6.1 PTR Patch Notes, 6.0.3 Hotfixes: February 12

Here you’ll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft patch 6.0.3. Hotfixes are updates we make on our end without requiring you to download a new patch. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require your realm to be restarted to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client- side patch update. We will continue to update this list as additional hotfixes are applied.

Hotfixes have been listed by the date they’ve been implemented.

Patch 6.0.x Information

• Patch 6.0.2 Now Live and Survival Guide
• The Iron Tide: 6.0.2 Patch Notes
• 6.0.2 Hotfixes
• Patch Installation & Troubleshooting

February 12

Classes

• Death Knight
  • Armor Sets
    • Tier-17 2-piece bonus for Unholy Death Knights in addition to its current effect also causes Dark Transformation to apply an additional 40% damage bonus to the ghoul, increasing total pet damage by roughly 20%.

Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

• Blackrock Foundry
  • The Blast Furnace
    • Reduced the health of Primal Elementalists on Mythic difficulty.
    • Primal Elementalists are now immune to knockback effects.
    • Fixed an issue in Phase 2 where Slag Pools may fail to heat up Heart of the Mountain.
    • Fixed an issue where if the encounter is reset at the beginning of Phase 2, then Phase 2 adds would incorrectly spawn in during Phase 1 on the next attempt.
  • Kromog
    • Kromog’s Stone Pillars now persist for 60 seconds or if they are hit by Rippling Smash, whichever comes first.
    • Kromog’s enrage timer is now at 9 minutes (up from 8 minutes) across all difficulties.
  • Beastlord Darmac
    • Dreadwing’s Inferno Breath and Spirit of the Rylak’s Superheated Shrapnel no longer deals damage to player pets or guardians.
    • Fixed an issue in Stage Two where Beastlord Darmac may sometimes be unaffected by Cruelfang’s Savage Howl.
  • Operator Thogar
    • Train schedules after the 7.5 minute mark have been adjusted to be less difficult on Normal and Heroic difficulty.
    • [Requires a realm restart.] Fixed an issue that could cause reinforcements from trains to appear to be standing still while still moving around.
  • Iron Maidens
    • Fixed an issue that could cause Enforcer Sorka to become stuck in the railing after using her Blade Dash ability.
    • Fixed an issue that could cause the Iron Maidens encounter to reset prematurely.
    • Fixed an issue where Iron Maidens were incorrectly only dropping Normal difficulty quest items for Sigil of the Black Hand on all difficulties.

Battlegrounds and Arenas

• Arathi Basin: Completion criteria for the Resilient Victory achievement should now be tracking correctly and be obtainable.
• Eye of the Storm (Rated): Fixed an issue where defending a capture point at Mage Tower and Blood Elf Tower displays the wrong tower in the chat window.