BlizzCon 2016 - World of Warcraft: Legion - What's Next

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BlizzCon 2016 - World of Warcraft: Legion - What's Next
Plenty of content is coming soon!

Patch 7.1.5
  • In the past, the team has had large monolithic patches that have anchored the entire expansion.
  • A patch like Patch 6.2.3 was very effective. The team wasn't trying to add a ton of content, Moose Mount, Valor Points, Timewalking, and other things.
  • Patch 7.1 is a good example of a medium sized patch.
  • Patch 7.1.5 is Legion's first small patch, similar to Patch 6.2.3 in size. It will revolve around systems, new rewards, and evergreen content.
  • Pushing out a smaller patch allows the team to give us some new content faster.
  • Patches should be designed to be broken apart into multiple pieces, so that if one piece isn't ready, it can be removed and the rest of the content can be released.
  • Patch 7.1.5 will have Mists of Pandaria Timewalking, with six dungeons.
  • Timewalking will probably only ever be updated for the expansion before last. No one is excited about going to Warlords dungeons right now.
  • Patch 7.1.5 will also bring back the Brawler's Guild! It will come back with dozens of new bosses.
  • There will also be a new type of battle that can occasionally occur, called Rumbles. These spawn raid level bosses that will pull in all players who are waiting for their turn into the arena. Everyone can share in the rewards.
  • A new currency is being added, earned through your brawls. It is spent on shared benefits, such as a graveyard that lets people respawn at a graveyard next to the fight area.
  • There will be shirts and a Basilisk mount as rewards.
  • New micro-holidays are coming. These might last a day or two, rather than a week or more. These are part of building a living word.
    • Jan 22 - Ahn'qiraj Remembrance Day.
    • These holidays won't have any pets or mounts that would make you sad to miss out on the event.
    • Volunteer Guard Day - You can patrol the city and keep it safe from NPCs that attack.
    • Hatching of the Hippogryphs - You can get a baby hippogryph that can perch on your shoulder, no battle pet or anything.
    • Boat Day - Like Spring Break for Azeroth.
  • Patch 7.1.5 will also update Blade's Edge Arena. No gameplay changes, just updated visuals. Arena will have a built in voice announcer, will call out some events.
  • Patch 7.1.5 will also bring lots of class updates, allowing the team to make larger changes to classes rather than just number tuning.
  • The team looked at all of the talent rows, there are some talents that are never worth considering. These talents may need tuning or redesign. The talents that 98% of players are taking may just need to be baked into the spec.
  • This patch will also allow the team to look at secondary stats to make them a little more balanced, so that anything but one specific stat isn't useless. If an item has a higher item level, it should usually be an upgrade rather than having secondary stats make it a downgrade.
  • The team is also going to try to improve the feel of the classes and add some utility to classes that had a little bit much pruning.
  • Only allowing Survival Hunters to have traps was a mistake. Other specs don't feel like a Hunter when they don't have traps.
  • Rogues that wish they had Shroud of Concealment will also be happy to see it return in Patch 7.1.5.
  • Patch 7.1.5 - Artifact Knowledge catch up mechanisms, purchase levels without waiting up until Level 10 or more.
  • Patch 7.1.5 is going on the PTR right after BlizzCon.

Patch 7.2 - Tomb of Sargeras
  • Return to The Tomb of Sargeras, this time it might end differently.
  • Continues the Order Hall Campaign.
  • New Faction.
  • New World Quests, including class world quests.
  • Making our way to the tomb requires claiming a foothold and fortifying it. Build a base and plan the assault similar to Isle of Quel'danas. Players will be able to choose which buildings to build, allowing them to earn different rewards and change the story. Unlock world quests, rewards, vendors, world bosses. Not a linear progression this time.
  • Legion Assaults - Inspired by pre-expansion event. Defend against Legion invasions in the Broken Isles.
  • When a zone is under attack, world quests in that zone are disabled, the skybox turns dark, and the Legion appears in the skies. You will complete a variety of world quests to clear the Legion out of the zone. These count towards your Emissary quests. Once you clear out enough of the Legion forces, you can go after the commander.
  • Once you finish the assault on the ground, you can join a three player scenario (role-agnostic) taking the fight to the Legion ships in the skies.
  • Different invasion content for each zone.
  • Flying returns! - The second part of the Pathfinder achievement is added, no raid or dungeon content required, just outdoor world gameplay.
  • Flying will be unlocked account-wide!
  • Each class will have their own epic class mount in the patch. These are rewarded by your Class Order campaign.
  • After the Nighthold comes the Tomb of Sargeras. Nine boss raid.
    • The Tomb of Sargeras was the Temple of Elune. Venture into underground caverns where allies of Queen Azshara await us.
    • Another part of the Tomb has been sealed since the time of the Sundering.
    • Infernal / Pit Lord type boss will come through a wall and block your path at the start of the raid.
    • A melee variant of the Jailer is the second boss.
    • Naga Brute and Sea Witch are up next.
    • Fallen Avatar of Sargeras is another boss.
    • Kil'jaeden himself awaits us as the final boss.
  • New Dungeon - Cathedral of Eternal Night, 4 boss dungeon, normal, heroic, and mythic+ difficulty, use the Aegis of Aggramar to open the way.
  • PvP Brawls
    • Inspired by brawls in other Blizzard games. A week long event that varies gameplay and lets you experience PvP in a new way.
    • Brawls will be fun and allow the team to experiment with different modes of PvP gameplay. If they are well received they could be added into the regular game.
    • Southshore vs Tarren Mill, Warsong Gulch (cap the flag without requiring your own flag), Packed House (15v15 arena), Winter Arathi Basin (Low visibility due to weather, water frozen), Eye of the Horn (Eye of the Storm with everyone on Ram mounts)
  • Further empower your Artifact, new traits, including a gold border one, three points with utility. Also allows you to put another point into all of your three point traits. 15 new points to be added. More Artifact Knowledge coming.
  • New types of Relics are coming, modifying two traits!
  • Patch 7.2 continues your Artifact Quest Line, allowing you to unlock the previously mentioned new traits.
  • You will also be able to unlock another Artifact Appearance. This one will recognize solo player skill, mastery of your spec. Inspirited by Anathema and Benediction or the Warlock Green Fire quest.
  • Guardian druids get a werewolf-bear style skin!
  • Warriors are finally getting their flail weapon appearance.
  • Patch 7.2 will retune Heroic and Mythic+ dungeons, both difficulty and rewards.
  • Karazhan will be broken into Upper and Lower sections, queueable random heroics, Mythic+ as well.
  • Court of Stars and The Arcway will also become queueable.
  • New Keystone affixes are coming.
  • Patch 7.2 - "Soon". Coming to the PTR after 7.1.5.
  • Patch 7.2.5 coming after Patch 7.2.

Argus
  • After Patch 7.2 we are going to Argus.


This article was originally published in forum thread: BlizzCon 2016 - World of Warcraft: Legion - What's Next started by chaud View original post
Published on 2016-11-04 09:45 PM
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  1. Fenzha's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Aquinan View Post
    The timers are fairly generous
    Im sure they are. I'm not against them because they are too harsh, i'm against them because of what they are.
  1. ComputerNerd's Avatar
    That new druid artifact appearance is hilarious.
  1. Aquinan's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Fenzha View Post
    Im sure they are. I'm not against them because they are too harsh, i'm against them because of what they are.
    So if people do the dungeon within the time, even if the timer wernt there, you would still be against it?
  1. BarelyLegalBear's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowisp View Post
    Druids New Mount is Another Flying Form.... but we have wanted a land-mount speed form for decades.
    Priest New Mount... does it come in a void variant.
    I have a feeling some of the mounts for certain classes will have color variations. Thinking the owl will have tentacles and eyes bursting out the side when playing shadow. Just like DK, green doesn't feel right for frost. Definitely thinking color variations will be coming along.
  1. Fenzha's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Aquinan View Post
    So if people do the dungeon within the time, even if the timer wernt there, you would still be against it?
    I'm all for people doing the dungeons as fast or as slow as they want. I would just prefer the difficulty be the deciding factor and not how fast you can chain pull the place.

    If you want to be inefficient and BL for every pull on a harder dungeon before you are geared for it when you can run several lower difficulty dungeons in that time then feel free.
  1. deveilblad's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Kazlofski View Post
    If we beat Kil'jaeden, I really wonder what big villain awaits us on Argus since both Arch and Kil'jaeden are dead (for now at least, didn't respawn yet)... Glimpse of Sargeras himself then things go down the crapper and we run away back to our planet? Style Halls of Reflection escaping the Lich King? Could be awesome :P
    Void Lords I guess.
  1. Nitromonger's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Fenzha View Post
    I'm all for people doing the dungeons as fast or as slow as they want. I would just prefer the difficulty be the deciding factor and not how fast you can chain pull the place.

    If you want to be inefficient and BL for every pull on a harder dungeon before you are geared for it when you can run several lower difficulty dungeons in that time then feel free.
    Sounds to me like you just don't enjoy the challenge they present. Just finishing my first +10, ignoring the timer, gave me more satisfaction than any heroic raid boss this expansion thus far.
  1. Fenzha's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Nitromonger View Post
    Sounds to me like you just don't enjoy the challenge they present. Just finishing my first +10, ignoring the timer, gave me more satisfaction than any heroic raid boss this expansion thus far.
    I'm looking at them as a character progression option. I will never be one of those people who run them just to push the difficulty.
  1. Roar-Powah's Avatar
    All this kind of new things are well and good, but fucking hell remove CRZ from Legion so i can return to the game. I'm going to act like a child and stomp my feet and not come back to the game until they do. Eh who am I fucking kidding, Blizzard only care about the shareholders and not the player base.
  1. Aquinan's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Fenzha View Post
    I'm looking at them as a character progression option. I will never be one of those people who run them just to push the difficulty.
    Just ignore the timer, then, you still get a chest and depending on the highest one you do, a chest in your order all per week
  1. Krusza's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jotunhammer View Post
    so basically nothing
    they promise faster expansions but they mean faster hot fixes
    there is no expansions or anything really content, there is really nothing because they have one mouse left driving this whole development department.
    Hot fixes?

    Are you unable to read the patch notes? There's a decent amount of content they're bringing in.
  1. Nitromonger's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Fenzha View Post
    I'm looking at them as a character progression option. I will never be one of those people who run them just to push the difficulty.
    The 880 ilevel gear I got from that run sure helped progress my character. Not talking RNG warforged procs, straight 880 ilevel from them. Can't ignore the fact that as the + level increases, the base gear level from them also increases. That is also ignoring the mountains of AP you get from the chests pushing levels.
  1. mmoc7f721e22f7's Avatar
    When are they lettin us get instant Artifact Knowledge? should be now tbh... ppl that are starting now still have to wait 2 months for AK 10 at least
  1. Fenzha's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Nitromonger View Post
    The 880 ilevel gear I got from that run sure helped progress my character. Not talking RNG warforged procs, straight 880 ilevel from them. Can't ignore the fact that as the + level increases, the base gear level from them also increases. That is also ignoring the mountains of AP you get from the chests pushing levels.
    Each to their own. I get others may like how mythic+ are but i just don't and until they change i just wont do them. I would like to see them change but they probably won't and thats fine.
  1. IIamaKing's Avatar
    Lols at the lock and Pally mounts. Uninspired to say the least.
  1. Ogdenir's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Dracullus View Post
    Not really earlier than expected if you paid attention to Legion story and Illidan novel. All roads lead to Argus and Kil'jaden Palace on Mac'Aree.

    EDIT: Ok, I was wrong ;P
    Not exactly, the demon hunter intro you are sent by Illidan to retrieve a key that can unlock the way to Argus, so after ToS we take the fight straight to Saregas to stop the Burning Legion once and for all. Either as a expan or final raid. Then once we return we find the Naga have over run the world. In WoD the threat of the Legion was built up until the final raid then we had to fight them in the next expansion. Could be a similar situation where Blizzard is building up Queen Azshara for a Naga expan.
  1. Nathiest's Avatar
    Now I want to level a Druid for the new druid form and level up a shaman for that sick as mount!

    Paladin and Warlocks should of gotten new, original class mounts since they've had theirs forever and were the originals of the "class mount". They got jipped.
  1. Spacehunter's Avatar
    lol @ that Paladin mount, it's almost as bad as flying

    I dunno if it's a grass is greener thing but Paladins really feel very very uncool this expansion. Even the class hall is very "yay team we're doing it for the light we can win". I really hope some of the champions get to do some stuff.

    I definitely need to go level some alts to see it's just a perception thing. Maybe i'll find them all to be dull and depressing.
  1. TheFirstOnes's Avatar
    Hey, guys. Can people upload the panels on youtube? Cause..I see none as of now.
  1. mmoc1aecab446e's Avatar
    So they present The Tomb of Sargeras as the next raid. And i'm left here wondering what will happend to The Nighthold? Did they mention anything about that? I'm definitely missing something here.
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