New raid testing schedule posted: Festergut, Rotface, and the Gunship battle
by Mike Schramm 
Oct 21st 2009 at 4:00PM
US PTRs
October 21 at 7PM EDT / 4PM PDT - Festergut
October 22 at 7PM EDT / 4PM PDT - Icecrown Gunship Battle
EU PTRs
October 22 at 19:30 CEST - Icecrown Gunship Battle
As always, these schedules and everything else on the PTR is subject to change at a moment's notice. You can find short descriptions of what we know about the bosses after the break.
Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King. With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to the Arthas. WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news.According to the recent Icecrown raid preview that Blizzard gave us, Festergut and Rotface are to be found in the Plagueworks wing of the citadel -- they're two wacky experiments that one "Professor Putricide" has assembled for protection. They're also called "new forms of abomination," so expect lots of guts, disease, and green stuff that you probably shouldn't be standing in.
As for the Gunship battle, we heard a bit about this back at BlizzCon earlier this year. It should feature two different encounters, one for each faction, and you'll square off against the other faction shoulder-to-shoulder with some of your factions heroes. Oh, and apparently you travel between the two airships... using jetpacks. Should be a fun encounter to test -- we'll try to have some impressions of these fights later on this week.
Filed under: Patches, Expansions, Raiding, Bosses, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JLocke Oct 21st 2009 4:07PM
Can not wait to see how the airship battle goes, especially with the epic ingame events
snowleopard233 Oct 21st 2009 4:22PM
Those horde can shoot us all they want. When it comes down to it though, we got the bomb!
(hops on top of gnomish nuke, pulls lever, and whips cowboy hat in the air)
Wilder Oct 21st 2009 4:23PM
I concur with this statement.
Johan Forn Oct 21st 2009 5:06PM
All one needs is a slingshot to take down Horde's Hammer. Just aim for the big balloon ;-)
jfofla Oct 21st 2009 4:36PM
Any speculation on patch day?
Early December?
Dreyja Oct 21st 2009 4:43PM
I still think it's so stupid we have to waste our time and energy fighting eachother to get at Arthas.
If I have to fight a horde leader couldn't I kill Garrosh-the-Usless instead of Saurfang The Elder(the awsome). ;-p
Johan Forn Oct 21st 2009 5:01PM
I hope Saurfang dies. Don't get me wrong, I like the character, but I'm tired of the lame jokes and overzealous fanboys shouting at everyone. It's time for something new and fresh.
I expect this post to disappear into the deep darkness though, seeing as anything negative towards the Saurfang club is blasphemy.. ;-)
Dreyja Oct 21st 2009 5:08PM
I'm assuming those shouts are happening on the horde side because I've not heard them. Happily everyone hates that OTHER guy. :)
I can't see why that would be down rated.
david_maurice Oct 21st 2009 4:44PM
I can imagine it now.
"WHO FELL OFF WITH THE JETPACKS?"
raze Oct 21st 2009 5:07PM
more like "omg!! another one jumped without the jetpack"
Vargg(firetree) Oct 21st 2009 5:04PM
Rotface? Seriously? You couldn't figure out a cooler name? C'mon Blizz.....
Phil Oct 21st 2009 5:13PM
Hey thats a great name it also happens to be what I call my ex-girlfriend
Arbitor Oct 21st 2009 5:15PM
I like the name, because it reminds me of that deadly deadly disease which plagues undersea animals.... FINROT!!
He'll be floating upside-down by morning he said D:
Andrew Parker Oct 21st 2009 5:28PM
LOL@ rotface being a ex nickname.
And I want to see what the game mechanics are for the gunship fight.And I wonder if you get loot for the fight.
Byagi Oct 22nd 2009 9:10AM
anyone on the ptr testing this now? it's not letting me in.