Blizzard
World of Warcraft PTR Patch 5.3
General
Please note: During the 5.3 PTR, not all the content listed may not be available for testing or may only be available during a limited testing window. Keep an eye on our PTR Discussion forum for details.
New Battleground: Gold Rush- In the new Battleground situated in the Valley of the Four Winds, the Alliance and Horde continue their war for Pandaria’s precious resources. While the two factions battle for control over mines, they must also protect their own resources from being stolen and turned against them!
New Arena: Shado-Pan- Gladiator hopefuls have a new location to test their mettle amidst the Kun-Lai mountain tops, in the training grounds of the powerful Shado-Pan. Players must make use of the looming tiger statues and fenced platforms to gain an advantage that will bring victory and glory!
New Scenario: Battle on the High Seas- Help your faction fend off enemy forces in the midst of a battle for naval supremacy on the High Seas.
New Scenario: Blood in the Snow- An agent of Zandalar has infiltrated Dun Morogh and rallied the Frostmane trolls. At Varian’s request, Moira will lead her personal guard against them once the king’s champions have stopped the magical storm protecting Shimmer Ridge.
New Scenario: Dark Heart of Pandaria- Goblin engineers have been excavating in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms to find a mysterious artifact, but all they've found is trouble; you have been personally called upon by the Warchief to aid them in their hour of need.
New Scenario: The Secrets of Emberdeep- Infiltrate the Emberdeep Caverns and assist the Gob Squad in investigating a recent disappearance in Durotar.
Heroic Scenarios- A heroic difficulty for Scenarios have been added and are designed to provide challenging content for small groups of well-seasoned adventurers. Completing a Heroic Scenario awards Valor points, and a chance to obtain Raid Finder quality items.
Classes
死亡骑士- More information coming soon.
德鲁伊General- 野性印记 had its mana cost reduced to 5%, down from 10%.
- : had its cooldown increased to 90 seconds, up from 60 seconds.
猎人- More information coming soon.
法师General- 奥术智慧 had its mana cost reduced to 1%, down from 4%.
- had its mana cost reduced to 1%, down from 4%.
武僧General- 切喉手 now locks a spell school out for 4 seconds, down from 5 seconds.
Windwalker- had its mana cost reduced to 1%, down from 6%.
- had its mana cost reduced to 1%, down from 6%.
圣骑士General- had its mana cost reduced to 5%, down from 22.3%.
- had its mana cost reduced to 5%, down from 22.3%.
牧师General- 真言术:韧 had its mana cost reduced to 1%, down from 4.4%.
潜行者- More information coming soon.
萨满祭司- More information coming soon.
术士General- had its mana cost reduced to 1%, down from 4%.
战士Talents- 警戒 now resets the cooldown on Taunt in addition to its current effects.
Quests
More information coming soon.
Creatures
乌达斯塔- 一堆亮晶晶的垃圾 now has a chance to contain a 原始恐龙蛋, and a number of 巨型恐龙骨头.
- 灵火光束 no longer increases in damage with each jump, deals a flat 200,000 damage(up from 150,000 damage), and jumps to 99 targets (up from 20 targets).
Pet Battles
- Dueling for Pet Battles are now available in all dungeons and raids. Enjoy!
Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios
Loot Specialization- Players can now choose to receive loot for a specialization that's different from their current class role. This feature could be accessed by right-clicking on the character portrait and selecting the option from the drop-down list. Loot specialization is available for bonus rolls, Raid Finder, and Pandarian quest rewards.
Raids
Bonus Roll- Protection for bad luck streaks have been added to bonus rolls. Each bonus roll that does not provide loot has a progressively better chance to award loot to the player.
毒蛇神殿- For the 深水领主卡拉瑟雷斯 encounter, 灾难之箭 now deals 10% of the target's maximum health plus 500 damage, down from 50% of target's maximum health, the stun effect is now a Stun mechanic, and can target any player instead of only characters with mana.
瓦丝琪- Coilfang Strider's Panic ability now activates every 4 seconds, up from every 2 seconds.
- 震爆's stun effect is now a Stun mechanic.
- Tainted Elementals now despawn after 20 seconds, up from 15 seconds.
风暴要塞- For the 大星术师索兰莉安 encounter, Nether Scryer's Domination spell now has a 2 second cast time, up from instant cast, and can be silenced.
- For the 空灵机甲 encounter, the radius for Arcane Orb has been reduced to 15 yards, down from 20 yards.
雷电王座- 阿曼尼狂兽萨满 no longer casts Chain Lightning while mounted on Amani Warbears.
PvP
- A blog with additional information and explanation for the reasoning behind PvP changes will be available very soon.
- All characters now have a base Resilience of 65%.
- Resilience has been removed from most PvP gear.
- Season 13 Tyrannical gear had their item levels increased to ilevel 496, up from ilevel 493.
- Season 13 Tyrannical Elite gear had their item levels decreased to ilevel 496, down from ilevel 512.
- Battlegrounds, Rated Battlegrounds, and Arenas now have an ilevel cap. All gear will be scaled down to ilevel 496.
Battlegrounds - More information coming soon.
Professions
- Herbalists of low skill can now pick herbs in Pandaria for a small amount of usable material. The yield an herbalist will be able to harvest from each node is determined by skill level.
- Miners of low skill can now mine mineral deposits in Pandaria for a small amount of usable material. The yield a miner will be able to harvest from each node is determined by skill level.
Items
- The Voidbinders are back in capital cities and shrines.
PvE Item Upgrades- Items upgradable by Valor now require 250 Valor to upgrade per 4 item levels, for a total of 500 Valor for 8 item levels per item. This is retroactive to all items that use Valor.
- Items upgradable by Justice now require 750 Justice to upgrade per 8 item levels, for a total of 750 Justice for 8 item levels per item. This is retroactive to all items that use Justice.
PvP Item Upgrades- Malevolent Gladiator’s Conquest (Season 12) items that have upgrades available are still upgradable at their original costs.
- Dreadful Gladiator’s Honor (Season 12) items that have upgrades available are still upgradable at their original costs.
- No other PvP items are upgradable.
- Unclaimed Black Market Containers are now available on the Black Market Auction House. What's inside? It's a mystery! When opened, the container has a chance to contain any item that can be available on the BMAH.
- Courageous Primal Diamond had its clearcasting effect renamed to “Lucidity” to differentiate it from other spells with that name.
UI
- More information coming soon.
Bug Fixes
- More information coming soon.