Patch 3.1 General  

World of Warcraft PTR Patch 3.1

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World of Warcraft PTR Patch 3.1

• The latest patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/

• The latest test realm patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/test-realm-patchnotes.html

General

• All Ground Mounts may now swim without dismounting the rider. Flying Mounts still may NOT, and will dismount the rider upon entering water.
• Ulduar is now available for limited testing. Please visit the Public Test Realms for more details. http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?forumId=11572
• Players level 40 and higher will now be able to visit their trainer to pay a one-time fee and access the dual talent specialization feature.
• The achievement Brew of the Year has been removed from the Brewmaster meta-achievement. The achievement Brew of the Month has been added in its place.
• A new Gear Manager feature has been added. Players will now be able to save gear sets for easy gear switching.
• New high-resolution player textures for Northrend armor sets have been added. Players can enable this feature by setting Player Textures to High in the Effects Panel of the Video Options.
• Players can now return items purchased with an alternate currency back to the original vendor within 2 hours of the purchase time for the original cost of the item. Stackable items (such as Frozen Orbs and gems) and charged items that can be purchased with an alternate currency are not eligible.
• Confirmation boxes have been added to purchases over 150 gold.
• The achievement Brew of the Year has been removed from the Brewmaster meta-achievement. The achievement Brew of the Month has been added in its place.
• Noblegarden has been redesigned into a week-long holiday with new items, quests, and more. Various achievements have been added, including the meta-achievement Noble Gardener, which is now required for the meta-achievement What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been.
• Applying a glyph no longer requires a Lexicon of Power. The same rules for switching between dual talent specializations now apply to switching glyphs and cannot be performed while in combat, Battlegrounds (except when Preparation is up), or Arenas (no exceptions). New - Build 9733
• Copied Test Realm characters will no longer be copied with their achievement history in order to better facilitate the character copy process.

PvP

Arenas

• Enemy Unit Frames: This feature is only available while in Arenas, with several options in the Interface Options.

Battlegrounds

• Battleground quests "Concerted Efforts" (Alliance) and "For Great Honor" (Horde) now require an Alterac Valley Mark of Honor in addition to the current requirements. These quests now award more honor upon completion. New - Build 9733
• Players will now be able to queue for battlegrounds from any location. Leaving a battleground will return you to the location from which you entered.
• Seaforium Barrels can now be looted while mounted, seen from anywhere in the zone, and found at the Central Graveyard.
• Teleporters can now be used while mounted and can now be seen from anywhere in the zone.

Alterac Valley

• Drek'Thar, Vanndar Stormpike, the tower Heralds and Warmasters have received a hit point and damage upgrade in the level 80 version of Alterac Valley New - Build 9733

Strand of the Ancients

• Capturing the Southern Graveyard will now automatically capture both the East and West Graveyards. New - Build 9733

Lake Wintergrasp

• All players who attack a siege vehicle should now get credit if it is destroyed. New - Build 9733
• Daily quests "Slay Them All!" (Horde) and "No Mercy for the Merciless" (Alliance) have had their PvP Kill requirements reduced to 10 from 20. NPCs defending the fortress and south towers now count toward these dailies as well. New - Build 9733
• The number of NPCs defending the fortress has been increased. New - Build 9733
• Siege Engines now have Steam Pressure as a resource type (replaces energy).
• Siege Engines now have the Steam Rush ability from Ulduar.
• The southern Siege Factories can be captured.
• The time between battles will be saved should a realm shut down. If Wintergrasp is active when a realm shuts down, the game will restart from the beginning when the realm is once again live. New - Build 9733
• Towers in Southern Wintergrasp now have more defensive cannons. New - Build 9733

Races: General

• Command (Orc Racial): Applies to Shaman pets, and now correctly applies to Death Knight pets. New - Build 9733
• Gift of the Naaru (Draenei Racial): The heal has been changed to an instant-cast direct heal instead of a heal-over-time.
• Stoneform (Dwarf Racial): No longer makes you immune to poison, disease and bleed effects for 8 seconds. Instead, using Stoneform will clear those effects when cast. Cooldown reduced to 2 minutes from 3 minutes.

Classes: General

Death Knight

Death Knight Talents

Blood

Frost

Unholy

Druid

Druid Talents

Balance

Feral

Restoration

Hunter

Hunter Talents

Beast Mastery

Marksmanship

Survival

Pets

Mage

Mage Talents

Arcane

Fire

Frost

Paladin

Paladin Talents

Holy

Protection

Retribution

Priest

Priest Talents

Discipline

Holy

Shadow

Rogue

Rogue Talents

Assassination

Combat

Subtlety

Shaman

Shaman Talents

Enhancement

Elemental

Restoration

Warlock

Warlock Talents

Affliction

Demonology

Destruction

Warrior

Talents|Warrior Talents

Arms

Fury

Protection

Professions

Alchemy

Blacksmithing

Cooking

Enchanting

Engineering

Fishing

Gathering Skills

Herbalism

Inscription

Jewelcrafting

Leatherworking

Quests

Dungeons and Raids

Eye of Eternity

Naxxramas

User Interface

Items

Glyphs

Death Knight

Druid

Hunter

Mage

Paladin

Priest

Rogue

Shaman

Warlock

Warrior

Mac

Bug Fixes

Death Knight Fixes

Hunter Fixes

Shaman Fixes

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