3.0.2 Patch Notes - Changes, Info, and News
Important Links
New Arena Maps
Major Features
- Free talent respec for everyone
- Dalaran no longer resides in Hillsbrad, it has been moved to Northrend.
- Barber shops have been introduced to all capital cities.
- Achievement system has been implemented.
- Hit, critical strike, and haste rating now modify both melee and casters.
- Orgrimmar and Dalaran arenas have been introduced (see above)
- Spell pushback has been changed.
- When casting a spell:
- The first and second hit will add .5 secs each to the cast time.
- All hits after the second will have no effect.
- When channeling a spell:
- The first and second hit reduces current duration by 25% of total duration each.
- All hits after the second will have no effect.
- When casting a spell:
- Spell Power has been implemented. Read this guide for a full break down on how this works, spellpower changes explained.
- Inscription has been implemented and you can train it up to 375
PvE and Raid Changes
To coincide with the upcoming new talents and mechanic changes for classes in the next patch, we are making some adjustments in existing raid content to provide a smooth transition when the upcoming patch is released. The creatures and bosses in raid dungeons that were introduced in The Burning Crusade will have their health reduced (by 30%), and most will have their standard melee damage output reduced as well, but their spell and ability damage are not being changed. These changes are being made in all raid dungeons from Karazhan to Sunwell Plateau as well as the outdoor encounters of Doom Lord Kazzak and Doomwalker. On top of this Illidan is also doing his part and will stop casting Shear on players. (source)
Arena Season 4 Notes
We’re currently planning to end the fourth Arena season on October 14, 2008, and as always — this date could easily change. This Arena Season is only ending in respect to the ladder, meaning we’ll be taking a snapshot of the season’s ladder and then go through our normal process to determine who is eligible for the end-of-season rewards. This process should take approximately one week. It’s very important for players who feel that they may be eligible for the arena-specific title and/or Armored Nether Drake to refrain from transferring their character to another realm between the date outlined above, and when the end-of-season rewards are physically awarded.
Upon the end of this Arena Season, teams and ratings will not be wiped, and will carry forward allowing players to earn points each week and purchase gear until the launch of the expansion (November 13, 2008). (source)
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