Patch 9.2 di WoW: tutte le ultime novità, e le curiosità su Sepulcher of the First Ones
Con un nuovo annuncio pubblicato sul forum ufficiale, gli sviluppatori di Blizzard hanno reso noto che la fase di test per il nuovo raid di Sepulcher of the First Ones è ormai prossima a partire, con il via fissato già per questo weekend.
Il test inizierà infatti a partire da domani, Venerdì 3 Dicembre, e ci permetterà di “saggiare” Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle e Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener , entrambi in versione eroica. Proprio in merito al nuovo raid, in questi ultimi giorni sono stati svelati diversi interessanti dettagli che riguardano i suoi contenuti.
Tra questi, vediamo ad esempio il nuovo modello per il Jailer (lo troverete allegato poco in basso) o il fatto che nella fase di test sopra menzionata non saranno disponibili gli ultimi tre boss dell’incursione, ovvero il Jailer, Rygelon ed i Lords of Dread.
Per la prima volta dopo moltissimo tempo, i raider di tutto il mondo saranno quindi chiamati ad impegnarsi per fronteggiare dei boss del tutto “freschi”, di cui quindi non si saprà assolutamente nulla fino al giorno del loro rilascio.
La cosa potrebbe certamente portare con se molti problemi (uno su tutti i bug che verrebbero fuori soltanto con i boss sul server live), ma è innegabile che giocare ad un raid di cui non si sa assolutamente nulla (almeno nella sua parte finale) ha il suo fascino, e siamo curiosi di vedere che tipo di impatto avrà sulla scena competitiva.
Parlando sempre del Jailer, a questo link potrete trovare un dettaglio sulla mace a due mani, mentre per chi non teme gli spoiler accedendo ai seguenti link potrete gustarvi le cutscene iniziali di Sepulcher of the First Ones e del General Draven.
Il modello del Jailer
La settimana di test arriva sul PTR insieme ad una nuova patch, che oltre a Sepulcher of the First Ones introdurrà la divisione in due dungeon di Tazavesh, the Veiled Market e della nuova Rissa PVP Solo Shuffle.
Nel PTR sarà anche possibile testare diverse interessanti feature per le professioni, la nuova mode di Torghast chiamata “The Jailer’s Gauntlet” ed ovviamente anche la nuova zona di Zereth Mortis…la carne al fuoco non sarà quindi poca in questa prima settimana di Dicembre.
Prima di lasciarvi con le note complete dell’ultima patch, vogliamo infine proporre le due recenti anteprime relative alle nuove Hawk e Jellyfish mount, la prima che sarà ottenibile nella nuova zona di Zereth Mortis (in 3 diverse colorazioni), mentre la seconda ruota ancora attorno ad un alone di mistero, purtroppo non conosciamo le specifiche relative al suo ottenimento. A
Anteprime Mount Hawk e Jellyfish (Fonte ICYVEINS)
Come promesso, ecco di seguito tutte le ultime note della patch:
World of Warcraft Version 9.2 PTR – Eternity’s End
DUNGEONS AND RAIDS
- New Raid: Sepulcher of the First Ones
- Deep in the Sepulcher of the First Ones lies the key to unlock the Jailer’s plans. Gather the power of the First Ones as you pursue Zovaal into the Sepulcher and fight through his forces—but first, you must face Anduin, and discover a way to resist the Jailer’s terrifying Domination magic.
- Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
- Now separated into two dungeons and added to the Mythic+ dungeon rotation.
ITEMS AND REWARDS
- Progenitor Armor Set
- Collect your class armor set from defeating bosses in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid and from the Great Vault to unlock 2-piece and 4-piece set bonuses that power certain abilities for your specialization.
- Developers’ note: When the PTR is live, Setzertauren can be found in the central ring of Oribos to purchase the armor sets for testing the set bonuses.
- Collect your class armor set from defeating bosses in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid and from the Great Vault to unlock 2-piece and 4-piece set bonuses that power certain abilities for your specialization.
PET BATTLES
- New wild pets to capture in Zereth Mortis.
PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER
- New Brawl: Solo Shuffle
- The Solo Shuffle brawl pits six players (two healers, four damage dealers) against each other in exciting 3v3 Arena matches. As the name implies, you can only queue for this brawl solo. Play a series of short matches as teams are shuffled and earn rewards based on your performance.
PROFESSIONS
- Rare Crafted Equipment recipes now have an additional Optional Reagent slot.
- New Recipes (All of these new recipes and reagents can be found on the Craftataur NPC in Oribos during the 9.2 PTR)
- Optional Reagent: Crafter’s Mark IV– Set the crafted equipment to item level 233 and the required level to 60.
- Optional Reagent: Crafter’s Mark of the First Ones – Set the crafted equipment to item level 262, required level to 60, and adds Unique Equipped: Shadowlands Crafted.
- Alchemy
- Optional Reagent: Sustaining Armor Polish
- Optional Reagent: Infusion: Corpse Purification
- New Potion: Cosmic Healing Potion (Flaskataur in Oribos sells the potions during the PTR)
- Cooking
- Empty Kettle of Stone Soup – Set out a Kettle of Stone Soup, ready to fill with delicious ingredients. Contribute ingredients to finish it and feed up to 35 people in your raid or party. Spend at least 10 seconds eating to become well fed with 20 in a stat for 1 hour.
- New Meat: Protoflesh
- Enchanting
- Optional Reagent: Cosmic Protoweave
- Optional Reagent: Magically Regulated Automa Core
- Engineering
- Optional Reagent: Pure-Air Sail Extensions
- Optional Reagent: Erratic Genesis Matrix
- Fishing
- New Fish: Precursor Placoderm
- Herbalism
- Hew Herb: First Flower
- Inscription
- Vantus Rune: Sepulcher of the First Ones
- Contract: Enlightened Brokers
- Jewelcrafting
- Optional Reagent: Devourer Essence Stone
- Optional Reagent: Ephemera Harmonizing Stone
- Mining
- New Ore: Progenium Ore
- Skinning
- New Hide: Protogenic Pelt
- Tailoring
- New Cloth: Silken Protofiber
QUESTS
- New Campaign Chapters
- Chapters 1, 2, and 3 are available in the December 1 PTR update.
TORGHAST, TOWER OF THE DAMNED
- New Game Mode: The Jailer’s Gauntlet
- Run through a series of increasingly challenging boss battles, across 8 floors per layer and 8 layers total to earn unique rewards.
- Four new challenging Layers have been introduced, Layers 13–16.
- Torments
- New: Empowered Torments – Existing Torments that have increased in strength.
- 1 Empowered Torment will be applied to Layers 13–14, and 2 Empowered Torments will be applied to Layers 15–16.
- New: Empowered Torments – Existing Torments that have increased in strength.
USER INTERFACE AND ACCESSIBILITY
- New Feature: Click Casting
- This feature allows you to cast spells by simply clicking on a unit frame.
- Set up your spell bindings by going to the Key Bindings menu or Interface Options → Combat.
- New Setting: Unit Frame Mouseover Casting
- This setting allows you to mouse over a unit frame and cast a spell on that character without targeting them.
- Access this setting under Interface Options → Combat.
ZERETH MORTIS
Zereth Mortis was created by the First Ones as a workshop to create afterlives. Its denizens—the automa—have built all that exists in the Shadowlands. It is a strange, otherworldly location that defies all concepts of reality or physics. The Jailer intends to use the secrets of Zereth Mortis to reshape reality and bend it to his malevolent will.
- New Reputation: The Enlightened
- The Enlightened are brokers that arrived on Zereth Mortis a long time ago. They no longer see their world in a transactional manner, but instead they treat their dwelling as a sacred place, and hope to answer to a higher calling—the pursuit of knowledge. Find common ground with The Enlightened to succeed and defend Zereth Mortis.
- Cypher of the First Ones
- The automa of Zereth Mortis speak in a musical language that is incomprehensible to mortal races. Team up with a curious automa sidekick in this new progression system to learn the lost language of the Progenitors and delve deeper into the secrets of Zereth Mortis, unlocking an array of new zone activities, daily quests, events, and rewards.
- Developers’ note: This feature is currently under development so any aspects being discussed could be subject to change.
- The automa of Zereth Mortis speak in a musical language that is incomprehensible to mortal races. Team up with a curious automa sidekick in this new progression system to learn the lost language of the Progenitors and delve deeper into the secrets of Zereth Mortis, unlocking an array of new zone activities, daily quests, events, and rewards.
- New World Boss: Antros, Keeper of the Antecedents located on Antecedent Isle in Zereth Mortis.
- New World Quests are available after completing Chapter 2 of the new campaign.
- New Haven and Dimensional Falls questlines.
- New rares and treasures to discover.
- Developers’ note: Zereth Mortis rewards and combat tuning are still under development
On Friday, December 3rd, we will be beginning our raid testing in the Sepulcher of the First Ones.
Friday, December 3rd
Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle – Heroic Sepulcher of the First Ones
13:00 PST (16:00 EST, 22:00 CET)
Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener – Heroic Sepulcher of the First Ones
14:00 PST (17:00 EST, 23:00 CET)
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 Oribos, Dalaran, Orgrimmar, or Stormwind, you may speak to Nexus-Lord Donjon Rade IV 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 60 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.
We appreciate you taking the time to test our content and look forward to reading your feedback.
Cosa ne pensate di queste novità community? La discussione, come sempre, è assolutamente aperta!
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