6.0.3 Hotfixes: November 25

November 25

Update 1, Class Tuning Changes: 12:00pm PST

Please note that some of the class tuning changes listed below are not yet live and are still in the process of being implemented.

Racials

• Orc
  • Hardiness now reduces stun duration by 15% (up from 10%).
• Undead
  • Will of the Forsaken has a 2-minute cooldown once more (down from 3 minutes).

Classes

• Death Knight
  • General
    • Blood Plague, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
    • Frost Fever, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
  • Talents
    • Necrotic Plague, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
• Druid
  • Balance
    • Moonfire, when used in PvP combat now has a duration of 24 seconds and may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
    • Sunfire, when used in PvP combat may no longer have its periodic duration extended past 30 seconds.
  • Feral
    • Predatory Swiftness no longer increases the healing done by Healing Touch.
  • Talents
    • Heart of the Wild’s bonuses are now halved when used while in PvP combat.
    • Pulverize (Guardian) now extends up to 130% of its normal duration when refreshed, similar to periodic effects.
• Mage
  • Arcane
    • Arcane Blast’s damage has been increased by 10%.
  • Fire
    • Pyroblast’s damage has been increased by 35%.
• Monk
  • General
    • Rising Sun Kick (Windwalker, Mistweaver) now causes enemies to take 15% increased damage (down from 20%).
    • Tiger Palm (Brewmaster, Windwalker) now extends up to 130% of its normal duration when refreshed, similar to periodic effects.
  • Brewmaster
    • Guard’s damage absorption shield now absorbs 100% more damage.
    • Stance of the Sturdy Ox now defers 30% of damage taken to be divided over 10 seconds (up from 20%).
  • Glyphs
    • Glyph of Keg Smash should now correctly increase the range of Keg Smash.
• Paladin
  • Protection
    • Mastery: Divine Bulwark now increases Shield of the Righteous’ damage reduction by 0.5% per point, down from 0.75% per point.
    • Grand Crusader now also has a 30% chance to trigger its effect from Crusader Strike and Hammer of the Righteous.
    • Shield of the Righteous now reduces physical damage taken by 25% (up from 20%).
• Shaman
  • General
    • Chain Lightning’s damage has been increased by 20%.
    • Lava Burst’s (Elemental, Restoration) damage has been increased by 35%.
    • Lava Burst now has a chance equal to the character’s Critical Strike chance to trigger an additional Multistrike. This is separate from the standard two chances for Lava Burst to Multistrike; one Lava Burst could trigger up to three Multistrikes (two standard Multistrikes, plus one more from Critical Strike chance).
  • Enhancement
    • Lava Lash’s damage has been increased by 20%.
    • Stormstrike’s damage has been increased by 20%.
• Warlock
  • Affliction
    • Agony’s damage has been increased by 20%.
    • Unstable Affliction’s damage has been increased by 20%.
  • Demonology
    • Shadow Bolt’s damage has been increased by 25%.
    • Soul Fire’s damage has been increased by 25%.
    • Touch of Chaos’ damage has been increased by 25%.
  • Destruction
    • Chaos Bolt’s damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Conflagrate’s damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Immolate’s damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Incinerate’s damage has been increased by 8%.
    • Rain of Fire’s damage has been reduced by 60% and no longer generates Burning Embers.
    • Shadowburn’s damage has been increased by 8%.
  • Talents
    • Demonbolt’s (Demonology) damage has been increased by 10%.
    • Soulburn: Haunt (Affliction) now extends up to 130% of its normal duration when refreshed, similar to periodic effects.
• Warrior
  • Protection
    • Revenge’s damage has been reduced by 20%.
    • Shield Slam’s damage has been reduced by 20%.