Patch 9.0.1 PTR - Pre-Expansion Event Week One Initial Preview, New World Boss

[Stoy]

Patch 9.0.1 PTR - Pre-Expansion Event Week One Initial Preview
The Shadowlands prepatch Week 1 is now available for testing on the PTR.

• Upon logging in, you will immediately receive a quest to report to Genn Greymane at Lion's Rest in Stormwind. He says that the undead Scourge is swarming in numbers not seen since the return of Arthas. He says something terrible has happened in the chaos, and inquiring into it loads a cutscene that hasn't been implemented yet showing the faction leaders getting captured. (Horde takes place around their capital)
• Genn wants to rescue Anduin and the others, but knows that the safety of the people is top priority. He explains that the Ebon Blade have stepped forward to help, but wants you to work with the Argent Crusade to keep the people safe. You are to seek out Commander Gregor in the Trade District.
• There is an Agent Crusade station set up at the gates of Stownwind. Commander Gregor tasks you with collecting reports from his scouts around the area. You must check in at Goldshire, Redridge, and Darkshire. It seems Darkshire is infested with undead and you must dispatch some. Frost wyrms fly overhead as well.
• When you return to Stormwind, you are told to head to the Argent grounds in Icecrown to find it overrun with undead. You must dispatch them, of course, while rescuing injured fighters. Undead here drop Darkened Scourgestones and Pitch Black Scourgestones that can be turned it repeatedly for Argent Dawn Valor Tokens.
• Your next task is to scout areas around Icecrown from a distance before returning to the grounds. With this area under control, you are asked to secure a foothold atop the Ironwall Rampart in Icecrown with Crusader Renn, which unlocks a series of daily quests in Icecrown. This involves fighting waves of undead and a skeletal boss. As of now these dailies seem to just give reputation and gold.
• Random undead bosses will also spawn around Icecrown and show up on the map with the same purple skull icon seen in Nazjatar for the elite naga event. These bosses can drop catch up gear that is item level 110.

Shadowlands - Nathanos Blightcaller World Quest
Nathanos Blightcaller is located in Eastern Plaguelands near the Marris Stead, his old house, along with his hounds: Plaguefang and Blight-Howl.

[Queen of Hamsters]

Doesn't strike me as very similar to the Legion pre-patch event yet...

[Bodakane]

If its a repeatable WQ, then i welcome being able to kill toon every chance I get. The acting choice to snarl every line is THE most annoying thing in this game and I hope this will be the end of that once and for all.

[Cooler than you]

Anyone know the ilevel conversion? Like What is a 100 ilevel piece of gear look like on live?

I know it probably won't be anything huge I am just curious.

[Justpassing]

What if I don't want to fight Nathanos or Sylvanas?

[Creatinebrah]

given this is hitting PTR, anyone estimate the release of Shadowlands with older xpacs and prepatches?

[Dead Moose Fandango]

Boy, I hope we get some cool transmog.

[Hyphie]

Anyone know the ilevel conversion? Like What is a 100 ilevel piece of gear look like on live?

I know it probably won't be anything huge I am just curious.

My 459 ilvl DK is now 113 ilvl on PTR at level 50 HP dropped from 474.7k to 22.9k. Damage went from 5,376-6,112 to 274-308. However my haste and crit % stayed roughly the same from live to PTR, maybe a 1/2% to 1% lower

Also ilvl 445=100 ilvl

[Cooler than you]

Anyone know the ilevel conversion? Like What is a 100 ilevel piece of gear look like on live?

I know it probably won't be anything huge I am just curious.

I did a little bit of searching and it looks like 130 gear is around 475 gear so it will likely be around 445 gear it looks like. Hope we get something like a transmog or mount like the BFA pre patch.

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[Mentaldemise]

Why is nathanos just randomly hanging out at his house for no apparent reason?

[Kyphael]

What if I don't want to fight Nathanos or Sylvanas?

There used to be a loyalist path until Blizzard got lazy.

[Cooler than you]

My 459 ilvl DK is now 113 ilvl on PTR at level 50 HP dropped from 474.7k to 22.9k. Damage went from 5,376-6,112 to 274-308. However my haste and crit % stayed roughly the same from live to PTR, maybe a 1/2% to 1% lower

Also ilvl 445=100 ilvl

Beat me to it, thanks!

[Lucetia]

Anyone know the ilevel conversion? Like What is a 100 ilevel piece of gear look like on live?

I know it probably won't be anything huge I am just curious.

Not fully sure on what is what. Could test it later, but I do know my 475 shield converted to 130 and my 460 weapon converted to 125 with 130 being around the cap (slightly higher due to cloak and Mythic N'zoth items).

[Ulfric Trumpcloak]

I'm extremely disappointed that Nathanos is just a world boss for a pre-expansion event. He has been around since vanilla, has been a prominent character in several wow novels, and he has been one of the main characters of over the last two expansions. I expected him to be a raid boss at some point in the expansion, not just a loot piñata.

[Bloodyleech]

I'm extremely disappointed that Nathanos is just a world boss for a pre-expansion event. He has been around since vanilla, has been a prominent character in several wow novels, and he has been one of the main characters of over the last two expansions. I expected him to be a raid boss at some point in the expansion, not just a loot piñata.

He'll retreat when brought to 10%, as far as I know. Could be wrong tho!

[Lucetia]

I'm extremely disappointed that Nathanos is just a world boss for a pre-expansion event. He has been around since vanilla, has been a prominent character in several wow novels, and he has been one of the main characters of over the last two expansions. I expected him to be a raid boss at some point in the expansion, not just a loot piñata.

Since a cinematic plays at 10% that we don't know about yet I wouldn't be surprised if it's a "He runs away" type thing and comes back later.

[McNeil]

I bet Nathanos is solely there just to troll with us. He is known to be quite a dick after all.

[Maljinwo]

Since a cinematic plays at 10% that we don't know about yet I wouldn't be surprised if it's a "He runs away" type thing and comes back later.

He appears dead afterwards it seems

[Flurryfang]

What if I don't want to fight Nathanos or Sylvanas?

Ohh man i love you xD You just made me chuckle xD

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Why is nathanos just randomly hanging out at his house for no apparent reason?

Heh, because Blizzard had no idea what to do with his character, so just put up a sign with "Gone home" in his spots around the world xD

[Zyrosis]

I'm extremely disappointed that Nathanos is just a world boss for a pre-expansion event. He has been around since vanilla, has been a prominent character in several wow novels, and he has been one of the main characters of over the last two expansions. I expected him to be a raid boss at some point in the expansion, not just a loot piñata.

I disagree. Being a World Quest boss is more than he deserves.