Overview


We have to major themes for patch 2

• Playerbots
• Creature stat scaling
  
  

Playerbots

Battlegrounds & PvP

• Complete overhaul of battleground objective handling.
• Improved decision-making when capturing, defending, and carrying objectives.
• Smarter arena target selection.
• Improved PvP gearing progression.
• Improved behavior in:
  
  
  • Warsong Gulch
  • Twin Peaks
  • Arathi Basin
  • Battle for Gilneas
  • Deepwind Gorge
  • Eye of the Storm
  • Temple of Kotmogu
  • Silvershard Mines
  • Alterac Valley
    
    

Movement & Combat

• Major movement overhaul for more realistic player-like behavior.
• Improved movement while casting and during combat.
• Improved pathfinding and navigation.
• Added support for class-specific movement abilities.
• Reduced movement stuttering and positioning issues.
• Fixed multiple terrain and pathing problems.
  
  

General Improvements

• Players can now view bot targets.
• Improved target selection across all gameplay modes.
• Improved combat responsiveness.
• Improved group and duel behavior.
• Numerous stability and reliability improvements.
  
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed multiple battleground-related issues.
• Fixed equipment selection issues.
• Fixed teleportation and movement bugs.
• Fixed various combat and spell-related issues.
• Fixed several situations where bots could become stuck.
  
  

Creature Scaling Rework

A major balancing pass has been completed to improve creature difficulty and combat consistency throughout the game.

Adjusted Creature Attributes

• Melee Damage
• Attack Speed
• Attack Power
• Ranged Damage
• Health Multipliers
• Creature Rank Scaling
• Level-Based Scaling
  
  

World Zones

Creature scaling has been updated across the following regions:

Eastern Kingdoms

• Elwynn Forest
• Westfall
• Redridge Mountains
• Duskwood
• Loch Modan
• Wetlands
• Badlands
• Searing Gorge
• Burning Steppes
• Swamp of Sorrows
• Blasted Lands
• Arathi Highlands
• Hillsbrad Foothills
• Silverpine Forest
• Tirisfal Glades
• Western Plaguelands
• Eastern Plaguelands
• Northern Stranglethorn
• Cape of Stranglethorn
• The Hinterlands
• Dun Morogh
• Deadwind Pass
• Blackrock Mountain
  
  

Kalimdor

• Durotar
• Northern Barrens
• Mulgore
• Teldrassil
• Darkshore
• Ashenvale
• Stonetalon Mountains
• Desolace
• Thousand Needles
• Dustwallow Marsh
• Feralas
• Tanaris
• Felwood
• Un'Goro Crater
• Moonglade
• Silithus
• Azshara
  
  

Outland

• Hellfire Peninsula
• Zangarmarsh
• Terokkar Forest
• Nagrand
• Blade's Edge Mountains
• Netherstorm
• Shadowmoon Valley
  
  

Northrend

• Borean Tundra
• Howling Fjord
• Dragonblight
• Grizzly Hills
• Zul'Drak
• Sholazar Basin
• Crystalsong Forest
• Storm Peaks
• Icecrown
• Wintergrasp
  
  

Cataclysm Zones

• Mount Hyjal
• Deepholm
• Uldum
• Twilight Highlands
• Kelp'thar Forest
• Shimmering Expanse
• Abyssal Depths
• Molten Front
  
  

Starting Zones

• Eversong Woods
• Ghostlands
• Bloodmyst Isle
• Azuremyst Isle
• Gilneas
• Gilneas City
• Ruins of Gilneas
• Kezan
• The Lost Isles
• Sunstrider Isle
  
  

Cities

• Stormwind City
• Ironforge
• Darnassus
• The Exodar
• Orgrimmar
• Undercity
• Thunder Bluff
• Silvermoon City
• Dalaran
  
  

Dungeons & Raids

Creature scaling adjustments have been applied across a large number of dungeons and raids, including:

Classic

• Ragefire Chasm
• Wailing Caverns
• Shadowfang Keep
• Blackfathom Deeps
• The Stockade
• Gnomeregan
• Razorfen Kraul
• Razorfen Downs
• Uldaman
• Zul'Farrak
• Maraudon
• Scarlet Monastery
• Sunken Temple
• Blackrock Depths
• Lower Blackrock Spire
• Dire Maul
• Scholomance
• Stratholme
  
  

Burning Crusade

• Hellfire Ramparts
• Blood Furnace
• Shattered Halls
• Slave Pens
• Underbog
• Steamvault
• Mana-Tombs
• Auchenai Crypts
• Sethekk Halls
• Shadow Labyrinth
• Mechanar
• Botanica
• Arcatraz
• Magister's Terrace
  
  

Wrath of the Lich King

• Utgarde Keep
• Utgarde Pinnacle
• The Nexus
• Azjol-Nerub
• Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom
• Drak'Tharon Keep
• Gundrak
• Violet Hold
• Halls of Stone
• Halls of Lightning
• The Oculus
• Culling of Stratholme
• Forge of Souls
• Pit of Saron
• Halls of Reflection
  
  

Cataclysm

• Throne of the Tides
• Blackrock Caverns
• The Stonecore
• Vortex Pinnacle
• Lost City of the Tol'vir
• Grim Batol
• Halls of Origination
• Well of Eternity
• Hour of Twilight
  
  

Raids

• Molten Core
• Blackwing Lair
• Temple of Ahn'Qiraj
• Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj
• Onyxia's Lair
• Karazhan
• Gruul's Lair
• Magtheridon's Lair
• Serpentshrine Cavern
• Tempest Keep
• Black Temple
• Zul'Aman
• Sunwell Plateau
• Battle for Mount Hyjal
• Naxxramas
• Ulduar
• Eye of Eternity
• Ruby Sanctum
• Vault of Archavon
• Icecrown Citadel
• Blackwing Descent
• Bastion of Twilight
• Throne of the Four Winds
• Firelands
• Zul'Gurub
  
  

NPC & Equipment Updates

• Added missing weapons and equipment to over 500 NPCs.
• Updated guards, trainers, quest givers, and city NPCs.
• Improved equipment visuals for various dungeon, raid, and battleground creatures.
• Improved visual consistency and immersion throughout the world.