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PTR/Beta Builds of the Year - Most Popular Data Updates on Wowhead for 2018
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Around the start of a new year, many sites and communities create traditional “Game of the Year” lists, ranking games across a variety of serious and silly metrics. While we can’t quite do that here at Wowhead, as we focus on World of Warcraft, we’ve decided to dive into the multitude of pageviews from 2018 and highlight what was the most popular in our community!
We haven't had any PTR builds for a while, so for our final list, we're highlighting the top PTR/beta builds of 2018. The weekly builds are a time of excitement for the Wowhead staff, as we zip about with the finest Gnomish and Goblin technology to find the most exciting things in the data for you.
The following builds are based on traffic for 2018, not personal opinions of the staff. Did your favorite PTR/beta discovery make it onto the list? Check out our past
Battle for Azeroth
and
Tides of Vengeance
datamining compilations for a look at every single build.
The top 10 list is split evenly between Battle for Azeroth 8.0 and Tides of Vengeance 8.1. This is likely due to Tides of Vengeance cramming more updates into each build over a short time period, giving players more things to read and hype up.
Recurring topics in popular builds include Azerite updates, broadcast text, Druid Forms, and updated character models such as Jaina or Tyrande.
The #2 build had slightly more traffic to the news section than the #1 build, but ultimately the first Battle for Azeroth build won out due to much more traffic to the talent calculator and Dressing Room.
#10 - Battle for Azeroth 26287 - March 22
Build highlights:
Blood elves received
golden eye customization options
on the PTR, marking one of the first times a non-Allied race received more customization options.
We learned how the
Mag'har Orcs joined the Horde
, which created quite a bit of controversy.
Blizzard announced
offensive cooldowns are on the GCD
, an unpopular decision.
Full build details:
Class Changes
included new Discipline mastery and some talents. Blizzard announced
offensive cooldowns are on GCD
.
Professions
- New
Hearthstone Enchants
and
crafted weapon models
Allied Race / Character Customization -
The
Dark Iron Dwarf Racial Mount
and ram tints for Dwarven and Dark Iron Paladins were added. While not an Allied Race,
Blood Elves get golden eyes!
Armor / Weapon Models -
New
crafted profession weapons
as well as a few weapons from Nazmir and Battle Dungeon featuring an eyeball offhand. We also got our first look at Uldir armor - the
mail set
. Many items pointing to
pirate transmog
added.
Creature Models -
There are
really creepy
Drustvar Beast Men.
Zone and Quest Updates -
Boralus
saw the addition of Proudmoore Academy and a prison area populated by guards and Horde captives.
Broadcast Text -
Lots of lore reveals including
the story of Uldir
, why
Mag'har Orcs join the Horde
, and new snippets on
Vol'jin and the Burning of Teldrassil
.
Dungeons and Raids -
Zul and Mythrax Mythic achievements added. G'huun confirmed as final boss of the raid.
Followers -
Minor Updates
including renaming Rangari Sharpshooters to Exodar Peacekeepers.
Fun Items -
Pirate Transmog
,
Vol'jin and Profession Items
.
#9 - Tides of Vengeance 27895 - October 3
Build highlights:
We saw our first look at the new
Azerite Traits
and the additional ring in Season 2.
Rastakhan and Saurfang
received shocking new models.
Full build:
Database
: The
class datamining
pointed to the 5th Azerite Ring. Other updates included
Icons and Questionframes
,
Professions
Models:
Rastakhan and Saurfang
received updated models, hinting at the direction their stories take in the patch.
Lore:
The
Battle for Darkshore Horde Questline
was added, stirring up controversy with several plot twists.
General Updates:
This build updated the
Siege of Zuldazar Boss List
, opened
Faction Incursions
for testing, and allows players to
solo queue for Legion LFR
.
#8 - Tides of Vengeance 28202 - October 23
Build highlights:
This build added several currency vendors, to combat complaints of RNG -
Warfronts Currency
,
Island Expedition Currency
,
Azerite Impurity Currency
.
Lor'themar Theron
received a beautiful new model.
The Saurfang questline added
player choice
, allowing players the option to pursue different storylines if they are loyal to Saurfang or Sylvanas. This is one of the first times in WoW a choice has been added to an important story quest.
Full Build:
Database:
The
class changes
for this build saw the much-anticipated Shadow Priest buffs (and some DK nerfs). More
azerite traits were added
, as well as
Database Updates - Paragon Rewards, Toys, Pets, Azerite, PvP Talents
,
New Models - Lor’themar, Masks, Weapons
,
New Icons and Assets
.
Battle of Dazar'alor
: Battle of Dazar'alor saw numerous updates. New mounts were added, including the
Armored Skyterror
from the achievements meta and the
Gilded Edition G.M.O.D
from Mekkatorque. The raid continued to receive updates with
Battle of Dazar'alor Maps
and
Battle of Dazar'alor Updated Encounter Journal
. More rewards were also added -
New Famed Slayer Titles
,
Bejeweled Crown Transmog
.
Mythic+
: Season 2 M+ updates found their way to the PTR including the
Reaping Affix and Azerite Impurity
, as well as the
Azerite Impurity Vendor on PTR
Story Updates
: We played through
Vol'jin's Questline
, in which he investigates Sylvanas' promotion to Warchief, as well as the
Alliance War Campaign
. Notably,
player choice
was added to the Saurfang questline.
Lore/Broadcast Text
: This build added some shocking broadcast text for
Derek Proudmoore
.
Lorash Sunbeam
, a minor character in the pre-patch novellas, also returns with a new model and broadcast text, indicating a plot twist.
New Vendors
: Vendors for several important aspects of BFA were added:
Warfronts Currency
,
Island Expedition Currency
,
Azerite Impurity Vendor
Item Highlights
: This build was huge for mounts, adding many new models such as
Toads, Priestess’ Moonsaber, Gilded Edition G.M.O.D.
. It also marked the return of Paragon Reputation with
numerous rewards
. This build also added
Water Elemental Tint Glyphs
,
New Battle Pets
#7 - Battle for Azeroth 26624 - May 15
Build highlights:
Hunters received
new pet families
including the ability to tame unicorns in the Stag family.
The
Aquatic Form
for Kul Tiran Druids was revealed.
Darkshore reflects the
destruction of Teldrassil
.
After many years without updates, collections received
new achievements
for collecting extreme amounts of mounts, pets and toys.
Full build:
Class Changes -
Sub rogues
got a few new talents and many interesting Azerite traits added. Mages got interesting Polymorphs and Shaman got interesting Hex! Hunters get a bunch of
new pet families
, including the ability to tame unicorns. Some classes also received visual updates - Hunters received a new
combat ready
animation and
demo warlocks
received updates.
Professions -
There have been
a lot of changes to professions
in this build. Highlights include new primary stat potions, recipes that create follower equipment, tailoring cloak enchants coming back, and old engineering perks getting nerfed.
Allied Races -
Kul Tiran Aquatic Form
added for Druids. We also learned the end of the
Mag'har Orc Scenario
.
Broadcast Text -
We learned about
Yrel, Lilian, and Drust magic
in the latest broadcast text.
Zone/Quest Updates -
Darkshore and Stormwind Harbor
reflect the destruction of the Burning of Teldrassil. Boralus
continues to get updates
, including a Puppy Shop and
Black Market Auction House
.
Zuldazar
has received NPCs selling Zul Gurub recipes.
Tirisfal Glades
has received visual updates reflecting the aftermath of the Battle for Lordaeron.
Stormwind and Orgrimmar
are filled with refugees and Orgrimmar has a God of War reference.
Achievements -
Lots of new
collection achievements
for high amounts of mounts, pets, toys and more. Also Uldir meta achievements, Dueler's guild achievements, and
BFA Pathfinder Part 1
. We also learned more about
PvP Achievements
and changed prestige ranks.
PvP -
In addition to
achievements and Prestige Ranks
, we learned about Dueler's Guild and War Mode rewards such as
Falcilusk du conquérant
.
Raids -
Uldir Armor and Weapons
were added to the Dressing Room.
Uldir Trinkets
had their procs added.
Fun Items -
This build saw
dozens of mounts, pets, and toys
. Most notably,
Deckstrier flamboyant
is a reward for collecting 400 mounts and
Rênes de brutosaure de caravane puissant
costs 5 million gold but comes with an auctioneer. Many reputations saw their
rewards added
including special polymorph and hex tomes.
#6 - Tides of Vengeance 28151- October 17
Build highlights:
This build revealed the beautiful
Blood Elf Heritage Armor Appearance Set
!
It was a good week for models with the addition of the
Battle of Dazar'alor Plate Armor Appearance Set
,
New Gelbin Mekkatorque Model
, and
cute baby raptors
.
Full build:
Database:
This week's class changes included
New Azerite Traits and Death Knight Nerfs
. We also saw
Database Updates - Mounts, Pets, Azerite, PvP Talent
,
Voice Over Audio - Tyrande, Malfurion, Sylvanas, Bwonsamdi
, and
New Icons for Battle fo Zuldazar gear, Warfronts, and Heritage Armor
Battle of Dazar'alor:
Raid updates included a
New Gelbin Mekkatorque Model
, a stunning
Battle of Dazar'alor Plate Armor Appearance Set
, and the usual updates to the
Battle of Dazar'alor Updated Encounter Journal
Warfronts:
This build added the remaining
Horde Cloth Set for Warfronts
, themed after the Forsaken.
Allied Races:
We saw the highly-anticipated
Blood Elf Heritage Armor Appearance Set
. For older Allied Races, Blizzard doubled the reputation gains from
Argussian Reach and Army of the Light World Quests
.
Items:
This bid added many new
battle pets from Warfronts
, a useful
scouting map
which unlocked flight paths for alts,
new mounts like chimeras
, and
New Baby Raptor Pets
.
#5 - Battle for Azeroth 26231 - March 14
Build highlights:
This build was huge for customization options, adding
vulpera fur
,
Dark Iron Dwarf Facial Tattoos
, and
Upright Orcs
.
This build also unofficially confirmed Kul Tiras Allied Race Druids, with the datamined
Kul Tiran Bear Form
.
Full build:
Class Changes
included new Azerite Traits, Frost Mage revamp, and the Monk class buff Mystic Touch.
Professions -
The Scrapper and Expulsion
added, as well as some new PvP recipes and correct Alchemy reagents.
Allied Race / Character Customization -
Vulpera Fur Marking Customizations
and
Dark Iron Dwarf Facial Tattoos
were added to the Dressing Room.
Upright Orcs
were added to the barbershop options on the Alpha. Dark Iron Paladins
possibly got a datamined mount
.
Armor/Weapon Models -
Kul Tiran Cloth Dungeon, Pirate Hats, and Lumberjack Shirt
were added. The Cloth Sets have a strong Old Gods vibe.
Blackrock and Frostwolf Tints
were added for Mag'har Orcs - hopefully they'll be obtainable. Several
Nazmir and Battle Dungeon Weapons
were also added.
Creature Models -
The biggest update was the
Kul Tiran Bear Form
, essentially confirming the addition of the Kul Tiras Allied Race. The
Zandalari Druid Feral Form
received animations so it looks less stiff.
Zone and Quest Updates -
Boralus received new details
as well as a new Jaina quest. The Chapters of War quests to visit the enemy continent were available, although buggy. The
Burning of Teldrassil
received an in-game model and
Island Expeditions
opened for testing.
Broadcast Text -
Jaina and Saurfang
had some interesting updates relating to the people of Kul Tiras disliking Jaina for her past actions, and Saurfang reflecting on his dislike of Sylvanas.
Dungeons and Raids -
The final boss of
Siege of Boralus
was changed with a new description (Spoilers). Undermine was renamed to the Motherlode.
Followers -
Many Horde Troops
were added and Magister Umbric, Hobart Grapplehammer, and Ty'jin were added as champions.
Fun Items -
Pizza à l’ananas
,
Invocation d’un bélier sombreforge
,
Sabot-fourchu de guerre vicieux
#4 - Battle for Azeroth 25976 - February 6
Build highlights:
This build marked the
start of Friends and Family Alpha
.
With servers up, we were able to start
datamining broadcast text
and preview
new spell animations
.
Allied Races received some major updates. Dark Iron Dwarves received
customization options
, and jokes/flirts VO were added for the Dark Iron and Zandalari.
Full build:
Class Changes -
The
Class Changes
included Hunter, Warlock, and Shaman talents. We noticed that
class raid buffs
had changed since BlizzCon. With the alpha servers up, we were able to preview
new talents and updated visuals
.
Professions -
Professions had
many updates
including Alchemist tinctures, stat buff scrolls for Scribes, Leatherworking Scuba Set, and Tailoring Battle Flags.
Allied Race / Character Customization -
Zandalari Troll
jokes and flirts were added. While not an Allied Race, many
Female Vulpera
customization options were added. Dark Iron Dwarves received
racials, jokes, flirts
and
customization options
.
Meow Emotes
were also added and we learned the class combinations for the Zandalari.
Armor/Weapon Models -
The
build added
Leather Zandalari Dungeon Armor, Horde Warfront Leather Armor, and some dungeon and Warfronts weapons.
Creature Models -
New Creature Models
include Vulpera Children and some Faceless One updates.
Zones and Quests -
This build opened up Nazmir, Drustvar, Freehold, and Atal'Dazar. The
Alliance
and
Horde
starting scenarios were added, filled with spoilers. We previewed the two new dungeons
Freehold
and
Atal'Dazar
Broadcast Text -
There was a
massive amount of broadcast text
including Jaina visiting Kul Tiras, Azshara's involvement with Kul Tiras, Battle for Lordaeron, and Burning of Teldrassil.
Dungeons and Raids -
We previewed the
very early Encounter Journal
for the first time. Two dungeons were open for testing.
Followers -
N/A
Fun Items -
New items
include
Tout-terrain Xiwyllag
and
Improved Flight Master's Whistle
.
#3 - Tides of Vengeance 27934 - September 28
Build highlights:
This build packed quite a punch with lore updates, including our first look at the
Story of Dazar'alor
, how Tyrande becomes the
Night Warrior
, Saurfang's
story developments
, engineering battles between
Mekkatorque and Gallywix
, and the return of
Xal'atath
.
Full build:
Heritage Armor
Players were eager to see updates to Heritage Armor on the PTR, as it marks the first time non-Allied Races received these sets. This build added the models for
Dwarf Armor
, the playable
Dwarf Questline
, and the broadcast text for the
Blood Elf Questline
Lore/Broadcast Text
Tons of new lore in this build, covering every aspect of the patch...and even some details from Patch 8.1.5:
Siege of Zuldazar
,
Xal'atath
,
Proudmoore Family
,
Tyrande as the Night Warrior
,
Saurfang
,
Sira Moonwarden
,
Mekkatorque vs Gallywix
General Updates
We datamined some
Dark Ranger Armor
which was later used for the
Capuche de rechange de forestier-sombre
toy. Holy Paladins received their first round of
updated animations
, and there were the usual
Class Updates
, but most of them reflected hotfixes or scrapped plans.
#2 - Tides of Vengeance 27826 - September 21
Build highlights:
The first look at
Siege of Zuldazar
Battle of Dazar'alor Armor was very exciting, as it marked a step up in aesthetics from the Uldir armor sets.
The remaining Allied Race druid forms were datamined -
Kul Tiran Moonkin and Zandalari Aquatic
.
This build added the customization options for the
Night Warrior
, as well as models for Tyrande and Malfurion used in 8.1 Darkshore.
Broadcast text includes
hints
that dark forces were behind Vol'jin's choice to appoint Sylvanas as Warchief.
Full build:
Database
: In addition to
Class Changes
, we received our first look at
new Battle of Dazar'alor bosses
and
Notable Items
like the return of Xal'atath!
Armor
: This early PTR build added many complete armor sets including Warfronts and Battle of Dazar'alor:
New Weapons
,
Kul Tiran Heritage
,
Forsaken Warfronts
,
Siege of Zuldazar
,
Night Elf Warfronts
Tyrande's Ascension
: This build added the customization options for the Night Warrior, as well as models for Tyrande and Malfurion used in 8.1 Darkshore.
Night Warrior Night Elf Customization
,
New Tyrande and Malfurion Models
,
Achievements
Models
: Important new models included
Mounts
like the updated Hivemind,
Kul Tiran Moonkin and Zandalari Aquatic Forms
, and
New Creatures
like the Capybara.
Lore
:
New Scenarios
included outlines of Tyrande's Ascension and the Blood Elf Heritage Armor questline. As for broadcast text, we received
some that featured the Lich King
and pieced together the
Blood Elf Heritage Scenario
.
#1 - Battle for Azeroth 25902 - Jan 25
Build highlights:
We received our
first class post
of Battle for Azeroth, revealing the removal of artifact traits and changes to Arcane Torrent.
Many creature models
were added, including BFA Jaina and Anduin as well as an uprezzed Prairie Dog.
We had our first look at
Kul Tiras Humans
(later confirmed to be an Allied Race) and
Zandalari Trolls
including Druid Travel and Flying form.
With this build, we made some updates here on Wowhead! The
BFA Talent Calc
went live, and we upgraded our Dressing Room to support
NPC Skin Tones
and
NPC Races
.
Full build:
Class Changes -
The
first class post
went live, revealing many artifact traits were now talents, some classes have raid buffs, some utility abilities returned for Druid/Shaman, and Hunter/Warriors received big revamps. Arcane Torrent was also nerfed. Our
BFA Talent Calc
went live so you can easily track all of the changes.
Professions -
We had our
first look at professions
which revealed the skill cap was drastically lowered and introduced new crafted items for each profession like fun Engineering gadgets for mounts and transmog, the Blacksmithing Khaz'gorian Hammer, and an Alchemy potion that turns you into a cloud.
Allied Race / Character Customization -
We got our first look at customization options for
Kul Tiras Humans
(later confirmed to be an Allied Race) and
Zandalari Trolls
including Druid Travel and Flying form. We also had a first look at the
Zandalari Racial
names. With all the hype surrounding Allied Races, we enabled
NPC Skin Tones
and
NPC Races
to the Dressing Room. At the
Battle for Azeroth Q&A
, we learned that Mag'har Orcs would be an Allied Race.
Armor/Weapon Models -
New armor
included quest sets, most Alliance and Horde Warfront appearances, dungeon armor, and Dark Iron and Zandalari Heritage armor. We
previewed weapons
in a video including Questing weapons, Xalzaix Offhand, and Fire Sword, and made a
comprehensive weapon post
on even more models including warfronts, dungeons, and Nazmir raid. We also previewed
Kul Tiras NPC fashion
including pirate hats and trench coats.
Creature Models -
A
massive amount
of creature models were datamined. Famous NPCs included Jaina, Bwonsamdi, King Rastakhan, Pepe, Queen Azshara, Katherine Proudmoore, and Anduin. Other creature models included numerous dinosaurs, Zandalari NPCs, Drustvar witches,
numerous horses
, and cute baby animals. Many low-resolution models, such as the Prairie Dog, received
new models
as well. Several NPC races had many datamined animations, which also heightened speculation that they could later be Allied Races, including
Tortollan
,
Blood Trolls
, and
Vulpera
.
Zones and Quests -
While no zones were playable, we got lots of
zone music
.
Broadcast Text -
For our
first round
of broadcast text, we looked at the escape from Stormwind for the Zandalari and subsequent challenges they face in their homeland.
Dungeons and Raids -
N/A
Followers -
N/A
Fun Items -
Many
mounts
were datamined including
Conscience collective
,
Butineuse dos-de-miel
, and
Brutosaure de caravane puissant
. There were also
many toys, profession items, and pets
like
Lunettes corgi suroptimisées
and
REUSE ME
.
Other -
During this build period,
BFA System Requirements
were posted,
pre-purchase boosts
were available, and
Battle for Azeroth
standard and digital deluxe was available to purchase which would also add
Allied Races
.
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