Posts with tag ptr-patch-5.4.7

• PvP season 14 ends, PvP season 15 begins
• Honor gear item level is increased to 522, Conquest gear item level is increased to 550.
• The new gear drops from the Celestials, too.
• The Krasarang rares now only drop honor once per day.
• Timeless Isle weapons are all automatically upgraded to ilvl 489 including ones you already own
• There are terrain changes and NPC changes in Alterac Valley
• Dampening will start at 5 minutes in 2v2 arenas only
• There are a few class changes, notably to warrior interrupts and druids' Heart of the Wild.

We're also tentatively expecting to see the pre-orders for Warlords of Draenor sometime after the patch's release, and the much-discussed buy-a-90 feature, although this has not been officially confirmed by Blizzard. Boosted level 90s will get 483 gear, and if you're boosting a level 60+ character they'll also get maxed professions.

What does this all mean if you're not really into your PvP? Why should you care about the patch? Well, if you're a PvE-er leveling a brand new level 90 character, or maybe boosting one, the best way to gear it straight to 522 is now to grind out honor gear. But don't worry, the best way to do that is still via PvE. Same applies if you've still got slots below that ilvl.

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• PvP gear has been updated to the relevant season, so the season 14 Grievous gear is now purchaseable for honor, while the season 15 Prideful gear is live
• The Flaskataurs return! Both shrines now feature a Flaskataur for all your needs.
  • Flaskataurs sell PvP gear in the shrine
  • Tier 15 Normal gear at Niuzao
  • Glyphs in the Shrine
• Charge's stun is now a stun again rather than a root
• Warbringer's root is, again, a root
• Disrupting Shout and Pummel now both share a 15-second cooldown when either ability is used. Disrupting Shout's 40-second cooldown remains unchanged but the ability will be unavailable for 15 seconds after using Pummel.

Hit the break for the full patch notes!

• First, in all PvP, the increase in Battle Fatigue -- the debuff that affects healing done to players -- has been dropped from 10% to 5%. Instead of going from 55% to 65%, Battle Fatigue will now be at 60%.
• Next up, in the Arena, there have been a couple of shifts from the previous version.
  • Dampening will start at 5 minutes for 2v2 arenas only.
  • For 3v3 and 5v5, Dampening will remain at 10 minutes.
• Finally, in Alterac Valley, the increases in health have been applied to all Marshals, on the Alliance side, and to all Warmasters on the Horde side.

Hit the break for the full, unadulterated notes.

• Many of the items being sold by Misterweaver Ai on the Timeless Isle have had their item level cap raised to 489, up from 476. This change is retroactive to any of these items that have already been purchased -- no worries!
• In arenas, Dampening is now being applied at the 5-minute mark instead of the 10-minute mark.
• In Alterac Valley, Stormpike, Balinda, Galvangar and Drek'thar are all now immune to disarm, daze, and Death Grip.