Update (4:30 PM EDT): Vanion's interview: Once you have a legendary ring, Archimonde will drop Crystallized Fel, allowing you to upgrade your ring's stats and proc.

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Patch 6.2 - Legendary Ring Upgrades
Vanion's interview confirmed that Archimonde will drop Crystallized Fel, allowing you to upgrade your ring's stats and proc to item level 795, gaining 3 item levels each time.

Level Type Name
795Finger Sanctus, Sigil of the Unbroken
795Finger Thorasus, the Stone Heart of Draenor
795Finger Etheralus, the Eternal Reward
795Finger Maalus, the Blood Drinker
795Finger Nithramus, the All-Seer


Patch 6.2 - Legendary Ring Proc Visuals
The legendary version of the ring comes with some nice visuals. Keep in mind that no one has the ring yet, so this is a best guess preview and isn't guaranteed to be what actually appears!




Level Type Spec Name
735FingerAll Tanks Sanctus, Sigil of the Unbroken
735FingerAll Strength Thorasus, the Stone Heart of Draenor
735FingerHealer Etheralus, the Eternal Reward
735FingerAll Agility Maalus, the Blood Drinker
735FingerAll Intellect Nithramus, the All-Seer

Name Level Followers Cost Duration Follower XP Rewards
Stalking the Master

Capture Ironfist Harbor and interrogate prisoners as to the whereabouts of Gul'dan's flagship.

1002× 1252 days60005000 XP
Giving Chase

Captured prisoners indicated that Gul'dan's flagship was last seen in this area of dangerous shoals.

1002× 1252 days60005000 XP
In Hot Pursuit

You've located Gul'dan's flagship! Maneuver with the wind to take out her carrier escort...

1003× 1252 days60005000 XP
Ambush on the High Seas

Gul'dan has sent submarine hunter-killers to thwart your mission. Lure them into a trap!

1002× 1252 days60005000 XP
Boarding the Master's Call

You've run Gul'dan's flagship aground, but now all her guns are trained toward the sea. Prepare for the worst.

1003× 1252 days6000


Master Plan and Garrison Mission Manager Updated
Garrison Mission Manager and Master Plan have been updated to suggest the best set of ships for Naval Missions.



Blue Tweets
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Character / Items
seeking clarification. Is Darkmoon pit fighter and STV arena master heirlooms off looting the chest once or turning in 12?
Turn in 12 -> get achievement -> loot chest again, defending your title. (WarcraftDevs)

PvE
Mythic dungeons; loot lockout or dungeon?
Loot lockout. You can go back to help your friends if you want to. (WarcraftDevs)

With Timewalking Dungeons, how will the gear drops behave? Scale up as a character levels if not max or be lvl100 afterward?
The item’s level is matched to your player level when it drops, and it does not update after that. (WarcraftDevs)

PvP
I don't know if you've ever done arenas but my guess would be that you haven't. You have to experience it to understand
Ashran is meant to be a very different experience than arenas. It is expected some will prefer one over the other. (holinka)

Once everyone has there conquest gear what will keep them in ashran? alts....?
This is a problem of any progression system, not Ashran specific. What will we do once we're done? (holinka)

Perhaps, but I think to the majority of the player base Ashran is not fun. Every top Reddit thread is negative
We've made some changes we hope will improve the experience in 6.2. (holinka)

Professions
If you have Nat Pagle does having bait or high fishing skill (900vs1100+) have any effect on chance to catch lunkers?
High fishing skill will increase your chance to catch lunkers; bait will not. (WarcraftDevs)

Computers - Setup of the Month
Each month or so we will post a couple of hardware setups for those of you who are thinking of upgrading their computer!

This month
The current SSD prices are fairly flat right now, with most SSDs under $0.50 per gigabyte when on sale.

New GPUs from AMD are here, but they aren't huge improvements over the previous generation.

Depending on how much you want to overclock, you may need to spend a bit more for a better CPU cooler like the NH-D14.

Unless you are doing a lot of video rendering or streaming, you do not need the 4790K and should spend that money elsewhere.

Make sure to keep your AMD and Nvidia drivers up to date.

Don't forget to visit the Computer Forum for any extra questions!


Peripherals/Monitors
ComponentPuppy Dolphin
MonitorASUS VS228H-P 22-Inch Monitor - $117ASUS VS248H-P 24-Inch Monitor - $160
KeyboardKensington Pro Fit Media Keyboard - $23Cyborg V.5 - $45
MouseLogitech G402 - $33Razer DeathAdder - $47
SpeakersCreative A250 2.1 Speaker System - $35Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $50
ComponentNarwhal Unicorn
MonitorDell P2414H Monitor - $220Dell U2412M - $270
KeyboardLogitech G510s - $75Corsair Vengeance K70 - $120
MouseLogitech G502 - $61Razer Naga 2014 - $62
SpeakersLogitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - $44Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $80


Puppy and Dolphin
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.
ComponentPuppy Dolphin
CaseNZXT Source 210 - $57NZXT Source 210 - $57
Power SupplyEVGA 600B - $60EVGA 600B - $60
CPUAMD FX-6300 - $100AMD FX-8320 - $137
HeatsinkCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $31Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $31
MotherboardASUS M5A97 R2.0 - $80ASUS M5A99FX PRO - $105
MemoryKingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1866 - $508GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $65
Graphics CardMSI R7 260X - $120Gigabyte R9 270X / GTX 960 - $150 / $190
Hard DriveWestern Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $49Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $70
DVDAsus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22
Total$569$697 - 737


Narwhal and Unicorn
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.
ComponentNarwhal Unicorn
CaseCooler Master HAF 912 - $66Corsair Air 540 - $130
Power SupplyXFX PRO 750W - $128XFX PRO 750W - $128
CPUIntel 4690K - $236Intel 4690K - $236
HeatsinkScythe Mugen 4 - $52Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $78
MotherboardASUS Z97-A - $149ASUS Z97-A - $149
Memory8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $6516GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $103
Graphics CardMSI R9 380 - $240MSI R9 390 OR ASUS GTX 970 - $330
Hard DriveWestern Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $70Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black - $125
SSDCrucial BX100 250GB (Review) - $90
OR
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB (Review) - $108
SanDisk Extreme PRO 240GB (Review) - $140
OR
SAMSUNG 850 Pro 256GB (Review) - $143
DVDAsus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22
Total$1118 - 1171$1391 - 1444

Dark Legacy Comics #495 - Bodyguard
DLC #495 has been released.

This article was originally published in forum thread: Patch 6.2 - Legendary Ring Proc Visuals, Blue Tweets, Setup of the Month, DLC #495 started by chaud View original post
Comments 47 Comments
  1. CosmicGuitars's Avatar
    Awful spell visuals on the legendary rings, especially given we can't actually SEE the damn thing on our character. It's just a red, green and blue bubble with reused spell effects for the on-use effect. Amazing. :I
  1. Jasper Kazai's Avatar
    So fishing level past max via bait/buffs doesn't actually affect anything? I've always wondered that.

    The current MasterPlan does suggest groups for naval missions, it's just not obvious. You have to click on the individual mission and hover over the LFG eye in the top right corner.
  1. Dextar's Avatar
    Seeing this change to Master Plan made me so happy!
  1. TheRevenantHero's Avatar
    Wow...those visuals are absolute garbage. Good job Blizzard.
  1. chaud's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jasper Kazai View Post
    The current MasterPlan does suggest groups for naval missions, it's just not obvious. You have to click on the individual mission and hover over the LFG eye in the top right corner.
    Oops. Either I had an older version or just missed it. Updated!
  1. Sensa's Avatar
    Well that's the last video I'll be clicking on at MMO-Champion - having to watch a 2 1/2 minute commercial, with no option to skip, just to see the ring effects is ridiculous.
  1. 3Doubloons's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jasper Kazai View Post
    So fishing level past max via bait/buffs doesn't actually affect anything? I've always wondered that.
    I believe they mean the fish-specific baits. Lures, the ones that give extra fishing skill, should increase your chance of fishing up a lunker. Bait, the things that increase your chance or not getting Crescent Saberfish, doesn't
  1. Gloriandus's Avatar
    I'm at 700 fishing, but I've been consistently fishing up lunkers and Felblight in Tanaan using just the main fishing ability. No pole, no lures.

  1. dproject's Avatar
    the ring animation is realy cool! especially the shield effect from healing one!
    Great job Blizzard!! Keep it up !!!
  1. Sithalos's Avatar
    People were expecting the visuals on the rings to be cool?


    Lol.
  1. Backjauer's Avatar
    I can absolutely guarantee that if the ring effects were flashier people would bitch about it being too flashy and intrusive.
  1. Alayea's Avatar
    Feel very mixed about the ring visual effects. Also when you said the video was about the ring visuals, I was expecting only that -- not the effects interspersed with a guide. Fast-forwarded through a lot of it.
  1. Xires's Avatar
    Ah, mastery and Versatility...my two worst stats and they are on the legendary. I really wish they had all the stats on the legendary because..it is a legendary. Instead I get mastery and Vers when Haste and multi are my best. To make matters worse it damages everything within 20 yards...now....how often are casters not at max range? This is the worst legendary they have ever come up with imo. Talk about lame. Lame stats with a lame proc. GG
  1. Jasper Kazai's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Xires View Post
    Ah, mastery and Versatility...my two worst stats and they are on the legendary. I really wish they had all the stats on the legendary because..it is a legendary. Instead I get mastery and Vers when Haste and multi are my best. To make matters worse it damages everything within 20 yards...now....how often are casters not at max range? This is the worst legendary they have ever come up with imo. Talk about lame. Lame stats with a lame proc. GG
    Not completely disagreeing with you, but the text says it strikes within 20 yards of the initiating player's position. So if you have a melee use the ring it should be fine. They probably intend for that.
  1. Calamari's Avatar
    This latest DLC makes an excelent point, the entire Garrison system will have meant nothing until we can have an epic battleship on wheels following us around Draenor. NOTHING I say.
  1. mmoc2de6819d9a's Avatar
    Those legendary ring effects are as exciting as ME3 endings...
  1. gorkos's Avatar
    Cant... be.... bothered....

    I was all for getting my legendary ring untill the part where garrison missions came up. at which point i said fuck it i am not bothering with this shit.
  1. thilicen's Avatar
    To bad the whole garrison idea is completely wasted. A home base in Azeroth that you would expand on throughout expansions instead of a one-time base in a world you won't be returning to come the next expansion is just not motivating. CBA to do anything with my Garrison as I know I'll be leaving it behind soon enough.
  1. Mhyroth's Avatar
    So the only way to get your Legendary is behind a Garrison-ish command table and missions ? That's... interactive...
  1. Arvandor's Avatar
    crap legendary behind a crap feature in a crap xpac!

    i am waiting for the q2 numbers..

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