Patch 8.1.5 PTR - Build 28938

[chaud]

See the front page for the latest update.

[Pantupino]

I dont get why the updated map for Northrend has the Zandalar and kul'Tiran border thingies, I get why they updated them but why those borders? Will Northrend be part of this xpac gameplay? (no, I dont believe about the rise of Bolvar or a new lich king and that stuff)

[Lucetia]

I dont get why the updated map for Northrend has the Zandalar and kul'Tiran border thingies, I get why they updated them but why those borders? Will Northrend be part of this xpac gameplay? (no, I dont believe about the rise of Bolvar or a new lich king and that stuff)

Between the updated maps and the updates done to the zones does make one wonder what exactly the purpose is of doing it.

[arandomuser]

kul tirans cant choose their model its the burly one only

[MrExcelion]

Between the updated maps and the updates done to the zones does make one wonder what exactly the purpose is of doing it.

They seem to employ (more?) people now that just do random things in game that aren't current content that might be perceived as minor QoL stuff (old models, renaming stuff, etc). I've seen a lot of minor stuff like this from 7.3 onward. Or at least they're given more freedom to do whatever in their free time. Probably the latter, but yeah, wouldn't think much of it.

[NecroVane]

So i guess azerite traits werent shitty and unimpactful enough, they needed to be blanket nerfed!

Great.

[Appelgren]

Are we getting tier sets back?

[Th3Scourge]

Seems like Blizzard is trying to get us to care even less for Azerite traits

[Tolvar]

The two new Dungeon & Raid achievements being added in 8.1.5 are Snow Fun Allowed & We Got Spirit, How About You?
They both reference Battle of Dazar'alor which opens Jan 22nd.

My understanding based on the comments in the Patch 8.1.5 PTR Developers Notes thread (sorry can't post links) and the fact that we're only two weeks away would be that this patch would be a while yet. Maybe a month or 2?

Does Blizzard normally add in achievements to raids a month or so after the raid releases or should be expecting 8.1.5 on the 22nd?

[MakeMeLaugh]

Man, they sure managed to hold Zandalari and Kul'tirans for a really long time. They knew the bait was strong, shame on them.

[aeuhe4yxzhds]

Wait, didn't they remove water breathing?

[bardicbass616]

kul tirans cant choose their model its the burly one only

Ya I'm really disappointed too :/

[Kithelle]

kul tirans cant choose their model its the burly one only

Does that honestly surprise you? If you want the supermodel female or mr universe male then you can role a human

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And people say they have no favoritism towards the Horde? Don't understand why the raiding scene is absolutely dominated by the Horde?

More OP racials "for the Horde."

[Mask]

4 sec cast (Channeled), 1.5 min cooldown. Regenerate 25% of your maximum health every 1 sec.

Zandalari full self heal on a 1.5 minute cooldown sounds pretty strong for arena play, doesn't it? Triple DPS team all Zandalar?

[Blackfoot]

Does that honestly surprise you? If you want the supermodel female or mr universe male then you can role a human

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And people say they have no favoritism towards the Horde? Don't understand why the raiding scene is absolutely dominated by the Horde?

More OP racials "for the Horde."

Yeah racials for Horde have always been better for raiding.
But the same has been said for Alliance with the Human racial being broken for so many years.
If you raid then Horde is best.
If you PvP then Alliance is best because of the Humans having free trinket slots. It was a no brainer and the leader boards clearly showed this for both factions.
It stayed broken for many many many FN years and Blizzard did nothing. And when they finally did do something they basically made it all worse. If you haven't been paying attention. Blizzard is VERY Horde biased in house. And they do very little to try and hide this.
Also holding onto these allied races for this long and now of all times they are ready for release? lol convenient timing Actilizzard Moneygrubment!

[Sulika]

It's nice to see Blizz fully embracing the horde get better racials meme. A choice of 5 separate utility / dps / defensive racials and a full heal every 90 seconds or 1% versatility. Definitely no favouratism there.

[Super Kami Dende]

Crusader's Direhorn (New) Summons a Crusader's Direhorn, which serves as a mount. Account wide. Account wide. 1.5 sec cast.

Stop, I can only get so erect.

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Man, they sure managed to hold Zandalari and Kul'tirans for a really long time. They knew the bait was strong, shame on them.

The Expac has been out for 4 months. Hardly "a really long time"

[Muajin76]

It mentioned about a 1 person instance involving hati. Does this mean hunters will get hati back?

[Eapoe]

Are we getting tier sets back?

Don’t think it’s specifically been mentioned. Blizz statedbthey are going to redirect focus back to the neck and have it function more like azerite weapons did where you unlock traits as you progress. Believe they also mentioned azerite armor was ending. Not sure if they will bring back tier sets or if there will just be stat pieces after.

[Kithelle]

Yeah racials for Horde have always been better for raiding.
But the same has been said for Alliance with the Human racial being broken for so many years.
If you raid then Horde is best.
If you PvP then Alliance is best because of the Humans having free trinket slots. It was a no brainer and the leader boards clearly showed this for both factions.
It stayed broken for many many many FN years and Blizzard did nothing. And when they finally did do something they basically made it all worse. If you haven't been paying attention. Blizzard is VERY Horde biased in house. And they do very little to try and hide this.
Also holding onto these allied races for this long and now of all times they are ready for release? lol convenient timing Actilizzard Moneygrubment!

Except Horde had good racials as well for PvP...and them having a extra trinket slot was nerfed long ago...and it took from BC to BfA for them to finally nerf Arcane Torrent a bit.

Undead had will of the forsaken as well, wasn't as good as every man for himself but it was still similar. Basically for everything the Alliance had in PvP, Horde had something not quite as good, but they had other areas where Alliance had nothing.

Not going to go into all the details but Horde had plenty...