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By Stan
With all zones available for playtesting in the War Within Alpha, it almost feels like the Closed Beta could start as soon as this week.
What does this mean for Alpha testers?
Character wipes! All Alpha characters will be deleted, and you will need to create a new character or copy one from retail once the Closed Beta starts.
What does it mean for the rest?
What does this mean for everyone else?
If you opt-in for War Within Beta, you will have a chance to be selected since Blizzard will be sending out a large wave of invites for Beta testing.
However, if you pre-ordered the Epic Edition of the War Within, Closed Beta access should be guaranteed. You can pre-order it here.
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By Stan
The Frog Farm nerf in MoP Remix has created a significant power disparity among players. Could Blizzard have taken a different approach to address this issue?
The MoP Remix has only been out for four days, but players quickly discovered an optimal way to level up their cloaks and gain infinite stats through the Frog Farm. However, Blizzard has now nerfed the Frog Farm into the ground, leaving those who took advantage of it crazily overpowered compared to everyone else.
In some extreme cases, a single healer is capable of sustaining a 25-man raid.
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There are also reports of players with 70K stamina and 6-7K in each stat.
DPS meters show pre-nerf Frog farmers vastly outperforming everyone else in the raid.
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So, what’s the issue? If you didn't farm frogs before the nerf, catching up seems nearly impossible unless Blizzard intervenes. The Bronze Cache buff buff isn't addressing the core problem.
Let’s consider MoP Remix for a moment. It’s a limited-time event, and while Timerunners will carry over to retail for War Within, the items won’t. Despite this, players are frustrated and voicing their concerns on the official forums and elsewhere.
But how can Blizzard fix this problem? Many community members point to scaling issues. For instance, there are reports of tanks getting one-shot in Normal Difficulty dungeons and Heroic content featuring bosses with 50 million health that can annihilate DPS with just two hits.
Another talks about how Heroic content has bosses with 50 million health that take minutes to kill and destroys the DPS with two hits.
The community's proposed solution is to nerf scaling at max level across the board. Do you agree with this approach or do you think Frog farmers should get nerfed and their power reverted? Should Blizzard maybe reduce the gear upgrading costs? How else could Blizzard handle this situation? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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By Stan
In the latest War Within Alpha build, Demonology Warlocks got new talents that makes them summon a raid boss and other changes that we've summarized in our latest post!
Warlock
Abyssal Dominion- Cataclysm summons an Overfiend that casts Chaos Bolt 2 times at 80% effectiveness before departing. Summon Infernal becomes empowered, dealing 40% increased damage. When your Summon Infernal ends, it fragments into two smaller Infernals at 50% effectiveness that lasts 10 sec. Vile Taint- Unleashes a vile explosion at the target location, dealing [ 93.75% 117.19% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 10 sec to 30 enemies within 10 yds and applies Agony and Curse of Exhaustion to them. Oblivion- Unleash wicked magic upon your target's soul, dealing [ 798% 997.5% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 3 sec. Deals 10% increased damage, up to 30%, per damage over time effect you have active on the target. Doom- Inflicts impending doom upon the target, dealing [ 104.41% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage immediately and [ 104.41% 581.86% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yards after 20 sec. Damage is reduced beyond 8 targets. Consuming a Demonic Core reduces the duration of Doom by 3 sec. Rain of Fire- Normal: Calls down a rain of hellfire, dealing [ 164.9% of Spell Power ] Fire damage over 8 sec to enemies in the area. Inferno : Calls down a rain of hellfire, dealing [ 164.9% of Spell Power ] Fire damage over 8 sec to enemies in the area. Rain of Fire has a 10% chance to generate a Soul Shard Fragment. Soul Flame- When you kill a target, its soul bursts into flames, dealing [ 40% 48% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage to nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. Touch of Rancora- Diabolic Ritual Demonic Art increases the damage of your next Soul Shard spending ability by 100% and reduces its cast time by 50%. Pact of the Imp Mother- Hand of Gul'dan has a 8% 15% chance to cast a second time on your target for free. Chaos Bolt- Unleashes a devastating blast of chaos, dealing a critical strike for [ 369.2% 380.3% of Spell Power ] Chaos damage. Damage is further increased by your critical strike chance. Conflagrate- Triggers an explosion on the target, dealing [ 128.56% 134.99% of Spell Power ] Fire damage. Reduces the cast time of your next Incinerate or Chaos Bolt by 30% for 10 sec. Generates 5 Soul Shard Fragments. Umbral Blaze- Hand of Gul'dan has a 8% 15% chance to burn its target for [ 48% 96% of Spell Power ] additional Shadowflame damage every 2 sec for 6 sec. If this effect is reapplied, any remaining damage will be added to the new Umbral Blaze. Pact of the Ered'ruin- When Doom expires, is removed, you summon a Doomguard that casts 5 Doom Bolts before departing. Each Doom Bolt deals [ 149.09% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage. Fel Invocation- Soul Strike deals 20% increased damage and generates a Soul Shard. Reduces the cast time of Summon Vilefiend by 0.5 sec and your Vilefiend now deals [ 9.06% of Spell Power ] Nature damage to nearby enemies every 1 sec while active. Diabolic Ritual- Spending a Soul Shard grants Diabolic Ritual for 60 20 sec. While Diabolic Ritual is active, each Soul Shard spent reduces its duration by 1 sec. When Diabolic Ritual expires you gain Demonic Art, causing your next Soul Shard spending ability to summon an Overlord, Mother of Chaos, or Pit Lord that unleashes a devastating attack against your enemies. Imp Gang Boss- Summoning a Wild Imp has a 5% 15% chance to summon a Imp Gang Boss instead. An Imp Gang Boss deals 50% additional damage. Implosions from Imp Gang Boss deal 50% increased damage. Doom Blossom- When Seed of Corruption deals damage to a target suffering from your Unstable Affliction they explode, dealing [ 68.03% 74.84% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yards. Doom Eternal (New)- Demonic Cores reduce the duration of Doom by an additional 2 sec and when Doom is removed its cooldown is reset. Fiendish Oblation (New)- Damage dealt by Grimoire: Felguard is increased by an additional 10% and you gain a Demonic Core when Grimoire: Felguard ends. Blood Invocation (New)- The cooldown of Power Siphon is reduced by 5 sec and Power Siphon increases the damage of Demonbolt by an additional 20%. Foul Mouth (New)- Increases Vilefiend damage by 20% and your Vilefiend's Bile Spit now applies Wicked Maw. Impending Doom (New)- Increases the damage of Doom by 30% and Doom generates 1 Soul Shard upon expiration. The Houndmaster's Gambit (New)- Your Dreadstalkers deal 50% increased damage while your Vilefiend is active. The following new two talents let Warlocks summon a raid boss, well, 1/2 of it straight from Antorus. It's a choice node deep down the Demonology Tree.
Mark of F'harg (New)- Your Summon Vilefiend becomes Summon Charhound and learns the following ability: Infernal Presence Cloaked in the ever-burning flames of the abyss, dealing [ 47.96% of Spell Power ] Fire damage to enemies within 10 yards every 1 sec.
Mark of Shatug (New)- Your Summon Vilefiend becomes Summon Gloomhound and learns the following ability: Gloom Slash Tooth and claw are drenched in malignant shadow magic, causing the Gloomhound's melee attacks to deal [ 1,029.14% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 6 sec. If this effect is reapplied, any remaining damage will be added to the new Gloom Slash.
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By Stan
With the new Shaman Hero Talent available for playtesting, we're checking out some of the new talents and changes implemented in the latest TWW Alpha build.
Shaman
Primordial Capacity- Increases your maximum mana by 5%. Tidal Waves can now stack up to 4 times. Enhancement Shaman- Enhancement Shaman core passive Increases damage/healing by 16%: Ascendance, Chain Lightning, Crash Lightning, Crashing Storm, Earthen Rage, Earthquake, Elemental Assault, Elemental Blast, Elemental Spirits, Feral Lunge, Fire Nova, Flame Shock, Flametongue Attack, Flametongue Weapon, Frost Shock, Hailstorm, Ice Strike, Icefury, Lashing Flames, Lava Lash, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Shield, Liquid Magma Totem, Ride the Lightning, Static Discharge, Stormstrike, Stormstrike Off-Hand, Sundering, Windfury Attack, Windfury Weapon, Windstrike, Windstrike Off-Hand Increases periodic damage/healing by 16%: Ascendance, Chain Lightning, Crash Lightning, Crashing Storm, Earthen Rage, Earthquake, Elemental Assault, Elemental Blast, Elemental Spirits, Feral Lunge, Fire Nova, Flame Shock, Flametongue Attack, Flametongue Weapon, Frost Shock, Hailstorm, Ice Strike, Icefury, Lashing Flames, Lava Lash, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Shield, Liquid Magma Totem, Ride the Lightning, Static Discharge, Stormstrike, Stormstrike Off-Hand, Sundering, Windfury Attack, Windfury Weapon, Windstrike, Windstrike Off-Hand Decreases damage/healing by 21%: Chain Lightning, Elemental Blast, Lightning Bolt, Ride the Lightning Increases damage/healing by 47%: Earth Shield Decreases damage/healing by 4%: Swelling Waves Increases damage/healing by 25% 40%: Swelling Waves Increases damage/healing by 25%: Chain Heal Increases damage/healing by 43%: Earth Shield Decreases damage/healing by 9%: Elemental Blast Increases damage/healing by 10%: Elemental Blast Swift Recall (New)- [NYI] Successfully removing a harmful effect with Tremor Totem or Poison Cleansing Totem, or controlling an enemy with Capacitor Totem or Earthgrab Totem reduces the cooldown of the totem used by 5 sec. Cannot occur more than once every 20 sec per totem. Whirling Elements (New)- Elemental motes orbit around your Surging Totem. Your abilities consume the motes for enhanced effects. Water: Your next Healing Wave or Healing Surge also heals an ally inside of your Healing Rain at100% effectiveness. Air: The cast time of your next healing spell is reduced by 40%. Earth: Your next Chain Heal applies Earthliving at 150% effectiveness to all targets hit. Wind Barrier (New)- [NYI] If you have a totem active, your totems grant you a shield absorbing damage for 30 sec every 30 seconds. Earthsurge (New)- [NYI] Allies affected by your Earthen Wall Totem, Ancestral Protection Totem, and Earthliving effect receive 10% increased healing from you. Supportive Imbuements (New)- [NYI] Learn a new weapon imbue, Tidecaller's Guard. Can only be applied to shields. Increases your healing done by 2% and increases the duration of your Healing Stream Totem and Cloudburst Totem by 3 sec. Pulse Capacitor (New)- [NYI] Increases the damage and healing of Surging Totem by 25%. Oversurge (New)- While Ascendance is active, Surging Totem is 150% more effective. Amplification Core (New)- While Surging Totem is active, your damage and healing done is increased by 3%. Reactivity (New)- [NYI] Your healing spells cause your Healing Stream Totems to heal a nearby ally immediately at 50% effectiveness. Cloudburst Totem stores 25% additional healing. Imbuement Mastery (New)- Increases the duration of your Earthliving effect by 6 sec. Totemic Coordination (New)- [NYI] Chain Heals from your totems are 30% more effective. Surging Totem (New)- N/A Lively Totems (New)- [NYI] Your Healing Tide Totem, Healing Stream Totem, Cloudburst Totem, Mana Tide Totem, and Spirit Link Totem cast a free, instant Chain Heal when you summon them. Oversized Totems (New)- [NYI] Increases the size and radius of your totems by 15%, and the health of your totems by 30%. Totemic Rebound (New)- [NYI] Chain Heal now jumps to a nearby totem once it reaches its max targets, causing it to bounce an additional time to a nearby injured ally. -
By Stan
Blizzard has buffed the Bronze you receive from bronze caches by 25% in MoP Remix to make up for today's Frog farm nerf.
In a hotfix released today, Blizzard has buffed bronze caches in MoP Remix to grant 25% more Bronze. Players can obtain various types of bronze caches by earning achievements, completing daily quests, or clearing the first random Heroic of the day.
Minor Bronze Cache now gives 200 250 Bronze. Lesser Bronze Cache now gives 400 500 Bronze. Bronze Cache now gives 600 750 Bronze. Greater Bronze Cache now gives 1,000 1,250 Bronze In addition to the buffs, Greater Bronze Cache can now drop from bosses on Normal Difficulty, further increasing the amount of Bronze you get from raids.
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