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By Staff
Blizzard shared a lot of details on the future of Season of Discovery today. Phase 3 will last longer than previous seasons, and while we didn't get a Phase 4 launch window, we did find out that it will get a limited PTR. This will be to test combat and classes specifically, with all runes unlocked and template level 60 characters ready, possibly even with tier set bonuses! We also found out that Phase 4 will have generally the same raid tiers and patch timing as original Classic did. There's also some buffs coming to Sunken Temple caster gear.
SoD (Source)
Greetings,
The team has been hard at work on Season of Discovery and Cataclysm Classic. There’s a lot happening in Classic right now, and while we’ve been working incredibly hard, we’ve also been fairly quiet, so we felt it would be a good time to provide an update on a few things, including Season of Discovery Phase 4.
Phase 4 Release Update
Cutting straight to it, and as you have no doubt likely noticed, the World of Warcraft team has been delivering a lot of exciting content lately, and this will (of course) continue well through the next few months and beyond. As such, to land Phase 4 at just the right time, our current phase (Phase 3) is going to last longer than previous Season of Discovery content phases. We can’t share Phase 4’s release date just yet, and we know this news and the longer Phase 3 may be disappointing to some, but our timeline will ensure that our Classic team delivers an experience worthy of our players at the high-quality bar we are setting for ourselves.
We’re so very excited to share what’s next with you.
We also want to make sure that we take the time we need to deliver equally awesome experiences in both Season of Discovery and Cataclysm Classic, and give Cataclysm Classic’s launch the time it deserves to breathe, without players feeling the pressure of needing to choose between it and all of the other fun things that are happening in WoW right now. We understand our players love to plan, so we wanted to signal our intentions now and let you know that we intend to share the exact timing of Phase 4’s launch, and start discussing what it will include, as early as it is possible to do so.
Please stay tuned for more information on Phase 4 coming soon.
Phase 4 PTR Plans
In a departure from previous phases, we will spin up a limited PTR specifically focused on combat and class testing for Phase 4. We plan to include level 60 templates with all runes and abilities learned, and we tentatively plan to provide some sort of access to level 60 tier set bonuses. We also plan to provide access to training dummies and some raid content, as well as battlegrounds, so that players can test out their new builds. Again, our intent with this PTR is to focus on combat and class testing, and we will not be using it to test the unique content coming with Phase 4. We’ve received an enormous amount of class feedback from players, and we’re very excited for the level 60 runes to be discovered as well as our revamped tier sets.
We’re investing heavily into class adjustments going into Phase 4, and while perfect balance is not the goal, we do want to look at classes, specs, and runes that are underperforming and find opportunities to make as many improvements as we can. Many classes will see substantial redesigns going into the level 60 endgame, with some runes moving around and others becoming baseline skills. We’re excited for players to jump in to play around with these substantial adjustments and participate in the feedback loop with us ahead of Phase 4 hitting live realms.
We’ll share more information on our testing schedule very soon.
Level 60 Content Phases
One common question we’ve been asked is “how will the various raid tiers roll out at level 60?”, and we want to provide some clarity and let everyone know that we will be rolling raids out in phases similar to how we did in 2019’s Classic. The first tier will consist of Molten Core and Onyxia, and a few weeks after that we will see Blackwing Lair, followed by Zul’Gurub, with additional endgame content and surprises that we’re planning to add between the major raid tier releases as well. For ease of communication, we intend to frame our releases around the familiar original WoW raid tiers.
Sunken Temple Adjustments Incoming
One consistent piece of feedback we’ve received is that the rewards from Sunken Temple have been a bit underwhelming. During our design and testing of Phase 3, we didn’t entirely know the scale and scope of adjustments we’d make to Level 60 dungeon gear, Tier 1 item sets, and Molten Core and Onyxia gear. Now that we have a good idea about those, we think it makes sense to increase the power level of some of the Sunken Temple gear. These updates will particularly focus on caster gear, which feels the most underpowered.
We’ll let you know when we’ve got this ready to implement in the live game.
We want to again express a heartfelt thanks to our passionate players. We’ve had a blast playing with you in Season of Discovery and now in the Cataclysm Classic pre-patch, and we can’t wait to get more exciting Classic content into your hands very soon!
Thank you,
The WoW Classic Development Team
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By Staff
All players with inactive WoW accounts will be granted full access to WoW Classic between May 9-13.
Blizzard is offering a free trial of "WoW Classic" from May 9th to May 13th. This event is a great opportunity for new players to experience WoW Classic! During this period, anyone can access the game without needing an active subscription.
All you have to do is download the Blizzard client, create a free account and start playing Classic!
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Cataclysm Classic™ is nearly here, and you and your allies can prepare to embark on a new adventure. This weekend, we're giving all players with inactive World of Warcraft® accounts full access to the World of Warcraft Classic progression realms* and the characters on those realms without a subscription or Game Time.
Gather your friends and get started on a new journey through the Cataclysm Classic pre-expansion patch and a changed Azeroth, risen from the fires of destruction. Play as a goblin or worgen, customize your appearance with transmogrification, and revel in new quality of life changes to enhance your time—including faster leveling in Outlands and Northrend, better Dungeon Finder, improved Collections UI, and more!
Rejoin your guild, rally your comrades, and prepare to face new challenges. Cataclysm Classic launches on May 20, 2024, at 3 p.m. PDT worldwide.
Need Help Logging Back In?
Download the Battle.net® desktop app Launch the app and log in to your account. Need to recover your account information? Within the app, click on the World of Warcraft tab, then either Install or Update. Latest system requirements When the installation or update is complete, click Play. Play free through May 13, 2024, at 10:00 am PDT! Ignite Your Cataclysm Classic Journey with Fiery Upgrades
Cataclysm Classic will require only a WoW® subscription or Game Time to play. However, these optional upgrades can heat up your experience during your adventures in Azeroth.
BLAZING HEROIC PACK
The Blazing Heroic Pack includes Lil’ Wrathion pet for both WoW Classic progression2 and modern World of Warcraft characters3, the Avatar of Flame flying mount2 for WoW Classic progression characters, and a Runebound Firelord flying mount for modern World of Warcraft characters. WoW Classic progression characters will also enjoy Hammer Regalia Transmog Set and Town-In-A-Box Starter Set toy .
BLAZING EPIC UPGRADE
The Blazing Epic Upgrade includes everything in the Blazing Heroic Pack, plus a Level 80 Character Boost and 30 days of Game Time.
Upgrade Now
The WoW Classic Shop is Open
The Battle.net® Shop has also recently added new and familiar items for WoW Classic progression fans, such as the Auspicious Arborwyrm flying mount, Pebble pet, along with other mounts, toys, and Hearthstone effect.
World of Warcraft Subscription or Game Time not required during Welcome Back Weekend. Only applicable to WoW Classic progression realms for inactive World of Warcraft accounts. Does not include World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. Ends May 13, 2024, at 10:00 am PDT. Certain restrictions apply. Visit shop.battle.net for more information. 1 Available on or before August 31, 2024. 2 Available in WoW Classic progression realms (currently Wrath of the Lich King Classic™) immediately after the purchase. The toy, Transmog set, and Avatar of Flame mount only available on WoW Classic progression realms (currently Wrath of the Lich King Classic™). The Runebound Firelord mount only available on modern WoW® realms. Boost only available on WoW Classic progression realms. and usable only on the WoW game account for which it was purchased or redeemed. -
By Starym
Here's a collection of hotfixes for Dragonflight, Season of Discovery and Cataclysm Classic for the past week, with plenty of raid and dungeon and item changes in Season 4, three classes getting some tuning in Season of Discovery, and many fixes and improvements in the Cataclysm Classic pre-patch.
Hotfixes (Source)
Classes
Druid Feral Fixed an issue preventing Smoldering Frenzy (Season 4 (2) Set Bonus) from triggering effects like Seal of Diurna’s Chosen. Dungeons and Raids
Aberrus (Awakened) Fixed an issue that caused Thadrion to continually cast Unstable Essence after the encounter had concluded. Vault of the Incarnates Cuzolth now provides their item upgrade services to players in Vault of the Incarnates. Terros Fixed an issue where Explosive Reaction was hitting pets on Mythic difficulty. Nokhud Offensive Addressed a Primalist Thunderbeast issue where Thunderstrike’s target is not correctly reflected in the unit frame. Addressed an issue where the rim visual on Static Spear and Crackling Upheaval can disappear under certain situations. Algeth’ar Academy Echo of Doragosa Arcane Rift now spawns Uncontrolled Energy 20% less frequently. Overwhelming Power now spawns Arcane Rift at 4 stacks (was 3). Fixed an issue where Vile Lasher’s Detonation Seed was not spawning on the ground. Neltharus Lava Flare’s Melt now goes on cooldown after the cast is interrupted. Chargath, Bane of Scales Fiery Focus’s Fire damage reduced by 25%. Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr The Mythic+ timer increased by 1 minute. Items
Fixed an issue that prevented Eye of Awakening from functioning on rings purchased from Antique Bronze Bullion vendors. Fixed an issue that prevented Tiered Medallion Setting from functioning on necklaces purchased from Antique Bronze Bullion vendors. Rings and necklaces purchased from Bullion vendors should now be eligible for socket upgrades. This fix is retroactive. Amber Skitterfly should now appear in the Mount Collection for players who purchased it from the Trading Post. Legendary items can now be upgraded as intended on the Awakened track. Fixed a bug preventing legendary item upgrades from receiving appropriate stone/crest discounts. Libergo, Head Librarian of the Azure Archives Annex in Valdrakken, has been watching your actions closely and now offers to reacquaint you with your legendary weapon if you happened to misplace it. PvP staves now properly filter for Warlocks on vendors. Non-player Characters
Vaskarn in the Emerald Dream no longer erroneously mentions that they can upgrade your gear with the use of Flightstones. Vaskarn in Valdrakken is unchanged. Quests
While Time Rifts are empowered, Cache of Embers will now be awarded once per character per week from the quest for defeating a Time Rift Boss. Prince Farondis drank his Conjured Protein Shakes and bulked up, allowing players to complete “Save Yourself”. Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the world quest “Zaqali Elders” to fail to start.
Season of Discovery
Hunter Raptor Fury now increases the damage done of Raptor strike and Mongoose Bite by 10% per stack (was 15%). The Beast Mastery rune now increases pet damage by 10% (was 20%). Shaman The Burn rune now also grants a significant bonus to spell power when Flametongue Weapon is imbued on your weapon. Rolling Thunder now has a 50% chance to trigger (was 30%). Fixed a bug causing overload procs to not add a charge to Lightning Shield when the Shaman has the Rolling Thunder rune active. Warlock Invocation now also applies to Unstable Affliction. Invocation damage can now deal critical strikes if the Warlock also has the Pandemic rune active.
Cataclysm Classic
Account wide achievements that reward titles now grant them at an account level. Fixed an issue that prevented players from receiving daily Random Battleground rewards. Smoke Bomb will now properly cancel Stealth, Prowl, and Shadowmeld from enemy players. Fixed an issue that would prevent Warden Stillwater from spawning during the “Lawn of the Dead” quest. Fixed an issue where Death Knights in Blood Presence could be incorrectly, critically hit by all melee attacks. Reduced the cost of all honor and arena gear from Wrath of the Lich King, to better match honor gain while at level 80 compared to level 85. Fixed a bug causing Hunters to do trap dropping animations twice. Account wide pet collection achievements now correctly grant rewards. Fixed an issue preventing Bloodlust and Heroism from working as intended. Mounting the Violet Proto Drake now grants Master Riding to players who are at least level 80 and have Artisan Riding trained. Heal-over-time and damage-over-time ticks should now behave as intended in Cataclysm when refreshed. Developers’ notes: Previously, refreshing a DoT just before it finished its last tick could cause it to miss out on a tick. That was the correct behavior in Wrath of the Lich King, but not Cataclysm. If a Paladin misplaces the Symbol of Faith during the quest “Materials of Significance”, they may now buy a replacement from the Lost and Found vendor in Booty Bay. Fixed the Children’s Week quest “Cruisin’ the Chasm” so that it can now be completed. Boosted Paladins should now have Collective Book of Healing or Secondhand Book of Healing as expected. Fixed an issue that prevented Worgen from being eligible for some daily quests. Archaeology digsites that appear in Uldum, Twilight Highlands, and Hyjal once players hit 450 Archaeology should no longer appear until the zones are accessible on official Expansion Launch. Holidays Made some improvements to the Children’s Week Quests “The Banshee Queen”, “Malfurion Has Returned!”, and “The Fallen Chieftain” to more consistently grant quest credit. The Children’s Week holiday is now extended for one additional week. “Ridin’ The Rocketway” can now be completed. Craggle Wobbletop and Blax Bottlerocket now sell Yellow and Green Balloons for Children’s Week. Darkmoon Faire will be closed until the launch of Cataclysm, when it will return with the newly updated Darkmoon Faire Island. Warlock The Warlock Demon Soul ability will now work with the Incubus pet. Fixed an issue where Warlock Demonology pets were not properly updating from Mastery. Fixed an issue with the incorrect tooltip on Demonic Pact. It should correctly read that it grants the Warlock 2% increased personal spell damage. Mage Ignite damage will no longer be counted double toward Combustion. Refreshed Ignite that now has 3 ticks over 6 seconds will do the same amount of damage on each tick. Ignite spread by Impact and Fire Blast will no longer have a missing 2nd or 3rd tick that adds damage to future Ignites. Paladin Fixed an issue with Seals of Command where Seal of Righteousness could trigger too many procs when it hits multiple targets. -
By Staff
The new experience buff arrives in SoD with this week's resets, giving players 150% more XP until level 39 and 100% more until 49!
Discoverer's Delight (Source)
Join the path of discovery in Season of Discovery Phase 3. Beginning with weekly resets, players get the benefit of the Discoverer’s Delight experience buff*, which increases experience gains by 150% for all players through level 39 and 100% for players level 40-49! It’s a great time to join Season of Discovery, whether you’re just joining in the fun, or creating and leveling a whole new character.
Players can also visit any innkeeper in the capital cities to turn the experience buff off or on.
*Experience buff not available in other WoW Classic titles or modern World of Warcraft.
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By Staff
Blizzard have announced more class tuning coming with this week's reset, as Hunters, Shamans and Warlocks get some adjustments.
Tuning (Source)
With scheduled weekly maintenance (tomorrow, April 30 in this region), we’ll make the following adjustments to classes in Season of Discovery:
Hunter
Raptor Fury now increases the damage done of Raptor strike and Mongoose Bite by 10% per stack (was 15%). The Beast Mastery rune now increases pet damage by 10% (was 20%). Shaman
The Burn rune now also grants a significant bonus to spell power when Flametongue Weapon is imbued on your weapon. Rolling Thunder now has a 50% chance to trigger (was 30%). Fixed a bug causing overload procs to not add a charge to Lightning Shield when the Shaman has the Rolling Thunder rune active. Warlock
Invocation now also applies to Unstable Affliction. Invocation damage can now deal critical strikes if the Warlock also has the Pandemic rune active.
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