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Additions to the WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (October 26)
On , Blizzard posted that the October 26 beta development notes were missing some additions that were intended to be listed, and updated the original post. More Orc, Troll and Undead racials are changing, and Blizzard clarified when Skyborne Attuned and Charged are removed. If you already read the October 26 notes, check the changes below.
What changes for you
- Orcs: Blood Fury's cooldown drops from 3 minutes to 2.
- Trolls: Berserking now lasts 15 seconds instead of 10.
- Undead: Touch of the Grave can now trigger every 15 seconds instead of every 25.
- Skyborne: Attuned and Charged persist through death and are removed upon entering a raid.
The October 26 development notes article has been updated with all of these. You can see every racial change in this round there.
Read the full October 26 development notes →
Original notes
Below is Blizzard's post in its original order and indentation. Each race's original lines follow its change summary.
Racial Abilities and Talents
Development notes
We’ve updated the previous post in this thread with some additions that were intended to be listed.
Additional updates to Racial Abilities and Talents include:
Orc
Summary of changes
Development notes
- ’s cooldown reduced to 2 minutes (was 3 minutes).
Troll
Summary of changes
Development notes
- duration increased to 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).
Undead
Summary of changes
Development notes
- internal cooldown reduced to 15 seconds (was 25 seconds).
Skyborne
Summary of changes
Development notes
- We’d also like to clarify that for Skyborne:
- Charged persists through death, and is removed upon entering a raid.
- Attuned persists through death, and is removed upon entering a raid.
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