The faded wizard hat (http://www.wowhead.com/item=53057/faded-wizard-hat) from the final quest in Azshara used to be able to be equipped, used (therefore changing your model into some random race) then then be de-equipped and the model-changing buff would still hold for 30 minutes.
Now the buff is removed as soon as you de-equip the helmet, is this intended? Because this makes this VERY fun item completely useless in any combat situation.
Or is it just a bug?
Actually, it was a bug that the buff wasn't removed when you took off the hat, a bug which we have now fixed.
We totally understand that this must be quite upsetting to some of you guys who have been used to the functionality of this hat until now, but we are most likely not going to revert this fix. It is our intent that all transformations of this type are limited to either a duration or tied to an item that must be equipped. It should hopefully come as good news that we plan to include more transformation items in patch 4.1, and I also shouldn't forget to mention that we did already put an item, Kalytha's Haunted Locket, on a vendor in Azshara... this item is available to players of both factions and it can to turn you into a Night Elf ghost.
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