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June 25th Hotfixes and Moonkin Hatchling on Sale
June 25th Hotfixes
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Quests
Send Word to Phaoris
: Players should now be placed into the correct phase after the cutscene, allowing the quest to be turned-in.
Slash and Burn
: Players should now be placed into the correct phase after the cutscene, allowing the quest to be turned-in.
Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios
Throne of Thunder
Durumu the Forgotten
Hidden Fogs leading up to the
Durumu the Forgotten
encounter should now be more responsive while engaged in combat with players.
Horridon
Reduced the health of Gurubashi, Amani, Drakkari, and Farraki combatants by 10%, and reduced the damage of their abilities like Sand Trap and Frozen Orb by 20% for the
Horridon
encounter on 10-player Normal difficulty.
Moonkin Hatchling On Sale
The googly-eyed
Moonkin Hatchling
, which comes in unique Horde and Alliance versions, is
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Patch 5.3: June 24th Hotfixes
In tonight's hotfixes,
Qiraji Guardling
now spawns more frequently and several NPCs needed for Midsummer objectives can't be killed anymore.
Click the cut for the full hotfixes!
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Patch 5.3 Hotfixes: June 10th
In today's latest round of Patch 5.3 hotfixes, Hunters got some buffs and nerfs, and
Lei Shen
will now always drop a
Titan Runestone
or
Secrets of the Empire
for players that are on the legendary quest line.
Hunter
General
now deals 10% more damage.
now deals 10% more damage.
Hunter Pets summoned by
Stampede
now only use auto-attacks against their target.
Steady Shot
now deals 10% more damage.
Talents
now has a 10-yard minimum range, and the teleportation effect cannot happen more than once every 20 seconds. ]
Quests
Destroying the Altars
: Master Summoner Zarod should once again drop Master Summoner's Staff, allowing players to complete the quest.
The Might of Three
: Buffs from the four celestials should now continue to work properly for players entering the Big Blossom Excavation area.
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Patch 5.3 Hotfixes: June 4th
More Patch 5.3 hotfixes went up this evening:
Gate of the Setting Sun
now requires players to be at least 88 when entering on Normal difficulty.
Some changes were made to Matter Swap on the
Dark Animus
encounter.
Fox pet family's
ability now have a duration of 10 seconds, down from 30 seconds.
Sun-Lute of the Phoenix King
and Retinal Armors now scale properly for the level 85-89 bracket for Battlegrounds.
Click the cut for the full hotfix notes!
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Patch 5.3 Hotfixes: May 29
Here's the latest in Patch 5.3 hotfixes:
Latent Kor'kron helms now come with a meta and yellow gem socket. Should be better for alts now!
Greater Cache of Treasures
, awarded for completing Normal difficulty Scenario should now properly have a chance to contain Motes of Harmony.
Conquest Quartermasters (Armsmaster Holinka and Roo Desvin) should be available once again. They sell Season 13 Tyrannical gear for
instead of
if you have completed
Tyrannical Conquest
.
Hunter pets will now auto-cast
Bite
,
Claw
, and
Smack
again.
Click the cut to read the complete hotfixes!
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News Roundup: Ghostcrawler Tweets, Patch 5.3 Tribute NPCs
5.3 Flavor NPCs
Patch 5.2 introduced some quirky world details like a
Fire Kitty disguise
and
Mistborn tribute
, and it looks like Patch 5.3 is continuing this trend with some interesting additions. This weekend, users found several interesting NPCs added in Patch 5.3 in obscure locations!
First up there's
Elariel
, the epitome of a successful classic-era rogue. She wears full
Bloodfang Armor
with a
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
and faithful
Worg Pup
besides her. The
Worg Pup
used to be a reward from a long LBRS questline in vanilla.
Next to her are clickable pots of
Assassin's Grade Blinding Powder
and
Assassin's Grade Flash Powder
that gives your character a brown crafting animation. They're references to the removed Rogue reagent
Blinding Powder
, originally needed for
Blind
, and
Flash Powder
, originally needed for
Vanish
. Using these pots resets cooldowns on those two abilities if they've been used recently.
She can be found at 73.6, 54.4 off the coas
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Patch 5.3: Updated Brawler's Guild Guide
The Brawler's Guild, added in 5.1, is designed to provide players with solo challenges that test their DPS and situational awareness. Players fight various well-loved bosses with quirky abilities to gain ranks in the Guild, earning titles and vanity items as prizes. While gaining an invitation to participate in the Guild is exclusive, any player can gather around the Brawl areas and watch their friends learn the new bosses.
This guide covers how to obtain an invitation, the guild locations, vendors, all the bosses and their abilities, how to complete the achievements, vanity items, and fun touches like tribute NPCs to
Fight Club
.
We have updated it for Patch 5.3, which includes twenty new bosses, Challenge Cards, new vanity items, and spectator mode!
Also be sure to check out
GuildOx's new Brawler's Guild Ranking Tool
to see how far along your friends are!
Click the cut to read the guide!
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Patch 5.3 Hotfixes: May 24th
In tonight's Patch 5.3 hotfixes, the Chess Encounter in Karazhan got another nerf. Other changes include:
Boot rewards for
Path of the Last Emperor
can now be upgraded.
Summonable bosses on the
Isle of Thunder
will now drop their special vanity weapons, like
Cera's Impalers
, more frequently.
Divine Protection should now be usable while stunned.
Socket bonuses for helms now give PvP Power instead of Resilience.
Click the cut to read the hotfixes!
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Patch 5.3: Mists of Pandaria Currency Guide
Patch 5.3 introduced several new ways of acquiring currency, and ways to spend them. We've updated all of our currency pages and gone over the updated rewards and methods of acquisition below. Of particular interest:
There are several new ways to acquire
Valor Points
, including 0
Valor Points
from
Battlefield: Barrens
and 0
Valor Points
from Heroic Scenarios.
A catch-up mechanism has been added to the
cap, and unlike past seasons, players can purchase Elite items if they have earned 0
this season, as opposed to hitting 2200 rating.
Players who have acquired 0
can also purchase regular Tyrannical gear for Honor Points instead of Conquest Points.
Players can spend their
Elder Charm of Good Fortune
on
Empty Supply Crate
in 5.3, which helps them out in the Troves of the Thunder King.
Click the cut to read our currency overview!
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Patch 5.3 Hotfixes: May 23
Tonight's round of Patch 5.3 hotfixes has a much-welcome fix to the in-game sound bug plaguing many users.
Also of interest:
Thrash
's periodic dots can now crit again.
Quivering Filth elites should now drop the
Half-Empty Food Container
pet.
Challenge Card quests for the Brawler's Guild can now be completed while in a raid.
Many
Battlefield Barrens elites
have had abilities nerfed.
Click the cut to read the complete hotfixes for May 23rd!
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Patch 5.3 Hotfixes: May 22
The next round of Patch 5.3 hotfixes continues! Here's the highlights:
If you die by the Seat of Knowledge area in Vale of Eternal Blossoms, you'll get a spectral mount allowing you to fly back up to your body instead of having to Spirit Res.
Force of Nature got several tweaks, including a fix to Resto Treants causing their target to taunt enemies.
AoE healing spells such as
Healing Rain
now have proper caps.
New PvP enchants are now soulbound.
All players that attack Kor'kron elites, regardless of faction, now get credit.
Click the cut for the complete May 22nd hotfixes!
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Patch 5.3: Battlefield Barrens Guide and Noxy Comic
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. It will be removed when Patch 5.4 hits.
Site artist
Noxychu
also made a comic about this event, capturing the spirit of helping the Darkspear in unexpected ways!
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, Escalation. 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'tish's Flute
.
Garrosh's influence can be seen in the Valley of Spirits being shut down, a Horde digsite in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, and Kor'kron camps in the Northern Barrens.
Click the cut to read the guide!
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Patch 5.3 Hotfixes: May 21st
The first round of Patch 5.3 Hotfixes is up!
Players farming Karazhan for
Raiding with Leashes II: Attunement Edition
pets should be happy, as the Chess Encounter got nerfed!
Conquest Quartermasters (Armsmaster Holinka and Roo Desvin) have been temporarily disabled due to a bug with the Tyrannical Conquest achievement.
Overturned Caravans now despawn properly and are removed from the world map.
Class changes for Druids, Monks, and Shaman.
Click the cut to read the hotfixes!
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Wowhead's Patch 5.3 Guide
Patch 5.3 goes live on
Tuesday, May 21st
, as things really heat up between the Alliance, Horde, and Garrosh!
While there's no new raid in 5.3, there's plenty to keep you busy--
new Brawler's Guild bosses, heroic scenarios, pet battle rewards, and numerous PvP changes
.
There's also a new world event,
Battlefield Barrens
, in which you assist Vol'jin with the Darkspear Rebellion and collect some unique vanity items along the way. Don't delay though--this world event is only around for a limited time!
We've got summaries of all the new content below, as well as links to blue posts and Wowhead's comprehensive PTR coverage.
Patch Notes and Overview
Experience needed to increase from 85-90 has been
reduced by 33%
.
Players get
more control over loot rewards
with a "Loot Specialization" menu option for bonus rolls, quests, Raid Finder, and Heroic Scenario loot.
Read more here
.
Battlefield Barrens is a
new world event
in which Alliance and Horde players unite to undermine Garrosh and kill his Kor'kron guards for u
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Patch 5.3: PvP Changes, Additions, Cosmetic Rewards
PvP is getting some radical changes and welcome additions in Patch 5.3! Most importantly, resilience is gone from gear, Season 13 gear won't be eligible for item upgrades, and all gear is being scaled down to ilvl 496 in arenas and battlegrounds. These changes are designed to make PvP a more welcoming experience for new players, instead of being something dreaded for
School of Hard Knocks
or
Chapter II: Wrathion's War
where undergeared players repeatedly meet a quick death.
There's also a greater emphasis on cosmetic PvP rewards in 5.3--enchants and special gear for high-ranked players. And since high-level Elite gear is getting a nerf, Elite gear now fills a transmog niche instead of serving as overpowered PvP gear.
Finally, there's a new arena and battleground, for which you'll get the fabulous
Gorgeous
title if you complete the meta.
Click the cut to read the guide!
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Patch 5.3 is May 21st
Blizzard just
confirmed on twitter
that Patch 5.3 is hitting on Tuesday, May 21st! Players can look forward to the new
Battlefield Barrens World Event
,
more Brawler's Guild bosses and vanity items
,
legendary questline developments
,
huge PvP changes
and more. Check out the
5.3 Patch Notes
for a full list of additions and changes.
Warcraft
World of Warcraft Patch 5.3: #Escalation is releasing Tuesday, May 21
Blizzard then linked to their
Prepping for 5.3 Blog
, which covers the essentials to keep in mind this weekend as you plan things out:
Experience required to lev
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5.3 PTR: Hidden Brawler's Guild Items, Tom Chilton Interview
In addition to the new Brawler's Guild bosses coming with Ranks 9 and 10 in Patch 5.3, there are twelve special bosses which each require players doing something creative to unlock.
First, players must find a special item, such as
The Bear and the Lady Fair
. Each item has a unique source.
These items start quests asking the player to return these item to the Brawler's Guild, like
A Tale of Romance and Chivalry
.
Once at the Brawler's Guild, you will then fight the boss associated with the item, in quests like
The Bear and the Lady Fair
.
Beating the boss for the first time will reward you with a significant amount of gold like
Overflowing Sack of Coins
,
Valor Points
, and a themed vanity shirt like
Gorgeous Blouse
.
You can now purchase that boss' Challenge Card and fight them again as much as you like.
Challenge Cards are a new addition to the Brawler's Guild--players can purchase them to fight any boss they've already faced.
Item Sources
Here are some of the interesting quest sources recently brought to our attention:
Users participating in Battlefield: Barrens can purchase
Raptorhide Boxing Gloves
for
Radical Mojo
. Users can get one a week from
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News Round Up: The Elusive Unborn Val'kyr, PvP Changes in 5.3, Build 16958
In today's news, we have an epic blue post talking about all the PvP changes coming in 5.3--they should encourage more players to try PvP instead of being disheartened by a gear gap. We're also investigating the elusive source of a new battle pet,
Unborn Val'kyr
, and have a few new spell changes from a tiny 5.3 PTR build this morning.
PvP in 5.3
With the new scaling system in battlegrounds and arenas bringing everything down to ilvl 496, players behind on gear won't be as big of a squishy target for BiS-geared players--all that awesome PvE gear is getting scaled down. This new system also won't encourage players to keep their scaled-down raiding epics and ignore PvP gear, as the extra stats on PvP gear will give a survivability edge.
CM Nakatoir gave a few examples of players that could currently be discouraged by PvP--a progressed
Throne of Thunder
raider, and someone in starter-PvP gear, both wanting to try something new. In both scenarios, they get crushed by an opponent in Tyrannical gear. The raider, while doing decent damage, is squishy and dies a lot, while the person in PvP gear does poor damage and dies easily to someone in full Tyrannical gear.
While these scenarios were made up, they're fairly accurate bas
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5.3 PTR Patch Notes (Updated May 14th), Build 16954
Following
yesterday's new 5.3 PTR build
, we've got the official updated 5.3 PTR notes today. There's nothing too drastic in the notes, as the PTR has been relatively quiet for a week or two.
Several class changes, including increased cooldowns on some Hunter pet crowd-control abilities, and the reversal of recent DK Unholy nerfs.
Lava Burst deals 25% more damage.
Reborn Blacksmithing weapons can now use an
Eye of the Black Prince
.
There was also a small PTR build today, in which Lava Burst's cooldown went from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds to match the description in the PTR notes:
Lava Burst
:
You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 1382 to 1775 Fire damage. Lava Burst will always deal a critical strike. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst will deal 50% additional damage.
5.3 PTR Patch Note Additions
Death Knight
General
no longer benefits from the damage increase granted by
Tricks of the Trade
.
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5.3 PTR: Build 16946 -- Spell Changes and More
A new 5.3 PTR build is coming soon--Blizzard
tweeted earlier today
that 5.3 isn't coming this week, so enjoy some more class tweaks in the meantime!
There aren't too many new things in this build, except for a few Seesaw-related spells, like
Childlike Wonder
and
Seesaw
.
Classes
Death Knight
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Talents and Specialization
Festering Strike
:
An instant attack that deals 175%200% weapon damage plus 540 and increases the duration of your Blood Plague, Frost Fever, and Chains of Ice effects on the target by up to 6 sec.
Scourge Strike
:
An unholy strike that deals 165%135% of weapon damage as Physical damage plus 597. In addition, for each of your diseases on your target, you deal an additional 25% of the Physical damage done as Shadow damage.
Mage
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