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WoW Forever November 9 hotfixes: quest fixes and Drowned City changes
Blizzard fixes shared quest drops, Lonebrow’s Journal, Felsteed riding and several stalled quests. The Drowned City also gets damage and encounter adjustments.
Party quest drops and stalled objectives get attention
Blizzard’s November 9 hotfix list includes several reasons to revisit a quest you set aside. The items for The Monster Surfaces, Croaky’s Head and Elmpaw’s Head are now available to every player in a party.
Other fixes address Astor Hadren failing to become hostile during The Deathstalkers, Jom-jom stopping during his escape, and players being unable to loot Berard’s Journal for A Recipe for Death. Fetch ‘n’ Fletch also has a completion fix.
These are fixes to named objectives. They do not mean that every quest item in the game is now shared. When grouping, check each player’s objective after a kill before moving on.
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Lonebrow’s Journal has moved slightly
Henrig Lonebrow’s Journal now respawns faster and has moved a little farther down the road. Blizzard says to look for a similar skeleton marking the new location.
If you are standing on an old marker and finding nothing, check farther along the road before assuming the item is still missing. The notes do not provide replacement coordinates, so we are not presenting an unverified map pin.
The same update fixes restarting Mission: Possible not Probable and an issue where Jezap Jinglesprocket could fail to provide Bloodmaster’s Ring. Players below level 60 should also be able to loot the Hyjal Owl Nests for Feathers in Flight.
Warlocks can recover the missing riding skill
Completing Summon Felsteed now grants the appropriate riding skill. If you finished the quest before the fix, Blizzard gives a specific recovery step: summon your Felsteed once to receive Apprentice Riding.
That is useful if you want to ride another mount. You do not need to restart the completed quest based on these notes.
The Drowned City should be less punishing
Blizzard corrected a problem that made creatures in The Drowned City deal about 30% more damage than intended. The Deathless Marrow encounter receives further adjustments, listed below.
| Part of the encounter | Change |
|---|---|
| Encounter creatures | Health reduced by 25% |
| Deathless Sorcerer’s Fireball | Damage reduced by 25% |
| Deathless Watcher’s Charge | Damage reduced by 50% |
| Deathless Guardian’s Shield Slam | Cast frequency reduced by about 50% |
Missing dungeon rewards are also being fixed
Zarla Ober in Alcaz Prison now drops loot. In The Shaper’s Terrace, Vitrix, Snowtalon and Cinder should drop their loot and higher-level skinning materials, and Cinder should spawn after use of the Archival Panel.
Waylaid Crates and Craftsman’s Writs can now drop in dungeons after a bug prevented them from doing so. Blackrock Depths also has fixes for the throne room doors after a wipe and repeat looting of Heart of the Mountain.
Before retrying a blocked objective, check what is already complete in your quest log. Keep the progress you have rather than abandoning the chain automatically. If the same problem remains, include the exact quest, objective and location in your report.
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Based on the November 9 section of Blizzard’s official hotfix thread, checked November 10. This is a selected player-focused summary, not the complete class change list or a new dungeon playtest.
