Blizzard · Oct 26 · posted with build 70532
Development Notes, October 26
17 notes, each checked against the game files of build 1.60.1.70707. The note is Blizzard's wording; "The files" is what the client data shows. Read the original post.
Human
- Coming at launch
Ruthless now increases critical chance by 1% (was 2%).
The files Build 70532, the last beta build, still says 2%. Blizzard posted this after the beta closed.
- Coming at launch
Human Spirit now increases Spirit by 10% (was 5%).
The files Build 70532, the last beta build, still says 5% Spirit.
Dwarf
- Coming at launch
Earth Fury (2% increased critical strike damage and healing) removed.
The files Build 70532, the last beta build, still has Earth Fury, 2% critical damage and healing.
- Coming at launch
Added: Artisan's Precision - Increases hit chance with spells and attacks by 1%.
The files Artisan's Precision isn't in the game files yet.
Tauren
- Coming at launch
Plainsrunning now grants 2% movement speed per stack (was 1%), for a total max increase of 60% (was 30%).
The files Build 70532, the last beta build, still says 1% every 5 sec, up to 30%.
- Coming at launch
Plainsrunning no longer increases mounted movement speed.
The files Build 70532, the last beta build, still raises mounted speed too.
- Coming at launch
Endurance no longer provides any modifiers beyond 5% increased Health (no hit chance or critical damage modifiers).
The files Build 70532, the last beta build, still adds 2% critical damage and healing on top of the 5% Health.
Orc
- Coming at launch
Savage removed (1% increased critical strike chance).
The files Build 70532, the last beta build, still has Savage, 1% critical strike chance.
- Coming at launch
Command re-added, increasing Warlock and Hunter pet damage by 5%.
The files Command isn't among Forever's Orc racials in the game files yet.
- Coming at launch
Blood Fury's cooldown reduced to 2 minutes (was 3 minutes).
The files The launch client, build 1.60.1.70634, and the server data it got at name reservation on Oct 27 still have a 3-minute cooldown.
Troll
- Coming at launch
Berserking duration increased to 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).
The files The launch client, build 1.60.1.70634, and the server data it got at name reservation on Oct 27 still have a 10-second duration.
Undead
- Coming at launch
Touch of the Grave internal cooldown reduced to 15 seconds (was 25 seconds).
The files The launch client, build 1.60.1.70634, and the server data it got at name reservation on Oct 27 still have a 25-second internal cooldown.
Touch of the Grave (Racial Passive)Touch of the Grave (Racial Passive)
Skyborne
- Coming at launch
Wind-Blessed Haste bonus reduced to 2% (was 3%).
The files Build 70532, the last beta build, still says 3% Haste.
- Coming at launch
Read Leyline now increases Mana and Health regeneration by 50% (was 100%), with a 15-second duration. This ability cannot be used while Innervate is active, and will be replaced by Innervate as a more powerful effect.
The files Build 70532, the last beta build, still says 100%, for 30 sec, or 15 min at a ley line.
- Coming at launch
Using Read Leyline at a Ley Line now also grants "Attuned" for 1 hour. While Attuned, the benefit of Read Leyline is increased to 100% regeneration increase. Attuned persists through death, and is removed upon entering a raid.
The files Attuned isn't tied to Read Leyline in the game files yet, launch client 1.60.1.70634 included.
- Coming at launch
Skysight is now a 15% increased movement speed (was 10%), with a 15-second duration.
The files Build 70532, the last beta build, still says 10%, for 30 sec, or 15 min at an elemental convergence.
- Coming at launch
Using Skysight at an elemental convergence now also grants "Charged" for 1 hour. While Charged, the benefit of Skysight is a 30% movement speed increase. Charged persists through death, and is removed upon entering a raid.
The files Charged isn't tied to Skysight in the game files yet, launch client 1.60.1.70634 included.
