What to Expect in Patch 8.2 - Rise of Azshara

What to Expect in Patch 8.2 - Rise of Azshara
It has been several months since Blizzcon 2018's reveal of what is coming in Patch 8.2 - Rise of Azshara and so we decided to give you a little run down of what to expect for WoW's next patch!



  • New Landmass - Nazjatar
    • The naga are starting to make major attacks along the shores of Kul Tiras and Zandalar. The Alliance and Horde set sail for the great blue beyond to discover a chasm in the ocean surrounded by waterfalls, leading to the capital of the naga empire.
      • New Story Quests
        • Take the fight directly to Azshara herself
      • New Friends
        • Horde meet a group of former naga slaves (consisting of Makrura, Gilbin, and Sea Giants) held up in a cave trying to survive
        • Alliance meet the Ankoan, a deep sea tribe mostly wiped out by the naga who have dedicated their lives to slaying them.
      • Replayable Content
        • Team is taking inspiration from the best parts of past content zones
        • There will be a tower control point system that is both PvE or PvP in which areas of the map can be controlled by the naga, Horde, or Alliance.
        • The goal is that over the course of playing through the patch there are new things to see everyday.
      • New Foes
        • Old God minions
        • New Naga spellcasters
      • New Rewards, Mounts, and Pets
        • Naga themed weapons and armor sets
        • Crab mount that walk sideways
        • Seahorse mount that is literally a horse mixed with a seahorse.
        • Baby Naga pet
  • New Raid - Azshara's Eternal Palace
    • 8 boss raid
      • Fights include:
        • Naga Hatchery
        • Underwater Boss
        • Queen Azshara Fight
  • New Landmass - Mechagon
    • A previously closed vault in Kul Tiras has opened and within it a radio transmitter sends a signal for help and points to a new land to explore.
    • Ancient lost city of the gnomes
    • The beginning of the adventure is within the Junker Wastes where heroes will be beset by death robots.
    • Mechagnomes will be heavily involved in this story.
      • They introduce you to a whole new society and take you to where higher cast gnomes live who have dedicated themselves to their king and have embraced robotics.
      • They are hunted by robots.
    • King Mechangon has a vision to return anyone of flesh into more pure robotic parts and it's up to you to put a stop to him.
  • New Mega Dungeon - Mechagon
    • 8 bosses
    • Similar to Legion's Karazhan in size.
    • It is mythic difficulty only
    • New mounts and pets to collect inside
    • King Mechagon is the final boss.
  • War Campaign Continues
    • See what is next story wise for Sylvanas, Saurfang, Anduin and Jaina.
    • Magni's quest to save Azeroth will also continue.
  • New Heritage Armor
    • Tauren and Gnomes are next to receive Heritage Armor.
  • New Island Expedition Maps
    • Crestfall (from Warcraft II)
    • Snowblossom (Pandaren Village)
  • Heroic Warfronts
    • Higher Difficulty with higher rewards.
    • These are for teams of 10+ players and there is a possibility to lose.
  • Flying!
    • Pathfinder Part 2 achievement to unlock flying
    • Bee, Gryphon, and Mechanical Parrot mounts.
  • BfA Mythic + Season 3
    • Nazjatar themed seasonal affix
    • Item level increase
  • PvP
    • New Arena Map- Mechagon Arena
    • Season 3 Vicious Mount is the basilisk.
  • Miscellaneous
    • Every item slot except pants will be able to be hidden via transmog.
    • A portal to Caverns of Time is being added to the portal rooms.
    • A UI update will add pathfinding directions to quests that take place on other continents.









This article was originally published in forum thread: What to Expect in Patch 8.2 - Rise of Azshara started by chaud View original post
Published on 2019-03-25 02:38 AM
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  1. Alopex Major's Avatar
    I said I'd consider playing again when flying was put in, but if the new stuff is an underwater zone where I can't use it anyway.... ehhhhh, maybe I'll just wait for 9.0
  1. Arakakao's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Khaza-R View Post
    MMO forums are full of nothing but pessimistic trash so I am sure you're amongst good company at the very least.
    Hey, there was no need to insult me...
  1. ZeroWashu's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Varleen View Post
    Call me pessimistic... but I fear this content comes too late.
    I know one thing to not expect in 8.2, my subscription
  1. dranlord's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Alopex Major View Post
    I said I'd consider playing again when flying was put in, but if the new stuff is an underwater zone where I can't use it anyway.... ehhhhh, maybe I'll just wait for 9.0
    did u read the blizzcon info????? the zones arent underwater lol, go rewatch Blizzcon
  1. Vorkreist's Avatar
    So the same cancer systems and stale ass classes but with NEW TRANSMOGS!! POGGERS
  1. VanishO2's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by tangers58 View Post
    And another tiny raid. They half assing of this expansion just keeps going on.
    With 3 months "seasons", there is no way to have bigger raids anymore.
  1. Loveliest's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by TheRevenantHero View Post
    So basically you want Blizzard to craft an entire plethora of zones with intricate details and quests....but give you the option to ignore all of it with flying? Get over it lol.
    Like MoP? You know... nobody complained about flying existing in MoP yet now you all think this "argument" makes so much sense. In an MMO no less, that is based on repetition that is supposed to get easier with time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sageless View Post
    In general larger raids have been more enjoyable
    Says you. Big raids burn me out where we redo the first 10 bosses every week on farm to get to the next few. I prefer 7 boss raids.
  1. Smeller's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by McNeil View Post
    I'm surprised people haven't go like ''Makrura, Gilbin, and Sea Giants Horde allied races condfirmed!''. Gotta keep the meme up
    Only the Giblin make sense in that regard. An allied race always is a variation of an already existing playable race. The Makrura and Sea Giants would be totally new races. That's why it was always ridiculous that ppl pushed for vulpura and sethrak to be allied races.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loveliest View Post
    Like MoP? You know... nobody complained about flying existing in MoP yet now you all think this "argument" makes so much sense. In an MMO no less, that is based on repetition that is supposed to get easier with time.
    The landscapes are current content, so there should be no flying. With 8.2 we get a new area so the old area will have flying enabled. It's as you say but not like you want.


    On the tiny raid issue:
    Around 8 bosses is the optimal size because it can be too much. We all got older and some of us have responsibilities now and can't play every day for 7 hours. Also if you repeat the same things in your job you don't want that in your free time as well. I may have to stop raiding if Blizz brings out a raid that requires 4 raid days per ID.
  1. Sageless's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Loveliest View Post
    Says you. Big raids burn me out where we redo the first 10 bosses every week on farm to get to the next few. I prefer 7 boss raids.
    Okay, let me rephrase: Having more bosses in a raid tier has been more enjoyable (for me), especially since these were either split in multiple raids, had multiple progression paths, or had portals that unlocked after multiple kills to skip forward.

    Uldir and BoD are more exhausting for me as you can't skip forward, so you are stuck with extending lock-outs or reclearing the entire thing if you are progressing on a boss further in the instance.
  1. HoodKazekage's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Prokne View Post
    Probably means last remaining lore villain from before WoW. Lore and storytelling have dropped in quality since WoW began.

    My guess is that either this team running the game is inept at using the resources that were given to them by the previous teams, or they are purposefully trying to do away with anything old because they think they can come up with better. The third option is that the expansion is so bad that it has to be propped up by a ham fisted throw-in of a classic character to get people to play it.
    Buddy you need to educate yourself. Last remaining lore villian my ass, and thrall was always going to make a come back...He is basically the main character of warcraft lmao. Yall QQ to much. Everything that is happening lore wise makes sense and fits the characters lore.
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