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The Adherents of Rukhmar rule the high arakkoa—the winged denizens of Skyreach—with rigid zealotry. But their vigilance has a vital purpose: spotting arakkoa who might unwittingly expose themselves to the shadowy curse of Terokk, and suspend their connection to their deity, Rukhmar. The Adherents sentence these wretched Outcasts to live a pitiful existence beneath the mountainous Spires of Arak—after removing their wings so that they can never return and infect others with the curse’s contagion.

Two of Skyreach’s young sun-sages, paired together from an early age, find themselves caught up in an unexpected search for apocryphal writings of Terokk’s past and the true origins of the curse. What they find will challenge their bonds and their beliefs: the skies above can hide secrets as dark as the canopies below the spires....

Download and read “Apocrypha,” written by Matt Burns, to uncover the mysteries of arakkoa society.

PvP
i'm not sure i've watched someone as arrogant as in awhile. not sure how blizzard thinks he is appropriate w/ community interaction
That's unfortunate. What did I say or do to make you feel I'm arrogant? (holinka)
felt like it was the entire tone, a lot of the answers felt insincere, been a pvper since vanilla, i don't feel well represented
Sorry to hear that. My hope was to provide our thinking about issues we were asked about as honestly as I could. (holinka)

Pets and Pet Battles
will the legendary pet and location change each day in the jungle?
Thought about doing this, but decided it was more fun to have all up, some hard to fight/get to (Muffinus)
Does this mean the 15 'powerful' pets will all be legendary because that's a lot!
It is Enjoy! (Muffinus)
Holy crap! That's like a new kind of Fel Tournament every day. Thanks for the clarification.
Did we mention they have randomized allies that they fel-empower? So it's really a new adventure every day. (Muffinus)

Garrisons
If I reroll traits on Garona, only the two standard ones will reroll. Is this correct?
Correct. Master Assassin cannot be replaced. (WarcraftDevs)

Apologies for the late reply, but we have been exhaustively trying to find the best solution for those remaining accounts affected by this issue. While unfortunately it appears that the original data for those still affected is now unrecoverable, we have formulated a compromise solution that should satisfy most of you.

In order to find out more, please create an ingame ticket (or here) containing the following information:

• Name/realm of affected character(s).
• Details of any partial restoration already received.

Thank you and apologies once again for the inconvenience.

Legendary Ring
obviously, items like Tarecgosa would be different. I just don't think it feels "legendary" if it's out of your control.
Random procs are "out of your control" by the same argument, no? (Celestalon)

.it's like man, I did this entire quest line, collected all this stuff, and got my ring! For someone else to use.
Honest question: Is the act of clicking the ring the fun part to you? Or the buff you get, the gameplay impact, & coordination? (Celestalon)

Not a fan of a Shared On-Use effect for the legendary, too many potential problems with optimization/mistakes.
The range of initial reactions is interesting; another view is that this offers control in lieu of being beholden to RNG. (WatcherDev)

PvP
I laughed when I read #PruneHolinka (holinka)

With 6.2, could all Arenas be made available to lower level players? They can play all BGs since WoD but not all Arenas.
which ones aren't available now? (holinka)

Raids and Dungeons
Blackrock Foundry

• The Blast Furnace
  
  • Fixed an issue where Heart of the Mountain's Tempered debuff could incorrectly persist on a player pet.

Items

• Explorer's Notebook or Garrison Scout Report used by players that already have an Exploration mission available should now be informed that they're not eligible for additional missions of that type and no longer incorrectly consume the item.

Admiral Taylor's Greatsword
Has anyone heard anything on if this sword is going to be moggable in upcoming patch or not yet? I'm still hoping it will be, but I can't play the PTR to find out.
Admiral Taylor's Greatsword will be eligible for transmogrification in an upcoming 6.2 PTR build. To keep things fair, there will also be a Horde equivalent (in a different color) as a treasure that could be found in the Jungles of Tanaan.


awesome now give me back the sword I vendored!~
If the item has been misplaced in the time since it was originally obtained, there will be an in-game way for players to obtain the sword again.

Will it be like the vendors in pandaria?
It will likely be a vendor. Details are still TBD at this stage. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Tyrande's Slience
Finding the outcry over changing the name of an unreleased ship a little silly. Nothing is lost by changing it. No reason at all to keep it. (CM_Lore)
When our options are "upset some people" or "don't upset some people" with literally no other factors that's an easy decision. (CM_Lore)
I think it's far more silly that you actually listen to the "outcry" of people complaining about the ship's name to begin with...
So you're offended that we don't want to offend people? I don't think we can help you. (CM_Lore)
There are TONS of things that could be considered more offensive in the game, but everyone knows its only a game.
Eh, this change hurts nothing, makes some people happier, and took *maybe* 2 minutes to do. Pretty straightforward IMO. (CM_Lore)
stick to your guns for once
Offending people for no reason is not a "gun" we'd like to "stick to," sorry. (CM_Lore)
Meanwhile, if you ignore them as any sane person should, you make sure that they don't have power.
We're talking about a 2-minute change, here, not the FUTURE OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT or any such silliness. (CM_Lore)
I'd imagine it's more of a perceived lack of integrity and / or caving to people inventing insults where non exist.
I don't get how sticking to our goal of making our game accessible to everyone is a "lack of integrity." (CM_Lore)

Raid Finder
That's good to know. I know LFR isn't popular but I like it just to see that end content.
It's pretty popular (Muffinus)
Well, that's good to know too. I suppose I meant.. 'not popular' in regards to the people who easily rage in it.
Curbing toxic behavior is an interesting topic. Open to discussion for improvements. (Muffinus)
just cos lots of people do something doesn't mean they enjoy it
What would you like to see improved? (Muffinus)
give people the chance to *learn* things, not a blind Zerg.
Challenge: every time the group wipes, someone gets really super mad, verbally. (Muffinus)
Then let them be mad and ragequit. Why cater to those who don't want a challenge?
Has a negative effect on existing players, can cause a chain reaction. (Muffinus)
Then reward and promote good behaviour.
How? (Muffinus)
You could peak at league of legends - they are making a player reward system I think.
We're always analyzing other games, I want to know what YOU want (Muffinus)
Just don't repeat the horrible voting system of the forums - get downvoted by bullies and feel like crap. = no good.
Haha, easier said than done! Good discussion though, it's a tough problem, but worth talking about. (Muffinus)

PvE
Are Seals of Tempered Fate remaining the Bonus Roll currency? Does that mean we can stockpile them before HFC opens?
There will be a new bonus roll currency in 6.2. (WarcraftDevs)

Lore
Really enjoying the "where is this going?" threads re: story advancement in 6.2. A great story often keeps you guessing (Muffinus)
If the last 10 years are any indicator we know one thing for sure about 6.2 wont be involved.
Mekkatorque was in SoO, what makes you think he isn't interested in the future of Azeroth? (Muffinus)
You mean apart from the fact that he's the only Alliance faction leader that leads his people from a tent in the snow?
They have a huge workshop out there! Some day, gnomeregan will be ours... (Muffinus)

Pets and Pet Battles
so glad to see Hogs found a home in-game! One small request. Could we see Hogs get a new model, rather than a shrunken Hogger?
Hogger is hogger man! That's like asking my cat not to have a tiny head. He can't help it. And it's cute. It's really tiny! (Muffinus)

Reputation / Questing
How much time and money did that opening cinematic area take for WoD? Please don't ever do something like that again!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Opening cinematic area? (Muffinus)
The tanaan jungle starting area. Its really a pain in the ass to level alts through
What would you like to see changed in an "epic intro zone" to fit that description? (Muffinus)
Nothing the damage is done. Just don't put one in the next expac please
"Just don't" is not entirely convincing feedback. (Muffinus)
ok how about if you've done it once(account wide) khadgar can teleport you past the quest chain but you sacrifice the exp?
What do you enjoy more about jumping right into SMV or FFR? What do you usually do first on alts? (Muffinus)

Garrisons
muffany idea what might be with the 615, 630, 645 follower upgrades, they are now useless for me
If you could turn them into one currency, rep, or whatever, what would you turn them into? (Muffinus)

Misc
Potentially interesting topic: how do you feel when you die in the outdoor world? Do you ever? (Muffinus)
I actually really hate dying in the outdoor world LOL. Fine with it in raiding though as it happens.
What if the area you're entering is elite, but you know there's a rare leveling weapon there? (Muffinus)
I love a challenge - and feel so sorry for how over simplistic the game has turned, in terms of levelling, talents, buttons etc.
Several things in WoD posed a challenge for me, mostly Wanted targets/leveling elites. I liked that. (Muffinus)

One piece of feedback i'd like to give on the current boss models is Archimonde is very underwhelming as he currently is
Often find that the fight makes the visual impact. E.g. Lei Shen. (Muffinus)

Creatures and NPCs
Spires of Arak

• Solar Magnifier should now allow players to loot it and no longer immediately despawn after being defeated.

Raids and Dungeons
Legacy

• Siege of Orgrimmar
  
  • Galakras: Fixed an issue where players could not advance to Phase 2 because Anti-Air turrets were not spawning correctly.

From this Wednesday through Friday, we will continue our Hellfire Citadel raid testing. As is always the case with PTR raid testing, it is quite possible that there will be technical or gameplay issues that disrupt our plans. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Remember that Heroic difficulty scales for any group size between 10 and 30 players, so feel free to assemble and bring a group of any size within that range. Our general plan is to test every encounter on Heroic difficulty first, and then test sections of the raid on Normal and Raid Finder, alongside targeted Mythic tests.

Each encounter should be available at approximately the listed times below on all PTR servers.

Wednesday, April 22

• Kilrogg Deadeye - Heroic Hellfire Citadel - 13:30 PDT (16:30 EDT, 22:30 CEST)
• Gorefiend - Heroic Hellfire Citadel - 15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 24:00 CEST)

Thursday, April 23

• Kormrok - Heroic Hellfire Citadel - 13:30 PDT (16:30 EDT, 22:30 CEST)
• Shadow-Lord Iskar - Heroic Hellfire Citadel - 15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 24:00 CEST)

Friday, April 24

• Tyrant Velhari - Heroic Hellfire Citadel - 13:30 PDT (16:30 EDT, 22:30 CEST)
• Fel Lord Zakuun - Heroic Hellfire Citadel - 15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 24:00 CEST)

As always, this testing schedule is very fluid and subject to the realities of a PTR environment. We might have to change the time of a testing session, change the boss being tested, or cancel a test entirely, due to bugs, server hardware issues, etc. Keep an eye on this forum for the latest information, and thank you in advance for testing and providing feedback.

Eh, I don't think Brian was trying to say that Warstomp (or any other racial) is "just as good as" Every Man For Himself. I think the point he was trying to make is just that it isn't a simple 1:1 comparison. An extra trinket and an extra stun are not the same thing, so it's conceivable that there may, at least in theory, be situations in which a player may find the stun more useful than the extra trinket.

We're not trying to dismiss concerns about racial balance. That's a topic we're constantly discussing, and monitoring feedback, player performance, representation, and several other factors. I don't have any specifics I can share just yet, and I wouldn't expect any major changes to racials in 6.2, but it's definitely an issue that we're working on.

How can they say there's nothing wrong with racials.
That is precisely not what I'm saying.

There are issues with racial balance, and Every Man For Himself in particular. There aren't any major changes in 6.2, but it's high on our priority list for the future.

The WoW Token will be going live in the Europe game region on April 21 at approximately 5 p.m. CEST. The WoW Token will be available for 20 EUR (15 GBP) from the in-game Shop, and will be set at a starting price of 35,000 gold in the Auction House across the Europe region. From that point forward, the gold price will automatically fluctuate based on player supply and demand. To start we’ll be limiting the number of Token purchases from the Shop to 10 within a 30-day period, and the limit on Tokens purchased for gold will be set higher—though keep in mind these limits may be adjusted over time. While Tokens will be available immediately from the Shop, please note that there may be a delay before Tokens put up for sale on the Auction House become available for purchase with gold.

Using WoW Token Game Time with a Recurring Subscription
You can redeem WoW Tokens while you have an active recurring subscription—there’s no need to suspend your subscription or resubscribe. Your recurring subscription will automatically pause when your currently paid-for subscription period ends (e.g. for monthly subscribers, at the end of your current 30-day period), and all redeemed WoW Token game time will be applied next. Note that you can have multiple WoW Tokens redeemed on your account at any given time. Once any accumulated WoW Token game time expires, your recurring subscription will automatically pick up where it left off.

Region-wide Exchange
As discussed in our original announcement, each game region (Americas, Europe, Korea, Taiwan, and China) will have its own shared WoW Token exchange.

Once purchased, a Token can then be put up for sale in a region-wide exchange via a new Game Time tab in the Auction House. While the rest of the Auction House will remain realm-based, a region-wide WoW Token exchange will provide the largest possible pool of prospective buyers and ensures everyone has access to a vibrant, active Token marketplace. In the Americas, Europe, Korea, and Taiwan, players who purchase a WoW Token from the Auction House will be able to redeem it for 30 days of game time.

Going for Gold
Because the Token exchange has to start somewhere, we will be setting the initial gold value of the WoW Token ourselves. The starting gold value in each region will be based on several factors, including regional in-game economies, but ultimately our goal is to select a fair and reasonable starting price. After that, the Token’s gold value will be determined dynamically based primarily on player supply and demand. Simply put, if more WoW Tokens are being listed than are being purchased, the price will automatically drift downward over time. If people are purchasing Tokens from the Auction House faster than they’re being put up for sale, then prices will go up accordingly. As a reminder, to help make sure players can trade WoW Tokens confidently, once a Token sells, the seller will receive the amount of gold they were quoted at the time they listed their Token.