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WoWJun 30, 2017 11:49 am CT

Latest hotfixes address Druid champion bugs, PVP changes, and more

Last night’s hotfixes implemented all those PVP balance tuning changes that were mentioned earlier this week, plus a little more. In addition to the ones listed on Wednesday, two new changes were added to the mix. Arms Warriors now have a 6 second cooldown before canceling Defensive Stances, down from 10. And Affliction Warlocks have had their PVP Template Versatility increased by 10%.

In addition, Druid Champions Broll Bearmantle and Thisalee Crow should no longer keep constantly trying to shift into Travel Form if the Druid they are accompanying is also in Travel Form. I know I will sorely miss the dulcet sounds of chain frantic perpetual squawking when I quest. Wait. Wait no, I won’t miss that at all. Read on for the full list of hotfixes.

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)

June 29

Hotfixes

Achievements

  • Fixed a bug that prevented some players from receiving progress toward the Paragon of the Broken Isles Achievement.

Classes

  • Warrior
    • Defensive Stance can now be cancelled after 6 seconds (was 10 seconds).

Items

  • Tome of Unraveling Sanity now provides full Critical Strike effectiveness to all specs.
  • Shifting Cosmic Sliver will now function correctly for Protection Paladins when Guardian of Ancient Kings is glyphed with Glyph of the Queen.

Raids

  • Tomb of Sargeras
    • Pets should no longer get stuck during the Kil’jaeden encounter when using teleportation spells.

NPCs

  • Broll Bearmantle and Thisalee Crow should no longer constantly try to enter Travel Form if the Druid they’re with is in Travel Form.

Player versus Player

Death Knight

  • Unholy
    • Crypt Fever damage reduced by 33%.
    • PvP template Strength increased by 5%.

Demon Hunter

  • Havoc
    • Chaos Strike damage reduced by 5% in PvP situations (was previously reduced by 15%).
    • Annihilation damage reduced by 5% in PvP situations (was previously reduced by 15%).
    • PvP template Versatility increased by 5%.
    • PvP template Agility increased by 3%.

Druid

  • Restoration
    • PvP template Intellect increased by 5%.
    • All damage dealt in PvP reduced by 5%.
    • Swiftmend healing increased by 40% in PvP situations.

Monk

  • Brewmaster
    • PvP template Versatility increased by 30%.
    • PvP template Haste increased by 25%.
  • Mistweaver
    • Soothing Mist healing reduced by 20% in PvP situations.
    • Soothing Mist healing cast by Jade Serpent Statue reduced by 20% in PvP situations.
    • Healing of the Ancient Mistweaver Arts version of Soothing Mist reduced by 20%.
    • Way of the Crane heals for 175% of damage dealt (was 200%).
    • PvP template Intellect increased by 3%.
    • Damage dealt in PvP reduced by 5%.

Mage

  • Frost
    • Ebonbolt damage reduced by 10% in PvP situations.
    • Flurry damage reduced by 5% in PvP situations.
    • Glacial Spike damage reduced by 10% in PvP situations.
    • PvP template Intellect increased by 3%.

Paladin

  • Flash of Light healing increased by 15% in PvP situations.
  • Holy
    • PvP template Intellect increased by 5%.
    • All damage dealt in PvP reduced by 5%.
    • Holy Light healing increased by 10% in PvP situations.
    • Holy Shock healing increased by 10% in PvP situations.
  • Protection
    • Sacred Duty reduces cooldown of Blessing of Protection and Sacrifice by 33% (was 50%).
  • Retribution
    • PvP template Versatility increased by 50%.
    • PvP template Haste decreased by 10%.
    • PvP template Critical Strike decreased by 20%.

Priest

  • Discipline
    • All damage dealt in PvP reduced by 3%.
    • PvP template Intellect increased by 5%.
  • Holy
    • All damage dealt in PvP reduced by 5%.
    • PvP template Intellect increased by 3%.
  • Shadow
    • PvP template Intellect increased by 3%.
    • PvP template Versatility increased by 10%.
    • Shadow Mania now grants 4 Insanity every 2 seconds (was 3 Insanity).
    • Mind Trauma now steals 3% Haste (was 1% Haste).
    • Mind Trauma’s maximum Haste stolen is increased to 12% per target, and 24% overall.

Rogue

  • Assassination
    • Poison Bomb damage reduced by 40% in PvP situations (was previously reduced by 30%).
  • Subtlety
    • Vanish cast by Thieves’ Gambit will now cancel when the target begins to cast a spell.
    • PvP Template Agility reduced by 5%.

Shaman

  • Enhancement
    • PvP Template Agility reduced by 5%.
    • Damage of Stormstrike, Stormstrike Off-Hand, Windstrike, and Windstrike Off-Hand reduced by 5% in PvP situations.

Warlock

  • Affliction
    • PvP Template Versatility increased by 10%.
    • Corruption damage reduced by 15% in PvP situations.
    • Agony damage reduced by 15% in PvP situations.
    • Absolute Corruption now increases the duration of Corruption to 24 seconds in PvP situations (was 40 seconds).
    • Nightfall will no longer be incorrectly consumed if gained during the cast of Seed of Corruption.
    • Unstable Affliction damage increased by 10% in PvP situations.
    • Drain Soul damage increased by 15% in PvP situations.
    • Gateway Mastery now allows players to use your Demonic Gateway 15 seconds more often (was 30 seconds).

Warrior

  • Arms
    • Defensive Stance reduces the Warrior’s damage by 20% in PvP situations (was 10%).
    • PvP Template Strength reduced by 4%.
    • PvP Template Versatility reduced by 3%.

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