Patch 4.0.6 is reported to be released this week. A few highlights of this patch, for the owl community :

• Mount Up: This guild perk now applies to Flight Form and Swift Flight Form as well.
• The night elf racial trait Shadowmeld can now be used while shapeshifted.
• The tauren racial trait War Stomp can now be used while shapeshifted.
• The worgen racial trait Darkflight now has a 2-minute cooldown, down from 3, and is no longer on the global cooldown. In addition, the movement speed bonus now stacks with existing bonuses, but cannot be activated while Sprint or Dash is active (and they cannot be activated while Darkflight is active).
• Moonfire mana cost has been reduced from 18% to 9%.
• Worgen and troll druids now have new art for Swift Flight Form.
• Fungal growth duration has been increased to 20 seconds, up from 10. In addition, it should now be much more responsive when detonating Wild Mushrooms.
• Moonkin Form now grants 15% damage reduction instead of increased armor. In addition, shapeshifting in or out of this form now breaks roots. Note this is not stated in the tooltip.
• The Shooting Stars buff duration has been increased to 12 seconds, up from 8 seconds.
• Starfall will no longer strike targets that are not in combat and will now drop stars at a slightly faster rate. (join me in a HIP HIP HOORAY)
• Sunfire mana cost has been reduced from 18% to 9%.
• Total Eclipse (Mastery) benefit from mastery increased by approximately 33%.
• Typhoon mana cost has been reduced by 50%.
• Wild Mushroom is now instant cast, down from 0.5 seconds. In addition, the radius of detonation has been increased to 6 yards, up from 3, and damage done increased by 30%.
• Glyph of Wrath now increases damage done by Wrath by 10% and no longer requires Insect Swarm on the target.

Many other tweaks have influence on our gameplay, for all your theorycrafting needs, head to MMO-Champion or follow the link here.

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According to MMO Champion, 3.2.2 is going live this week. I’m currently at work so I’m unable to start downloading the patch yet.

There isn’t that many highlights for balance druids in 3.2.2, although there were a few PVP buffs:

[Typhoon] daze duration increased from 3 seconds to 6 seconds.

[Glyph of Typhoon] now increases Typhoon’s range by 10 yards in addition to it’s current effects.

You will now receive 15% less damage while stunned while in [Moonkin Form].

I’m not really a moonkin arena type, so I look forward to your comments on the PVP changes!

And, last but not least..

Onyxia has returned! I’m looking forward to wearing upgraded moose antlers!

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