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We’ve just opened the Cataclysm Beta, and while we have many parts of Cataclysm offline at this time, we intend to enable them in the days to come.

For those of you who are testing Cata with us, please post here with any feedback or discussion or questions you may have.

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Welcome to the Cataclysm beta test. Throughout this test period, we will deploy fixes and improvements to the Cataclysm test environment and provide information and updates in this thread.

At this time, the following are unavailable for testing in the Cataclysm beta:

• Reforging
• Archaeology
• Goblins and Worgen Races
• Transmogrification
• Guild system updates
• Leveling past 80
• Endgame dungeons
• Dungeon Journal
• Tol Barad
• Character info screen updates

We’re currently tracking the following Known Issues:

• Testers may receive a Lua error relating to Blizzard_SettingsDefinitions_Frame_Classic.toc when logging into the game.
• The World map has some selection and highlight issues.
• There may be a LUA error when opening the Collections UI or selecting a new pet or mount.
• Minimaps are not working inside a majority of the indoor environments.
• ...

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Additionally, please note that Demolish will be cancelable. You can cancel Demolish if you decide you need to move or do something else while unleashing the attacks.

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We’ve noticed a few common questions about Colossus, and we’d like to clarify some points.

First, on the flavor, Colossus Warriors are big and mighty, but they are also veterans of countless battles and have the expertise to use that brawn most effectively. They are the fearsome combination of raw physical ability and mastery of warfare that no one wants to face on the battlefield. Mechanically, Colossus will aim to deliver some of the biggest melee hits around, and sometimes those big hits come from knowing precisely when and where to hit their target for maximum effectiveness.

Regarding Demolish:

• Demolish is a 2 second channel, and the Warrior is unable to move or use other abilities while channeling, similar to Eye Beam. A Colossus player will have to think tactically about when and where is optimal to use it. This is an intentional part of the flavor of the ability.
• Every hit of Demolish will hit hard, so you’ll want to use it as soon...

March 5, 2024

WoW Classic: Season of Discovery

• Kha’damu no longer drops extraneous items.
• Kha’damu now recovers less health from his self-healing effects.
• As Kha’damu grows in size, he now becomes more susceptible to attacks.
• Mildly Irradiated Rejuvenation Potion now also increases Ranged Attack Power.
• Enchanted Sigil: Innovation now increases ranged attack power in addition to its normal effects.
• Hyperconductive Goldwrap tooltip updated to better reflect how Hyperconductive Goldwrap works.
• Tooltips for new ranged, melee, and spell hit/crit stats in Season of Discovery have been updated to be less verbose. The effects were not changed.
• Druid
  • Fixed an issue with Survival Instincts causing Druids to sometimes incorrectly gain health when shifting into Bear Form, Cat Form, or Dire Bear Form while Survival Instincts is active.
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March 5, 2024

Dungeons

• Darkheart Thicket
  • Addressed an issue where Strangling Roots will still spawn even if Oakheart is defeated while casting the spell.
  • Addressed an issue where Crushing Grip will go off if the boss is defeated while gripping a player.
• The Everbloom
  • Addressed an issue where Infested Icecaller’s Cold Fusion can target pets.
• Waycrest Manor
  • Addressed an issue where some Jagged Hounds are not damaged by Wildfire.
  • Wildfire now only damages creatures in combat.

Player versus Player

• Verdant Aspirant’s Wand is now purchasable from Seltherex.

As players continue to level up to 40 and experience all that Phase 2 has to offer, we’ve closely monitored in-game progress, feedback from the community, and bug reports. With scheduled weekly maintenance next week, we’ll make the following adjustments to some classes that are underperforming.

• Hunter
  • Chimera Shot damage increased to 120% of weapon damage (was 100%) and Chimera Shot Serpent Sting damage increased to 48% of Serpent Sting damage (was 40%).
  • Explosive Shot base damage done before Attack Power increased by 15%.
  • Carve damage increased to 65% of weapon damage (was 50%).
• Mage
  • Frostfire Bolt base damage increased by 50%, and its increased damage from bonus spell damage increased by 16%, identical to the value for Fireball.
  • Spellfrost Bolt base damage increased by 50%, and its increased damage from bonus spell damage increased by 14%, identical to the value for F...

Yes! Very much so.

This week, we happen to be in what looks like a lull, because so much focus is on behind-the-scenes work. We’re spinning up the next round of new invites to the Council, which means we’ve been cataloguing and vetting and sorting through the thousands of applications. That also means that players who joined the Council in the first couple of months of 2023 will depart, and that’s a different set of behind-the-scenes work.

For the devs, there’s currently a lot of focus on upcoming content that is not yet being publicly examined. That will shift in the coming weeks, as we reveal some things and re-open our public test realms and then comm...

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