01/07/2023 at 12:00 p.m. by Susanne Braun – On the night of January 7, 2023, the developers of World of Warcraft released a whole bunch of hotfixes on the WoW: Dragonflight servers. These are partly aimed at increasing the visibility of arcane spells in various dungeons, they nerf the damage of Dathea and Kurog in the raid and more.
On the night of January 7th, 2023, the WoW developers were generous again and brought a big batch of hotfixes to the live servers of the online role-playing game World of Warcraft. If you’ve had issues with certain group sizes with Dathea and Kurog in the Vault of Incarnations raid, you may be able to breathe easy now. Both bosses have experienced nerfs that adjust various mechanics, especially for small group sizes.
Arcane spells have been made more visible in the dungeons Court of Stars, Algeth’ar Academy, and Azure Vaults, allowing you to better react to enemy abilities. The balancing screws were also turned in the instances Attack of the Nok’hud, Ruby Life Pool and Shadowmoon Tomb, and all kinds of bugs were eliminated. Also for fans of the Maruuk hunts in the Dragon Isles: Completing a Great Hunt should now correctly register for “Help the Accord: The Hunt is On”. Below we have translated the current hotfix patch notes from January 7, 2023 for you.
WoW hotfixes of January 7, 2023
Klassen
caller
Probation
Fixed an unintended interaction between the Time of Need talent and the 4-piece tier set bonus (Life Spark).
Sorcerer
demonology
Fixed an issue where out of combat Warlocks would occasionally not generate the correct amount of Soul Shards from Wrathful Servant and Demonic Inspiration.
Dungeons and Raids
Adjusted various arcane effect visuals in the Court of Stars, Algeth’ar Academy, and Azure Vault to be more visible.
Court of Stars
Counselor Melandru
Improved the visual clarity of Piercing Gust.
Vault of Incarnations
Dathea
Thunderbolt damage has been reduced by 33% on Heroic difficulty. Thundercaller health has been reduced on Heroic difficulty with smaller party sizes. Cyclone damage has been reduced on Heroic difficulty and below with smaller party sizes. Unstable infusors now only apply to No more unstable gusts of wind on low health on Mythic difficulty.Zephyr Smash initial recoil distance has been reduced by 40% on Heroic difficulties and below.
Kurog Grimmtotem
Elemental enemies’ Presence ability damage during Kurog’s Pause now respects dodge. This is done to align them with Kurog’s dominance damage abilities that respect dodge.
Mythical+
Attack of the Nokhud
Granite
Tectonic Stomp’s area of effect now correctly matches the visual effects on all difficulties.
The raging thunderstorm
Fixed an issue that caused Siphon Power to damage players through immunities on all difficulties. Siphon Power damage reduced by 80%. Fixed an issue that caused Siphon Power not to scale with Capstone level. Note The Developer: We reduced the damage of Power Drain to compensate for a fix for an issue that caused Power Drain’s damage not to scale with Keystone level.
ruby life pool
Thunderhead’s Storm Breath, Fire Maw’s Flame Breath, and Erkhart Stormvein’s Cloudburst no longer damage player pets or guardians.
Shadowmoon Burial Ground
Sadana Blutfuror
Fixed an issue that caused Tainted Souls to regenerate health during combat. Fixed an issue that caused Darkening to kill pets. Fixed an issue that caused Tainted Souls to contribute to enemy forces.
Ner’zhul
Fixed an issue where Bone Ritual was not scaling with Keystone level.
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Klassen
caller
Freeze time can no longer be cast on mind controlled targets.
Quests
The valdrakken
Added fixes for “Help the Covenant: The Hunt is On” not always granting quest credits when completing a Great Hunt.
items and rewards
We’ve slightly increased the amount of Primeval Chaos from the victorious rival’s Strongbox at all ranks, but especially at the lower ranks, to make it easier to earn enough for crafted PvP gear. Fixed an issue where the promise of the Brood Keeper captured the caster’s versatility when calculating healing for the entire duration of the buff.
