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Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Testing Schedule - January 13-24 

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Lumy
Published on 2022-01-11 02:33 AM

Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Testing Schedule - January 13-24
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
A request was brought up in the WoW Community Council about posting raid testing times with more advance notice so guilds can have more time to plan their groups – especially for other regions outside of the Americas. We understand the value in having more advance notice, even if a variety of aspects could change with the raid tests, so we wanted to try posting the schedule a few weeks in advance to see how that works for all of you.

Sepulcher of the First Ones PTR Raid Testing Schedule

Thursday, January 13
  • Mythic
    • Lihuvim, Principal Architect – 13:00 PST (16:00 EST, 22:00 CET)

Friday, January 14
  • Mythic
    • Prototype Pantheon – 13:00 PST (16:00 EST, 22:00 CET)
    • Vigilant Guardian – 14:00 PST (17:00 EST, 23:00 CET)
  • Raid Finder
    • Ephemeral Plains – Vigilant Guardian, Artificer Xy’mox, Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener, and Halondrus the Reclaimer.
      • Testing begins after Mythic testing has concluded and ends on Monday, January 17.

Friday, January 21
  • Mythic
    • Anduin Wrynn – 13:00 PST (16:00 EST, 22:00 CET)
    • Halondrus the Reclaimer – 14:00 PST (17:00 EST, 23:00 CET)
  • Normal
    • Testing begins after Mythic testing has concluded and ends on Monday, January 24.

As always, this testing schedule is very fluid and subject to the realities of a test environment. We might have to change the time of a testing session, change the bosses being tested, or cancel a test entirely, due to bugs, server hardware issues, etc. Keep an eye on this forum for the latest information, and thank you in advance for testing and providing feedback.

Q: How do I get into the raid zone?
A: In Oribos, Dalaran, Orgrimmar, or Stormwind, you may speak to Nexus-Lord Donjon Rade IV in order to teleport into the raid zone while it is open for testing. (The option to teleport into a zone will not be available when the zone is not open for testing.)

Q: What character should I use to test the raid?
A: Whichever you prefer. We will be scaling players’ effective level to 60 for raid testing, and their item level to an appropriate threshold for the encounter(s) being tested.

Q: How long does testing last?
A: The primary purpose of testing is to give us the information we need to balance the encounters, evaluate how mechanics are playing out in practice, and identify bugs. Once we’re satisfied that we’ve received that information for a given boss, we’ll be shutting down testing. Usually this takes anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours, but there are no guarantees.

We appreciate you taking the time to test our content and look forward to reading your feedback.
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Burning Crusade Classic Season 2 Ending Soon 

by
Lumy
Published on 2022-01-10 10:45 PM

Burning Crusade Classic Season 2 Ending Soon
Blizzard has posted a reminder that Burning Crusade Classic Season 2 ends today!
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
NA: Season 2 will come to a close in a few hours at 10:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (Midnight Central, 1:00 a.m. Eastern, 3:00 a.m. Brasilia Standard Time).

EU: Season 2 will come to a close on 11 January, at 22:00 GMT (23:00 CET, 12 January 00:00 EET, 01:00 MSK).

Good luck in your final matches of the season!

Edit: A follow-up has been posted, sharing details about the PvP off-season.
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Some answers to the questions above:

After Season 2 ends, Arena Season 1 gear will become available for Honor points, and Arena Season 2 gear will become available at a discount from the Area 52 vendors (and will no longer be gated by rating).

Later, when Season 3 starts, Arena points will be converted to Honor, and Season 3 gear will become available.
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Patch 9.2 - Summon Sayaad Spell Preview, New Blizzard Gear Store Coming Soon 

by
Lumy
Published on 2022-01-10 09:35 PM

Patch 9.2 - Summon Sayaad Spell Preview
In Patch 9.2, the Summon Succubus spell is being replaced with Summon Sayaad, which allows Warlocks to randomly summon their Succubus or Incubus.

Once summoned in the new patch, the Sayaad offers a new quest Whatever You Sayaad, directing warlocks to their class trainer in case they want to adjust the spell.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Whatever You Sayaad

As my master, you should know - I'm fairly flexible when it comes to... matching preferences.

(The demon gestures to themselves.)

If you're not a fan of this, then I could always just stick to a singular appearance that I have that will haunt your dreams. One of your mentors should be able to teach you how to adjust your summoning ritual.

Of course, if you want to leave it up to me... Well, I can guarantee a good time either way.

Quest Objectives

Speak with Laphandrus Voidheart in Stormwind / Kazak Darkscream in Orgrimmar about adjusting your Summon Succubus spell.



Warlocks can speak with the Warlock trainers in Stormwind and Orgrimmar to change the form of their Sayaad and enact a pact with them by using one of the following items:

After one of the items above is used, Warlocks can revert the change by speaking with the Warlock trainer again.


Succubus and Incubus Models







Incubus Voice Lines
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Now the real fun starts!
Time to get naughty!
Mmm! This will be fun!
Off the leash at last!
Aww. I was just starting to enjoy myself!
You're going to miss me!
You'll call me back. I know it.
But I thought I was your favorite!
Yes, yes, whatever you say...
The least you can do is ask nicely.
At once, o great one.
By your command.
Fine. But all work and no play is a waste of my potential!
What is your desire?
I knew you'd want me back.
Finally! A chance to demonstrate my talents.
Shall we begin?



New Blizzard Gear Store Coming Soon
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We’re excited to announce a brand-new experience coming in early 2022 for the Official Blizzard Gear Store!

The Blizzard team has been working hard toward this moment, which will bring our community a new, elevated online experience for collectibles and other merchandise across our Blizzard franchises.

As part of this process, please note that the Blizzard Gear Store will go dark for a short window at the beginning of the year (starting January 1, 2022) as we prepare for our big relaunch. For those with Blizzard Gear Store gift cards, please note that they will no longer be valid starting January 1, 2022. Also as a reminder, FanCash expires at 11:59 PM EST on December 31 of the year in which it was earned.

More details on the new Blizzard Gear Store experience will be shared soon, so please stay tuned!
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
The official online Blizzard Store will have a selection of Blizzard apparel and gear that can't be beat. Shop by game for World of Warcraft merchandise, Overwatch gear, Starcraft apparel and more including Diablo, Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone merch. Official Blizzard shirts, hats and more apparel will be available soon so you can represent your favorite game.

You will also find Blizzard statues, toys, books and more accessories so you can decorate your home and office with official Blizzard collectibles. Men, women and kids can all find authentic Blizzard games clothing and gear at the Blizzard Online Shop.
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Enigma Arena Delayed, Johnny Cash Leaves Blizzard 

by
Stoy
Published on 2022-01-09 03:01 PM

Patch 9.2 New Enigma Arena Delayed for Polish
Originally Posted by blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We previously planned to bring two new Arenas to the game in the Eternity’s End content update: the Maldraxxus Coliseum and the Enigma Arena.

Upon further review, we’ve decided to devote more development time to make Enigma Arena as good as we expect it to be. This new Arena includes moving features, and we want to make sure we get it working right before release. While we’re very excited about it, we’re now planning to add it to the game in a subsequent content update, and not with the beginning of Season 3.

Maldraxxus Coliseum is still on track for release with Eternity’s End update.

Johnny Cash Leaves Blizzard
Senior Game Designer Johnny Cash is leaving Blizzard after 12 years. He is best known for his work on pet battles, artifact weapons, and class halls!




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Shards of Domination Disabled in Patch 9.2 Eternity's End 

by
Lumy
Published on 2022-01-07 10:27 PM

Shards of Domination Disabled in Patch 9.2 Eternity's End
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
What is going to happen with the shards of domination come 9.2?

Our plan, which we’re currently working on bringing to the PTR, is to disable Shards of Domination in Zereth Mortis, the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid, and all PvP and dungeons, starting with the Eternity’s End content update.

In this scenario, Shards of Domination would still work as before in previous Shadowlands zones, the Maw, the Sanctum of Domination raid, and Torghast.

We’ll update our Eternity’s End development notes with this, as soon as we get it implemented.
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