Cataclysm Patch Notes UPDATED!

[Jackie Moon]

Patch Notes Updated

The Cataclysm patch notes have been updated to reflect today's build. Below are the changes, you can find the full patch notes here. Any lines that were simply updated will have their additions in green.

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PvP

Tol Barad is now available for testing. Players can reach the zone by speaking to NPCs in the capital cities.
Battlegrounds
Battleground queues should once again be functional.
Twin Peaks is now available for testing: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Features - Twin Peaks Battleground
The Battle for Gilneas is now available for testing.


Zones

Eastern Kingdoms
Arathi Highlands, Badlands, Blasted Lands, The Cape of Stranglethorn, Dun Morogh, Duskwood, Eastern Plaguelands, Elwynn Forest, Hinterlands, Loch Modan, Northern Stranglethorn, Northshire, Redridge Mountains, Searing Gorge, Silverpine Forest, Swamp of Sorrows, Tirisfal Glades, Western Plaguelands and Westfall are ready for testing.


Classes: General

All spell and ability tooltips will now display damage averages rather than minimum and maximum damage potential. This feature is on by default but can be changed via the Display settings under User Interface options. Note: this change has not yet been implemented for the mage class.


Mage

There is now a new spell fly-out UI feature for mage portals. Clicking on the Teleport or Portal buttons will expand the list of choices available.


Paladin

Paladins now have a new resource bar.


Warlock

There is now a new spell fly-out UI feature for warlock pets. Clicking on this single button will open up the list of available pets to summon.


Professions

The updated glyph system is now functional, though several classes still need passes on their glyph choices.
The Reforging interface has been implementedand and the NPCs should now be functional for testing this feature.


User Interface

Leave feedback about the latest user interface changes here: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Beta - (English) Forums -> User Interface Features Feedback
Spell Alerts have been added to notify players when procs on select spells and abilities occur. A visual notification will display around the character and the activated ability will be highlighted on the action bar.


Known Issues (as of build 12803)

The Swift Spectral Gryphon does not increase movement speed.
Floating Combat Text is not functioning.
The Abyssal Seahorse requires Artisan Riding to use, but the Subdued Abyssal Seahorse only requires Expert Riding to learn.
The portal from the Deepholm Temple of Earth to Orgrimmar currently spawns players underneath the world.
Worgen are playing their idle sound effect every time they stop moving.
All Heirloom items now have durability.
Robes do not have durability.
There is a section of missing geometry where the floor and wall meet in Fireland Hatchery.
The bones for the quest "Spirits of Stonemaul Hold" cannot be interacted with.
There is a large section of terrain that is blocking the entrance to Night Web's Hollow.
Characters cannot interact with Egg of Onyxia for the quest "The Brood of Onyxia."
Several cloaks are displayed incorrectly on draenei females.
Ground mounts can be used when underwater in Vashj'ir.
Corpses are not tapped on the quest "Free Your Mind" allowing other players to use the Sovereign Rod on targets they did not kill.
While on the quest "Blood and Thunder!" NPCs will despawn prior to the event and the quest cannot be completed.
Sound is cutting in and out during two segments of Mor'norokk's voiceover during the quest, "Some Spraining to Do".
Characters with two professions learned cannot train new spells.
The spell effect visuals for Healing Rain and Earthquake look awkward when cast on a staircase or a steep incline.
Guild control and guild banks are experiencing issues related to the new guild leveling interface and functionality. In addition, guild experience may not display properly when players change zones, and guild members will be demoted to the lowest guild rank when logging out.
Battleground queues are undergoing significant changes and are not currently operational.
Players are currently unable to create new worgen characters.
Selecting high Liquid Detail when using Geforce 6 & 7 series video cards will currently prevent lava and water from rendering properly. You can temporarily restore liquid to the world by reducing the Liquid Detail setting via the Video Effects Panel, or by typing “waterDetail 0” in your Config.WTF file.


Bug Fixes (as of build 12803)

Players should no longer get stuck at the loading screen when teleporting to Moonglade en route to Hyjal.
Characters with two professions learned should again be able to train new spells.
There is no longer a section of geometry missing from where the floor and wall meet in Fireland Hatchery.
Gnome and troll character no longer have a broken background displayed as well as a LUA error at the character selection and creation screens.
Sudden Death procs should now reset the cooldown of Colossus Smash.
Hairstyles should no longer cause the male worgen face to disappear.
Shadow Protection is now functioning correctly.
Entering a phase with phased terrain (i.e. Rim of the World) no longer boots players from flying mounts.
Players are now able to receive Stoneskin Totem from shaman trainers.
The quest "Up the Volcano" can now be completed.
Characters now ride the Swift Seahorse for the quest "Waking the Beast."
The mob Tendril from Below should no longer fall below the world when killed.
Globe of Boiling Water should now drop from Scalding Water Lords for the quest "Full of Hot Water."
The quest "Blackfin's Booty" can be completed.
The quest "Offering to Azshara" can be completed.
The quest "Seeds of Discord" should reset properly.
The rug in Stormglen Inn is should no longer be experiencing z-fighting with the floor beneath it.
The fire damage from lava should no longer hit players at any height.
Trainers are functioning properly.
Selecting a character on the character select screen after creating a new one will no longer cause the game to display and act on the character two slots above the selected one.
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[chriahs]

I hope these Battlegrounds are good. Seems like most battle grounds are getting duller and duller.

[RazU2]

gg blizzard..........:.....

[D3NiZ]

nahh i think the new battlegrounds r fine (Unlike Sota & IoC)