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WoW Classic Season of Mastery Patch 1.14.3 Development Notes - March 17, 2022 

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Published on 2022-03-18 12:11 AM

WoW Classic Season of Mastery Patch 1.14.3 Development Notes - March 17, 2022
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Welcome to the 1.14.3 PTR for WoW Classic Season of Mastery!

The unspeakable evil that resides at the heart of the Ahn’Qiraj is still slumbering,* gathering all of its horrifying strength while events unfold above. It is whispered by cultists of the Twilight’s Hammer that when their god is unleashed it will have been restored to its full and terrible glory. The prophets of the old gods scoff at the threat posed by the invading heroes of the Might of Kalimdor, assured that overcoming their master’s true form will require a “mathematically impossible” level of determination and skill, far beyond the feeble limits of mere mortals’ bodies and minds.

  • The Temple of Ahn’Qiraj is available for testing.
  • The Prophet Skeram encounter has seen multiple adjustments for Season of Mastery.
  • Players who gain access to the entrance to the lower levels of Ahn’Qiraj will be encounter the “Prophecy of Chaos” and through it discover additional challenge.
    • Players with sufficient reputation levels with the Brood of Nozdormu may read from its eldritch writings to add new dangers to the encounters found deeper within the temple… in exchange for ever greater rewards.
    • Please note that the increased rewards are not yet hooked up on the Season of Mastery PTR.
    • All newly-created template characters have been updated with Blackwing Lair loot and are exalted with the Brood of Nozdormu for testing purposes.

*The final encounter of the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj will not be available on the PTR.

If you are planning to organize a raid on the Season of Mastery PTR, we’d encourage you to email aggrend@blizzard.com with your raid schedule. We would love to hop onto the PTR and observe your progress if we can.
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Going to be any changes to the war effort and acquiring scarab lord?

Great question! There were some adjustments to the war effort to make it progress faster. We’ll have more info to share on that as we get closer to releasing the patch, but in general you can expect to progress through the war effort significantly faster in Season of Mastery.
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Patch 9.2 Hotfixes - March 16th, 2022 

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Lumy
Published on 2022-03-17 05:26 AM

Patch 9.2 Hotfixes - March 16th, 2022
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Classes

  • Priest
    • Shadow
      • (4) Set Bonus: Fixed an issue where Living Shadow would persist longer than its intended duration.
      • (4) Set Bonus: Fixed an issue where consuming Dark Thoughts during Living Shadow's summoning would not extend its duration.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Sepulcher of the First Ones
    • Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle
      • Fixed an issue that could cause the visual effect for Disintegration Nova to appear larger or smaller based on character size on Mythic difficulty.
    • Lihuvim, Principal Architect
      • Protoform Radiance now has a duration of 10 seconds on Normal difficulty.
    • The Jailer
      • Fixed issue that allowed Shaman’s Tremor Totem to remove Domination.
  • Mythic+
    • Encrypted Affix
      • Fixed an issue where bosses that spawn in unattackable could fail to spawn Relics.

Items and Rewards

  • Sandworn Relics have had their drop rates increased in the following areas in Zereth Mortis:
    • Endless Sands Rares – Increased average dropped relics to 8 (was 4).
    • Sandworn Chest – Increased average dropped relics to 25 (was 18).
    • Daily Quests – Increased the average number of relics awarded to 8 (was 4).
    • World Boss – Increased the average dropped relics to 40 (was 13).
    • Tribute of Enlightened Elders – This chest now grants an average of 60 relics (was 0).
      • Developers’ note: We have improved the rate of acquisition of Sandworn Relics substantially in an effort to make gear purchased with Sandworn Relics more accessible.

Quests

  • Pocopoc will now reliably appear as a quest giver for all players when needed during the “A Means to an End” Campaign chapter.
  • Bastion Assault quest "Encouraging Words" should now function correctly.
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Battle.Net Spring Sale 2022 - March 15-29 

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Lumy
Published on 2022-03-16 12:51 PM

Battle.Net Spring Sale 2022 - March 15-29
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Is becoming an elite Call of Duty operative something you’ve been meaning to cross off your bucket list? Have you been wistfully watching your friends eliminate enemies in Overwatch, wishing you could join in? Do you hunt for bargains as passionately as you hunt demons in Diablo? We’ve got you covered with the Battle.net Spring Sale.

From now until March 29, get big discounts on your favorite Battle.net titles, snag some cheap bundles, and spring clean some items off your wishlist. Don’t wait too long, though—this sale ends soon, so snatch these savings before they leave the shop.


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Call of Duty

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  • Call of Duty Endowment (C.O.D.E.) - Timeless Pack: Up to 30% off
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Overwatch

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Diablo

  • Diablo II: Resurrected - Up to 25% off
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StarCraft

  • StarCraft II - Nova Covert Ops Bundle: Up to 33% off
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BlizzCon

  • The Blizzard Arcade Collection: Up to 50% off

Crash Bandicoot

  • Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time: Up to 25% off
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Patch 9.2 Hotfixes - March 15th, 2022 

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Lumy
Published on 2022-03-16 05:24 AM

Patch 9.2 Hotfixes - March 15th, 2022
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Classes

  • Shaman
    • Enhancement
      • Primordial Wave (Necrolord Ability) will no longer incorrectly reset the cooldown of Frost Shock when used to apply Flame Shock to a target.
    • Restoration
      • (4) Set Bonus: Fixed an issue where Heal the Soul was incorrectly reducing the 1 second cooldown of Cloudburst Totem that prevented you from accidentally double-tapping the button, causing an unintended instant Cloudburst Totem recall.
      • (4) Set Bonus: Fixed an issue where Heal the Soul would sometimes not properly cast a Chain Heal when dropping the appropriate totem.
      • (4) Set Bonus: Fixed an issue where a Chain Heal critical strike on yourself would both generate and consume a stack of the Heal the Soul.
      • (4) Set Bonus: Fixed an issue where there is a minor delay between activating a totem that generates a bonus Chain Heal and being able to use another ability.

Creatures and NPCs

  • The melee attack distance against large Mawsworn Constructs has been increased. Similarly, the Constructs will now keep more distance against their melee target.

Cyphers of the First Ones

  • Pocopoc will now retain its advanced combat coroutines after using Ancient Translocators.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Sepulcher of the First Ones
    • Vigilant Guardian
      • Spawn rates for the Volatile Materium and Pre-Fabricated Sentries are less aggressive on Mythic difficulty.
      • Increased the grace period before Exposed Core where Refracted Blast and Deresolution won't be cast on all difficulties.
    • Artificer Xy'mox
      • Artificer Xy’mox health reduced by 15% on Mythic difficulty.
      • Ancient Exhaust now properly deals damage on the final platform.
    • Prototype Pantheon
      • Burden of Sin damage reduced by 20% on Normal and Heroic difficulty.
      • Resolved an issue where Withering Seeds could fail to cast.
      • Adjusted an unfair timing of Hand of Destruction and Night Hunter in the final phase.
    • Halondrus the Reclaimer
      • Reclaim initial damage reduced by 10% on Raid Finder, Normal, and Heroic difficulty.
      • Decreased additional speed Ephemeral Motes gain from Eternity Overdrive by 50% on Raid Finder, Normal, and Heroic difficulty.
      • Eternity Overdrive scaling damage reduced on Raid Finder, Normal, and Heroic difficulty.
      • Earthbreaker Missiles damage reduced by 15% on Raid Finder and Normal difficulty.
      • Fixed an issue causing Lightshatter Beam's periodic effect to inflict the incorrect amount of damage.
    • Anduin Wrynn
      • Anduin Wrynn's health reduced by 5% on Normal and Heroic difficulty.
      • Anduin's Despair health reduced by 25% on Normal and Heroic difficulty.
      • Remnant of the Fallen King's Army of the Dead summons a Monstrous Soul once per intermission on Heroic difficulty.
      • Wicked Star damage reduced by 20% on Normal and Heroic difficulty.
      • The targeting visual effect for Rain of Despair has been updated.
    • Lords of Dread
      • Ruined Crest of Lordaeron has returned to the loot table.
    • Rygelon
      • Fixed an issue that could cause Cosmic Ejection to strike players outside of the intended radius.
    • The Jailer
      • Fixed an issue with Defile that prevented it from inflicting the proper damage, as such the damage of Defile has been increased by 85% on Heroic difficulty.
        • Developers' note: We will keep an eye on the effects this has on the fight, but we don't feel this change should noticeably affect the survivability of the fight.
  • Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit
    • The murlocs of Stormhiem are more courageous and flee combat upon reaching 15% health (was 25%).
    • Murkbrine Shellcrusher will no longer aattempt to recast Cry of Mrrggllrrgg if the cast is prevented.
    • Murkbrine Wavejumper's Mrrggrrglrrlr Leap damage reduced by 20%.
    • Murkbrine Wavejumper will no longer attempt to recast Mrrggrrglrrlr Leap if the cast is prevented.
    • Burly Deckhand’s Super Saison increases damage dealt by 50% (was 100%).
    • Hourglass Tidesage's Brackish Bolt damage reduced by 20%.
    • Devoted Accomplice's Energy Slash damage reduced by 20%.
    • The cooldown of Devoted Accomplice's Energy Slash has been increased.
    • Wandering Pulsar's health reduced by 20%.
    • Wandering Pulsar's Pulse damage reduced by 15%.
    • The cast time of Adorned Starseer's Drifting Star cast time increased to 3.5 seconds (was 2.75 seconds).
    • Adjusted the position of two Adorned Starseers.
  • Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
    • Armored Overseer and Gatewarden Zo'mazz's Proxy Strike damage reduced by 30%.
    • Adjusted the arming visual of Armored Overseer's Beam Splicer.
    • Support Officer's Hard Light Barrier cast time increased to 3 seconds (was 2.5 seconds).
    • Interrogation Specialist’s Stasis Beam cast time increased to 2.5 seconds (was 2 seconds) and duration reduced to 3 seconds (was 4 seconds).
    • Interrogation Specialist’s Spark Burn damage reduced by 20%.
    • Frenzied Nightclaw’s Frantic Rip impact damage reduced by 30% and damage over time reduced by 50%.
  • The Necrotic Wake
    • Fixed an issue causing noxious gas clouds in The Stitchwerks to display nameplates.

Items and Rewards

  • The following changes have been made to Gavel of the First Arbiter:
    • Boon of Looming Winter now properly absorbs damage from enemy attacks.
    • Rotting Decay is now categorized as a disease.
    • Boon of Harvested Hope is now categorized as a bleed effect.

Player versus Player

  • Brawls
    • Solo Shuffle
      • Fixed an issue that unintentionally reduced the amount of bonus Honor received per round won in Solo Shuffle.
  • Gavel of the First Arbiter damage and absorption granted by the boons are reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
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Upcoming Tuning Changes to Sepulcher of the First Ones, Tazavesh, and Sandworn Relics 

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Lumy
Published on 2022-03-15 11:45 PM

Upcoming Tuning Changes to Sepulcher of the First Ones, Tazavesh, and Sandworn Relics
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
With this week’s realm resets, we made the following changes to some Sepulcher of the First Ones encounters and Tazavesh enemies:

Dungeons and Raids

  • Sepulcher of the First Ones
    • Vigilant Guardian
      • Spawn rates for the Volatile Materium and Pre-Fabricated Sentries are less aggressive on Mythic difficulty.
      • Increased the grace period before Exposed Core where Refracted Blast and Deresolution won’t be cast on all difficulties.
    • Artificer Xy’mox
      • Artificer Xy’mox health reduced by 15% on Mythic difficulty.
    • Halondrus the Reclaimer
      • Reclaim initial damage reduced by 10% on Raid Finder, Normal, and Heroic difficulty.
      • Decreased additional speed Ephemeral Motes gain from Eternity Overdrive by 50% on Raid Finder, Normal, and Heroic difficulty.
      • Eternity Overdrive scaling damage reduced on Raid Finder, Normal, and Heroic difficulty.
      • Earthbreaker Missiles damage reduced by 15% on Raid Finder and Normal difficulty.
    • Anduin Wrynn
      • Anduin Wrynn’s health reduced by 5% on Normal and Heroic difficulty.
      • Anduin’s Despair health reduced by 25% on Normal and Heroic difficulty.
      • Remnant of the Fallen King’s Army of the Dead summons a Monstrous Soul once per intermission on Heroic difficulty.
      • Wicked Star damage reduced by 20% on Normal and Heroic difficulty.
      • The targeting visual effect for Rain of Despair has been updated.
    • Lords of Dread
      • Ruined Crest of Lordaeron has returned to the loot table.
    • Rygelon
      • Fixed an issue that could cause Cosmic Ejection to strike players outside of the intended radius.
  • Tazavesh: So’leah’s Gambit
    • The murlocs of Stormhiem are more courageous and flee combat upon reaching 15% health (was 25%).
    • Murkbrine Shellcrusher will no longer attempt to recast Cry of Mrrggllrrgg if the cast is prevented.
    • Murkbrine Wavejumper’s Mrrggrrglrrlr Leap damage reduced by 20%.
    • Murkbrine Wavejumper will no longer attempt to recast Mrrggrrglrrlr Leap if the cast is prevented.
    • Burly Deckhand’s Super Saison increases damage dealt by 50% (was 100%).
    • Hourglass Tidesage’s Brackish Bolt damage reduced by 20%.
    • Devoted Accomplice’s Energy Slash damage reduced by 20%.
    • The cooldown of Devoted Accomplice’s Energy Slash has been increased.
    • Wandering Pulsar’s health reduced by 20%.
    • Wandering Pulsar’s Pulse damage reduced by 15%.
    • The cast time of Adorned Starseer’s Drifting Star cast time increased to 3.5 seconds (was 2.75 seconds).
    • Adjusted the position of two Adorned Starseers.
  • Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
    • Armored Overseer and Gatewarden Zo’mazz’s Proxy Strike damage reduced by 30%.
    • Adjusted the arming visual of Armored Overseer’s Beam Splicer.
    • Support Officer’s Hard Light Barrier cast time increased to 3 seconds (was 2.5 seconds).
    • Interrogation Specialist’s Stasis Beam cast time increased to 2.5 seconds (was 2 seconds) and duration reduced to 3 seconds (was 4 seconds).
    • Interrogation Specialist’s Spark Burn damage reduced by 20%.
    • Frenzied Nightclaw’s Frantic Rip impact damage reduced by 30% and damage over time reduced by 50%.

Upcoming Changes

In an effort to make gear purchased with Sandworn Relics more accessible, we have an upcoming hotfix that will be improving the rate of acquisition of Sandworn Relics substantially by doing the following:

  • Endless Sands Rares: Increased average dropped relics to 8 (was 4).
  • Sandworn Chest: Increased average dropped relics to 25 (was 18).
  • Daily Quests: Increased the average number of relics awarded to 8 (was 4).
  • World Boss: Increased the average dropped relics to 40 (was 13).
  • Tribute of Enlightened Elders: This chest now grants an average of 60 relics (was 0).

Keep an eye out on the hotfix updates for when the relics change is live.
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