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5.3 PTR Patch Notes - April 11
The
5.3 PTR Patch Notes
were updated this afternoon with a few additions.
The biggest changes include:
Healing abilities and spells which automatically pick targets now follow consistent rules for targetting logic. Targets with lower % health will be preferred, and players are weighted more heavily than pets.
Players with full health no longer count towards the cap for area-of-effect healing abilities and spells.
Summoned pets/totems will chain cast spells with no delay between casts.
All creatures Level 90 and above have a chance to drop Lesser Charms of Good Fortune.
Two new purchasable items using Elder Charms of Good Fortune have been added to the quartermasters on the Isle of Thunder.
For more recent PTR coverage, check out our blogs on the Darkspear Rebellion
faction rewards
and
quests
.
Click the cut to read the latest patch note additions!
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5.3 PTR: Battlefield Barrens - Scenarios, Quests, and Lore
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.
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 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
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New Brawler's Guild Content in Patch 5.3
This article covers 5.3 PTR information which may be outdated. Check out
Wowhead's Brawler's Guild Guide (Updated for 5.3)
for the latest details.
The Brawler's Guild is getting some updates in Patch 5.3! Blizzard shared the following developments in today's blog:
Two new ranks with eight new bosses.
Challenge Cards
-- can open up quests leading to twelve new bosses, such as
Challenge Card: The Bear and the Lady Fair
.
Players can now revisit past fights by buying a Challenge Card for a specific encounter, such as
Challenge Card: Millhouse Manastorm
.
New VIP lounge for Rank 8 players.
In addition, we've discovered
Far Sight totems allowing players to get a better view of the fight on the 5.3 PTR
, and have also datamined some shirts named after bosses:
Floot-Tooter's Tunic
,
Grandpa Grumplefloot
Paper Shirt
,
Ro-Shambo
-- perhaps this is tied to
Scissors
?
[item
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5.3 PTR: Battlefield Barrens Rewards and Currency Overview
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.
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 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 Bloss
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5.3 PTR - Build 16825 - Hearthstone Promotion Mount, Achievements, Icons, and More
After a week-long break, the 5.3 PTR is getting some updates! There's a new promotional mount for Hearthstone, some vanity items tied to the Darkspear Rebellion, a pet that changes appearance based on the seasons, and new Brawler's Guild achievements.
There were a number of spell changes as well, but
Ghostcrawler just posted
that some are tooltip fixes and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Check out the latest additions!
3D Models
The
Blossoming Ancient
's companion tooltip states that the pet will change color depending on the season. Here's fall, winter, summer, and spring!
In addition, we have a model for [item=
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5.3 PTR: New and Heroic Scenarios Overview
Four new scenarios and six heroic-difficulty scenarios are coming in Patch 5.3. If you're looking for something harder than dungeons but easier than Challenge Modes, Heroic Scenarios should be a good fit. Plus, in this current PTR build, you can get 0
Valor Points
in one, which isn't a bad deal.
In this initial preview, we'll look at the details, rewards, and UI for heroic scenarios, as well as the lore and stages for the four new scenarios. They should be testable soon on the 5.3 PTR, as Blizzard has recently
made feedback threads
for all of them.
Check out our other 5.3 Scenario coverage:
Blood in the Snow and Dark Heart of Pandaria
Secrets of Ragefire and Battle on the High Seas
Heroic Scenarios
Heroic scenarios should appeal to players that enjoyed learning heroic dungeons in the middle of past expansions. The basic information has been taken f
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5.3 PTR: Valley of Spirits Shut Down, Pet Battle Accuracy Changes
Today's newspost covers two very different types of battles on the PTR--Battlefield: Barrens and pet battle changes. Since our
post last week on the Horde Rebellion
, we've found a few more signs of strife in the area and it's now been included in the
official 5.3 PTR Patch Notes
. Most notably, the Valley of Spirits has been shut down in 5.3 under Kor'kron surveillance.
And if you prefer lighter combat, pet battles are getting some accuracy changes in 5.3 to keep combat from feeling repetitive.
Valley of Spirits Shut Down
The first time we previewed Orgrimmar on the PTR, Kor'kron guards were keeping the troll section of Orgrimmar on lockdown. But things have gotten even worse--they've terrified the NPCs to the point where the Valley of Spirits has been shut down. Players cannot access the Auction House, Banks, class trainers, profession trainers, and all vendors. (Suddenly, those pet snakes from
Xan'tish
like
Black Kingsnake
may be rare...)
In addition, the portal to Blasted Lands has been removed, and
Vol'jin Loyalist
s now run through t
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5.3 PTR Patch Notes - Updated April 4th
Today's updates to the 5.3 PTR Patch Notes included some changes to Monks, Priests, Shaman, and Warriors, as well as clarification on PvP Power changes. Below are the new additions to the PTR notes:
Monk
General
now also removes horrify effects, and reduces the duration of horrify effects and fear, and is available to all
Monk
specializations (formerly only available for Brewmaster and Windwalker Monks).
Talents
Ring of Peace
had been redesigned. The ability forms an 8-yard sanctuary around a friendly target for 8 seconds, instantly disarming and silencing enemies within the area-of-effect for 3 seconds. Enemies that use abilities other than auto-attacks or cast spells on allies within the
Ring of Peace
will be disarmed and silenced for 3 seconds. Disarm and silence effects are subject to diminishing returns.
Priest
General
Power Word: Fortitude
had its mana cost reduced to 1%, down from 4.4%.
Mass Dispel
no longer dispels magic effects that are normally undispellable. Cast time has been decrea
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News Roundup: New Armored Dragonhawk Rewards, Durumu in LFR, Zarhym on April Fools
5.3 PTR:
Mount Parade
Rewards
We've been datamining a ton of gorgeous mount models, and now we're seeing some new mounts on the 5.3 PTR! The rewards for
Mount Parade
are now learned by players who have obtained 200 mounts:
Armored Blue Dragonhawk
for Alliance,
Armored Red Dragonhawk
for Horde. This achievement is reminiscent of
Mountain o' Mounts
and its dragonhawk rewards:
Blue Dragonhawk
,
Red Dragonhawk
.
Click on the modelviewer pics to view them in our 3D Modelviewer!
News Round Up
The
third wing of LFR opened this week
and in spite of some hotfixes, players are still finding
Durumu the Forgotten
pretty challenging. Bashiok discusses the issues with
Durumu the Forgotten
and how the maze visual effect could use some alteration.
EU CM Taepsilum discusse
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Updated 5.3 PTR Patch Notes and Patch 5.2 Hotfixes
Blizzard just posted some Patch 5.2 Hotfixes on their US blog, as well as updated 5.3 PTR Patch Notes earlier today on their EU blog. Here's the highlights:
Horde Rebellion:
The
Horde Rebellion we noticed last week on the 5.3 PTR
is now officially in the notes and called "Quest Campaign: Escalation."
Players complete quests to support the Darkspear in rebelling against Garrosh, and destroy Kor'kron NPCs and their supply carts in the Northern Barrens.
As rewards, players get
Latent Kor’kron Armor
which can be turned into a spec-appropriate ilvl 476 epic.
Brawler's Guild:
Rank 9 and 10 bosses have been added to the Brawler's Guild. (Not in notes: Rank 10 players can purchase
Brawler's Burly Mushan Beast
on the PTR.)
Rank 8 players can access special VIP areas.
As we noted last week
,
Challenge Cards
allow you to summon unique bosses
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5.3 PTR: Build 16790 Spell Changes, 3D Pegasus Mount Models, and More
A new 5.3 PTR build was datamined this afternoon--yes, it's April 1st, but from what we can tell, this data is completely legitimate on Blizzard's side.
Check out the latest additions!
New Models
We datamined two versions of a yet-unnamed Pegasus mount--blue and red! Click on the images to view them in our 3D Modelviewer.
New Global Strings
The global strings had a few additions--most notably, one that deals with the new loot mechanics allowing players receive loot for a specialization that's different from their current class role.
+CALENDAR_ERROR_MODERATOR_RESTRICTED = "Starter Edition accounts cannot be moderators.";
+ERR_LOOT_SPEC_CHANGED_S = "Loot Specialization set to: %s";
+ITEM_UPGRADE_BONUS_FORMAT = "(+%d) ";
Patch Highlights
Several glyphs were changed. As this is the PTR, keep in mind that base abilities might later be tweaked to incorp
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5.3 PTR Preview: Earth Day, Doritos Locos Sponsorship, Auras, and More!
There are some major changes coming to World of Warcraft from the latest PTR patch. There's some really exciting stuff, including a new holiday and auras that will allow you to cosmetically alter your character to varying degrees. Both Perculia and I have been hard at work on the PTR getting screenshots of these changes and uncovering the latest details.
Oh, and one more thing:
APRIL FOOL'S!!
If you're seeing broken item links, we've unfortunately had to remove these fake items for real datapushes. Click on the images below to view what the original article looked like:
Cosmetic Auras
If you've played
Diablo III
, you may remember how the collector's edition had special wings for your character. The
Heart of the Swarm collector's edition
also had a special aura as well.
Well, it seems like auras are coming to World of Warcraft. They will be
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News Roundup: Blood in the Snow Scenario Introduction, Auto-Learning Flightpaths Disabled
Blood in the Snow Scenario Introduction
If you ever thought that Scenarios felt a bit abrupt and wanted more of a lore buildup--hey, here's a quest to help Vol'jin--you're in luck in Patch 5.3. Our friends at
WoW Insider
mentioned that there was a special scene leading into one of the new 5.3 scenarios,
Blood in the Snow
, so we hopped on the PTR to check out what goes on!
You're first sent a mail by Lorewalker Cho asking you to head to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Once there, he shares with you what he just discovered about the Alliance and gives you
The King and the Council
. Varian is facing some unforeseen difficulties in making a deal with the dwarves.
We're curious to see if these lead-in quests and Lorewalker scenes will be added for additional scenarios in the future--it was pretty effective here.
Transcript and screenshots of the quest below:
Once upon a time - moments ago, in fact - a great King sought the help from a trio of powerful dwarves: The Council of Three Hammers.
The King's scouts had discovered that Zand
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5.3 PTR: Build 16781 Items, Reduced Heirloom Costs, Heroic Scenario Loot
A new PTR build is coming this evening, and we also have some news about reduced heirloom costs!
Check out the latest additions!
Reduced Heirloom Costs
Heirloom costs have been reduced for
items added in 5.2
--what makes them special is that they can be used from 1-85. They are now 40% of their previous Justice or Honor Point cost, but still require turning in their older heirloom to purchase:
5
Justice Points
or 5
5.2 items now require the old heirloom and 0
Justice Points
or 0
to purchase.
0
Justice Points
or 0
5.2 items now require the old heirloom and 0
Justice Points
or 0
to purchase.
5
Justice Points
or 5
5.2 items now require the old heirloom and 0
Justice Points
or 0
to purchase.
Build Highlights
New PvP Taba
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5.3 PTR: New Battle Pets
Patch 5.3 has tons of new battle pets! There are eleven boss-themed ones from
Raiding with Leashes II: Attunement Edition
, new wild pets (
Unborn Val'kyr
) and drops from
Throne of Thunder
bosses, including
Viscous Horror
from Heroic-only
Primordius
.
There's also
Stunted Direhorn
for doing a ton of PvP Pet Battles,
Filthling
from the quirky Saurok area on
Isle of Thunder
, more cute direhorn pets, and a mini-
Gahz'rilla
,
Gahz'rooki
.
We've covered all the new pets, including their sources, abilities, and 3D models! Usual disclaimer that abilities and models are subject to change before 5.3 goes live.
Click the cut to read about all the new pets and click on our images below to view them in our 3D Modelviewer!
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5.3 PTR: 50 Stable Slots, Cosmetic Items, Brawler's Guild Improvements
This article covers 5.3 PTR information which may be outdated. Check out
Wowhead's Brawler's Guild Guide (Updated for 5.3)
for the latest details.
Following up on yesterday's
big 5.3 discovery that Garrosh and the Kor'kron are up to no good in Durotar and the Barrens
, we have some smaller patch additions covering stabled pets, cosmetic armor, and new bosses in the Brawler's Guild!
50 Stable Slots for Hunters
Hunters can now
stable up to 50 pets
, on top of the five in their active slots. With all the
new dinosaurs to collect in 5.2
, this should make lots of hunters happy!
Cosmetic Items
Players noticed that the Auction House in 5.2 had a section under Armor called Cosmetic, but there weren't any items one could list there. We datamined an item from
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Battlefield Barrens: Zone Changes and Acquiring Kor'kron Items
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.
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 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 Bloss
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PvP Gear in Patch 5.3
Blizzard just posted a highly-anticipated blog on PvP in Patch 5.3. There are several controversial changes:
The biggest change is that all gear in all Battlegrounds and Arenas will be scaled down to ilvl 496, which is the level of Season 13 Conquest Gear.
Resilience will also be removed from all gear, although it will remain on gems and enchantments--to compensate for this, all level 85+ players will have 65% base resilience. PvP Power will remain on all gear.
Since gear above ilvl 496 will be scaled down, Elite items will be primarily cosmetic rewards instead of powerful PvP armor.
Battle Fatigue will increase to make PvP gear superior for healers.
Other changed described during 5.2's PTR are still in place, namely that the 7,250
requirement for weapons will be waived in 5.3, and a catch-up mechanism will be implemented so newer players can earn more points per week. If you've gotten over 25,000
, you can also purchase Tyrannical gear for Honor.
As for the ilvl 496 scaling--many players felt that having multiple tiers of PvP gear in 5.2 led to an uneven playing field. Item Upgrades were removed from PvP gear for this reason, and keeping overpowered ilvl
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5.3 PTR: Build 16767 - Spell Changes and More
Another PTR build just hit this evening! It's a bit smaller, but has some Druid changes and a few new items.
Check out the latest additions!
is now Glyph of Omens: While you are not in an Eclipse, the following abilities now grant 10 Solar or Lunar Energy: Entangling Roots, Cyclone, Faerie Fire, Solar Beam, Faerie Swarm, Mass Entanglement, Typhoon, Disorienting Roar, Ursol's Vortex, and Mighty Bash.
treants now have charges (such as Resto version
Grove Guardians
: Summons 3 Treants that heal nearby friendly targets for 15 sec. Each Treant will heala Treant which will immediately cast Swiftmend on your current target. The Treant will cast Healing Touch on that target or a nearby ally every 3 sec, healing for 3201 to 3779 (+ 32.3% of SpellPower). every 3 sec.Lasts 15 sec. Maximum 3 charges.). In addition, Resto ones cast Swiftmend and Healing Touch.
Several achievements for Heroic Scenarios were added:
Heroic: A Brewing Storm
,
Heroic: Blood in the Snow
,
Heroic: Crypt of Forgotten Kings
New BoA vanity item: [item=98136
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5.3 PTR: Build 16758 - Spell Changes, Icons, and More
Blizzard released
Patch 5.3 PTR notes
on Friday, including some controversial PvP changes, and today the first 5.3 data build was released!
A new achievement for 200 mounts -
Mount Parade
which rewards an
Armored Red Dragonhawk
.
Raiding with Leashes II: Attunement Edition
- 10 new pets from Karazhan, Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep. Rewards you with Tito (
Tito's Basket
).
Lil' Bad Wolf (
Spiky Collar
), Menagerie Custodian (
Instant Arcane Sanctum Security Kit
), Netherspace Abyssal (
Netherspace Portal-Stone
), Tideskipper (
Shell of Tide-Calling
), Fiendish Imp (
Satyr Charm
), Tainted Waveling (
Tainted Core
), Coilfang Stalker (
Dripping Strider Egg
), Pocket Reaver (
Tiny Fel Engine Key
), Lesser Voidcaller (
Crystal of the Void
), Phoenix Hawk Hatchling (
Brilliant Phoenix Hawk Feather
)
New Pet Battle Achievements for doing PvP Pet Battles,
Deadly Pet Brawler
nets you the new Trainer title.
Several other pets are coming in 5.3, including
Living Fluid
from Primordius on all difficulties and
Viscous Horror
only on heroic.
Darkspear Revolutionary
/
Hordebreaker
- a new Scenario where you Aid Vol'jin's troll uprising. There's also a faction that sounds related:
Darkspear Rebellion
, and a pet
Gahz'rooki
.[/li
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