Patch 5.3.0 (undocumented changes)

Patch 5.3.0 (undocumented changes)
“Escalation”
Release date	2013-05-24
Initial version	16992
Interface .toc	50300 (changes)
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This article lists all undocumented changes for Patch 5.3.0. All documented changes should be listed on the main article.

Classes

Death Knight

• The restriction limiting players to one Death Knight character per realm has been lifted.

Hunter

• Trap triggering has a new animation.

Priest

• [Shadowfiend] now triggers the global cooldown.

Shaman

• General
  • Switching between talent specs now resets the player's mana to 0.
• Talent
  • [Healing Tide Totem] has a new graphical effect.

Warlock

• The water-walking effect of  [Glyph of Nightmares] is now disabled upon taking damage.

Warrior

• [Unbridled Wrath] replaces the portion of [Second Wind] that generated rage when the Warrior is struck by a Stun or Immobilize effect.

Creatures

• Rare NPCs on the Isle of Thunder no longer drop  [Tome of Valor], instead now awarding [Valor Points] directly to the player upon kill.
• Andrestrasz, a level 5 red dragon has been added in a cave in Ahn'Qiraj: The Fallen Kingdom.
• Elariel has been added on the eastern coast of Teldrassil.
• Elizabeth Birdsong has been added walking the streets of Stormwind.

Quests

• Daily quests now reset at 3am PDT on US realms, instead of 3am PST / 4am PDT.
• Nana Mudclaw now sends eligible players a letter to inform them that the quest Quest:Inherit the Earth is available.
• The Infection buff from the daily at Dread Wastes no longer persists through zones.
• Freeing a Captive Pandaren Spirit for the quest Quest:Free Spirits now dismounts you.
• Quest:A Change of Command
  • High Marshal Twinbraid's health has been reduced to 13.1 million, down from 130.8 million.
  • Warlord Bloodhilt's health been reduced to 11.7 million, down from 119.9 million.
• Collecting  [Muddy Crawfish] for the quest   [10-70 Daily] Crawfish Creole now dismounts you.

Dungeons and Raids

• Karazhan
  • Netherspite now drops 1-3  [Netherwing Egg].

Scenarios

• Mobs in scenarios no longer drop any loot, and resources cannot be obtained from their corpses.

Farming

• You are now auto-dismounted when tending to your farm, instead of being told "You are mounted".
• Sound effect on your first Runty crop has been made more dramatic.
• Sound effect when using the  [Master Plow] has more oomph.

Achievements

• Specific new achievements:
  •  [Deadly Pet Brawler] (Win 1000 PvP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 pets.)
• The achievement   [Waste Not, Want Not] no longer requires the Cooldown Power-Up that was removed in patch 5.2.0.

Items

•  [Jeeves] has a new icon.
• The proc from  [Capacitive Primal Diamond] now has a duration of 1 minute.
• Several items from Lei Shen had their spelling fixed:
  •  [Lei Shen's Grounded Carapace]
  •  [Lei Shen's Orb of Command]
  •  [Soul Prism of Lei Shen]
  •  [Unerring Vision of Lei Shen]
  •  [Doomed Crown of Lei Shen]

Pet Battles

•  [Celestial Dragon] now learns [Flamethrower] at level 1 as opposed to [Breath].
• "Starcraft 2" has been changed to "StarCraft II" in  [Mini Thor]'s source information.
• [Fury of 1,000 Fists] has been renamed from Fury of 1000 Fists.

World environment

• Overseer Elaglo now roams the path between the Brawl'gar Arena and Ragefire Chasm in Orgrimmar.
• The Kor'kron have put the Valley of Spirits in Orgrimmar under lockdown. All vendor, auction house, bank, stables, portal, and training services have been suspended. NPCs to accomplish these tasks can still be located elsewhere in Orgrimmar.
• With the Darkspear Headhunters relieved of their duties, the Valley of Spirits is now much easier for Alliance players to infiltrate. Kor'kron Overseers react as friendly to Alliance players, though patrolling Orgrimmar Wind Riders, Scouts, and Orgrimmar Grunts that spawn in reaction to proximity to civilian NPCs are still a threat.
• Alliance players who visit Razor Hill will find the standard complement of Razor Hill Grunts have been replaced by Darkspear Headhunters. Unlike the old Grunts, both the static Headhunters and the spawning Headhunters are maximum level.
• Horde players at Razor Hill will find the Razor Hill Grunts replaced by Kor'kron Overseers, supervised by High Overseer Bloodmane, who also directs incoming caravans from the Barrens.
• Yeniss at Sen'jin Village can be observed preparing Sen'jin Guardians for the impending battle with the Kor'kron.
• Players level 85 to 90 now receive a "Contested Territory" buff while in the Northern Barrens. This marks the zone for those players as Contested, where it would normally be "Horde" on PvP realms. It is considered Contested on PvE realms as well, but this has no effect, as it does not flag them for PvP.
• A Halfhill Kid has been added atop the highest peak of Halfhill Market, which will scream like a human male when interacted with.
• Darkmoon Island is now a Cross-realm zone.

User Interface

• The Player vs. Player interface now includes an optional role check to queue as for Battlegrounds.
• tradeSkillLink encoding changed significantly. The first four fields were re-arranged, and specialization data was added for Cooking.
• The HUD for the scenario Assault on Zan'vess no longer has PH placeholder graphics
• New Loading Screen Tips have been added.
• There is now an explanation provided for why a player cannot release their spirit while a party/raid member is still in combat in a dungeon or raid instance.
• Battlegrounds are now divided in categories (Capture the Flag, Domination, Raid Battle, Siege, Power Orbs, Payload).
• There is now a small picture about your faction when a Battleground is ready.
• There are new sound effects for plays when being teleported out of a game area at the Darkmoon Faire, and for when players score a Quick Shot at the Darkmoon Faire shooting range.