Ascension Changelog

View all of our changes in a minimal format.

Sorted in chronological order.

2023/02/01

General

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[Guardian] Renamed Vanguard passive since it now shares a name with the spec

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[KoX] Infernal Shield now has a 10 sec CD and reduces damage taken by 10% down from 20%

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[KoX] Infernal Shield now lasts 5 sec per Deathfire stack up from 4 sec

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[KoX] Cleaned up tooltip of Brimstone Buckler

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[KoX] Hellgate no longer generates Deathfire every 4 sec, and now instead gives you a chance to generate a stack of Deathfire when you take damage while within 15yd of it

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[KoX] Hellskin now lowers damage taken by 15% instead of 20%

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[KoX] Slightly lowered AP scaling of Meatsaw

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[Witch Hunter] Shadowblast now regenerates 15% max mana

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[Witch Hunter] Witchbane will no longer cancel mid-cast if used toward the end of the Coiling Shot enable window

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[Guardian] The Vanguard passive now reduces your chance to be crit by 6% down from 12%

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[Tinker] (Reticle) Rounds are now all instant

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[Tinker] (Reticle) Rounds now share a 30 sec CD

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[Tinker] All Reticles have been made into shot attacks that apply the effect to your next Blackpowder Shot. Their naming convention is now X Round

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[Tinker] Removed the travel time of Sapper Charge

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[Tinker] Invention spec on the selection screen now shows Med Pack instead of Nanobot Reconstruction

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[Cultist] Eldritch Bargain hidden passive will no longer appear in the spec UI / on-learn card popup

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[Cultist] Nzoth smite hidden passive will no longer appear in the spec UI / on-learn card popup

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[Cultist] Herald of Y'shaarj now allows Blade of the Empire to cleave multiple enemies instead of Gaze of C'thun

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[Cultist] Blade of Nzoth hidden passive will no longer appear in the spec UI / on-learn card popup

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[Cultist] Strength of the Black Empire now also causes Gaze of C'thun to cleave 3 enemies

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[Primalist] Geomancy spec passive now correctly boosts the recharge rate of Mountain's Might stacks

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[Primalist] Groundshaker hidden passive will no longer appear in the spec UI / on-learn card popup

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[Primalist] The tooltip of Mountain's Fire now states that it requires Primal Weapon: Magma to be active

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[Sun Cleric] Calming Word now reduces spell damage by 40% and pacifies the target instead of reducing all forms of haste by 70%

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[Sun Cleric] Calming Word now has a 40 sec CD and 5 sec duration down from 35 sec and 6 sec

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[Sun Cleric] Cleaned up tooltip of Prayer of the Sands

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[Sun Cleric] Increased base values of Illumination's heal and reduced the SP scaling slightly

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[Sun Cleric] Sungate's Dazzle effect is now correctly considered a Disorient/Confuse instead of a Fear

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[Witch Doctor] Fixed a bug where Vooodoo Cauldron was not usable in combat

2023/01/31

General

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[Sun Cleric] Transgression displaying an inaccurate Duration for the Stun effect in the Tooltip has been Fixed.

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[Guardian] Vanguard spec passive will now appear in the Vanguard tab.

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[Sun Cleric] Solar Conquest has received a new visual effect

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[Barbarian] Barbaric Whirl has received a new visual effect

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[Barbarian] Toned down the Carnage visual on hits, to stop Carnage visual from interfering with other visuals

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[Barbarian] Impaling Rush has received a new visual effect

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[Starcaller] Moonblade now has a visual effect

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[Venomancer] Cycle of Decay now has a visual effect

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[Witch Hunter] Witchbane has a received a new impact visual effect

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[SoA] Claw Sweep red conal visual effect has been toned down

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[Starcaller] Vengeance of Elune has received a new visual effect

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[Cultist] Influence Cultists will now be able to instantly cast Edicts [Pending Patch]

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[Primalist] Issue where Primal Charge visual would make you slide across the ground has been fixed

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[Primalist] Earthspine will now appear in the Geomancy tab, and the tooltip now clarifies the knock up effect

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[Primalist] Wild Walk has been renamed to Spirit Rush

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[Primalist] Primal Charge was changed from Nature Damage to Physical Damage

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[Sun Cleric] Horusath Blast has received a new sound effect

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[Sun Cleric] Issue where the Blessings spec would display spells you did not get upon picking the spec has been fixed.

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[Primalist] Bears Maw has been moved to level 20 from 10.

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[Primalist] Primal Shred has been moved to level 10 from 20.

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[Primalist] Primal Weapon : Tooth and Claw has been moved to level 15 from 10.

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[Cultist] Empire Grasp has been moved to level 20 from 25.

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[Cultist] Bend Will has been moved to level 22 from 24.

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[Sun Cleric] Sunflare has been moved to level 2 from 1, and Solar Conquest has been moved from level 2 to 1.

2023/01/30

General

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Flight paths should no longer drop you off before your destination.

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[SoA] Grimclaw applications are now unable to crit

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[Cultist] Shadowguard now scales with Strength

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[Cultist] Removed the sound that plays when a Void Rune is generated

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[Cultist] Entropic Strike now boosts movespeed by 40% up from 35%

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[Cultist] Replaced the Corrupted Soul passive with a new passive called Nutcase that gives your Eldritch Smite all Herald effects at once but increases its cooldown

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[Cultist] Entropic Strike no longer triggers a GCD when used

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[Primalist] Primal Weapon spells are now toggleable and can be removed manually

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[Starcaller] The Empowered buffs from Cosmic Duality now last 30 sec up from 20 sec

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[Tonker] Increased run speed of Bruiser Bot

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[KoX] Executioner now causes your Physical Damage effects to apply a debuff to enemies below 35% health that increases damage they take from your Demonstrike, Infernal Strike and Demonfeast abilities by 30% for 4 sec

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[KoX] Pestilence of Conquest now reduces magic damage dealt by enemies affected by 20% down from 30%

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[KoX] Pestilence of Death now reduces healing done to enemies affected by 20% down from 50%

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[Reaper] Soul Slip now pacifies and silences instead of just pacifying

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[Reaper] Soul Slip now provides immunity to all harmful spells and attacks, and removes any harmful effects when used

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[Reaper] Soul Slip now has a 1.5 min CD up from 20 sec

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[Reaper] Soul Slip now lasts 3 sec down from 4 sec

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[Reaper] Soul Slip now increases speed by 60% up from 50%

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[Reaper] Soul Tap can no longer crit

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[Reaper] Soul Tap now boosts healing taken by 10% for 5 sec instead of boosting speed by 30% for 3 sec

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[Reaper] Jailer's Bargain now lasts 12 sec up from 8 sec

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[Reaper] Ghostly Retreat now has a 45 sec CD down from 1 min

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[Cultist] Increased AP scaling of Blade of the Empire

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[Reaper] Ghostly Retreat no longer increases movespeed

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[Cultist] Reduced AP scaling of Eldritch Strike slightly

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[Witch Hunter] Slayer's Mark is now learned at level 20 for Darkness spec up from 16

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[Witch Hunter] Shadowblast is now learned at level 16 for Darkness spec down from 25

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[Witch Hunter] Torment is now learned at level 25 for Darkness spec up from 20

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[Demon Hunter] Fixed an issue where Glaive Rush would force the caster into a jumping animation

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[Demon Hunter] Fel Madness now states that it does not affect Glaive Throw

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[Demon Hunter] Added visual for Nether Lance

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[Demon Hunter] Fel Madness now causes Glaive Throw to generate 15 Rage when it deals damage

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[Demon Hunter] Fel Madness now correctly disables Demon Form

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[Demon Hunter] Annihilan Strike now affects up to 5 enemies instead of being uncapped

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[Demon Hunter] Added an ICD to Azzinoth's Rage

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[Demon Hunter] Swift Vengeance now buffs Smite damage by 50% down from 100%

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[Demon Hunter] Soul Tap now costs 20 Rage down from 25 Rage

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[Demon Hunter] Soul Tap now has an 8 sec CD

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[Demon Hunter] Soul Tap is now free in Demon Form

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[Tinker] Firing Cage is now toggleable

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[Tinker] Piston Punch (Bruiser Bot) now cleaves 4 enemies

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[Tinker] Repair has been renamed to Repair Shot and its tooltip now specifically described that your currently active Gun also affects it

2023/01/29

General

New

[Tinker] Reload CD has been reduced to 8s from 10s.

Change

[SoA] Issues with Atherann's Anguish tooltip fixed

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[Necromancer] Issue where Chill Touch wouldn't generate Runic Power when it killed a target has been fixed

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[Primalist] Issue where Lesser Boon of the Hawk, Tiger, and Elements were able to be applied to multiple targets has been fixed. Now functions like other Lesser Boons.

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[Necromancer] Issue where Corrupted Soul was not working has been fixed.