wow Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth Development Notes

[Stan 5,242]

Here are the official notes for Patch 8.3 and features which are currently available for playtesting on Public Test Realms, including information on how to join the testing, and more!

Other Patch 8.3 Content:

• Auction House Revamp Details
• Visions of N'Zoth Class Changes
• Visions of N'Zoth Development Notes
• Mechagnomes & Vulpera Unlock Requirements
• Ny'alotha Raid Boss Names & Descriptions
• Goblin & Worgen Heritage Armor Sets Preview
• Visions of N'Zoth Content Update Preview

Blizzard (Source)

A new content update for World of Warcraft is now being deployed to our Public Test Realms – Visions of N’Zoth.

Spoilers ahead!!

The Old God N’Zoth has risen from the depths to threaten Azeroth. Working alongside Magni, Wrathion, and other luminaries, players will attempt to empower Azeroth with defenses originally built by the titans. In return, the Old God attempts to corrupt the very minds of the player-characters with Visions of N’Zoth, a new, repeatable type of content where players explore a twisted reflection of a defeated future Azeroth.

This major update includes a number of new features, changes to existing systems, and other improvements that you can join us in testing.

Now Available for Testing

• New world and questing content
• New instanced content: Visions of N’Zoth
  • Horrific Visions in Stormwind and Orgrimmar
  • Lesser Visions in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms
  • Titan Research Tree (early iteration, with more to come in a later PTR update)
  • Legendary Cloak
• Heritage Armor quests – Goblins and Worgen
• Heroic difficulty Darkshore Warfront
• Heart of Azeroth
  • New Essences
  • Additional Minor slot
  • Two additional Stamina nodes
  • Maximum level increased to 85 (was 70)
  • Additional infinite progression slot to aid you against N’Zoth’s corruption at max level (coming in a later PTR update)
• PvP – “Servant of N’Zoth” event for Slayers who become bounty hunted
• Auction House major revamp
• Classes and Essences updates

In order to test much of the above, please look for “Heartzertauren” vendors in Orgrimmar, Stormwind, and the Chamber of Heart. Testers will need to purchase the Legendary Cloak and Coalescing Visions from them in order to access Horrific Visions. These vendors will also provide the first examples of Corrupted Items and Essences.

Coming Soon in this Update

• New Allied Races – Mechagnomes and Vulpera
• New Raid – Ny’alotha
• New Story Quests: Rise of N’Zoth
• Season 4 PvP and Mythic Keystone Dungeon updates
  • Operation: Mechagon has been divided into two wings, each with Heroic and Mythic Keystone difficulties
• New Battle Pets and Pet Battle Dungeon – Blackrock Depths
• Darkmoon Arcade – Play your favorite mini-games at the Darkmoon Faire
• PvP – Deepwind Gorge re-imagined/updated to be a capture point map
• Professions updates
  • New PvP catch-up gear for all crafting Professions
  • New upgrade level for Alchemy Stone, Jewelcrafting rings, and Engineering googles.
  • New Ny’alotha Vantus Runes.

For a first look at some of the above features, check out this new development update video from Game Director Ion Hazzikostas:

Get into the PTR!

The PTR is now available. To log in to the PTR, simply create a PTR account and copy the character you wish to test from your account. Step-by-step directions can be found here.

Note: World of Warcraft PTR realms are only available to players who have a full World of Warcraft account.

[Ragingwolf 310]

Interesting key points but per usual we'll see more Dev notes on select content.  The Season 4 Affix for keystones looks very interesting and fun; cant wait to try it out.  

[OxO 24]

Still have zero interest in all the azerite/essences nonsense + the grind and still completely alt unfriendly in BFA.

Will be playing Classic I guess until this design team are fired and a new one put in place for the next expansion.

 

[Amateurpeeweeeeh 37]

5 hours ago, OxO said:

Still have zero interest in all the azerite/essences nonsense + the grind and still completely alt unfriendly in BFA.

Will be playing Classic I guess until this design team are fired and a new one put in place for the next expansion.

 

I have 6 chars that are 440+, with playing them one key a week each char. That does not sound alt unfriendly. But still I have to agree with you. Wanting to test out essences on other chars is impossible. I got Nazjatar reputation on one of my chars... will I farm it on another character? Hell no...

Its time for accountwide *filtered*.

- attunements
- reputation
- essences
- even azerite power should be accountwide imo

And ffs make flying unlockable after exploring the new zones in next addon. The cry babies who dont want to fly just unbind flying mounts then.

[ShiftyBro 4]

On 10/8/2019 at 9:58 AM, Amateurpeeweeeeh said:

Its time for accountwide *filtered*.

- attunements
- reputation
- essences
- even azerite power should be accountwide imo

And ffs make flying unlockable after exploring the new zones in next addon. The cry babies who dont want to fly just unbind flying mounts then.

This x1000 pls!

[Seksi 208]

43 minutes ago, ShiftyBro said:

This x1000 pls!

100% agree, I used to be a man of 4+ alts, but nowadays I cannot play anything except my main because nothing of importance is account wide! I don't mind so much about flying but at the same time I do think that the daily chores they currently put us through do not get any better (or in fact get longer and more annoying) without flying, so sure thing tbh!

I just want to live in raids, with multiple chars, and play the group + gear game. The insane solo grind content should not be mandatory in order to perform well at group content.

[Stan 5,242]

On 10/8/2019 at 9:58 AM, Amateurpeeweeeeh said:

I have 6 chars that are 440+, with playing them one key a week each char. That does not sound alt unfriendly. But still I have to agree with you. Wanting to test out essences on other chars is impossible. I got Nazjatar reputation on one of my chars... will I farm it on another character? Hell no...

Its time for accountwide *filtered*.

- attunements
- reputation
- essences
- even azerite power should be accountwide imo

And ffs make flying unlockable after exploring the new zones in next addon. The cry babies who dont want to fly just unbind flying mounts then.

True, it's all but fun doing the repetitive grind on all characters. You'd think Essences would be account-wide by this time, but no.