World of Warcraft news » Hotfixes: June 28, 2019

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.

Hotfixes

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June 28, 2019

Creatures and NPCs

• Elites required for combat ally WANTED quests are now a more appropriate size.
• Mirecrawlers and slugs that have attached themselves to walls and ceilings no longer evade when engaged in combat.
• Chief Curglrrmgur can now be tapped by all players regardless of faction.
• Fabious no longer cares about your threats, just lookin' good.
• Players can again successfully rescue Murloco.

Items

• Resources for Junkyard Tinkering in Mechagon can now be stored in Engineering bags and the reagent bank.
  • Heart of Azeroth
    • Fixed an issue that prevented the Blood of the Enemy (Essence) from being purchasable after earning the Battlefield Brawler achievement.

Player versus Player

• Resolved an issue that could prevent Concentrated Flame (Essence) from being cast on enemy players in Arenas, Rated Battlegrounds, and free-for-all PvP areas.
• Demon Hunter
  • Havoc
    • Burning Soul’s absorption shield reduced to 25% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 50%).
• Priest
  • Twist Magic’s healing reduced to 25% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 50%).
• Shaman
  • Pack Spirit’s healing reduced to 25% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 50%).
• Developers' note: These can have a much higher uptime in PvP combat compared to the rest of the game resulting in a larger than intended amount of healing. As a result, we’re further reducing their effect in PvP. These changes were intended to be included in the Rise of Azshara content update notes and have been live since its release.
• ​Warlock
  • Crashing Chaos (Azerite Trait) updated. It now additionally lowers the cooldown of Summon Infernal by 15 seconds, and its damage increase has been reduced by 33%.

Quests

• Chitterspine Meat will no longer drop for players who have already completed "Hungry Hungry Hydras".
• The Rolly Gupler now can be slain during “A Gulper Ate the Rolly”.
• Players now receive credit for entering the spider tank during “Gnomercy!”
• Players can again interact with the Prototype Arcane Engine during “Shadowed Halls and Dusty Cogs.”
• Fixed an issue that prevented Sign of the Emissary from granting increased reputation gains with Rustbolt Resistance.

World Quests

• "Summons from the Deep" bosses can now be tapped by all players who fight them.
• "Runelocked Chest" objective difficulty has been adjusted.

Hotfixes

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June 27, 2019

Character

• Players no longer see spell effects created by the spell Curse of the Tides: Dark Water if it cannot affect them.

Classes

• Rogue
  • Blade Flurry again deals the correct percentage of damage from Between the Eyes critical strikes.
• Warlock
  • Resolved an issue that allowed Felhunters to cast Spell Lock while under the effects of specific types of crowd-control spells (e.g. Dragon's Breath and Blind).
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Imp pets from trying to cast Singe Magic on friendly targets beyond its 30-yard range.

Creatures and NPCs

• Imperial Shapers now attack players who disrupt their channeled casts.
• Iridescent Glimmershell’s Shining Iridescence ability no longer strikes players who face away from it.
• Qalina, Spear of Ice’s Rejuvenating Waters ability now does less healing.

Dungeons and Raids

• Battle of Dazar’alor
  • High Tinker Mekkatorque
    • World Enlarger again shrinks players in the first phase of the encounter.

Island Expeditions

• Resolved an issue that prevented Island Expeditions from placing markers on map.

Items

• Gems again appear in the Auction House’s gems tab.
• Players can now obtain more than 15 Fragments of Zem'lan’s Lost Treasure Map.
• Items created by Experimental Adventurer Augmentation no longer disappear.
• Fixed a bug that prevented mount equipment from working in raids and Mythic Keystone dungeons.
• Heart of Azeroth
  • Feral Druids can no longer cast Prowl during Vision of Perfection if they are not talented into Incarnation: King of the Jungle.

Player versus Player

• Ashran now ends when enemy reinforcements are reduced to 0.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from receiving the correct amount of or any Prismatic Manapearls after completing the Battle for Nazjatar.
• Resolved an issue that caused Brawl: Arathi Basin Comp Stomp to incorrectly show up as the current brawl in the Suggested Content tab in the Adventure Guide.

Professions

• Rank 2 recipes can no longer be looted before obtaining the corresponding Rank 1 recipe.

Quests

• Players now receive quest credit for "A Tempered Blade" after slaying Bladesman Inowari.
• Followers rescued during "Gather Friends" no longer engage in combat while invisible.
• Players can again receive credit for completing “They Made Their Choice”.
• Fixed a bug that would cause Shirakess Apprentices to evade during “Tempest-Speaker Shalan'ali”.
• Players can again receive credit for “Storming the Battlefields” on Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Deepwind Gorge, and Isle of Conquest.
• Alliance players can now complete the War Campaign quests "Lost in the Field" and "Reassembly Required”.
• Players can no longer receive the Heroic Battle for Stromgarde quest prior to its launch at the start of Season 3.
• Players can again complete “Adapt, Improve, Overcome!”
• Players can now contribute to “Drill Rig Construction” while in a raid group.
• Players who died during the end of the quest "Dominating the Indomitable" can loot the Petrified Ebony Scale.
• The Waterlogged Toolbox item no longer prevents players from completing “Runelocked Chest”.
• Area of effect abilities no longer interrupt players during “Runelocked Chest”.
• Rustwing Scavengers and Rustwing Ravens should no longer become unkillable and keep the player in combat during “Aim High”.
• Players can now complete “Collaborative Construction”.
• Players no longer lose Abyssal Shards if they abandon “An Abyssal Opportunity”.
• The Echo of Garrosh Hellscream will once again rise to challenge all who doubt the might of the True Horde during "Echo of Garrosh Hellscream".

World Quests

• Chitterspine Meat no longer is lost upon leaving Brinestone Cove during “Hungry Hungry Hydras.” However, food regulation standards have given it a 24-hour limit to feed it to Scale Lord Theronar.
• Fixed an issue where Scale Lord Theronar's mere presence could scare away the Cracklemaw Colossus, preventing completion of “Hungry Hungry Hydras”.
• Queen Azshara is amused by adventurers' efforts facing her prized jellyfish during "Jumping Jellies" and has graciously cast a taming ward, making them easier to traverse.

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June 26, 2019

Player versus Player

• The total number of points required for a faction to win the Battle for Nazjatar War Mode event reduced to 3,000 (was 10,000).

Quests and World Quests

• Players will no longer need to relog to turn in the quest "Saving Corin".
• Players can now turn in “Scouting the Pens” to Neri.

World

• Players can no longer loiter at the teleport location for the Heart of Azeroth quest line in Highmountain.
• Cursed items found in Nazjatar will now take longer to affect your character, and the detrimental effects have been reduced.
• Fixed a bug where being mounted while interacting with Arcane Device would cause visual issues.
• Prince Wiggletail is now easier to defeat.
• Moved certain Chitterspine crabs in Bitterstone Cove that were out of line of sight behind the water wall.
• Duration of Glimmershell Fluid increased to 2 minutes (was 30 seconds).
• Upon re-entering the zone, previously selected combat allies will once again join your side in Nazjatar.
• Weeping Sanya now spawns upstairs so she no longer interferes with the puzzle World Quest in the same building.
• Due to many harsh lessons learned from gravity, we are increasing the "Slow Fall" spell duration obtained from the top of Kal'methir Citadel from 15 seconds to 30.