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Rise of Azshara PTR Development Notes – April 16
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker
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We’re deploying our first build for the upcoming content update—Rise of Azshara—to our Public Test Realms. It is now testable. Here’s an outline of what’s coming in this PTR.
Now Available for Testing
- Heart of Azeroth system update: introducing Essences
- New Zone: Mechagon
- New Arena: The Robodrome
- Mount Equipment
- Crestfall and Snowblossom Island Expeditions
- Ashran Epic Battleground
Our initial testing will be primarily technical, so some Rise of Azshara features will be locked/unavailable for the first few days while we work on initial concerns with the above content. Please note that Ashran may not easily complete a queue in the PTR.
- Coming Soon
- Heroic Battle for Stromgarde
- New Missions
- New Zone: Nazjatar
- Explore the new zone including quest lines, World Quests, and World PvP Events focused on strengthening alliances with the new aquatic races
- Heritage Armors
- New Profession Recipes
- New Raid-- Azshara’s Eternal Palace
- As always, we’ll coordinate the testing of this new raid’s encounters via scheduled announcements.
- New Dungeon-- Operation: Mechagon
- Pet Battle Dungeon: Stratholme
- Direhorn Training quests
- Updates to Brewfest
We plan to do a wipe of all characters in a few weeks after getting focused feedback on the Heart of Azeroth Essences. This will allow us to test the feel and pacing of obtaining them all naturally. We’ll give you a heads up on that character wipe here in this forum.
Get into the PTR!
The PTR is now available. To log in to the PTR, simply create a PTR account and copy the character you wish to test from your account. Step-by-step directions can be found here.
Note : World of Warcraft PTR realms are only available to players who have a full World of Warcraft account.
Achievement Changes
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Appearances
Collections
- PH - BfA PvP Season 3 Transmog (New) Collect any armor set from Battle for Azeroth PvP Season 3. 10 points. Account Wide.
- PH - Nazjatar Raid Transmog (New) Collect an armor set from The Eternal Palace 10 points. Account Wide.
Battle Dungeon
Dungeons & Raids
- Go Ahead, Make My Daisy (New) Defeat the Machinist's Garden in Operation: Mechagon without being struck by "Hidden" Flame Cannon, Self-Trimming Hedges, Discom-BOMB-ulator, or Roaring Flame on Mythic Difficulty. 10 points.
Battle for Azeroth
Exploration
- Battle for Azeroth Pathfinder, Part Two (New) Complete the Kul Tiras and Zandalar achievements listed below. Reward: Kul Tiras and Zandalar Flying and Wonderwing 2.0. 25 points. Account Wide.
- Deep Pockets (New) Contribute to construction projects in Mechagon 500 times. 10 points.
- Diversed Investments (New) Contribute to the following construction projects in Mechagon. 10 points.
- Freedom Run (New) Release 100 slaves from the clutches of the Naga.
- Head Financier of Mechagon (New) Contribute to construction projects in Mechagon 5,000 times. 10 points.
- Junkyard Apprentice (New) Craft 250 Junkyard Tinkering items in Mechagon. 10 points.
- Junkyard Architect (New) Unlock the following Junkyard Tinkering blueprints in Mechagon. 10 points.
- Junkyard Collector (New) Unlock 25 of the following Junkyard Tinkering blueprints in Mechagon. 10 points.
- Junkyard Machinist (New) Complete the following construction projects in Mechagon. 10 points.
- Junkyard Master Machinist (New) Complete 100 construction projects in Mechagon 10 points.
- Junkyard Scavenger (New) Craft 50 Junkyard Tinkering items in Mechagon. 10 points.
- Junkyard Tinkerer (New) Craft 1000 Junkyard Tinkering items in Mechagon. 10 points.
- Junkyard Tinkmaster (New) Complete the Mechagon achievements listed below. 10 points.
- Mecha-Done (New) Complete the Mechagon achievements listed below. Reward: Keys to the Model W.
- Outside Influences (New) Complete all quest from the visitors in Mechagon.
- Rest In Pistons (New) Complete the following special encounters in Mechagon. 10 points.
- Trove Tracker (New) Locate all of the Arcane Chests and Glowing Arcane Trunks in Nazjatar. 10 points.
Quests
- Essential Empowerment (New) Completed all 8.2 Heart - Essence quest chains. Account Wide.
- How to Ptrain Your Pterrordax (New) Help Kua'fon earn his wings by completing the following quest. 5 points.
- How to Train Your Direhorn (New) Complete the following quests to raise your direhorn from hatchling to mount at Warbeast Kraal in Zuldazar. 5 points.
- Master Calligrapher Master Demonstrate complete mastery in each of Scrollsage Nola's Calligraphy lessons while on by never deviating from the lines during the world quest, "Calligraphy." 10 points.
- The Heart Forge (New) Unlock the Heart Forge in the repaired Chamber of Heart
- The Mechagonian Threat (New) Complete the Mechagon storyline.
Reputation
- Rustbolt Rebellion (New) Earn Exalted Status with the Rustbolt Resistance. 5 points.
- The Ankoan (New) Earn Revered Status with the Ankoan. 5 points.
- The Unshackled (New) Earn Revered Status with the Unshackled. 5 points.
Character
Fishing
Professions
- Secret Fish and Where to Find Them (New) Use the Secret Fish Goggles to collect all the secret fish. Item Reward: Hyper-Compressed Ocean. 10 points.
- Secret Fish of Mechagon (New) Catch and deliver each of these fish of Mechagon to Angler Danielle. Item Reward: Secret Fish Goggles. 5 points.
Guild Feats of Strength
Guild
- Hall of Fame: Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void (Alliance) Among the first one hundred Alliance guilds worldwide to defeat Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void on Mythic difficulty.Title Reward: Famed Slayer of the Harbinger.
- Hall of Fame: Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void (Horde) Among the first one hundred Horde guilds worldwide to defeat Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void on Mythic difficulty.Title Reward: Famed Slayer of the Harbinger.
Island Expeditions
Expansion Features
- Crestfall (New) Achieve victory in an expedition to Crestfall on any difficulty. 10 points.
- Crestfallen (New) Achieve victory in an expedition to Crestfall in PvP. 10 points.
- Heroic: Crestfall (New) Achieve victory in an expedition to Crestfall on Heroic difficulty or higher. 10 points.
- Heroic: Snowblossom Village (New) Achieve victory in an expedition to Snowblossom Village on Heroic difficulty or higher. 10 points.
- Mythic: Crestfall (New) Achieve victory in an expedition to Crestfall on Mythic difficulty. 10 points.
- Mythic: Snowblossom Village (New) Achieve victory in an expedition to Snowblossom Village on Mythic difficulty. 10 points.
- Snowblossom Scrapper (New) Achieve victory in an expedition to Snowblossom Village in PvP. 10 points.
- Snowblossom Village (New) Achieve victory in an expedition to Snowblossom Village on any difficulty. 10 points.
Mounts
Collections
- Available in Eight Colors (New) Collect all the paint colors for the X-995 Mechanocat. Paint Color: Battletorn Blue. 5 points.
World
Player vs. Player
- For Nazjatar! (New) Win the Battle for Nazjatar. 10 points.
- Tour of Duty: Mechagon (New) Earn 1000 honor in Mechagon while in War Mode. 10 points.
- Tour of Duty: Nazjatar (New) Earn 1000 honor in Nazjatar while in War Mode. 10 points.
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