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We’ve read feedback from players and observed in-game activities that have led us to see that the Fallen Charger could be better configured.

The initial design intention with Fallen Charger was to make it similar to the Time-Lost Proto-Drake, but that setup didn’t match how other rare spawns behave in Shadowlands, so we changed it on the PTR to work like other rares, where players would want to organize to defeat it because the drop chance would be meaningful enough to warrant doing so.

However, there’s a growing sense of frustration for many as the mount currently feels like something that requires repeated and constant grinding in Group Finder. So with a hotfix that is going live soon today, we’re making three updates to the Fallen Charger:

• It will now drop an appropriate amount of Maw loot, such as Stygia, Ve’nari Reputation, and a chance for a Korthian Armament.
• It will now incur the daily loot lockout when you kill it.
• We’ve increase...

Today’s hotfixes are now ready for viewing!

JULY 14, 2021

Classes

• Mage
  • Arcane
    • Fixed an issue with Mirrors of Torment (Venthyr Ability) not always granting the Arcane Empowerment (PvP Talent) Clearcasting effect in PvP combat.
• Paladin
  • Fixed an issue where Divine Resonance (Runecarving Power) was engaging enemies regardless of combat state.
  • Holy
    • Fixed an issue where Divine Resonance’s (Runecarving Power) targeting was not accurate.
    • Fixed an issue that prevented Holy Light from gaining the full benefit from the Paladin’s Mastery bonus while under the effect of Divine Favor (PvP Talent).
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Over the first couple of weeks of Chains of Domination, we’ve seen a lot of feedback on how, as the denizens of Azeroth have learned how to maneuver in the Maw more smoothly and efficiently, there is one real sore spot remaining for players: the loss of Stygia on death in the Maw.

It makes sense that the Maw walkers should learn how to mitigate that as well. So with a hotfix that is now live on all realms, we’ve:

• Added a new reward to Archivist Roh-Suir’s vendor list that will reduce players’ Stygia loss in The Maw by 75%.

The new item is called Treatise: Bonds of Stygia in Mortals, and it’s available at tier 4 with The Archivists’ Codex.

An additional hotfix went out for Painsmith Raznal yesterday that we’ll be adding to the hotfix post later today.

Dungeons and Raids

• Sanctum of Domination
  • Painsmith Raznal
    • Shadowsteel Chains now prefer ranged players.

I’ve noticed that it seems to vary from one realm to another, and in some places, from one zone to another.

The three channels I always have on are:
/General
/LocalDefense
/LookingForGroup

And the prominence of each seems to have little to do with the purpose of each, and much more to do with the presence of people who want to chat in that zone on that realm.

I was just in Bastion a little while ago and I asked a question in /General and a lively discussion took off.

Hello everyone! Here are the hotfixes from today.

JULY 13, 2021

Classes

• Hunter
  • Fixed an issue where Mongoose Bite and Serpent Sting were not properly increased in damage by 10%.
• Monk
  • Windwalker
    • Fixed an interaction between Storm, Earth and Fire and Spinning Crane Kick that dealt more damage than intended.
• Paladin
  • Fixed an issue where Vanquisher’s Hammer (Necrolord Ability) was consuming Divine Purpose (Talent).
  • Retribution
    • Fixed an issue that could unintentionally allow the primary target of Judgement to be damaged by Lawbringer’s (PvP Talent) effect.
• Priest
  • Holy
    • Fixed an issue where Spirit of Redemption was not properly resolvi...

After we posted about yesterday’s hotfixes, we finalized some additional updates to the Sylvanas encounter, which will be live following maintenance in this region.

The changes are:

Sylvanas Windrunner

• The total damage players must do to Sylvanas Windrunner has been reduced by approximately 5% in Normal and Heroic Difficulties.
• Sylvanas Windrunner now transitions out of Stage 1 at 84% on Normal and Heroic Difficulties.

• Developers’ notes: We felt that players were losing too much uptime due to mechanics, and getting out ...