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As I had predicted yesterday, Blizzard has released patch 1.7 of World of WarCraft. Included is a new high level raid dungeon, a new battleground, a fishing event, and many other changes.



Some of the highlights are the debuff limit being rased to sixteen from the previous eight. Other which will affect mostly rogues, is a one and half second cooldown on abilities when weapons are switched out and on rogues triggers a one second cooldown on all abilities when you switch out weapons. Also the new level restrictions are in effect for the battlegrounds with the level-bands now at: 20 - 29, 30 - 39, 49 - 49, 50 - 59, and 60.

A big highlight is the overhaul of the Hunter class. As such they have been given all their talent points back to re input as they see fit. There is just so much Blizzard has done with this patch it is difficult to choose what to highlight in this newspost. New interface upgrades, tons of new quests, items, and much more. Be sure to check out the entire patch notes as they are long, but worth the read as this is the biggest patch Blizzard has put out for the game.

Happy Adventuring!

Links
Blizzard Entertainment - 1.7 Patch Notes
3D Gamers - 1.6.1 -> 1.7