Project Lore

[caption id="attachment_9558" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The fabled Buff Bludgeon, so rarely noticed by players distracted by the Nerf Bat that most people deny it exists at all."][/caption] Yesterday's list of in-game fixes was updated once again after the posting of said story and boy is there one change that I am super excited about! You might recall an article I wrote a few days ago about my decision to pick up a proc-based dagger for my Rogue called Heartpierce. It was a harrowing choice and, at the time, a middling upgrade for a semi-expensive 25 DKP. Then Bornakk rode in on a unicorn, held the Buff Bludgeon to the sky as his mount reared back on two legs, and proclaimed thus, "Hear ye, Rogues! I doth answer your prayers! From this day forward, thine shiny but underpowered dagger shall be even more awesome! " And then, like a silent wind, he disappeared as if he had never been there at all. But we Rogues were left with a proc that now doubled the amount of energy we received from each tick. At least according to gear list site Shadowpanther, that mere change takes Heartpierce from a 264 weapon weaker than its 258 equivalents to a veritable Best-In-Slot option (aside from Icecrown Citadel Heroic loot, of course). As you can imagine, I'm now feeling a lot better about the choice I made and there should now be little question for other Rogues as to whether or not it's worth bidding on. Scanning the rest of the changes, you'll note that Oculus has been nerfed even further and players can now whisper cross-realm party members in their Dungeon Finder groups (a preview of Battle.net 2.0 upgrades to come?):

• The proc for the item, The Last Word, has been greatly increased to allow for more continuous uptime.
• The NPC Margrave Dhakar in Icecrown will properly respawn if killed while doing the quest, The Flesh Giant Champion.
• Wyvern Sting no longer triggers the extra shot effect from Zod's Repeating Longbow.
• The Oculus had some additional changes made. The Planar Anomlies during the Eregos encounter will have a shorter duration and do reduced damage, some of the drakes above Varos’s platform have been removed, and the drakes controlled by players will move a little faster.
• Players can now send a whisper to a player from another realm that is currently in their party.
• The Invigoration buff from melee attacks using the Heartpierce dagger will now grant twice as much resources as before. It now grants 2 rage, 4 energy, or 120 mana every 2 seconds for 10 seconds.