Jump to content
FORUMS
Sign in to follow this  
Stan

War Within Pre-Patch Overview

Recommended Posts

79800-send-currency-to-alts-in-the-war-w

Find out more about everything coming in the War Within pre-patch!

Pre-Patch Release Dates

  • We expect the pre-patch to be released on July 23 in North America and July 24 in Europe, even though Blizzard has not yet revealed an official release date for the update.

Pre-Patch Event Details

  • Radiant Echoes will be available starting July 30 on live servers.
  • They take place in Searing Gorge, Dustwallow Marsh, and Dragonblight.
  • These rotate every 1 hour and 30 minutes with nostalgic bosses like Onyxia, Ragnaros, and the Lich King.
  • You can start completing them from Level 10 and they are a great source of leveling and a currency called Residual Memories.
  • You can buy item level 480 gear with Residual Memories with the final zone bosses having a chance to drop item level 496 gear.
  • Residual Memories can be farmed from weekly quests, defeating NPCS, and bosses.

Leveling Changes

  • Blizzard is reducing XP required from levels 20-50 by 20%, 20-40% from 50-60, and 75-80% from 60-70.
  • Dracthyr Evokers now start at Level 10 without the option to skip the starting zone.
  • Dragonflight is now the default leveling experience instead of Battle for Azeroth.

Flying Updates

  • Flying is now more streamlined with riding skills starting at level 10, maximum is 420% speed at level 30.
  • All flying mounts now support Skyriding/Dragonriding, except for the Otterworldly Ottuk Carrier Otterworldly Ottuk Carrier.

Major Class Changes

  • All classes received notable changes in preparation for the new expansion.

Warbands

  • "Account-wide everything" applies to all characters, realms, and factions.
  • A shared Warband bank with up to 490 slots and customizable tabs can be purchased in the pre-patch.
  • Reputation will be account-wide for Dragonflight and War Within factions at first.
  • Now you can collect armor and weapon types not usable by your current character.
  • You can transfer currency between characters with some limitations.
  • Account-wide achievement progression has been merged.

UI Updates

  • A new login screen has been implemented.
  • New icons have been added to the game for quests, map icons, and so on.
  • The spellbook and quest UI have been revamped for better navigation and readability.

Guild Updates

  • Cross-Realm Guilds are enabled and there are no cross-realm Mythic restrictions.
  • A new accessibility feature, Arachnophobia mode, has been implemented, replacing spiders with crabs.

Misc Changes

  • Humans received a new "No Place Like Home" racial, reducing Hearthstone cooldown.
  • Dalaran and Garrison Hearthstones received new animations.
  • Ironforge guards got new armor.

For more information, check out MrGM's latest video.

  • Like 1
  • Thanks 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
1 hour ago, Stan said:

All flying mounts now support Skyriding/Dragonriding, expect the Outland flying mounts.

Aww so no nether drake or ashes of al'ar?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
5 hours ago, Stan said:

dedfeating NPCS, and bosses

I like this typo. I prefer my enemies to die instead of the "ENOUGH" trope. 😜

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Quote

All flying mounts now support Skyriding/Dragonriding

And this crap is available by default but unrestricted flying has to be earned through another pathfinder. Honestly, why does Blizzard hate normal flying so much?

  • Like 2

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
On 7/10/2024 at 1:39 PM, Q said:

Aww so no nether drake or ashes of al'ar?

Not sure what they're on about, Ashes definitely works in Beta.

When actively dragonflying with Ashes though, the long streamers disappear (they reappear when you touch the ground and you can tell they were there when flying but not visible). People have complained and last I heard they were talking about re-enabling the streamers in skyriding mode, but I haven't checked beta lately.

Edited by Dingo

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
On 7/22/2024 at 5:28 PM, Dingo said:

Not sure what they're on about, Ashes definitely works in Beta.

When actively dragonflying with Ashes though, the long streamers disappear (they reappear when you touch the ground and you can tell they were there when flying but not visible). People have complained and last I heard they were talking about re-enabling the streamers in skyriding mode, but I haven't checked beta lately.

Ah, I certainly hope they do re-enable those. It was one of the best parts about the mount tbh.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
Sign in to follow this  

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

  • Similar Content

    • By Starym
      We have another triple entry in the hotfix ledger, as Radiant Echoes gets more improvements in retail, while Season of Discovery and Cata Classic get additional class changes.
       August 7  (Source)
      Player-characters
      Steady Flight should no longer be removed after entering an Arena. Quests
      We tuned up the Prototype Shredder MK-03 so that “Eye for an Eye” can be completed. Radiant Echoes Event
      Increased Flightstone and upgrade Crest drop rates in the event. Reduced the HP scaling on all event bosses so that they should be killable in a more-reasonable timeframe. Developers’ notes: This includes both ‘minibosses’ (e.g. Hogger, Thorim) and final bosses (e.g. Remembered Onyxia, Ragnaros). Season of Discovery
      Hunter Heart of the Lion once again has a 100 yard range. Warrior The Focused Rage rune will now correctly reduce the cost of Meathook by 3. Cataclysm Classic
      Fixed an issue where Faerie Fire did not deal intended amounts of threat when used on NPCs targeting another unit.
    • By Stan
      Due to a bug introduced with the War Within pre-patch, some players are receiving item level 250 gear from the weekly cache.
      We've seen numerous reports on Reddit and the official forums that the Last Hurrah weekly quest on live servers drop low-level gear for some players. Apparently, the bug was first introduced with the War Within pre-patch two weeks ago and still hasn't been fixed.
      Here's an example of a low item level drop from the Cache of Awakened Treasures by Omnifox.

    • By Starym
      Week 2 brings quite a few changes, as Hunters in particular rise up, while Shadow has a really bad time. The top 3 remains the same and very consistent, so let's jump in and see what's going on.
      Warcraft Logs Points
      The below logs are based on POINTS, and not actual damage or healing, meaning they log the timed completion for the specs, with higher keys getting more points, obviously. The time in which the dungeon is completed is also a factor, but a much, much smaller one, as it grants very few points if you do it significantly faster than just any in-time completion. We're also using the Normalized Aggregate Scores numbers, for clarity, meaning the top spec is marked as 100 and then the rest are ranked in relation to that peak point.
      All Keys
      95th percentile DPS
      The top 3 remains quite stable with the Evoker-Paladin-Warrior trio reigning supreme. We see the first change of the week right after that though, as Frost DK continues its upward march in dungeons as well as in raids, taking 4th from Elemental. Both DKs are on the rise, as Unholy also moves a spot up, taking advantage of Shadow's precipitous 5-spot fall to the bottom of the top 10. Arms remains stable as two Hunters burst in, Beast Mastery taking 8th and Marksmanship 9th, as Frost Mage disappears down towards the bottom. Speaking of the bottom, Devastation gets some new roommates there, as Outlaw and Destruction fall and give Enhancement and Feral a break.

      Mythic+ All Keys 95th Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs.
      All Percentiles
      As with the top percentiles, the top 3 remains solid, but 4th is immediately changed, thanks to Shadow's massive drop in performance this week. The Priest loses even more ground here, falling 9 spots into 13th, opening 4th up for Arms. Beast Mastery moves even higher here, grabbing 5th and moving in front of Elemental and Frost DK, as Marksmanship brings up the rear and completes the Hunter sandwich in 8th. Affliction breaks into the top 10, just ahead of Unholy which dropped to the final spot.

      Mythic+ All Keys All Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs.
      Raw DPS U.GG DPS Rankings
      U.gg's rankings are based on actual DPS taken from Warcraft Logs data, focusing on the top players and span the past two weeks.
      Frost DK finds itself on top in the raw DPS rankings, as Augmentation isn't calculated properly here. Fury and Arms grab the next two spots, moving ahead of Ret, and the Fyr'alath wins continue in 5th, where Unholy finished the legendary axe streak. Even Survival joins the Hunter good times in 8th, where all three specs gather, just ahead of Balance who closes out the top 10.
      Mythic+ All Keystone DPS rankings by u.gg.
       
       
      For even more in-depth data for each individual key head on over to Warcraft Logs. And if you're interested in more info on the specs themselves you can always check out our class guides (updated for the pre-patch), as well as our Mythic+ guides and Mythic+ tier list.
    • By Stan
      For the next two weeks, the Archaeology quest for Spirit of Eche'ro is available on live servers, so don't forget to get the rare mount before it's gone for 6 months!
      How to Get the Spirit of Eche'ro Mount
      1. Download MapCoords or some other add-os that displays coordinates in the game.
      2. Teleport to Azsuna from the Stormwind/Orgrimmar Portal Room or use your Dalaran Hearthstone to reach Dalaran (Legion) if you have one in your inventory.
      3. Seek out Archaeology Trainer Dariness the Learned in Dalaran at 41,26 and learn Archaeology if you already haven't.
      4. Accept The Right Path quest from the Archaeology Trainer and make your way to Thunder Totem in Highmountain.
      5. Talk to Lessah Moonwater to accept Laying to Rest. For the quest, you must collect 600 Bone Fragments of Eche'ro by rotating between four digsites in Highmountain. The exact locations with coords are outlined below.
      Digsite 1: Darkfeather Valley (50, 44) Digsite 2: Dragon's Falls (58, 72) Digsite 3: Path of Huin (44, 72) Digsite 4: Whitewater Wash (39, 65) it takes roughly around 2 hours to get the mount.
      Spirit of Eche'ro
      "The spirit of Huln Highmountain's pet moose."

      Hurry up! You only have until August 21, 2024, to get the mount!
    • By Stan
      MoP Remix characters that will transfer over to retail will receive a gear boost!
      With Patch 11.0.2 now live on Public Test Realms, you can copy over MoP Remix characters from retail! It appears all MoP Remix characters will receive a character boost so you can dive straight into action when the War Within expansion launches.

      We can't unfortunately log in to the game with the MoP Remix char on the PTR so we can't confirm the Item Level of gear for max level characters. However, keep in mind that the gear boost will scale with your level, so if you're below max cap, you will receive gear appropriate to your current level.
      When Can We Expect MoP Remix Characters to Transfer to Retail?
      MoP Remix ends on August 19, so we assume the characters will need to be transferred to retail by August 22 when Early Access begins.
×
×
  • Create New...