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Build 1.60.1.70291: class tuning, Paladin Judgement text and an item cleanup

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The files for beta build 1.60.1.70291 (October 8) move damage and healing numbers on many classes, fill in the Paladin Judgement tooltips, add sixteen consumables and basics, give three armour sets their set bonuses, and tidy a long list of items.

Blizzard put a new build on the WoW Forever beta on October 8. The files for build 1.60.1.70291 (up from 1.60.1.70245) change 28 abilities, remove 1 and change 14 talents, change 167 spells and add 118, change 257 items and add 16, and change 3 sets. Most of it is class number tuning, a wave of Paladin Judgement tooltips that were blank before, and a broad item cleanup. The beta level cap is still 30.

From the game files. This is what the beta client's data says changed in build 1.60.1.70291 (since 1.60.1.70245), compared by ForeverDB. It shows the files, not how things play: the server can change numbers the client doesn't show.

we’ve gathered up several fixes for behind-the-scenes, non-gameplay issues that we’re going to deploy and then test internally, in addition to a full suite of bug fixes and gameplay adjustments. Kaivax, Community Manager

The short version

  • Damage and healing numbers move on many classes. Mage Fireball and Frostbolt, Shaman Lightning Bolt and Warlock Shadow Bolt go up at some ranks, while Druid Thorns, Paladin Retribution Aura and Priest Penance come down.
  • The Paladin Judgement tooltips (Light, Wisdom, the Crusader, Justice) are filled in where they were blank.
  • Sixteen consumables and basics are new in the files.
  • Three armour sets now list set bonuses where they had none.
  • A wide item cleanup: starter boots and pants gain armour, several cosmetic pieces drop from Epic to Common, and the Spiritcaller pieces are now Shaman only.

Class changes

Druid

  • Thorns Thorns: lower Nature damage per rank, 3 instead of 4 (Rank 1), 6 instead of 9 (Rank 2), 9 instead of 11 (Rank 3), 12 instead of 13 (Rank 4), 15 instead of 16 (Rank 5) and 18 instead of 22 (Rank 6).
  • Wrath Wrath: 19 to 23 instead of 21 to 25 at Rank 2, and 34 to 40 instead of 35 to 41 at Rank 4.
  • Furor Furor: the tooltip is reworded and now adds that Bear Form and Dire Bear Form forfeit this Energy and halt its restoration while active.
  • Natural Instinct Natural Instinct (level 30): renamed from Predatory Instincts, and the tooltip now also increases your spell healing by 12% of Intellect (Rank 1) or 25% of Intellect (Rank 2) on top of the 10% and 20% melee crit damage bonus.
  • Thick Hide Thick Hide: now lists a required level of level 1, where it had none.

Hunter

  • Aspect of the Beast Aspect of the Beast (level 30): the tooltip now says "You take on the aspects of a beast" instead of "The hunter".
  • Immolation Trap Immolation Trap: the files now learn its higher ranks at level 26 (Rank 2), 36 (Rank 3), 46 (Rank 4) and 56 (Rank 5).
  • Expose Prey Expose Prey (level 30): now activates Mongoose Bite for 10 sec instead of 5 sec, at a 5% chance (Rank 1) or 10% chance (Rank 2).
  • Improved Concussive Shot Improved Concussive Shot: proc chance now 100% instead of 20%.
  • Improved Wing Clip Improved Wing Clip: proc chance now 100% instead of 4%.

Mage

  • Arcane Missiles Arcane Missiles: 34 instead of 31 Arcane damage each second at Rank 2, and 47 instead of 44 at Rank 3.
  • Fireball Fireball: 26 to 38 instead of 30 to 44 (Rank 2), 43 to 59 instead of 45 to 61 (Rank 3), 65 to 89 instead of 62 to 86 (Rank 4) and 102 to 138 instead of 92 to 124 (Rank 5).
  • Frostbolt Frostbolt: 27 to 31 instead of 31 to 35 (Rank 2), 66 to 74 instead of 57 to 63 (Rank 4) and 99 to 109 instead of 91 to 99 (Rank 5).

Paladin

  • Judgement of Justice Judgement of Justice: the tooltip now reads "Prevents the target from fleeing.", where it was blank.
  • Judgement of Light Judgement of Light: the tooltip is filled in, healing the attacker for 25 (Rank 1), 34 (Rank 2), 49 (Rank 3) and 61 (Rank 4).
  • Judgement of the Crusader Judgement of the Crusader: the tooltip now reads "Increases Holy damage taken by up to" 35 (Rank 2), 58 (Rank 3), 92 (Rank 4), 127 (Rank 5) and 161 (Rank 6).
  • Judgement of Wisdom Judgement of Wisdom: the tooltip now restores 33 (Rank 1), 46 (Rank 2) and 59 (Rank 3) of the attacker's mana.
  • Retribution Aura Retribution Aura: lower Holy damage, 5 instead of 7 (Rank 1), 8 instead of 12 (Rank 2), 12 instead of 18 (Rank 3), 16 instead of 24 (Rank 4) and 20 instead of 30 (Rank 5).
  • Reckoning Reckoning (level 30): the tooltip now adds "Cannot occur more often than once every 1.5 sec."

Priest

  • Penance Penance (level 30): 42 Holy damage or 126 healing instead of 81 damage or 184 healing, and it now costs 150 Mana instead of 100.
  • Penance also changes at higher ranks: Rank 2 Penance 50 damage or 200 healing instead of 113 or 291, 220 Mana instead of 185; Rank 3 Penance 68 damage or 268 healing instead of 180 or 482; Rank 4 Penance 92 damage or 425 healing instead of 131 or 673, 385 Mana instead of 355.
  • Heal Heal: 250 to 290 instead of 270 to 312 (Rank 1) and 350 to 400 instead of 378 to 432 (Rank 2).
  • Lesser Heal Lesser Heal: 86 to 102 instead of 71 to 85 (Rank 2) and 151 to 175 instead of 130 to 152 (Rank 3).
  • Smite Smite: 24 to 30 instead of 25 to 31 (Rank 2), 42 to 48 instead of 43 to 49 (Rank 3) and 56 to 64 instead of 55 to 63 (Rank 4).
  • Touch of Weakness Touch of Weakness: the Rank 1 tooltip is filled in, with 8 Shadow damage and the attacker's melee attack power reduced by 43 for 2 min.
  • Contingency Plan Contingency Plan (Gnome only): the tooltip and buff text are reworded to "damage that drops their Health below 35%".

Shaman

  • Lightning Bolt Lightning Bolt: 14 to 16 instead of 13 to 15 (Rank 1), 25 to 29 instead of 27 to 31 (Rank 2), 57 to 65 instead of 52 to 60 (Rank 4) and 76 to 88 instead of 67 to 77 (Rank 5).
  • Ancestral Fortitude Ancestral Fortitude: the tooltip now reads "Increases your armor value from items by 8%."
  • Mana Tide Totem Mana Tide Totem: required level now level 25 instead of 40.
  • Water Shield Water Shield: the buff text now restores 2% of maximum mana with 1 charge, instead of 0.7% with 3 charges, and its cooldown is now none instead of 15 sec.

Warlock

  • Shadow Bolt Shadow Bolt: 20 to 26 instead of 22 to 28 (Rank 2), 37 to 43 instead of 38 to 44 (Rank 3) and 54 to 62 instead of 52 to 60 (Rank 4).
  • Demonic Brand Demonic Brand (level 25): the tooltip is reworded so your pet's next attacks deal the Fire or Shadow damage, and if Shadow damage is dealt it has high threat.

Warrior

  • Impale Impale (level 25): now requires Deep Wounds at 3/3, where it required nothing.
  • Spearing Strike Spearing Strike (level 25): the tooltip now adds "Mounted targets are dismounted."

Items and sets

Professions

Removed from the client

  • Immolation Trap Effect Immolation Trap ("138 Fire damage every 3 seconds.") is gone from the files.

For every change, rank by rank, see the full changelog.

Sources

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