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Guardians of the Dream PTR Development Notes - September 12, 2023 

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Published on 2023-09-12 10:33 PM

Guardians of the Dream PTR Development Notes - September 12, 2023
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
New Public Events: Superbloom and Emerald Bounty

  • Superbloom
    • Follow the ancient, Sprucecrown, as he blooms life around Amirdrassil. Assist Sprucecrown with tasks and defeat any enemies that try to get in their way.
    • Boost your strength with power ups from the magical Dreamfruit that appear during the event.
  • Emerald Bounty
    • Gain Dreamseeds and Emerald Dewdrops from activities in the zone.
    • Plant Dreamseeds in various dirt patches around the Dream at any time.
    • Dreamseeds will grow over a period of time.
    • Players can contribute Emerald Dewdrops towards the seed that is growing
    • Once the seed blooms, players can loot rewards for their efforts.
    • Every time the Superbloom ends, an Emerald Frenzy will begin which grants large quantities of Emerald Dewdrops, increasing with how much bloom the Superbloom ended with!

New Raid: Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope


Season 3

  • Mythic+
    • The following dungeons are available for testing on Mythic+ difficulty. Please see the Mythic+ testing schedule for more details:
      • Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond’s Fall
      • Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond’s Rise
      • Waycrest Manor (Battle for Azeroth)
      • Atal’Dazar (Battle for Azeroth)
      • Darkheart Thicket (Legion)
      • Black Rook Hold (Legion)

Achievements

  • Dragon Isles Pathfinder will now properly unlock flying in the Dragon Isles.

Classes

  • Druid
    • Heart of the Wild has been updated – Now additionally reduces the cast time of Balance spells by 30% and increases their damage by 20% (was 30%) and generates 1 combo point per 2 seconds while in Cat Form and increases Physical damage by 20% (was 30%).
    • Restoration
      • Flourish is now a 60 seconds cooldown (was 90 seconds).
        • Developers’ note: We’re increasing the availability of Flourish as its peak power level has gone down significantly.
  • Mage
    • Fire
      • Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope (4) Set Bonus – Fixed an issue that caused Time Anomaly to incorrectly trigger.
  • Monk
    • Mistweaver
      • Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope (2) Set Bonus – No longer applies Chi Harmony on Renewing Mist’s jumps.
  • Paladin
    • Retribution
      • Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope Set Bonus – Divine Toll is now guaranteed to target at least one valid enemy with Expurgation.
      • Fixed a few targeting issues that caused Wrathful Sanction to trigger multiple times on one Judgment cast.
      • Fixed an issue causing unintentional Divine Purpose and Empyrean Power proc consumption.
  • Priest
    • Holy
      • Heal healing increased by 40%.
    • Shadow
      • Fixed an issue causing Deathspeaker to reset the cooldown of Shadow Word: Death to 10 seconds.
      • Fixed an issue causing Deathspeaker to trigger the cooldown lockout for Death and Madness.
      • Fixed an issue causing additional Shadow Word: Deaths from the Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope Set Bonus to not trigger Psychic Link.
  • Rogue
    • Nightstalker damage bonus reduced to 5/10% (was 8/15%).
    • Elusiveness now causes Evasion to reduce damage taken by 20% (was 10%).
      • Developers’ note: This change will be deployed to PTR over the course of this week.
    • Assassination
      • Venom Rush’s Energy return reduced to 5 (was 6).
      • Kingsbane damage reduced by 10%.
      • Internal Bleeding damage reduced by 20%
        • Developers’ note: This change will be deployed to PTR over the course of this week.
      • Exsanguinate (Passive) now has an Energy threshold of 150 (was 100) and consumes 4 Energy (was 8) to duplicate 25% damage (was 40%).
        • Developers’ note: This change will be deployed to PTR over the course of this week.
      • Exsanguinate (Active) now consumed 8 Energy (was 10) to duplicate 75% of damage (was 100%) during effect.
        • Developers’ note: This change will be deployed to PTR over the course of this week.
      • Elaborate Planning has been removed.
    • Outlaw
      • Marked for Death no longer benefits from the cooldown reduction effect of Restless Blades. The tooltip will be updated to match in a future PTR build.
    • Subtlety
      • Secret Technique shadow clone attacks no longer double-dip from the bonuses of Deeper Daggers, Veiltouched, and Dark Brew.
      • Goremaw’s Bite damage increased by 20%.
      • Shuriken Storm’s Energy cost increased to 45 (was 40).
      • Goremaw’s Bite now correctly consumes the Cold Blood buff.
        • Developers’ note: This change will be deployed to PTR over the course of this week.
  • Shaman
    • Restoration
      • Riptide’s initial heal increased by 30%.
      • Unleash Life healing increased by 40%.
  • Warlock
    • Demonology
      • Imp Gang Boss has been redesigned – Summoning a Wild Imp has a 15/30% chance to summon a Imp Gang Boss instead. An Imp Gang Boss deals 50% additional damage and Implosions from Imp Gang Boss deal 50% increased damage.
  • Warrior
    • Arms
      • Developers’ note: Skullsplitter’s immediate expiration of Deep Wounds and Rend caused too much rotational impact and had unintuitive side effects. The redesigned Deep Wounds and Rend interactions should alleviate these issues while providing Arms Warriors a new way to interact with bleed effects.
      • Skullsplitter now causes Deep Wounds to bleed out more quickly for a short duration (was expire instantly).
      • Tide of Blood now also causes your Rend on the target to bleed out 100% faster for 10 seconds.
      • Developer’s note: Ignore Pain’s interaction with Rage spent mechanics has caused its use to deviate from the intent as pre-emptive mitigation into an offensive rotational ability. We are removing Ignore Pain’s interaction with these mechanics to restore it to a purely defensive choice.
      • Rage spent on Ignore Pain no longer contributes to Anger Management, Tactician, and Test of Might.

Player Versus Player

  • Druid
    • Restoration
      • New PvP Talent: Call of the Elder Druid – When you shift into a combat shapeshift form, you gain Heart of the Wild for 15 seconds, once every 1 minute.
      • Disentanglement now reduces the mana cost of Efflorescence by 40% (was 25%).
  • Priest
    • Holy
      • Heal is no longer increased by 57% in PvP.
  • Rogue
    • Superior Mixture is now 50% effective in PvP combat.
    • Sudden Demise now has a health threshold of 10% (base 35%) and bleed damage requirement of 250% of remaining health (base 200%) in PvP combat.
      • Developers’ note: This change will be deployed to PTR over the course of this week.

User Interface and Accessibility

  • Updated the art on Zoom In and Out buttons in various model viewer windows.
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Mythic+ Testing Weekend - September 14-18 

by
Lumy
Published on 2023-09-12 07:02 PM

Mythic+ Testing Weekend - September 14-18
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Greetings!

Dragonflight Season 3 Mythic+ testing begins on PTR realms Thursday September 14th. The test period will begin Thursday September 14th at 10:00 PDT (13:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST), and end Monday September 18th at 10:00 PDT (13:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST). Please note that the test period may be adjusted in the event of technical difficulties.

This first weekend includes 6 of our season 3 Mythic+ dungeons featuring both Dawn of the Infinite dungeon wings and updates to the doors in Waycrest Manor:

  • Galakrond's Fall
  • Murozdon's Rise
  • Waycrest Manor
  • Atal'Dazar
  • Darkheart Thicket
  • Black Rook Hold

During the test period you’ll be able to acquire and customize Mythic Keystones by talking to the Keystone Vendor in Valdrakken, and the nearby Dungeon Teleports NPC will assist you with transportation.

We look forward to hearing your feedback!
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Arcane Influence Feat of Strength, The Vanilla WoW Story in a Nutshell, DLC #876 

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Lumy
Published on 2023-09-12 12:26 PM

Arcane Influence Feat of Strength Available for a Couple More Days
Blizzard hotfixed the Arcane Forge yesterday, allowing players more chances at the Arcane Influence achievement. The last event will occur at 2pm PDT in North America and 11pm CET in Europe.
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
It is taking a little while to stabilize the Arcane Forge permanently.

This will result in more arcane disturbances in Valdrakken, with the last one projected to be at 2:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, September 13, which means more time to get the limited time Feat of Strength Arcane Influence.

Thereafter, the forge will be permanently empowered for you to continue crafting your Mimiron’s Jumpjets.

Captain Grim - The Vanilla WoW Story in a Nutshell
Captain Grim is back with another video!



Dark Legacy Comics #876 - Quest Trash
DLC #876 has been released!

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Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope: Raid Testing Schedule 

by
Lumy
Published on 2023-09-12 05:45 AM

Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope: Raid Testing Schedule
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
The raid testing schedule is very fluid and subject to the realities of a test environment. There’s the possibility of having 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 the PTR forum for the boss feedback threads and the latest information. Thank you in advance for testing and providing feedback.

Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope: Raid Testing Schedule

The final boss of the raid, Fyrakk, will not be available for testing.

Thursday, September 14
  • Heroic
    • Gnarlroot – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)
    • Igira the Cruel – 14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

Friday, September 15
  • Heroic
    • Council of Dreams – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)
    • Smolderon – 14:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

Thursday, September 21
  • Heroic
    • Larodar, Keeper of the Flame – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)
    • Volcoross – 14:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

Friday, September 22
  • Heroic
    • Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)
    • Tindral Sageswift, Seer of the Flame – 14:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)
  • Normal
    • Start – 15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 00:00 CEST)
    • End – Monday, September 25 at 09:00 PDT (12:00 EDT, 18:00 CEST)

Thursday, September 28
  • Mythic
    • Gnarlroot – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)
    • Igira the Cruel – 14:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

Friday, September 29
  • Mythic
    • Council of Dreams – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)
    • Smolderon – 14:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)
  • Raid Finder
    • Wing 1: Incarnate’s Wake – Gnarlroot, Igira the Cruel, and Smolderon
      • Start – 15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 00:00 CEST)
      • End – Monday, October 2 at 09:00 PDT (12:00 EDT, 18:00 CEST)

Thursday, October 5
  • Mythic
    • Larodar, Keeper of the Flame – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)
    • Volcoross – 14:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

Friday, October 6
  • Mythic
    • Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)
    • Tindral Sageswift, Seer of the Flame – 14:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)
  • Raid Finder
    • Wing 2: Molten Incursion – Volcoross and Larodar, Keeper of the Flame
      • Start – 15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 00:00 CEST)
      • End – Monday, October 9 at 09:00 PDT (12:00 EDT, 18:00 CEST)

Friday, October 13
  • Raid Finder
    • Wing 3: The Viridian Weave – Council of Dreams and Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle
      • Start – 15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 00:00 CEST)
      • End – Monday, October 16 at 09:00 PDT (12:00 EDT, 18:00 CEST)

Q: How do I get into the raid zone?
A: In Valdrakken, Orgrimmar, or Stormwind, you may speak to Nexus-Lord Donjon Rade V 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 70 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.

Q: How do I report feedback or bugs?
A: We’ll be posting encounter feedback threads each week prior to the start of the raid tests. Additionally, you can also submit your feedback through the in-game Issue Reporter tool.
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This Week in WoW - September 11, 2023 

by
Lumy
Published on 2023-09-11 06:07 PM

This Week in WoW - September 11, 2023
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Each week we’ll look ahead to what’s in store for World of Warcraft, share the latest news, and keep you in the know byte by byte. The last of the secrets (of Azeroth) will be released this week. If you haven’t found them all, don’t worry. They aren’t going away, and you can catch up on your sleuthing at any time.


News and Events This Week

  • September 12
    • (Event) Pet Battle Bonus Event
    • (Event) PvP Brawl: Deepwind Dunk
    • (Event) Arena Skirmish Event
  • September 13
    • (Event) Last Clues for the Secrets of Azeroth Event Released
  • September 15
    • (Article) Blues News
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