The Enigma Order

* Players can no longer catch new high-level fish when fishing near level 80-85 zones unless the account is upgraded to Cataclysm.

No more fishing for Daggor

Lamiarenoo wrote:

* Players can no longer catch new high-level fish when fishing near level 80-85 zones unless the account is upgraded to Cataclysm.

No more fishing for Daggor

Aha... Not entirely true. This morning i packed my Fishing Tackle Box with all my best bobbers. I ventured to southern Tenaris and fished out shore very close to the border to Uldum. An hour later i had some stacks of new cata fish/eel. BUt my account is infact upgraded to cataclysm so thats properly why i still could fish

Draken wrote:

Daggor wrote:

Lamiarenoo wrote:

* Players can no longer catch new high-level fish when fishing near level 80-85 zones unless the account is upgraded to Cataclysm.

No more fishing for Daggor

Aha... Not entirely true. This morning i packed my Fishing Tackle Box with all my best bobbers. I ventured to southern Tenaris and fished out shore very close to the border to Uldum. An hour later i had some stacks of new cata fish/eel. BUt my account is infact upgraded to cataclysm so thats properly why i still could fish

Or you'll be one of those people having fun with a temp ban soon, who knows.

Yea... I wont be fishing any more. Too risky. But ill keep the stacks i have till 07.12.10

November 30

    * Gamon is now immune to all forms of crowd control, uses the abilities Charge and Battle Shout, and wrecks adversaries with his new two-handed axe.
    * Players should no longer be prevented from entering a Battleground for no reason.
    * Many loot tables for NPCs have been adjusted to provide the correct items and scaling.
    * The Alchemy bonus from Flask of Stoneskin now grants 120 stamina, up from 80 stamina, to keep it in-line with similar bonuses from other professions.
    * Many creatures in Uldaman were not awarding reputation upon death. This has been corrected.
    * Wrathbone Reavers, Wrathbone Sorcerers, and Fallen Warriors no longer grant reputation in Pit of Saron.
    * Players can again start the Thrall escape event in Caverns of Time: Old Hillsbrad regardless of quest status.
    * The temporary guardian Basalt Rockling no longer drops from Balboa in Azshara.
    * Magma-Lord Kolob in Burning Steppes no longer awards dungeon tabard reputation.
    * The rest area for Tarren Mill is now correctly located in the inn.
    * Golden Skeleton Key can no longer open lockboxes that requires a higher Lockpicking skill than 125.
    * Bronjahm should once again drop Heroic-quality loot in Heroic Forge of Souls.
    * Random, mean level 15 deer appeared in Teldrassil to the shock and awe of low-level players. They have been replaced with level 1 fawn.
    * Gunships in Isle of Conquest should now work properly when a member of the opposite faction is on the gunship.
    * It is no longer possible to bypass Fatigue beyond the borders of Dun Morogh (looking at you here, death knights).


Druid (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * All ranks of Lifeblood are correctly granting the amount of Haste listed in their tooltips and are no longer affected by max health.
    * Ravage! is no longer consuming Clearcasting when it is used, and is only benefiting from Stampede.


Hunter (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Trueshot Aura now functions correctly for level 39 hunters.
    * Hunter pets that were immortal can now be killed, flying pets no longer fly, and pets that were immobile after tamed properly move.
    * Beetle and turtle pet armor is now consistent with other Tenacity pet armor.
    * Qiraji Scarabs from the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj are no longer able to be effected by the Mutate Bug buff after being tamed.


Mage (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * When Freeze misses or resists on the first target, but is successful on another target, the mage will correctly get the Fingers of Frost procs from the target successfully hit.
    * Applying a damage-over-time Fire spell to a target that is being tanked no longer causes that target to face the mage.
    * The effect of the talent Firestarter will no longer stop functioning when Molten Armor has only 30 minutes remaining when cast with Glyph of Armors active.


Paladin (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Hammer of the Righteous now consistently hits all nearby targets, including those behind the paladin.
    * Hammer of the Righteous should now function correctly if used right as an auto-attack begins.


Priest (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Holy Word: Sanctuary was healing for too much when used with Glyph of Prayer of Healing. This has been corrected.


Warlock (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Demon pets should not be receiving the appropriate contribution of the warlock's armor.
    * Blood Pact is now properly scaling with the level of party members.


Quests

    * Dungeon quests for level 1-60 dungeons on Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor now reward significantly less experience. Read more about this change here.
    * The event for "The Battle for Darrowshire" properly resets after a failed attempt and the Relic Bundle will correctly trigger the event again after a failed attempt.
    * Soldiers in Northwatch Foothold, Durotar now spawn more frequently.
    * Players should no longer get disconnected if they attempt to share a quest that isn't supposed to be sharable.
    * Players should still be able to interact with Orgus after offering a drink for the quest "Let's See What You've Got, Zanzil".
    * Ranger Glynda Nal'shea no longer has a duplicate personality appearing in Lor'danel, Darkshore.
    * Satchel of Helpful Goods should be rewarded when players complete Shadowfang Keep via the Looking For Dungeon system.
    * "The Secrets of Uldum" can be completed.
    * Margol the Rager in Searing Gorge now respawns in a much more reasonable timeframe.
    * Plainstriders in Northern Barrens now respawn considerably faster to meet the demand of their demise.
    * "One Draenei's Junk..." and "Kum'isha's Endeavors" can no longer be shared.
    * The quest item Enohar's Explosive Arrows for the quest "Curtail the Darktail" can now only be used on Darktail Bonepickers within Blasted Lands.
    * Mounted characters can now proceed through "Rise of the Brotherhood" in Westfall without any complications.
    * Buttonwillow's Hand Grenade from the quest "Remove Their Arms" can no longer be used outside of Blasted Lands.
    * Golems at the Grimesilt Dig Site in Searing Gorge should now respawn at a more reasonable rate.
    * Players should no longer experience a client crash when accepting the quest "A Destiny of Flame and Sorrow".

December 7
General

    * It is no longer possible for an ill-mannered person of the opposing faction to one-shot a flight trainer in Stormwind or Orgrimmar, which in turn made the 500 players standing on top of the flight trainer with their mammoths really sad.
    * Fallen Hero's Spirits in Icecrown can no longer have their pockets picked.
    * Ray'ma and Brew Vendor Brew of the Month Club vendors are now spawning properly.
    * The achievement “Stood in the fire” is granted when standing in a zone boundary different than Deathwing's spawn location. In addition, players can now get this achievement by walking into the wake of Deathwing's fire after he has passed.
    * If faction mounts do not translate to a mount of the opposite faction when performing a paid faction change, they will now be removed.
    * Players are no longer able to endlessly kite the outdoor Battlemasters.
    * Several combat issues involving mind control mechanics have been fixed.


Battlegrounds

    * NPCs and vehicles now have the correct Cataclysm values for health and damage in the 80-84 and 85 Strand of the Ancients, Isle of Conquest, and Alterac Valley level brackets.
    * Some players were unable to enter 10- vs. 10-player Battlegrounds when the option to enter became available. This has been corrected.


Priest (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Low-level priests will now properly take Shadow Word: Death backlash damage when casting Shadow Word: Death.


Shaman (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Lightning Shield again properly deals damage while the shaman is casting other spells.


Dungeons & Raids

    * The Mana Burn ability that is cast when Arcane Aberrations die in Dire Maul has been replaced with an Arcane Explosion ability that does not drain mana.
    * Al'akir's Lightning Cloud now despawns when the encounter is defeated in Throne of the Four Winds.
    * Players are no longer able to use Killing Spree on Ozumat in Throne of the Tides. The message "Invalid Target" is displayed.
    * Players are no longer placed oddly when affected by Ulthok's Squeeze in Throne of the Tides.
    * Temple Guardian Anhuur in Halls of Origination will now lose Shield of Light at the appropriate times. He was cheating.
    * Millhouse Manastorm in The Stonecore will not stay linked to trash packs he is no longer stationed at after a group wipe.
    * Razorgore and Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair will no longer cause an infinite loop of encounter mind control mechanics when pets or companions are present.


Items

    * Tattooed Eyeball should not be epic quality and is now superior.
    * Wailing Weeds no longer give experience, have any drops, or are able to be gathered in Mount Hyjal.
    * Items which have refund options available no longer have their expiration cooldown recorded incorrectly when more than one is purchased within a short amount of time.
    * An issue which prevented players from rolling Need on certain relics found in dungeons has been corrected.
    * Helm of the Thousand Needles now has 12 Strength and 17 Stamina in addition to the 12 Hit Rating it had before.
    * Spider's Silk now drops from most all spiders in the level range of 16-25.
    * Stag Flanks now drop from level-appropriate stags.
    * Big Mouth Clams and the Black Pearls they sometimes contain again drop off of many creatures.
    * Corpse Dust and Infernal Stones are no longer available from vendors.
    * The stats for the one-handed mace Shatterscale Mightfish have been corrected.
    * Rogues are now able to equip and use Morningstar of the Order. However, the tooltip for the item still shows Main Hand in red, and right clicking on the item when it is equipped returns the message "You do not have the required proficiency for that item." This display issue will be corrected in a future patch.
    * Passengers are now force ejected from multi-passenger mounts that have been converted into a Reindeer or Brewfest Kodo. This works for both NPCs and PCs.


Professions

    * There is no longer a School of Fish in Elwynn Forest that like to think of themselves as in "testing," nor do they yield Peacebloom when fished. This School of Fish is no longer a part of the counterculture and will no longer give you flowers when fished.
    * Recipe: Feathered Lure is no longer on the vendor list for the Cooking reward vendors, as it's returning an error "The Spell is not available to you" when players attempt to learn it.
    * Electrostatic Condenser no longer provides inconsistent loot chances for each gathering profession.
    * Training in Archaeology should now properly generate dig sites around the world according to the player's skill level.
    * Archaeology daily quests are now properly flagged as dailies.
    * A Fossil Archaeology Find at the Un'Goro Terror Run dig site spawned beyond the range of the dig site area and has been removed.
    * There was an inconsistency in Cooking skill-ups between Lavascale Minestrone and Lavascale Fillet which has been addressed.
    * Some Leatherworking recipes which require a skill of 525 were missing from the vendor Misty Merriweather and have been returned.


Quests

    * Cataclysm Level 80-85 Zones
    * Mobs that spawn infinitely during the Temple of Earth finale within Deepholm do not grant experience.
    * Players are no longer ported out of the Maelstrom if they have "The Eye of the Storm" in their quest log when they go through the portal to the Maelstrom.
    * Twilight Proveditors for the quest "End of the Supply Line" in Mount Hyjal should respawn at a more consistent rate.
    * Zin'jatar Raiders respawn more quickly for the "Buy Us Some Time" quest in Kelp'thar Forest, Vashj'ir.


Eastern Kingdoms

    * Completing the quest "Never Surrender, Sometimes Retreat" is now updating Gilneas properly.
    * Forsaken Sailors were dealing too much damage to those questing in Gilneas. Their damage output has been reduced.
    * If a player completes the objectives of "Bad Medicine" outside of Northern Stranglethorn, then the quest "Just Hatched" will not auto-launch, but Corporal Sethman will have the quest available when the player turns in the quest "Bad Medicine" to Brother Nimetz. If the player completes "Bad Medicine" within Northern Stranglethorn, then "Just Hatched" is auto-launched.
    * Quest givers in The Exodar, Teldrassil and Dun Morogh are all now offering the level 50 mage quest "Meet with Maginor Dumas" leading players to Stormwind.
    * The deprecated quests "Foreboding Plans" and "Encrypted Letter" are no longer being offered to players by the Syndicate Documents in Hillsbrad Foothills.
    * The deprecated quests "Looking Further" and "Morganth" are no longer being offered by the Old Lion Statue in Redridge Mountains.
    * The cutscene for "Lordaeron" in Silverpine Forest will now properly play if the player is mounted when starting the quest.
    * High Priest Venoxis should spawn properly during the "High Priest Venoxis" quest event in The Cape of Stranglethorn.
    * The quest "The Holy Water of Clarity" will be offered regardless of the order in which the player completes the prerequisite quests in The Cape of Stranglethorn.
    * The NPCs of Bloodgulch no longer disappear when players skip the cutscene during the quest "Eye Spy" in Twilight Highlands.


Kalimdor

    * 60 completed quests in Winterspring are now required in order to earn the Winterspring Quests achievement.
    * Players should no longer experience issues completing the quest "The Reason Why" when attempting to interact with the various Moonstones in Ashenvale.
    * Players are no longer able to attack other players while in Diemetradon form during the quest "Ever Watching From Above" in Un'Goro Crater.
    * It is no longer possible to pick up the deprecated quest "The Gordunni Scroll" in Feralas.
    * The deprecated quest "Hunting in Stranglethorn" is no longer being offered by Roon Wildmane in Desolace.
    * Questgiver Melizza Brimbuzzle in Desolace now respawns at a much more reasonable rate after dying.
    * Jinky Twizzlefixxit now provides players with a replacement River Boat quest reward via her gossip text if a player deletes it while in Thousand Needles.
    * Antechamber Guardian now spawns correctly for "What Lies Within" in Tanaris.
    * The quest "Sandscraper's Treasure" is no longer being offered to Alliance players via the Sandscraper's Chest in Tanaris.
    * The Antediluvean Chest is now correctly spawning inside the Antechamber of Uldum within Tanaris and there is no longer an issue with it spawning outside of the chamber.

December 13

    * General
          o Guild experience caps were being hit faster than expected. As a result, guild experience gained through questing has been reduced.
          o After hitting the weekly guild reputation cap, players will no longer receive the message that they're at the cap every time a quest is turned in.
          o It is no longer possible to activate Running Wild from a transform or shapeshift form (including Metamorphosis). When leaving a shapeshift form, worgen players will always be in worgen form and cannot toggle Two Forms while shapeshifted.
          o Players should no longer be unable to chat, or join or leave private chat channels after a realm is restarted for any reason.
    * Classes
          o Druids
                + Both Bear and Cat Form versions of Skull Bash are no longer able to be used to get to a target when there is no valid path available.
          o Hunters
                + It is no longer possible for hunters to tame pets in a way that allows them to keep any buffs the creatures had on them prior to being tamed.
          o Warlocks
                + Dark Intent no longer causes the warlock to stand up while eating or drinking when a critical hit occurs.
                + If Empowered Imp procs while casting Soul fire, the buff is no longer consumed.
                + Searing Pain can still be cast if it misses while Soul Burn is active and does not consume Soul Burn until it lands.
    * Dungeons & Raids
          o The droprates on all Bind-on-Equip items in Cataclysm dungeons have been reduced.
          o Chaos Orbs now drop properly from Vanessa VanCleef in Heroic: Deadmines.
          o It should no longer be possible for Vanessa VanCleef's note to spawn in Deadmines instances where groups have not killed Ripsnarl and Cookie.
          o Admiral Ripsnarl's vapors no longer award reputation in Heroic: Deadmines.
          o Summoned non-elite Twisted Visages no longer provide reputation in Grim Batol.
          o Siamat in Lost City of the Tol'vir could sometimes fail to cast Deflecting Winds on time, rendering him unkillable. This has been corrected.
          o NPCs which spawn during the Baron Silverlaine encounter in Shadowfang Keep no longer reward reputation when killed.
          o All players should now correctly be rewarded with the Straw that Broke the Camel's Back achievement in Halls of Origination.
    * Items
          o Some Cataclysm world rare drops improperly had faction requirements which have been removed.
          o The one-handed mace Torturer's Mercy had incorrect stats. It now has 136 Stamina, 91 Intellect, 61 Spirit, 61 mastery, and 1216 spell power.
          o The one-handed Mace of Apotheosis had incorrect stats. It now has 160 Stamina, 107 Intellect, 54 Spirit, 81 mastery, and 1427 spell power.
          o Fine-Toothed Comb, Fetish of Azrajar, Wil'hai's Extraneous Tooth, and Azralon's Twisted Rune are now correctly item level 285 and will accept Cataclysm-level gems in their prismatic sockets.
          o Phantom Armor from Shadowfang Keep is now classified as plate armor to match its stats and itemization.
          o The Vashj'ir quest reward Staff of Post-Facto Preparation now has spell power on it, 'cause it should.
          o The Vashj'ir quest rewards Darkspear Ritual Blade and Gnomeregan Mindslicer now have spell power on them, 'cause they should.
          o Several items in Cataclysm starting zones have been increased from item level 279 to 308, with relative stat increases.
    * Professions
          o Completing Archaeology projects no longer progresses the guild achievement Making History. This is a temporary fix until an issue with this achievement can be addressed in an upcoming patch.
          o Corpses of Scalding Rock Elementals can now be mined. It's possible to gain both Volatile Earth and Shimmering Shards from the corpses.
          o Several Jewelcrafting designs were incorrectly tagged as Bind-on-Pickup and have been changed to Bind-on-Equip.
          o The Alchemy skill Transmute: Living Elements now functions correctly in Deepholm and Uldum.
          o Disenchanted green items are now giving more materials as the item levels increase. This change also ensures armor items give dust more often than essence, and that weapons give more essence than dust.
          o Fishing in open water areas around Sulfuron Spire no longer yields Volatile Fire.
          o Lifebound Alchemist Stones should now always be properly created when the necessary materials are consumed and skill-ups are awarded.
          o The speed of the Blacksmithing mace Forged Elementium Mindcrusher was too fast compared to related items. Its speed is now 3.60.
          o The Overpowered Chicken Splitter Engineering bow is now superior quality and no longer epic.
          o The droprate on Volatile Life from herbs has been increased.
          o Bario Matalli and Shazdar now properly sell Cocoa Beans, Noble Hops and Dry Yeast in unlimited quantities. Additionally, Innkeeper Allison no longer sells Fresh Goat's Milk and now carries Fresh Water instead.
          o Drained Venomblood Scorpids can now be skinned.
    * Quests & Creatures
          o Cataclysm Zones
                + Deepholm
                      # It is now possible to complete the quest achievement Deep into Deepholm.
                      # Aggra's voice-overs can no longer be heard or read by other players during the Deepholm introduction at the Maelstrom.
                      # Living Bloods at Deathwing's Fall now spawn more quickly.
                      # Mercurial Oozes at the Upper Silvermarsh now spawn more quickly.
                      # Quest NPCs in the Temple of Earth should now appear during the final zone phases to guarantee players can still turn in quests regardless of progress.
                      # Players should no longer be repeatedly consumed by the very mean Colossal Gyreworm.
                      # Twilight Defilers, Twilight Heretics, and Twilight Desecrators can no longer be pickpocketed.
                      # Players are able to obtain the Bottle of Whiskey and the Spool of Rope for the quest "Without a Captain or Crew".
                      # If Earthmender Norsala despawns during the scripted event for "Wrath of the Fungalmancer", players can now still continue with the event.
                      # The Ruby Crystal Cluster is now multi-drop for players in a party and are respawning at a decent rate.
                      # Phased Armor cast by Twilight Dragonspawn and Seeping Quicksilver cast by Mercuiral Ooze were doing trivial amounts of damage. The damage of these abilities has been increased.
                + Gilneas
                      # War Machines now spawn more quickly in the Headlands for the quest "They Have Allies, But So Do We".
                + Lost Isles
                      # Quest NPCs for "The Heads Of The SI:7" were doing too much damage. Their damage has been reduced and are within the appropriate level range.
                + Mount Hyjal
                      # "An Offering for Aviana" is correctly being offered in all cases of prerequisite completion for both Horde and Alliance characters.
                      # Matoclaw in the Grove of Aessina now offers the quest "Last Stand at Whistling Grove".
                      # Cindermaul's Chest can now be looted by any player that currently has the quest "Cindermaul, the Portal Master" in their quest log.
                      # Windspeaker Tamila no longer joins combat when hostile creatures are brought near her.
                + Twilight Highlands
                      # Bosses can no longer be pulled far out of the Crucible of Carnage arena.
                      # During the quest "Aiming High" the Flintlocke's Explosives can now be used anywhere on the Skyshredder.
                + Uldum
                      # Sheep packs no longer instantly respawn.
                      # Player are now able to stay in the proper phase and accept "Field Work" after leaving the area, porting to other zones, or relogging.
                + Vashj'ir
                      # It is now possible to complete the quest achievement Sinking into Vashj'ir.
                      # Scourgut Remoras are now spawning closer to the ground.
                      # Players should always be properly granted credit for completing the "Defending the Rift" quest event.
                      # The range on the phase transitions of the Battlemaiden event has been extended to catch players who've pushed too far away from the NPCs around the bridge.
                      # Gnash is now balanced for any type of party make-up to engage. He also grants more experience when he dies than he used to.
                      # NPCs on The Verne and the Pincer X2 will no longer despawn or behave oddly while players are completing the quest "Full Circle".
                      # Nespirah's entrance membrane should always be open.
                      # Slithering Slime applied by eels in the Kepl'thar Forest now does significantly more damage, as it was not scaling appropriately with level.
                      # Toxic Bite applied by eels in the Shimmering Expanse now does significantly more damage, as it was not scaling appropriately with level.
                      # Brinescale Serpent's Brinescale Venom now has a 10-second duration, down from 20.
          o Eastern Kingdoms
                + Dun Morogh
                      # General Grimaxe should now always respawn properly after being killed.
                + Eastern Plaguelands
                      # The Argent Lightwell Charm can no longer be used outside of the designated questing area.
                + Stormwind
                      # Major Samuelson grants kill credit to everyone on the quest that is nearby when he is unmasked. He also grants players who hit him during the fight quest credit for his kill, regardless of tap rights.
                + Western Plaguelands
                      # Lang's Hand Grenades are not usable outside of the designated questing area.
          o Kalimdor
                + Azshara
                      # Talrendis Marksmen no longer grant experience upon death.
                + Felwood
                      # The Blood Red Key, which started the now-deprecated quest "A Strange Redy Key", is now removed from players' inventories upon logging out or zoning.
                      # Darla's Box of Megaflares cannot be used when not in Felwood. They can be used anywhere within Felwood.

December 15

    * General
          o Many guards who maintain peace by slaughtering PvPers have been properly buffed to match the stats of Furious Hyjal Wardens. Beware!
          o Players are no longer able to go At War with the Dragonmaw faction.
          o Trapdoors and transporters should no longer break when hit with area-of-effect abilities.
    * Classes
          o Druids
                + Rake will no longer receive twice the benefit from the Feral druid Mastery Razor Claws.
                + Soothe and Wild Mushroom are both correctly benefiting from, and consuming, Predator's Swiftness.
          o Mages
                + Ring of Frost does not cause the mage to stand up (interrupting eating/drinking) while it is active.
          o Priests
                + Blessed Resilience now increases healing received by 15/30%, up from 5/10%.
                + Focused Will now reduces damage taken by 5/10% and 10/20%, up from 4/8% and 6/12%.
                + Healing done by Glyph of Dispel Magic no longer improperly caps out at a certain health pool range.
                + Holy Concentration's mana regeneration component has been increased from 10/20% to 20/40%.
                + Player-controlled vehicles return an Invalid Target error when attempting to use Leap of Faith on them.
                + Rapture's mana regeneration component has been increased from 1.5/2/2.5 to 2/4/6%.
          o Shaman
                + The Mana Tide buff is now applied for each Mana Tide Totem on the ground.
          o Warriors
                + Rude Interruption is no longer incorrectly consumed by Execute, Mortal Strike, or Overpower.
    * Dungeons & Raids
          o Both the 5- and 20-quest versions of the Dungeon Quests Completed achievements trigger correctly on dungeon quests done.
          o Baradin Hold
                + Argaloth now respects the faction that kills him and does not drop trinkets for the opposing faction.
          o Bastion of Twilight
                + The doors controlled by the Halfus and Ascendant Council encounters should no longer become stuck after a soft reset.
          o Blackwing Descent
                + Arcanotron's Shield should only proc off of player attacks and not things like Searing Totem, pets, etc.
                + Players can no longer engage Nefarian without killing all three sub-bosses first.
          o Deadmines
                + Defias Blood Wizards, Defias Shadowguards, and Defias Enforcers summoned during the Vanessa VanCleef encounter no longer award experience.
          o Halls of Origination
                + Spatial Anomaly can no longer critically hit.
                + Setesh's movement speed has been decreased.
          o Lost City of the Tol'vir
                + Frenzied Crocolisks should always despawn when Lockmaw resets.
          o Shadowfang Keep
                + Troll druids in particular, when shapeshifting into Cat/Bear form, were dealing an extra 5% damage to themselves via Beast Slaying when afflicted by Barion Ashbury's Asphyxiate. This caused them to die instead of being taken down to 1 health. This has been corrected and Asphyxiate now properly ignores damage modifiers.
          o The Stonecore
                + Slabhide can no longer be killed while he's in his air phase, and can be properly killed when he's back on the ground.
                + Flame Ascendants are now dropping loot that is appropriate for non-elite creatures.
          o Stratholme
                + Eyes of Naxxramas will now spawn a set number of Gargoyles (2).
          o The Vortex Pinnacle
                + The "corpse-catching" mechanic now properly teleports players to the entrance platform of the dungeon.
    * Items
          o Normal and Heroic versions of the Corrupted Egg Shell were not properly granting mana. This has been corrected.
          o The Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Insignia of Victory now correctly grants Strength when it procs, rather than Agility.
          o All of the Bloodthirsty and Vicious Gladiator gloves now have the appropriate glove bonuses for their respective classes.
          o Players can no longer buy the opposing faction's mounts in Alterac Valley.
          o Some items improperly shared duplicate stats with other items and have had their stats adjusted, including: Emberstone Staff, Rockslicer, Elekk-Horn Waistguard, Termination Axe, Sorrow's End, Soulsurge Necklace, Corefire Legplates, Blockade's Lost Shield, Sussurating Treads of Shok'sharak, Blazewing's Furious Kilt, Armagedillo's Tail, Book of Origination, Torturer's Mercy, Modgud's Blade, Maldo's Sword Cane, Maldo's Sword Cane (Heroic), Shadowskulk Leggings, Drape of Fiery Dreams, Hood of the Crying Rogue, Spaulders of the Savage Beast, Helm of Fatal Vision, Oath-Bound Gauntlets, Belt of Guardianship, Dorian's Lost Necklace, Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace, Pauldrons of Edward the Odd, Je'Tze's Sparkling Tiara, Heartbound Tome, Arrowsinger Legguards, Thartuk's Inimitable Gauntlets, Terborus's Rotating Bands, Tol'Vir Heriditary Girdle,
          o Reputation is no longer being granted while wearing the Tabard of the Guardians of Hyjal in normal mode Blackrock Caverns.
    * Professions
          o Beauty in Blackrock Caverns can now be skinned.
          o Canopic Jars are no longer poor quality and now show as white (standard) items.
          o Obisidum Ore now spawns slightly less frequently in Mount Hyjal.
          o The Blacksmithing Redsteel Shoulders item is now uncommon (green) quality.
          o The Stormforged Legguards item is now rare (blue) quality.
    * PvP
          o Progress is now properly tracked for the achievement Tol Barad Saboteur.
    * Quests & Creatures
          o Feast of Winter Veil: there is now a quest blob surrounding the area of Growless Cave for the quest "You're a Mean One..."
          o Cataclysm Zones
                + Deepholm
                      # Pebble is correctly able to be picked back up if he despawns while being escorted from the crumbling depths for the quest "Lost in the Deeps".
                + Mount Hyjal
                      # Players are now able to enter the portal to the Firelands Hatchery as ghosts after the Aviana Regrowth event has occurred.
                + Twilight Highlands
                      # Grot Deathblow (Dragonmaw Quartermaster) and Craw MacGraw (Wildhammer Quartermaster) can no longer be killed by members of the opposing faction.
                      # "Bring Down the High Shaman" and "Warlord Halthar is Back" are now group quests.
                      # The amount of Wildhammer Food Stores required to complete the associated quests has been reduced to 10, down from 15. Please note the quest text will still state that 15 are needed until a client-side patch can be implemented to correct this.
                + Uldum
                      # Players are no longer able to receive Efficient Excavations before completing the quest "Do the Honors".
                + Vashj'ir
                      # Players can now ride the Seahorse in Darkbreak and Tenebrous Cavern.
                      # The questgiver Fiasco Sizzlegrin is now visible and giving the quest "Crafty Crabs" upon completion of "Waking the Beast". "Crafty Crabs" remain acceptable while players work on the other quests in the associated cave.
          o Eastern Kingdoms
                + Stormwind
                      # Earthworm Mounds for the quest "Diggin' For Worms" should now respawn more quickly.
          o Northrend
                + Sholazar Basin
                      # Bonescythe Ravagers no longer award experience or loot.
          o Outland
                + Hellfire Peninsula
                      # The quest requirements for the achievement To Hellfire and Back have been lowered for both Horde and Alliance characters. Horde characters need to complete 86 quests and Alliance characters need to complete 76.

December 20

    * General
          o Paid services now allow characters level 81 or higher to be transferred with up to 50,000 gold.
          o Several Winter's Veil decorations and NPCs have been checked for proper placement.
          o Silverbound Treasure Chests can now be opened and looted correctly.
    * Classes
          o Hunter
                + Cobra Shot is no longer refreshing the duration of the Wyvern Sting damage-over-time effect. Cobra Shot is correctly extending the damage-over-time effect applied by Serpent Sting.
          o Mages
                + Conjuring refreshments no longer count toward achievements like Set the Oven to "Cataclysmic" and Time To Open A Restaurant.
                + Impact is no longer applying damage-over-time effects to enemy targets who are not within line-of-sight of the original target. A target in line-of-sight with the original target is still affected appropriately, even if they are not in sight of the mage.
          o Priests
                + The range of the heal on Atonement has been increased to 15 yards. It has been verified to be working correctly for the priest and party/raid members.
                + Chakra is no longer consumed by a Prayer of Mending bounce.
                + Guardian Spirit's capped value did not rise properly from level 80-85. This has been corrected.
    * Dungeons & Raids
          o Lava Surgers present in several dungeons now have loot and can be mined.
          o Bastion of Twilight
                + Cho'gall's Worshipping effect can now correctly be interrupted with stuns and other interrupt abilities.
                + Valiona will now prioritize taking flight and interrupt Devouring Flames if it's cast during a transition.
          o Blackrock Caverns
                + Bellows Slaves no longer grant reputation.
          o Blackwing Descent
                + Lava Parasites will no longer cause the Magmaw encounter to reset if they Evade. In addition, their mounting range has been reduced to 5 yards and they can fail to mount when attacking players.
          o Grim Batol
                + Quests for Grim Batol are now appropriately flagged as dungeon quests.
          o Halls of Origination
                + Players are now able to zone into the dungeon if Anraphet is in combat.
          o Lost City of the Tol'vir
                + The Lockmaw encounter no longer resets if a Frenzied Crocolisk Evades.
                + Players are now able to zone into the dungeon if General Hussam is in combat.
          o The Stonecore
                + Ozruk's Paralyze ability is not supposed to critically hit and has been fixed.
    * Items
          o The buff from Corrupted Egg Shell will no longer absorb more than its intended amount.
          o Winged Steed of the Ebon Blade is no longer showing as available for purchase by any class but death knights.
          o Several shirts have been corrected so they no longer cause a player's item level to increase. They are item level 1.
    * Professions
          o The search radius to find an Archaeology node from the Archaeology ability Survey has been increased. This will result in fewer searches needed while in the "green" range of surveying.
          o The Alchemy specialization Elixir Master was granting extra potion procs instead of Potion Master when used on Cataclysm level recipes. The potions found to be causing this have been fixed.
          o Both Willful Ember Topaz and Lucent Ember Topaz no longer award skill past 515 Jewelcrafting skill. The designs still show as grey in the Profession window, but no longer award skill up to 525.
          o Several cooking recipes were not counting toward the achievement Set the Oven to "Cataclysmic" and have been updated. Note that Darkbrew Lager, Highland Spirits, and Chocolate Cookie are not intended to count for this achievement.
    * PvP
          o Killing a level 85 dwarf mage now properly updates the achievement criteria for Dwarf Slayer.
          o The return portal from Tol Barad now takes players to the appropriate capital city near the portal to Tol Barad.
    * Quests & Creatures
          o Shy Highlands Turkeys in Twilight Highlands are now coming out to play for achievements.

December 21
General

    * Weekly resets and calculations which occur during regular maintenance should no longer be applied one hour early, which should prevent them from being run twice.
    * The sell prices for the 7th and 8th bank tabs purchased with guild level 5 are now 0.


Hunter (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Hunter pets now benefit from the 1% increased hit chance from the Draenei racial Heroic Presence.


Mage (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Flame Orb is now benefiting from Clearcasting procs, is not costing any mana when using the buff, and removing the buff correctly when used.


Paladin (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Damage dealt to the paladin by Hand of Sacrifice correctly breaks all forms of a mage's Polymorph.
    * Light of Dawn is now properly locked out when the Holy spell tree is locked out and cannot be used for the duration of the lock.


Priest (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * The healing effect from Atonement is now being effected by healing modifiers correctly.


Rogue (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Rogues lose any stored combo points upon entering an Arena, preventing the use of abilities such as Slice n' Dice.


Shaman (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Unleash Frost is now correctly categorized as a snare effect and is properly removed when spells such as Hand of Freedom are cast.


Warlock (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * The Soulburn effect can now be used on alternate spells if the first attempt to use the Soulburn effect fails.
    * Warlocks should no longer get an “Invalid Target Error” when trying to summon a player into a raid instance. If the player is ineligible to enter the instance, they will get an error that they are already locked upon accepting the summon.


Warrior (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Bladestorm now deals 150% normalized weapon damage as advertised. It was incorrectly dealing 100% normalized weapon damage.


Dungeons & Raids
Blackrock Caverns

    * The duration of the Superheated Quicksilver Armor debuff on Karsh Steelbender is now 17 seconds, up from 12 seconds. The encounter was too hard to tank and went against our intended fight mechanics. The display for this buff may not properly update until a client-side patch is applied.
    * Rom'ogg Bonecrusher's Chains of Woe should no longer push players under the world.


Blackwing Descent

    * Magmaw's Pillar of Flame now prefers targets further than 15 yards away for Lava Parasites and will not be cast more than once per 30 seconds.
    * Lava Parasites now only apply their melee attack proc to players who are targeted. Lava Parasites are functioning normally and cannot infest a player with more than 3 Parasite debuffs active. Snared Lava Parasites will function like other creatures and switch to a nearby target if it becomes available, making them a viable target for Infestation.
    * Drakonid Chainwielders and Drakonid Drudges had too many hit points in the 10-player version. Their hit points have been reduced.
    * Drakonid Drudges will charge another target if the furthest target is more than 80 yards away.


Gnomeregan

    * Mekgineer Thermaplugg is no longer using outdated abilities and has a shiny new list of abilities to use. He is also no longer immune to taunts.


The Stonecore

    * Corborus should no longer reset if any of the Rock Borers evade.
    * Ozruk can now be mined and has an appropriate loot table.


Professions

    * Chaos Orbs can now only been seen and rolled on by characters with a minimum skill level of 425 in Tailoring, Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, or Engineering.
    * Elemental Goos now drop 100% of the time off of Cataclysm elementals for the Jewelcrafting daily quest.
    * Stone Bats in Deepholm can no longer be skinned.
    * Nightsabers in Teldrassil are able to be skinned now without issue.
    * Engineers are no longer able to use the Spinal Healing Injector or Z50 Mana Gulper tinkers in Arenas.
    * Rare Archaeology finds should now grant triple skill gains.
    * The progress on the guild achievement That's a Lot of Travel Time no longer goes up each time players complete the repeatable quest "Could I get a Fishing Flier?"


PvP
Arenas

    * All 28 of the Vicious Gladiator 2200 rating weapons now require level 86 to equip. This is a temporary fix to prevent items which were obtained prematurely due to a bug causing Arena rating inflation from being used.
    * All weapon, ranged, and off-hand items which require a 2200 rating have been temporarily removed from their respective vendors. This is a temporary fix to prevent items from being obtained prematurely due to a bug causing Arena rating inflation.
    * Engineers are no longer able to use the Spinal Healing Injector or Z50 Mana Gulper tinkers in Arenas.
    * Rogues lose any stored combo points upon entering an Arena, preventing the use of abilities such as Slice n' Dice.
    * Demolishers are properly spawning in at the beginning of Round 2 in Strand of the Ancients as Preparation fades.


Quests & Creatures
Deepholm

    * Quest credit for killing Fungalmancer Glop should now be awarded to all players on his threat list.


Durotar

    * Attempting to use the Drowned Thunder Lizard Tail outside of Durotar now returns the error "You need to be in Durotar".


Twilight Highlands

    * The Deathwing cutscene should now dismiss pets for better viewing opportunities.
    * Cadaver Collage's hit points in Crucible of Carnage have been increased. The poison clouds that are left on the ground now despawn when Cadaver Collage begins casting Inhale. When Cadaver Collage begins to float away, it now displays an explosion animation after a few seconds and the player is removed from combat. This occurs within a few seconds, much faster than it previously took to leave combat.


Vashj'ir

    * The Submerged buff for the quest "Quicksilver Submersion" will no longer persist outside of the Upper Silvermarsh subzone. In addition, the Submerged buff does not count as Stealth on either a druid or rogue.

The Magmaw stuff seems more like fixes of mechanics not working as intended, while that might make the boss easier it'll only bring it to the intended difficulty level, instead of being harder than intended. As for the trash, I really couldn't care less if they nerf that, it's trash after all.

I don't think you'll be able to avoid the pillar of flame by all bunching up in melee, as it will just be cast there instead since noone is over 15 yards away.

December 22 - 27

General

    * Graveyard Rats are no longer considered critters and do not give credit toward the Critter Kill Squad guild achievement.
    * Weekly guild reputation caps should now properly reset at the scheduled time. An error which prevented this reset from taking place if guild experience was earned at exactly 3:00 AM server time immediately prior to weekly maintenance has been corrected.
    * The achievement Saving for a Rainy Day has the same requirements as its predecessor Time to Open a Savings Account. For this reason Saving for a Rainy Day has been temporarily disabled (it will still show in the user interface), as it requires a fix via a client-side patch.


Druid (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * The heal from Frenzied Regeneration was too powerful and has been reduced by 50%.
    * Pounce now correctly shares diminishing returns with other stun effects.


Rogue (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * Cheap Shot now correctly shares diminishing returns with other stun effects.


Warlock (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

    * The Felguard ability Axe Toss now properly shares diminishing returns with other stun effects.


Dungeons & Raids
Blackwing Descent

    * Sweltering Armor is now properly applied to Magmaw's Mangle target once the debuff has faded, regardless of whether Magmaw was successfully impaled or not.


Gnomeregan

    * Mekgineer Thermaplugg no longer sometimes awards dungeon completion prematurely.


Throne of the Four Winds

    * It is no longer possible to disarm Al'Akir.


Items

    * The Inner Eye proc from Heroic and normal versions of Jar of Ancient Remedies was not activating with some priest healing effects. This has been corrected.
    * The Signet of High Arcanist Savor and Gilnean Ring of Ruination now have proper stats.


Professions
Archaeology

    * Vashj'ir dig sites no longer unlock for players. They felt too punishing without additional benefits compared to low-level sites, and were much more difficult to obtain artifacts in due to the way Vashj'ir navigation works.


Cooking

    * Stormwind Lobster Traps now respawn more quickly and can be gathered across all Stormwind quest phases.


Inscription

    * The following reagents no longer have limits and are now available from Una Kobuna and Casandra Downs in unlimited quantities: Deathwing Scale Fragment, Scavenged Dragon Horn, Bleached Jawbone, Silver Charm Bracelet, and Preserved Ogre Eye.


PvP
Arenas

    * Arena ratings are appropriately tabulating for wins and losses. More information on this issue can be found on our forums.
    * Negative amounts of Conquest Points can no longer be awarded after a match win.


Battlegrounds

    * Upon winning a rated Battleground, rating, wins, and Conquest Points are awarded and display properly.
    * Negative amounts of Conquest Points can no longer be awarded after a match win.


Tol Barad

    * Winning as an attacker now rewards players with 1800 Honor Points, up from 180. Winning as a defender still rewards players with 180 Honor Points.


Quests & Creatures
Deepholm

    * Gyreworms, Enormous Gyreworms, and Gorged Gyreworms no longer drop money or elite-level loot.


Tol Barad

    * Cell Watchers in the D-Block area no longer have boss-like immunities. Interrupts, stuns, snares, taunts, knockbacks, Banish, Root, Freeze, Fear, Horror and Death Grip all work correctly.


Twilight Highlands

    * Crucible of Carnage quests can no longer be shared.


Uldum

    * The Unearthing Uldum quest achievement can now be obtained after completing 105 quests in Uldum, down from 108.
    * Players are now granted 250 Ramkahen reputation after completing the daily quest "Fire From the Sky".


Vashj'ir

    * The Luxscale Grouper's Grouper Bite debuff now has a 5-second duration and will no longer sometimes get stuck on characters.


Zul'Drak

    * Due to adjusted health pools, the heal-over-time effect provided by Blightblood Infusion (used by players controlling the Blightblood Troll) during the Overlord Drakuru encounter has been increased.

+ It is no longer possible to use immunities to reset a player's sound bar while fighting Atramedes.
No more cloaking JR...

+ Spirit of Ironstar's Shield of Light was taking too long to break and now absorbs less damage.
This is nice however. Impossible to get the shield down in time.

+ The Elementium Monstrosity will now prefer ranged targets to melee targets with its Electrical Instability beams. If there are more beams active then there are ranged targets present, then the beams will start hitting melee targets.
Should help us quite a lot in the burn phase.