Patch 6.2.0 (undocumented changes)

Patch 6.2.0 (undocumented changes)
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This article lists all undocumented changes for patch 6.2.0. All documented changes should be listed on the main article.

Classes

Death Knight

• Frost
  • [Might of the Frozen Wastes] now increases [Frost Strike]'s damage by 100% (up from 50%) while dual-wielding.

Hunter

• Talent
  • [Spirit Bond]'s icon has been changed. Previous icon was .

Paladin

• [Hand of Freedom]'s tooltip has been updated to reflect a 2015-05-11 hotfix change.

Shaman

• Enhancement
  • The 4-piece bonus tooltip for the Tier 16 set, Celestial Harmony Battlegear, has been updated to account for [Searing Flames]' removal in Patch 6.0.2.
• Restoration
  • Totem health for [Healing Tide Totem] has been reduced to 10 health, down from 10% of the caster's health. Additionally, a typo has appeared in the tooltip.

NPCs

• Taal Blevaans <Flight Master> replaced Lungar Longdrink <Gryphon Master> at Iron Docks (uninstanced).
• In Talador, the elite packs of Grom'kar Siegebreaker at The Path of Glory entrance into Tanaan Jungle have been removed.
• Nok-Karosh has a new ability which grants it +70% speed for 15 seconds.
• The NPC summoned by  [Ogre Pinata] now scales to level 100.
• The audio for Leeroy Jenkins has been changed.
• Oil-stained Wolf will no longer keep its oily buff when tamed by hunters.

Pet Battles

•  [Zergling Leash]: Changed from Magic to Critter.

Garrison

• Players using the first option for the Amperial Construct from the Mage Tower / Spirit Lodge are no longer launched to their destination. Instead, the player now runs at a high speed along the ground.
•  Ashley Zerep <Primal Trader> and  "Appraiser" Sazsel Stickyfingers <Primal Trader> now offer their goods at half price.
• Potions obtained from the Alchemy Lab via the  [1-70] Alchemy Experiment quest have all been renamed to include the "Commander's" prefix, better distinguishing them from the non-soulbound crafted potions.
•  Trader Araanda <Local Supplies> /  Trader Darakk <Local Supplies> added in the Town Hall.
• Seer Kazal <Shadowmoon Exile> added outside the Town Hall of Tier 2 and 3 garrisons.
• A second mailbox has been added to Tier 2 and 3 garrisons near the Small Building plots.
• New road to garrison shipyard added.
• Garrison jukebox music now plays everywhere within your garrison, including the town hall and mine.
• Garrison profession work orders can now be picked-up at the matching profession buildings in Stormshield/Warspear.

Quests

• The following quests no longer auto accepts and auto completes:
  •  [1-70 Daily] Scrappin'
  •  [1-70] Critters of Draenor
•   [10-70 Daily] I Need to Cask a Favor once again rewards 2 Cooking skill.

PvP

• All level 100 characters will have their honor points taxed in accordance with the new system. Characters completing relevant PvP content as well as characters who have earned many honor points in the season will have less honor lost in tax. Likewise, characters completing trivial PvP content as well as characters who have earned little honor in the season will have more honor lost in tax.^{[citation needed]} 

Achievements

•  [What A Strange, Interdimensional Trip It's Been] has been moved from the Dungeons & Raids category to the Collections category.
• Achievements were added for the non-Heroic versions of  [Siege of Niuzao Temple] and  [Gate of the Setting Sun].
•  [Treasure Hunter],  [Master Treasure Hunter],  [Expert Treasure Hunter],  [Grand Treasure Hunter]: Description was adjusted to exclude Tanaan Jungle.

Items

•  [Aviana's Feather] can no longer be used in combat.
•  [Giant Nagrand Cherry] now properly spells critical strike in its tooltip.
•  [Follower Ability Retraining Manual] now stacks, up to 20.
•  [Follower Trait Retraining Guide] now stacks, up to 20.
• Follower trait items now replace a user-chosen trait rather than a random one ( [Supreme Manual of Dance],  [Hearthstone Strategy Guide],  [Grease Monkey Guide],  [Ogre Buddy Handbook],  [Winning with Wildlings],  [Guide to Arakkoa Relations]).
• The  [Savage Satchel of Cooperation] rewarded from the Call-to-Arms Role for completing a random heroic Warlords dungeon now contains item level 650 BoA gear tokens, up from item level 630.
•  [MiniZep Controller] can no longer fly on Draenor.
• The following now count as toys and can be placed in the Toy Box:
  •  ["Blooming Rose" Contender's Costume]
  •  ["Night Demon" Contender's Costume]
  •  ["Snowy Owl" Contender's Costume]
  •  ["Purple Phantom" Contender's Costume]
  •  ["Santo's Sun" Contender's Costume]
  •  [Mystery Keg]
  •  [Darkmoon Gazer]
•  [Enchanter's Illusion - Glorious Tyranny] and  [Enchanter's Illusion - Primal Victory] can now also be purchased from the appropriate vendor in Stormshield and Warspear.
• The appearance of  [Treessassin's Guise] may no longer be copied by other players.
•  [Eternium Rose] can no longer be sold, down from 200, and now is no longer soulbound. It can now be turned in to Catelyn the Blade for a bag of gold once a week.

Mounts

• Mount size is no longer affected by size-changing effects such as  [Baby Spice] or  [Elixir of Giant Growth]. This is subject to change.
•  [Core Hound Chain] added to the BMAH by Majordomo Executus.

Dungeons and Raids

• You can now queue for the Premade Groups while also queued for the Group Finder and Raid Finder.
• Personal Loot now awards a consistent number of items based on group size to random players within the group, rather than giving each player an independent chance to receive loot. As a result, Heroic dungeons no longer guarantee an item drop for every player from the last boss of the instance.
• The lever that opens the door to Thorim's gauntlet in Ulduar no longer has a cast time, preventing being trapped in the arena with mobs interrupting you.

User Interface

• The Garrison Report now displays the Garrison Cache and the Frostwall Shipyard Work Order.
• The Garrison Report window has been moved from the center of the screen to the upper left side. Its size has also been reduced.
• The Achievements panel has been moved from the center of the screen to the upper left side. Its size has also been reduced.
• The toast window's appearance for loot has been changed from a golden outline to silver.
• The achievements tooltips now display at the bottom right hand side of the screen instead of displaying where your pointer is.

Bug Fixes

•  [Swashbuckler's Eyepatch] now displays the correct color for female pandaren characters, correcting a bug that existed since patch 5.0.4.