The War Within Hotfixes - October 16

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September 9, 2024

Classes

  • Evoker
    • Evokers who used a level 60 Boost now correctly know all core Evoker and Dracthyr abilities.
  • Monk
    • Mistweaver
      • Gusts of Mists cast on yourself should now be correctly increased by Mantra of Purity.
  • Paladin
    • Fixed a bug that caused Hammer of Light to not go away as expected.
  • Shaman
    • Stormbringer
      • You can now accumulate up to 2 stacks of the buff that replaces Lightning Bolt with Tempest.
    • Elemental
      • Stormkeeper now has a maximum stack size of 3. Stormkeeper still only generates 2, and the Rolling Thunder hero talent will only generate 1.
  • Warlock
    • Fixed an issue where Blackened Soul unintentionally had internal cooldown of 5 seconds.
    • Hellcaller
      • Fixed an issue where spending Soul Shards while talented into Blackened Soul would break all instances of stealth.
    • Affliction
      • Fixed an issue where Vile Taint would not grant a stack of Wither if Blackened Soul is talented.
    • Demonology
      • Fixed an issue where Succulent Soul would be consumed by Spiteful Reconstitution.
    • Destruction
      • Fixed an issue where the duration of Wither would not increase after refresh.

Delves

  • Addressed an issue causing players to sometimes receive duplicate Curios.
  • Mycomancer Cavern
    • Removed the step to speak to your companion after being hit with the strange mushroom.

Events

  • During the “The Cruelty of Dornic” step in the Theatre Troupe event, no more than 10 players will summon orbs.

Items and Rewards

  • Players can now get their Earth-Encrusted Gem from Auditor Balwurz for having reached renown 8 with the Council of Dornogal.
  • Fixed a bug that was causing some cosmetic items from previous expansions to incorrectly drop for the wrong class or spec, and in some cases for multiple items to drop when only one was intended.

Player versus Player

  • Fixed an issue causing Vicious Flasks to be removed when entering Arena Skirmishes.
  • Several class pet nameplates for guardians and other temporary summons are now hidden in PvP.

Quests

  • Respawn rates for creatures needed for the world quest “Claimed Salvage” have been improved.
  • The Lost Diary found in Hallowfall now begins the correct quest.