Blizzard has shut down a damage-stacking strategy on World of Warcraft's Kindo'jan encounter. A round of Patch 12.1.5 hotfixes posted on October 20 stops Spirit Conduit Loa powers from being used during the fight, alongside a set of currency uncaps and quest fixes.
Spirit Conduits unlock at Renown 6 on the Labyrinth of Kindo'jan Renown track and grant short, two-minute buffs. Wowhead reports that players had been leaving every conduit untouched until Kindo'jan was summoned, then collecting them in quick succession and bursting the boss down under the stacked buffs. Blizzard's notes list the change as a fix for an issue where Spirit Conduit Loa powers could be used during Kindo'jan's fight.
The same round extends a Kindo'jan achievement rather than retiring it alongside the exploit. Blizzard says the availability of Fabled: Let Me Solo Him: Kindo'jan has been extended and can now be earned until weekly maintenance during the week of October 27. A separate Labyrinth fix addresses an issue that could sometimes prevent the "Fools and Curses" scenario from completing.
Several caps came off in the same pass:
- Mistcrests are now uncapped.
- Ascendant Venomstones are available after completing the quest "Ascending with Venomstones".
- Conquest and Bloody Tokens are now uncapped.
- The Spoils of War buff is live, increasing Conquest gains by 50% and Honor gains by 40% in Battlegrounds and Arenas.
- The Venomous Equipment Chest can be bought from the conquest quartermaster, Irissa Bloodstar.
Two item fixes also landed. Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art glove enchantments can now be applied to Warbound Until Equipped items, and the Void Eruption effect on Kith'ix's armor pieces can no longer hit targets the player is not in combat with.
Quest fixes close out the round. The furbolgs required for "Not Quite Nalorakk" have returned from hibernation, and spending Nebulous Voidcores on non-raid sources now counts toward the "A Nebulous Endeavour" tutorial quest, which Blizzard says will complete the next time a character spends a Nebulous Voidcore on any Season 2 bonus roll source. The Skardyn Behemoth no longer becomes unattackable and blocks completion of "Draw Its Ire", and the Voidstorm quest "To Be Changed" can be finished again.
Blizzard's hotfix page covers World of Warcraft: Midnight alongside Mists of Pandaria Classic, Season of Discovery, Burning Crusade Classic, WoW Classic Era and Hardcore. Some entries take effect the moment they are implemented, while others require scheduled realm restarts, and the studio says the list will be updated as further hotfixes are applied.
