Project Lore

[caption id="attachment_8847" align="alignright" width="300" caption="It's coming..."][/caption] What's so special about this release you say? What could possibly be changed or added to 3.3 this late in the game? Well, not much at all,  but that's just what is so exciting about Build 10952, because it is the first (and likely last) build to be labeled a Release Candidate! That means that Blizzard is more or less happy with where all the changes they've made are at right now and are looking to push this version of the patch onto live servers. Barring any further, unforeseen issues to fix or deal with, this is 3.3 that we'll all be playing with in due time. Like in the last post, I'm going to refrain from putting a specific date on the patch, but the fact that it features a change to the Winter Veil holiday should give you at least some indication of when they plan to drop it:

Achievements

• Merrymaker doesn't require you to complete Crashin' & Trashin' anymore.

Icecrown Citadel

• Essence of the Blood Queen - Now heals for 10% of all damage inflicted. (Down from 15%)

Druid

• Eclipse now increases damage done by Wrath by 40% (up from 30%) and the critical chance of Starfire by 40% (up from 30%)

Warrior

• Item - Warrior T10 Melee 2P Bonus - When your Deep Wounds ability deals damage you have a 3% chance to gain 16% attack power for 10 sec. (Down from 20% attack power)

Since this is likely the final revision, it might behoove you to once again familiarize yourself with all of the changes that are being made to the game in 3.3. Most people are probably aware of the major features such as Icecrown Citadel and the Dungeon Finder, but sometimes all those class tweaks can be a little harder to wrap your head around until you see them all in once place!