Blizzard released an update forWorld of Warcraft Classicfixing a 14-year-old bug that first appeared with the release ofWrath of the Lich King. AsWorld of Warcraft Classiclet players rediscover the early days of Blizzard’s popular MMORPG, it also revealed some bugs long forgotten by theWorld of Warcraftcommunity.Wrath of the Lich Kingis the second expansion forWorld of Warcraft Classic, released in September 2022 with a new continent for players to explore and new raids including Ulduar and the Icecrown Citadel. This major expansion introduced the Death Knight class to the game, which was quickly used by malicious accounts to access late-game resources without having to level up their character. In response to these exploits,Blizzard banned nearly 120,000World of Warcraft Classicaccountsand restored the pre-requisite of having at least one character reach level 55 before unlocking the new class.RELATED:World of Warcraft: Hilarious New NPC Shows What Demon Hunters Have Been Doing Since LegionThe latest patch notes forWorld of Warcraft Classicaddressed a bug impacting the legendary weapon Val’anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings that caused the one-hand mace to absorb a ridiculous amount of damage. Because of an extra zero that wasn’t previously spotted in the game’s code, the maximum number of health this weapon could absorb was 200,000 instead of the 20,000 health initially intended by Blizzard. While players never noticed this bug in the original version ofWrath of the Lich King, itsrecent release onWorld of Warcraft Classicallowed QA testers to take a second look at this legendary weapon and its overpowered effect.
Despite its recent nerf, Val’anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings remains a powerful weapon forWorld of Warcraft Classicplayers. This legendary mace can only be wielded by healer classes and require them to gather small fragments that have a low chance to drop for every boss in Ulduar,one of the raids introduced with the release ofWrath of the Lich King. Whenever a player with this weapon heals a teammate, Val’anyr has a chance to cast an additional shield on the target to protect them from further damage. Even without the 200,000 health cap, this ability remains powerful as it prevents players from receiving additional damage and eventually dying.
In otherWorld of Warcraftnews, players recently discovered that the 10.1 PTR had a popup for hardcore realms in its interface core. Blizzard hasn’t shared any information on this yet, leaving players wondering whether a new difficulty tier could appear for some servers. TheWorld of Warcrafthardcore serverscould potentially feature permadeath or other mechanics to bring a more challenging playstyle to Blizzard’s MMORPG.
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