New Pre Expansion Content: Karazhan Questline, Updated Dalaran, More Frequent Demon Invasions, XP Hotfixes to Invasions

Posted 2016/08/16 at 12:20 PM by perculia

Ulduar and Karazhan Questline

Pick up Calling of the Council from Khadgar's Upgraded Servant (will appear anywhere in the world next to you) and fly to Dalaran, now located above Deadwind Pass. You can also take a portal from the Cleft of Shadows in Orgrimmar or the Keep in Stormwind. This part of the questline will cover Jaina's involvement in the Kirin Tor, an organization which faces a tough choice after the actions of the Sunreavers in Mists of Pandaria.

Venture to Ulduar with Brann Bronzebeard and Khadgar in The Diamond King. Magni, encased in stone for several expansions, has come back to life as a crystal dwarf and resides in the Crystal Planetarium. The rituals that transformed Magni into rock also put him in dialogue with Azeroth, a titan. The digital comic "Fault Lines" provides more details on Magni's reawakening.

Magni has revealed that the Titans forged the Pillars of Creation and passed them down to the Keepers. Scattered around the Broken Isles, these pillars hold the key to sealing the portal and driving the Legion back. To learn more about the pillars, he sends you to Karazhan to retrieve a book by Alodi, the Guardian of Tirisfal. Name sound familiar? It's a deliberate tie-in from the Warcraft movie; while the movie and game versions are different, they both serve a role as scholars with important tomes from the past. You may notice some other movie tie-ins like Khadgar reminiscing about his early apprenticeship with Medivh. Once you retrieve the book you will be rewarded with an ilvl 685 glove (edit: hotfixed to 700) with the Arcane Blast equip: Gauntlets of Legion Devastation, Gloves of the Arcane Purge, Grips of the Fel Destroyer, Handguards of Demonsbane

In the Blink of an EyeArchivist ElysianaDemon Invasion XP and Frequency

Blizzard

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

We agree that our initial change made Invasions too unrewarding for characters who weren’t at max level, so we’ve just applied a hotfix that increases XP gains from killing Legion invaders. Since Invasions are only around for a short period of time, we want them to feel lucrative, and provide incentives to actively participate in them.

You should be seeing a lot more progress on your XP bar for helping your fellow Azerothians fight the Legion now.

Demon Invasion GuideUpdated Dalaran

Jepetto Joybuzz has abandoned the toyshop to fly around Dalaran on a toy zeppelin.

Several gnomes are stuck in walls. One is by the fishing fountain and the other is in the pet shop.

Breanni has her hands full; the sudden movement knocked all the Elekk Plushies off her shelves.

All of the vendors in Dalaran aren't selling goods. They're instead complaining that the city is a mess, while others are sitting in a corner dazed.

The gold from the banks has fallen out and the NPCs are running back and forth scooping it up.

Windle Sparkshine: Something feels different here. The air is fine, but there's an odd feeling about. Ever since we arrived people have been acting strange. And I don't mean the dizzy heads still recovering from our trip, but more in the way people carry themselves and the occasional whispers floating about.

Kizi Copperclip: With all that's going on it looks like I won't be cutting hair for a while. Most of the other merchants have closed up their shops too. <Looks around to the other merchants.> Word on the street is there's something happening, and it ain't just around here. The cities themselves are full of... well, I don't know and I better not start talking too much. I wouldn't want to see anyone else on edge around here. We've got enough of that as is.

Aerith Primrose: I don't know what's gotten into the flowers! I stopped trying to collect them once they started...well, they started collecting themselves! Strange, isn't it?

Tassia Whisperglen: Almost all accounted for! Who would have thought moving Dalaran would cause such problems? One more pen, the birds and then everything will be back to normal! <Looking around the room.> Except for that poor fellow over in the fish tank. I hope they can resolve that soon.

Updated Karazhan

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Comment by HalcyonFuryHeaded to Kara right now! Exciting..Comment by NecromanicI have no idea on how to get there without using my flying mount!Comment by DrWilyI was also able to get into the Karazhan Crypts since one of the gates is gone and a Demon Hunter can double jump over the only barrier that is in the way now.Comment by TheAmadaunIs the first quest in the chain different for Horde, since Jaina doesn't want them in Dalaran?Comment by DemonaeIs old Kara going away forever? What about Ulduar? Will we still be able to do the old content for Tmog and pets?Comment by LyssaWoWI have no idea on how to get there without using my flying mount!Comment by Roa92There is a portal in Stormwind keep to Dalaran, first room on the leftComment by Spl4sh3rI have no idea on how to get there without using my flying mount!Comment by GeneralRhinoxAnyone else not get the final quest after giving the book to Modera?Comment by DoomzzgArchmage Modera is currently glitched and will not hand out the follow up quest after giving her the book.Comment by teaterYou get the quest to go to Dalaran via the portal in SW keep (Alliance) ...USE the portal! I got the quest while I was in the Shrine so used the portal there to get to Dal and there was nothing to see. I had to go to Stormwind and use the portal there to get to the right place.Comment by arthasbgI wonder how usefull the gloves are, like the damage of the arcane blast if it scales with something or not. A big shame is that the gloves arent ilvl700 at the very least.Comment by ParatekIf you're Horde, there is a portal to Dalaran in the Cleft of Shadows in Orgrimmar. I would guess there is a similar port in Stormwind if you're AllianceComment by aeskpothey decided to move dalaran to one of the most unstable places of all azeroth, thanks to the ley lines and karazhan itself. thats why everything is strangeComment by TheMostUnfunnyHopefully there's no hidden vendors like the broken isles scenario.Comment by perculiaAdded portal information in, thanks!Comment by Skitz470Actually I would say the part where Khadgar talks about his apprenticeship with Medivh is a tie-in to the novel "The Guardian" not the movie as the novel actually goes into heavy detail (hell....the entire book is about it really) Khadgar's time at Karazhan and everything, that's where you learn about how Khadgar gets aged pre-maturely and everything. That is really my one issue with the movie in that now everyone associates WoW lore (in regards to Khadgar it seems) with the movie and not the book that was written about/involving him and Medivh (plus it provides the actual canon lore for how the portal got opened and orcs first came to azeroth and such whereas the movie I do believe per Blizzard is non-canon/a separate "universe").Comment by lahtinenDo NOT! under any circumstance use The Schools of Arcane Magic - Mastery in the new Dalaran! I panicked when I did and splatted! :DComment by VilenjakModera doesn't give a follow up quest either its bugged or removed....Comment by GlorpinThe old raid isn't going away, they just added the Catacombs.

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