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5.3 PTR: Valley of Spirits Shut Down, Pet Battle Accuracy Changes
Today's newspost covers two very different types of battles on the PTR--Battlefield: Barrens and pet battle changes. Since our
post last week on the Horde Rebellion
, we've found a few more signs of strife in the area and it's now been included in the
official 5.3 PTR Patch Notes
. Most notably, the Valley of Spirits has been shut down in 5.3 under Kor'kron surveillance.
And if you prefer lighter combat, pet battles are getting some accuracy changes in 5.3 to keep combat from feeling repetitive.
Valley of Spirits Shut Down
The first time we previewed Orgrimmar on the PTR, Kor'kron guards were keeping the troll section of Orgrimmar on lockdown. But things have gotten even worse--they've terrified the NPCs to the point where the Valley of Spirits has been shut down. Players cannot access the Auction House, Banks, class trainers, profession trainers, and all vendors. (Suddenly, those pet snakes from
Xan'tish
like
Schwarze Königsnatter
may be rare...)
In addition, the portal to Blasted Lands has been removed, and
Loyalist von Vol'jin
s now run through t
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Patch 5.2 Hotfixes: April 4
A few 5.2 hotfixes were posted tonight--
Dunkelmond-Karte: Blauer Drache
finally got a nerf. There were also some
5.3 PTR Patch Note Updates
earlier today, so be sure to check those out too!
Rygarius
Quests
Ausgedehnter Landgang
: This quest has been temporarily removed from quest rotation to address an issue with the Zandalari Warship.
Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios
Fixed an issue where Warlocks remained in the wrong phase at The Black Temple after completing the quest
Sucht das Signal
.
Der Thron des Donners
Durumu der Vergessene
During the Light Spectrum phase, Yellow Eye's cone now moves more quickly on Raid Finder difficulty.
Items
Dunkelmond-Karte: Blauer Drache
now has a reduced chance to activate its effect for characters that are level 61-69 and its effect no longer activates for characters above level 69.
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5.3 PTR Patch Notes - Updated April 4th
Today's updates to the 5.3 PTR Patch Notes included some changes to Monks, Priests, Shaman, and Warriors, as well as clarification on PvP Power changes. Below are the new additions to the PTR notes:
Mönch
General
now also removes horrify effects, and reduces the duration of horrify effects and fear, and is available to all
Mönch
specializations (formerly only available for Brewmaster and Windwalker Monks).
Talents
Ring des Friedens
had been redesigned. The ability forms an 8-yard sanctuary around a friendly target for 8 seconds, instantly disarming and silencing enemies within the area-of-effect for 3 seconds. Enemies that use abilities other than auto-attacks or cast spells on allies within the
Ring des Friedens
will be disarmed and silenced for 3 seconds. Disarm and silence effects are subject to diminishing returns.
Priester
General
Machtwort: Seelenstärke
had its mana cost reduced to 1%, down from 4.4%.
Massenbannung
no longer dispels magic effects that are normally undispellable. Cast time has been decrea
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News Roundup: New Armored Dragonhawk Rewards, Durumu in LFR, Zarhym on April Fools
5.3 PTR:
Reittieraufmarsch
Rewards
We've been datamining a ton of gorgeous mount models, and now we're seeing some new mounts on the 5.3 PTR! The rewards for
Reittieraufmarsch
are now learned by players who have obtained 200 mounts:
Gepanzerter blauer Drachenfalke
for Alliance,
Gepanzerter roter Drachenfalke
for Horde. This achievement is reminiscent of
Tierisch viele Reittiere
and its dragonhawk rewards:
Blauer Drachenfalke
,
Roter Drachenfalke
.
Click on the modelviewer pics to view them in our 3D Modelviewer!
News Round Up
The
third wing of LFR opened this week
and in spite of some hotfixes, players are still finding
Durumu der Vergessene
pretty challenging. Bashiok discusses the issues with
Durumu der Vergessene
and how the maze visual effect could use some alteration.
EU CM Taepsilum discusse
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BlizzCon® 2013 Tickets On Sale April 24 and 27
BlizzCon 2013 tickets will be on sale Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. PDT and Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. PDT for $175--they sell out extremely quickly, so good luck! Tickets to the Benefit Dinner (plus BlizzCon) will be on sale May 1 at 7 p.m. PDT and will cost $500 each.
BlizzCon 2013 will take place November 9 and 9 and for those that can't make it in person, there will be a virtual ticket with livestreaming of the entire event.
<div class="detail"><p>Mark your calendars—a Blizzard is coming to Southern California! Tickets for BlizzCon<sup>®</sup> 2013 will go on sale in two batches on <strong>Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. PDT</strong> and <strong>Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. PDT</strong> through the official <a href="
http://www.blizzcon.com">BlizzCon
website</a>. In addition, a limited number of tickets to an exclusive pre-BlizzCon Benefit Dinner will go on sale <strong>Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. PDT</strong>.</p>
<p>BlizzCon 2013 takes place November 8 and 9 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, and tickets to the two-day show will be available at $175 USD each. Ti
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Updated 5.3 PTR Patch Notes and Patch 5.2 Hotfixes
Blizzard just posted some Patch 5.2 Hotfixes on their US blog, as well as updated 5.3 PTR Patch Notes earlier today on their EU blog. Here's the highlights:
Horde Rebellion:
The
Horde Rebellion we noticed last week on the 5.3 PTR
is now officially in the notes and called "Quest Campaign: Escalation."
Players complete quests to support the Darkspear in rebelling against Garrosh, and destroy Kor'kron NPCs and their supply carts in the Northern Barrens.
As rewards, players get
Latent Kor’kron Armor
which can be turned into a spec-appropriate ilvl 476 epic.
Brawler's Guild:
Rank 9 and 10 bosses have been added to the Brawler's Guild. (Not in notes: Rank 10 players can purchase
Kräftiges Mushan des Grubenkämpfers
on the PTR.)
Rank 8 players can access special VIP areas.
As we noted last week
,
Challenge Cards
allow you to summon unique bosses
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April Fools' Roundup, 3rd Wing of LFR Opens Today and Loot Overview
April Fools' Roundup
We love coming up with April Fools' ideas at Wowhead and seeing what clever things other sites come up with! This year, the Wowhead Staff plotted to liven up the 5.3 PTR with
cosmetic character auras, Earth Day, Doritios Locos feasts. and more
. We hope you all had fun with it, and we'd love to see some cosmetic rewards or updated world events in the future on the real PTR!
Here's some of our other favorite pranks:
ElvUI users did the Harlem Shake
upon logging in, which not only made your character dance but shook up all of your ability buttons.
WoW Interface discovered that Blizzard was switching to a Flash-based UI
, with swf and js files in the Patch 5.4 alpha client.
WarcraftPets broke the news that players can summon multiple pets at a time
but with a cost--the more pets you have out, the lower their polygon count
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5.3 PTR: Build 16790 Spell Changes, 3D Pegasus Mount Models, and More
A new 5.3 PTR build was datamined this afternoon--yes, it's April 1st, but from what we can tell, this data is completely legitimate on Blizzard's side.
Check out the latest additions!
New Models
We datamined two versions of a yet-unnamed Pegasus mount--blue and red! Click on the images to view them in our 3D Modelviewer.
New Global Strings
The global strings had a few additions--most notably, one that deals with the new loot mechanics allowing players receive loot for a specialization that's different from their current class role.
+CALENDAR_ERROR_MODERATOR_RESTRICTED = "Starter Edition accounts cannot be moderators.";
+ERR_LOOT_SPEC_CHANGED_S = "Loot Specialization set to: %s";
+ITEM_UPGRADE_BONUS_FORMAT = "(+%d) ";
Patch Highlights
Several glyphs were changed. As this is the PTR, keep in mind that base abilities might later be tweaked to incorp
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2013 Noblegarden Guide (April 1 - 8)
It's time for
Noblegarden
--a hunt for loot, this time in the form of brightly colored eggs! We join together to "share the joy of life and friendship" all the while looking for carefully hidden eggs and devouring tons of chocolate!
Noblegarden
starts on
April 1 at 2:00 PM
and ends on
April 8 at 2:00 PM
--a change from holidays starting overnight on the weekends.
Brightly Colored Eggs
have been hidden all across the starting areas for both Alliance and Horde players to discover. These eggs can contain chocolates which serve as a currency to buy seasonal goodies--sometimes they also have special prizes! Simply head out to one of your faction's starting areas, grab some quests, and get out there and hunt eggs! Maybe you'll even earn some achievements along the way!
CRZ intially made many low-level areas crowded when Noblegarden started this year. A hotfix has been implemented that greatly
increases the spawn rate on Brightly Colored Eggs
.
We haven'
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Diablo III for Console: Press Kit and PAX East Interview
Last weekend at PAX East, we checked out the Diablo III console demo in addition to covering
Hearthstone, Blizzard's new game
!
While Diablo III may seem easy to adapt for console play, there are a lot of quality-of-life changes:
In multiplayer mode, you'll be able to play side-by-side, as well as via the network. The camera will zoom out to accommodate players separated.
Fewer items drop from mobs, but they tend to be high quality. Items you wish to vendor can also be tagged as junk while fighting.
Higher-quality items drop from the console version because there is no Auction House as a means of obtaining gear.
Console monsters have a staggered combat rhythm, as being surprised by a cluster of mobs is exciting and fun on a PC, but less so with console mechanics.
A new event queue shows recent buffs and items looted. Symbols will pop up for all recent items showing how much of an upgrade or downgrade it is, for easy reference.
The achie
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Patch 5.2 Hotfixes: March 29
Hotfixes were pretty brief today with the holiday weekend coming up--some minor set bonus and item tweaks.
Classes
Magier
Tier-15 Fire/Frost 4-piece set bonus should now properly increase
Frostblitz
's chance to activate
Eisige Finger
effect.
Priester
Tier-15 Discipline/Holy 4-piece set bonus should summon a
Goldene Erscheinung
that now heals for the correct amount and can activate
Göttliche Aegis
.
Schurke
Combat
Klingenwirbel
now has a range of 8 yards, up from 5 yards, and will only hit targets that are within the
Schurke
's line-of-sight.
Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios
Ji-Kun
's
Junge füttern
ability should now be slightly easier to intercept.
In die Lüfte!
: Fixed an issue where the
Pfeilregen
debuff not being removed after defeating
Bestienmeister Horaki
.
Items
Waffe - Glorreiche Tyrannei
can no longer be used on other player's weapons and will cause bind-on-equipped items to become soulbound.
Blitz-verzauberter Kelch
now has a greatly increased chance to generate
Unendliche Macht
.
[/
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News Roundup: Blood in the Snow Scenario Introduction, Auto-Learning Flightpaths Disabled
Blood in the Snow Scenario Introduction
If you ever thought that Scenarios felt a bit abrupt and wanted more of a lore buildup--hey, here's a quest to help Vol'jin--you're in luck in Patch 5.3. Our friends at
WoW Insider
mentioned that there was a special scene leading into one of the new 5.3 scenarios,
Blood in the Snow
, so we hopped on the PTR to check out what goes on!
You're first sent a mail by Lorewalker Cho asking you to head to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Once there, he shares with you what he just discovered about the Alliance and gives you
The King and the Council
. Varian is facing some unforeseen difficulties in making a deal with the dwarves.
We're curious to see if these lead-in quests and Lorewalker scenes will be added for additional scenarios in the future--it was pretty effective here.
Transcript and screenshots of the quest below:
Once upon a time - moments ago, in fact - a great King sought the help from a trio of powerful dwarves: The Council of Three Hammers.
The King's scouts had discovered that Zand
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5.3 PTR: Build 16781 Items, Reduced Heirloom Costs, Heroic Scenario Loot
A new PTR build is coming this evening, and we also have some news about reduced heirloom costs!
Check out the latest additions!
Reduced Heirloom Costs
Heirloom costs have been reduced for
items added in 5.2
--what makes them special is that they can be used from 1-85. They are now 40% of their previous Justice or Honor Point cost, but still require turning in their older heirloom to purchase:
5
Gerechtigkeitspunkte
or 5
5.2 items now require the old heirloom and 0
Gerechtigkeitspunkte
or 0
to purchase.
0
Gerechtigkeitspunkte
or 0
5.2 items now require the old heirloom and 0
Gerechtigkeitspunkte
or 0
to purchase.
5
Gerechtigkeitspunkte
or 5
5.2 items now require the old heirloom and 0
Gerechtigkeitspunkte
or 0
to purchase.
Build Highlights
New PvP Taba
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5.3 PTR: New Battle Pets
Patch 5.3 has tons of new battle pets! There are eleven boss-themed ones from
Mit Leine auf Schlachtzug II: Abstimmungsedition
, new wild pets (
Ungeborene Val'kyr
) and drops from
Der Thron des Donners
bosses, including
Zähflüssiger Horror
from Heroic-only
Primordius
.
There's also
Verkümmertes Terrorhorn
for doing a ton of PvP Pet Battles,
Schmutzling
from the quirky Saurok area on
Insel des Donners
, more cute direhorn pets, and a mini-
Gahz'rilla
,
Gahz'rooki
.
We've covered all the new pets, including their sources, abilities, and 3D models! Usual disclaimer that abilities and models are subject to change before 5.3 goes live.
Click the cut to read about all the new pets and click on our images below to view them in our 3D Modelviewer!
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Patch 5.2 Hotfixes: March 27
Blizzard just posted a new round of 5.2 Hotfixes, including some set bonus fixes for Ferals and Brewmasters, as well as Shaman buffs.
Itoka
's
Merkwürdiger Metallbarren
can now be looted by multiple players--being lootable by only one player while also being a shared tap caused some difficulties this past week.
They've also clarified that the
Junger Grimmlingflitzer
on the PTR was using an incorrect new model and will retain its familiar well-loved look in 5.3! While the
Verzauberter Feendrache
looks very cool, players are attached to the old sprite darter model, especially those who did the original Alliance quest chain.
Crithto
You owners of the adorable
Junger Grimmlingflitzer
can rest assured, we do not intend to change the model you’ve come to know. There was an error with a file that caused the change, and we’ll be correcting it in future PTR build.
Click the cut for the Patch 5.2 Hotfixes!
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5.3 PTR: 50 Stable Slots, Cosmetic Items, Brawler's Guild Improvements
This article covers 5.3 PTR information which may be outdated. Check out
Wowhead's Brawler's Guild Guide (Updated for 5.3)
for the latest details.
Following up on yesterday's
big 5.3 discovery that Garrosh and the Kor'kron are up to no good in Durotar and the Barrens
, we have some smaller patch additions covering stabled pets, cosmetic armor, and new bosses in the Brawler's Guild!
50 Stable Slots for Hunters
Hunters can now
stable up to 50 pets
, on top of the five in their active slots. With all the
new dinosaurs to collect in 5.2
, this should make lots of hunters happy!
Cosmetic Items
Players noticed that the Auction House in 5.2 had a section under Armor called Cosmetic, but there weren't any items one could list there. We datamined an item from
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Battlefield Barrens: Zone Changes and Acquiring Kor'kron Items
Patch 5.3 introduces a new world event, Battlefield Barrens, that explores the conflict between the Alliance, Horde, and Garrosh. There's a ton of stuff to do and collect as part of this event--but it's only around for a limited amount of time.
To unlock this world event, which takes place in Durotar and Northern Barrens, you'll need to do several
new scenarios and a quest chain showing the underlying politics behind your faction
.
Once the world event is unlocked, you can collect
Kor'kron supplies through various ways
to
purchase vanity items and armor
like
Xan'tishs Flöte
.
Garrosh's influence can be seen in
the Valley of Spirits being shut down
, a Horde digsite in the Vale of Eternal Bloss
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Hearthstone Interview and PAX Demo Gameplay
Over the weekend, I interviewed Hamilton Chu, Executive Producer, and Ben Brode, Game Designer, about Blizzard's newest game, Hearthstone, which was just revealed at PAX East! I also got to try out a few rounds of this fast-paced lighthearted demo as my favorite classes--Rogue and Warlock.
We've also covered the artwork, videos, and the Official Press Release and Gameplay FAQ from Blizzard in
Friday's post
. Also check out
Blizzard's Roundup
for more fansite interviews and resources.
Gameplay
Hearthstone is designed to be an accessible and fast-paced online strategy card game using popular figures from World of Warcraft:
Classes
: There are nine classes total. All WoW classes are represented except for Death Knights and Monks. Each class has a unique low-cost ability that's meant to be an option if you get unlucky with card draws. For example, Warlocks can draw a card at the cost of life, while Rogues can summ
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PvP Gear in Patch 5.3
Blizzard just posted a highly-anticipated blog on PvP in Patch 5.3. There are several controversial changes:
The biggest change is that all gear in all Battlegrounds and Arenas will be scaled down to ilvl 496, which is the level of Season 13 Conquest Gear.
Resilience will also be removed from all gear, although it will remain on gems and enchantments--to compensate for this, all level 85+ players will have 65% base resilience. PvP Power will remain on all gear.
Since gear above ilvl 496 will be scaled down, Elite items will be primarily cosmetic rewards instead of powerful PvP armor.
Battle Fatigue will increase to make PvP gear superior for healers.
Other changed described during 5.2's PTR are still in place, namely that the 7,250
requirement for weapons will be waived in 5.3, and a catch-up mechanism will be implemented so newer players can earn more points per week. If you've gotten over 25,000
, you can also purchase Tyrannical gear for Honor.
As for the ilvl 496 scaling--many players felt that having multiple tiers of PvP gear in 5.2 led to an uneven playing field. Item Upgrades were removed from PvP gear for this reason, and keeping overpowered ilvl
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5.3 PTR: Build 16767 - Spell Changes and More
Another PTR build just hit this evening! It's a bit smaller, but has some Druid changes and a few new items.
Check out the latest additions!
is now Glyph of Omens: While you are not in an Eclipse, the following abilities now grant 10 Solar or Lunar Energy: Entangling Roots, Cyclone, Faerie Fire, Solar Beam, Faerie Swarm, Mass Entanglement, Typhoon, Disorienting Roar, Ursol's Vortex, and Mighty Bash.
treants now have charges (such as Resto version
Hainwächter
: Summons 3 Treants that heal nearby friendly targets for 15 sec. Each Treant will heala Treant which will immediately cast Swiftmend on your current target. The Treant will cast Healing Touch on that target or a nearby ally every 3 sec, healing for 3201 to 3779 (+ 32.3% of SpellPower). every 3 sec.Lasts 15 sec. Maximum 3 charges.). In addition, Resto ones cast Swiftmend and Healing Touch.
Several achievements for Heroic Scenarios were added:
Heroisch: Ein Sturm braut sich zusammen
,
Heroisch: Blutroter Schnee
,
Heroisch: Gruft der Vergessenen Könige
New BoA vanity item: [item=98136
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