WoW Classic unfortunately launched with several bugs. There are still some bugs and issues that need to be fixed.
Matching the launch of World of Warcraft Classic, Blizzard has also released a quite long list of bugs that are still present in the game at launch. These bugs are already considered known, so they do not need to be reported. Most of these issues involve animation or tooltip problems, so the impact on actual gameplay should be minimal.
Animations, Presentation and Sound
- The warlock’s imps use the wrong animation when casting.
- Some belts add armor textures in places where the belt isn’t.
- There are several bugs with the quest item “Egan’s Blaster”.
- The quiver does not appear on the hunter’s back when a ammunition pouch is in the inventory.
- The torso and head of the player’s character look stiffly forward when moving diagonally while targeting an enemy.
- Players can get stuck in the preparation animation when repeatedly activating Shoot or Auto Shot.
- Characters overly twist their lower bodies when in “Ready for Battle” pose and moving.
- Food does not fade properly when a stealthy character eats or drinks.
- Casting “Shoot” immediately after casting another spell can cause the wand animation to be delayed.
- The Noggenfogger Elixir does not retain the skeleton after a druid shapeshifts.
- Several spells from hunters, warlocks, and paladins are incorrectly played again after the spell has finished.
- The hunter’s Frost Trap is missing part of the ring animation above the trap.
- The warrior ability Recklessness has a permanent animation during its duration, which wasn’t the case before.
- Several spells and abilities of players can create overlapping sound effects.
- Drawing and sheathing a weapon has no sound effect.
Combat
- Hunter companions occasionally get stuck in the “Follow” command when activated while the hunter pretends to be dead.
- Additional attacks from Reckoning do not disappear when the player sits down.
- The hunter’s Multi-Shot can hit targets more than 10 meters away from the original target.
- Drain Soul from the warlock does not deal the correct damage when the spell is reflected back due to received attacks.
Creatures and NPCs
- The loot sparkle does not scale with the size of the creature.
- Creatures affected by a rogue’s Distract do not turn around quickly enough.
- Creatures affected by the rogue’s Solar Plexus sometimes turn in the wrong direction.
- Combat pets, like the combat chicken, sometimes freeze after a fight and do not follow the player anymore.
- The NPC Gordo in Tirisfal sometimes walks through the bridge and gets stuck in a tree.
- The dragon Gyth has several animation bugs in the Blackrock Spire.
- The flight path from Nethergarde Keep to Morgan’s Vigil causes the mount to briefly fly through a building.
Engine and User Interface
- When you are in the detection range of a stealth unit, the name of the stealth unit is visible.
- SSAO does not render correctly in Windows 10.
- Macro tooltips do not load correctly on the first login.
- Some area attacks like Explosive Trap do not correctly display their duration as a debuff.
- Some spells from warlocks and shamans do not display the correct damage values at different ranks.
- When dual-wielding is learned, one-handed weapons can incorrectly be placed in the off-hand while a main-hand weapon is equipped.
- The default raid frames do not hide long-term buffs like Power Word: Fortitude.
- Macros that allow companions to use skills are not automatically updated when the companion learns a new rank of the skill.
- There is an issue with some overlays like Discord or Shadowplay that causes crashes with certain graphics settings.
- Chat messages from characters that are drunk are not displayed correctly.
Have you downloaded any addons for WoW Classic yet? You might need these!
Spells, Buffs and Talents
- Players can mount transport options.
- The lootable plants from the Felwood cannot be looted by multiple players at the same time.
- Players do not have to repurchase ranks of spells if they purchased them before and then unlearned them.
Have you noticed any other bugs?
More on the topic
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