World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic Patch 4.4.1 Notes - Protocol Inferno, Occu’thar, Firelands

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Blizzard has published the Patch 4.4.1 notes for Cataclysm Classic. This version of the notes includes a conversion from Fissure Stones to Valor, allowing players to pre-farm Valor for the next week by running Protocol Inferno dungeons.

PST. Firelands is a 10- or 25-player, 7 boss raid, and has two difficulty modes – Normal and Heroic – rewarding items for iLvl 378 and 391 gear, respectively.

• Developers’ notes: Firelands is an iconic raid, but it went through several rounds of changes by the end of original Cataclysm, which significantly impacted its challenge. We have done a top-to-bottom pass and reverted many of these adjustments, to restore the «feel» of the original state of the raid and allow it to live up to its iconic status. Still, we will monitor player performance and progression in the raid and, if needed, may make additional adjustments if necessary.

Gather your team to take on the challenge of Rated Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds and earn Conquest points to spend on new and more powerful PvP gear.

Elemental Rune Dungeons: Protocol Inferno

Elemental Rune Dungeons are a new optional game mode, which can be activated in most Cataclysm Classic heroic dungeons by interacting with the Mysterious Elemental Device near each dungeon’s entrance and selecting “Activate Protocol Inferno”. This mode is not available in Zul’Aman or Zul’Gurub.

• Upon activating Protocol Inferno, a floating element will appear and all 5 players in the group will need to channel it.

• Elemental Rune Protocol Inferno dungeons can also be queued for by using the automated Group Finder tool, and require a minimum item level of 346 to queue for.

• Activating Protocol Inferno will grant creatures in the dungeon the “Fury of the Firelord” buff, increasing their