Hotfixes Class Tuning, Engineering Bomb, Armor Reduction - Season of Discovery

28.02.2024 - 03:23 / wowhead.com

Blizzard has implemented the Class Tuning that was previously announced last week and implemented additional changes, adjusting High-Yield Radiation Bomb, as well as adjusting the armor on bosses inside Gnomeregan.

• High-Yield Radiation Bomb adjusted:
  
  Its slow effect can now be removed with snare removal effects.
• Its damage-over-time is now correctly Nature damage and a Poison effect (was Magical).
• The initial damage of the bomb now works on enemies that are typically immune to slows.
• The initial damage of the bomb will now always go off when it hits.

• Developers’ notes: The higher armor values on certain mechanical enemies in Gnomeregan was correct and intended, but we will adjust the armor on Crowd Pummeler 9-60 and Mekingeer Thermaplugg slightly to provide up to a 10% increase in physical damage received, depending on modifiers present. We also checked the Mechanical Managerie, and it is using the correct armor values.

• Lifebloom mana cost reduced by 50%.
  
  Developers’ notes: Lifebloom refunds half its new base mana cost per stack when it expires or is dispelled. This part has always functioned in this way, and we’ve seen a bit of confusion around how the mana return portion of Lifebloom functions.

This heal now blooms from non-periodic healing received, in addition to any damage taken.
Nourish mana cost reduced by 27%.
Moonkin Form now also reduces the mana cost of Moonfire by 50% and increases Moonfire periodic damage by 50%. Sunfire also benefits from this change.
Moonkins can now cast non-healing Restoration spells without cancelling their shapeshift.

This includes: Remove Curse, Remove Poison, Abolish Poison, Innervate, Rebirth, Revive, Mark of the Wild, and Gift of the Wild.
Fury of Stormrage improved: when this rune makes Healing Touch instant, it now also makes it castable in all shapeshift forms.
Lacerate critical strikes can now trigger Primal Fury.
Nourish is now instant cast when Fury of Stormrage is active. Nourish no longer breaks Moonkin form when Fury of Stormrage is used to cast an instant version of the spell.

Hunter

• Dual Wield Specialization no longer grants a 30% damage bonus to Raptor Strike for wielding two weapons of the same type.

• Chronostatic Preservation no longer checks for a target within range or line of sight on the first cast. Its tooltip states that it has an Unlimited range, andthe first part of the ability now does, but the unleashed heal has a range of 40 yards (46 yards talented), which is unchanged.

• Crusader Strike now deals