Re: Patch 3.2 Sticky Thread

Unread post by **Greebo** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:28 pm

With the release of the Secrets of Ulduar, the Argent Tournament opened its doors to heroes from all over Azeroth and saw champions arise from the ranks to take on the challenges before them to prove their worth. In the next upcoming content patch, Call of the Crusade, the Argent Tournament will be expanding its influence and players will be able to experience all-new dailies, rewards, and areas of interest.

Two New Quest Hubs
A new Cult of the Damned camp now sits overlooking the Tournament grounds and spying on the activity below.

Located on an island north of Icecrown, the former tuskarr village known as Hrothgar's Landing is a mist-shrouded staging point for Sea Vrykul raids upon the ships of the Silver Covenant and the Sunreavers in the waters between the island and Icecrown.

New Dailies and Rewards
Just when you thought you had seen and done it all, the Argent Tournament throws out the gauntlet once more and adds a new line of quests and rewards for players who have become exalted with either the Silver Covenant or the Sunreavers. Earn seals by participating in three additional random dailies and earn brand-new rewards.

* New Tabards: Alliance characters will be able to earn the Silver Covenant tabard and Horde characters will be able to earn the Sunreaver tabard currently seen being worn by NPCs on the grounds.
* New Mounts: New ground and flying mounts will be available for both Horde and Alliance. Alliance will be able to purchase the new Quel'dorei Steed and Silver Covenant Hippogryph. Horde will be able to purchase the new Sunreaver Hawkstrider and Sunreaver Dragonhawk.
* New Pet: A brand-new pet, the Shimmering Wyrmling, will be available to characters of both factions who distinguish themselves.

Argent Crusader Dailies and Rewards
A new line of dailies and rewards for players who have earned the title of Crusader will be available with two random seal-awarding dailies.

* New Heirlooms
* New Argent Crusade Banner
* New Argent Crusade Tabard: Ports you directly to the Tournament grounds.
* An Upgraded Squire: As any good squire should, this upgraded squire now has a mount.
* New Mount: A new Argent Crusade paladin-only charger will be available.

The Black Knight Returns
Just when you thought you had seen the last of the Black Knight, he makes his astonishing return to Tournament. Wait, didn't you kill him?

Nymare · Unread post by **Nymare** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:13 pm

I want a unicorn, damnit.

Sylvea · Unread post by **Sylvea** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:26 pm

Something tells me that my Icecrown lag isn't going to get any better...

gurthoira · Unread post by **gurthoira** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:49 pm

you dont have the holy/ret pally changes. ghostcrawer has said they are going to make holy pally less plant you feet and better at raid healing.

Unread post by **Greebo** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:55 pm

SS or it didn't happen Gurth.

But yeah, there is a crap ton of stuff out there about what is supposed to go into 3.2 - feel free to post. c&p the Isle of Conquest and Mount stuff if you want to, I have a bus to catch.

Unread post by **Aquizit** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:13 pm

Profession changes:

When the next major content patch launches we will be introducing epic quality gems and updating the perks for each profession. Please keep in mind that any of this information may see further changes before the patch launches.

The design recipes for cutting epic gems will be made available for purchase with Dalaran Jewelcrafterâ€™s Tokens and there are several ways to obtain raw epic gems:

* Prospecting Titanium Ore
* Alchemy transmutations
* Purchased with Honor
* Purchased with Emblems of Heroism

Coinciding with the implementation of epic gems and the gain that Blacksmiths will receive through their perk from these new gems, we have gone through all of the perks in every profession and increased their values to match up accordingly.

Alchemy

* The Mixology benefits from Northrend elixirs and flasks have been increased
* Added a new pattern for Flask of the North, usable by players with a high alchemy skill. The recipe is purchased from the honor potion vendor. The Flask of the North increases your spell power, attack power, or Strength for 1 hour, and is usable in arenas. It is not consumed when used.
* Endless Healing Potion and Endless Mana Potion no longer usable in arenas. Amount of health and mana has been increased, and the cooldown reduced. They are still usable everywhere else.

Blacksmithing

* No changes will be made to this profession; it will continue to have the 2 additional prismatic sockets (which can hold the new epic gems)

Enchanting

* Values on Northrend ring enchants increased

Engineering

* Increased benefits from Hyperspeed Accelerators, Hand-Mounted Pyro Rocket, and Reticulated Armor Webbing glove modifications

Herbalism

* Increased healing from Lifeblood (Rank 6)
* Lifeblood now scales slightly with maximum health
* Lifeblood no longer affected by global cooldown

Inscription

* Master's Inscriptions increased

Jewelcrafting

* Dragon's Eye gems stat bonuses increased

Leatherworking

* Fur Lining values increased

Mining

* Toughness (Rank 6) provides more Stamina

Skinning

* Master of Anatomy (Rank 6) provides more critical strike rating

Tailoring

* Embroideries improved

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Unread post by **Kharzak** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:34 pm

well the new squire will completely remove even the last vestiges of usefulness that the engineers have

Unread post by **Thalevia** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:58 pm

Kharzak wrote: well the new squire will completely remove even the last vestiges of usefulness that the engineers have

The new squire is 150 tokens. Engineers save that amount to spend on other things like the hippogryff.

gurthoira · Unread post by **gurthoira** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:12 pm

and it only useable once every 8 hours.

Amaurn · Unread post by **Amaurn** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:23 pm

The new dailies better give a damn sight more tokens. I mean just to get the mounts right now its 750 tokens (not including the 50 tokens for the "cheap" ones), add 200 if you get the pets. Then there's the loot items if you want them. now they are adding more crap? Pfft

Unread post by **Malebrignon** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:48 pm

I'm really sad that they're continuing to dote on their lame-ass tournament.

You will NEVER see Brig carrying a lance.

Yichimet · Unread post by **Yichimet** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:15 pm

I'm with you Brig. It's just so...stupid. But God, they made some useful gear available there, sigh.

Unread post by **Leyujin** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:47 am

In the next major content patch, the construction of the Crusadersâ€™ Coliseum on the Argent Tournament grounds will be complete, and it will hold new challenges for players. Weâ€™d like to share some details on the new dungeon, which represents the next tier of content for the game, but keep in mind that this is still in development and subject to change. The Crusadersâ€™ Coliseum will include:

*New epic 10- and 25-player raid dungeon with five encounters, with each encounter being unlocked one week at a time
*A more intuitive structure for harder encounters. This raid dungeon will have four different versions: 10-player, 25-player, 10-player Heroic, and 25-player Heroic, with each one using a separate lockout.

*Introduction of the Crusadersâ€™ Tribute! Each of the Heroic mode instances has a new tribute system that will limit players on the number of attempts they get in the Coliseum each week to present a greater challenge for the most battle-hardened heroes. Additional rewards can be earned depending on the number of attempts left in the tribute run each week when the final boss is defeated.
*New 5-player dungeon with three encounters that will include Championâ€™s Seals as each one is defeated
*New tier of armor and weapons that are modeled with Alliance- or Horde-specific themes

New tier of armor and weapons that are modeled with Alliance- or Horde-specific themes.

New tier of armor and weapons that are modeled with Alliance- or Horde-specific themes

New tier of armor and weapons that are modeled with Alliance- or Horde-specific themes!

Unread post by **Greebo** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:53 am

Does this mean I can get creepy cthulhu/draenei head gear? Awesome.

Unread post by **Muatah** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:57 am

Leyujin wrote:
A more intuitive structure for harder encounters. This raid dungeon will have four different versions: 10-player, 25-player, 10-player Heroic, and 25-player Heroic, with each one using a separate lockout.

Good Lord. Now instead of 2 versions of the same Dungeon we will have *4* versions of it?