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Patch 7.1 PTR: Build 22685 Spell Updates and Trial of Valor Transmog Sets
It's a Wednesday, so time for the weekly 7.1 PTR build! Last week had a
small build with AH sorting changes
and the week before was
pretty massive
, introducing Karazhan, hundreds of new items, and the Diablo Anniversary. Spell changes are up as well as items!
The 7.1 Trial of Valor Transmog Sets are now up in the Dressing Room! Preview them on your character:
Cloth
,
Leather
,
Mail
,
Plate
Arcanist's Manasaber Mount Preview, Warcraft Available on DVD and Blu-ray, Blue Posts, Amazon Gift Card Survey Giveaway
For today's news, the Warcraft movie is now available on DVD, clarifications were given on why
The Emerald Nightmare: In Nightmares
and
The Emerald Nightmare: Essence of Power
cannot be completed on LFR, we're running a
marketing survey
with $500 in Amazon gift card prizes, and we have a preview of the 7.1 mount
Arcanist's Manasaber
.
September 23rd Hotfixes - Major Class Tuning for Emerald Nightmare
Blizzard has posted a huge round of hotfixes after analyzing the data from the first few days of Emerald Nightmare and Season 1 PvP. As per the Developer Notes:
As we discussed last week, we’ve been gathering a massive amount of data based on how each spec has been performing in this first week of raids and Mythic Keystone dungeons, so that we can make a number of tuning changes with next week’s realm maintenance. The overall goal of these changes is to buff up some underperforming specs while also reining in a couple of over-performers, without dramatically changing anyone’s playstyle or causing them to feel as though the spec they chose to focus on became the “wrong choice.”
All of these class changes will be applied during the next scheduled weekly maintenance period in each region. Note that there are also a number of PvP-specific changes, which are noted separately below.
Wowhead T-Shirts Available for Purchase and BlizzCon 2016 Party Site Live, September 21st Hotfixes
BlizzCon is fast approaching so it's time to share more details about the Wowhead Party! Our party takes place on
November 3rd
on the 5th floor of the Hilton from 6-10pm, and continues with an after party on the 2nd floor of the Hilton from 10pm-2am. Admission is free and you don't need to be attending BlizzCon to come to our party.
RSVP to let us know if you're attending
, which will also grant you access to our new after party.
We're also excited to bring you our first Teespring Campaign for the
Wowhead Rocket T-shirt
! These shirts are available up to size 4XL and come in mens and womens premium styles. Check out our full post for more details on either of these topics!
Edit: Added September 21st Hotfixes.
September 16th Hotfixes - Tank Damage and AoE Nerfs
The latest round of Legion hotfixes are up! Of particular note:
Most abilities used by Tank specializations have had their damage reduced by 10%.
Havoc and Windwalker burst AoE was proven to be too strong.
Several followers have had the effectiveness of their abilities reduced against players.
Legion foods and drinks should now restore twice as much health and mana.
Fixed an issue where PvP World Quests would occasionally reward items that were more powerful than intended for low Honor rank players.
Blue Posts: Raid Testing Schedule September 19th, Paid Battletag Changes Available, Shadowform Patch Notes Update
The PTR Patch notes from the Battle.net launcher were updated today with more information about Priests. Shadowform has returned!
Other blue posts include 7.1 raid testing on Monday and paid Battletag changes available.
BlizzCon 2016 In-Game Goodies
Blizzard has revealed the 2016 In-Game BlizzCon goodies, including Alliance and Horde murloc pets in Warcraft, and Ganymede with Pepe's colors as part of the special BlizzCon Bastion skin for Overwatch! These goodies are given to ticketholders as well as Virtual Ticket attendees. We're giving away 10 Virtual Tickets in our
Legion Launch Scavenger Hunt
!
There have been many blue posts today, including an update on Class Balance Tuning and September 15th Hotfixes including a legendary droprate change, which you can read about
here
.
Sept 15th Hotfixes, Class Balance Update, 7.1 PTR Dungeon/Raid Testing Plans, Honor Talents in 7.1
In the
Legion Developer Q&A
last week, Ion Hazzikostas talked about upcoming hotfixes based around endgame (raiding, etc) data and how it's tricky to tweak classes before the content is available.
In a follow-up blue post today he stated that the aim is to do a broad pass of tuning hotfixes after the first week of raiding and Mythic Keystone dungeons, to get a good sense of endgame data. However, there are some outliers which Blizzard will be addressing quite soon to reduce tank damage as well as the AoE burst of Havoc Demon Hunters and Windwalker Monks.
Other posts in today's roundup include 7.1 PTR Dungeon and Raid testing plans, as well as the reasoning why Honor Talents will no longer reset with Prestige in 7.1.
Mythic Keystones and Dungeons Preview
Mythic Keystone
s and a new level of dungeon difficulty is unlocking on September 20th. You can prep for them in advance with our
Legion Dungeon Guides
which have detailed information on all abilities.
Blizzard has previewed the system below, here are the highlights:
Keystones allow you to run higher-difficulty versions of Mythic+. You can keep leveling up your keystone by completing the dungeon in a certain timeframe.
At the end of a Mythic Keystone run, players get a chest with two high-quality items, starting at ilvl 845 and going up to 865 for Mythic Level 10.
This will be capped at 850 for week 1: which was new information as of today's post
.
For the highest level dungeon you clear in one week, you will get a corresponding loot chest in your Class Hall the week after. This chest will contain a keystone and loot; your best dungeon from the week before affects how good the keystone and loot is.
In Mythic+, the mobs have a fixed set of affixes which change every week. This will create group variation--there won't be one set group of specs that is best for every set of affixes
There is no lockout for Mythic+. The amount of keystones is the limiting factor instead. This should allow players towards the later part of the week to have a fair chance finding groups.
Realm First! Legion Keystone Master
is a new feat of strength available in Legion for participating in the realm-first completion of a Level 15 or higher Mythic dungeon within the time limit. A special artifact tint is also unlocked with
Keystone Master
.
Senior VP Chris Metzen to Retire - A Message from Chris Metzen
Business Insider
announced today that Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development Chris Metzen is retiring from Blizzard Entertainment. Chris Metzen was the creative director on many Blizzard games, most notably on World of Warcraft as well as collaborating on the film released this summer (he even had a small cameo as a
perfume vendor
). Most recently he provided
voiceovers
for Thrall and Varian in Legion, and every Winter Veil, you can save his reindeer in
On Metzen!
.
Edit: Added Metzen's own goodbye post.
News Roundup: Recent World Quest Changes, Companion App Bugfixes, Warcraft Movie on DVD and Digital Loot
Today's news roundup covers a hotfix removing BoE rewards from World Quests, bugfixes for the Legion Companion App, and new digital goodies for the Warcraft Movie DVD.
Wowhead Weekly #94, J. Allen Brack on Launch, Harvest Festival, Unlocking "An Unclear Path"
For today's weekend news, we have the latest Wowhead Weekly, information on the Harvest Festival, how to unlock
An Unclear Path
, and a Legion Launch message from World of Warcraft Executive Producer J. Allen Brack.
Legion Developer Q&A Liveblog
The Legion Developer Q&A with Assistant Game Director Ion Hazzikostas took place earlier today; we've summarized the key points for each question. Check out the
Legion Survival Guide
for an overview of the expansion.
New Legion Cinematic: Witnessing Illidan's Black Temple Memory, Gem Nerf, Blizzard Campus Legion Celebration
A new Legion build was just deployed; it includes a new cinematic on Illidan! Several months ago, players on the beta were able to play through a quest in which they saw major events through the eyes of Illidan. This cinematic is the final step in that series.
Over 3.3 Million Copies of Legion Sold Through Launch Day
Blizzard has published a
press release
stating that over 3.3 million copies of Legion were sold through August 30th, matching the all-time record of previous expansions!
PAX West Legion Panel Liveblog: Mobile Mission and World Quest App, Trial of Valor Raid, Karazhan
Blizzard has a special Legion panel at PAX West today; they announced the mobile world quest app, Trial of Valor raid, and more details on Karazhan! Learn all about the latest expansion with our
Legion Survival Guide
.
New Site Features: Today in Legion for World Quest Tracking, Broken Isles Flying, WeakAuras Customization Tool
We're following up on our
Legion Guides
with some new site features:
Today in Legion
,
Broken Isles Flying
, and WeakAura customization for all class spells!
August 26th Hotfixes
Another round of last-minute hotfixes before Legion have gone live! Check out the full post for details.
Blizzard and Facebook Streaming and Login
In June,
Blizzard announced a partnership with Facebook
allowing users to log in via Facebook and stream on Facebook. With today's Battle.net update, patch notes have been posted for streaming and the login page has been updated with a Facebook option.
Blizzard Post Roundup: Legendary and Discipline Item Changes, Stormheim, Arcway, and Court of Stars Preview
Blizzard has been previewing their final batch of Legion zones in the past few days, as well as making last-minute tweaks to some Legion items before launch.
Check out the full roundup for posts on legendary tuning, legendary and Discipline Priest item changes, and previews of
Stormheim
,
Arcway
, and
Court of Stars
.
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