Patch 9.0.1 PTR - Pre-Expansion Event Week One Initial Preview, New World Boss

Patch 9.0.1 PTR - Pre-Expansion Event Week One Initial Preview
The Shadowlands prepatch Week 1 is now available for testing on the PTR.

  • Upon logging in, you will immediately receive a quest to report to Genn Greymane at Lion's Rest in Stormwind. He says that the undead Scourge is swarming in numbers not seen since the return of Arthas. He says something terrible has happened in the chaos, and inquiring into it loads a cutscene that hasn't been implemented yet showing the faction leaders getting captured. (Horde takes place around their capital)
  • Genn wants to rescue Anduin and the others, but knows that the safety of the people is top priority. He explains that the Ebon Blade have stepped forward to help, but wants you to work with the Argent Crusade to keep the people safe. You are to seek out Commander Gregor in the Trade District.
  • There is an Agent Crusade station set up at the gates of Stownwind. Commander Gregor tasks you with collecting reports from his scouts around the area. You must check in at Goldshire, Redridge, and Darkshire. It seems Darkshire is infested with undead and you must dispatch some. Frost wyrms fly overhead as well.
  • When you return to Stormwind, you are told to head to the Argent grounds in Icecrown to find it overrun with undead. You must dispatch them, of course, while rescuing injured fighters. Undead here drop Darkened Scourgestones and Pitch Black Scourgestones that can be turned it repeatedly for Argent Commendation Currency.
  • Your next task is to scout areas around Icecrown from a distance before returning to the grounds. With this area under control, you are asked to secure a foothold atop the Ironwall Rampart in Icecrown with Crusader Renn, which unlocks a series of daily quests in Icecrown. This involves fighting waves of undead and a skeletal boss. These dailies give more argent commendation currency.
  • Random undead bosses will also spawn around Icecrown and show up on the map with the same purple skull icon seen in Nazjatar for the elite naga event. These bosses can drop catch up gear that is item level 110.




Shadowlands - Nathanos Blightcaller World Quest
Nathanos Blightcaller is located in Eastern Plaguelands near the Marris Stead, his old house, along with his hounds: Plaguefang and Blight-Howl.



This article was originally published in forum thread: Patch 9.0.1 PTR - Pre-Expansion Event Week One Initial Preview, New World Boss started by Stoy View original post
Published on 2020-08-11 10:29 PM
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  1. trapmaster's Avatar
    He retreats at 10% hp realizing he left his stove turned on at home.
  1. Texan Penguin's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Video Games View Post
    I logged on and became a zombie and started killing everybody and its the most fun ive had in a decade. I hope they dont cut this because of muh feefees
    Ok, you know what? I don't want them to cut it either, and I appreciate that there's a sense of peril in the world because of the event... But there need to be some defined safe zones and some kind of protection for lowbie characters, especially considering that this patch is probably the biggest change to the leveling experience in the game's history. On PTR, not having a flying mount is a death sentence, and low-level characters cannot get to the places they need to go- my allied race DK I made for testing was insta-ghouled upon Death Gating into Orgrimmar.

    I appreciate the fact that people want to have fun with it, but the folks who are ripping into people who are concerned about this should really factor in the leveling changes. It ceases to be fun when it completely impedes the flow of gameplay for a new character.
  1. Sesethi's Avatar
    Nice. Now I will finally know how it felt when Ethan Hawke punched Dr Dre in Training Day
  1. Vampyrr's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Video Games View Post
    I logged on and became a zombie and started killing everybody and its the most fun ive had in a decade. I hope they dont cut this because of muh feefees
    I hope they do specifically because you used the word feefees.
  1. Helwetti's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Yaladriel View Post
    Go ask him.
    The good thing is: with this he knows just where to go to find him
  1. ExtremelyCrusty's Avatar
    Dat Nathanos death cutscene better be juicy
  1. Magicon's Avatar
    ok, so this means Nathanos was the last villain boss of BFA
  1. Pebrocks The Warlock's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Magicon View Post
    ok, so this means Nathanos was the last villain boss of BFA
    Nah because the game is in 9.0 now, no longer in BfA "8.XX".
  1. Magicon's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Pebrocks The Warlock View Post
    Nah because the game is in 9.0 now, no longer in BfA "8.XX".
    haha true
  1. rrayy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Vampyrr View Post
    I hope they do specifically because you used the word feefees.
    Blizzard made it so he can't grief others. YOu can pretend that did that due to the use of the word "feefees".
  1. Nathiest's Avatar
    Upon logging in, you will immediately receive a quest to report to Genn Greymane at Lion's Rest in Stormwind.

    Welp that didn't happen.
  1. Zyky's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Queen of Hamsters View Post
    Doesn't strike me as very similar to the Legion pre-patch event yet...
    It's not and won't be. It's another lackluster experience attempting to rehash successful ideals and bleed it dry.
  1. Corroc's Avatar
    I wish we had alternative quest, like burning up some night elves.
  1. schwank05's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Justpassing View Post
    What if I don't want to fight Nathanos or Sylvanas?

    I am in the same boat, I want to join them. So I guess I look at as Im sending Nathanos to Sylvanas side and getting that Fat loot at same time.
  1. slime's Avatar
    How is there no Plague-19 mask toy drop?????
  1. kail's Avatar
    Being that Nathanos is a WQ boss, will he reset every week?
  1. josykay's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Kyphael View Post
    There used to be a loyalist path until Blizzard got lazy.
    You mean literally after the first quest int he swamp of Sorrows, after which we got the same quests always loyalist or rebel alike, killing Sylvanas soldiers, freeing her prisoners and so on with Nathanos simply stating "Yeah good job at playing 4D chess".
  1. Vaedan's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Indres View Post
    Such bad writing lmao

    Sylvanas had barely any forces left, Bwonsamdi is worshipped by the zandalari, whom again are back by the horde. It makes zero sense for her to somehow believe that he is capable of killing him when a literal army hammering down on dazar alor couldnt.
    Except that he had to flee from that army, abandoning Rastakhan in the process and letting him die... and that army had to face both Bwomsandi and Rastakhan, who had a reputation of extremely powerful witch doctor even without Bwonsamdi empowering him with powers of Death. Loa are indeed powerful creatures, but they are not invincible. We've already seen death of many loa during lifespan of WoW.
  1. Vinder's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Mentaldemise View Post
    Why is nathanos just randomly hanging out at his house for no apparent reason?

    That's his house. He sat at it during vanilla wow as a level 60 elite with his dogs.
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