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5.4 PTR: Timeless Isle Zone Preview, BoA Epic Loot, Pets, and World Bosses
posted
2013/07/18 at 8:12 PM
by
perculia
The
Timeless Isle
is finally open for testing on the 5.4 PTR! It's a mysterious island to the east of the Jade Forest, where in a refreshing change of pace, players can acquire vanity items and gear
without
doing dailies.
There's a new pet tournament on the
Timeless Isle
, as well as mini-Celestial battle pets to acquire.
Epic ilvl 496 Timeless Gear can be acquired by looting rare chests, killing mobs, and turning in
Timeless Coin
. These items, like
Amaranthine Robe
, have random stats, and the armor token that creates them,
Timeless Cloth Robes
, is BoA, meaning you can send these to your alts for gearing up! There are also ilvl 535 versions, tagged as Timeless, of these same items--perhaps
Burden of Eternity
will be involved.
There's hardly any daily quests, just one--
A Timeless Question
--in which you answer questions about Azeroth's lore.
In addition to selling gear tokens, there's vendors that have rare-spawn nameplates that sell
"Dapper Gentleman" Costume
and despawn after a period of time.
Tons of rare elites to kill, as well as chests to loot.
The
Timeless Isle
is also home to Celestial world bosses, needed for Wrathion's questli
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5.4 PTR: Build 17205, New Glyphs, Battle Pets, and More
posted
2013/07/17 at 5:56 PM
by
perculia
Busy week for 5.4 PTR patches, we've got another today after
Monday's that had new titles and legendary procs
. Today's PTR build includes new battle pets from dungeons and raids, glyphs, and some more vanity items.
Check out the latest additions!
Patch Highlights
Elixir of Wandering Spirits
: Take on the form of a Golden Lotus hero.
Xal'atoh, Desecrated Image of Gorehowl
: new version of Gorehowl
Qian-Ying, Fortitude of Niuzao
now has expertise instead of dodge.
Tons of new battle pets:
Ashleaft Spriteling
,
Ashwing Moth
,
Azure Crane Chick
,
Blackfuse Bombling
,
Ruby Droplet
,
Dandelion Frolicker
,
Death Adder Hatchling
,
Droplet of Y'Shaarj
,
Flamering Moth
,
Gooey Sha-ling
,
Jademist Dancer
,
Kovok
,
Ominous Flame
,
Skunky Alemental
,
Skywisp Moth
,
Spineclaw Crab
,
Gulp Froglet
Many new potential glyph spells were datamined recently, and a few of them now have item versions, implying they can be crafted and/or tested on the PTR, like
Glyph of Inspired Hymns
.
Death Knight
:
Charred Glyph
,
Glyph of the Skeleton
Druid
:
Charred Glyph
,
Charred Glyph
[c
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5.4 PTR: Proving Grounds Now Testable
posted
2013/07/16 at 3:11 PM
by
perculia
The Proving Grounds are now testable on the 5.4 PTR! As we
covered yesterday
, Proving Grounds are solo challenges that both allow new players to learn a new role in a comfortable setting, or seasoned players to try something difficult and competitive.
Proving Grounds allow users to select Tank, Healer, or DPS challenges. You can queue up from class trainers, or
Trial Master Rotun
who is by Flaskataur or Temple of the White Tiger.
Proving Grounds does have some similarities to Brawler's Guild in that they're solo challenges, but Proving Grounds lets you privately learn a role without people watching you fail on the sidelines, plus there are challenges for all specs. In addition, gear plays much less of a role in Proving Grounds success--all gear is scaled down to ilvl 463, like it is in Challenge Modes.
Once inside Proving Grounds, there are vendors that offer various amenities:
Miss Jadepaw
for Jewelcrafting supplies,
Nadaga Soulweaver
has Healthstones,
Mystic Quillstar
is a reforger, and
Furnisher Echoroot
sells basic food.
Video Preview
Olivia tested out the Proving Grounds on the PTR--che
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5.4 PTR: Proving Grounds Preview
posted
2013/07/15 at 11:05 AM
by
perculia
Blizzard just posted a blog introducing an exciting feature coming in Patch 5.4--Proving Grounds. In Proving Grounds, players can try out new roles in a safe environment (no PuGs being angry you failed at something new), or push their limits on high-difficulty settings.
Your gear will be scaled down so it's purely about skill, and depending on the role you choose, you'll be faced with combat mechanics similar to what's in a dungeon, with both friendly NPCs assisting you as well as vendors, soulwells, reforgers, and more inside! You don't even have to worry about durability when dying.
For completing various challenges, you'll be awarded achievements on Bronze, Silver, and Gold difficulty. An Endless Wave difficulty setting is in place for those who want competitive scores (like
Proving Yourself: Endless Tank (Wave 30) (Level 90)
).
Proving Grounds are now testable on the PTR! Simply go to the Temple of the White Tiger to queue up.
Click the cut to read Blizzard's preview!
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5.4 PTR: Build 17191 - Legendary Procs, New Titles, Tier 16 Armor, Glyphs
posted
2013/07/15 at 10:50 AM
by
perculia
A new PTR build is coming soon! There's details on the Blizzard Store, some changed set bonuses, titles for killing Garrosh, as well as tons of shaman vanity glyphs like
. Legendary cape procs were also tweaked:
Spirit of Chi-Ji
now redistributes overhealing, and
Endurance of Niuzao
doesn't function if you're not tank-specced.
For the latest official patch notes, check our
5.4 PTR Patch Notes: Updated July 12
.
Check out the latest additions!
Patch Highlights
New mount:
Stormcrow
More Timeless Isle items:
Timeless Plate Armor Cache
,
Timeless Mail Armor Cache
,
Timeless Leather Armor Cache
,
Timeless Cloth Armor Cache
,
Pouch of Timeless Coins
New trinkets, categorized as "Timeless:"
Alacrity of Xuen
,
Yu'lon's Bite
,
Discipline of Xuen
,
Resolve of Niuzao
,
Contemplation of Chi-Ji
Cursed Swabby Helmet
: Transform into a Cursed Hozen Swabby, able to breath under water and swim 200% faster.
Achievements and titles are in place for killing Garrosh on Normal difficulty. Horde gets
Liberator of Orgrimmar
and the Liberator of Orgrimmar title, Alliance gets
Conqueror of Orgrimmar
and the Conqueror of Orgr
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5.4 PTR Patch Notes: Updated July 12th
posted
2013/07/12 at 5:08 PM
by
perculia
The 5.4 PTR Patch Notes have been updated once again with class and battle pet ability changes. Here's the highlights:
All fear and horrify effects can no longer cause targets under the effects of a movement speed buff to move faster than normal run speed.
Druid
:
Charred Glyph
will now cause
to interrupt when used on targets that are immune to silence effects.
Hunter
:
damage dealt by pets when the ability is used outside of an Arena or Battleground is no longer reduced by 75%
Hunter
:
has been removed.
Monk
:
Tigereye Brew
Increases damage by 6% per stack, (up from 1% per stack) but is no longer increased by Mastery.
Paladin
:
no longer reduces the amount of healing done, and now restores mana based on the Paladin’s Spirit.
Paladin
:
(Holy version) now deals additional healing based on any heal cast by the Paladin for the 15 seconds for the duration of the spell. The Paladin also has 10% additional haste for the duration that the ability is active.
Paladin
:
now increases the effectiveness of Eternal Flame, Light of Dawn, and Word of Glory by 35%. Ef
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5.4 PTR: Tier 16 Armor Models, New Cooking Recipes
posted
2013/07/11 at 12:08 PM
by
perculia
New Cooking Recipes
Hate all the materials required for +300 stat food? There are potential new recipes for +300 stat food, whose reagents can currently be acquired in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms on the 5.4 PTR.
Mango Ice
: 300 Mastery food.
Aged Balsamic Vinegar
, 5x
Fresh Mangos
.
Farmer's Delight
: 300 Spirit food.
Aged Balsamic Vinegar
,
Fresh Strawberries
, 2x
Fresh Shao-Tien Rice
.
Fluffy Silkfeather Omelet
: 300 Strength food.
Aged Mogu'shan Cheese
, 5x
Fresh Silkfeather Hawk Eggs
.
Stuffed Lushrooms
: 450 Stamina food.
Aged Mogu'shan Cheese
, 5x
Fresh Lushroom
.
Spiced Blossom Soup
: 300 Intellect food.
Ancient Pandaren Spices
, 5x
Delicate Blossom Petals
.
Seasoned Pomfruit Slices
: 300 Agility food.
Ancient Pandaren Spices
, 5x
Fresh Pomfruit
.
The
Aged Mogu'shan Cheese
,
Aged Balsamic Vinegar
, and
Ancient Pandaren Spices
drop from rares required for
One Many Army
. The other reagents are confirmed to be looted around Vale of Eternal Blossoms and have a 2 hour duration. Some of these reagents were old quest items, such as
Fresh Pomfruit
for
Pomfruit Pickup
.
Also in this recent PTR build, datamined noodle cart recipes like
Grand Noodle Cart Kit
were given quest sources. These quests are tied to deciphering the mysterious ingredients behind the Lin family's secret soup. Each of the following recipes makes 5
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5.4 PTR: Build 17169, Spell Changes, Audio Spoilers, New Glyphs, Icons
posted
2013/07/09 at 6:28 PM
by
perculia
A new PTR build is coming soon! Many of the datamined spell changes below were confirmed in yesterday's
5.4 PTR Patch Notes
, which include many Affliction changes and a few Shaman buffs.
Check out the latest additions!
Build Highlights
Possible Winter Veil revamp?
Lucky Box of Greatness
,
Lucky Path of Cenarius
,
Lucky Satchel
,
Lucky Riding Turtle
Qian-Le, Courage of Niuzao
has some stat changes--it's now Crit/Exp/Mastery, instead of having Dodge.
New Shaman talent:
Rushing Streams
. Your Healing Stream Totem now heals two targets at once for 15% additional healing.
Counter Shot
is now a baseline Hunter ability.
New items tied to the Timeless Isle, a mysterious island off the Jade Forest filled with dynamic events, treasure chests, and world bosses:
Mask of Doubt
: "Provides quick access to the Ordon Sanctuary."
Mask of Hatred
: "Permanently increases mounted movement speed by 25% while on the Timeless Isle."
Mask of Violence
: "Reduces Fire damage taken by 50% while on the Timeless Isle and provides immunity to the atmosphere of the
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In-Game Store Details, Experience Buff Coming to Asian Regions
posted
2013/07/09 at 8:15 AM
by
perculia
Bashiok confirmed some speculation about an in-game store coming soon: the experience buff
Enduring Elixir of Wisdom
is planned to go live on Asian regions at the outset. There will also be a way to get Lesser Charms of Good Fortune.
Asian servers, due to their unique hourly subscription model, have already gotten some changes in the past. Earlier in MoP, KR servers
no longer shared raid lockouts on 10s and 25s, and 25-player loot was changed to be of a higher ilvl
.
In addition, it's implied that the in-game store would also sell items like the Pet Store pets and mounts as a long-term goal.
Thanks for all the feedback so far, everyone. We’re still pretty early in the exploration process, but we did want to go into more detail about our rationale for introducing an in-game store, as well as provide some insight into what you might ultimately see available there.
For players who are already interested in the in-game items we offer, such as Pet Store pets and mounts, the benefits of an in-game store are pretty clear. We think ev
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5.4 PTR Patch Notes: Updated July 8th
posted
2013/07/08 at 7:55 PM
by
perculia
Blizzard updated the 5.4 PTR Patch Notes this evening, with numerous class changes as well as a few PvP tweaks. Here's the highlights:
Player spells with different target limits depending on raid size will gradually increase their limits based on the number of players in Flexible Raid difficulty.
Death Knight
:
now also has a chance to activate when the Death Knight dodges or parries a melee attack.
Druid
: Guardian Druids now gain Vengeance when their Treant takes damage with
.
Hunter
: Counter Shot is now a baseline interrupt ability learned by all Hunters.
Monk
: Numerous Windwalker changes, including redesigned Bottled Fury and Tigereye Brew.
Paladin
:
no longer has a chance to restore mana on attacks.
Grand Crusader
no longer has a chance to activate from Crusader Strike and Hammer of the Righteous, but now has a 30% chance to activate when dodging or parrying a melee attack (up from 12%).
Priest
:
Shadowy Apparitions
are now treated as a missile, and is no longer an attackable creature.
Rogue
: Numerous Rogue changes, including an
Run Through
nerf, talent cooldown changes, and buffed
Backstab
and
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5.4 PTR: Build 17153 - Legendary Cloaks, Tier 16 Armor Models, Glyphs, and More
posted
2013/07/03 at 12:23 PM
by
perculia
A new build will be coming to the 5.4 PTR soon! As always, take the datamined spell changes with a grain of salt, and refer to the
official patch notes
for confirmed changes.
Highlights include legendary capes and their 3D models, Tier armor models, mount models including the Storm Crow possibly for killing Heroic Garrosh, new datamined glyphs, and
Enduring Elixir of Wisdom
, which hints at future micro-transactions with the Blizzard store.
Check out the latest additions!
Edit: Zarhym has clarified some of the details behind the
Enduring Elixir of Wisdom
:
Zarhym
We are currently exploring the possibility of adding a way for players in certain regions to make purchases directly within the game. As part of this process, elements related to this will be appearing on the PTR. We’ll provide additional updates on our plans as development progresses.
Audio Spoilers
Patch Highlights
Legendary-quality capes, which come with
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5.4 PTR: Currency and Reputation Gear Changes
posted
2013/07/03 at 11:54 AM
by
perculia
On the latest 5.4 PTR, reputation gear costs have been nerfed pretty hard, making it easier to gear up fresh characters. Many
Valor Points
items will cost
Justice Points
and
Shado-Pan Assault
items will have greatly reduced costs.
As this is still the PTR, currency costs are subject to change, but here's what we observed in-game:
Shado-Pan Assault
Honored items now require Friendly--chest, hands, legs, backs. In addition, the costs have been reduced by 34%:
0
Valor Points
> 5
Valor Points
.
Necks
,
Wrists
,
Rings
,
Cloak
.
> .
Trinket
,
Hands
,
Waist
.
> 5
Valor Points
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