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Old 07/12/07, 9:29 PM   #1
Cromfel
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2.2 PTR Patch notes available

Can be found here:

WoW Forums -> 2.2 PTR Patch Notes

Paladins:
I was personally disapointed for the lack of everything related to Retribution "fix" that was supposed to hit the table on 2.2. Maybe I was wrong. Some Paladin support tools (Arena related?) got nerfed as well, but I see them being perfectly reasonable. Blessing of Freedom cooldown increased to 25 seconds and BoSac cd is now 1 minute. Blessing of Protection got finally fixed that it cant be used to others while CCd. Very welcome change on "small" blessings as their duration is increased to 10 minutes and Greater Blessing 30 minutes. Hammer of Wrath cast time of 0.5 seconds, is rather nice addition for pvp. Finally I see myself using it instead of just doing another autoattack.

General:
Some of the old enchants like sublety and dodge etc are now moved to outland factions. Also there seems to be new crafted items available from Violet Eye, one can only hope for some new engineering goodies.

Last edited by Cromfel : 07/12/07 at 9:39 PM.

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Old 07/12/07, 9:54 PM   #2
Mulva
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Human Warrior
 
Arthas
Looks like Solarian has been changed again:

"The spells cast by High Astromancer Solarian have been extensively reworked. Wrath of the Astromancer is a now completely different in function. Mark of the Astromancer has been renamed to Light of the Astromancer and no longer reduces Arcane resistance. A player's Arcane Resistance now also provides normal damage mitigation to Solarian's spells. "

It will be interesting to see what the new mechanic is, sounds like they want to make AR a little more important than "two people sitting in the back /dancing".

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Old 07/12/07, 9:59 PM   #3
Copernicus
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Tichondrius
All PvP crowd control looks to be capped at ten seconds.

• Blind duration reduced to 8 seconds, cooldown reduced to 1 minute, Blinding Powder is no longer required to use.
• Elusiveness now reduces the cooldown of Blind by 8/15 seconds.

• Cat Form (Night Elf) melee attack range was too short compared to Tauren Cat Form and other attack ranges. It has been increased.

• Aspect of the Viper: This ability has received a slight redesign. The amount of mana regained will increase as the Hunter’s percentage of mana remaining decreases. At about 60% mana, it is equivalent to the previous version of Aspect of the Viper. Below that margin, it is better (up to twice as much mana as the old version); while above that margin, it will be less effective. The mana regained never drops below 10% of intellect every 5 sec. or goes above 50% of intellect every 5 sec.

• Merciless Gladiator’s Barrier: This spell damage shield has been added to the arena vendor.
• Merciless Gladiator’s Redoubt: This healing shield has been added to the arena vendor.

• Pets will no longer chase players that Vanish.

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Old 07/12/07, 10:02 PM   #4
x1tiger1x
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Argent Dawn
Can't believe they raised BoSac CD to 1 minute. That hurts paladins in Arenas a lot.

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Old 07/12/07, 10:04 PM   #5
Dozer
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Am I missing the content in this content patch?

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Old 07/12/07, 10:07 PM   #6
Lumi
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Kil'Jaeden
WoW Forums -> Sound Changes in 2.2

PTR is probably up to test this. I'm willing to bet that's not even close to all the notes.

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Old 07/12/07, 10:15 PM   #7
Kalman
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AQ Enchants are now available from rep vendors. Nice change.

The built-in Mac fraps capability is kinda cool too.

Melador> Incidentally, these last few pages are why people hate lawyers.
Viator> I really don't want to go all Kalman here.
Bury> Just imagine what the world would be like if you used your powers for good.

Clearly law school has done wonders for me.

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Old 07/12/07, 10:16 PM   #8
syeren
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Stormscale (EU)
Good changes all around from my perspective, some Paladins have been complaining about how this was supposed to be the Holy Grail patch, although I imagine everyone here will be probably onto the fact there has been no mention of Zul' Aman or VOIP, so probably not complete patch notes

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Old 07/12/07, 10:18 PM   #9
Vhex
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Black Dragonflight
Originally Posted by Dozer View Post
Am I missing the content in this content patch?
Enjoy the new epic level group quest, "Find a holy priest for 5v5 arena!" This high level challenge introduced in 2.2 nerfs the holy hell out of Paladin utility in arena's. Now you and 3 of your friends can beg and bribe even moderately geared holy priests just so you stand a chance!

Or was that not what you meant?

Alot of nice changes but holy hell did they go overboard with the class raping.

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Old 07/12/07, 10:21 PM   #10
Asmod3an
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Destromath
Wasn't this patch supposed to add Guild banks?

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Old 07/12/07, 10:21 PM   #11
Spades
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Shattered Hand
Sword Specialization: This talent’s free extra attacks can no longer trigger additional extra attacks.

Argh. :|

Loving the blind change though.

"Existence has no pattern save what we imagine after staring at it for too long."
-Rorschach, Watchmen

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Old 07/12/07, 10:22 PM   #12
Roset
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Originally Posted by Vhex View Post
Enjoy the new epic level group quest, "Find a holy priest for 5v5 arena!" This high level challenge introduced in 2.2 nerfs the holy hell out of Paladin utility in arena's. Now you and 3 of your friends can beg and bribe even moderately geared holy priests just so you stand a chance!

Or was that not what you meant?

Alot of nice changes but holy hell did they go overboard with the class raping.
Indeed. At the risk of sounding overworked, it really is annoying to have our one truely good role consistently being nerfed.

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Old 07/12/07, 10:22 PM   #13
syeren
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Originally Posted by Vhex View Post
Enjoy the new epic level group quest, "Find a holy priest for 5v5 arena!" This high level challenge introduced in 2.2 nerfs the holy hell out of Paladin utility in arena's. Now you and 3 of your friends can beg and bribe even moderately geared holy priests just so you stand a chance!

Or was that not what you meant?

Alot of nice changes but holy hell did they go overboard with the class raping.
Well considering Paladins were the only class actually 100% needed in any top end 5v5 team that could actually go anywhere, I'd say reducing the height of their throne isn't so bad, because whether you realize this or not, you're still going to need one 100% of the time, and a Priest will never be a viable substitute for the role of the Paladin (Hell, you're an ex-priest and should probably realize this while you complain anyways.)

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Old 07/12/07, 10:27 PM   #14
Spades
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Paladins will still be required. The functionality of the abilities hasn't been changed, just the effectiveness.

"Existence has no pattern save what we imagine after staring at it for too long."
-Rorschach, Watchmen

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Old 07/12/07, 10:37 PM   #15
syeren
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Originally Posted by Spades View Post
Paladins will still be required. The functionality of the abilities hasn't been changed, just the effectiveness.
Yet the more I think about this, I'm pretty sure Vhex was trying to point out that at the same level of play, I imagine Holy Priests will now be required 100% of the time too, which is still a bad thing (that any class should be required that is.)

So apologies if I came off as trying to be offensive :P

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Old 07/12/07, 10:49 PM   #16
Spades
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Actually I'm pretty sure I was agreeing with you.

The problem is that paladin abilities are so strong. Are you going to run a 5v5 without BoF, BoP and the wonderful HPS a paladin provides? A healer in plate with a 12 second self immunity? I'm not going to. Nerfing their effectiveness is annoying but won't change the game.

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Old 07/12/07, 10:52 PM   #17
Spaceman
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• Cat Form (Night Elf) melee attack range was too short compared to Tauren Cat Form and other attack ranges. It has been increased.
Will be glad to see this fixed, although I wasn't aware it only applied to alliance - thought it was a universal problem for druids?

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Old 07/12/07, 10:59 PM   #18
Sapp
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Detheroc
So, uh, WHAT did they change on the Scaled boots and belt? Upwards change? Downwards change? What was so markedly wrong with them?

Also Blind is now functionally identical to Repentance, except better. My grill is being stepped up on.

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Old 07/12/07, 11:04 PM   #19
Malan
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• Formula: Enchant Cloak - Subtlety: This enchanting recipe is now available from the Thrallmar Quartermaster and Honor Hold Quartermaster. The reagents required have been adjusted to match the level 70 content.

Very nice for servers that lost their enchanters over time

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Old 07/12/07, 11:07 PM   #20
lazerpewpew
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Frostwolf
Originally Posted by Spaceman View Post
Will be glad to see this fixed, although I wasn't aware it only applied to alliance - thought it was a universal problem for druids?
hmm, Who else can be druid other than taurens and night elves?

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Old 07/12/07, 11:12 PM   #21
subscience
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Originally Posted by Copernicus View Post
• Merciless Gladiator’s Barrier: This spell damage shield has been added to the arena vendor.
• Merciless Gladiator’s Redoubt: This healing shield has been added to the arena vendor.



Anyone have stats?

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Old 07/12/07, 11:13 PM   #22
Vitae
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Black Dragonflight
The exact nature of that nerf to paladins won't make me get rid of my paladin on a 5v5...it'd make me get rid of my resto druid for a priest, since you'll really want two dispellers. Annoying as holy hell in 2v2 though.

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Old 07/12/07, 11:15 PM   #23
Spaceman
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Dark Iron
Originally Posted by lazerpewpew View Post
hmm, Who else can be druid other than taurens and night elves?
Cat Form (Night Elf) melee attack range was too short compared to Tauren Cat Form...
Seems to indicate that tauren cat is fine.

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Old 07/12/07, 11:36 PM   #24
lazerpewpew
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Originally Posted by Spaceman View Post
Seems to indicate that tauren cat is fine.
It has been increased.

If both taurens and night elves druid cat forms were changed, they would have worded it as "They have been increased".

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Old 07/13/07, 12:04 AM   #25
 frmorrison
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There is some developer feedback:

Voice chat is undergoing some additional polish, and is not enabled in this build of 2.2.x.


That means that new content may be added in a later build.

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