Patch 8.2 PTR - Benthic Gear Preview, Raid Testing Schedule May 9-10, DLC #677

[Stoy]

Patch 8.2 PTR - Benthic Gear Preview
Patch 8.2 introduces Benthic gear, which is catch up gear similar to the unsullied and relinquished gear from Argus. However, there is a little more to it than that.

• Nazjatar introduces a new currency called Prismatic Manapearl, which is obtained through many different methods while questing and exploring the zone.
• Benthic gear can be purchased from a vendor in your faction's Nazjatar hub for 5 Prismatic Manapearl each.
  
  • Alliance - Artisan Itanu
  • Horde - Finder Palta
  
  
  
  
  
• Benthic gear starts at item level 385.
• Benthic gear can also be obtained from world quests.
  
  
  
  
  
• List of Benthic Gear:
  
  • Benthic Girdle
  • Benthic Bracers
  • Benthic Helm
  • Benthic Chestguard
  • Benthic Cloak
  • Benthic Leggings
  • Benthic Treads
  • Benthic Spaulders
  • Benthic Gauntlets
• There are no weapons, rings, or trinkets via Benthic gear. However, these items can be obtained through Mechagon content.
• Benthic gear can be upgraded all the way to item level 430 via:
  
  • Azsharan Pearling Kit - Empower a Benthic item from Nazjatar, making it Pearled and increasing its item level to 400. Costs 20 Prismatic Manapearl.
  • Azsharan Pearling Enhancement - Empower a Pearled item from Nazjatar, increasing its item level by 5, up to a maximum of 430. Costs 10 Prismatic Manapearl.
  • Azsharan Azerite Pearling Enhancement - Empower a Pearled Azerite item from Nazjatar, increasing its item level by 15, up to a maximum of 430. Costs 30 Prismatic Manapearl.
• Benthic gear have predetermined stats, meaning there is no RNG to which stats you will get on each slot.
• Benthic gear also have useful special abilities on certain slots:
  
  • Cloaks
    
    • Trader's Stock - You have access to Murloc traders' special stocks.
    • Fishy Fiends - You have a chance to loot a random fish from creatures in Nazjatar and The Eternal Palace.
    • Frost Resistance - Frost damage taken is reduced by 2% while in Nazjatar and the Eternal Palace.
    • Resurrect Health - Increases health gained when resurrected by 30% while in Nazjatar and the Eternal Palace.
  • Feet
    
    • Sea Floor Acrobatics - Your falling damage is reduced in Nazjatar and The Eternal Palace.
    • Aberration Master - Gain 81 Mastery for 6 seconds after killing an Aberration in Nazjatar and the Eternal Palace.
  • Gloves
    
    • Shadow Resistance - Shadow damage taken is reduced by 2% while in Nazjatar and the Eternal Palace.
    • Elemental Instincts - You are more likely to find strange resources related to Mardivas.
  • Legs
    
    • Seabed Runner - Your Speed is increased by 95 while in Nazjatar and the Eternal Palace.
    • Swimmer's Legs - You are 5% larger while in Nazjatar and The Eternal Palace.
  • Waist
    
    • Damage to Aberrations - You do increased damage to Aberrations in Nazjatar and the Eternal Palace.
  • Wrists
    
    • Intra-Ocean Navigation - Your swim speed is increased in Nazjatar and The Eternal Palace.
    • Frost Resistance - Frost damage taken is reduced by 2% while in Nazjatar and the Eternal Palace.

Raid Testing Schedule - May 9th - 10th

On Thursday, May 9th and Friday May 10th, we will be conducting out first raid tests of The Eternal Palace.

Thursday, May 9th
Abyssal Commander Sivara - Heroic Eternal Palace
13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)

Lady Ashvane - Heroic Eternal Palace
14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

Friday, May 10th
Orgozoa - Heroic Eternal Palace
13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)

Radiance of Azshara - Heroic Eternal Palace
14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

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 Zuldazar, Boralus, Dalaran, Orgrimmar, or Stormwind, you may speak to Nexus-Lord Donjon Rade III 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 120 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.

Dark Legacy Comics #677
DLC #677 has been released.

[Yunaqt]

Might actually finally gear my alts through it, been heavily neglecting them >.>

[dragnipur]

Blizzard finally started to listen.I wanted this since the end of Legion(GW2 is better than WoW in this aspect specifically).
Having a vendor sistem with upgreadble items in it is way better than a shity RNG war/titanforge.It's good to have a mix between dropping items from raids & M+ and buying things with currency.

[sch1ntus]

...which is catch up gear similar to the unsullied and relinquished gear from Argus...

Again with the re-use of previous systems. They're so inventive! One must think the money paid for the subscription goes to something new!

[Arvandor]

8.2 and benthic gear will not save bfa..

classic is the only thing that save wow this year!

[Sesethi]

Again with the re-use of previous systems. They're so inventive! One must think the money paid for the subscription goes to something new!

Whaaaah, Blizz sucks! They removed all those cool features from the previous expansions, the game now is hollow and shallow! WoW is dead!


Whaaaah, Blizz sucks! They keep recicling old stuff! Why do I even pay for a game with no creativity? Thats why its hollow and shallow! WoW is dead!

[Devilyaki]

Good something to do.

[Gatto]

Given the exclusive bonuses, top guild full mythic will have to farm new equipment before confronting raid bosses?
I mean, could they be mandatory in order to challenge specific raid encounters?

[Eleccybubb]

Benthic gear have predetermined stats, meaning there is no RNG to which stats you will get on each slot.

Congrats Blizz. Only took you what 5 years to realise that nobody liked the RNG stat casino?

I guess Manapearls will be meh to obtain in return for it but eh.

[RoKPaNda]

Blizzard finally started to listen.I wanted this since the end of Legion(GW2 is better than WoW in this aspect specifically).
Having a vendor sistem with upgreadble items in it is way better than a shity RNG war/titanforge.It's good to have a mix between dropping items from raids & M+ and buying things with currency.

You know this is just a catch up system right? WF/TF score really well with the casuals and aren't going anywhere. I don't see anything that specifies that these items won't be able to WF/TF, just that what stats the items have is predetermined - Not the amount of stats / ilevel. Even if this gear can't forge because they want it to be a time sink the raid / dungeon / etc gear still will.

[relaxok]

resist gear is back!

[Axxil]

8.2 and benthic gear will not save bfa..

classic is the only thing that save wow this year!

most delusional response of the week.

[dragnipur]

You know this is just a catch up system right? WF/TF score really well with the casuals and aren't going anywhere. I don't see anything that specifies that these items won't be able to WF/TF, just that what stats the items have is predetermined - Not the amount of stats / ilevel. Even if this gear can't forge because they want it to be a time sink the raid / dungeon / etc gear still will.

Where exactly did i say the WF&TF are being removed???I just said they are a shitty sistems nothing else.And how did you made the conclusion that adding vendors is me saying WF/TF will be removed?

My last sentence is even explayining how i like to have dropping items (aka WF/TF i did not think i have to spell it to any to understand) combined with buyable items is a great combination.

[RoKPaNda]

Where exactly did i say the WF&TF are being removed???I just said they are a shitty sistems nothing else.

I didn't say you said any such thing. I was just letting you know that they're popular with the casuals and won't be going anywhere.

[Orochimaruu]

can they heave leach avoideance or speed or socket ?

[dhru2]

Is it some kind of database thing, which saves someone 1 hour of development time from copy-pasting items to the vendors spreadsheet?

Yep, you have to keep in your mind: Companies are profit oriented they will always go with the least amount of money invested.

[Wries]

Shouldn't 430 be pretty much normal tier ilvl once the new raid gets released? Pretty overpowered and lame catch-up as always.

[zetitup]

And the question is, how long does it take to get each piece to 430...
I bet you have 430 ilvl before you get each piece from the vendor

[Assorted Whip]

Benthic gear have predetermined stats, meaning there is no RNG to which stats you will get on each slot.

Are this stats linked to armor type or specialization?

[Assorted Whip]

Benthic gear have predetermined stats, meaning there is no RNG to which stats you will get on each slot.

Are this stats linked to armor type or specialization?