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What to Expect in Patch 8.2 - Rise of Azshara
It has been several months since Blizzcon 2018's reveal of what is coming in Patch 8.2 - Rise of Azshara and so we decided to give you a little run down of what to expect for WoW's next patch!
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It has been several months since Blizzcon 2018's reveal of what is coming in Patch 8.2 - Rise of Azshara and so we decided to give you a little run down of what to expect for WoW's next patch!
- New Landmass - Nazjatar
- The naga are starting to make major attacks along the shores of Kul Tiras and Zandalar. The Alliance and Horde set sail for the great blue beyond to discover a chasm in the ocean surrounded by waterfalls, leading to the capital of the naga empire.
- New Story Quests
- Take the fight directly to Azshara herself
- New Friends
- Horde meet a group of former naga slaves (consisting of Makrura, Gilbin, and Sea Giants) held up in a cave trying to survive
- Alliance meet the Ankoan, a deep sea tribe mostly wiped out by the naga who have dedicated their lives to slaying them.
- Replayable Content
- Team is taking inspiration from the best parts of past content zones
- There will be a tower control point system that is both PvE or PvP in which areas of the map can be controlled by the naga, Horde, or Alliance.
- The goal is that over the course of playing through the patch there are new things to see everyday.
- New Foes
- Old God minions
- New Naga spellcasters
- New Rewards, Mounts, and Pets
- Naga themed weapons and armor sets
- Crab mount that walk sideways
- Seahorse mount that is literally a horse mixed with a seahorse.
- Baby Naga pet
- New Story Quests
- The naga are starting to make major attacks along the shores of Kul Tiras and Zandalar. The Alliance and Horde set sail for the great blue beyond to discover a chasm in the ocean surrounded by waterfalls, leading to the capital of the naga empire.
- New Raid - Azshara's Eternal Palace
- 8 boss raid
- Fights include:
- Naga Hatchery
- Underwater Boss
- Queen Azshara Fight
- Fights include:
- 8 boss raid
- New Landmass - Mechagon
- A previously closed vault in Kul Tiras has opened and within it a radio transmitter sends a signal for help and points to a new land to explore.
- Ancient lost city of the gnomes
- The beginning of the adventure is within the Junker Wastes where heroes will be beset by death robots.
- Mechagnomes will be heavily involved in this story.
- They introduce you to a whole new society and take you to where higher cast gnomes live who have dedicated themselves to their king and have embraced robotics.
- They are hunted by robots.
- King Mechangon has a vision to return anyone of flesh into more pure robotic parts and it's up to you to put a stop to him.
- New Mega Dungeon - Mechagon
- 8 bosses
- Similar to Legion's Karazhan in size.
- It is mythic difficulty only
- New mounts and pets to collect inside
- King Mechagon is the final boss.
- War Campaign Continues
- See what is next story wise for Sylvanas, Saurfang, Anduin and Jaina.
- Magni's quest to save Azeroth will also continue.
- New Heritage Armor
- Tauren and Gnomes are next to receive Heritage Armor.
- New Island Expedition Maps
- Crestfall (from Warcraft II)
- Snowblossom (Pandaren Village)
- Heroic Warfronts
- Higher Difficulty with higher rewards.
- These are for teams of 10+ players and there is a possibility to lose.
- Flying!
- Pathfinder Part 2 achievement to unlock flying
- Bee, Gryphon, and Mechanical Parrot mounts.
- BfA Mythic + Season 3
- Nazjatar themed seasonal affix
- Item level increase
- PvP
- New Arena Map- Mechagon Arena
- Season 3 Vicious Mount is the basilisk.
- Miscellaneous
- Every item slot except pants will be able to be hidden via transmog.
- A portal to Caverns of Time is being added to the portal rooms.
- A UI update will add pathfinding directions to quests that take place on other continents.
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