World of Warcraft news » Hotfixes: July 2, 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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July 2, 2019

Brawler’s Guild

• Stitches' Aura of Rot stacks again fall off when players leave the affected area.

Classes

• Rage is now limited to a maximum of 25 (was 20) at the start of a raid encounter.
• Rogue
  • Resolved an issue that prevented Sap from breaking when specific spells were cast on affected targets such as Concentrated Flame (Essence).
  • Applying the Crucible of Flame Essence's debuff, Ancient Flame, no longer removes a rogue from Stealth.

Companions

• Players now retain the buffs provided by Neri Sharpfin if they log out and back in during its duration.

Creatures and NPCs

• Increased the health scaling and base health of all the lowest-health rare spawns in Nazjatar and Mechagon.
  • Developers’ note: With this change more players will have a chance to engage these rare spawns before they are eliminated.
• Vengeful Highborne’s fear ability channel reduced to 3 seconds (was 4 seconds) and its duration reduced to 4 seconds (was 5 seconds).
• Flight Master Gizzik Kelpears now defends against hostile creatures.
• Reduced the spawn chance for Enforcer KX-T57.
• The Dopple Gang now spawns when players use the item Pressure Relief Valve.
• Shirakess Overseer no longer spawns inside rocks.
• Rolly Gulper is no longer immune to area-of-effect abilities.
• Lord Hydraxis is now more powerful.

Dungeons and Raids

• Terrance of Endless Spring
  • Corrected an issue that could cause Tsulong to fail to spawn after resetting the instance.

Items

• Heart of Azeroth
  • Resolved an issue that caused Memory of Lucid Dreams (Essence) to break the user’s stealth when refunding resources.
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams’ (Essence) Major Power now correctly lasts the full duration for Fire Mages, Frost Mages, and Protection Paladins.
    • Developers’ note: The Minor Power on Memory of Lucid Dreams has a custom implementation for Fire Mages and how it interacts with Fire Blast charges. However, this wound up being too strong relative to other Essences’ Minor Powers. As such we’re reducing its proc rate by 33% for Fire Mages, which should keep this as a very strong option to use in the Minor Slot, but much closer to the potency of other Minor Powers.
  • Crucible of Flames’ (Essence) Minor Power no longer procs when casting abilities that apply crowd control to a target.
  • Fixed a bug preventing Purification Protocol's (Essence) Minor Power from correctly generating threat when damaging enemies.
  • The damage and healing granted from Omnipotence (Azerite Trait) now resets at the beginning of encounters and Arena matches.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Highborne Compendium of Sundering’s proc chance to increase if an allied player also had the trinket equipped.
• Prismatic Crystals now stack to 200.
• Shaman can now activate Anti-Gravity Packs in Ghost Wolf form.
• Benthic gear now displays the correct amount of Prismatic Manapearls needed for upgrades.
• The Volatile Blaster now can be used by Druids in Cat or Bear form.
• Harbinger’s Inscrutable Will now pacifies enemies struck by its projectile effect (was a silence).
• Druids can use Anti-Gravity Packs in all shapeshift forms, except Travel Form. Flap those wings, Moonkin!

Player versus Player

• The "Battle for Nazjatar" event is now active when there are similar numbers of players from both factions with War Mode activated in Nazjatar. When that is not the case, "Azshara's Elite Commanders" —a new event—becomes active and also rewards Battle for Nazjatar Commendations.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Horde players who participated in Battle for Nazjatar from receiving rewards if they died when it ended.
• Kronus’ and Fangraal's health and damage have been increased in the Ashran Epic Battleground.
• Resolved an issue that could cause players in Dalaran Sewers to be teleported to the center of the Arena.
• Players now receive Nazjatar Battle Commendations from War Supply Chests earned in Nazjatar.
• Shadow Sight Orbs now spawn within the Robodrome Arena.
• The power coils have powered-up, and are now ready to zap shy arena players within the Robodrome starting area who linger too long.
• Fixed an issue that caused Rogues to die when casting Death from Above while participating in a Black Rook Hold Arena match.

Quests

• Players can again complete "Sliding with Style".
• Enemy players can no longer kill the opposing faction’s NPCs necessary to complete "The Missing Crew".
• Fixed an issue preventing players from turning in "They Made Their Choice".
• Pet Battle quests now give credit towards "Rustbolt Rebellion".
• Fixed an issue that caused the “Runelocked Chest” play area to clip into a nearby wall.
• Fixed an issue causing players to become unable to complete the quest, "Saving Corin."
• The user interface now always displays available quests for followers.
• Players again receive credit toward “Bounty: Dangerous Creatures” for eliminating rare spawns.
• All Nazjatar rare spawns now properly give credit for the quest "Bounty: Dangerous Creatures".
• World Quest targets in Nazjatar no longer display a silver dragon portrait, but instead show up as quest bosses or elite quest bosses.

Toys

• The Pearl of Abyss can now be obtained.
• Flopping Fish is now much more kickable.

Warfronts

• Addressed an issue that caused Wood and Iron resources looted from creatures to be less common.

World

• Alliance players can no longer rest in the Horde Outpost Ekka's Hideaway.
• Players who die in the Great Sea off the coast of Mechagon are no longer teleported to the Whitegrove Chapel graveyard.

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.