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Updated 5.3 PTR Patch Notes, Build 16924 Spell Changes
The 5.3 PTR Patch Notes were
just updated
. Of particular interest:
Find Weaknesses now only bypasses 50% of armor when used against other players, and 100% of armor against non-player targets. Before, it was 70% for both.
All bosses in Mogu’shan Vaults, Heart of Fear, and Terrace of the Endless Spring now have a chance to drop either a Sigil of Power or Sigil of Wisdom.
Justice Heirloom vendors now sell heirloom shields--
Weathered Observer's Shield
,
Flamescarred Draconian Deflector
Multiple Tiny Carp pets can be on a team, and they can also be traded.
Several dungeons have had their level requirements lowered and there is now normal-mode difficulty for Gate of the Setting Sun (which requires level 89).
Along with the updated 5.3 Patch Notes, there was a small new PTR build.
Classes
Death Knight
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Unholy Might
:
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Mists of Pandaria Mahjong Set, Quest for Epic Boots in 5.3
Path of the Last Emperor
In 5.3, players who have completed the
Battlefield: Barrens
step in the Barrens can head back to Pandaria, learn about the continent more with an old scholar, and get rewarded with some ilvl 502 boots!
The Old Seer
: Locate Seer Hao Pham Roo on the slopes of Mount Neverest in Kun-Lai Summit.
Hellscream is using Pandaria's secrets to wage war against the world - and even his own people. Is this really what the last pandaren emperor had in mind when he cloaked the continent in mists? And why did the mists suddenly disappear? I must have answers! In my travels, I met an old scholar, an expert on the last emperor. Please, seek out Seer Hao Pham Roo. Last we spoke, he was planning to retrace the emperor's steps by scaling Mount Neverest... but he was far too old to attempt such a climb.
Path of the Last Emperor
: Attach the climbing rope to each Rope Anchor along the path to help Seer Hao Pham Roo reach Seeker's Point.
In his time of uncertainty, the last emperor walked a lonely path up this mountain, until he had at last found his answers. I am here to walk the same path, and it seems you have questions of y
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News Roundup: Darkmoon Faire Guide, Congratulations Lore, Ghostcrawler Tweets
Darkmoon Faire
The Darkmoon Faire is back in town this week. If you've been too busy in
Throne of Thunder
to stop by the Faire in 5.2 yet, there are two new hats,
Darkmoon Top Hat
and
Darkmoon Fishing Cap
, as well as the chance to get a Darkmoon pet inside
Darkmoon Game Prize
from dailies.
Darkmoon Top Hat
grants a 10% experience and reputation gain for one hour. It does not stack with the carousel buff
WHEE!
, but does stack with
Mr. Popularity
,
Diplomacy
,
guild banners
, and
heirlooms
.
Darkmoon Fishing Cap
grants +5 fishing, and when the Faire is open, you can summon a pool of shipwrecked debris.
Wowhead's
Darkmoon Faire Guide
has all the details, and check out user guides
Darkmoon Island, Let the Adventure Begin!!!
by
tmpfate
and
Darkmoon Faire Made Easy
by [url=
http://www.wowhead.com
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5.3 PTR Profession Changes, All Profession Guides Updated
5.3 Profession Changes
The 5.3 PTR doesn't have nearly as many changes for professions as Patch 5.2 did, but there's some changes to gathering professions as well as the fishing carps!
Herbalists and miners with low skill can still interact with Pandaria nodes. Instead of getting an herb or ore though, they'll simply get fragments. The number of fragments will increase based on their skill level.
Mining:
Ghost Iron Nugget
: Combine 10 for
Ghost Iron Ore
.
Kyparite Fragment
: Combine 10 for
Kyparite
.
Herbalism:
Torn Green Tea Leaf
: Combine 10 for
Green Tea Leaf
.
Rain Poppy Petal
: Combine 10 for
Rain Poppy
.
Silkweed Stem
: Combine 10 for
Silkweed
.
Snow Lily Petal
: Combine 10 for
Snow Lily
.
Fool's Cap Spores
: Combine 10 for
Fool's Cap
.
Desecrated Herb Pod
: Combine 10 for
Desecrated Herb
.
In addition,
Tiny Red Carp
,
Tiny Green Carp
,
Tiny Blue Carp
,
Tiny White Carp
appear to be cageable on the latest 5.3 PTR build. Currently, these fish have a very low chance to be caught on live, and are both BoP and unable to be caged--meaning if you want it, you had to catch it yourself.
Profession
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5.3 PTR: Build 16911 - Spell Changes and More, Blizzard's Scenario Preview
A small 5.3 PTR build is coming soon, with some changes for
Death Knight
and
Rogue
. PvP Dev Holinka also clarified
on Twitter
that
Find Weakness
now will be 50% against players, and 100% for mobs.
Blizzard also posted a lore overview this afternoon of the four new scenarios coming in Patch 5.3, as well as details on heroic scenarios. Check out our previews, including achievements and fun zone buffs like
Power Word: Arrrr
!
The Secrets of Ragefire, Battle on the High Seas
Blood in the Snow, Dark Heart of Pandaria
Heroic Scenarios
Click the cut to see the PTR spell changes and scenario blog!
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Burning Seeds: Fire Kitty Disguise Added in Patch 5.2
During the Patch 5.2 PTR, players noticed that
Burning Seed
had been datamined, which would allow players to "harness the essence of Fire granted to the Druids of the Flame." The buff given,
Burning Essence
, explicitly stated that players turn into a Druid of the Flame while in Cat Form. This sounded exactly like the fire kitty effect granted by
Fandral's Flamescythe
, except you didn't need to farm up the staff. What was the catch?
Well, nobody knew how to get them, which has led to a heated discussion if this item ever made it to live servers. Earlier today, Community Manager Crithto
made a post
that
Burning Seed
s were in fact available in game, but
very
well hidden--nobody had reported finding them since Patch 5.2 went live over a month ago.
Thanks to
Bearface
and
Akrin
for finding it and emailing me the intial details, and
Serrinne
, and
Jasyla
for going to Firelands with me!
These seeds are available from the portal by
Majordomo Staghelm
in
Firelands
. They look like tiny [object=1
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5.3 PTR: New Achievements and Rewards
Fifty new achievements are coming in Patch 5.3, and some have titles, pets, and mounts as rewards! We've highlighted the cool rewards you can get and listed all the new achievements by category.
Achievement Rewards
Mounts and Pets
:
For completing
Raiding with Leashes II: Attunement Edition
and collecting the 10 new battle pets from Burning Crusade raids, players get
Tito's Basket
. To learn more about battle pets in the patch, check out our
5.3 Battle Pet Preview
.
For winning 250 pet battles,
Brutal Pet Brawler
, players get
Stunted Direhorn
.
Players who have collected 200 mounts,
Mount Parade
/
Mount Parade
, get an
Armored Blue Dragonhawk
/
Armored Red Dragonhawk
.
Titles
:
Completing the meta-achievement for the new battleground,
Master of Deepwind Gorge
, rewards the title
Gorgeous <Name>
. To learn more about Deepwind Gorge, check out Blizzard's battlegrou
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5.3 Arena and Battleground Preview, Glorious Conquest and Lei Shen Hotfixes
Patch 5.2 Hotfixes: April 30
Rygarius
Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios
Throne of Thunder
Lei Shen
Lei Shen
's hitpoints have been reduced by 10% on Raid Finder difficulty.
Static Shock from the North Conduit now deals 300,000 damage at 0 energy, down from 650,000 on Raid Finder difficulty.
PvP Preview and Hotfixes
Today's news covers a few PvP topics--hopefully
School of Hard Knocks
got you interested in PvP! Blizzard previewed two PvP areas coming in 5.3: a new battleground,
Deepwind Gorge
, and arena,
The Tiger's Peak
.
Deepwind Gorge
is a 15 vs 15 battleground where players try to control three gold mines to acquire the most gold. There is a meta-achievement for this battleground,
Master of Deepwind Gorge
, and completing it rewards the fabulous title
Gorgeous
. Other achievements include:
Capping Spree
Deepwind Gorge All-Star
Deepwind Gorge Perfection
Deepwind Gorge Veteran
Deepwind Gorge Victory
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Children's Week 2013 Guide (April 29 - May 6)
Children's Week
is a week in which we brave a challenge greater than any undead monstrosity and a task more daunting than saving the world. We must become parents for all those orphans throughout Azeroth and make sure they are happy. We can't tank a child's fears, we can't heal its memories of pain, nor can we DPS the sorrow out of them. So equip your toys, make a mage conjure a candy table, fill your quiver with joy, load your gun with something colorful, and venture into the World of Parenting!
Children's Week
begins on
April 29th
at
11:00 AM
and ends on
May 6th
at
11:00 AM
(PDT).
Due to the advent of Cataclysm,
Children's Week
was changed in 2011 to have two new pets and redone locations for the initial tier of quests. There's nothing new in 2013, but since all vanity pets are now battle pets, you might be more interested in collecting pets this year! Since battle pets are also account-wide, you can collect different sets of pets on your alts to round out your collection faster.
If you already have all the pets, be sure to pick up [item=7115
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5.3 Scenarios: Secrets of Ragefire and Battle on the High Seas
Besides the
scenarios tied into the main 5.3: Escalation questline
, there are two more scenarios coming in 5.3.
The Secrets of Ragefire
features the Goblin-only Gob Squad investigating mysterious disappearances in Durotar, while
Battle on the High Seas
is a naval battle between the Alliance and Horde.
Both scenarios feature numerous vanity touches and fun buffs like
Power Word: Arrrr
. There's some spoilers, so we're putting the details of the scenarios behind a cut!
Check out our other 5.3 Scenario coverage:
Blood in the Snow and Dark Heart of Pandaria
Heroic Scenario Overview
Click the cut to read more about 5.3 scenarios!
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Patch 5.2 Hotfixes, BlizzCon Tickets on Sale Saturday
The Patch 5.2 Hotfixes got a few updates tonight to
Necrotic Strike
and
Throne of Thunder
changes!
Also of note: BlizzCon tickets
go on sale tomorrow again
,
Saturday, April 27th, 10 a.m. PDT
. You'll want to go to this link to order them directly:
http://us.blizzard.com/store/blizzcon-tickets.xml
. Good luck, and we hope to see some of you at BlizzCon!
Here's some tips to remember:
Credit and debit cards are the only ways you can purchase tickets--make sure your information is
up-to-date
on your Battle.net account.
You will need a Battle.net account to purchase tickets from the US Blizzard Store. You can set one up at the
account creation page
.
Make sure cookies and JavaScript are enabled on your browser.
You can purchase up to four tickets per household.
Check out this BlizzCon blog[/
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5.3 PTR: Build 16896, Pet Battle Spectator Mode, Brawler's Guild Video
There's a really small new build coming to the PTR soon--only three spells. We've included the spell changes below, as well as some more interesting details on the Brawler's Guild and Pet Battle Spectator Mode also on the 5.3 PTR.
NPC Abilities
Silk Barrage
:
MothranMothallus gathers for a silk barrage.
Uncategorized
This section has not been analyzed extensively by our team but is included for people interested in seeing what has changed in these areas.
View changes
Mothallus' Spinneret
:
Grants 1258 haste for 20 sec.
Mothallus' Spinneret
:
Your damaging attacks and abilities have a chance to grant 1258 haste for 20 sec.
Brawler's Guild
In this video by Lore, we're taking a look at some of the Brawler's Guild features coming in 5.3, most notably new special areas only Rank 8 players can access! Lore also provides an overview of the new rewards as well as the additional bosses, getting some f
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Live WoW Developer Q&A Transcript
Blizzard's Live WoW Developer Q&A took place on Thursday, April 25th, 5:30 pm PDT. Designers Dave Kosak, Ion Hazzikostas, Brian Holinka, Cory Stockton, and Greg Street answered player questions--since they covered a ton of questions over the course of an hour, we've organized all of their answers below by topic!
You can also visit
Blizzard's site
to view a full chronological transcript of the Q&A.
Q&A Highlights
Some epic battle pets are coming in 5.4.
The new Barrens content in 5.3 will not be CRZ, and will not affect low-level questing.
Think the Alliance was shortchanged on lore? Dave Kosak has some thoughts on that.
Plans are in the works for some server population issues.
Based on player feedback, the PvP Pet Battle system may continue to expand after 5.3.
While the 5.4 raid will include Orgrimmar, it won't just be recycled zones--plans will see some new stuff.
PvP questions included players asking about PvPers making gold and additional PvP rewards. They also asked about 5.3 changes, such as ilvl 496 item scaling for PvP and removing resilience from PvP gear.
Watcher evaluates the success of
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5.3 PTR - Build 16888 - Spell Changes, 5.2 Hotfixes
A new build is coming to the 5.3 PTR very soon--check out the latest version of the
5.3 PTR Patch Notes
, updated April 22nd, to see what's been a confirmed change. Some datamined changes reflect the Patch Note changes to spells like
Tranquility
and
Divine Hymn
healing more players in 25-player instances.
There were only few additions in this build--Murkimus got an upgrade,
Murkimus' Tyrannical Spear
, and two new Tournament Arena Realm achievements were added,
Tournament Participation 2013
and
Tournament Glory 2013
.
Check out the latest additions!
There was also a single hotfix added to the 5.2 Hotfix Blog yesterday--but it's pretty big if you like killing world bosses.
Rygarius
Creatures
Fixed an issue where bonus rolls on
Nalak
did not work properly for players coalesced from a different realm.
Click the cut for the 5.3 spell changes!
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News Roundup: BlizzCon Tickets on Sale Today, Pet Passives Buffed
Today's news roundup covers some topics players absolutely love--BlizzCon and pet battles! If you love your
Spectral Tiger Cub
but thought its Magic passive was a bit weak, you're in luck--Aquatic, Critter, and Magic pet passives are being buffed in a future patch.
And for the more nerve-wracking news:
BlizzCon tickets go on sale
very
soon. They'll be available online
April 24 at 7 p.m. PDT
and
Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. PDT
for $175 at
http://us.blizzard.com/store/blizzcon-tickets.xml
.
There was a recent
helpful blue post
, which we've included below, that covers some tips on the ticket-purchasing process. Important things to keep in mind:
Credit and debit cards are the only ways you can purchase tickets--make sure your information is
up-to-date
on your Battle.net account.
You will need a Batt
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5.3 PTR Patch Notes - April 22 Updates, Lesser Charms and World Boss Loot Hotfix
The 5.3 PTR Patch Notes were updated today. Big changes include the following:
Experience needed from 85-90 was reduced by 33%.
Pandaren Spirit Pet Supplies now has a chance to drop a family specific rare Battle-Stone.
Completing the Challenge mode daily quest now awards a Heroic Cache of Treasures with a chance to contain an epic item!
Protection for bad luck streaks have been added to Battle-Stones from pet supplies bags and wild battles. Each bag or battle that does not provide a stone has a progressively better chance to award a stone to the player.
Reduced the number of Lesser Charms of Good Fortune needed for the Mogu Runes of Fate weekly quest to 50, down from 90. Edit: Seems like the Lesser Charms of Good Fortune change got sped up a bit--it's a hotfix happening late tonight!
Numerous class changes, including
Tranquility
now targeting 12 raid members when used in a 25-player instance.
Many trinkets have had their on-use effects reduced, but their duration increased, when used in a Battleground or Arena.
Lesser Charms and World Boss Loot Hotfixes
Two big changes are coming via hotfixes soon--Mogu Runes of Fate require 50 Lesser Charm
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5.3 PTR: Legendary Questline and Celestial Capes Preview
As we
covered last week
, parts of the 5.3 legendary questline have been datamined, with ilvl 600 capes as rewards for defeating one of the four celestials. Today we're taking a closer look at
Chapter IV: Celestial Blessings
, including datamined quests, transcripts of audio between Wrathion and the Celestials, and the distinctive 3D Models for the capes.
5.3 Legendary Quests
A Reckoning
sends you to talk to Wrathion after the defeat of the Thunder King.
The Thunder King is dead, and his instruments of oppression are being picked over by the Alliance and Horde for their own ends.
We come now to the climax of the pandaren campaign. Hellscream's machinations have brought the Alliance down on his head - but even more importantly, he's fractured the unity of the Horde. As the Pandaren say: "The Wok is Hot." Something is about to give, and all of our work comes down to this.
I need time to plan. See me as soon as your faction is ready to make its move!
Celestial Blessings
: You must defeat one of the four celestials--each Celestial's challenge is designed
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Transmog Guide: Patch 5.2 New Sets
Continuing with our series of transmog guides, today's guide looks at all the new sets and models added in Patch 5.2. There were many new sets from Tier 15 (PvE) and Season 13 (PvP), but there were also troll-themed armor piece dropping on
Isle of Thunder
. Mouseover the name of each transmog set to see a screenshot of the set.
We've updated our two big guides:
Transmogrification: Tier Armor
: covers all class-specific tier sets--both PvE and PvP.
Transmogrification: Look-Alike Tier
: covers all items that resemble class-only tier, which anyone can equip.
In addition, the following guides specifically cover 5.2 transmog:
Patch 5.2: Troll Transmog
: New looks based on items from the original Zul'Gurub and Zul'Aman.
3D Gallery of Main-Hand weap
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Live WoW Developer Q&A Thursday, April 25, World of Tanks Giveaway
Live WoW Developer Q&A
Blizzard will be hosting a live WoW developer Q&A at 5:30 pm PDT, Thursday April 25th! They haven't done something like this in a while--the last developer one was in
October 2011
right after BlizzCon.
This will be a moderated chat on CoverItLive with designers Dave Kosak, Ion Hazzikostas, Brian Holinka, Cory Stockton, and Greg Street present.
Good people of Azeroth, lend me your eyes!
We’ll be hosting a live World of Warcraft developer Q&A open to the community on Thursday, April 25 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. PDT. Designers Dave Kosak, Ion Hazzikostas, Brian Holinka, Cory Stockton, and Greg Street will be available to field your questions about Mists of Pandaria gameplay and design, patch 5.2 and beyond. This will be a moderated chat on the Cover it Live platform hosted on the front page of our official site. Community managers Bashiok, Crithto, Daxxarri, Rygarius, and I will be there to filter your submissions for the developers.
We receive thousands of questions each time we host these events, so please be patient with us and bear in m
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Bad Robot Battle Pet Coming In Future Patch
Blizzard is paying tribute to
Bad Robot Productions
, the company behind
Lost
and new
Star Wars
film sagas, with a robot battle pet Engineers can craft in a future patch!
We datamined this 3D model a while back and are excited to see it making it live! Click on the image to view it in our 3D Modelviewer.
One of the core values we live by here at Blizzard is “Embrace Your Inner Geek.” We play countless games, we collect comics and card games, we love cutting-edge technology and computer hardware, we’re fascinated by science and discovery, and many of us are movie buffs. Movies represent the combined imaginations of talented writers and visionaries, artists and operators, editors and producers, that can culminate in an awesome cinematic experience.
It’s with this motivation that we express our respect for JJ Abrams'
Bad Robot Productions
.
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