by JR Cook - 9 years ago     show comments

Updated patch notes for the 6.2 PTR (Build 19953) have been published, and here’s the lowdown:

• Felblight (the expensive crafting component formerly known as Felblood) will now come from gathering professions in Tanaan Jungle, including Fishing. (The devs still have plans for the Barn, but it won’t be where you get Felblight, as was originally assumed.)
• Ashran is undergoing more iteration, chiefly in the form of making events more frequent but longer-lasting.
• Point captures in several Battlegrounds will take less time, as will picking up the flag in Rated Eye of the Storm.
• A smattering of class tweaks, which are, of course, very, very in-flux.

Read the most recent changes below (Bold for additions, italics for removals), or read the full patch notes on the official site.

PTR Disclaimer

• Please keep in mind that the notes below are not final, and details may be subject to change before the release of Patch 6.2.
• New information for features that are still in-development will be added as it becomes available.
• Not all content listed in the PTR Patch Notes may be available for testing or may have a limited test window.

New Dungeon Difficulty: Mythic

• Mythic Dungeons are on a weekly lockout, and drop gear that’s item level 685 680 with a chance for boss at the end to drop loot that’s item level 700.

PvP

Ashran

• Reward Changes
• • New Weekly Quest: Slay them All!
  • • Defeat 200 300 enemy players. Awards Conquest.
  • New Weekly Quest: Ashran Dominance
    • Win 5 events each event in Ashran and defeat the enemy faction leader. Awards Conquest and a Gleaming Ashmaul Strongbox.
  • New Repeatable Quest: Continue the Dominance
    • Win 5 events each event in Ashran and defeat the enemy faction leader. Awards Conquest.
• General Ashran Changes
  • Players are now automatically placed in a raid when entering Ashran.
  • Events now occur more frequently.
  • Event: Collect Empowered Ore now requires 20 ore to win (up from 10).
  • Event: Risen Spirits now requires 20 captured spirits to win (up from 10).
  • Event: Stadium Racing now requires 5 laps to win the race (up from 3) and the maximum speed a racer can reach is 300% (down from 500%).

Battlegrounds and Arenas

• Battlegrounds
  • Developer Note: In response to community feedback, we’re making the following changes to have capture points turn over more frequently.
  • Capturing a point in the following Battlegrounds now takes 6 seconds (down from 7 seconds).
    • Arathi Basin
    • The Battle for Gilneas
    • Deepwind Gorge
    • Rated Eye of the Storm
  • Picking up a flag in Rated Eye of the Storm now takes 6 seconds (down from 7 seconds).

Professions

General

• New Ranks for Warlords Crafted Items
  • Crafting the new upgrade items requires Felblight Felbood, a new reagent that can be obtained from Fishing, Herbalism, Mining, or Skinning in Tanaan Jungle. through the Barn.
• Faster Profession Leveling
  • Many level-up crafting recipes that do not require materials created through a daily cooldown have been adjusted to give more skill points.

Alchemy

• Reduced the material costs for Stone of the Earth, Stone of the Waters, and Stone of Fire.

Fishing

• Felmouth Frenzy, a new type of fish has been spotted in the waters around Tanaan Jungle.
• Players fishing from Felmouth Frenzy Schools also have a chance to fish up Felblight.
• Masterful anglers with a Level 3 Fishing Shack have a chance to catch Felmouth Frenzy Lunkers. Nat Pagle in your Garrison will have an interest in these.

Herbalism

• Felblight, a new herb has been discovered in Tanaan Jungle.
• Withered Herbs harvested in Tanaan Jungle have a chance to drop any Draenor herb, including Felblight.

Mining

• Players have a chance to find Felblight while mining from nodes in Tanaan Jungle.

Skinning

• Players have a chance to find Felblight while skinning creatures in Tanaan Jungle.

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Items

• Admiral Taylor’s Greatsword is now eligible for transmogrification. If the item has been misplaced, the sword can be repurchased in-game. There is also a Horde equivalent in a different color that could be found somewhere in the Jungles of Tanaan as a treasure.

Class

Death Knight

Unholy

• Necrosis now deals 8% 17% less damage.

Druid

Talents

• Guardian of Elune (Guardian) now also passively increases the Druid’s chance to dodge by 10%.

Mage

General

• Frostfire Bolt now deals 20% 30% more damage.

Frost

• Fingers of Frost now increases Ice Lance damage by 120% (up from 100%).
• Frostbolt now deals 20% 30% more damage.

Monk

Windwalker

• Tigereye Brew now increases damage dealt by 10% per charge consumed (up from 6%).

Priest

Shadow

• Mastery: Mental Anguish has been reduced in effectiveness by 10%.

Rogue

Assassination

• Envenom now deals 30% 10% more damage.
• Mutilate now deals 30% 10% more damage.

Warrior

General

• Defensive Stance now decreases damage taken by 25% (up from 20%).

Talents

• Gladiator’s Resolve (Protection): Gladiator Stance now also increases the Warrior’s Mastery by 30% while active.