This is a thread to to just take note of what is coming out in 5.4:
New Raid! Siege of Orgrimmar - We'll finally be able to put Garrosh in his place.
Schedule:
September 10 – Patch 5.4 Release
-Normal
-Flex Wing 1 “Vale of Eternal Sorrows”
September 17
-Heroic (Normal Garrosh kill required)
-Flex Wing 2 “Gates of Retribution”
-Raid Finder Wing 1 “Vale of Eternal Sorrows”
September 24
-Raid Finder Wing 2 “Gates of Retribution”
October 1
-Flex Wing 3 “The Underhold”
October 8
-Raid Finder Wing 3 “The Underhold”
October 15
-Flex Wing 4 “Downfall”
October 22
-Raid Finder Wing 4 “Downfall”
Flex Raiding - Higher ilevel than LFR, but lower than normal 10-man. The raid needs at least 10-people, but the number of people can range anywhere from 10-25 people. Both Real ID and Battle Tag friends can join cross-server as well!
T16 Gear sets - New set of gear out for a new raid!
Class changes - Various class changes, be sure to read up on them at Blizzard's official patch notes so you know what you're doing!
New area: Timeless Isle - (From MMO-Champ)
The Timeless Isle will allow players to obtain item level 496 and 535 gear through drops found around the island.
The items used to create the 496 armor are found all over the island in chests and dropped by mobs, similar to the items used to create armor in Battlefield: Barrens. The Burden of Eternity is a rare drop from mobs, found in the Blazing Chest, or in one of Kukuru's chests.
The item level 535 version of the gear is called "Timeless" and is obtained by using a Burden of Eternity on an item that creates armor, such as a Timeless Leather Helm.
Patch 5.4 normal difficulty gear has an item level of 553, while flex gear is 540, and raid finder gear is 528. This makes the 535 Timeless gear a nice upgrade for players that will only raid in Raid Finder difficulty and a temporary upgrade for players who will be raiding Flex difficulty. It is also an upgrade for players who are currently raiding Throne of Thunder Normal, as well as any Heroic raiders still missing a slot.
Proving Grounds - A place for people to finally test their DPS, healing or tanking in a mock-fight environment. Now you can see your DPS for having to move out of the bad, test your timing on taunts or figure out how well you can keep people alive. The fights will start easy and progressively get harder, but they're all for simple practice. And no group needed!
Virtual Realms - a way from low-population servers to "merge" with other realms. This allows people to keep the same set of friends, their name (in case it was taken on a different server) and their guild. They also don't have to pay to move due to inactivity on a server.
Legendary Quest continues - The Legendary quest will continue with Wrathion!
Redesigned Arena - Rated Arena can now be queued for like Rated battlegrounds, and a full Arena team is not needed.
Scenarios - Ilevel requirements are no longer needed for any scenario (including heroic).
Destruction of the Vale - Garrosh will do some nasty things to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Golden Lotus dailies will no longer be available and I do not believe there will be an alternate way to get rep.
New PvP Gear - Season 14 gear will be available. Season 13 will be purchasable by Honor. Season 12 can either be bought with honor still OR crafted.
You're Your Own (Food) Vendor - If you've mastered all the cooking Ways, you will be able to embark on a journey to become a Noodle Vendor. Ultimately, it will allow you to set up a Noodle cart for your fellow faction-mates to purchase powerful food buffs. Whether this is gold you actually *make* from selling to other players is yet to be determined.
The Celestial Challenge - For you wonderful pet tamers, there will be new challenges! You'll be able to fight some of the better known names of Pandaria at pet battles (including Blingtron!) for some awesome pet prizes.
New Raid! Siege of Orgrimmar - We'll finally be able to put Garrosh in his place.
Schedule:
September 10 – Patch 5.4 Release
-Normal
-Flex Wing 1 “Vale of Eternal Sorrows”
September 17
-Heroic (Normal Garrosh kill required)
-Flex Wing 2 “Gates of Retribution”
-Raid Finder Wing 1 “Vale of Eternal Sorrows”
September 24
-Raid Finder Wing 2 “Gates of Retribution”
October 1
-Flex Wing 3 “The Underhold”
October 8
-Raid Finder Wing 3 “The Underhold”
October 15
-Flex Wing 4 “Downfall”
October 22
-Raid Finder Wing 4 “Downfall”
Flex Raiding - Higher ilevel than LFR, but lower than normal 10-man. The raid needs at least 10-people, but the number of people can range anywhere from 10-25 people. Both Real ID and Battle Tag friends can join cross-server as well!
T16 Gear sets - New set of gear out for a new raid!
Class changes - Various class changes, be sure to read up on them at Blizzard's official patch notes so you know what you're doing!
New area: Timeless Isle - (From MMO-Champ)
The Timeless Isle will allow players to obtain item level 496 and 535 gear through drops found around the island.
The items used to create the 496 armor are found all over the island in chests and dropped by mobs, similar to the items used to create armor in Battlefield: Barrens. The Burden of Eternity is a rare drop from mobs, found in the Blazing Chest, or in one of Kukuru's chests.
The item level 535 version of the gear is called "Timeless" and is obtained by using a Burden of Eternity on an item that creates armor, such as a Timeless Leather Helm.
Patch 5.4 normal difficulty gear has an item level of 553, while flex gear is 540, and raid finder gear is 528. This makes the 535 Timeless gear a nice upgrade for players that will only raid in Raid Finder difficulty and a temporary upgrade for players who will be raiding Flex difficulty. It is also an upgrade for players who are currently raiding Throne of Thunder Normal, as well as any Heroic raiders still missing a slot.
Proving Grounds - A place for people to finally test their DPS, healing or tanking in a mock-fight environment. Now you can see your DPS for having to move out of the bad, test your timing on taunts or figure out how well you can keep people alive. The fights will start easy and progressively get harder, but they're all for simple practice. And no group needed!
Virtual Realms - a way from low-population servers to "merge" with other realms. This allows people to keep the same set of friends, their name (in case it was taken on a different server) and their guild. They also don't have to pay to move due to inactivity on a server.
Legendary Quest continues - The Legendary quest will continue with Wrathion!
Redesigned Arena - Rated Arena can now be queued for like Rated battlegrounds, and a full Arena team is not needed.
Scenarios - Ilevel requirements are no longer needed for any scenario (including heroic).
Destruction of the Vale - Garrosh will do some nasty things to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Golden Lotus dailies will no longer be available and I do not believe there will be an alternate way to get rep.
New PvP Gear - Season 14 gear will be available. Season 13 will be purchasable by Honor. Season 12 can either be bought with honor still OR crafted.
You're Your Own (Food) Vendor - If you've mastered all the cooking Ways, you will be able to embark on a journey to become a Noodle Vendor. Ultimately, it will allow you to set up a Noodle cart for your fellow faction-mates to purchase powerful food buffs. Whether this is gold you actually *make* from selling to other players is yet to be determined.
The Celestial Challenge - For you wonderful pet tamers, there will be new challenges! You'll be able to fight some of the better known names of Pandaria at pet battles (including Blingtron!) for some awesome pet prizes.
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