World of Warcraft 2.0.3

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-  "Swipe" has had its threat bonus multiplier removed.
-  "Maul" has had its threat bonus multiplier changed to a flat value
   similar in threat per time to "Heroic Strike".

Swipe: ooh, ouch. That really, really, really hit druid multi-mob tanking hard. 42% less threat (1 per damage instead of 1.75 per damage untalented). I mean, I knew it was too much, but ... wow.

Interestingly I don't see Mangle listed here ... is that still getting 1.75? If so, will have to do some math to see when Maul is better (lower gear levels) and when Mangle is better (higher gear levels).

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-  Shapeshifted druids will now be able to speak to npcs while
   shapeshifted.

Oh hey, pet peeve gone.

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Priests
-  "Mass Dispel" will no longer cause stealthed Rogues and prowling
    Druids to lose stealth.

Now making the list Mass Dispel, Chain Lightning, and Multi-Shot. If they in fact fixed Multi-Shot. But a Rank 1 demo shout that you resist will knock you out of stealth.

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-  There is no longer a random chance the effect of "Sap" will end
   (i.e. removed the heartbeat resist check). The effect will still
   end early when the target is damaged.

Oh. Wow. Sap is no longer the red-head stepchild of CC. It actually has a plus (no pulse check) to go with its minus (can't use in combat, lose stealth untalented).

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-  Each rank of "Weapon Expertise"now provides 5 weapon skill.

Translation: It's gone from Talent Review defining (and a great way to boost PvE damage while not boosting PvP) to Super Suck to Suck.

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-  Resisted spells will no longer break "Stealth"/"Vanish".

Oh, err ... I take back what I said earlier:)

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Warlocks
-  Melee damage of "Felguard" has been reduced.

We all saw this coming. Doesn't list the DoT nerf, though.

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-  The bonus threat of "Devastate" on all ranks has been increased.
   Bonus threat will no longer decrease as ranks increase.

Take 1 part nerf druids, add in 1 part buff warriors. Mix and try to make a balanced game:P

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-  Updated the Sound Options menu to include a checkbox for Hardware
   Acceleration and a slider for Sound Channels.
   PC default is "Hardware Acceleration = ON" and "Sound Channels = LOW".
   Players that experience poor system performance can set "Hardware
   Acceleration=OFF" which may improve performance but will disable any
   EAX (reverberation) effects supported by their sound card.
   Players with more powerful systems can raise the "Sound Channels"
   slider to increase the number of simultaneous sounds in the game,
   providing a more immersive soundscape.
   Mac users will not have a checkbox or slider available due to the
   Mac's default setting of "Hardware Acceleration = OFF" and the
   "Sound Channels = HIGH".

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Always been a pet peeve that moving mounted basically killed the sound. My system can handle it.

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   If you add a #showtooltip line to your macro, it will show the
   tooltip of the item or spell in addition to the normal visual
   feedback.

Really liking the '#' commands.

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-  Saved Variables
   [quote]s that are stored as saved variables are now saved using lua's
   array initializer syntax for optimal memory usage and performance on
   load.

I wonder if this is related to the array formation of Psybie's Greg Addon going psycho. (Luckily, it didn't affect the import script to eqDKP like I feared it might)

Edit: ARGH, why does this board constantly break on quote tags? Once again, I Search/Replace quote and code, and it works fine.