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5.1 News: New Darkmoon Faire Attractions, Recent Hotfixes
The Darkmoon Faire is live today, and there are some new attractions added in 5.1!
Four new vanity pets have been added:
Darkmoon Eye
,
Crow
,
Darkmoon Glowfly
,
Darkmoon Hatchling
. Check out our
5.1 battle pet guide
on how to obtain them all! (Note: currently the Crow appears to be bugged and uncapturable.)
Jeremy Feasel
is a new Pet Tamer, right beyond the Blastenheimer 5000 Ultra Cannon.
The Darkmoon Carousel takes the place of one of those "Under Construction" pavilions from 4.3. It features festive seats decorated like gryphons and murlocs, as well as some neat music. When you hop into a seat, you're given the 5 minute buff
WHEE!
which increases all experience and reputation gained by 10%. If you stay on the carousel and don't get dizzy, that buff will eventually increase to 60 minutes. You'll need special
Darkmoon Ride Ticket
to enjoy this ride, which are inside
Ride Ticket Book
.
Click the cut to read the recent hotfixes!
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5.1: Battle Pet Guide
Patch 5.1 introduces 37 new battle pets to capture and level up: this guide covers all of their locations, abilities, and method of acquisition, along with screenshots. Whether you just want to collect them for looks or finish some achievements, we've got you covered! We've organized this guide by:
Pets by Zone
Raiding with Leashes
Wild Battle Pets
Pets from New Tamers
Pets from Vendors
Pets from Professions
To learn more about pet battles, check out our
interactive Battle Pet Maps
,
visual battle pet database
, and
Ability filters
. Our 5.1 patch day guide also has a section documenting
pet battle additions
, such as Battle-Stones and UI changes.
In addition, WarcraftPets has launched some great
battle pet tools for 5.1
, including advanced ability filters for things like weather effects,
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5.1 Site Features: New Tooltips and Item Upgrades
Over this past week, the Wowhead team has implemented new site tools reflecting 5.1 changes: many Item Upgrade tools and redesigned tooltips!
Item Upgrades
Upgrading an item via currency is a unique feature added in 5.1 in which players can
permanently upgrade all ilvl 458+ gear by 8 ilvls
. It's not really obvious to calculate how an item will scale up, so we designed a bunch of tools to help you out!
Our
Item Comparison Tool
now supports Item Upgrades. An "Upgrade" option has been added to the item menu (click on the icon to access), which will automatically adjust the tooltip and all the stats. Go to
http://www.wowhead.com/compare
to get started!
Search results now display an "Upgrades" column between "Req." and "Side." This column displays icons if the item can be upgraded, and mousing over an icon shows an upgraded version for easy reference. There is also a new search filter: [url=
http://www.wowhead.com/items?filter=cr=18
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5.1 News: New Scenario Rewards, Old-World Boss Nerfs
Today's news round up covers new Blizzard features for scenarios and pet battles, information on just how exactly some of the old-world bosses were nerfed for soloing purposes, and insights into why LFR no longer shows you progress status when joining. We also have some information on new scenario rewards: some epics and recolored armor for transmog fun.
Updated Scenario Loot
WoW Insider
reported yesterday
that scenarios now have improved rewards, including ilvl 476 epics! Here's the details.
Pre 5.1,
Cache of Treasures
was rewarded for completing scenarios: it had a small chance to contain ilvl 463 armor with random stats.
In 5.1, players get
Greater Cache of Treasures
from completing any random scenario. This still can contain
Cache of Treasures
, as well as wider variety of loot. Lucky players can find an ilvl 476 epic item or an ilvl 463 weapon, while less-lucky players get an ilvl 450 armor item.
While the 476 items have the same color scheme as the old 463 items for that role, the 450 items have a different color scheme. So if you were say a
Rogue
that never had a shot at
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Patch 5.1: Operation: Shieldwall and Dominance Offensive Guides
While 5.1 only introduces two new factions,
Operation: Shieldwall
and
Dominance Offensive
, they've got a lot of content attached to them--World PvP, rare spawns, daily quests, and achievements. We provided an
overview of these factions
in our Patch 5.1 guide, as well as links to all of our PTR coverage, but it's convenient to have all the information handy on one page as well.
In this guide you'll find:
How to get started and unlock these faction hubs.
Information on the World PvP areas.
Rare NPCs: their loot, locations, and abilities.
Reputation rewards: rare trinkets, epics, and mounts.
Daily quests: their quest hubs, reputation gains, and maps.
An overview of your faction's epic questline.
Rewards purchased from commissions: guard reinforcements, items that summon wild pets, NPCs that buff players.
Patch Changes
5.4 Changes
Gear from the quartermasters has been repriced.
5.2 Changes
Sunsong Ranch now has [url=
http://wowhead.com/quests=12?filter=na=work+order;cr=8;crs=1;crv=5
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Patch 5.1 Hotfixes: November 28th
Classes
Shaman
now has a radius of 40 yards (was 30).
Warrior
now has a radius of 40 yards (was 30).
Quests
Quest targets on Bilgewater Beach in
Krasarang Wilds
will no longer improperly apply PvP flags to attacking players.
Agent Malley
, the Operation: Shieldwall Quartermaster, now accepts the proper currency for his wares.
The quest
Touching Ground
can now be completed correctly.
NPCs in Domination Point will no longer ask PvP Guards to assist them in combat.
Great Cranes now drop
Pristine Jet Crownfeather
more frequently.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes prevent players from witnessing their respective faction's landing on the shore of
Krasarang Wilds
.
Pet Battles
Mr. Bigglesworth
will no longer drop from
Kel'Thuzad
, as he can now be obtained from the achievement
Raiding with Leashes
.
Dungeons, Raids & Scenarios
Fixed an issue that could cause some playe
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Patch 5.1: Realm Event Time Changes, Transmogable Guild Cloaks
Today's 5.1 news round up covers everything from fun vanity items to event time changes. On the light-hearted side of things, we have information on a new disguise from
Blingtron 4000
and transmoggable guild cloaks. On the more serious side of things, we have information on standardized region-wide times for events like the
, which returned in 5.1 after a hiatus due to CRZ complications, when to expect Brawler's Guild Invitations on the BMAH, and clarifications on the new Beastmaster dailies like
Beastmaster's Quarry: The Crane
.
And in sad news, we have confirmation from
Dave Kosak on twitter
that the Warlock "green fire" questline everyone was looking forward to was pushed back to 5.2.
If all the 5.1 talk sounds new and foreign, check out our complete
5.1 Patch Day Guide
from yesterday!
Blingtron 4000: Let's Party!
Blingtron 4000
now wants to party in 5.1! There's now a Party dialogue option, which buffs you with
Dressed to Kill
lasting 60 minutes. This buff transforms you into a human with a stylish black-and-white pantsuit (
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Wowhead's Patch 5.1 Guide
Patch 5.1 is live today and we've got you covered on all the changes! While there's no new raids or dungeons this patch, there's plenty of things to keep players busy. There's a completely new way to increase the ilvl of your gear, new factions to grind reputation with for gear and mounts, dozens of new pets to collect, and solo PvE challenges with the Brawler's Guild. And if you've been curious to get back to the conflict between the Alliance and the Horde, new questlines and scenarios will cover these factions clashing on the shores of Pandaria.
We've got summaries of all the new content below, as well as links to blue posts and Wowhead's comprehensive PTR coverage.
Patch Notes and Overview
Two new factions
offer new gear rewards and mounts while developing the Alliance and Horde conflict in Krasarang Wilds.
Players can
permanently increase the ilvl of their gear
through currency. Wowhead has developed several tools to display these stat increases for you.
The Brawler's Guild lets
players fight challenging solo bosses
for vanity rewards and achievements.
Five new scenar
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Patch 5.1 is November 27th, 50% off Mists of Pandaria
Blizzard is trying something a little different with announcing patch dates for 5.1--they've emailed all the fansites this evening confirming the release date! We'll be posting Wowhead's comprehensive 5.1 Patch Day Guide tomorrow, covering everything from the
new factions
to
battle pets
, as well as a few other surprises.
Zarhym
Patch 5.1, the first Mists of Pandaria content patch, is scheduled for release beginning on Tuesday morning, November 27 in North America.
Today is also Cyber Monday, so Blizzard is holding a sale for the digital version of Mists of Pandaria--it's 50% off through Thursday this week!
Still haven’t ventured to the shores of Pandaria? Snag a super deal on Cyber Monday by
saving 50% on World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
. That’s a discount of almost $20, making this a great opportunity to upgrade your Cataclysm account, or—if you’re already braving the
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5.1 PTR: Battle Pet Additions and Improvements
We're done a lot of coverage recently on things like the new
5.1 reputations
and the
Brawler's Guild
. However, if you want to do something a bit more relaxing in the patch, there's numerous pet battle additions and improvements in store!
Today's post highlights everything related to pet battles in 5.1--new pets to capture, UI improvements, Battle Stones, and more. And if you're looking for tools to help with pet battles on live, check out Wowhead's
Battle Pet Maps
and
visual database
, and all the great information at
WarcraftPets
.
New Pets
Several new wild pets have been added, mostly to fill out pet families that were scarce on capturable pets, like Mechanicals and Dragonkin. Click
here
for a full list
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5.1 PTR: New Daily Quests
Since we can't get enough of dailies on live, we're previewing the new faction dailies available in 5.1! The Alliance and Horde have landed on the shores of Krasarang Wilds, set up camp, and need your help in defeating the enemy.
(This has been updated as of 11/28 with further daily specifics.)
Operation: Shieldwall
and
Dominance Offensive
offer 5+ daily quests, which can either send you to your faction's base, your enemy's base, contested areas such as the Ogudei Shrine (
Mogu's Command
) or Blacksmith Oilfield (
Oil Baron
), or along the Krasarang shore. If you turn in many commendations (gotten from looting enemy NPCs), you can purchase items like
Sturdy Crab Crate
which start a short quest series and give you a 30 minute buff upon completion. Check out our complete list of commendation rewards, which do cool things like buff your allies or fortify your base,
here
.
There are four possible quest hubs you will be sent to: you can get 900 reputation a day before
Grand Commendation of Operation: Shieldwall
and other reputation bonuses are taken into effect. You can also do an additional Beastmaster group quest for +200 reputation.
Each daily quest gives [currency=396
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Patch 5.0.5 Hotfixes: November 20
Classes
Ancestral Healing and
no longer benefit twice from increased healing multipliers.
Warlock
's UI alert will no longer fade prematurely.
Creatures
Galleon
's abilities now correctly ignore line of sight.
Galleon
will no longer sometimes spawn too quickly.
Milau
's
Lightning Sweep
now correctly obeys range restrictions.
Fixed an issue that could cause
Alani
to despawn after being pulled with a
Sky Crystal
.
Items
Perpetual Leftovers
no longer shares a cooldown with other food items.
The Raid Finder version of
Un'sok's Amber Scalpel
will now be awarded to the correct classes.
Quests
Teng Applebloom
no longer possesses the secret to cloning technology.
Dungeons, Raids & Scenarios
Terrace of Endless Spring
Sha of Fear
The
Chimera of Fear
for the legendary quest [quest=3
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5.1 PTR: New Rare Spawns, Black Friday Sale
For those of who you love rare spawns, 5.1 adds several more for
I'm In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes
! Each hub in Krasarang Wilds has three rare NPCs that the opposing faction can kill for sweet rewards.
Rare NPCs
Champion of Arms:
Dalan Nightbreaker
/
Kar Warmaker
. Located at their base's walls, by the entrance.
Heroic Leap
: Leaps to players out of range.
Cracking Blow
: Inflicts 60% of the target's health as Physical damage along a line in front of the caster.
Champion of the Light:
Disha Fearwarden
/
Muerta
. Located inside their respective bases, close to their main fortresses.
Holy Bolt
and
Wrath of the Light
.
Champion of the Shadows:
Mavis Harms
/
Ubunti the Shade
. Respectively be found on the Alliance docks/Domination Point Tower.
Mortal Throw
: Inflicts 60% of the target's health as Physical damage for players at range.
Shank
: Stuns players in melee for 3 seconds.
Shadowstep
: Appears from up to 20 yards away.
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5.1 PTR: Legendary and Faction Quests
Since we last covered new quests in 5.1, there's been some big updates we wanted to share about legendary and faction quests. We datamined some possible rewards for the legendary chain in 5.1, including new gems and sockets. We also pieced together more of the epic 5.1 faction questlines and now know that they reward players with a mount!
Legendary Quests
There are upgraded versions of legendary gems:
Refined Crystallized Dread
,
Refined Crystallized Horror
,
Refined Crystallized Terror
.
Eye of the Black Prince
allows you to add another gem socket to your Sha-Touched weapon, similar to
Living Steel Belt Buckle
. These are for regular gems, not additional legendary gems.
Since we last covered the datamined quests, Blizzard has trimmed down the PvP requirements. Instead of winning 10 Battlegrounds, you only have to win one in
Temple of Kotmogu
and
Silvershard Mines
.
Two achievements have been added:
A Test of Valor
/
A Test of Valor
requires you to obtain 6000 Valor Points, and
Chapter II: Wrathion's War
/
Chapter II: Wrathion's War
is for completing all of Wrathion's 5.1 quests.
The Measure of a Leader
: Speak with Wrathion at the Tavern in the Mists.
The Prince's Pursuit
: Kill Horde forces along the southern shores o
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New Item Upgrade System in 5.1, WoW's 8th Anniversary, BWC Coverage
While 5.1 has a handful of new gear from reputation rewards, the majority of gear upgrades in 5.1 will come through a new currency-based upgrade system. Players can permanently increase the ilvl of their 458+ gear (both armor and weapons) by visiting a new Ethereal and cashing in spare currency.
Wowhead has created several tools for item upgrades:
Each item's page has toggle options to display upgraded stats.
An Upgrade column has been added to search result pages. This displays all the upgrade versions for an item in icon form, similar to dynamic quest rewards. Mousing over these icons will display the upgraded versions.
A new search filter has been added: "Can Be Upgraded" under General.
Advanced tooltip code
has been added so you can display a specific upgraded item's tooltip.
Read more about all the features here
.
Upgrade Amounts
Item Type
Currency
Stat Increase
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News Round Up: 5.1 Reputation Changes, "Modified By" Ability Tab
Today's news round up summarizes the reputation changes coming in 5.1, highlights Wowhead's recently improved "Modified By" tab, and features more
Battle.net World Championship coverage
.
If you're ever wondered what it's like to make art for Blizzard, you should also check out WoW Insider's interview with
Jessica Dinh
, one of the winners of Blizzard's first Student Art Ccontest. The winners got to spend several months interning at Blizzard and even put some finishing touches on Mists of Pandaria!
5.1 Reputation Changes
While the reputation grinds in Mists of Pandaria try some innovative things like removing reputation from tabards in dungeons, many players were not looking forward to repeating the grind on their alts.
In 5.1, each faction now has a special commendation that can be purchased at Revered from quartermasters which unlocks a 100% bonus reputation gain for all characters on the account.
Blizzard
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Battle.net World Championship this Weekend: Official Trailer and Event Schedule
The Battle.net World Championship is going on this entire weekend, starting on
Friday, November 16th, at 6:00pm PST
--and we've got all the information you need to follow along and watch the live events you want! In addition to the finals of the StarCraft II World Championship Series, there's some competition that will definitely interest WoW players as well.
The Challenge Mode Dungeons race between top guilds Stars and Supreme Quicksand is shaping up to one of the Championship highlights for WoW players. Watching teams race each other in Challenge Modes was a player-favorite at the Mists of Pandaria Launch event, and now players can watch even more races in
challenge mode dungeons
and the live Mogu'shan Vaults raid! With Leaderboards up, players can check them to see how these elite guilds stack up on stage against the record times currently established around the world.
In addition, the World of Warcraft Arena Global Finals are also going on, with the top two teams from each global region competing for a prize pool totaling $189,000.
And last but not least, there will be a costume contest or cosplay
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New Vol'jin Scenario, 5.1 PTR Patch Notes Updated
The Horde is getting some new scenarios in 5.1--today we're taking a look at the new Vol'jin one,
Dagger in the Dark
. We previewed
two new Alliance scenarios
this past weekend, so if you're team Varian, check them out!
Patch 5.1 PTR notes were also just updated--we've included the new parts below. Of note:
Brawler's Guild invitations can now drop from select Horde and Alliance NPCs.
Spirit of Harmony
can now be purchased for 600
at the Conquest Quartermaster.
Level 90 players can now queue for
Wintergrasp
and
Tol Barad
via the PvP tab to battle one another in these epic conflicts.
Dagger in the Dark
Screenshots
Vol'jin is ordered by the Horde to investigate the origins of the Saurok. He's not too happy to discover that the Mogu created them from dark magic, but Garrosh's loyal guards are thrilled by this discovery--they want to create an army of corrupted warriors, similar to the Mogu.
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Patch 5.0.5 Hotfixes: November 12
Creatures
Kunzen Rockflinger
s no longer have a chance to drop
Mote of Harmony
.
Items
Fixed an issue with the way that
could interact with the
Druid
's Deep Earth Vestments 4 piece set bonus when in a group.
Dungeons, Raids & Scenarios
Heart of Fear
Wind Lord Mel'jarak
Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent
Wind Lord Mel'jarak
from properly gaining Recklessness.
Grand Empress Shek'zeer
Players affected by Fixate will no longer incorrectly maintain threat after the effect ends.
The range of the Empress's various damage dealing abilities has been increased.
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
In the Heroic mode version of this encounter,
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
should never choose the platform of
Attenuation
when combat begins.
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
will now always cast
Force and Verve
after summoning Noise Cancelling Zones.
Fixed an issue that could cause players affected by
Convert
to be damaged by
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
's abi
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Raid Preview: Terrace of Endless Spring
A small PTR patch hit servers early this morning, and while we thought at first that the Darkmoon Faire trinkets were nerfed, it turns out that they are
unchanged
(confirmed by
Daxxarri
)--the mechanisms behind displaying the procs were simply changed to help with scaling mechanics in 5.1. (It's a bit complicated, but most trinkets default display a base ilvl 463 proc you'd get in a Challenge Mode, and are then scaled accordingly on tooltips for higher ilvl items. Full details in
my comment
.)
Daxxarri
No! Bad! Stop pointing to data-mined content as fact. The change that got picked up was actually an adjustment to Darkmoon Card trinkets for Challenge Mode stat scaling.
The other notable addition was
A Test of Valor
, requiring players working on the legendary chain to earn 6000 Valor Points. We've got the full list of spell changes underneath the cut.
Raid Preview:
Terrace of Endless Spring
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