Blizzard World of Warcraft Forever Hotfix Tracker
WoW Forever launched November 4 and Blizzard has shipped four batches of server-side hotfixes in the first week - class retuning, economy fixes and a pile of quest repairs. All fixes below, no download needed.
November 10-11 - the big one
| Area | Change |
|---|---|
| Classes | Enhancement Shaman retuned (Stormstrike 100% weapon damage, was 150%; Mental Dexterity 33/66/100%, was 50/100/150%). Affliction Warlock's Wrack reworked - 30% less damage but speeds Corruption/Siphon Life/Bane of Agony ticks while channeled. Hunter pet health fixed at 115% (was bugged at 150%). Warlock demon base health +~15%. |
| Auction House | Minimum deposit cut to 1 copper (was 1 silver). Phantom "Stormwind Auction House" unread mail fixed; mail delivery back to the intended 60 minutes (was ~2). |
| Quests | Most quests level 48+ now reward gold - Blizzard removed the old XP-to-gold conversion at 60, so there's no reason to bank quests. Nine quest fixes including Call of Water, Rescue OOX-22/FE! and Worgen in the Woods. |
| Bug fixes | Fog brightness at low shadow settings; creatures regain health out of combat again; drink tooltips; new-player tutorial; Bloom slider added. |
November 9 - hunter pet nerfs
| Ability | Change |
|---|---|
| Dismember (Crocolisk) | Healing reduction 50% → 25%; duration 10s → 6s; cooldown 6s → 15s |
| Sonic Blast (Bat) | Cast-speed reduction 60% → 30%; duration 30s → 20s; cooldown 30s → 60s |
| Mine! (Monkey) | Disarm 4s → 3s; cooldown 60s → 90s |
Blizzard's line: pet utility had drifted too close to other classes' toolkits, especially in PvP.
November 5-6 - launch week fixes
NPC & spawn fixes
Yarrog Baneshadow respawn fixed in Durotar; Lotheluum Starbreeze trains Druids on Zephras; Dustwallow murlocs respawning too fast; Pelluk spawn fixed in Swamp of Sorrows.
PvP
Plainsrunning can no longer be stacked in battleground prep, and stacks cancel when carrying a flag.
Items & vendors
Zephras trade vendors now sell apprentice tradeskill bags; Mild Spices vendor price 2c → 1c; Iron Grenades 5s → 1s 25c.
Quests
"The Sisterhood of Elune" text fixed; Deathstalker Erland respawns faster for "Escorting Erland"; several party drop-sharing fixes.
FAQ
How many hotfix batches has WoW Forever had?
Four in the first week: November 5, 6, 9 and the big November 10-11 batch - all server-side, no download required.
What was the biggest hotfix change?
The Nov 10-11 batch: class retuning (Enhancement Shaman, Affliction Warlock, hunter pet health), gold added to level-48+ quests, and the AH deposit cut to 1 copper.
Were hunters nerfed?
Pet abilities were (Nov 9 - see the nerf breakdown), plus the pet-health bug fix. Hawk damage went up ~80% as partial compensation.
Where does Blizzard post hotfixes?
The official WoW news feed posts "WoW: Forever Hotfixes" entries as they're deployed - no launcher download needed since they're realm-side.