Patch 7.1.0 (undocumented changes)
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This article lists all undocumented changes for patch 7.1.0. All documented changes should be listed on the main article.
Classes
Death knight
- General
[Wraith Walk] is now usable while a ghost.
Druid
- General
- Druids no longer lose the
[Masquerade] disguise in Suramar City while shapehifting.
[Travel Form] and
[Cat Form] will instead change into a mana saber while in the city, while
[Moonkin Form] glows an ethereal purple.
- Travel Form on land now moves at mount speed if activated out of combat. This effect is disabled in battlegrounds and arenas.
- Druids no longer lose the
[Faerie Swarm] now disarms the target instead of reducing their chance to hit by 50%.
Hunter
- Marksmanship
[Thas'dorah, Legacy of the Windrunners]'s
[Windrunning] buff no longer resets after moving beyond a certain distance.
Mage
- General
† - shared icons with Teleport/Portal: Dalaran - Northrend; ‡ - shared icons with Teleport/Portal:
Tol Barad
- Fire
- The flame orbs of
[Felo'melorn] can now be hidden by talking to Archmage Melis.
- The flame orbs of Felo'melorn can now have additional colors that correspond to the Felo'melorn artifact skin in use.
- The flame orbs of
Monk
- General
[Enlightenment] is no longer rewarded from the Practice Makes Perfect quests for monk players above level 89.
Priest
- General
- The version of
[Body and Soul] provided by Elana at Netherlight Temple now lasts 15 minutes, up from 15 seconds. It no longer persists outside the temple, however.
- The version of
- Discipline
[Plea]'s base icon has been changed from golden to light blue. It now becomes golden at 4 stacks, and red at 8 stacks.
Shaman
- General
- Shaman no longer lose the
[Masquerade] disguise in Suramar City after using
[Ghost Wolf]. They will instead change into a mana saber while in the city.
- Shaman who have researched Elemental Binding at their Class Hall can now accept the Elemental Lord's blessing without being dismounted.
- Shaman no longer lose the
Warlock
- General
- The green fire version of
[Dreadsteed] now behaves like the original. The green fire crackles stay where summoned rather than following.
- The green fire version of
Quests
- Quests offered by
The Violet Eye have been removed.
- The following had their objectives clarified to reflect that Normal raid difficulty or higher is required:
- The ley line nodes for the "Ley Race" world quests now appear on the minimap.
Hunter
- Dark Ranger Velonara now offers
[110] Dark Memento which awards
[Dark Ranger's Hood].[1]
Monk
[103 - 110] Further Training: Requirements reduced to 10 (was 100).
NPCs
Gnimo no longer plays sounds when being used.
Withered J'im is now listed in the achievement
[Unleashed Monstrosities].
- Captain Bramblebeard added for rogues.
- Sylvia Hartshorn now correctly uses the female night elf model instead of male. The typo in her title has also been corrected.
- It is now possible to give
[Ancient Mana] to a Nightborne Wretch while mounted.
- Namha Moonwater's quote had the improper spacing removed.
Creatures
- The following creatures have had their model updated:
Pet Battles
[Zoom] can no longer be caged and traded, he is limited to 1 down from 3 in the pet journal, and all duplicates have been removed.
PvP
Battlegrounds
- Alterac Valley
- Each Marshal now provides Vanndar Stormpike and all Marshals with an additional 45% health and 60% damage, up from 30% and 40% respectively.
- Each Warmaster now provides Drek'Thar, Drakan, Duros, and all Warmasters with an additional 45% health and 60% damage, up from 30% and 40% respectively.
Honor Talents
- Paladin
- Protection
[Inquisition] now gives a 5% damage bonus stack per person attacking target (up to 5 stacks), instead of a flat 20% bonus. Cooldown raised to 20 seconds, up from 8.
- Protection
Professions
Cooking
[Cooking Fire] has received a visual update.
Fishing
[Weather-Beaten Journal] skill requirement has reduced from 100 to 1.
Achievements
[Sul'thraze the Lasher] has been added.
[Diablo's 20th Anniversary] has been added.
Items
[Starlight Rosedust] has had its quality improved from poor to common.
[Gem Chip] is now identified as a crafting reagent.
[Flight Master's Whistle] now plays a brief cut-scene when used.
[Dalaran Hearthstone] can now be used while in combat.
- Many Artifact Power items with a cast time can now be used while moving.
- Looting
[Ancient Mana] when at maximum capacity no longer returns an error message.
[Ancient Mana] nodes can now be looted by multiple players.
- The following are now toys:
[Mana-Tinged Pack]:
- Now contains
[Ancient Mana Crystal Cluster] and
[Ancient Mana Shards] instead of directly granting
[Ancient Mana].
- Now contains significantly less Legion enchanting materials.
- Now contains
- The original, non-soulbound version of
[Recipe: Thistle Tea] has had its functionality restored.
[Crystal Vial] is now sold by most vendors in stacks of 20, up from 5.
[The "Devilsaur" Lunchbox] now has a new icon.
[Kvaldir Raiding Horn] is no longer shown in the Toy Box.
[Mote of Light] changed from rare to epic quality.
- The following now binds on pickup
Class Hall
- Missions related to class campaign quests have had their completion time significantly reduced.
Dungeons and Raids
- Vault of the Wardens
- Falling off the bridge to Cordana Felsong now causes the player to die.
- Cordana Felsong
- Deepening Shadows now displays a dark purple instead of light purple.
- Legacy
- Ulduar
- The gold rewarded by bosses has been significantly increased.
- Siege of Orgrimmar
- Galakras can now be defeated by shooting twice from one cannon, instead of requiring one shot from both cannons simultaneously.
- Ulduar
World Environment
- The exterior areas of Karazhan are now being invaded by the Burning Legion.
- New music has been added at Ironforge and Orgrimmar for the upcoming Winter Veil.
- Coldscale Deatheyes in Neltharion's Vault have been changed from purple to yellow.
- A new subzone, The Cliffroost, has been added around western Suramar's Great Eagle Network flight path and the nearby harpy camp.
- The Crimson Thicket has been updated with new areas.
- Gull Rock has been added, along with other areas related to the falcosaur invasions.
- The demon hunter class order hall has received a visual update.[2]
- There is now a road that connects Illidari Stand to the Court of Farondis hub known as Crumbled Palace.[3][4]
- Lorlathil now has a mailbox.
- Feast of Winter Veil decorations have higher-quality detail.
- The lighting in the Portrait Room in Dalaran has been dimmed.
Bug Fixes
[Robes of the Dreamgrove] now properly appears as a robe instead of a tunic.
- Unlocked
[Master Plow] at Sunsong Ranch works properly again.
- The camera no longer becomes desynced after completing the Icecrown Gunship Battle in Icecrown Citadel.
- The PlayMusic() API function now works again. (Patch 7.0.3 broke its functionality.[5])
- All items that are added to the player's Appearances collection, regardless of item quality, are now announced in the player's chat window. (Previously, only items of epic quality were announced.)
- Blood elf characters now grip fist weapons correctly.
- The search field in the Profession UI now correctly returns results when using capital letters. (This was broken in Patch 7.0.3.)
- The correct sound is now played when shifting into the flight version of Travel Form without [Mark of the Sentinel]. Previously, it made an owl sound regardless of whether or not the glyph was applied.
- The environment in Black Morass is no longer missing its water.
- It is no longer possible to use the party unit frame to report the name of the NPCs grouped with your character during the scenarios for acquiring your class artifacts.
User Interface
- Max Camera Distance has been removed from the Camera options.[6]
- The icon list window for the Macro and Equipment Manager frames has been expanded.
- A new option to hide the waist, shirt, and tabard slots have been added via Transmogrification.
- The loading screen used for the Broken Isles has been changed slightly. The sword in Varian Wrynn's right hand is now orange instead of blue, matching the other sword.[7] This was done to correspond with what is shown in the in-game cinematic.[8]
- Mythic and Mythic+ dungeon groups are now listed separately in the Group Finder
- The map for flight paths in the Broken Isles now shows only the path to your destination, how many world quests are up in a zone, as well as showing non-world quests on the map.[9]
- A green arrow icon now appears in the upper-left corner for items that are a higher item level than what is equipped by your character.
[Ancient Mana] nodes now appear as blue on the Minimap instead of yellow.
- The chat window now uses smooth scrolling.
- Drop shadow on fonts in the game has changed. This may be a bug due to multiple players reporting that text in many places is now blurry and difficult to read.[10] A macro provided here fixes it in the chat window but does not persist between sessions.
- Maps:
- Player icons are now larger.
- Player icons have a more noticeable black outline.
- Player positions on the map update more frequently.
- Dead party members now appear as Xs on the minimap (as a ghost and a dead body).
- Relic item icons now have corner arrows attached to the border to stand out as socketable items.
References
- ^ Hidden transmog helmet in 7.1. for hunters (2016-10-25).
- ^ TomTheBritishBrony 2016-10-26. DH Class Hall visual update.
- ^ TheAimo 2016-10-26. 7.1 Undocumented Changes.
- ^ Baldazar666 2016-10-26. Blizzard added this road from Illidari stand to the Court of Farondis hub in 7.1..
- ^
Kaivax 2016-07-28. Changes to PlayMusic() API Call in 7.0?. Retrieved on 2016-10-28.
- ^
Ornyx 2016-10-20. Zoom nerfed on PTR. Intended?. Blizzard Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved on 2016-10-20.
- ^ MMO-Champion on Twitter. Twitter (2016-10-21). Retrieved on 2016-10-24.
- ^ chaud 2016-11-09. BlizzCon Interview, Increased Mythic Keystone Rewards, Nov 8 Hotfixes, Q&A, Reinhardt. MMO-Champion. Retrieved on 2016-11-10.
- ^ chaud 2016-10-24. Patch 7.1 Live This Week. MMO-Champion. Retrieved on 2016-10-24.
- ^ Claritycraft 2016-10-26. Text/Font looks weird in 7.1. Retrieved on 2016-10-27.