Thunder Clap -- Increase in threat generation. No target limit. Swipe gets the same treatment. With these changes, all 4 tank classes should be able to generate very respectable AE threat. Consecration is still a little higher in threat to account for Thunder Clap's debuff.
I don't have patch notes. Off the top of my head:
--Many class changes. You won't like the ones made to your own class but you'll think the changes made to the 9 other classes are all overpowered.
As many of you know we will be featuring a new Battleground, a dedicated world PvP zone and all new PvP items in Wrath of the Lich King. In order to make the transition from The Burning Crusade to Wrath of the Lich King flow as smoothly as possible, all accrued honor points will be reset at the launch of the expansion. We do this to ensure select players do not have an unfair advantage at level 80 from stockpiling honor to instantly purchase the newest Wrath of the Lich King PvP rewards. For those with unspent honor points prior to the release of the expansion, we will be offering a few upgrades and special rewards in next content patch solely for purchase via the honor system.
Yesterday, I tried tanking the Brewfest holiday boss. During Midsummer, I tried tanking Ahune. Both times, it was a 5x repeat death-fest that ended with our healers/DPSers getting picked off one-by-one. Our best run was yesterday, when I had the Brewfest boss down to 3% health as the only survivor, before I got hit with a keg and two mugs, and then destroyed by the zerg.
Yesterday, a guild paladin and warlock were able to take a group in and defeat the Brewfest holiday boss after only two wipes. It seems like two of the three recent holiday bosses have required a prot paladin and warlock for seed of corruption, and if you didn't have them or top-tier gear, you might as well go home.
Summon Grand Caravan Mammoth - Summons and dismisses a rideable Grand Caravan Mammoth. This is a very fast mount that can carry 3 passengers and vendors.
Talents
Death's Embrace (Tier 9) increases damage done with your shadow spells by 4/8/12% when the target is below 35% health. (Previously 3/6/9% critical strike when below 20%)
Malediction (Tier 8 ) now increases spell damage by 1/2/3% as well as its previous effect.
Improved Felhunter (Tier 6) now returns 4/8% of its maximum mana each time it deals damage with its shadow bite ability.
Improved Fear (Tier 3) now causes your Fear spell to inflict a Nightmare on the target when the fear effect ends. The Nightmare effect reduces the target's movement speed by 15/30% for 5 sec.
Fel Concentration (Tier 3) is now only 3 ranks and now increases chance to avoid interruption by 23/46/70%. (Previously 14/28/42/56/70%)
Amplify Curse (Tier 3) reduces the global cooldown of curses by .5 sec. Other effects removed.
Improved Corruption (Tier 1) now increases the damage done by your Corruption by 4/8/12/16/20%. (Previously reduced Corruption Cast time)
Examples? Master Conjurer, Improved Voidwalker, Improved Succubus and Improved Health Funnel are all being tweaked in an upcoming build, if that's what you meant =)
A new type of items has been added to the game.These items are Bind To Account items, you can transfer them between characters ! These items scale with level, a level 1 character can perfectly use it and stats will scale accordingly ! In the current beta build, you can buy them with tokens from raid dungeons Shoulders will also increase your experience gain from killing monster by 10% They are not unique.
We're going to make Corruption base instant cast. The Improved Corruption talent will now increase Corruption's damage by 4/8/12/16/20%.
Human
- Perception: changed to a passive, now grants one character level of passive stealth detection
- Racial "The Fall of Humanity": Feign death which may trick enemies into ignoring you. Any threat is restored versus enemies still in combat upon cancellation of this effect. 5min cooldown
- Racial Passive "Human Supremacy": The dominance of Humanity is evidenced by having one more racial bonus than normal. Actually, make that two counting this one. (just a tooltip, no actual functionality)
- The Human Spirit: spirit bonus lowered to 5%
Concussion Blow now deals [75% of AP] damage (up from 25%) but doesn't cause a high amount of threat anymore.
Shockwave now deals [75% of AP] damage (up from 50%) but doesn't cause a high amount of threat anymore.
Everlasting Affliction (Tier 10) changed to: Your Corruption, Siphon Life and Unstable Affliction spells gain an additional 1/2/3/4/5% of your bonus spell damage effects each time they inflict damage, and your Drain Life and Shadow Bolt spells have a 20% chance to reset the duration of your Corruption spell on the target.
Shadow Embrace (Tier 5) changed to: Your Shadow Bolt and Haunt spells apply the Shadow Embrace effect, increasing all periodic damage dealt to the target by you by 2/4/6/8/10%, and reduces all periodic healing done to the target by 3/6/9/12/15%. Lasts for 12 sec. Stacks up to 2 times.
*New Talent* Pandemic - Each time you deal damage with Corruption or Unstable Affliction, you have a chance equal to your spell critical strike chance to deal 33/66/100% additional damage.
Shadow Embrace now increases Shadow damage dealt to the target by 2/4/6/8/10%. (Old - Reduced physical damage caused by 1/2/3/4/5%)
There will be a new talent in Affliction in an upcoming build. Keywords: "DoT" and "Crit" (Well, sorta)
We've decided to remove the titles for the Realm First Feats of Strength that are associated with reaching level 80. We've also removed the titles associated with the Realm First Feats of Strength associated with gaining 450 skill in the professions and secondary skill. Lastly, we've removed the title associated with Realm First to accomplish the Northrend Vanguard achievement.
(NEW) Warbringer is a new one point talent on Tier 9 that allows Charge to be used in combat. Did I mention the change to Improved Charge?
Shadow Dance redesigned, now allows the use of Sap, Garrote, Ambush, Cheap Shot, Premeditation, Pickpocket and Disarm Trap regardless of being stealthed. Those abilities all gain a cooldown of 2 sec. Lasts 10 sec.
The two classes with the largest influx of complete retards gets "all uppity". Shocking news! No really, if you have to boo and whine, don't play the game. Kalgan isn't the emperor of WoW, get over your internet bullshit and learn how design is actually done.
But I have to say, if Hunter's especially cannot appreciate the changes during LK thus far, there's no hope.
