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World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth|OT| War Mode Enabled!
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Your Garrison and Order Hall are still be relevant for Warlords and Legion content, but they don't have any notable rewards for higher level characters.
There's still the augment rune missions. Getting the bonus on them and vendoring them is a bit over 100g. Doing the pet token missions and buying BoE stuff with them is a bit of gold as well.
Hexweave bags and garrison resource conversion to mats in the trader hut is still useful.
Does anyone know if the Fallen Protectors fight in Siege of Orgrimmar is bugged atm? I usually just run right through that fight, but now I can't get past it at all. When they reach low health they just become un-targetable and heal up, and that just repeats over and over.
I didn't have any issues with protectors, but I did have treasures randomly resetting on me in the phase transition.
addendum: So since I've run it last, Protectors is definitely broken. Rook and Sun become untargetable when they summon their adds as intended, but their adds aren't spawning and the fight never ends as a result.
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I ran SoO Mythic like 2-3 weeks ago without issues, so unless it's been broken since then idk
I do SoO once a week typically, and last week is the first time I've had any issues. So whatever it is, it's recent.
I'm extremely ready for 8.2 for sure. Here's hoping it is sooner rather than later but tbqh I haven't had the time to check the status of the PTR aside from the quick tweets WoWHead posts. I also don't like spoiling the content by playing it early (I don't care about reading updates, though) but I super want to explore the two new zones so maybe I'll cave since I'm off next week.
I still haven't decided which alt to play alongside my main which is a rogue. Currently either warrior or druid, slight chance of priest and remote chance of monk. It'll probably end up druid. I like playing it the most in pvp. May depend on how things shake out with the neck pieces and such.
Back in stock on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RXWJLX...02-20&linkId=0510e7c769ab4a94ae60984245248841
Managed to snag an Ethereal Soul-Trader for a decent, not absurd price.
Noice. I can even flip it later if I want to.
Noice. I can even flip it later if I want to.
If the piece is from 8.1 content or is randomly generated (for lack of a better term) during Season 2, then it'll drop some residuum when you scrap/disenchant it. So items from Uldir or the Arathi Warfront won't give any, but World Quest and Emissary rewards, BoD and Darkshore will.
(this may not be entirely accurate, but it's the best i've been able to surmise)
Gotcha. I'm like, 90% sure this item was from a WQ last week, but I could be wrong.
Uldir does drop azerite that gives residuum. As long as it dropped for you after 8.1. Same for arathi. Basically any 340+ epic should give at least 1 as long as you obtained it after residuum was introduced live.
then i'm a bit confused, because i've definitely had stuff from the world bosses not drop residuum
either way, azerite is dumb and i hope it dies soon
Wrote a whole thing about doing level 1-10 back-to-back in Classic and Live.
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/wow-classic-vs-modern-what-has-changed-over-the-past-15-years
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/wow-classic-vs-modern-what-has-changed-over-the-past-15-years
Quit bit of info from the Classic Beta stress test:
Layering extends to the General Chat. What one person sees in Layer #1 is not what person in Layer #2 will see.
Grouping while in another Layer pulls you out of PvE combat and puts you in the new layer.
Grouping while in PvP combat however does NOT pull you from your current later.
Layering extends to the General Chat. What one person sees in Layer #1 is not what person in Layer #2 will see.
Grouping while in another Layer pulls you out of PvE combat and puts you in the new layer.
Grouping while in PvP combat however does NOT pull you from your current later.
Must be the world bosses alone? Dunno.
I know uldir does cause that was one of the only sources you had early on.
Glad I checked the thread this morning. Thanks for the heads up, Kintaro!
Was able to get an order in via Best Buy and got the GCU discount to boot! Very excited.
Nice glad to hear we were able to get a copy. I was worried GCU wouldn't work on it since it's technically not a game.
yeah for real. I used it on BfA but I thought they'd put it in their "toy/collectable" line. And it has sold out too so we all got in just in time!
Oh wow, this is rad:
https://www.mmo-champion.com/content/8530-Patch-8-2-PTR-Conflict-and-Strife-PvP-Talent-Essence
The Boomkin, Holy/Shadow priest ones are all fantastic talents to have in the PvE mix.
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The latest PTR update added a new essence, Conflict and Strife, to the repertoire of options currently in the patch. However, this one is a little more interesting as its major slot allows a specific predetermined talent from your spec's PvP talent pool to be used in PvE content at all times. Here is a list of what each class and spec gets from this trait.
https://www.mmo-champion.com/content/8530-Patch-8-2-PTR-Conflict-and-Strife-PvP-Talent-Essence
The Boomkin, Holy/Shadow priest ones are all fantastic talents to have in the PvE mix.
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The latest PTR update added a new essence, Conflict and Strife, to the repertoire of options currently in the patch. However, this one is a little more interesting as its major slot allows a specific predetermined talent from your spec's PvP talent pool to be used in PvE content at all times. Here is a list of what each class and spec gets from this trait.
- Death Knight (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Blood
- Unholy Command - Your Death Grip has two charges.
- Frost
- Chill Streak - Deals up to 6% of the target's total health in Frost damage and reduces their movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Chill Streak bounces up to 9 times between closest targets within 6 yards.
- Unholy
- Necrotic Strike - A vicious strike that deals [ 30% of Attack Power ] Plague damage, and converts 1 Festering Wounds into a Necrotic Wound, absorbing up to 7% of the target's maximum health in healing received.
- Blood
- Demon Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Vengeance
- Cleansed by Flame - Immolation Aura dispels all magical effects on you when cast.
- Havoc
- Demonic Origins - The cooldown of Metamorphosis is reduced by 2 min, but now lasts 15 sec.
- Vengeance
- Druid (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Balance
- Moonkin Aura - Starsurge grants 4% spell critical strike chance to 8 allies within 40 yards for 18 sec, stacking up to 3 times.
- Feral
- Leader of the Pack - While in Cat Form, you increase the melee and ranged critical chance of raid members within 40 yards by 5%. Leader of the Pack also causes affected targets to heal themselves for 4% of their maximum health when they critically hit with a melee or ranged attack. The healing effect cannot occur more than once every 6 sec.
- Guardian
- Sharpened Claws - Maul increases the damage done by your Swipe and Thrash by 25% for 6 sec.
- Restoration
- Overgrowth - Instantly applies Lifebloom, Rejuvenation, Wild Growth, and Regrowth's heal over time effect to the target.
- Balance
- Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Beast Mastery
- Survival Tactics - Feign Death removes all harmful magical effects, and reduces damage taken by 99% for 1.5 sec.
- Marksmanship
- Survival Tactics - Feign Death removes all harmful magical effects, and reduces damage taken by 99% for 1.5 sec.
- Survival
- Survival Tactics - Feign Death removes all harmful magical effects, and reduces damage taken by 99% for 1.5 sec.
- Beast Mastery
- Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Arcane
- Arcane Empowerment - Clearcasting can now stack 2 additional times, and increases the damage of Arcane Missiles by 5% per stack. Clearcasting no longer reduces the mana cost of Arcane Explosion.
- Fire
- Flamecannon - After standing still in combat for 2 sec, your maximum health increases by 3%, damage done increases by 3%, and range of your Fire spells increase by 3 yards. This effect stacks up to 5 times and lasts for 5 sec.
- Frost
- Concentrated Coolness - Frozen Orb's damage is increased by 10% and is now castable at a location with a 40 yard range but no longer moves.
- Arcane
- Monk (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Brewmaster
- Hot Trub - Purifying Brew deals 30% of your purified staggered damage to all enemies within 10 yards.
- Mistweaver
- Way of the Crane - Increases your Physical damage by 25%, you remove and become immune to all snare and root effects and you heal up to 3 nearest allies for 150% of all damage done. Lasts 15 sec.
- Windwalker
- Reverse Harm - Heals a friendly target for 8% of their maximum health, and causes 100% of the amount healed to instantly be dealt to the nearest enemy as Nature damage within 5 yards. Generates 2 Chi.
- Brewmaster
- Paladin (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Holy
- Divine Favor - Your next Holy Light or Flash of Light is increased by 100%, costs no mana and is unable to be interrupted.
- Protection
- Steed of Glory - Your Divine Steed lasts for an additional 2 sec. While active you become immune to movement impairing effects, and you knock back enemies that you move through.
- Retribution
- Unbound Freedom - Blessing of Freedom also increases movement speed by 30%.
- Holy
- Priest (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Discipline
- Premonition - Heals nearby targets within 20 yards for [ 75% of Spell Power ], and applies Atonement to yourself. Deals [ PS * BC1 ] Shadow damage to yourself for each Atonement you have active, and increases their duration by [ 5 + 0.1% of Spell Power ] sec.
- Holy
- Rapid Mending - Prayer of Mending is now instant cast, and its jump range is increased by 10 yards.
- Shadow
- Void Origins - Void Eruption is now instant cast.
- Discipline
- Rogue (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Assassination
- Smoke Bomb - Creates a cloud of thick smoke in an 8 yard radius around the Rogue for 5 sec. Enemies are unable to target into or out of the smoke cloud.
- Outlaw
- Smoke Bomb - Creates a cloud of thick smoke in an 8 yard radius around the Rogue for 5 sec. Enemies are unable to target into or out of the smoke cloud.
- Subtlety
- Smoke Bomb - Creates a cloud of thick smoke in an 8 yard radius around the Rogue for 5 sec. Enemies are unable to target into or out of the smoke cloud.
- Assassination
- Shaman (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Elemental
- Lightning Lasso - Grips the target in lightning, stunning the target and dealing O2% of the target's maximum health in Nature damage over 5 sec. Can move while channeling.
- Enhancement
- Ride the Lightning - If there are more than 2 enemies within 8 yards when you cast Stormstrike, you also cast a Chain Lightning on the target, dealing [ 50% of Spell Power ] Nature damage. Otherwise, you conjure bolts of lightning to up to 2 furthest enemies within 40 yards dealing [ 50% of Spell Power ] Nature damage.
- Restoration
- Ancestral Gift - You become immune to Silence and Interrupt effects for 5 sec after using Spiritwalker's Grace.
- Elemental
- Warlock (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Affliction
- Endless Affliction - Your Unstable Affliction deals the same damage as normal, but its duration is increased by 6 sec.
- Demonology
- Nether Ward - Surrounds the caster with a shield that lasts 3 sec, reflecting all harmful spells cast on you.
- Destruction
- Demon Armor - Protects the caster, increasing maximum health by 10% and increases armor by 150%.
- Affliction
- Warrior (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Arms
- Sharpen Blade - When activated, your next Mortal Strike will deal 15% increased damage and reduce healing taken by 50% for 6 sec.
- Fury
- Battle Trance - You go into a trance causing you to regenerate 3% of your health and generate 5 Rage every 3 sec for 18 sec after using Raging Blow twice in a row on a target. Using Raging Blow on a new target will cancel this effect.
- Protection
- Thunderstruck - Thunder Clap roots all targets for 1 sec.
- Arms
Yeah, I was reading that earlier. It's pretty awesome - I'm glad they're still adding more to this neck piece during the PTR cycle. So far, it looks to be a huge improvement over the McGuffin it was during 8.0 and 8.1. I'm ready for June/July!
I'm glad they're doing that. I feel gimped when I don't play in war mode because we lose some of the PvP talents.
Where is the BMAH now?Don't ask me how, I bid on the wrong item on the BMAH and ended up winning.
Good article, man.
It seems like classic is designed specifically for the people that never went through wrath. Vanilla and current are so vastly different that I just don't see them attracting the same crowds. People that didn't play in vanilla wont stick around, I think. I don't doubt they will check out the game but I don't see them doing multiple 60s.
I'm going to do it once and on the horse side because I never really saw that side of the game- I was always alliance. But I doubt I'll play more from there. I raided hardcore in vanilla and have no desire to do it again.
There's actually one in each continent. In Kul Tiras it's in one of the Scrimshaw areas, and in Zandalar it's just past the tunnel in Little Tortola.
Falls in line with Warlock PvP talents which are also pretty lame. I'd honestly rather they do something stupid like give you Call Felhunter just so they have a reliable interrupt without having to use a less efficient pet.
I'm relatively excited about having two charges of Death Grip. I wish that was a standard thing, lol.
That's pretty much what I came to as well. I'll probably work my way through Classic once, but it certainly won't be a long-term thing or my primary version of WoW.
On one hand, I'm glad most of the talents available for that essence aren't OP / the best. But at the same time I really don't see myself grinding for it, there are better ones for my spec.
Sorry for taking so long, one member a few posts above me said the right place.
Sorry for taking so long, one member a few posts above me said the right place.
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