WoW – HOTFIX Patch Notes 24.07.2018

July 24, 2018 Classes

Druid
- Swift Flight Form again correctly travels at the same speed as fast flying mounts.
- Balance
  - Fixed a bug where Nature's Balance was granting slightly less Astral Power than listed.
  - Twin Moons now correctly interacts with the Lady and the Child Legendary Shoulder armor effect.
Paladin
- Holy
  - Healing from Avenging Crusader will correctly be increased if the target has Mystic Touch or Chaos Brand.
- Retribution
  - Fixed a bug where Inquisition would not work correctly together with the Light’s Vanguard Battleplate 4-piece bonus or Divine Purpose.
Priest
- Discipline
  - Healing from Atonement will correctly be increased if the target has Mystic Touch or Chaos Brand.

Creatures and NPCs

Various rare hunter pets around the world are now correctly level scaling again.
Prince Navarius’ Soul Blast no longer deals excessive damage.
Vile Tutors’ Shadow Shields no longer absorb an excessive amount.

Dungeons and Raids

Antorus, the Burning Throne
- Felhounds of Sargeras
  - Shatug’s Decay now hits for less damage.
- Aggramar
  - Blazing Eruption damage reduced by 20%.
- Argus the Unmaker
  - Sentence of Sargeras damage reduced by 30%.
  - Rent Soul damage reduced by 30%.
  - Withering Roots damage reduced by 60%.
Blackfathom Deeps
- Corrupted Healing Totem no longer excessively heals enemies.
Dire Maul
- Immol'thar will now slay the Highborne Summoners after all of the nearby pylons have been deactivated.
Hellfire Citadel
- Tyrant Velhari’s Aura of Oppression's rate of damage increase has been reduced.
Maraudon
- Lord Vyletongue's Multishot damage has been reduced.
Maw of Souls
- Resolved an issue with Helya's Brackwater Barrage which caused some of the visuals to function incorrectly.
Mogu’shan Vaults
- Defeating the Stone Guard on Raid Finder will award loot correctly if the Jade Guardian is the last to fall.
Pit of Saron
- Fixed a bug that made some NPCs have the wrong appearance.
Scarlet Halls
- Burning Books damage has been reduced to an appropriate level.

Garrisons

The Garrison Fishing Shack quests have been updated with the appropriate skill requirement and can once again be accepted and completed.
The Universal Language Module is no longer required for "Auctioning for Parts".

Items

Fixed an issue where the Lightforged Warframe called from the Vindicaar was unintentionally fragile. Artificer Romuul has replaced its Vindicator Plating, significantly increasing resistance to demonic threats.
Fixed an issue where defeating Viz'aduum in Karazhan did not contribute towards earning the Legion Class Hall Leggings.

Player versus Player

The Twin Spire Ruins graveyard again changes control when one faction brings their Battle Standard to its location.
Isle of Conquest
- Health of gates has been increased by 100%.
- Health of NPC generals has been increased by 30%.
- Demolisher vehicles now deal an appropriate amount of damage.
- Keep Cannons and Glaive Throwers now deal reduced damage to players.

Professions

Cloak enchantments from Warlords of Draenor can now only be applied to items with an item level of 151 or lower.
Blacksmithing Sharpening Stones and Enchanting Oils have had their max item level requirements updated.
Ancient Gem Veins can now be mined with the Outland Mining skill.
The Gnomish Army Knife and Ultimate Gnomish Army Knife should now be usable again by engineers.
Players with Warlords of Draenor fishing can again catch large fish or Lunkers.

Quests

Increased experience rewards during the Death Knight introductory quests, allowing them to enter either Burning Crusade or Wrath of the Lich King content immediately after completing the starting experience.
Fixed a bug that prevented the completion of “The Felsoul Experiments”.
Illidan Stormrage again knows several useful spells during “Ravencrest’s Legacy”.
Players can again complete and turn in "The Legend of the Four Hammers". If a new Armorcrafter's Commendation is needed, it is now offered for 1000 Nethershards from Warmage Kath'reen.
Fixed a bug that caused Yenniku to sometimes get killed and make “Saving Yenniku” impossible.
The Warsong Battle Standard has had its toughness increased in order to survive longer against the Anu'bar Invaders during "The Might of the Horde".
Fixed a bug that was preventing the completion of “Wooly Justice”.
Fixed several issues in "The Defense of Karabor" that could prevent completion.
On "Rocket Rescue", the Pirate-Destroying Bombs will once again wreak their deadly havoc.
Fixed an issue where Saurfang did not exercise enough restraint against Warriors dueling him during the quest "Secrets of the Axes".
During "A Little Help From My Friends", slapping Ringo will no longer instantly kill him.

Hotfixes

July 23, 2018 Classes

Death Knight
- Rune of the Fallen Crusader and Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle are now available at level 55.
- Blood
  - Dreadwake Armor 2-piece bonus will now correctly reduce the cooldown of Dancing Rune Weapon when a charge of Bone Shield is consumed.
Hunter

Tamed diemetradons are no longer dino-sized.

Monk
- Windwalker
  - Tiger Style should no longer incorrectly affect Flying Serpent Kick.
Paladin
- Avenger’s Shield will correctly interrupt or silence only one target, regardless of effects that add damage targets.
Rogue
- Subtlety
  - Fixed a bug where The First of the Dead did not work with Shadowstrike and Gloomblade.
Shaman
- Fixed an issue that caused Riptide's healing to be increased more than intended by Earth Shield.
Warrior

Fury
- Fixed a bug where Execute with Massacre talent and Whirlwind active could not correctly deal damage.

Warlock

Fixed a bug preventing several spells from correctly granting Soul Leech.

Character Services

Fixed a bug where boosting a Demon Hunter character or using a class trial Demon Hunter equipped the character with rogue gear.

Creatures and NPCs

Slitherblade Myrmidon's Localized Toxin no longer deals excessive amounts of damage.

Dungeons and Raids

Antorus, the Burning Throne
- Felhounds of Sargeras
  - Singed damage reduced by 75%.
- Eonar
  - Strike damage reduced by 60%.
  - Reduced the health of Fel Hound, Fel Lord, and Felguard.
- Antoran High Command
  - Psychic Assault damage stacks less aggressively.
- Portal Keeper Hasabel
  - Blazing Imp health reduced by 30%.
- Imonar
  - Pulse Grenade damage reduced by 30%.
  - Stasis Trap damage reduced by 30%.
- Coven of Shivarra
  - Shadow Blades damage reduced by 50%.
- Aggramar
  - Wake of Flame damage reduced by 20%.
Auchenai Crypts
- Shirrak the Dead Watcher
  - Carnivorous Bite now does considerably less damage.
Blackrock Depths
- Reduced General Angerforge's attack damage.
- Reduced Fineous Darkvire’s attack damage.
Blackwing Lair
- Ebonroc
  - Shadow of Ebonroc no longer heals for excessive amounts.
Dire Maul
- Reduced the damage done by Gordok Reavers summoned by Captain Kromcrush.
Forge of Souls
- Reduced Bronjahm’s damage and the damage increase done by Magic's Bane to casters.
Halls of Origination
- Reduced Anhurr's Divine Reckoning damage.
Gate of the Setting Sun
- Fixed an issue where Ga'dok would fall and despawn.
Grimrail Depot
- Borka the Brute and Railmaster Rocketspark
  - Unmanaged Aggression now does considerably less damage and provides less haste.
Lower Blackrock Spire
- Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin’s Curse of Blood no longer increases damage taken by an excessive amount.
Maraudon
- Reduced Rotgrip’s attack damage.
Maw of Souls
- Helya
  - Piercing Tentacle no longer does excessive damage.
Mogu’shan Palace
- Reduced the damage done by Gekkan and his associates.
Mogu’shan Vaults
- Fixed a bug where The Spirit Kings could sometimes unintentionally respawn.
Neltharion’s Lair
- Dargrul’s Crystal Spikes no longer incorrectly prioritizes tanks.
The Nighthold
- Tichondrius
  - The healing amount of Vampiric Aura has been reduced to 10% of the target’s health.
  - Feast of Blood now activates Vampiric Aura (was an increase to Vampiric Aura).
The Oculus
- Reduced the damage of Drakos the Interrogator’s Sphere Detonation and melee attacks.
Pit of Saron
- Reduced Forgemaster Garfrost’s damage.
Return to Karazhan
- Centurion, Pyrelord, and Core Hound creatures summoned by Backup Singer should no longer have excessive health.
Scarlet Halls
- Exploding Shot Stalker no longer deals excessive damage.
Scarlet Monastery
- Scorched Earth no longer deals excessive damage.
Tomb of Sargeras
- Kil’Jaeden
  - Demonic Obelisk should no longer deal excessive damage.
Ulduar
- Vehicle power scaling adjusted to better fit post-squish item levels.
The Underbog
- Swamplord Muselek no longer deals excessive damage.
Utgarde Keep
- Ingvar the Plunderer’s Dark Smash and Dreadful Roar no longer paint his face with as much of your blood.
Vortex Pinnacle
- Reduced the damage done by Altairus' Chilling Breath and Lightning Blast.

Items

Sticky Bomb damage has been reduced.
Mecha-Blast Rocket damage has been reduced.
Gunpowder Charge damage has been reduced.

Player versus Player

The item Net-O-Matic 5000 should work in Stormwind and Orgrimmar on targets who are flagged for PvP and have War Mode enabled.
Paladin
- The rate at which Hammer of Reckoning stacks are gained has been reduced to 1 stack per 5% of the Paladin's maximum health in damage.
Priest
- Crowd control spells that immediately break on damage such as Polymorph and Freezing Trap will now remove Shadow Mend's damage over time effect in PvP combat.
Warrior
- Fury Warriors can no longer continuously cast Heroic Leap when they have the Honor Talent Barbarian.
- Barbarian will correctly interact with the additional Heroic Leap charges granted by Timeless Stratagem.

Quests

Fixed a bug with the Emergency Fire Ward on “Bael’dun Rescue”.
“The Stolen Silver” can again be properly looted when clicking on the Stolen Silver Lockbox.
Enemies no longer do excessive damage in “The Defense of Karabor”.
Gymer should now be better at surviving throughout “The Storm King’s Vengeance”.
Bone Armor now more substantial and effective on “Ever Watching From Above”.
The Great Northern Elderhorn should no longer vanish during the Leatherworking quest “Mounting Made Easy”.
Fixed a bug where Thrall would not complete the Hour of Twilight event if Arcurion was killed quickly.
The Forest’s Edge bounty board again offers “WANTED: Hogger”.
Horde players can again use the Sunreaver Portal during "Insertion".
Fixed a bug causing the spell Soul Blast to deal too much damage during "The Storm King's Vengeance".
Enemy machine gun fire no longer deals excessive damage on “The Pride of Kezan”.
Fixed a bug preventing the turn in of "Captain Sanders' Hidden Treasure".

Hotfixes

July 20, 2018 Classes

Monk
- The Earth and Fire clone from Storm, Earth, and Fire should correctly mimic Rushing Jade Wind, regardless of the player’s target.
Paladin
- Protection
  - Fixed a bug preventing the Light’s Vanguard Battleplate 4-piece bonus from activating and deactivating as intended.
  - Fixed an issue where Consecration occasionally failed to provide its self-buff.
Rogue
- Assassination
  - Fixed a bug where Blindside was not learnable until level 40.
Warlock
- Demonology
  - The Command Demon version of Spell Lock can no longer be cast without a target.
  - Demonic Calling can now correctly be activated by casting Demonbolt.

Character Services

Characters at level 110 and above may now move up to 1,000,000 gold when performing a Character Transfer.

Creatures and NPCs

Fixed a visual bug that caused some characters to lose the tops of their heads.

Dungeons and Raids

The health and damage of all enemies in Emerald Nightmare, Trial of Valor, The Nighthold, and Tomb of Sargeras has been significantly reduced.
The experience awarded on completion of a random dungeon has been increased.
Antorus, the Burning Throne
- Fixed a bug preventing Death’s Advance from functioning correctly in certain encounter situations, such as Aggramar’s Flame Rend.
Eye of Azshara
- Damage dealt by Lightning Strike, Warlord Parjesh’s Crashing Wave, and Quicksand have been significantly reduced.
The Nexus
- Chaotic Energy Bursts from Chaotic Rifts no longer inflict excessive damage.
Obsidian Sanctum
- Sartharion’s Large Satchel of Spoils should again contain loot.
Return to Karazhan
- Mana Confluences’ Ablative Shield should no longer absorb an excessive amount of damage.
Utgarde Keep
- Dragonflayer Runecaster’s Bolthorn's Rune of Flame now deals less damage.

Items

Darkmoon Deck: Promises no longer reduces some non-mana resources.
Fixed a bug that prevented banners from granting expected honor, experience, and reputation bonuses.
Fishing Chair and Nat's Fishing Chair have been temporarily converted into objects that are not chairs, while a bug with their functionality is fixed. They will return to their former function in a future patch.

Player versus Player

Adjusted PvP scaling to reduce the difference in power and damage between players of different item levels at level 110.
Fixed a bug preventing some players from obtaining Honorable Medallion while PvP-enabled.

Professions

Fishing
- Fixed a bug that caused the wrong sound when casting.

Quests

Fixed a bug with the reputation bonus on completion of "Death to Agogridon". If you previously completed the quest, speak to Karnum Marshweaver in Desolace to receive your reward.
The talking quest NPC should no longer appear for players who are nearby, but are not the Hunter on “Never Hunt Alone”.
Players should again be able to complete “All Charged Up”.
Fixed a bug with the conversation required for “Secrets of Wrymskull Uncovered”, allowing completion of “The Echo of Ymiron”.
Low-level players are now able to do appropriate damage to the Devilsaur Queen during "The Ballad of Maximillian”.
“Pitching In” can again be completed.

World

It is again possible to earn credit toward "Field Photographer" when using the S.E.L.F.I.E. cam anywhere within the Path of Uther.
Alliance characters can again complete "Uther's Blessing" by approaching Uther's statue.

Source: https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/21973195/hotfixes-july-24-2018