Ascension Changelog

View all of our changes in a minimal format.

Sorted in chronological order.

2018/12/18

General

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Implemented fix for Sanctioned Hunt quests being unable to be turned in, will give them more treatment in the near future for requirements to be clearer

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Level 55-60 Sanctioned Hunt quests will now give scavenged spoils of war

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Reworked Scavenged Spoils of War

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Seasonal: All Quest items sub 55 will now be party loot!

Dungeons & Raids

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Add emotescript for Smolderthorn Headhunter, Firebrand Invoker, Firebrand Pyromancer, Smolderthorn Axe Thrower, Bloodaxe Evoker abd Bloodaxe Warmonger creaturegroup in Blackrock Spire.

Quests

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Bug Off quest target spawns have been increased at each hive.

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Items required for quests of level 55 and below are now party loot.

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Corrected an issue where Hedarine Lieutenants were not spawning.

2018/12/17

General

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All season 1 points from achievements and the supporter packs have been fixed and have been scaled to the same point system as season 2

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All season 2 points from supporter packs are now properly credited as well as the achievements earned so far

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Changed Seasonal Essence name to Season's Achievement and added a description to clear up confusion about the function. It is only meant as a measurement for your progress in the season.

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Changed Seasonal Essence name to Season's Achievement and added a description to clear up confusion about the function. It is only meant as a measurement for your progress in the season.

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Nerfed the heck out of Jademir NPCs for Keeping Evil at Bay Call Board quests.

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Changed some unfitting guard texts directed at outlaws.

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Added Epic Riding Mounts to John Stallion in Ratchet and removed conditions preventing you from buying his mounts based on faction.

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Weekly Raids quests are now not available in the pool unless the raid is ACTUALLY open

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Deleted single stack ammo drops from all Spoils of War

System Changes

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Seasonal: Implemented a system to prevent high level players from helping low levels get loot from people

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Seasonal: Random Enchants will now stack to a max of 3. This is only on Bloodscalp .

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Seasonal: Added a Closest Town option to the Resurrect in safe zone feature.

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Seasonal: Implemented a myriad of fixes and QoL for Random Mode.

Dungeons & Raids

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Add emotescript for one creaturegroup of Smolderthorn Shadow Priest in Blackrock Spire.

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Add eat emote for Smolderthorn Shadow Priest in Blackrock Spire.

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Update pathing for Smolderthorn Mystic in Blackrock Spire.

Quests

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Treasure Hunt #1 - You can now resummon the creature required to complete the 4th quest in the series once every 5 min if you fail to defeat him the first time.

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Counterattack! - You will now be able to get the quest item.

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Stranglethorn Fever - Witch Doctor Unbagwa will now properly reset

2018/12/16

General

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Added guard POI to the Booty Bay guards for the Bloodscalp realm.

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Added neutral Alliance PvP gear smugglers to Booty Bay. You can find them in The Old Port Authority. They can be found near the Boomstick Imports East shop.

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Added a pet trainer to Booty Bay named Graz Ficklehook. He can be located on the first level of Tan-Your-Hide Leatherworks.

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Added neutral Horde PvP gear smugglers to Booty Bay. You can find them in Deep South Tannery.

World

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Updated over 200 guard's AI combat as well as they now ignore feign death properly to prevent abuse. Additional guards are now present at major quest hubs as well as new guards at previously unguarded quest hubs.

System Changes

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Bloodscalp: Enabled Crossfaction LFG System

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Re-enabled LFD Teleport while we investigate Summoning Stone issues

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New players on Bloodscalp should instantly start with their weapons Fel Commutated to prevent them from losing their weapons as easily.

Item Changes

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Corrected an issue where items that dropped from the Satchel of Helpful Goods would not have a level requirement.

2018/12/15

General

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Increased the rate/frequency for Outlaws being called out by NPCs

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There is now a 5 second delay between entering a safe town and being deflagged to prevent exploits

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Implemented a fix for pool quests resetting on server restarts

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Fixed an issue where some Call Board quests would be failed on death.

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Increased Max timer for criminal intent to 5 minutes.

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Fixed a Crash related to Mindcontrol PlayerAI

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Corrected rewards for Potential to Kill Gods and Prove Your Worth

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Added missing quests to Outlaw Contract Board

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Fixed issue on Bloodscalp where mobs were not respawning in Caves.

Dungeons & Raids

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Add Emotescript for Scarshield Legionnaire and creaturegroup in Blackrock Spire.

Quests

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Fixed quest completion issues for the Arathi Basin Call Board quests.

2018/12/14

General

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Bloodscalp - Reduced the experience rate of all mobs in sub 60 dungeons.

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Bloodscalp - Removed the Dungeon Finder rewards for all sub 60 dungeons level

Talents & Abilities

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Blast Wave now shares a 10 sec cooldown with Typhoon.

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Typhoon now shares a 10 sec cooldown with Blast Wave.

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Charge now has a 16 sec cooldown, from 20 sec, and no longer requires a stance to use.

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Improved Charge now reduces the cooldown of Charge by 2/4 sec, from 2.5/5.

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Intercept no longer requires a stance and now shares a 10 sec cooldown with Shadowstep.

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Shadowstep now shares a 10 sec cooldown with Intercept.

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Curse of Exhaustion now has a 4 sec cooldown.

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Slow now has a 4 sec cooldown.

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Smite base damage and scaling increased by 5%.

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Survival of the Fittest now increases your stats by 1/2/3%, from 2/4/6%.

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Wild Quiver now deals 80% damage to players.

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Lightning Shield deals 90% damage to players.

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Warbringer has been reworked and now removes movement impairing effects on you when using Charge, Intercept, or Intervene.

Mystic Enchants

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Soul Siphon now grants 2% additional damage per DoT, down from 3%.

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Improved Barrage now increases the critical chance of your Multi-Shot and Aimed Shot abilities by 4/5/6%, from 8/10/12%.

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Improved Thunder Clap now increases the damage of your Thunder Clap by 6%, from 10%.

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Searing Light now increases the damage of Holy Fire, Smite, Exorcism, Penance, and Holy Nova by 2/3/4%, from 3/4/5%.

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Booming Thunder now deals 6% damage per stack to players, from 11%.

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Booming Echoes no longer reduces the cooldown of your Shaman Shocks, now also increases the damage of your Earth Shock, and its rank is reduced to Common, from Rare.

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Barrage now increases the damage of your Multi-Shot, Volley, and Aimed Shot by 4/5/6%, from 6/7/8%.

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Empowered Imp now increases the damage of your Imp by 6/7/8%, from 11/13/15%.

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Improved Intercept now increases the damage of your Intercept by 8/10% instead of reducing its cooldown.

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Pyroclasm has had its ranks increased to Rare and Epic, from Uncommon and Rare.

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Elemental Precision now increases the hit of all spells, not just Shaman, and has had its ranks reduced to Common, from Rare.

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Improved Berserker Stance has had its ranks reduced to Common and Uncommon, from Uncommon and Rare.

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Swift Justice has had its rank increased to Epic, from Rare.

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Dream State has had its ranks reduced to Common/Uncommon/Rare, from Uncommon/Rare/Epic.

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Ferocity (Feral) has had its ranks increased to Uncommon and Rare, from Common and Uncommon.

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The various Forged Weapon enchants have had their ranks reduced to Common and Uncommon, from Uncommon and Rare.

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Savage Fury has had its ranks increased to Uncommon and Rare, from Common and Uncommon.

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Unbridled Wrath has had its rank reduced to Uncommon, from Rare.

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Piercing Thorns has had its ranks reduced to Common/Uncommon/Rare, from Common/Rare/Epic.

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Blessed Life has had its ranks increased to Uncommon and Rare, from Common and Uncommon.

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Masterful Slavery has had its ranks reduced to Uncommon/Common/Rare, from Uncommon/Rare/Epic.

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Improved Righteous Fury has had its rank reduced to Uncommon, from Epic.

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Spiritual Attunement has had its ranks reduced to Uncommon and Rare, from Rare and Epic.

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Improved Concentration Aura has had its ranks increased to Uncommon/Rare/Epic, from Common/Uncommon/Rare.

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Sanctified Light has had its ranks increased to Uncommon/Rare/Epic, from Common/Uncommon/Rare.

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Nerves of Steel has had its ranks reduced to Common and Uncommon, from Uncommon and Rare.

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Go for the Throat has had its ranks increased to Rare and Epic, from Uncommon and Rare.

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Improved Shields has had its ranks increased to Uncommon, from Common.

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Lunar Guidance has had its ranks increased to Uncommon/Rare/Epic, from Common/Uncommon/Rare.

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Dispersing Thunderstorm has had its ranks reduced to Common and Uncommon, from Uncommon and Epic.

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Improved Stormstrike is now Rare, from Common, and no longer stacks.

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Static Shock has had its ranks reduced to Common and Uncommon, from Uncommon and Rare.

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Fired Up! has had its ranks reduced to Uncommon and Rare, from Rare and Epic.

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Exorcism Proof has had its ranks reduced to Uncommon and Rare, from Rare and Epic.

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Divine Purpose has had its ranks increased to Rare and Epic, from Uncommon and Rare.

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Blood Craze has had its ranks increased to Rare and Epic, from Common and Uncommon.

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Precision has had its rank reduced to Common, from Rare.

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Focused Aim has had its first two ranks removed and its remaining rank is now Uncommon, from Rare.