Patch 6.1.0 (undocumented changes)

Patch 6.1.0 (undocumented changes)
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This article lists all undocumented changes for patch 6.1.0. All documented changes should be listed on the main article.

General

• Introduced the Veteran Edition account label.

Classes

Death Knight

• Unholy
  • [Unholy Might]'s tooltip has been updated to reflect a 2014-10-30 hotfix change.

Druid

• Balance
  • The effect applied by  [Glyph of Stars] no longer affects the druid's mount as well.
  • [Moonkin Form] is no longer removed upon interacting with the flight master.
• Restoration
  • [Nature's Vigil]'s tooltip has been updated to reflect a 2014-10-30 hotfix change.

Hunter

• General
  • [Trap Launcher] no longer resets when changing talents.
  • [Ice Trap] has a new spell visual.
  • [Arcane Shot]'s tooltip has been updated to reflect a 2014-10-17 hotfix change.
  • [Cobra Shot]'s tooltip has been updated to reflect a 2014-10-17 hotfix change.
• Hunter pet
  • [Blood of the Rhino] no longer increases the pet's armor by 20%. Instead, it now reduces physical damage taken by 15%.

Mage

• Talents
  • [Ice Floes] no longer affects mounting up,  [Hearthstone], and  [Garrison Hearthstone].

Priest

• Talents
  • The tendrils summoned by [Void Tendrils] have had their health increased by 30%.

Shaman

• Glyphs
  •  [Glyph of Ghostly Speed] now dynamically adjusts its speed bonus based on the shaman's location.

PvP

• PvE gear is now capped at item level 690 in instanced PvP content.

Quests

•  [10-40 Daily] Out of Stock: Blackrock Ore and  [10-40 Daily] Out of Stock: True Iron Ore now accept the requisite ore if stored in the player's bank instead of requiring the ore to be in their inventory.
• The introductory work orders quests now only show "1 of 1 Work Orders Available" for the related Work Orders NPCs. Previously, it showed all seven as being available although you could only queue for one.
• The targeting reticule used by the Ring Toss game has been greatly reduced in size. Additionally: Dubenko moves around more often on set paths and set speed, and the cast time of Ring Toss has been increased.
• The Tonk Targets for the Tonk Challenge now spawn more frequently. Additionally, they are no longer viewable outside of the Darkmoon Faire game.
• Message for Vol'jin: Eitrigg has finally noticed the change in Horde leadership, and correctly assesses the player as speaking to Vol'jin rather than Garrosh Hellscream.
•  [1-30] Catch and Release no longer rewards  [Protective Field Gloves], instead rewarding  [Protective Field Grips].

Dungeons and raids

• A visible Call to Arms buff is present while in dungeons for those roles which are eligible for a bonus upon completion.

Professions

• Herbalism and Mining nodes no longer give experience to players who are much higher level compared to the node in question.
• Inscription: Receipts no longer expire.

Items

•  [Personal Hologram] had its icon changed.
•  [Preserved Mining Pick] had its icon changed.
•  [Ultrasafe Transporter: Toshley's Station] has had its icon changed.
•  [N.U.K.U.L.A.R. Target Painter] now has 2 charges, up from 1.
•  [Miner's Coffee] lasts for 3 minutes, down from 10 minutes.
•  [Gnomish Gravity Well] no longer works while in Draenor. This has been confirmed to be a bug.
•  [X-52 Rocket Helmet] no longer works while in Draenor.
•  [Scroll of Storytelling] has been added to the Toy Box.
• The items for the Tradition of Cooking set have had their quality changed from heirloom to rare.
•  [Primal Spirit] now stacks to 1000, up from 200.
• Pet Charms are now Battle.net account bound and stack to 1000, up from 200.
•  [Ogre Diving Cap] is now bind on pickup.
•  [Crimson Spinel],  [Empyrean Sapphire],  [Lionseye],  [Pyrestone],  [Seaspray Emerald], and  [Shadowsong Amethyst] now have a sell price of 20, down from 5.
  • Many other crafting materials and gems from old raids have had their sell price significantly reduced.
• The Stolen Insignia reputation tokens dropped by Zandalari Warscout and Zandalari Warbringer have had their vendor price removed.
•  [Goren Garb] no longer gives a hidden out-of-combat movement bonus.
•  [Feast of Blood],  [Feast of the Waters], and  [Savage Feast] now provide an increase to the player's attuned stat instead of their highest secondary stat.
•  [Awesomefish] and  [Grieferfish] now give a buff instead of a debuff.
• The effect of  [Bones of Transformation] now has a duration of 2 minutes, up from 20 seconds. Additionally, the disguise no longer breaks upon use of an ability nor when entering combat.
• The flavor text for  [Neural Silencer] was updated to reflect Patch 6.1.0 changes.
•  [Oralius' Whispering Crystal]'s tooltip has been updated to reflect changes made in a 2014-11-17 hotfix.
•  [Gorepetal's Gentle Grasp] now affects the Herbalism harvest speed of non-Herbalists, though not to the same extent.
•  [Swapblaster] now has a 1 minute cooldown, up from 10 seconds.
•  [Shan'ze Ritual Stone] now has a sell price of 1, down from 20.
• The recipes for  [Draenic Agility Potion], Draenic Armor Potion,  [Draenic Channeled Mana Potion],  [Draenic Intellect Potion], and  [Draenic Strength Potion] are now sold for 9 each instead of 1  [Secret of Draenor Alchemy] each.
•  [Robo-Rooster]'s cooldown has been reduced to 15 seconds, down from 10 minutes.
• With the revamp of the heirloom system, the heirlooms that dropped from Garrosh Hellscream in Siege of Orgrimmar no longer have durability, like all other heirlooms.
•  ["Fragrant" Pheromone Fish]'s sell price (1) and flavor text was removed. The flavor text was: "Has a very strong... fragrance. You refuse to use it on yourself."

Garrisons

• Frostwall / Lunarfall now have their own loading screens.
• The NPC assigned to your garrison Herb Garden can now be seen tending the plants and will assist you to defend against Disturbed Podlings if close enough.
• The guards inside the garrison mines are now level appropriate and deal with the random gorens easily.

Mounts

• Azure Water Strider's water-walking effect can no longer be combined with the Nagrand Outpost mount.
• Nagrand Outpost mount can no longer be cast while moving.

Creatures and NPCs

• Some of the NPCs in Alterac Valley have had their health increased.
• Storehouse
  • Karl Woskoch <Guild Banker> has been replaced with a Guild Vault in the form of a common Iron Horde chest.
  • Ranea Longhoof <Guild Banker> has been replaced with a goblin Guild Vault.
  •  Warpweaver Tuviss /  Warpweaver Farshlah no longer move about the Storehouse.
• Frostwall Tavern
  • Vora Strongarm has obtained her liquor license and now sells alcoholic drinks.
• Enchanter's Study
  • The follower assigned to work at the Enchanter's Study no longer requires that the requisite  [Draenic Dust] be in the character's bags in order to apply the enchant illusion.
• Animals caught in the barn trap now immediately become unattackable.

Spells

• The Challenge Mode teleports have been separated into the expansion-related names of "Challenger's Path" and "Warlord's Path".

World environment

• The Garrison Cache for Tier 1 Horde garrison, and Tiers 2 and 3 Alliance garrison, have had their locations adjusted. Additionally, players are no longer dismounted while collecting the cache.
• The simple high-backed chairs in the game no longer places the player's head in the backrest, which interfered with the camera.
• The timer for the faerie event in Tirisfal Glades has been reduced to approximately every 15 minutes, down from approximately every several hours.

UI

• The "LookingForGroup" chat channel is now working in all areas.
• The displayable amount of a crafting reagent in a profession or work order window will now display an actual amount above 99 instead of an asterisk (*). For amounts greater than 99 but less than 999, the exact amount is displayed on the crafting reagent icon. For amounts greater than 999, an approximate amount is displayed. (Example: 1,157  [True Iron Ore] will appear as 1.15K.)
• When the UI is hidden, targeted players or NPCs are no longer visually highlighted.
• Upon joining a raid group, a player is now also informed (in red text): "(While in a raid group, you cannot earn credit towards most non-raid quests.)"

Cursors

Added

• - WorldOrders
• - Size
• - SizeLeft

Bug fixes

•  [Preserved Mining Pick]'s icon no longer disappears while the player moves it between inventory slots.
• The  [Ancient Jinyu Staff] and  [Sturdy Yaungol Spear] now display their item model, correcting an issue created in Patch 6.0.2.
• Players can once again preview weapon and armor models in the Dressing Room from their recipes, correcting a problem introduced with Patch 6.0.2.