Patch 2.3.2

Patch 2.3.2
Release date	8 January 2008
Initial version	7741
Interface .toc	20300
Highlights & notes
Lots of bug fixes
Official links
Official forum patch notes No 2.3.1... Nagle's algo forum thread
Documented changes Undocumented changes
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This is information about Patch 2.3.2.

General

• /timetest is a command that can be run to provide information on game performance. /timetest 0 turns the command off. When the command is issued, the next time a player uses a flight master to travel, certain statistics will be measured and displayed at the end of that flight. All weather effects and spawns are shutdown during the test.
• Effects triggered from being critically hit: Many abilities and talents were changed in 2.3.0 to allow them to trigger from critical strikes that occurred while the player benefiting from them was sitting.
• Quest givers with blue question marks no longer show up on the minimap.
• NPC's who you have completed a quest for will display a question mark on mouseover rather than an exclamation point.
• The bank controls for the guildmaster level of a guild is now grayed out. A guildmaster always has full access to a guild bank and this cannot be changed.
• A "Withdraw-Repair Only" button has been added to the guild bank controls. If this is set for a guild rank, then that rank cannot actually withdraw funds from the guild bank, but they can still use that daily amount of money for repairs.
• You will now automatically stand up when attacked, even if the attack doesn't land.
• Reduced network latency by disabling the Nagle algorithm.

Druids

• [Lifebloom]: When this ability is refreshed it will take on the strength of the incoming Lifebloom effect, rather than maintain the existing strength.
• Ravage (All Ranks) - Damage changed from 350% to 385%

Hunters

• [Arcane Shot]: Ranks 1-5 will once again deal bonus damage based on attack power.
• [Aspect of the Viper] effect increased
• [Freezing Trap] is no longer limited to one target at a time.
• Pet leveling speed has been increased.

Mages

• [Cold Snap] (Frost) cooldown reduced. It is now in the [Ice Block] position in the talent tree. This ability will no longer reset the cooldown on [Fire Ward].
• [Conjure Mana Gem] mana restore variance substantially reduced, (Rank 5 - Emerald) now restores 2340 to 2460 mana and has three charges.
• [Ice Block] (Frost) is now available on the trainer to all mages at level 30.
• [Icy Veins] (NEW Frost Talent) decreases casting time of all spells by 20% and increases the chance your chilling effects will freeze the target by 10%. Lasts 20 sec. 3 min cooldown. It is now in the Cold Snap position in the talent tree.

Paladins

• [Crusader Strike] (Retribution) now causes 110% of weapon damage and no longer gains any bonus from spell damage.
• [Righteous Fury]: This spell will no longer cost twice the listed mana to cast.
• Sanctified Judgements (Retribution) now returns 80% of the Seal's mana cost, increased from 50%.

Rogues

• [Ambush]: The damage multiplier on this ability has been increased from 250% to 275%.
• [Cheat Death]: When multiple attacks land simultaneously, all those resolved after the attack which triggered Cheat Death will now have their damage reduced by 90% as intended. However, the combat log will still report them doing full damage.
• [Hemorrhage]: Rank 4 of this ability no longer has its charges consumed by non-physical attacks and spells.
• [Hemorrhage]: Weapon damage reduced from 125% to 110%, but the damage debuff has been increased.
• [Hemorrhage]: This ability now correctly does additional damage when its debuff has already been applied.
• [Preparation] now resets the cooldown of Shadowstep and no longer resets the cooldown of [Adrenaline Rush].
• [Shadowstep] now adds a 3 second, 70% movement speed increase.
• [Sinister Calling] now also increases the percentage damage bonus of [Hemorrhage] and [Backstab] by 2/4/6/8/10%.

Shaman

• [Lightning Shield] mana cost reduced.
• [Water Shield] now restores mana periodically regardless of how many charges remain. Duration increased to 10 minutes.

Warlock

• The health cost taken from the Warlock after using [Health Funnel] will now remain consistent between uses.

Warrior

• [Defiance]: The expertise granted by this talent now works properly in all stances.
• Warriors no longer lose rage when using a macro to enter a stance they're already in.

Professions

Alchemy

• Fixed an issue with Transmute Mastery where the proc rate was lower than intended.

Cooking

•  [Goldthorn Tea] was erroneously unlearned by most players who had learned the recipe. The recipe has been re-enabled and can be learned again from  Henry Stern in Razorfen Downs at no cost.

Enchanting

• [Enchant Shield - Resilience] now requires a  [Runed Fel Iron Rod] instead of a  [Runed Adamantite Rod].

Leatherworking

• Increased the range of leatherworking drums to 40 yards. [Drums of Panic] remains unchanged at 8 yards.

Items

•  [Amani Charm of the Witch Doctor]: Tooltip typo corrected.
•  [Hearthstone]: The cast time on this item is no longer affected by spell haste.
•  [Hex Shrunken Head]: This item now has a 20 second shared cooldown with other similar trinkets.
• [Icy Chill] Enchant: The triggered effect from this enchantment will now cause a melee slow and movement snare as intended.
•  [Idol of the Unseen Moon]: This item now has a 30 second cooldown on being triggered.
•  [Idol of Terror]: The triggered agility buff from this item no longer overwrites other agility buffs.
• The  [Netherscale Ammo Pouch] is no longer a Unique item.
• The  [Knothide Quiver] is no longer unique.
• The  [Vengeful Gladiator's Grimoire] is now available on vendors.

Dungeons and Raids

Heroic Coilfang Resevoir — Steamvault

•  Mekgineer Steamrigger's Main Chambers Access Panel is no longer interactable until Mekgineer Steamrigger has been killed.

Tempest Keep — The Eye

• The number of Blood Elves guarding  Prince Kael'Thas' room has been reduced.

Zul'Aman

• The  Amani'shi Warrior's Charge ability now has a minimum range.
• The melee haste provided by  Halazzi's Frenzy has been reduced to 100%.
• Dragonhawks in Zul'Aman can now be skinned. This doesn't include dragonhawks that do not have loot.

Quests

• Blade's Edge Mountains: Players accepting the bombing run quests in Blade's Edge Plateaus will no longer cause other players in the region to stand up.

User Interface

• There is now an option to turn off the screen edge damage flash when you have a fullscreen UI up.
• You can sell stacks by dropping them on the merchant window again.
• Ready check (/readycheck) will now display a visual display of each party/raid member's status next to their name. This will display in the Party UI, the Raid UI and the Raid pullout UI. A player will get a check mark if they are ready, a question mark if they have not replied and a red X if they are not ready or are afk.
• You can now see raid members on the minimap as dark blue dots in addition to party members which still display as light blue dots.
• You can now shift click names while the petition window is open to paste them into the petition.
• Fixed various problems with /castsequence getting stuck.
• /cast will toggle spells again unless the name is prefixed with an exclamation mark, e.g. /castsequence Steady Shot, !Auto Shot

Bug Fixes

• Characters may now possess up to five  [Paper Flying Machines] in a single stack.
• Fixed "Spell/Ability is not ready yet" message when clicking quickly at the beginning of a cast.
• Fixed a server disconnect when moving the mouse over recipes in the guild bank.
•  [Gnomish Universal Remote] will now work properly with the  Fel Cannon.
• Disconnecting a USB HeadSet will no longer cause problems with the Voice Chat dropdown menus.
•  [Clockwork Rocket Bots] will no longer attack each other in Shattrath City.
• Channel changes will now appear properly in the chat log after zoning in or out of instances.
• Unplugging headphones/speakers then plugging them back in while in WoW no longer disables all sound in WoW
• If the original owner of a custom channel gives leadership away their options menu will no longer show that they have moderation privileges.
• The first custom created guild ranking will now properly show up in the Guild Control pane drop down menu.
• Control-clicking on inventory items that teach recipes will now properly display you wearing the item made by the recipe in the dressing room UI.
• Fixed an issue that was not allowing all charges of a  [Field Repair Bot] to be used.
• Creatures with random player targeting crowd control abilities such as [Fear], charm, or sleep will now properly choose a random eligible target rather than just choosing the nearest eligible target.
• The various Hallow's End broom mounts now have their proper real-time (rather than game-time) duration of 14 days.
• Tricky Treats now have their proper real-time (rather than game-time) duration of 24 hours.