Patch 4.1 Notes

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Death Knight (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Frost

• Howling Blast now has a facing requirement.
  

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

• Prowl has a new icon.
  

Feral

• Feral Swiftness now also causes Dash and Stampeding Roar to have a 50/100% chance to instantly remove all movement impairing effects from the affected targets when used.
  

Restoration

• Efflorescence has been redesigned. It creates a healing zone at the feet of a Swiftmend target, but this healing zone now restores health equal to 4/8/12% of the amount healed by Swiftmend to the three most injured targets within 8 yards, every 1 second for 7 seconds. This periodic effect now also benefits from spell haste, but the individual ticks cannot be critical effects.
  

Glyphs

• Glyph of Rake is now Glyph of Pounce, which increases the range of Pounce by 3 yards.
  

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

• Multi-Shot damage has been increased by 250%.
  

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

• The root effect from Shattered Barrier now shares diminishing returns with the root from Improved Cone of Cold.
  

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

• Grand Crusader will now generate a charge of Holy Power if the Avenger Shield it procs is used within 6 seconds.
  

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

• Holy Fire damage has been increased to be approximately 30% higher than Smite.
  
• Mind Sear damage has been doubled.
  

Discipline

• Atonement now works with Holy Fire in addition to Smite.
  

Glyphs

• Glyph of Divine Accuracy now also affects Holy Fire in addition to Smite.
  

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

• Deep Healing now benefits all heals, not just direct heals.
  
• Spirit Link Totem (new talent) reduces damage taken by all party and raid members within 10 yards by 10%. This lasts 6 seconds, and every second it is active the health of all affected players is redistributed among them, such that each player ends up with the same percentage of their maximum health. This counts as an Air totem and has a 3-minute cooldown.
  

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

• Rain of Fire damage has been increased by 25%.
  
• Seed of Corruption damage has been increased by 20%.
  

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

• Precision (passive) now increase auto-attack damage by 40%, in addition to the 3% hit it offers currently.
  

Items

• The current healing priest 4-piece raid set bonus no longer requires a target to be under the effects of Weakened Soul for the priest to receive the Spirit bonus. Instead the benefit will be granted each time the priest's Penance spell heals a target.
  

Achievements Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
[color:715e=#000000]Player vs. Player
Tol Barad

• Just Another Day in Tol Barad no longer requires Walk A Mile In Their Shoes
  

Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion

Companion Pets

• Little Snail is now Scooter the Snail.
  

Death Knight (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Blood

• Blood Shield now only works when you're in Blood presence
  

Frost

• Frost Strike now deals 130% weapon damage plus 360, up from 110% weapon damage plus 305.
  
• Howling Blast now scales from 48% of Attack Power on the primary target, up from 40% of Attack Power. Base damage on additional targets reduced by 17%, from 865 to 721.
  

Item Set

• Item - Death Knight T11 DPS 4P Bonus now also procs from Killing Machine.
  

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

• Stampeding Roar no longer breaks prowling.
  
• Swipe (Bear) now has a 3 sec cooldown, down from 6 sec
  
• Feral Swiftness has a new effect - In addition, your Dash and Stampeding Roar have a 50/100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects from affected targets when used.
  

Restoration

• Lifebloom now costs 7% of base mana, down from 11%.
  
• Efflorescence now restores health equal to 4/8/12% of the amount healed by your Swiftmend to the three most injured targets within 8 yards, every 1 sec for 7 sec.
  
• Malfurion's Gift has a new effect - In addition, the cooldown of your Tranquility is reduced by 150/300 minutes. (Ok we'll just assume they mean seconds)
  

Glyphs

• Glyph of Rake has been replaced with Glyph of Pounce Increases the range of your Pounce by 3 yards.
  

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

• Multi-Shot now deals 118% weapon damage, up from 55%.
  

Paladin (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Item Set

• Item - Paladin T11 Holy 4P Bonus now Grants 540 Spirit for 6 sec after you cast Holy Shock instead of 1620 Spirit whenever Holy Radiance is active.
  

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

• Atonement now also affects Holy Fire.
  
• Power Word: Barrier now has a 3 min cooldown, up from 2 min. Now reduces damage by 25%, down from 30%.
  

Item Set

• Item - Priest T11 Healer 4P Bonus no longer requires the target to be affected by Weakened Soul.
  

Glyphs

• Glyph of Divine Accuracy now also affects Holy Fire.
  

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

• Deep Healing now affects all heals instead of just direct heals.
  

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

• Seed of Corruption base damage has been increased by 20%.
  

Pet - Felhunter

• Shadow Bite now deals an additional 30% damage for each of your DoT on the target, up from 15%.
  

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

• Lambs to the Slaughter now refreshes the duration of Rend on the target.
  

Fury

• Precision now also increases auto attacks damage by 40%.
  

Protection

• Shield Mastery now reduces magic damage taken by 7/14/20% for 6 sec, instead of 8/16/25%.
  

BTW, They are allready working on Patch 4.2

Patch 4.1

• 8 New Looks
  
• 4 Pets Transformed
  
• Pet Happiness has been removed.
  
• When you tame a pet or take it out of your stable, your pet will level to match your hunter's level.
  

Pet Happiness


Starting in Patch 4.1, hunters no longer need to worry about keeping their pets happy.
Q: What about the damage bonus from happiness?
A: The previous +25% damage for a happy pet is now built into all pets.
Q: What about the pet talents that affected happiness?
A: Bloodthirsty, Carrion Feeder, and Guard Dog no longer have any effect on pet happiness. They still have their other effects (health and threat), though.
Q: What about the Glyph of Mend Pet?
A: The Glyph of Mend Pet, which used to increase your pet's happiness when you used Mend Pet, has changed into the Glyph of Lesser Proportion, which makes your pet slightly smaller.
Q: Do pets still need to eat?
A: Pets don't need to eat, but if you feed them they will instantly heal 50% of their health. (This can't be done in combat, and just like before you need the right type of food for your pet's diet.)