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Patch 8.2 PTR - Hunters Can Now Tame Oondasta and Horridon
A new addition to the PTR is the ability for hunters to tame the Pandaria bosses Horridon and Oondasta. These are unique skins for both direhorns and devilsaurs!
Patch 8.2 PTR - Conflict and Strife PvP Talent Changes
The latest update to the PTR changed some of the more controversial PvP talents for certain specs. Here is a list of the ones that changed. Blizzard previously mentioned that the initial talents were not final and would be changed. To see the talents that haven't changed, check out our initial preview.
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- Druid (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Balance
- Thorns - Sprout thorns for 12 sec on the friendly target. When victim to melee attacks, thorns deals up to 5% of the attackers total health in Nature damage. Attackers also have their movement speed reduced by 50% for 4 sec.
- Feral
- Thorns - Sprout thorns for 12 sec on the friendly target. When victim to melee attacks, thorns deals up to 5% of the attackers total health in Nature damage. Attackers also have their movement speed reduced by 50% for 4 sec.
- Balance
- Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Beast Mastery
- Hi-Explosive Trap - Hurls a fire trap to the target location that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 60 Fire damage and knocking all enemies away. Trap will exist for 60 sec.
- Marksmanship
- Hi-Explosive Trap - Hurls a fire trap to the target location that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 60 Fire damage and knocking all enemies away. Trap will exist for 60 sec.
- Survival
- Hi-Explosive Trap - Hurls a fire trap to the target location that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 60 Fire damage and knocking all enemies away. Trap will exist for 60 sec.
- Beast Mastery
- Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Arcane
- Temporal Shield - Envelops you in a temporal shield for until cancelled. 100% of all damage taken while shielded will be instantly restored when the shield ends.
- Fire
- Temporal Shield - Envelops you in a temporal shield for until cancelled. 100% of all damage taken while shielded will be instantly restored when the shield ends.
- Frost
- Temporal Shield - Envelops you in a temporal shield for until cancelled. 100% of all damage taken while shielded will be instantly restored when the shield ends.
- Arcane
- Priest (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Holy
- Holy Ward - Wards the friendly target against the next full loss of control effect.
- Holy
- Rogue (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Assassination
- Maneuverability - Sprint suppresses all movement-impairing effects for 4 sec when used.
- Outlaw
- Maneuverability - Sprint suppresses all movement-impairing effects for 4 sec when used.
- Subtlety
- Maneuverability - Sprint suppresses all movement-impairing effects for 4 sec when used.
- Assassination
- Shaman (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Enhancement
- Thundercharge - You call down bolts of lightning, charging you and your target's weapons. The cooldown recovery rate of all abilities is increased by 30% for 10 sec.
- Enhancement
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker
/ Official Forums
)
The chosen abilities in PTR data are not final. In particular, the ones that would clearly be overpowered or problematic in PvE (such as Leader of the Pack) are generally cases where the final decision of which PvP Talent to give hasn’t yet been made.
The primary goal of Conflict and Strife is to provide an interesting choice in PvP by allowing access to an extra PvP Talent. It’s not necessarily going to be a strong option for PvE. The acquisition of this Essence is via PvP, and is totally optional for PvE-focused players. While there may be interesting PvE uses for some of the choices, it is not expected to be a strong competitor on usual PvE criteria (like total throughput) on every spec.
Reminder: WoW Classic Stress Test Today
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker
/ Official Forums
)
Just reminding everybody that the next WoW Classic stress test is happening Wednesday at 2:00pm PDT, the full details are in the original thread: WoW Classic Stress Test on May 29
Your characters are looking forward to seeing you again and we thank you for your continued support!
Mike Morhaime to be Honored at Gamelab Barcelona
The official Gamelab site released a press release today revealing that Blizzard co founder Mike Morhaime will receive the 2019 Honor Award at the Gamelab Barcelona event in Spain. He will get the award for his successful career in gaming and his key role in the creation of some of the most groundbreaking and influential game universes of all-time.
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