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Professions
Alchemy
* Blackmouth Oil and Fire Oil no longer require a vial.
* Elixir of Greater Spellpower now grants spell power to all schools of magic.
* The Crazy Alchemist Potion is now correctly increased by Alchemist Stones.
* Increased the health granted by the Flask of Stoneblood.
* The Mercurial Stone is no longer required as a tool for alchemists. It is instead a green quality bind-on-equip trinket.
* You can now sometimes find Alchemist's Caches from bosses in Ulduar. Only players with an Alchemy skill of 425 or higher can loot these secret caches.
Blacksmithing
* Most of the recipes in the 1-300 skill range of blacksmithing have had their stats updated to be more useful.
* Added a new recipe for the Titansteel Spellblade, an epic one-handed caster dagger, available from trainers.
* Titanium Plating now reduces the duration of disarm effects by 50% as well as increasing your block value.
* Added new recipes for epic gear, found rarely on Ulduar bosses. These recipes are unbound and can be traded.
Cooking
* A new recipe has been added to cooking trainers for making Black Jelly, using several Borean Man 'O War as ingredients. While it looks disgusting, it restores more health and mana than the highest level food. (interesting...)
* Flint and Tinder is no longer necessary for creating a campfire. You're just that resourceful!
* Grub now sells the Dig Rat Stew recipe to players who completed the quest.
* Prospector Khazgorm, found in Bael Modan in southern Barrens, now sells the recipe for Dig Rat Stew to the Alliance.
* Ingredients such as Spices, Apples, and the like have been removed from most cooking recipes.
* Players no longer need to complete the Clamlette Surprise quest to gain Artisan cooking. The quest now offers the unique recipe, Clamlette Magnifique. If you already completed the quest, you can visit Dirge Quickcleave in Gadgetzan to learn this recipe (for free).
* Several Northrend recipes were given greater skill up ranges to make it easier to reach 450 cooking skill.
* You no longer need to learn cooking from books. The trainers have finally done their reading and are able to teach you the same thing.
Enchanting
* Added a recipe for enchanting staves with spell power.
* Greatly increased the drop rate of recipes found in pre-Lich King dungeons and raids.
* Several recipes in the 250-300 skill range have been rebalanced, and the reagent requirements have been reduced.
* Some enchants now have level restrictions. Note: the enchant is never removed from the item to which it's applied, however, the player no longer receives its benefit until they reach the required level. Any enchants modified in this way have had their tooltips updated. (the "NERF TWINKS" proponents will love this)
* The enchanting interface now correctly sorts grey recipes by skill difficulty.
Engineering
* Added a new Reticulated Armor Webbing engineering enchant that increases the armor on plate gloves.
* Added a new Springy Arachnoweave engineering enchant that grants passive spell power in addition to turning your cloak into a parachute.
* Flexweave Underlay now grants passive agility in addition to its normal effect.
* Nitro Boosts now grant passive critical strike rating in addition to their speed boost.
* Nitro Boosts now make you drop PVP flags when used, as well as preventing you from picking them up while the effect is active.
Fishing
* A new (and very rare) special mount can now be caught from Northrend fishing pools.
* A new clam, the Giant Darkwater Clam, can be obtained by fishing in Wintergrasp. This mighty clam has a greatly increased chance to drop pearls, and yields up to five times the regular amount of clam meat.
* New fishing dailies are now offered from Marcia Chase in Dalaran City!
* Players are no longer required to do the Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme quest to gain Artisan fishing. The quest now offers a special superior-quality fishing pole instead. If you already completed the quest, you can visit Nat Pagle in Dustwallow Marsh to receive this new fishing pole.
* The time needed to catch fish has been reduced. (Oh Thank BOB!!! FINALLY!)
* You can now fish anywhere, regardless of skill. Every catch has the potential for fishing skill gains, but you are likely to catch worthless junk in areas that are too difficult for your skill.
* You can now fish in Wintergrasp, and the fishin' is good!
* You no longer need to learn fishing from books. The trainers have finally done their reading and are able to teach you the same thing.
Gathering Skills
* Toughness, Master of Anatomy, and Lifeblood now have level requirements equal to the level required for the corresponding skill rank: Apprentice (1), Journeyman (1), Expert (10), Artisan (25), Master (40), Grand Master (55).
* You can no longer fail when Mining, Herbing, and Skinning.
Herbalism
* Find Herbs no longer tracks Glowcaps.
* Northrend herbs now yield more herbs on average.
* The herbalism requirement for gathering Tiger Lily has been reduced to 375.
* The time it takes to gather herbs has been reduced.
Inscription
* Added a recipe to trainers for creating a level 70 superior-quality off-hand item.
* Added a recipe for creating a different level 70 superior-quality off-hand item. Scribes will find the recipe is dropped from residents of Silverbrook.
* Added around 50 new glyph recipes. These new recipes can be obtained from Books of Glyph Mastery found as world drops on Northrend monsters. Reading a Book of Glyph Mastery randomly discovers one of the newly-added recipes.
* Glyph icons have been updated so it is easy to distinguish between classes.
* Players will now learn 3 recipes the very first time they perform Northrend Inscription Research. This does not apply to players who have already discovered recipes from Northrend Inscription Research (sorry).
Jewelcrafting
* Added a new recipe to cut black diamonds.
* Added a recipe for Shifting Twilight Opal to the daily jewelcrafting vendor.
* Added recipes for superior-quality PVP rings and necklaces to Northrend jewelcrafting trainers.
Leatherworking
* Added a recipe for combining Borean Leather Scraps into Borean Leather. You can still use Borean Scraps from your inventory to combine them.
* Added new recipes for epic gear, found rarely on Ulduar bosses. These recipes are unbound and can be traded.
* Several lower-level items crafted by leatherworkers have received major changes to make them more appealing.
* Shadowskin Gloves and Dusky Boots no longer require Shadowcat Hide to create, but instead require an equal quantity of Shadow Silk. Shadowcat Hides can no longer be obtained from skinning.
Alchemy
* Blackmouth Oil and Fire Oil no longer require a vial.
* Elixir of Greater Spellpower now grants spell power to all schools of magic.
* The Crazy Alchemist Potion is now correctly increased by Alchemist Stones.
* Increased the health granted by the Flask of Stoneblood.
* The Mercurial Stone is no longer required as a tool for alchemists. It is instead a green quality bind-on-equip trinket.
* You can now sometimes find Alchemist's Caches from bosses in Ulduar. Only players with an Alchemy skill of 425 or higher can loot these secret caches.
Blacksmithing
* Most of the recipes in the 1-300 skill range of blacksmithing have had their stats updated to be more useful.
* Added a new recipe for the Titansteel Spellblade, an epic one-handed caster dagger, available from trainers.
* Titanium Plating now reduces the duration of disarm effects by 50% as well as increasing your block value.
* Added new recipes for epic gear, found rarely on Ulduar bosses. These recipes are unbound and can be traded.
Cooking
* A new recipe has been added to cooking trainers for making Black Jelly, using several Borean Man 'O War as ingredients. While it looks disgusting, it restores more health and mana than the highest level food. (interesting...)
* Flint and Tinder is no longer necessary for creating a campfire. You're just that resourceful!
* Grub now sells the Dig Rat Stew recipe to players who completed the quest.
* Prospector Khazgorm, found in Bael Modan in southern Barrens, now sells the recipe for Dig Rat Stew to the Alliance.
* Ingredients such as Spices, Apples, and the like have been removed from most cooking recipes.
* Players no longer need to complete the Clamlette Surprise quest to gain Artisan cooking. The quest now offers the unique recipe, Clamlette Magnifique. If you already completed the quest, you can visit Dirge Quickcleave in Gadgetzan to learn this recipe (for free).
* Several Northrend recipes were given greater skill up ranges to make it easier to reach 450 cooking skill.
* You no longer need to learn cooking from books. The trainers have finally done their reading and are able to teach you the same thing.
Enchanting
* Added a recipe for enchanting staves with spell power.
* Greatly increased the drop rate of recipes found in pre-Lich King dungeons and raids.
* Several recipes in the 250-300 skill range have been rebalanced, and the reagent requirements have been reduced.
* Some enchants now have level restrictions. Note: the enchant is never removed from the item to which it's applied, however, the player no longer receives its benefit until they reach the required level. Any enchants modified in this way have had their tooltips updated. (the "NERF TWINKS" proponents will love this)
* The enchanting interface now correctly sorts grey recipes by skill difficulty.
Engineering
* Added a new Reticulated Armor Webbing engineering enchant that increases the armor on plate gloves.
* Added a new Springy Arachnoweave engineering enchant that grants passive spell power in addition to turning your cloak into a parachute.
* Flexweave Underlay now grants passive agility in addition to its normal effect.
* Nitro Boosts now grant passive critical strike rating in addition to their speed boost.
* Nitro Boosts now make you drop PVP flags when used, as well as preventing you from picking them up while the effect is active.
Fishing
* A new (and very rare) special mount can now be caught from Northrend fishing pools.
* A new clam, the Giant Darkwater Clam, can be obtained by fishing in Wintergrasp. This mighty clam has a greatly increased chance to drop pearls, and yields up to five times the regular amount of clam meat.
* New fishing dailies are now offered from Marcia Chase in Dalaran City!
* Players are no longer required to do the Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme quest to gain Artisan fishing. The quest now offers a special superior-quality fishing pole instead. If you already completed the quest, you can visit Nat Pagle in Dustwallow Marsh to receive this new fishing pole.
* The time needed to catch fish has been reduced. (Oh Thank BOB!!! FINALLY!)
* You can now fish anywhere, regardless of skill. Every catch has the potential for fishing skill gains, but you are likely to catch worthless junk in areas that are too difficult for your skill.
* You can now fish in Wintergrasp, and the fishin' is good!
* You no longer need to learn fishing from books. The trainers have finally done their reading and are able to teach you the same thing.
Gathering Skills
* Toughness, Master of Anatomy, and Lifeblood now have level requirements equal to the level required for the corresponding skill rank: Apprentice (1), Journeyman (1), Expert (10), Artisan (25), Master (40), Grand Master (55).
* You can no longer fail when Mining, Herbing, and Skinning.
Herbalism
* Find Herbs no longer tracks Glowcaps.
* Northrend herbs now yield more herbs on average.
* The herbalism requirement for gathering Tiger Lily has been reduced to 375.
* The time it takes to gather herbs has been reduced.
Inscription
* Added a recipe to trainers for creating a level 70 superior-quality off-hand item.
* Added a recipe for creating a different level 70 superior-quality off-hand item. Scribes will find the recipe is dropped from residents of Silverbrook.
* Added around 50 new glyph recipes. These new recipes can be obtained from Books of Glyph Mastery found as world drops on Northrend monsters. Reading a Book of Glyph Mastery randomly discovers one of the newly-added recipes.
* Glyph icons have been updated so it is easy to distinguish between classes.
* Players will now learn 3 recipes the very first time they perform Northrend Inscription Research. This does not apply to players who have already discovered recipes from Northrend Inscription Research (sorry).
Jewelcrafting
* Added a new recipe to cut black diamonds.
* Added a recipe for Shifting Twilight Opal to the daily jewelcrafting vendor.
* Added recipes for superior-quality PVP rings and necklaces to Northrend jewelcrafting trainers.
Leatherworking
* Added a recipe for combining Borean Leather Scraps into Borean Leather. You can still use Borean Scraps from your inventory to combine them.
* Added new recipes for epic gear, found rarely on Ulduar bosses. These recipes are unbound and can be traded.
* Several lower-level items crafted by leatherworkers have received major changes to make them more appealing.
* Shadowskin Gloves and Dusky Boots no longer require Shadowcat Hide to create, but instead require an equal quantity of Shadow Silk. Shadowcat Hides can no longer be obtained from skinning.
You know, I'm not quite sure how I feel to some of the difficulty nerfs in fishing and cooking. Yeah, I guess it's nice to have some aspects less annoyingly inconvenient, but I thought things like the Artisan cooking and fishing quests added flavor and a change of pace to it all.