Finally Stable? More Patch 3.3.3 Fixes and Updates
The WoW servers were plagued with bugs after patch 3.3.3 dropped last week, and Blizzard released a series of hotfixes to address the problems. Here's the latest updates, announced by Bornakk.
When last week's patch dropped, we updated our "WoW Patch 3.3.3 Changes Explained" guide to reflect a few post-launch bugs that players reported, like Wintergrasp crumbling down and strange respawn issues with Dalaran cooking dailies. A few of our users also reported an inability log into servers using the Mac game client, along with some of the more common "patch day" issues (hanging at the log-in screen, for example). After a series of rolling restarts, Blizzard was still pushing hotfixes to the game client last week, as we reported the other day in "WoW Servers Keep Restarting," which included a list of all fixes applied up to March 24.
Recently, Blizzard deployed another round of hotfixes, announced by Bornakk in the official forums. The latest in-game hotfixes address nine more items, including Endless Healing potions in Arenas, the buffs from Warmasters in Alterac Valley, faster respawns for cheese items in Dalaran and the Kvaldir Berserkers in Icecrown, and more. For the complete details about the latest round of hotfixes, including a listing of all the updates deployed since last Tuesday, click past the jump. In the mean time, let us know how patch 3.3.3 is treating you this week. Does Blizzard finally have a grip on stability, or are you still experiencing bugs and other client issues in WoW?
The latest round of hotfixes, deployed and announced by Bornakk on March 26:
- The Endless Healing Potion is no longer usable in arenas as intended.
- Warlock’s using a lower rank of Life Tap will receive a reduced benefit from their shadow spell power.
- The damage done by the cannons in the gunship encounter in Icecrown Citadel has been increased and the rate at which their heat decays has been reduced.
- In Alterac Valley, the buffs that the Generals get from the Warmasters and Marshals now grant them negative enemy dodge. This means they will now ignore some of their target's total dodge percentage. The base health of the Generals has been increased and the buff also grants a slightly increased amount of damage and health.
- The cheese items in Dalaran as well as the Kvaldir Berserkers in Icecrown will once again respawn at a faster rate.
- The window that comes up when talking to an NPC should no longer close on its own.
- Some changes to the battleground queuing system have been made to improve performance and group queuing.
- The timer for when the next battle in Wintergrasp will occur should no long disappear.
As we reported last week, these are the hotfixes deployed on March 24:
- The Glory of the Icecrown Raider (10 player) meta achievement no longer requires Neck-Deep in Vile to be completed.
- For the Sindragosa encounter, Frost Breath cast under 35% HP no longer has a snare component and there are no longer diminishing returns on Taunt effects.
- The High Test Eternium Fishing Line now correctly adds +5 fishing skill.
- The Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat now applies the +75 fishing buff as intended.
- Transmuting Spellweave, Ebonweave, and Moonshroud items no longer places a buff on the player.
- The NPC Halthenis is properly appearing again which allowing Hunters to complete the Beast Training quest.
- Horde and Alliance Master Engineers should once again be able access the Auction House through Reginald Arcfire and Brassbolt Mechawrench respectively.
- Druids are able to use Swiftmend on targets that have received a rejuvenation from their 4-piece Tier 10 bonus as intended.
- Pyroblast should correctly benefit from Torment the Weak for players with the Molten Fury talent.
- The Warrior 4-piece Tier 10 bonus should now have the appropriate chance to proc.