Patch 4.2 Heroic Items Upgrade, Murkablo Video, Firelands Ragnaros Kill Video

Update - Fixed the links to heroic versions of the upgrade, I apologize for being extremely stupid.

Patch 4.2 - Heroic Item Upgrades
The latest PTR build of Patch 4.2 finally allowed us to understand the use of the Crystallized Firestone dropped by all Firelands boss in heroic mode.


  • Upgrade Weapons and Relics from the Patch 4.2 Valor Points Vendor to heroic quality.
  • Upgrade Weapons and armors from the Firelands raid to heroic quality. Since they aren't listed in the loot table of any boss I will assume they're trash loot but I could be wrong.

To buy the upgraded version of an item, you will need the normal version of the item and 1 Crystallized Firestone.

Level Type Spec Slot Name Drop Upgrade
378PolearmPhysical DPSTwo-HandRanseur of HatredRaid TrashRanseur of Hatred (H)
378GunPhysical DPSRangedLava Bolt CrossbowRaid TrashLava Bolt Crossbow (H)
378StaffSpell DPSTwo-HandSpire of Scarlet PainRaid TrashSpire of Scarlet Pain (H)
378DaggerSpell DPSMain HandChelley's Sterilized ScalpelRaid TrashChelley's Sterilized Scalpel (H)
378LeatherMeleeWaistRiplimb's Lost CollarRaid TrashRiplimb's Lost Collar (H)
378MailPhysical DPSWristHide-Bound ChainsRaid TrashHide-Bound Chains (H)
378AxeMeleeOne-HandBlackcleave ChopperRaid TrashBlackcleave Chopper (H)
378NeckMeleeNeckFirebound GorgetRaid TrashFirebound Gorget (H)
378FingerTankFingerStalwart Ember SealRaid TrashStalwart Ember Seal (H)
378TrinketMeleeTrinketApparatus of Khaz'gorothRaid TrashApparatus of Khaz'goroth (H)
378TrinketTankTrinketScales of LifeRaid TrashScales of Life (H)
378WandSpell DPSRangedGlowing Ember WandValor PointsGlowing Ember Wand (H)
378WandSpell SpiritRangedPhoenix-Feather WandValor PointsPhoenix-Feather Wand (H)
378RelicMeleeRelicDoomflame FetishValor PointsDoomflame Fetish (H)
378RelicPhysical DPSRelicHardheart RelicValor PointsHardheart Relic (H)
378RelicSpell DPSRelicSoulflame VialValor PointsSoulflame Vial (H)
378RelicSpell SpiritRelicFirebinder RelicValor PointsFirebinder Relic (H)
378RelicTankRelicDeathclutch FigurineValor PointsDeathclutch Figurine (H)
378ThrownMeleeThrownMorningstar ShardValor PointsMorningstar Shard (H)
378ThrownTankThrownDeflecting StarValor PointsDeflecting Star (H)
378ThrownMeleeThrownGiantslicerValor PointsGiantslicer (H)



Murkablo Companion Pet Video
The Murkablo (Murky's Little Soulstone) is so cute and fluffy that it deserves an early video. At this point we're not really sure if it will be a Diablo 3 Collector pet or the pet given to people who will attend Blizzcon this year.



Ragnaros 25-Man PTR Kill by Synced
Ragnaros was available for testing on PTRs tonight and Synced (EU-Kil'jaeden) managed to take him down, and they even have a video of the kill.





Additional BlizzCon Benefit Dinner Tickets On Sale June 8
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Looking for another chance to attend this year's BlizzCon Benefit Dinner and help out a good cause in the process? An additional handful of tickets have become available to this special pre-BlizzCon event and will be going on sale Wednesday, June 8 at 7 p.m. Pacific Time through the online Blizzard Store. Guests will have an opportunity to meet and chat with game developers, artists, executives, and other folks from Blizzard Entertainment before the show. Tickets will be available for $500 USD each (BlizzCon admission included), and the proceeds will benefit Children's Hospital of Orange County. Quantities will be extremely limited, so keep a close watch on the ticket sales page on Wednesday evening for the chance to get yours.

Click here for more information on the BlizzCon Benefit Dinner.

Blue Posts
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Goblin Racial Nerf
It wasn't a stealth nerf. It was a bug fix to make the goblin racial function as stated. This is the racial description:

"Always receive the best possible gold discount, regardless of faction."

What this means is you will get the exalted discount from faction vendors regardless of your standing with that faction. There was a bug, however, which allowed the discount to go beyond the maximum (exalted) discount provided to all other races.

We fixed the bug so that the goblin racial now functions as advertised. If you're friendly with, say Kirin Tor, you will receive the same discount as a tauren would who is exalted with that faction. If you're both exalted, you'll still receive the same discount.

So it was previously stacking with other things, like the guild bonus and such? And now it's fixed?
That's correct.

This is hardly even a racial now. What does it give Goblins that everybody else doesn't have access to now? What other races have a racial that everybody else can be on-par with by putting in a little effort?

Best Deals Anywhere explicitly states you get the best possible gold discount from vendors, not more of a discount than any other race can possibly get.

We’re not trying to nerf fun here, but the goblin racial package is very powerful even if you ignore Best Deals Anywhere completely. It’s a fine line between making racials fun and interesting, and making players feel like they can only pick a certain race. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Leaving instances in combat
I'd agree it can be annoying, and even costly, but I don't think a restriction of not allowing people to leave during combat would achieve much. Generally people leaving at those moments are doing so on some type of 'principle'. You're pulling too slow, the healer has a fishing pole equipped, etc. etc. and it would be just as productive for them to stand there doing nothing and either wiping the group or just making it a tougher pull. Unlikely they'd think "Oh, I guess they really need me" and jump into combat. They'd just wait until everyone died, feeling justified in their ability to kill the group, and then leave.

There are also situations where being able to leave while in combat wouldn't be the 'wrong' thing to do. For example if someone decided to pull the instance in hopes of wiping everyone. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Blizzard Art Gallery Update
The World of Warcraft Art gallery has been updated with three pieces representing the Warcraft universe.

This article was originally published in forum thread: Patch 4.2 Heroic Items Upgrade, Murkablo Video, Firelands Ragnaros Kill Video started by Boubouille View original post
Published on 2011-06-03 12:06 AM
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  1. Moropo's Avatar
    Thats exactly what I said.

    Btw, heroic gear is 391
  1. Mawnix's Avatar
    Is it me or did the fight stop at 24 mil left?

    Also, the fight looks to still be bugged. The Meteors were missing from the last phase.
  1. rangore's Avatar
    hate questions like these, but what cooldown addon is that? it also seemed to monitor his shadow orbs? thanks in advance.
  1. mmoc00068beb46's Avatar
    So you have to progress backwards nowadays, interesting
    Imagine that you got access to Heroic content after the first week Firelands releases, you won't be going back to normal modes, how do you upgrade gear with this Firestone if you don't even got the gear to upgrade
  1. Shadowdoom's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by XeroFour View Post
    No meteors in phase 3. They achieved a kill of a bugged boss that removes the hardest ability in the fight.

    Just saying for the inevitable 'easy boss' comments, some guilds had a bugged boss (no meteors) which makes the fight simple. Other guilds had the meteors which makes it very difficult past 20% when you get overwhelmed.
    This is so true. In the vid, the 2 big adds didnt even spawn so it is the same transition as p1-p2 and that is a lot easier compare to the real transition to p3. I watched Method steam lastnight and without the phase bug, and with many metoers, they got to 20%ish. That was the real nice work.
    Wrathbaby

    So you have to progress backwards nowadays, interesting
    Imagine that you got access to Heroic content after the first week Firelands releases, you won't be going back to normal modes, how do you upgrade gear with this Firestone if you don't even got the gear to upgrade

    The Firestone only drops from Heroic encounte    r and I think the real purpose of the Firestone is to upgrade some certain slot that can't be upgraded by loots eg., thrown, relics, which can be purchase by using the Valor points. It will also adds more varieties to the gears choosing and some of those Valor gears are the BiS after upgraded with the Firestone.
  1. Dominian's Avatar
    The boss is missing multiple phases which made it just a tank and spank from phase 1 to phase 2 just swapping back and forth.

    Not only are Larger fire adds supposed to spawn during the Sons' phase after the initial transition but, a full 3rd phase is missing right now.

    In the last phase meteors chase people and more and more spawn so that people are not standing still to heal or dps causing a soft enrage. aka the hardest phase.
  1. Beamed's Avatar
    Wrist and Waist for rogue.... why? whyyyy?
    I want a freakin' trinket or weapon as boe too :sadface:
  1. Kujja's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Wrathbaby View Post
    So you have to progress backwards nowadays, interesting
    Imagine that you got access to Heroic content after the first week Firelands releases, you won't be going back to normal modes, how do you upgrade gear with this Firestone if you don't even got the gear to upgrade
    The firestone upgrades valor point loot and trash loot, both of which you can get if you do normal or heroic.
  1. gutnbrg's Avatar
    i thought ragnaros was gonna have legs......what happened to them?
  1. Prokenny's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by gutnbrg View Post
    i thought ragnaros was gonna have legs......what happened to them?
    Only on the last phase of heroic mode.
  1. Ovacor's Avatar
    Lava Bolt Crossbow; Gun.
  1. Airath's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Sinfonia View Post
    Welfare heroic gear now, too?.... really?
    It's not welfare, you still need to work hard to get the currency to purchase the gear!

    ---------- Post added 2011-06-03 at 04:21 AM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by Archermit View Post
    I hope this is wrong, LFM trash run firelands like ilvl 372+ for invite....or the horror. free welfare epics and BiS pre HC weapons for all classes / specs without downing a boss
    There is no such thing as welfare gear.
    Nobody sends you any epics in mail for free.
  1. yoman's Avatar
    Wow hunters went from zero raid boe epics to three. I love you blizz
  1. Charmoore's Avatar
    People whining already, over trash farming and reg/ heroic drops. just because Joe casual who only farms and hits the AH can get Kitted out in the latest gear, the world will crash and casuals win?? People need to get over the importance of themselves in a video game.
  1. mmoc03779e49a8's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Archermit View Post
    I hope this is wrong, LFM trash run firelands like ilvl 372+ for invite....or the horror. free welfare epics and BiS pre HC weapons for all classes / specs without downing a boss
    Oh yeah, there are sooooo many weapons for healers...
  1. Mcstabin's Avatar
    Murkablo is definitely the Blizzcon pet, why am I so sure? Let's break this down shall we.

    There was Grunty (StarCraft II Marine) from Blizzcon 2009, there was Deathy (Deathwing-like Murloc) from Blizzcon 2010, and this year it's looking like a Diablo pet.

    But wait, there's more!

    Remember the StarCraft II Collectors Edition pet for WoW? It was a Mini-Thor, looked nothing like a Murloc, I'm pretty sure for the Diablo III Collectors Edition pet they'll have a mini model of something actually from Diablo, not a murloc.
  1. discombobulate's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Schockadin View Post
    Oh yeah, there are sooooo many weapons for healers...
    wtb some cloth spirit gear for healers. as it is one raid drop a helm.. thats it. and tier.

    compared to in cases 7 actual spirit leather/mail/plate gear... I see holy priests rolling on output gear soon.. or stacking whatever 372 they can get. pretty ugly, there isn't shit for heroic raid drop heroic. hell even regular raid drop spirit cloth.

    At least not yet.

    btw im' not basing this off of the current post solely either. Check wowhead if you don't believe me. we have zilch for spirit cloth aka priests on the PTR yet. (crafted and rep items i'm not counting, as those aren't progressional gear)
  1. dizzer83's Avatar
    That tank trinket looks like an awesome new way to not waste heals
  1. Idontlikeyou's Avatar
    LOL at his last words.

    You have come to soon! To Soon!
  1. stumpy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Aedeus View Post
    So, free heroic quality items from normals.

    Can you say, mistake?
    Swing and a miss.
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