War Within Hotfixes: August 26th

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We have plenty more hotfixes for today’s expansion launch!

From the XP lock being removed for level 70+ characters, to class tweaks, some delve tuning, PvP changes, profession and quest improvements, and more, there’s plenty to check out. So let’s get to ti!


Characters

  • Warband Mentored Leveling can no longer be canceled.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to disable experience gain at level 70 instead of the intended 69 and below.
  • Some auctioneers in Dornogal have moved downstairs in the auction house.

Classes

  • Death Knight
    • Soul Rupture now correctly applies the 5% damage reduction debuff.
  • Mage
    • Arcane
      • Fixed an issue that caused Touch of the Magi and Magi’s Spark to deal more damage than intended.
  • Monk
    • Master of Harmony
      • Fixed an issue with the number of Hero Talent points Master of Harmoany monks had while leveling.
  • Rogue
    • Deathstalker
      • Fixed an issue that caused some sources of increased Shadow damage to not increase Deathstalker Plague damage effects.

Delves

  • Fungal Folly
    • Fixed an issue where Kasthrik couldn’t be interacted with.
    • Sporbits now die upon exploding.
  • Kriegval’s Rest
    • Fixed an issue that could cause Tomb-Raider Drywhisker to despawn during the cast of Ground Slam.
  • The Sinkhole
    • Increased the duration for which you can hold your breath while under the effects of Kobyss Hex.

Events

  • Fixed an issue where enemies were not granting audience approval during the “The Cruelty of Dornic” Theater Troupe play.

Items

  • The first piece of gear to drop from a Lamplighter Supply Satchel each week will be Warbound until Equipped and drop at Adventurer 1.
  • The Handful of Humming Shinies, Pile of Humming Shinies, Big Pile of Humming Shinies, and Gem-Studded Candelabra can now be opened to claim their contents.

Player versus Player

  • Items
    • Lava-forged Cogwheel damage reduced by 70% in PvP combat.
    • Storm Defender’s Axe damage reduced by 70% in PvP combat.
    • Fearbreaker’s Echo damage reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
    • Arathi Demolotion Charge damage reduced by 70% in PvP combat.

Professions

  • Fixed an issue where Sharpen Your Knife and Carve Meat would be consumed when skinning trivial enemies.

Quests

  • The Resting Blade should now be collectable on the quest “In the Right Hands”.
  • Striking Steel: “Spice up your Life” and “Eagle Eye, Eagle Die” are now available after a day, rather than a week. It is intentional that there is a break between part 1 and part 2 of the quest chain.
  • Void Ambush should no longer persist indefinitely as players progress through “Kaheti Hospitality”.
  • “Laws Apply to All” and “You No Take Plunder!” should now show the correct turn in location.