Patch 6.2 PTR - Build 20104, Patch 6.2 - PvP Gear, Blue Tweets, Torbjörn Gameplay

Update (9:00 PM EDT): Added a post about how PvP gear is obtained in Patch 6.2.

Patch 6.2 PTR - Build 20104
Build 20104 will be deployed to the PTR realms soon.

New Items

Level Type Name
620Two-handed Mace Durg's Heavy Maul
1Consumable Ship: Destroyer
1Consumable Ship: Destroyer
1Consumable Ship: Destroyer
1Consumable Ship: Destroyer
1Consumable Ship: Transport


Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Item Set Bonuses

Death Knight (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Frost
  • Howling Blast now scales with 144.45% of AP, up from 115.56% of AP and 57.8% of AP.
  • Might of the Frozen Wastes - now dual-wielding increases Frost Strike damage by 100%, up from 50%.
  • Threat of Thassarian - When dual-wielding, your Death Strikes, Obliterates, Plague Strikes, and Frost Strikes also deal damage with your off-hand weapon, and your Frost Strike damage is increased by 100%, up from 50%.

Druid (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Moonfire damage now scales with 38.9% of Spell Power, down from 40.5%. DoT now scales with 28.08% of Spell Power, down from 29.25%.
  • Starfall now scales with 28% of Spell Power, down from 29.2%.
  • Sunfall now scales with 28% of Spell Power, down from 29.2%.
  • Sunfire damage now scales with 38.9% of Spell Power, down from 40.5%. DoT now scales with 28.08% of Spell Power, down from 29.25%.
  • Wrath now scales with 140.4% of Spell Power, down from 146.3%.

Balance
  • Mastery: Total Eclipse now Increases the maximum bonus damage from Eclipse by 20%, up from 15.2%.
  • Starfall now scales with 28% of Spell Power, down from 29.2%.
  • Starfire now scales with 224.6% of Spell Power< down from 234%.
  • Starsurge now scales with 280.8% of Spell Power, down from 292.5%.

Monk (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Tiger Strikes - Your successful autoattacks have a 10% chance to increase your multistrike chance by 35% for 8 sec, down from 40%.

Windwalker
  • Battle Trance - You gain 15% more of the Multistrike stat from all sources, up from 5%.

Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Talents
  • Deadly Throw (Assassination) no longer interrupts spellcasting when used with 5 combo points. Now reduces the target's movement speed by 70%, up from 50%.

Shaman (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Elemental
  • Elemental Overload - You gain 10% more of the Multistrike stat from all sources, up from 5%.

Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Demonology
  • Mastery: Master Demonologist - Increases all damage done by you and your demon servants by 10%, up from 7.7%. Further increases the damage of your Touch of Chaos, Chaos Wave, Doom, Immolation Aura, and Soul Fire while in Metamorphosis by 20%, up from 15.4%.

Warrior (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Talents

Arms
  • Mastery: Weapons Master - Increases the damage of your Mortal Strike, Colossus Smash, and Execute abilities by 41.6%, up from 36%.
  • Mortal Strike now does 211% of weapon damage, down from 225%.



Strings Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
  • BLIZZARD_STORE_CONFIRMATION_VAS_NAME_CHANGE - This service will automatically be applied when processing has been completed.
  • BLIZZARD_STORE_CONFIRMATION_VAS_NAME_CHANGE_EUR - This service will automatically be applied when processing has been completed. |HurlIndex:21|h|cff006995Change your payment method|r|h
  • BLIZZARD_STORE_NAME_CHANGE_READY_DESCRIPTION - Your name will be changed when you log out. You can do this at any time.
  • BLIZZARD_STORE_PRODUCT_IS_READY - Your %s is Ready!
  • BLIZZARD_STORE_VAS_SERVICE_READY_DESCRIPTION - Log out to customize your character. You can do this at any time.
  • GARRISON_SHIP_CANNOT_DECOMMISSION_UNTIL_FULL - You cannot decommission a ship until you have the maximum number of ships.
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_DEDE - German
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_ENUS - English
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_ESES - Spanish
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_ESMX - Spanish
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_FRFR - French
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_ITIT - Italian
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_KOKR - Korean
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_PTBR - Portuguese
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_RURU - Russian
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_ZHCN - Chinese
  • LFG_LIST_LANGUAGE_ZHTW - Chinese



Garrison Mission Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Combat
  • The Consuming Void Level 100. Item Level 675. Rare. 3 Followers. Cost: 100 Resources. Duration: 12 hrs. A deep chasm, filled with blackness, was found deep within the burial grounds. Who knows what horrors await us there?. Rewards: 2000 XP. 1x Follower Retraining Scroll Case Void-Shrouded Satchel

Ship-SiegeA
  • Blockade: South Sea Level 100. Item Level 0. 2 1 Followers. Cost: 100 Resources. Duration: 24 hrs. Push the Iron Horde out of the South Seas by defeating their blockade. Success grants access to the primal resources around Nagrand.. Rewards: 4500 XP. 5000 XP

Ship-SiegeH
  • Blockade: South Sea Level 100. Item Level 0. 2 1 Followers. Cost: 100 Resources. Duration: 24 hrs. Push the Iron Horde out of the South Seas by defeating their blockade. Success grants access to the primal resources around Nagrand.. Rewards: 4500 XP. 5000 XP

Ship-Training
  • A Little Combat Level 100. Item Level 0. 2 Followers. Cost: 10 Resources. Duration: 30 min. We've captured a Horde sub slinking into the 60 sec. A Horde sub has been spotted spying around our base. Take your new destroyer out and take some shots at it.. Rewards: 1000 XP. 500 XP end it.. Rewards: 500 XP. 500 XP
  • A Little Combat Level 100. Item Level 0. 2 Followers. Cost: 10 Resources. Duration: 30 min. We've captured an Alliance sub slinking into the 60 sec. An Alliance sub has been spotted spying around our base. Take your new destroyer out and take some shots at end it.. Rewards: 1000 XP. 500 XP
  • A Supply Pickup Level 100. Item Level 0. 1 Followers. Cost: 5 Resources. Duration: 60 sec. Our forward outpost has additional blueprints drafted up and a prototype ship. Take the transport out and load up the shipment.. Rewards: 500 XP. 1x Ship Blueprint: Destroyer 200 XP. 1x Ship Blueprint: Destroyer
  • A Supply Pickup Level 100. Item Level 0. 1 Followers. Cost: 5 Resources. Duration: 60 sec. Our forward outpost has additional blueprints drafted up and a prototype ship. Take the transport out and load up the shipment.. Rewards: 500 XP. 1x Ship Blueprint: Destroyer 200 XP. 100 XP
  • Bomber Target Practice Level 100. Item Level 0. 1 Followers. Cost: 20 Resources. Duration: 30 min 50 Resources. Duration: 4 hrs. The best way to take out battleships is by air. Take a carrier out and have your ace bomber pilots put some holes into it.. Rewards: 400 XP. 100 XP 500 XP
  • Bomber Target Practice Level 100. Item Level 0. 1 Followers. Cost: 20 Resources. Duration: 30 min 50 Resources. Duration: 4 hrs. The best way to take out battleships is by air. Take a carrier out and have your ace bomber pilots put some holes into it.. Rewards: 400 XP. 100 XP 500 XP
  • Fine Tuning Depth Charges Level 100. Item Level 0. 1 Followers. Cost: 20 Resources. Duration: 30 min 50 Resources. Duration: 4 hrs. We've set up submarines at different depths in Frostfire Bay. Take a destroyer out and train them in the art of sub hunting.. Rewards: 400 XP. 100 XP 500 XP
  • Fine Tuning Depth Charges Level 100. Item Level 0. 1 Followers. Cost: 20 Resources. Duration: 30 min 50 Resources. Duration: 4 hrs. We've set up submarines at different depths in Frostfire Bay. Take a destroyer out and train them in the art of sub hunting.. Rewards: 400 XP. 100 XP 500 XP
  • How to Pierce Thick Armor Level 100. Item Level 0. 1 Followers. Cost: 20 Resources. Duration: 30 min 50 Resources. Duration: 4 hrs. The hulls of destroyers are so thick, it's impossible to pierce it with normal ammunition. We've crafted battleships with the sole purpose of penetrating destroyer armor.. Rewards: 400 XP. 100 XP 500 XP
  • How to Pierce Thick Armor Level 100. Item Level 0. 1 Followers. Cost: 20 Resources. Duration: 30 min 50 Resources. Duration: 4 hrs. The hulls of destroyers are so thick, it's impossible to pierce it with normal ammunition. We've crafted battleships with the sole purpose of penetrating destroyer armor.. Rewards: 400 XP. 100 XP 500 XP
  • Jungle Supplies (New) Level 100. Item Level 0. 2 Followers. Cost: 5 Resources. Duration: 30 min. Our troops in Tanaan have some more equipment to pick up, but it's not safe to send it alone. Take a transport and a destoyer out to make the drop.. Rewards: 500 XP. 1x Equipment Blueprint: Blast Furnace
  • Jungle Supplies (New) Level 100. Item Level 0. 2 Followers. Cost: 5 Resources. Duration: 30 min. Our troops in Tanaan have some more equipment to pick up, but it's not safe to send it alone. Take a transport and a destoyer out to make the drop.. Rewards: 500 XP. 1x Equipment Blueprint: Blast Furnace
  • Sneaking. Sea Style. Level 100. Item Level 0. 1 Followers. Cost: 20 Resources. Duration: 30 min 50 Resources. Duration: 4 hrs. We designed submarines specifically to sneak up on unsuspecting carriers. We've set up a carrier in the bay. See if you can sneak up on it.. Rewards: 400 XP. 100 XP 500 XP
  • Sneaking. Sea Style. Level 100. Item Level 0. 1 Followers. Cost: 20 Resources. Duration: 30 min 50 Resources. Duration: 4 hrs. We designed submarines specifically to sneak up on unsuspecting carriers. We've set up a carrier in the reef for you to practice.. Rewards: 400 XP. 100 XP 500 XP
  • The Second Time is the Charm Name Changed from Jungle Supplies to The Second Time is the Charm. Level 100. Item Level 0. 2 Followers. Cost: 10 Resources. Duration: 30 min. Our troops in Tanaan have some more equipment to pick up, but it's not safe to send it alone. Take a transport and a destoyer out to make the drop.. Rewards: 2000 XP. 1x Equipment Blueprint: Blast Furnace 1 Followers. Cost: 5 Resources. Duration: 60 sec. Now that our ships are more equipped, re-engage the enemy. It's lurking in the same area.. Rewards: 500 XP. 500 XP
  • The Second Time is the Charm Name Changed from Jungle Supplies to The Second Time is the Charm. Level 100. Item Level 0. 2 1 Followers. Cost: 5 Resources. Duration: 30 min. Our troops in Tanaan have some more equipment to pick up, but it's not safe to send it alone. Take a transport and a destoyer out to make the drop 60 sec. Now that our ships are more equipped, re-engage the enemy. It's lurking in the same area.. Rewards: 500 XP. 1x Equipment Blueprint: Blast Furnace
  • Transport Escort Level 100. Item Level 0. 2 Followers. Cost: 20 Resources. Duration: 30 min 50 Resources. Duration: 4 hrs. Transport ships are required to deliver troops to battle or to load up valuable cargo. Take a transport on this training mission and ensure it reaches its destination intact.. Rewards: 400 XP. 100 XP 500 XP
  • Transport Escort Level 100. Item Level 0. 2 Followers. Cost: 20 Resources. Duration: 30 min 50 Resources. Duration: 4 hrs. Transport ships are required to deliver troops to battle or to load up valuable cargo. Take a transport on this training mission and ensure it reaches its destination intact.. Rewards: 400 XP. 100 XP 500 XP



Garrison Follower Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Rare



Garrison Ability Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Ability
  • Ammo Reserves Trait Ability Increases success chance when on a mission with a Battleship..
  • Automated Sky Scanner Trait Ability Increases success chance when on a mission with a Carrier..
  • Bilge Pump Trait Ability Pumps out excess water from the ship, allowing it to remain afloat during Stormy Weather..
  • Blast Furnace Trait Ability A massive furnace, capable of producing 11 out of 10 power..
  • Extra Quarters Trait Ability Increases success chance when on a mission with a Transport..
  • Fearless Privateer Ability Provides a target for First Strike.. Ability Increases the success chance of missions..
  • Felsmoke Launcher Trait Ability Creates a smoke screen around your ship, blocking sight on a First Strike..
  • Ghostly Spyglass Trait Ability A long spyglass that seems to display nothing when you look through it. Maybe it will come in handy..
  • Gyroscopic Internal Stabilizer Trait Ability Keeps the ship upright and stable, allowing it to move effortlessly around Chaotic Whirlpools..
  • High Intensity Fog Lights Trait Ability Burn through the fog (and maybe some retinas) with these super illuminating lights..
  • Ice Cutter Trait Ability Slices a path through Icy Waters..
  • Q-43 Noisemaker Mines Trait Ability Increases success chance when on a mission with a Submarine..
  • Sonic Amplification Field Trait Ability Increases success chance when on a mission with a Destroyer..
  • Trained Shark Tank Trait Ability Mines are no match for a tank of trained sharks..
  • True Iron Rudder Trait Ability Reinforces the rudder to allow tighter turns at higher speeds..
  • Tuskarr Fishing Net Trait Ability A fishing net attached to the back of the boat, courtesy of the tuskarr. Supplies fish when returning from a successful mission..
  • Unsinkable Trait Ability On a devastating hit, saves the ship by surrounding the ship with an impenetrable shield. Unsinkable is destroyed when triggered..

Trait
  • Battleship Name Changed from Armor Piercing Ammo to Battleship
  • Carrier Name Changed from Bombers to Carrier
  • Destroyer Name Changed from Depth Charges to Destroyer
  • Submarine Name Changed from Stealth to Submarine



Patch 6.2 - PvP Gear
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Since we started testing the new patch on the public test realm, we’ve taken a lot of time to read a great deal of your feedback on PvP, with a lot of focus on how Versatility items are being handled in Patch 6.2. We want to make sure we’re making our intentions clear regarding Champion’s Strongboxes.

First, it’s important to consider what isn’t changing in the next season. Like any other season, players will be able to acquire a full set of Wild Gladiator gear, including their weapons, by doing nothing more than competing in the Arena and then going to the gear vendor. Play Arenas steadily, and you’ll earn a full set of gear at the maximum ilevel possible for PvP. This ensures that a player can be competitive at the highest levels without ever worrying about Champion’s Strongboxes.

At the same time, when a player wants to pursue a very specific set of gear, we want Patch 6.2 to have some new avenues to do so.

We’re making some items obtainable exclusively from Champion’s Strongboxes, and there are two ways to get them. The first way you can earn a Champion’s Strongbox is by winning 3 rated battlegrounds in a week. Before Patch 6.2, you had a chance to win an item for each of your first 3 wins, but in Patch 6.2 you’re guaranteed to get an item after your third win each week. You can also earn an additional Champion’s Strongbox each week by completing the weekly quest Ashran Dominance.

We’ve heard loud and clear that some players take issue with the fact that Champion’s Strongboxes are only available from Rated Battlegrounds and Ashran. We feel that the unique nature of the reward lends itself well to being obtained via PvP content that is exclusive to an expansion, as Ashran is for Warlords of Draenor. We also like it when a reward like this requires a higher degree of player organization, like Rated Battlegrounds do.

As always, our goal is to make it possible for players to acquire the gear they need to compete and enjoy PvP in WoW, while bringing some variety to the acquisition process. Overall, players will be receiving more gear next season than ever before.

We appreciate your feedback on PvP, and look forward to seeing you out there.

Blue Tweets
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Character / Items
Getting loot you want CAN be a bad thing. WoW is over conveniencing itself to death in places.
That's still not abuse. Problem is opposite: Going a whole tier without an item ever dropping
.This is pretty much the reason JP/VP/frost emblems were added. WOTLK model was good, imo. (Muffinus)

Go after specific pieces (coins slightly). Benefit of emblems was buy what you want. Unfortunately emblems failed too once you got past normal mode. Coins work bc they add the randomness factor to loot, but getting the same piece twice sucks.
So that's what needs to be fixed. Not creating a whole new supplemental loot list for emblems
What if it was the same loot list? (Muffinus)

PvP
I could definitely see some value for that in WoW in more casual content like unrated battlegrounds or PvP zones. (holinka)
I think that's why people liked old AV, you could do side things that added up eventually if you werent the biggest pvper.
I agree (holinka)

Would love to see Huttball style game type.
We have talked about it. Certainly lots of fans of that map. (holinka)

have you considered tutorials for new players to get into pvp?
Certainly think we could explain battlegrounds better. But feel players have already spent a lot of time with their class. (holinka)

Misc
Lately, I've noticed a lot of competitive MP games offering small frequent PvE victories to hedge defeats at the hands of other players. (holinka)
Covering ground with your ink in Splatoon is a great example of a small victory that makes a player feel like they're contributing. (holinka)
You can literally run around shooting the ground and feel like you've made a difference for your team. (holinka)
But there will always be a place for hardcore modes like WoW Arena that are 100% PvP for highly skilled and dedicated players. (holinka)
Other examples include killing the bots in a Titanfall match or killing minions merc camps in Heroes. (holinka)
Killing Merc camps in Heroes as a loner can easily lead to very bad things happening to your team. Doesn't quite fit the example.
.It's definitely true that a player can become distracted by the easy victory and hurt their team overall. It's a valuable nuance. (holinka)

Overwatch - Torbjörn Gameplay
We got another look at Overwatch gameplay with the release of some Torbjörn footage.

This article was originally published in forum thread: Patch 6.2 PTR - Build 20104, Blue Tweets, Torbjörn Gameplay started by chaud View original post
Published on 2015-06-05 11:43 PM
23 Comments
Comments 23 Comments
  1. moveth's Avatar
    Muh moonfire! D:
  1. truckboattruck's Avatar
    is this an overall arms nerf?
  1. Cheerbleeder's Avatar
    Deadly Throw (Assassination) no longer interrupts spellcasting when used with 5 combo points. Now reduces the target's movement speed by 70%, up from 50%.

    Now thats how you clearly render a talent useless. The high end 3s players QQ because they can't LoS and boom this gets nerfed. But this is far from a nerf, its clearly rendered useless now. GG
  1. chematus's Avatar
    Sweet, sweet demo buffs ^_^
    I hope demo will reach prenerf state on 6.2 release.
  1. mmoc2b01dea771's Avatar
    Ty blizzard for making unholy dk more useless then frost AGAIN -_-
  1. Kaneiac's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Explosive Anarchist View Post
    Was hoping this would be a RC update.
    Yeah, a build on friday had me hopeful.

    Makes me wonder if we're actually looking at a late June-early July patch now. Getting very tired of waiting.
  1. arcaneshot's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Kaneiac View Post
    Yeah, a build on friday had me hopeful.

    Makes me wonder if we're actually looking at a late June-early July patch now. Getting very tired of waiting.
    Firelands patch was released in late June, so it's not outside the realm of possibility. I wouldn't expect anything until after E3.
  1. Tock20's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Lucrom View Post
    Ty blizzard for making unholy dk more useless then frost AGAIN -_-
    I'm happy I can play DW frost again and actually do some competitive damage.
  1. Skrax's Avatar
    This is exactly what every shaman player knew would happen.. They nerfed the multistrike thingy and now with each new set of patch notes they increase it again and call it a buff..
    Maybe next time leave things as they are if they aint gonna give them shamans a buff anyways.
  1. TovarishSR's Avatar
    No matter how many times you buff frost...I will NEVER PLAY IT >: (

  1. mmoc56b9795788's Avatar
    Hopefully i can play my 3 mains on higher than hc pug first mythic again with my fav specs. Frost Mage. Demo Lock. Disc Priest.
    I even had to fotm level a bm hunter just to have a reason to play.

    Question is when, if ever, we gonna get to have all 3 specs active. When i get the taste for my priest i want to be able to chose one of the three specs. Its annoying rebinding everything all the time (shadow/holy).

    /Fordie
  1. kamuimac's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Kaneiac View Post
    Yeah, a build on friday had me hopeful.

    Makes me wonder if we're actually looking at a late June-early July patch now. Getting very tired of waiting.
    just wait till september patiently
  1. charlesyes's Avatar
    I don't understand the balance change, is it a nerf or a buff? It almost seems completely pointless. Anyone who understands it mind explaining it to me? I'm genuinely confused.
  1. Arvandor's Avatar
    again no flying news..

    they move the q&a a week later but this is not a excuse..
  1. thunderdragon2's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by TovarishSR View Post
    No matter how many times you buff frost...I will NEVER PLAY IT >: (

    i feel the same way about marksmemship
  1. Nerraw's Avatar
    MOOOOLTEEEEN COOOOOREEEE!

    Yeah, I think I found my character.
  1. TOM_RUS's Avatar
    They are making premade finder region wide or something?
  1. DrMcNinja's Avatar
    It's funny that they mention that VP/JP was a good thing. Why remove it then?
  1. Noblia's Avatar
    First of all Holinka is a fucking liar... thanks for the reduction in cc. and secondly

    'As always, our goal is to make it possible for players to acquire the gear they need to compete and enjoy PvP in WoW, while bringing some variety to the acquisition process. Overall, players will be receiving more gear next season than ever before.'

    I Guarantee it will be a lot fucking harder for most people to get decent pvp gear. GUARANT FUCKING TEED!

    What a fucking loser of a Dev. Assram is so much fun(dripping sarcasm)
  1. mileskg21's Avatar
    NOPE Still not coming back after the DK Buffs
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