WoW Classic Patch 1.14.4 Development Notes – Battleground Adjustments, User Interface
July 28, 2023
Blizzard released the WoW Classic Development Notes for Patch 1.14.4, serving as the Hardcore Classic Patch that is going to release later this year. The new Patch Notes introduce certain adjustments to Battlegrounds and User Interface.
Bug Fixes
PvP/Battlegrounds
Added a Preparation phase to the beginning of battleground matches in Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch, and Alterac Valley. During this Preparation phase and before the gates open to begin the battleground, the mana cost of all abilities is reduced by 100%.
Developers’ notes: We’d like to encourage teams to buff each other during preparation and this should help with that. Additionally, we’ve disabled the Blink spell in Preparation. Blink is notorious for being able to allow mages to get into tricky places, and this sometimes includes tricky places such as “outside the base before the match starts”.
Made additional adjustments to terrain in Warsong Gulch to prevent players from reaching unintended areas.
The effective Honor cap for the week has been adjusted to 500,000 Honor. Please note that this is a PTR-only value right now, and we may make additional adjustments to this value before the live launch of 1.14.4.
User Interface
The reset button on the Auction House UI is now in the appropriate location.
Fixed an issue that caused changes to Floating Combat Text settings to not update until you reload your UI.
Fixed an issue that allowed addons to bypass the Duel to the Death contract.
Fixed additional miscellaneous issues with the Target of Target frame.
