Ascension Changelog

View all of our changes in a minimal format.

Sorted in chronological order.

2020/04/11

Talents & Abilities

Change

[Seasonal]: Blizzard now has a 25% PvP mod, up from 10%.

Change

[Seasonal]: Rain of Fire now has a 35% PvP mod, up from 20%.

Change

[Seasonal]: Holy Nova now has a 40% PvP mod, up from 30%.

Change

[Seasonal]: Shadowfury now has a 30% PvP mod, up from 20%.

Change

[Seasonal]: Starfall now has a 25% PvP mod, up from 20%.

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[Seasonal]: Hurricane now has a 10% PvP mod, up from 0%.

Change

Immolation Aura now lasts for 10 seconds, down from 15. (Change active on next server restart).

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Immolation Aura now has a 15% PvP mod.

Item Changes

Change

High Warlords Tome of Destruction will now correctly grant the healing and spell damage off hand bonus. Requires Restart.

2020/04/10

System Changes

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Improved Matchmaking System: The system will prefer finding an opponent that is within a similar matchmaking rating. If an opponent can not be found within a certain time frame instead of granting a match with the first person in que it will now broaden the match making rating in which you can find a match.

Change

Arena: Implement rating tiers. As players reach higher rating thresholds, they will enter formal brackets. Each bracket has a unique title and achievement that you will unlock. In addition to that you will be able to earn more Conquest Points for each match you will win.

Dungeons & Raids

Change

[Naxxramas] Fixed an issue where Gothik would return to his balcony after death to taunt the heroes one last time.

2020/04/09

General

Change

Reduced the size of the Bee mounts and fixed their model width so you don't get stuck on random objects near you.

Change

Increased the amount of Deadwing Ogres found in the Deadwind Pass.

Change

[Keeping Evil at Bay]: Ghostly Essence from Purgation Isle now can drop up to a multiple of 3.

Change

Fixed conditions for Romus the Redeemer for Onyxia's Lair.

Item Changes

Change

Bloodforged Contract is now correctly binding on use.

Dungeons & Raids

Change

Fixed an issue where the Pauldrons of Elemental Fury's drop chance was to low.

2020/04/08

Dungeons & Raids

Change

Fixed an issue where the damage from the brutal swipe damage was not getting split across all targets.

2020/04/07

Talents & Abilities

Change

Fixed an issue where charmed NPCs would grant too much experience.

Change

Reenabled Mind Control (Requires a server restart)

Dungeons & Raids

Change

[Zul'Farak]: Fixed an issue where Sergeant Bly and his friends would not start the event correctly and said event has been reworked from the ground up.

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[Zul'Farak]: All abilities for all creatures in the instance have been reworked.

2020/04/05

General

Change

You will no longer exchange your mounts obtained from arena when faction changing.

Talents & Abilities

Change

Victory Rush will now properly display The Victorious buff when usable.

Change

The Darkness Proc no longer increases damage done by mind blast, instead, darkness increases mind blast damage baseline.

Change

Fixed a bug where Darkness proc triggers were not functioning correctly for Mind Blast.

Change

Fixed a bug where Omen of Clarity wouldn't trigger from auto attacks or melee abilities.

Item Changes

Change

The Petrified Scarab trinket now reduces spell damage taken instead of increasing resistances, and will thus no longer cause spells to be resisted in PvP.

Mystic Enchants

Change

Improved Insect Swarm should now be working as intended. (Change active on next server restart).

2020/04/04

General

Change

Furlbog's in Darkshore will no longer cast a Faerie Fire that reduces armor by 315. This value has been reduced & is now more appropriate for the level of the mobs.

Change

Fixed issues where certain Naxxramas items were missing bloody counterparts.

Change

Fixed a bug where players could use Poisons without having Poisons learned.

Change

Fixed a bug where players could use Mana Gems without having Mana Gem Learned.

Talents & Abilities

Change

Fixed a bug where several racial abilities didn't work as intended.

Change

Fixed a bug where the Berserker Rage cooldown wouldn't be reduced when used without a Crowd Control effect active.

2020/04/03

Talents & Abilities

Change

Fixed a bug where the Wind Shear animation would trigger on multiple targets. (Change active on next server restart).

Change

Wind Shear will no longer lower your threat from monsters. (Change active on next server restart).

2020/04/02

Dungeons & Raids

Change

During Social Instancing the Idols and Wartorn Scraps from AQT & Naxxramas respectively required for gear have had their drops doubled.

2020/04/01

General

Change

Fixed an issue with dailies rotating on andorhal incorrectly.

Change

Fixed an issue where the 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 25000, 50000, 100000 honorable kill achievements would not count the kill credit.

Change

Fixed an issue where the Loremaster of Eastern Kingdoms & Loremaster of Kalimdor was not counting towards the achievement criteria.

Change

Fixed an issue where the event "Love is in the Air." achievements would not function correctly.

Change

Fixed an issue where Alterac Valley All Star was not recognizing its criteria.

Change

Fixed an issue where the achievement criteria for exploring the Scarlet Ruins of the Scarlet Enclave would not count towards the Achievement Exploring Eastern Plaguelands

Change

Fixed an issue where the Red & Blue Dragonhawks hated water. (They can be used in water)

Change

Fixed an issue where all DP & Vanity mounts would NOT count towards achievements (Requires server restart)

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[TBC]: Disabled Ticket System .

Change

[TBC]: Added an autobroadcast stating to post all issues in the TBC Discord.

Talents & Abilities

Change

Readded the Moonfire Arcane damage bonus for Improved Insect Swarm. Also fixed a bug where the Improved Insect Swarm bonus wouldn't be applied properly. (Change active on next server restart).

Change

Omen of Clarity will no longer proc from misc. spells such as find herb, find ore, or stances

Change

Uther's Light will no longer proc from misc. spells such as find herb, find ore, or stances

Change

[Garrote]: Added silence duration to tooltip

Dungeons & Raids

Change

[Naxxramas]The Phylactery of Kel'thuzad will now properly drop for everyone

Mystic Enchants

Change

Readded the Moonfire Arcane damage bonus for Improved Insect Swarm. Also fixed a bug where the Improved Insect Swarm bonus wouldn't be applied properly. (Change active on next server restart).

Change

Fixed an Issue where you could avoid the drawbacks from the Demonic Influence RE.

Change

Power Overwhelming now correctly reduces the cooldown of Arcane Power correctly when Arcane Flows is learned.

Change

[Harbinger of Flame]: Can now proc from periodic damaging spells. (includes Hellfire)

Change

[Mending Tides]: Visual changed (again), new patch required to get rid of the hurricane visual.

Quests

Change

[An Extraordinary Event: A Geistly Problem]: Removed from the game.

Change

Uncovering the Past - All objects will now be lootable

2020/03/31

Talents & Abilities

Change

Renewed Energy now only procs on targets that give Honor or Experience as intended.

Change

Victory Rush will now properly require you to kill a target before using it (unless you have the talent)

Change

Insect Swarm and Moonfire will now deal 5% more damage in PvP

Change

Improved Insect Swarm: removed the Moonfire bonus.

Change

Mending Tide now has a cool visual (Requires Patch TBA).

Change

Mending Tide should no longer proc nether protection

Change

Mending Tide should no longer aggro mobs from huge distancees.

Change

Frost Armor and Ice Armor will no longer consume Arcane Potency

Change

Having Clearcasting and Brainfreeze proced at the same time will no longer cause your next cast to consume mana. It will be free as intended.

Item Changes

Change

Added Naxxramas Loot from the Trash NPCs into the world.

Change

Deathdropping gear that had no bloodforged counterparts in naxxramas will now drop their counterpart.

Change

You are now able to bloody all Naxxramas gear.

Change

Added missing Bloodforged Items to Laughing Skull & Seasonal.

Change

[Corrupted Ashbringer] now whispers on proper intervals.

Mystic Enchants

Change

Fixed Kindred Spirit tooltip to reflect what the RE does.

Change

Improved Insect Swarm: removed the Moonfire bonus.

2020/03/30

General

Change

Elemental Mastery and Nature's Swiftness now share a cooldown.

Change

Natural Alacrity no longer shares a cooldown with anything else.

Change

Albino Drake no longer hates water (won't dismount you when swimming)

Change

Furious Howl now properly only buffs caster and master.

Change

Call of the Wild now properly only buffs caster and master.

Item Changes

Change

[World Enlarger] - No longer usable in Arena. *requires restart

2020/03/29

General

Change

[All]: Feint, Cower, and Wind Shear - Fixed threat reduction and made them reduce threat for all enemies.

Change

[All]: Blast Wave now shares a cooldown across all ranks.

Item Changes

Change

Annihilator, Bashguuder, and Rivenspike - No longer stack Sunder Armor effects.

Change

Fixed an issue where warblades of the hakkari was not supplying PvE power or PvP power.

2020/03/28

Talents & Abilities

Change

Fixed a bug where Veiled Shadows wouldn't make Fade remove movement impairing effects.

Change

Fixed a bug where the Improved Slam capstone wouldn't guarantee a critical strike. (Change active on next server restart).

Change

Fixed a bug where the Whirlwind cooldown reduction from Unending Fury didn't work.

Item Changes

Change

Fixed a bug where some PvP staves didn't have the 7% damage and healing increase. (Change active on next server restart).

Dungeons & Raids

Change

[Naxxramas]: Kel'thuzad will now only mind control 1 player in 10 man difficulty and 3 players in 25 man difficulty rather than randomly between 1 and 3 in each mode.

2020/03/27

General

Change

[Seasonal]: Significantly increased the chance to get Naxxramas (Spider Wing and trash mob) loot from creatures in the world.

Item Changes

Change

Bloodforged Idol of Ferocity, Rejuvenation, Health, Longevity, and Brutality are no longer soulbound.

2020/03/26

General

Change

Spell Barrage (Frostfire 2 set & Frostfire 8 set) now deals 50% reduced damage to players. This PvP mod was previously not functioning.

Change

Seed of Decay (Dreamwalker 2 set) now deals 50% reduced damage to players.

Change

Temporarily Disabled the Bound Qiraji Mounts in AQT from the AQT opening gate event.

Change

Elemental Invasion: Announcement should look more appealing.

Talents & Abilities

Change

Far Sight, Eagle Eye: Will now activate creatures in range.

System Changes

Change

Honorable Combat: Fixed an issue where sometimes a player would get spammed by notifications from the system.