World of Warcraft: Blizzard’s March 7, 2025 News
Game Update: Druid and Paladin Adjustments, Dungeon and Delve Changes
Table of Contents
- Game Update: Druid and Paladin Adjustments, Dungeon and Delve Changes
- WoW Update: Undermine Fixes and Class Adjustments
- WoW Game Updates: Class Adjustments, Item Changes, and More
- WoW Game Updates: February 2025
- World of Warcraft Hotfix Addresses Item Disappearance and Surge Pricing
- WoW Game update: Druid, paladin Changes, and Dungeon Adjustments – Your Questions Answered!
Recent game updates have brought meaningful changes to class mechanics, dungeon difficulties, and item availability. Here’s a breakdown of the key adjustments.
Class Adjustments
Druid
Significant changes have been implemented for Druids, notably focusing on the Bear Form and Balance specializations.
- Bear Form:
- Druid of the Claw: Wildpower Surge now substantially increases the damage of swipe or brutal Slash in Bear Form. The increase is now 300%, a significant boost from the previous 75%.
Paladin
several issues affecting Paladin abilities have been addressed.
- Fixed an issue where Blessing of Dusk was incorrectly reducing the cooldown of Eye of Tyr.
- Corrected an issue where Divine Purpose and Tirion’s Devotion were granting excessive cooldown reduction to Lay on Hands.
- Resolved an issue preventing Blessed Hammer from hitting some dungeon bosses.
Delves
Sidestreet Sluice
- A new requirement has been added to the Sidestreet Sluice variant: players must now defeat Darkfuse goblins to destroy enchanted gold piles.
Dungeons and Raids
Extensive changes have been made to dungeons and raids, including adjustments to mythic Keystones and enemy health.
- Mythic Keystones will no longer unintentionally drop in Siege of boralus, Necrotic Wake, and Mists of Tirna Scithe.
- Player deaths will no longer affect the Mythic+ timer on keystone levels 2 and 3.
- Corrections have been made to the time targets used for rating calculation and achievement in several Mythic+ dungeons. This may result in slight changes to Mythic+ Rating as ratings are recalculated.
A significant change has been implemented to overall dungeon difficulty. As the developers noted:
Today, we’ve we’ve broadly reduced the difficulty of mythic and Mythic+ dungeons. As a result of the following changes, all enemy health and damage has been reduced by 10% across all Mythic dungeon difficulties, both Mythic 0 and Mythic+.
Cinderbrew Meadery
- Rowdy patron’s Rowdy Yell damage reduced by 33%.
- I’pa’s Spouting Stout damage reduced by 33%.
- I’pa’s Brew Drop health reduced by 18% and movement speed reduced by 14%.
Darkflame Cleft
- Addressed an issue where Ol’ Waxbeard’s Reckless charge could be cancelled when the target is out of line-of-sight.
- Ol’waxbeard’s rider melee damage reduced by 42%.
- Wandering Candle’s Surging Flame is now removed upon Wandering Candle’s death.
The MOTHERLODE!!
- Crawler Mine’s health reduced by 30% and speed reduced by 29%.
- Off-Duty Laborer’s Throw Wrench damage reduced by 66%.
- Coin Operated Crowd Pummeler’s Footbomb Blazing Azerite’s increase to subsequent Timed explosions reduced by 40%.
- Azerite Extractor’s Rapid Extraction groupwide damage reduced by 25%.
- Azerite Extractor’s Rapid Extraction missile damage reduced by 25%.
- Mogul Razzdunk’s Gatling Gun damage reduced by 50%.
Operation Floodgate
- Reduced the speed of waves created by Awaken the Swamp by 25%. The movement force applied reduced by 17%.
- Darkfuse Shredder Pilots are no longer able to melee.
- Kinetic Explosive Gel now has a permanent 12-second duration.
- Increased the cooldown of Surprise Inspection on Darkfuse Inspectors by 2 seconds.
- Reduced the distance of Bubble Burp targeting to 60 yards (was 100).
- Reduced the physical damage portion of Sludge Claws by 13%.
- Increased the cast time of Mudslide to 3.5 seconds (was 3).
- Reduced the physical damage of Thunder Punch by 15%.
- Reduced the damage of Turbo bolt by 30%.
Operation: Mechagon – Workshop
- Addressed a bug preventing this dungeon from giving Great Vault credits.
- Antipersonnel Squirrel’s Health reduced by 93% and can now be attacked.
- Machinist’s Garden’s “Hidden” Flame Cannon now has a precast visual.
Priory of the Sacred Flame
- Captain Dailcry’s health reduced by 11%.
- Captain Dailcry’s Pierce Armor damage-over-time bleed reduced by 25%.
- Captain Dailcry’s Savage Mauling and Taener Duelmal’s Ember Storm now have a 5 second shared cooldown (was 3 seconds).
- Captain Dailcry’s Savage Mauling now ignores targets that have been hit by it within the last 35 seconds if there are other available targets.
- High Priest Aemya health reduced by 10%.
- Guard Captain Suleyman health by 30%.
- Forge Master Damian health reduced by 10%.
- Heat Wave damage reduced by 25%.
- Elaena Emberlanz health reduced by 10%.
- Taener Duelmal health reduced 10%.
- Sergeant Shaynemail health reduced by 10%.
- Added Effect Mechanic Snare to castigator’s Shield so it can be removed with Snare removals.
- Prioress Murrpray now has an initial cooldown of 3 seconds on Holy Smite.
- Prioress Murrpray now clears her energy upon transitioning to Phase 2.
The Rookery
- Addressed an issue where Kyrioss can fail to use its abilities.
Theater of Pain
- Addressed an issue where sudden Demise can kill players during Xav the Unfallen’s Blood and Glory.
Liberation of Undermine
Mug’Zee, Heads of security
- Fixed an issue that delayed Mug’Zee from entering Intermission while casting other abilities.
- Gallagio Goons now lock their facing direction while casting Pay respects.
- Updated the spawning visuals of Unstable Crawler Mines to be more readable alongside the visuals of Unstable Cluster Bomb.
Items
Several item-related issues have been resolved, and adjustments have been made to item costs and qualities.
- Fixed an issue preventing Conqueror’s Prized Lacquer and Varnish from being used on tier armor catalyzed from certain Delve items.
- triumphant Satchel of Carved Undermine crests, Celebratory Pack of Runed Undermine Crests, and Glorious Cluster of Gilded Undermine Crests now cost 45 runed crests (was 90).
- Pouch of Weathered Undermine Crests, Satchel of Carved Undermine Crests, and Pack of Runed Undermine Crests are now Rare quality (was Epic).
- Vaskarn now correctly sells Pack of Runed Undermine Crests.
- Fixed an issue where several mail armor items granted Strength rather than Agility.
- Gallytech Turbo-Tiller now has standard melee weapon damage.
Player versus Player (PvP)
Druid
Restoration
- Ancient of Lore (PvP Talent) – Blossom Burst and Mass Blooming now apply instantly to their targets when cast (was delayed by missile).
Reputation and Renown
- Resolved an issue where players couldn’t get a Restored Coffer Key on reaching renown rank 9 of the Cartels of Undermine.
- “Sparks of War: Undermine” now grants the correct reputation.
Quests
- More Deeps Spitters and Deeps Larva has been added to improve the associated world quest in the Ringing Deeps, “Deworming Solution.”
Undermine
- Fixed an issue preventing players from contributing to Voltstrike and Scrapchewer event progress in Undermine.
- Micropollutants and Agitated Contaminants will now respawn more quickly during the bonus objective “Darkfuse Precipitant”.
- “Slime Wranglin'” should now more accurately reflect the location of Runaway Sewage.
March 5, 2025
Further Updates
Additional updates were implemented on March 5, 2025, focusing on class bugs and delve adjustments.
Classes
Druid
Balance
- Fixed a bug where Harmony of the Heavens could fail to stack to maximum value.
Paladin
Protection
- Resolved an issue causing Divine Toll to cast more Avenger’s Shields than intended.
Delves
The Waterworks
- Stompin’ shoes are no longer interrupted by damage.
Dungeons and Raids
WoW Update: Undermine Fixes and Class Adjustments
Recent updates to World of Warcraft address several key issues and introduce significant class adjustments,enhancing gameplay and balance.
General Fixes
- Resolved an issue preventing the upgrade of Liberation of Undermine warbound tier head, chest, and leg armor from normal difficulty. Existing items have been corrected.
- Addressed a bug causing some legacy World Quests to offer more powerful rewards than intended.
- The Roaring War-Queen’s Citrine now fizzles when targeting another player with the same item, rather than searching for a new target.
Player versus Player
- Corrected an issue where Bloody Tokens and Sparks of War were not consistently dropping from player kills.
- Sparks of War now consistently drop from Undermine Shiny Trash Cans.
Quests
- Nikki’s combat lines will no longer play for players not on the “My Top Gal” quest.
- Fixed an issue where players could force the shredder vehicle off its path during “Cold As Ice.”
Undermine
- Interacting with the riot-Grade Rope is now more multiplayer kind.
March 4, 2025
Achievements
- Corrected an issue where completing the Copious Coffers and The Key to Madness achievements before the Undermine(d) patch failed to deliver rewards. Affected players should find them in the mail.
Class Adjustments
several classes have received significant adjustments to their abilities and set bonuses.
Death Knight
- Unholy
- Liberation of Undermine 2-set Bonus: Now increases the damage of Death Coil and Epidemic by 4.5% (was 3%).
Demon Hunter
- Havoc
- Aldrachi Reaver: Reaver’s Mark now increases damage dealt to its target by 6%.
- Aldrachi Reaver: Thrill of the Fight’s increase to ability damage is now 15% (was 20%).
- liberation of Undermine 2-set Bonus: Winning Streak!’s chance to activate increased by 25%.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the talent starter build from applying correctly.
Druid
- Updated Lycara’s Meditation: Players must remain in a shapeshift form for 2.9 seconds, modified by Haste, to retain the Lycara’s Teachings bonus from it.
- Feral
- Sunfire damage reduced by 40%.
- Lycara’s Teachings’ Mastery bonus granted from being in moonkin Form reduced by 66%.
Evoker
- Devastation
- Firestorm damage increased by 40%.
Hunter
- Beast Mastery
- The Liberation of Undermine 2-piece set bonus has been adjusted – Barbed Shot now fires at 100% (was 200%).
- the Liberation of Undermine 4-piece set bonus has been adjusted – Potent Mutagen damage reduced by 50% and reduces the cooldown of Bestial Wrath by 0.25 seconds (was 0.5 seconds).
- All ability and pet damage increased by 5%.
Monk
- Mistweaver
- All Healing reduced by 4%.
- Liberation of Undermine set bonus: Insurance! healing decreased by 30%.
Paladin
- Holy
- Fixed a bug causing Divine Toll to unintentionally damage enemies the player was not in combat with.
- Protection
- Fixed an issue where Undisputed Ruling failed to trigger Consecration’s friendly effects.
- Retribution
- An issue causing Divine Hammer to have reduced duration with higher amounts of Haste has been resolved.
- Haste will no longer affect Divine Hammer periodic. Will now strike every 2 seconds for 8 seconds baseline.
- Divine Hammer periodic damage will no longer activate Radiant Glory, while its cast will continue to interact normally.
- Divine Hammer extension proc no longer has an internal cooldown.
Priest
- Discipline
- Lenience no longer stacks its damage reduction effect when multiple Priests apply Atonement to a target.
- Oracle: Preventive Measures now increases the damage of penance, Smite, and Holy Nova by 20% (was 40%).
Rogue
- Assassination
- All ability damage increased by 4%.
- Subtlety
- Secret Technique damage reduced by 5%.
- Liberation of Undermine 2-piece set bonus – Winning Streak! max stacks reduced to 8 (was 10).
Shaman
- Elemental
- Developers’ notes: The new tier set bonuses were performing higher than we would have liked, so we’re lowering the value of the new 2-piece set bonus while increasing the damage Elemental Shaman deal baseline.
- liberation of Undermine 2-piece set bonus – Now summons an elemental for 6 seconds (was 8 seconds).
- Liberation of Undermine 2-piece set bonus – Frequency of getting a bonus elemental summon from your spells lowered.
- Liberation of Undermine 4-piece set bonus – Damage bonus of Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Tempest, and Lava Burst increased to 30% for 8 seconds (was 20% for 8 seconds).
- Deeply Rooted Elements Ascendance procs no longer activate either the 2-piece or 4-piece bonus of the new Liberation of Undermine tier set.
- Echo of the Elementals no longer causes the Jackpot! Buff to refresh when thay appear.
- All damage dealt increased by 5%.
- enhancement
- Developers’ notes: Enhancement Shaman in the Liberation of Undermine patch are performing higher than we would like. We’re making adjustments to the new Flowing Spirits talent as well as the nerub-ar palace and Liberation of Undermine tier set bonuses.
- Nerub-ar Palace 4-piece set Bonus – Now has a 20% chance to summon an extra spirit when talented into Flowing Spirits.
- Flowing Spirits now has a 6% chance to summon a Feral Spirit.
- Flowing Spirits now properly summons a random Elemental Spirit when Elemental Spirits are talented.
- Liberation of Undermine 4-piece set Bonus – Now triggers Doom Winds for 3 seconds (was 4 seconds).
- Liberation of Undermine 4-piece set Bonus – Now increases the damage of Crash Lightning by 12% per stack (was 15%).
- liberation of Undermine 4-piece set Bonus – Now increases the primary target damage of Crash Lightning by 75% (was 100%).
Warlock
- Fixed an issue where Summon Felguard and Grimoire: felguard were taking higher damage than intended from area of effect spells.
- Demonology
- Liberation of Undermine 4-piece set bonus has been adjusted – Casting Hand of Gul’dan causes your active Dreadstalkers to cast Dreadbite at 20% effectiveness (was 50%).
- Hand of Gul’dan damage increased by 20%.
- Doomguards summoned by Pact of the Ered’ruin deal 15% increased damage.
- Gloomhound’s Gloom Slash damage increased by 30%.
- Wild Imp damage increased by 30%.
- Destruction
WoW Game Updates: Class Adjustments, Item Changes, and More
Significant updates have been implemented in the world of Warcraft, addressing class balance, item properties, and quest mechanics.Here’s a detailed breakdown of the changes.
Class Adjustments
Several classes have undergone adjustments to refine gameplay and balance player versus player (PvP) combat.
Warrior
- Arms
- Execute damage reduced by 15%.
Items and Rewards
Changes have been made to item effects and availability.
- Oil of Beledar’s Grace healing reduced by 40%.
- Plans: charged Claymore and Formula: Enchant Boots - Scout’s March can again be obtained from Auralia Steelstrike.
- Undermine
- Resolved an issue where players could receive duplicates of the same rare item from completing Shipping and handling job streaks.
- Gallagio Garbage now has a higher chance to spawn.
- Increased the drop rates of the mount and cosmetic item from the Gallagio Garbage rare.
- Scrap-Plated Pants now have Agility/intellect.
Mounts
Bug fixes related to mount appearances and acquisition.
- Fixed a bug causing the Ruby and Pearlescent Butterfly mounts to glow to brightly.
- Resolved an issue preventing players from properly obtaining the Violet Goblin Shredder.
Player versus Player (PvP)
Extensive adjustments to class abilities and set bonuses in PvP combat.
- The Gladiator’s Distinction set bonus now increases Stamina by 10% (was 5%) for Tank and Damage specializations.
- The Gladiator’s Distinction set bonus now increases Stamina by 15% (was 10%) for Healer specializations.
- Death Knight
- Blood
- San’layn: The damage bonus from Frenzied Bloodthirst is now 50% effective in PvP combat.
- Frost
- Death’s Cold Embrace (PvP talent) now increases Remorseless Winter’s damage by 400% (was 750%).
- Blood
- Druid
- Feral
- Berserk now increases damage dealt by 5% in PvP combat (was 10%).
- Ferocious Bite damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
- Feral
- Mage
- arcane
- Magi’s Spark now echoes spells at 25% effectiveness (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Arcane Missiles damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
- Arcane Barrage damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
- Fire
- Blazing Barriers from Overpowered Barrier now reflect 60% of damage absorbed (was 100%).
- Frost
- Frostfire: Blazing Barriers from Overpowered Barrier now reflect 60% of damage absorbed (was 100%).
- arcane
- Monk
- Mistweaver
- Jade Empowerment’s damage increase reduced to 1250% (was 2500%) in PvP combat.
- Windwalker
- Slicing Winds damage reduced by 20% in PvP combat. Slicing Winds now fails if cast while in a root.
- Mistweaver
- Warrior
- Arms
- Mortal Strike damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- Execute damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
- Demolish final hit damage reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
- fury
- Rampage damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
- Bladestorm damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
- Protection
- Execute damage reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
- All damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
- Arms
Quests
Updates to quest availability and mechanics.
- Players leveling through War Within now always have the option to do Khaz Algar world quests from Faerin Lothar when accepting a task for “The Call of the Worldsoul”.
- “The Kalimdor cup Circuit” can now be turned in to Lord Andestrasz.
- Fixed a bug preventing Thalyrssa from allowing access to Withered Army Training for “Building an Army”.
- Helping serve hot dogs or hamburgers in the “Hotrocket” quests will now take priority over the world quest to save drowning tourist goblins.
Season of Discovery
Changes specific to the Season of Discovery content.
- Tarnished Undermine Real now drop from Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj and Temple of Ahn’Qiraj bosses and hard mode caches.
- Nightmare grove
- The nightmare Dragons now drop three Tarnished undermine Reals each.
- The Nightmare Dragons now each drop a piece of Non-C’thun Temple of ahn’Qiraj Tier.
- Players can access to the temple of Ahn’Qiraj vendors at the entrance of the raid.These NPCs are Kandrostrasz, Vethsera, and Andorgos.
- The Nightmare Dragons now each drop a piece of Blackwing Tier that is not available on the Undermine Real vendor. (Shoulders/Legs/Head/Chest).
- The Nightmare Dragons now each drop a Blackwing lair class trinket.
- All of the pieces in the nightmare Dragon’s old loot has had 8 primary armor slots updated to have the Timeworn tag, allowing them to interact with the Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight line.
- To allow players more chances to get missing patterns, the Nightmare Dragons can now drop all of the enchanting and engineering patterns from Molten Core and all professions recipes from ahn’Qiraj.
- Health of all bosses and enemy creatures reduced by 15%.
- Damage and healing of all bosses and enemy creatures reduced by 30%.
- All Dragons no longer thrash.
- emeriss – NPC priests during the PvP raid phase no longer cast Mind Control.
- Lethon – Damage reduction aura from the large Spirit Shade reduced to 50% (was 99%), and movement speed of Spirit Shades lowered by 25%.
- Ysondre – Divergent Lightning is now cast less frequently and deals less damage.
February 28, 2025
Achievements
Updates to achievement rewards and descriptions.
- An achievement has been unexpectedly rewarding 5 Trader’s Tender. The goblins insist that possession is Nine-Tenths of the Law. It seems better to just roll with it, so we’ve corrected the description on the achievement to include the 5 Trader’s Tender.
Classes
Further class-specific fixes and adjustments.
- Druid
- Restoration
- Fixed an issue that caused Ancient of lore (PvP Talent) to prevent all magical effects.
- Fixed an issue that caused Cyclone to bypass Ancient of Lore’s crowd control immunity.
- Restoration
- Evoker
- Devastation
- [Scalecommander] Fixed an issue where Deep Breath with Maneuverability would not break root effects.
- Preservation
- Fixed an issue where Flow state did not reduce the cooldown of engulf.
- Devastation
- Hunter
- Beast Master, Survival
- Master’s Call pet ability can now be cast from pet action bar.
- Beast Master, Survival
- monk
- Windwalker
- Fixed an issue that caused Slicing Winds to not be treated as an AoE effects.
- Fixed an issue that caused Slicings winds to not function with Ride the Wind.
- Windwalker
- Priest
- Discipline
- Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect amount of damage to be absorbed by Atonement.
- Discipline
- Rogue
- Outlaw
- Fixed an issue that caused Restless Blades to not reduce the cooldown of Adrenaline Rush.
- Outlaw
- Shaman
- Enhancement
- fixed an issue that caused the incorrect amount of damage to be dealt by Stormstrike.
- Enhancement
- Warlock
- Affliction
- Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect amount of damage to be dealt by Unstable Affliction.
- Affliction
Dungeons and Raids
adjustments to dungeon and raid mechanics.
- Dawn of the Infinite
- Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect amount of damage to be dealt by Iridikron the Disentangled.
Items
Further item-related fixes.
- Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect amount of healing to be done by the Emerald Dreamcatcher.
Professions
Updates to profession-related content.
- Fishing
- Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect amount of fish to be caught in certain areas.
user Interface
Improvements and fixes to the user interface.
- Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect amount of facts to be displayed on the character sheet.
Warbands
Updates to Warband features.
- Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect amount of experience to be earned by Warband members.
WoW Game Updates: February 2025
Stay up-to-date with the latest changes and fixes implemented in World of Warcraft throughout February 2025.This article provides a comprehensive overview of adjustments made to classes, items, PvP, transmogrification, and specific game modes like Undermine, Cataclysm Classic, and Season of Discovery.
February 28, 2025
Classes
- Demon Hunter
- Fixed an issue where casting Immolation Aura while in Metamorphosis would not generate stacks of Power Overwhelming.
Items
- Algari Mana oil, Oil of Deep Toxins, and Oil of Beledar’s Grace are now manually targeted, preventing them from automatically overriding buffs for dual-wielding player-characters.
- Auralia Steelstrike again sells Technique: Contract: Hallowfall Arathi.
- Roaring War-Queen’s Citrine chance to trigger has been reduced slightly.
- Legendary Skipper’s Citrine no longer triggers Roaring war-Queen’s Citrine effect.
Player versus Player
- Mage
- Arcane
- Fixed an issue causing Overpowered Barrier to grant immunity to interrupts.
- Arcane
Transmogrification
- Fixed an issue that caused Forged Gladiator’s Chain Leggings and Forged Gladiator’s Chain Breeches for shamans to use the wrong non-kilt appearance.
Undermine
- Adjusted the rewards for completing Shipping and Handling tasks to reward a Weathered Undermine Crest and one of Valorstones, Resonance Crystals, or Gold.
- Increased the rewards from finishing a job streak.
- Increased the rewards given by tip chests during the Surge Pricing event.
Season of Discovery
- Rogue
- Blade Flurry no longer receives double % increases.
- Developers’ notes: This affects Seal of the Dawn and Rogue set bonuses.Now, % increases from unfriendly Mind Controls like chains of Kel’thuzad or Prophet Skeram’s Mind Control no longer cause massive amounts of damage from Blade Flurry.
- Blade Flurry no longer receives double % increases.
- Warrior
- Sweeping Strikes no longer receives double % increases while inside of Naxxramas.
- Developers’ notes: Due to Warriors having multiple % increases in their kit through Enrage, we did not want to impact their PvP performance with this bugfix, so this only applies to Warriors while inside Naxxramas.this means Seal of the Dawn and Warrior set bonuses are no longer doubled, and % increases from hostile Mind Controls inside of Naxxramas like Chains of Kel’thuzad no longer cause massive amounts of damage from Sweeping Strikes.
- Sweeping Strikes no longer receives double % increases while inside of Naxxramas.
February 27, 2025
Achievements
- Umbrage for Umbriss is no longer a requirement for Glory of the Cataclysm Hero.
Classes
- Death Knight
- On a Paler Horse now works as intended in the Undermine.
- Evoker
- Devastation
- Fixed an issue where Disintegrate’s channel time was being increased when talenting into Azure Celerity.
- Devastation
- Hunter
- Corrected an issue preventing the proper activation of Eyes of the Beast.
- Paladin
- Resolved an issue causing Hammer of Light to not cast its secondary damage when killing the primary target.
- hammer of Light will now add to the duration of Shield of the Righteous, rather of incorrectly resetting its duration to 4 seconds.
- Shaman
- Elemental
- [stormbringer] Fixed an issue causing Tempest to be unable to contribute towards Fusion of Elements.
- Elemental
Player versus Player
- Priest
- Holy
- Fixed an issue causing Sanctified Ground to not have its radius increased by the Light in the Darkness talent.
- Holy
Quests
- Fixed an issue causing the balloons to be challenging to target on “Boom Balloon.”
Transmogrification
- Fixed an issue preventing druids from receiving alternate appearances for the Raid Finder variant of the Nerub-ar Palace class set after using the luminous Nerubian Catalyst Stone.
Undermine
- Gallagio Security is no longer immune to crowd controlling effects.
- Fixed an issue causing Gallagio Garbage to spawn less frequently than intended.
- Disposable Hotdogs, Disposable Hamburgers, Collectible Pineappletini Mugs, Undermine Crates, Half-Eaten Takout, and Single-Use Grills now stack to 20.
- S.C.R.A.P. Heaps now correctly scale enemies and hazards to the number of participating players nearby.
- G-99 Breakneck boost cooldowns have been adjusted to match their durations.
- GE86 Advance D.R.I.V.E. wheels now cost 2000 Empty Kaja’Cola Cans (was 1 Vintage Kaja’Cola Can).
Cataclysm Classic
- Fixed a bug preventing Fragment of deathwing’s Jaw from dropping as intended.
- Added a way for rogues who defeated Deathwing prior to the hotfix above to be able to get their missed drop. Near the entrance portal of Dragon Soul there is now an Elementium Fragment that will spawn when Deathwing has been defeated. This will allow rogues who meet the following conditions to retrieve the Fragment of Deathwing’s Jaw:
- The rogue is currently on the Patricide quest.
- The rogue has killed Deathwing before.
- Deathwing has been defeated in the instance.
- protocol Twilight Dungeons
- Updated the Gift of the Green Dragonflight’s stacking healing buff (Verdant Restoration) to now increase healing done by 20% per stack (was 10%).
- Damage-over-time abilities can now generate stacks of Verdant Restoration but not remove stacks of the damage buff (Verdant Surge).
Season of Discovery
- There should no longer be extra enemies near the objectives of The Dark Hoard quest in Blackrock Spire.
- Hardened Frostguard now has an internal cooldown on the Frost Nova chance on hit, to prevent it from extensively reactivating on the same ability cast.
- Naxxramas
- Ignite will no longer incorrectly tick on targets while the player is under the effect of a Mind Control.
- The health increases from Lifegiving Gem, Rallying Cry, Last Stand, Aegis of Preservation, Vengeance, and Survival Instincts no longer behave incorrectly while under the effects of the Seal of the Dawn.
- While inside Naxxramas, the 6-piece bonuses for tank warrior, tank warlock, and tank druid will now dynamically update your Last Stand, Vengeance, and Survival Instincts if the new value would be lower and you do not have a debuff that lowers your health active.
- Rogue
- The tank T1 6-piece set bonus now provides a 20% damage reduction (was 50%).
- The animation for Crimson Tempest has been changed to be less chaotic.
February 26, 2025
Achievements
- Reading the Misplaced Work Order will now reliably give credit for read Between the Lines.
Delves
- Fixed an issue that could prevent players who had never entered Delves before from being able to configure Brann’s role and abilities.
Items and Rewards
- Fixed a bug preventing delves and world activities from providing credit towards the Great Vault. As a reminder, next week, the Great Vault will provide Season 1 rewards.
- The Surge Pricing world event now awards Extravagant Tip Chest for 150 Shipping and Handling Tasks (was 250).
- Fixed an issue where the Adventurer’s warbound items sold by Finley for Undercoin would generate gear at the wrong item level.
Quests
- Players who selected a Cartel during “Contract Work” but were not given work to do can now reselect their Cartel for their Warband.
- Grimla should no longer unintentionally disappear while players are on “The Grimla Express”,“Split Venture”,or “Welcome to Undermine”.
Undermine
several adjustments have been made to the Undermine experience:
- The spawn rate of Gallagio Garbage has been corrected.
- Stack sizes for various items like Disposable Hotdogs and Undermine Crates have been increased to 20.
- S.C.R.A.P. Heaps now scale appropriately with the number of players nearby.
- Cooldowns for G-99 Breakneck boosts have been aligned with their durations.
- The cost of GE86 Advance D.R.I.V.E. wheels has been adjusted to 2000 Empty Kaja’Cola Cans.
This article summarizes the key updates and bug fixes implemented in World of Warcraft during February 2025, covering various aspects of the game from class balance to quest improvements.
World of Warcraft Hotfix Addresses Item Disappearance and Surge Pricing
Recent updates to World of Warcraft have focused on resolving issues related to item availability and quest mechanics, enhancing the overall player experience. This article details the key changes implemented in the latest hotfix.
Resolved Issues
The hotfix primarily targets problems that players encountered with specific in-game items and job mechanics. Here’s a breakdown of the key fixes:
Item Availability
A significant issue addressed in the patch involves the “suspicious Book” and “fireworks Hat.” Players reported that these items were disappearing prematurely, preventing them from being looted as intended. The hotfix resolves this issue, ensuring that:
The Suspicious Book and Fireworks Hat should no longer disappear prematurely, and players should be able to loot them as expected. Players who were previously affected by this bug will find the loot in their mail after about an hour.
This fix ensures that players who previously missed out on these items due to the bug will receive them retroactively.
Surge Pricing Adjustment
Another key adjustment involves the “Surge Pricing” reward system. The number of tasks required to earn the highest reward has been significantly reduced.The update notes state:
Lowered the number of tasks required to be completed to earn the highest Surge Pricing reward to 150, down from 250.
This change makes the highest tier of Surge Pricing rewards more accessible to players, reducing the grind required to achieve it.
Paper Delivery Job Fix
the hotfix also addresses an issue with the “Paper Delivery” job.Players reported that “Newspaper Bundles” would remain on their character even after the job was canceled, which was particularly problematic for those who had already completed or canceled the quest. The fix ensures that:
Newspaper Bundles for the Paper Delivery job should no longer remain on the player if the job is canceled. This should also resolve the issue for players that have already completed or canceled the quest and had the bundles on their back.
This resolves a persistent visual bug and improves the overall Paper Delivery job experience.
Summary of Changes
- The Suspicious Book and Fireworks Hat are now reliably lootable.
- The number of tasks for the highest Surge Pricing reward has been reduced from 250 to 150.
- Newspaper Bundles no longer remain on players after canceling the Paper Delivery job.
These hotfixes aim to improve the stability and enjoyment of World of Warcraft by addressing key issues reported by the player community.
Additional Resources
For more detailed information, refer to the previous patch hotfix notes.
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WoW Game update: Druid, paladin Changes, and Dungeon Adjustments – Your Questions Answered!
This article covers key changes and fixes from the latest WoW game update. We’ve compiled the most significant questions and answers to help you understand how these adjustments will impact your gameplay.
Last Updated: March 5, 2025
Class Adjustments:
Q: What are the main druid changes implemented in this update?
A: The update focuses on enhancing the Druid’s Bear Form and improving the balance specialization. Specifically, the Druid of the Claw Wildpower Surge ability has been substantially boosted in Bear Form, with a 300% increase to Swipe or Brutal Slash damage (up from 75%).A bug was also fixed where Harmony of the Heavens could fail to stack to the maximum value for Balance druids.
Q: What Paladin issues have been resolved?
A: Several ability-related issues have been fixed for Paladins, including:
Blessing of Dusk no longer incorrectly reduces the cooldown of Eye of tyr.
Divine Purpose and Tirion’s Devotion no longer grant excessive cooldown reduction to Lay on Hands.
Blessed Hammer can now hit all dungeon bosses.
An issue was resolved causing Divine Toll to cast more Avenger’s Shields than intended for protection Paladins.
Dungeon & Raid Adjustments:
Q: Was there a broad difficulty reduction across Mythic dungeons?
A: Yes! Enemy health and damage have been reduced by 10% across all Mythic dungeon difficulties, including both Mythic 0 and Mythic+.
Q: Has anything changed in Mythic+ Keystones?
A: Yes, several changes:
Mythic Keystones will no longer unintentionally drop in Siege of Boralus, Necrotic Wake, and Mists of Tirna Scithe.
Player deaths will no longer affect the Mythic+ timer on keystone levels 2 and 3.
Corrections have been made to time targets for Mythic+ rating calculation and achievement in several dungeons.
Q: What are some specific dungeon changes that were made?
A: Many dungeons saw changes.Here are a few examples:
Cinderbrew Meadery: Damage from Rowdy Patron’s Rowdy Yell and I’pa’s Spouting Stout reduced by 33%.
Darkflame Cleft: Ol’ Waxbeard’s Rider melee damage reduced by 42%. Wandering Candle’s Surging Flame is now removed upon the Candle’s death.
The MOTHERLODE!!: Crawler Mine health reduced by 30% and speed by 29%. off-Duty Laborer’s Throw Wrench damage reduced by 66%.
(See the original update notes for a complete list of dungeon-specific changes as many were implemented)
Undermine Adjustments:
Q: What’s new in Undermine?
A: Several changes have been made directly to world events and areas of Undermine, including increased spawn rates for Micropollutants and Agitated Contaminants during the “Darkfuse Precipitant” bonus objective. An issue preventing players from contributing to Voltstrike and Scrapchewer event progress has been fixed.
Delve Changes:
Q: Are there any specific delve changes I should know about?
A: Yes:
Sidestreet Sluice now requires defeating Darkfuse goblins to destroy enchanted gold piles.
In The waterworks, Stompin’ shoes are no longer interrupted by damage.
Item Changes:
Q: what item-related issues have been addressed?
A: Several issues have been resolved, including:
Fixed an issue preventing Conqueror’s Prized Lacquer and Varnish from being used on tier armor catalyzed from certain Delve items.
Adjusted the cost and quality of multiple Undermine Crest items, including reducing costs and rarities for multiple crest vendor items.
Fixed an issue where certain mail armor items granted Strength instead of Agility.
Several updates to crests available from vendors and Spark drops within Undermine.
PvP Adjustments:
Q: Any PvP-specific changes?
A: Yes:
Druid (Restoration): Ancient of Lore (PvP Talent) – Blossom Burst and Mass Blooming now apply instantly to their targets when cast (was delayed by missile).
Sparks of War will consistently drop from Undermine Shiny Trash Cans
Bloody tokens and Sparks of Water are consistently dropping from player kills.
Quest Fixes:
Q: Any notable quest bug fixes?
A: Yes:
Nikki’s combat lines will no longer play for players not on the “My Top Gal” quest.
* Corrected an issue where players forcing the shredder off its path during a quest.
This Q&A provides a summary of the update. For the full detailed list of changes, please refer to the official patch notes.