

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Infinitely Divisible Ooze trinket from scaling with some player stats.
• Periodic heals present prior to Consumptive Infusion’s effect triggering will no longer consume the trinket’s effect.

Quests

• Ardenweald
  • The point of interest indicator for “Kivarr's Den” should now be easier to see on the map.
• Maldraxxus
  • The point of interest indicators for “Fight and Flight” should now be easier to see on the map.
• Battle for Azeroth
  • The quests "An Unwelcome Advisor" and "Return of the Black Prince" should now be automatically provided to eligible players in Boralus Harbor and Zuldazar.

The Maw: Eye of the Jailer

• Quests with a weekly reset in The Maw no longer erroneously claim to be daily quests in the quest log and are now displayed with a yellow quest icon.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• For all classes, major cooldowns will now reset when you transition to a new floor.
  • Developers’ note: This functionality should mirror the way cooldowns reset at the end of a raid encounter, or when starting a Mythic Keystone dungeon, affecting most abilities with a cooldown of 3 minutes or longer.
• Health and damage of all creatures in Torghast reduced by 6% at Layer 1, increasing to 26% at Layer 8.
  • Developers’ note: The net effect should be that Layer 8 is now roughly as difficult as Layer 6 was prior to this change, with other Layers’ difficulty is reduced proportionally.
• Health of all creatures reduced for players in groups by up to 25%.
• Damage of all creatures reduced for 4- and 5-player groups by up to 20%.
• The Jailer's Directive in the Upper Reaches now increases health by 10% (was 50%).
• Some friendly NPCs in Torghast can no longer be found using /target or similar macros.
• Anima Powers
  • The starting Anima Cell in Torghast now offers a stronger selection of Anima powers.
  • Anima Cells dropped by rare creatures within Torghast now always have at least 3 choices to choose from.
  • The chance for an Anima Cell to drop from a creature on any given floor has been increased.
  • Unnatural Power no longer provides immunity to crowd controlling effects at 10 stacks.
  • Rogue
    • Corrected an issue where the Terror-laden Slumbersand was incorrectly breaking the Sap effect from enemies.
• Bosses
  • Elder Longbranch’s Bounty of the Forest cast time increased to 4 seconds (was 2 seconds), time between casts increased to 45 seconds (was 30 seconds), and Hardened Shell now only requires 6 attacks or skills to remove (was 9 attacks).
  • Decayspeaker’s Hardened Shell now only requires 6 attacks or skills to remove (was 9 attacks).
• Enemies
  • Massive Crusher’s Armor Plating cast time increased to 3 seconds (was 1 second) and can be interrupted and/or dispelled. Recast time increased to 16 seconds (was 8 seconds).
  • Tower Sentinel’s Oppressive Aura haste reduction and slow now scales up to 10% (was 25%).
  • Deadsoul Chorus’s Death Blast now reduces healing received by 15% and stacks 5 times (was 25% and stacks 4 times).
  • Skeletal Remains and Lumbering Creation’s Bone Shrapnel now marks the ground and then explodes after 2 seconds, giving players time to move away (was instant).
  • Deadsoul Stalker now fades away after 15 melee attacks (was 7) and remains hidden for 15 seconds (was 30 seconds).
  • Deadsoul Devil now reincarnates with 15% health remaining (was at 40% health).
• Torments
  • Fracturing Forces and Eye of Skoldus now begin their timer when you leave combat.
  • Fracturing Forces and Eye of Skoldus enemies have had their health and damage reduced by 50%.
  • Fracturing Forces and Eye of Skoldus now increase assassin health by 5% per stack (was 10%).

WoW Classic

• Wielders of the Corrupted Ashbringer will once again hear the whispers of Alexandros Mograine..

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