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PTR Release Candidate Bulild + Season End Warning Discussion

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The PTR is updating with a new build which has been marked as a release candidate, which usually indicates the patch is close, but we really knew that already considering the expansion is a little under 5 weeks away. While this at least means there could be a release soon, release candidates have been known to get a variable number of iterations, so we didn't really narrow the timeframe down by much, if at all.

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The other big thing to talk about is recent discussions about the season end warning, as we're not quite sure that what we got tucked inside the  big "what's coming in the pre-patch" blue post is really how Blizzard would want to announce that, especially considering there's no context for the actual time until the season ends or the time the post-season will last.

Blizzard LogoSeason Ending Announcement? (source)

BATTLE FOR AZEROTH PVP SEASON 4 ENDS AND THE POST-SEASON BEGINS

The gates will soon close on Battle for Azeroth PvP Season 4 with the release of the Shadowlands pre-expansion patch. Don’t worry though, you’ll still be able to take part in competitive PvP in a special post-season, which will end with the launch of the expansion. The new Shadowlands Season 1 will then go live shortly after the launch of Shadowlands.

If you participated in Season 4, to ensure you receive the rewards that you’re due, please keep the following in mind:

  • Refrain from transferring your character(s) to another realm or faction until after Battle for Azeroth Season 4 has ended.
  • Battle for Azeroth Season 4 titles and mounts will be awarded approximately two weeks after the season ends.

Previous end of season announcements often mentioned a time window that the post-season will last, which would have given us the pre-patch launch date, so that's a strike against the theory. However, the Legion end of expansion / season 7 close post also didn't mention a specific duration, but it DID get its own separate article on the WoW site.

So the only thing we can gather from this is that we still have no specific information on when the pre-patch might be coming. It seems almost definitive that we'll be seeing it on or before October 6th/7th, which would make it just under 2 weeks from the big blue post, but it could also come next week, or as some players somewhat too hopefully wish, tomorrow. We still estimate that the most likely release date is October 6th/7th, and we've gone over why in a separate post already.

In any case, the release candidate does at least give us some solid ground with Schrodinger's pre-patch, aka we at least now know there IS a cat in the box.

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I am happy with the slow testing and the delay. They want to ensure this is a smooth and easy xpac. I APPRECIATE it! Lotsa mounts to still farm out there.

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2 hours ago, Wildwitch said:

I am happy with the slow testing and the delay. They want to ensure this is a smooth and easy xpac. I APPRECIATE it! Lotsa mounts to still farm out there.

testing  is done its release candidate for the ptr . 

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I personally am just waiting for this patch to go live.....the double rep is pathetic when the rep is pathetic to begin with....75rep for something that takes actual effort to do is just insulting, doubling it still makes it pathetic.

The world quest rep rewards should be like Legion.

World quest rep reward: 150rep (300rep with event)

Elite World quest rep reward: 350rep (700rep with event)

Currently in BfA it is like this

World quest rep reward: 75rep (150rep with event)

Elite World quest rep reward: 75rep (150rep with event)

Don't get me started with the Naz'jat'tar(sp?) and Mechagnome world quests and dailies.....both give a rubblish 75rep without the rep bonus event, 1-2 story quests give 150rep, 300rep with event.

 

Sorry, but 150rep is just as pathetic as pre-event, its just not enough to put up with the repetitive rubbish that is daily and world quests.

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5 hours ago, Lithari said:

I personally am just waiting for this patch to go live.....the double rep is pathetic when the rep is pathetic to begin with....75rep for something that takes actual effort to do is just insulting, doubling it still makes it pathetic.

The world quest rep rewards should be like Legion.

World quest rep reward: 150rep (300rep with event)

Elite World quest rep reward: 350rep (700rep with event)

Currently in BfA it is like this

World quest rep reward: 75rep (150rep with event)

Elite World quest rep reward: 75rep (150rep with event)

Don't get me started with the Naz'jat'tar(sp?) and Mechagnome world quests and dailies.....both give a rubblish 75rep without the rep bonus event, 1-2 story quests give 150rep, 300rep with event.

 

Sorry, but 150rep is just as pathetic as pre-event, its just not enough to put up with the repetitive rubbish that is daily and world quests.

I'd love to add more content being added if so. I just grined WoD factions to exalted since I am done with BfA and Legion and it was a massive pain in the *filtered*. Mostly through mob grinding or extremely limited daily quests.

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29 minutes ago, Senou said:

I'd love to add more content being added if so. I just grined WoD factions to exalted since I am done with BfA and Legion and it was a massive pain in the *filtered*. Mostly through mob grinding or extremely limited daily quests.

I would love the reputations that are involved in enabling flying.......which we already...paid for......they might as well morph it into the normal riding training and make it free (ie. don't increase the price tag) I think the reps should be behind a 4 chapter story arc that is designed with the faction in mind and it could be a rep tier per week, taking a month to complete......that would be preferable over 3 weeks of grinding.

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