Ascension Changelog

Fixed an issue where Crow's Cache would get stuck and not spawn.

Focused Sighted Scope has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Critical Strike Rating to gun or bow. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Sighted Scope has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Critical Strike Rating to gun or bow. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Focused Felfire Scope has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 20 Attack Power to gun or bow. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Felfire Scope has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Attack Power to gun or bow. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Fine Gnomish Prismatic Polish has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Haste Rating to a libram or relic. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Gnomish Prismatic Polish has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 9 Haste Rating to a libram or relic. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Fine Gnomish Sharpening Polish has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Critical Strike Rating to a libram or relic. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Gnomish Sharpening Polish has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Critical Strike Rating to a libram or relic. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Fine Gnomish Magnification Polish has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Spell Power to a libram or relic. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Gnomish Magnification Polish has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Spell Power to a libram or relic. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Guarded Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 30 Block Value to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Guarded Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 20 Block Value to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Champion's Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Strength to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Champion's Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Strength to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Priestly Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Spirit to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Priestly Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Spirit to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Scholar's Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Intellect to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Scholar's Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Intellect to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Eluding Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 20 Dodge Rating to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Eluding Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Dodge Rating to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Agile Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Agility to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Agile Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Agility to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Blade Master's Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 22 Parry Rating to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Blade Master's Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 18 Parry Rating to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Hulking Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Stamina to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Hulking Belt Buckle has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Stamina to a belt item. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Subtle Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently enhances an item worn on the chest to reduce all threat generated by 5%. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Subtle Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently enhances an item worn on the chest to reduce all threat generated by 4%. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Clefthoof Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 18 Defense and increases your threat generated by 4% to an item worn on the chest. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Clefthoof Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 14 Defense and increases your threat generated by 3% to an item worn on the chest. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft True Strike Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 16 Hit Rating to an item worn on the chest. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

True Strike Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Hit Rating to an item worn on the chest. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Wind Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 18 Expertise Rating to an item worn on the chest. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Wind Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 12 Expertise Rating to an item worn on the chest. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Fel Strike Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 27 Critical Strike Rating to an item worn on the chest. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Fel Strike Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 18 Critical Strike Rating to an item worn on the chest. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Mastercraft Cobra Strike Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 20 Haste Rating to an item worn on the chest. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

Cobra Strike Gambeson has been updated to now give the following effects: Permanently adds 15 Haste Rating to an item worn on the chest. Only usable on items level 65 and above.

The changes to "Tier 0" Nether High-Material drops rates are designed to better reflect their use in all Tier 1, 2 and 3 recipes, as well as their ability to drop in all Tier High-Risk zones. These materials can be farmed anywhere in High-Risk and are not affected by events, and are used in all HR crafting recipes. This change will add more consistent and valuable farming for players wanting to avoid High-Risk events but still obtain valuable materials, and to ensure these materials do not become a bottle neck for HR crafting. [These changes require a restart]

Disenchanting Normal Level 70 Bloodforged Gear now has a 100% to grant a Shattered, Malicious or Forbidding Nether Shard.

Skinning Beasts now has a 100% chance to drop Nether Hide Scraps, Scored Nether Leather or Perfect Nether Leather in all Tier 1, 2 and 3 High-Risk zones.

Mining a Mining Node now has a 100% chance to drop a Fragmented, Tainted or Pure Nether Lode in all Tier 1, 2 and 3 High-Risk zones.

Gathering from an Herbalist Node now has a 100% chance to drop a Nether Spore, Spore Sac or Nether Seed in all Tier 1, 2 and 3 High-Risk zones.

Tripled the chance to obtain Nether Tinged Meat Chunks, Nether Infused Meat and Nether Charged Steak from beast mobs in all Tier 1, 2 and 3 High-Risk zones.

Tripled the chance to obtain Frayed, Sturdy and Interlaced Netherweave from humanoid mobs in all Tier 1, 2 and 3 High-Risk zones.

Updated descriptions on High-Risk Materials to be more clear where how they are obtained and from which zones. Nether is obtained in any Tier 1,2 or 3 zone. Twisted is Tier 1. Dread is Tier 2. Void is Tier 3.

Added a custom error message when For The Horde or For the Alliance spells fail to cast due to you being in a party with other players to make this requirement more clear. This requirement is necessary to maintain the integretity of FtA/FtH interactions and prevent HR abuse.

You can no longer create portal spells in battlegrounds as these spells were used to block objectives or make people accidentally teleport out of the battleground.

Updated the item description to make it clear that these are bonus loot drops from For the Horde/Alliance buff in HR: Twisted Plant Parts , Dread Plant Parts , Void Plant Parts , Twisted Geode , Dread Geode , Void Geode , Twisted Hided Limb , Dread Hided Limb , Void Hided Limb , Twisted Tinged Trinket , Dread Tinged Trinket , Void Tinged Trinket , Bloody Twisted Weave Garmets , Bloody Dread Weave Garmets , Bloody Void Weave Garmets , Twisted Tinged Meaty Limb , Dread Tinged Meaty Limb , Void Tinged Meaty Limb , Blooming Twisted Plant Parts , Blooming Dread Plant Parts , Blooming Void Plant Parts , Large Twisted Geode , Large Dread Geode , Large Void Geode , Thick Twisted Hided Limb , Thick Dread Hided Limb , Thick Void Hided Limb , Shiny Twisted Tinged Trinket , Shiny Dread Tinged Trinket , Shiny Void Tinged Trinket , Intact Twisted Weave Garmets , Intact Dread Weave Garmets , Intact Void Weave Garmets , Twisted Infused Meaty Limb , Dread Infused Meaty Limb , Void Infused Meaty Limb

Fixed an issue that prevented Heroic Bloodforged Gear and non lawful bonus materials from dropping.

After a review of your feedback and metrics around TBC HR Risk crafting we will be evaluating and lowering the resource costs to produce HR item enchants such as Cloak Lining over the next few days. You are welcome to hold on to your materials while we roll out these improvements or use them now as you see fit.

[Pending Restart] Gift of the Naaru is now usable while shapeshifted.

Beast Nest Quests have been temporarily disabled while we resolve a bug causing Beast Nest creatures to sometimes not spawn.

[Requires Launcher Update] Updated the Melee, Ranged and Spell hit rating goal numbers on the character sheet to account for modifiers to your hit chance through auras, gear, and talents. You can also see how much hit chance is required for raid bosses or players, as well as how much is applied via buffs in the tooltip. This is unable to account for hit chance modifiers for specific spells.

Fixed an issue where nodes would not respawn properly in the new instance system.

Fixed Transports such as Zepplins and Boats in the new instancing System! Should be able to bring back transports to instanced maps.

Cache of Blood rewarded for Blood Bowl will now also contain 2 High-Risk Keeper Scrolls.

Adding some missing stat zone quests to the scaling quest system so they scale to your level.

[Pending Restart] Fixed an issue where Crow's Cache was still spawning in the old system. I.E not spawning.

Bladespire Enforcers now count towards the credit of the Keeping Evil at Bay quest for that region.

[Blood Bowl] - Spoils of Blood will now contain 25 Copper Marks of War, 10 Silver Marks of War and 5 Golden Marks of War and a combined mix of Bloodforged & Heroic Bloodforged Gear.

Fixed an issue that would cause LFG groups to fail to form.

[High-Risk][Alar] Level 70 Cooks with 375 skill can now learn recipes for Twisted Bait from Outland's Trainers and Book of Artisans.

[High-Risk][Alar] Level 70 Blacksmiths and Engineers with 375 skill can now learn recipes for Twisted Magic Key from Outland's Trainers and Book of Artisans.

Updated Spell Description and Tooltip on For The Horde and For The Alliance spells to reflect recent High-Risk changes. This adds clarity to how they work and if these spells fit your intended High-Risk gameplay.

[Pending Restart] Fixed an issue where Feigning Death would not deselect you as a target.

[Pending Restart] Feign Death can no longer be resisted.

Hidden Caches and Beast Nests will become available at 18:00 time. You can begin crafting Bait and Keys now!

[High-Risk][Alar] Void Beast Nests are now available in Netherstorm. These have a chance to drop Heroic Bloodforged gear and Marks of War.

[High-Risk][Alar] Dread Beast Nests are now available in Blade's Edge Mountains and Shadowmoon Valley. These have a chance to drop Heroic Bloodforged gear, Marks of War and Void Bait Recipes.

[High-Risk][Alar] Twisted Beast Nests are now available in Nagrand, Terokkar Forest and Zangarmarsh. These can drop Normal Bloodforged gear, Marks of War and Dread Bait Recipes.

[High-Risk][Alar] Void Bound Hidden Caches are now available in Netherstorm. These have a high chance to drop Heroic Bloodforged gear and Golden Marks of War.

[High-Risk][Alar] Dread Hidden Caches are now available in Blade's Edge Mountains and Shadowmoon Valley. These have a chance to drop Heroic Bloodforged gear, Marks of War and Void Magic Key Recipes.

[High-Risk][Alar] Twisted Hidden Caches are now available in Nagrand, Terokkar Forest and Zangarmarsh. These can drop Normal Bloodforged gear, Marks of War and Dread Magic Key Recipes.

[High-Risk][Alar] TBC HR Materials can now drop from event areas even while the event is not active. The drop rates are significantly increased while the event is active.

Added a reminder at level 9 to make sure you've used your Skill Cards before advancing!

"Save Mystic Enchantment Preset" and "Mystic Enchantment Preset" spells inside your spellbook now have a distinct icon instead of having the same icon

Highrisk Events now last 45 minutes up from 30 minutes. These events were intended to be realm-wide events that provided the opportunity to be contested. Increase is meant to create that a buffer for competition to occur.

Crow's Cache now has a 100% chance to drop 2-3 Heroic Bloodforged items

Crow's Cache is now guaranteed to drop 2-3 Highrisk Event Scrolls

Crow's Cache will now drop 100 Copper Marks of War, up from 60.

Highrisk Scrolls are now available for Badges of Justice from Geras in addition to being drops out in the world.

Greedy Demons in Outland will now drop 1000 to 2000 Marks of Ascension in the form of Marks of War, a guaranteed Highrisk Scroll, Mystic Orb Shards, and Bloodforged TBC gear and Heroic Bloodforged gear.

Added 268 Greedy Demon Spawns locations in Outland with upgraded loot. Currently, 1 of these are always spawned in each of the zones.

Fixed an issue that caused Battlegrounds to have phasing issues and diminished view distance. You are now able to see the entire battleground.

Blade's Edge is now an Honorable Combat zone for Tier 2 Highrisk

Nagrand is now an Honorable Combat zone for Tier 1 Highrisk.

[Pending Restart] Innkeepers will now offer Hearthstones, in the event that your Hearthstone was misplaced (You should always keep one on you, as they also count as a totem.)

[Pending Restart] Keeper's Scroll: High Risk Events can now drop as a random drop from mobs in the world. This works the same as Titan Scroll drops and can drop from mobs in No-Risk and while leveling as well.

[Pending Restart] These changes will ensure more consistent rewards when engaging in High-Risk Events even if you are slain in PvP combat, increasing the likelihood that you leave the event with loot and reintroduce High-Risk as a meaningful source of Marks of Ascension.

[Pending Restart] High-Risk Refinement spells like Smelt Pure Nether Metal will now grant Golden Marks of War for refining Epic quality ingredients.

[Pending Restart] High-Risk Refinement spells like Smelt Tainted Nether Metal will now grant Silver Marks of War for refining Rare quality ingredients.

[Pending Restart] High-Risk Combinable Materials will now award 1-3 Marks of War when combined.

[Pending Restart] High-Risk Combinable Materials will now require 5 of a material instead of 10 and require a Sanguine Workbench to combine.

Increased the drop rate of High-Risk Materials in High-Risk Events by 250%.

Concussion Blow (Stormhammer) now deals 5% reduced damage versus players, changed from 15%.

[Pending Restart] Total Eclipse (Solar) now also increases the damage of your next Wrath by 10%. Total Eclipse (Lunar) now also increases the critical strike of your next Starfire by 10%. You no longer need to know Entangling Roots to trigger the root from Total Eclipse (Solar).

[Pending Restart] Stormshield from Stormhammer now reduces all damage taken by 10%, changed from physical damage only.

[Pending Restart] The Ring of Blood: The Final Challenge - Fixed a case where Mogor could become stuck in transition.