Minor patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)
Patch 2.0.1 — Before the Storm
Published: UnknownDeployed: 12 changesOriginal Blizzard archive
The expansion prepatch changes talents, combat rules and the Honor system. Outland and the level-70 cap are not unlocked by this prepatch.
Talents
- All talent points are refunded; every class receives expanded trees with 41-point talents.
General
- Pets inherit portions of their owner’s armor, stamina, attack power, spell damage and resistances.
- Low-rank spells receive downranking penalties; periodic and channeled spell coefficients are rebalanced.
- Healing-over-time effects from different casters can stack.
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PvP
- Honor becomes spendable currency; battleground marks also buy rewards. Old rank titles remain cosmetic.
- Resilience reduces incoming critical hits and their damage. Arenas offer 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5 matches.
Classes— Hunter
- Traps can be placed in combat with a two-second arming delay; Agility grants one ranged attack power.
Classes— Shaman
- Dual Wield becomes a talent; each weapon can receive its own weapon imbue.
Classes— Warrior
- Damage-based rage generation now blends damage dealt with weapon-speed normalization.
Items
- Hit, critical strike and other equipment bonuses use combat ratings; the same rating is weaker at higher levels.
User Interface
- A group-finding interface is added; meeting stones summon with help from a second party member.
- Enemy cast bars, one-click auto-loot, expanded keyrings and more precise character-sheet statistics are available.