Patch 2.3 Round-Up, Game Guide Updates, Monk and Barbarian Guides, Seasonal Leveling Guides
Power Core Card Back at BlizzCon EU Finals, TGT Card Pack Opening Statistics
Placement and Ranking System Update, Kael'thas Fix, Kolosalus' Kerrigan Guide and More
Raid Finder Archimonde Nerfs
Archimonde should be somewhat easier on Raid Finder difficulty in the future.
Armory Stats - Race / Class / Gender
In the stats from earlier this week some users were interested in a further breakdown by class, so we have included that data today. It is too long to include in the news, so click on the image below if you are interested!
Patch 6.2.2 - Timewalking Rewards
Patch 6.2.2 adds more rewards to Timewalking! You can see Cupri in Shattrath (Outland) to purchase these items for Timewarped Badge, rewarded from running Timewalking dungeons.
A recent PTR build adjusted the costs, but we haven't had another Timewalking weekend to confirm the new prices and any changes to the drop rate. The latest version of the official notes still says "Players now receive a Timewarped Badge when they complete a Timewalking dungeon". Keep in mind that the drop rate and prices are not final!
- Mounts - The Reins of the Eclipse Dragonhawk and Bridle of the Ironbound Wraithcharger cost 5,000 Timewarped Badge.
- The Ironbound Wraithcharger model was added to the game in Mists of Pandaria and was originally going to be a shop mount.
- Heirloom Upgrades - You can purchase the heirloom upgrade items for 750 / 1000 badges (Armor) and 900 / 1200 badges (Weapon)
- Armor and Weapons - Badge of JusticeTimewarped Badge gear is item level 675 and uses the same models as some Burning Crusade gear.
- Reputation Commendations - These BoA items grant 500 Reputation with some of the Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King factions.
- Pets - The Bag of Fishing Treasures can contain several different crocodile pets. You can also obtain this bag by completing the Crocolisks in the City daily quest.
- Cooking - The Barrel of Fish and Crate of Meat can contain some older Cooking recipes.
Level Type Slot Spec Name Cost 80 Mount Bridle of the Ironbound Wraithcharger ?? 70 Mount Reins of the Eclipse Dragonhawk 5000 ×
Level Type Slot Spec Name Cost 90 Consumable Ancient Heirloom Armor Casing 750 × 90 Consumable Ancient Heirloom Scabbard 900 × 100 Consumable Timeworn Heirloom Armor Casing 1000 × 100 Consumable Timeworn Heirloom Scabbard 1200 ×
Level Type Slot Spec Name Cost 1 Quest Commendation of the Kirin Tor 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of the Ebon Blade 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of the Argent Crusade 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of the Sons of Hodir 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of the Wyrmrest Accord 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of The Consortium 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of The Sha'tar 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of Thrallmar 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of Honor Hold 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of the Cenarion Expedition 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of the Keepers of Time 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of Lower City 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of the Horde Expedition 50 × 1 Quest Commendation of the Alliance Vanguard 50 ×
Level Type Slot Spec Name Cost 226 Neck Neck Shard of the Crystal Forest ?? 213 Finger Finger Signet of the Impregnable Fortress ?? 200 Trinket Trinket Sundial of the Exiled ?? 200 Trinket Trinket Valor Medal of the First War ?? 200 Trinket Trinket Mirror of Truth ?? 245 Trinket Trinket Mark of Supremacy ?? 110 Trinket Trinket Emblem of Fury 35 × 110 Trinket Trinket Icon of the Silver Crescent 35 × 110 Trinket Trinket Bloodlust Brooch 35 × 226 Neck Neck All Strength Spiked Battleguard Choker ?? 245 Finger Finger All Strength Bloodshed Band ?? 110 Trinket Trinket All Strength Gnomeregan Auto-Blocker 601 35 × 226 Neck Neck Healer Frozen Tear of Elune ?? 213 Finger Finger Healer Renewal of Life ?? 226 Neck Neck All Agility Broach of the Wailing Night ?? 213 Finger Finger All Agility Ring of Invincibility ?? 226 Neck Neck All Intellect Evoker's Charm ?? 213 Finger Finger All Intellect Band of Channeled Magic ?? 200 Trinket Trinket All Intellect The Egg of Mortal Essence ?? 110 Trinket Trinket All Intellect Essence of the Martyr 35 × 110 Off Hand Off Hand All Intellect Talisman of Kalecgos 25 × 110 Back Back Farstrider Defender's Cloak 50 × 136 Back Back All Strength Dory's Embrace 50 × 110 Back Back Healer Bishop's Cloak 50 × 110 Back Back All Agility Blood Knight War Cloak 50 × 110 Cloth Head All Intellect Cowl of Naaru Blessings 35 × 264 Cloth Chest All Intellect Meteor Chaser's Raiment ?? 128 Cloth Waist All Intellect Voodoo-Woven Belt 35 × 141 Cloth Legs All Intellect Corrupted Soulcloth Pantaloons 2250 × 213 Cloth Feet All Intellect Xintor's Expeditionary Boots ?? 264 Cloth Hands All Intellect Gloves of False Gestures ?? 110 Back Back All Intellect Shawl of Shifting Probabilities 50 × 110 Leather Head Mask of the Deceiver 35 × 264 Leather Chest Shadow Seeker's Tunic ?? 141 Leather Waist Belt of the Silent Path 35 × 141 Leather Legs Trousers of the Scryers' Retainer 25 × 213 Leather Feet Boots of Captain Ellis ?? 264 Leather Hands Cat Burglar's Grips ?? 110 Head Storm Master's Helmet 35 × 264 Chest Longstrider's Vest ?? 141 Waist Aftershock Waistguard 35 × 141 Legs Rushing Storm Kilt 25 × 213 Feet Pack-Ice Striders ?? 264 Hands Logsplitters ?? 110 Plate Head Faceguard of Determination 35 × 264 Plate Chest Castle Breaker's Battleplate ?? 141 Plate Waist Girdle of Seething Rage 35 × 141 Plate Legs Legplates of Unending Fury 25 × 213 Plate Feet Kyzoc's Ground Stompers ?? 264 Plate Hands Gauntlets of the Kraken ?? 110 Shield Off Hand All Strength Azure-Shield of Coldarra 25 × 110 Shield Off Hand All Intellect Mazthoril Honor Shield 25 × 146 Two-handed Axe Two Hand All Strength The Blade of Harbingers 100 × 146 One-handed Mace One Hand All Intellect Gavel of Naaru Blessings 35 × 115 One-handed Sword One Hand All Strength Sword of Unyielding Force 35 × 146 Staff Two Hand All Agility Staff of the Forest Lord 100 × 141 Staff Two Hand All Intellect Staff of the Soul-Eater 100 × 146 Fist Weapon One Hand All Agility Vanir's Fist of Brutality 35 × 146 Dagger One Hand All Agility The Mutilator 35 × 146 Dagger One Hand All Intellect Scryer's Blade of Focus 35 × 146 Crossbow Ranged All Agility Crossbow of Relentless Strikes 100 ×
Level Type Slot Spec Name Cost 65 Junk Barrel of Fish 25 × 1 Junk Crate of Meat 25 × 70 Junk Bag of Fishing Treasures 150 × 70 Junk Mark of the Ashtongue 1250 × 1 Holiday Timeless Mirror 500 ×
Blue Tweets
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Ghostcrawler Tweets
Ghostcrawler still occasionally talks about WoW. Remember that he no longer works for or speaks for Blizzard.
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionJust curious, have you found many statistical correlations between time to obtain rewards and player engagement?
I don't know that I have data on it but I believe there is one. (OccupyGStreet)
Too long is frustrating. Too shot and you run out of rewards or devalue them. (OccupyGStreet)
I saw you respond to a very hostile question. I respect how you never shy away from those people but is it really worth it?
I think it deflates their anger a bit when you don't reciprocate with hostility. (OccupyGStreet)
I've had several people follow-up and say "Okay sorry that was out of line, but can we discuss the issue?" (OccupyGStreet)
But you do come across as arrogant, and arent transparent. Nice to see one of your tips is to run when its getting hot.
You can have one very in depth conversation with one player. I've certainly done that. Hard on the other players though. (OccupyGStreet)
On WoW, I could go back and forth on 3-4 threads for literally 5 hours. Which would be fine if that was my entire job. (OccupyGStreet)
Final Boss #93 - Ranged Casters
Final Boss talked to Ranged Casters this week.