#beta-ptr-spoilers

1 messages · Page 582 of 1

terse patrol
#

This is the guy who long-conned Sargeras into destabilizing the Order pantheon.

#

Who’s to say he isn’t using the Jailer?

pulsar minnow
#

I'd like to hope that Denathrius returns as a full-fledged ally. He has such a fantastic personality that I just would rather him be our friend like Bwonsamdi than an enemy. Imagine a fight similar to Argus where we're beat and then Remornia comes flying in out of nowhere slapping through the Jailer

terse patrol
#

I don’t see Denathrius as ever being a long term friend.

#

He’s basically the cause of. . . everything bad that has happened in Warcraft.

#

Outside of Old Gods related stuff.

#

At most, he’d be a temporary ally.

#

You’re more likely to get Azshara as a friend over him.

uncut vault
#

I see him more as very long term villain, and this is the start of his personal grudge with us

#

dreadlords are shaping to be the center of all the cosmic stuff

#

and we've "killed" quite a few notable ones, including him

terse patrol
#

I’m kinda betting on a Varimathras/Sylvanas reunion.

#

@uncut vault

uncut vault
#

Possibly, at the very least I do want her to interact with some dreadlord, even if it isnt the main ones she knew

#

cause in the end her story atm is kind of all tying back to that one line from TFT

#

"Her heart is still elven"

dense plover
#

no one convinced him of anything

terse patrol
#

Sure, though it may be likely the Dreadlords purposefully set him up for that encounter.

#

@dense plover

uncut vault
#

he wasnt like, flat out tricked or anything

#

but the dreadlord infiltration book talks about how easy it was to point the titans in the direction of the void, and see them collapse as they try to maintain order

#

basically that the dreadlords on the void-corrupted titan told him about the threat of the void in order to destabilize the Pantheon

#

it wasnt all that big of a maneuver because it didnt have to be, the titans had easy buttons to push

unborn glacier
#

Was literally added to the game in 8.3

#

I'm almost positive that will not be the sepulcher the Primus was talking about.

dense plover
#

why would there be 2 sepulchers?

#

also what makes you "almost positive"

#

because all evidence points to that sepulcher

vestal wing
#

dont get fooled by evidence

#

it's a trap

uncut vault
#

just gotta remember, every mystery in WoW is either "exactly what you expect from the start" or "something entirely unrelated because we gave you no evidence"

#

Sepulcher will either be the one we know, or something we couldnt possibly figure out

pulsar minnow
#

A sepulcher is where a body is laid. It could potentially be a burial place of a first one or some sort of power.

dense plover
#

except ya know, the primus and the winter queen have both been talking about protecting the sepulcher

#

and the primus specifically calls out the sepulcher of knowledge

pulsar minnow
#

"The Eternal Ones must stand together once more, before the Jailer escapes the Maw.
Bring my warning to the Archon, the Winter Queen, and the Sire. They must see to our defenses. Do not let Zovaal reach the sepulcher.
The Arbiter is the final key. Protect her, or all is lost."

#

It's not even capitalized. They're not going to tie one of the most important things of the expansion with some random broker side quest in which he just took some scrolls. We've already seen everything the Sepulcher of Knowledge has to offer.

austere gazelle
# uncut vault basically that the dreadlords on the void-corrupted titan told him about the thr...

They may have mixed lies within it though. I'm beginning to be suspicious about this " void lord wants to corrupt world souls to make it a void titan ", because Azeroth seems to be more that what it seems. Maybe the void lords were specifically hunting for a particular world soul that would hide something more valuable than the others. I mean, maybe the Dreadlords played both faction

if , for example :
1- They said the void lords wants to corrupt a world soul to make it a void titan to end creation to Sargeras
2- They said a world soul will bring the end of the void lords and the void needs to destroy all the world souls existing to avoid this.

It would be pitching both side against each others
It shouldn't be far fetched to think that US, azerothian, now represent a threat to the void and they might have seen that the power of a world soul could bring their end indirectly ( us or Sargeras ), so they may have believed potential lies of the dreadlords and went on a hunt

dense plover
#

That wasn’t azeroth

#

And also azeroth and it’s old gods and BfA

austere gazelle
# dense plover Except, ya know, sargeras saw a world with void in it and a world soul in it

I don't understand your point, I mean, if the dreadlords told the void a world soul / titan would come for them, motivating them to corrupt / kill all world souls , and then tell Sargeras that the void lords wants to corrupt a world soul to end the universe, it would make both side attacks the other, both side having been manipulated into jumping into the conflict to avoid being destructed by the other

#

What I mean that it's still possible that the dreadlords lied to both faction

pulsar minnow
#

They probably did.

#

If they’re working for death, causing a big giant Titan to go on a rampage is just the best thing they could ask for.

#

The Dreadlords are only loyal to themselves.

dense plover
#

Like - the void is both literal chaos and death. When the homeworld of those bandage people made contact with the void, their world was destroyed and they all lost their physical forms

#

The void is not like the twisting nether or the shadowlands - you can’t just visit

tropic trail
#

Wait so the Ethereals had a original form?

dense plover
#

Yes

tropic trail
#

That's neat

pulsar minnow
#

The reason the Ethereals are bandage people is because when they were constructing the barrier it only blocked out the void, but the arcane magic broke through and tore their flesh to pieces and left them as pure arcane magic.

#

Also we have visited the Twisting Nether numerous times

dense plover
#

Twisting nether isn’t the void

pulsar minnow
#

I know

dense plover
#

That was literally my point

#

The void is nothing like the nether

pulsar minnow
#

My bad misread. But still the void doesn’t kill you on contact

dense plover
#

I do not think it is a place you can visit

pulsar minnow
#

Ok. We’ll see though. If things have come from it, and people like Azshara are pursuing it, I don’t see why we couldn’t visit. It’s the perfect grounds for an expansion.

austere gazelle
#

I never said something about visiting the void though, but didnt we did it in Mac'aree when pursuing the corrupted Krokull with Alleria and when Locus Walker pop up ? At one point he open up a portal to make us go into the void dimension or whatever to save the guy but we failed ( don't remember well )

#

" enter the void tear "

pulsar minnow
#

We have also entered it in WoD right? In the Ner’zhul fight?

austere gazelle
#

" Cross into the Void "

austere gazelle
dense plover
#

Macaree stuff is like void adjacent

jade basalt
#

We've gone to the Void a bunch of times like we did the Nightmare or the Shadowlands.. until they retcon it so it wasn't really that but just a surface-level version of it.

Similarly we never really went to the "real" Shadowlands until this expansion, despite the numerous quests and references over the years, which were retconned so that we just went to the Veil, which is the first layer, the border between our world and the Shadowlands.

I guarantee that when the Void expansion comes out, the Void won't just be a purple-tinted version of the game world, just like the Shadowlands turned out not to be just a grey-tinted version of our world.

terse patrol
#

AFAIK, the Ethereals aren’t all Void.

#

I think most are arcane energy?

#

Hence why the void ethereals are outcasts among the other cartels.

rotund prawn
#

They're not saying that the Ethereals are Void

#

They're saying that they were destroyed by the Arcane magic that slipped through their anti-void barrier

uncut vault
unborn glacier
#

Cx

dense plover
#

It’s just more 9.0.5

cunning fossil
#

Hmm

worthy kayak
#

i mean, we're in the 9.0.5 spoilers tho
it should be 9.1 but there are none yet

WHERE ARE YOU DATA MINERS? the leaks

dense plover
#

we cant pull builds out of our asses

rotund prawn
#

Data miner need ptrs to mine from

#

Unless someone leaks data

#

And people generally don't

dense plover
#

i dont think there have ever been leaks except from blizz themselves, like with chains of domination

austere gazelle
#

there have been. On certain discord/forums... But the guys who leak stuff are quickly banned / sued and there is the MIB of Blizzard enforcing their policies soon after

#

( WoD was leaked, for example )

stiff vector
#

That wasn't actually data though

#

So contextually peach is still correct

austere gazelle
#

Well, Chain of Domination data have not been leaked... only the preview made by blizz

dense plover
#

that was the closest we have ever gotten to leaked data

#

it had art, screenshots, expansion info

#

it is probably the closest we will ever get

plucky needle
#

I know this is a few weeks late, but just so I may insert my opinion on the denathrius conversation. If I understand what was said, I don't think that Denathrius is ever going to be a ally, I speculate that if he isn't killed in the raid wing (Haven't seen it so I'm not sure how accurate my speculation is.), he may swoop in and betray the jailer before the heroes kill him, and become a even bigger threat? Again I'm not sure what has happened as of late, but I personally think that would be a pretty cool twist.

And if he did die, it would be interesting if he somehow found a way back alive, i.e. Sylvanas resurrecting him for her own devices.

dense plover
#

He is trapped in a sword

#

There is a near 0 chance he won’t show up until later

#

They didn’t decide to have denathrius survive until relatively recently, and the bosses for 9.1 were decided a long time ago

dense plover
plucky needle
#

Ohhh I see

#

I haven't been on wow since the start of sl so I am out of the loop

dense plover
#

Well now you know

#

Denathrius is trapped, bosses for 9.1 raid were already decided, jailer is final boss of the expac

plucky needle
#

Well then....

dense plover
#

Shadowlands is to wrath as legion was to TBC

plucky needle
#

So there is still a option for Denathrius to come back and backstab the jailer?

dense plover
#

The jailer is our arthas

#

Taunting us the whole expac until the end

#

Why would he backstab the jailer?

#

How would that help him?

plucky needle
#

I would assume he would do it for power

dense plover
#

How would that work though? He was helping the jailer

plucky needle
#

That's a good point

dense plover
#

Denathrius helped the jailer get anima in exchange for power

#

Backstabbing wouldn’t help him

#

And again, currently trapped in a sword

#

They’re saving him for later - potentially next expac

plucky needle
#

Who trapped him in a sword?

dense plover
#

We did

#

It’s the ending to the raid

plucky needle
#

Ooohhh I see

dense plover
#

We trap him in remornia

plucky needle
#

Quick somewhat relevant question

#

If I remember correct Frostmourne was sentient right?

dense plover
#

No

#

It had souls in it

#

Including pieces of nerzhul and arthas

#

Not sentient

plucky needle
#

Gotcha

austere gazelle
#

Yeah seeing that they didn't intended to keep Denathrius around but went soft with him and kept him because he was awesome , either they changed their plan about him for Shadowlands, or it was made late in the dev cycle and they'll keep him for future expack

terse patrol
#

I could see a situation where Denathrius knew he was just a tool for the Jailer and used the Jailer for his own goals.

#

And will turn on him when it becomes convenient.

austere gazelle
#

well, at the very least they can make him flee and assume the direct command of the Dreadlords army

#

which will be a huge problem

plucky needle
#

I was kind going for what Honkers said, but was too tired to actually say it XD

tropic trail
#

is there a link between denathrius and the dreadlords

#

nathrezim, nathria, ok so there clearly is i guess it just remains to be seen what it is

rotund prawn
#

Yeah there clearly is

#

There's also a book on Dreadlords somewhere

tropic trail
#

i feel like if hes one of the eternal ones the dreadlords couldve been made in his image or something

austere gazelle
#

Denathrius sired the Dreadlords

#

so he may have created them, Z'rali called Denathrius the Master of the Dreadlords. There is a link between them

#

Dreadlords = Unseen Guests / Unseen One

#

I lay broken on the battlefield. Until the unseen ones found me. Preserved me. To serve as a vessel for their Sire's rage.

#

Denathrius' title is " The Sire " or " The Master " and the last clue is in the "Enemy Infiltration, preface :
To our most wondrous and resplendent Master
This is, after all, the solemn duty for which you sired us. As you are fond of saying: Once a desire is understood, it can be exploited.

austere gazelle
#

How utterly predictable.. !

vestal wing
#

Apparently they didn't understand what was said in the clip lmao

#

"People at Blizzard, they are worried that, if 9.1 will take as long as they predict it will, that even by 9.1, that people ain't don't want to play it, because of how long it takes." Towelliee in this clip.
There is not a single mention of a worry about further delays, but rather that it may come at a point where people don#t want to play it, because it's too late.

austere gazelle
#

Yeah I agree about this "delay" part, but the scheduled release of 9.1 is behind what the planned at first IMO.

dense plover
#

sticking IMO at the end of something doesnt make it true

#

you cant have an opinion about a factual thing

#

thats the same as saying "IMO the earth is flat" or "IMO gravity is controlled by hamsters running around inside the hollow earth"

austere gazelle
#

I dont get your point. I'm saying " IMO " because I think it was delayed internally but before Blizzconline. It's a guess, not a fact. I have the opinion that it was maybe delayed, I don't have a fact to back it up, about it, so It only engage my opinion, my point of vue, so what's the problem?

terse patrol
#

It does feel like they’re behind schedule, and if it keeps behind schedule, they may be forced to cut 9.3 in favor of next expansion. I doubt it’d get that bad, though.

#

If anything we’d get a lackluster final patch like we did in 8.3

#

#totallynotareturnofthekingripoffcinematic

worthy kayak
#

What i dont understand is what PTR stands for
It's supposed to be PUBLIC TEST REALM but we don't get to test much of anything. Changes happen in the background, they come up with stuff and release on live without testing.

Class balance, let's say they have ideas like what they did to rogue, why keep it to themselves in books and not just... use the fkin PTR for that. WHo cares if it's glitchy, that's how LoL PBE server works, the place is buggy asf but you see changes almost daily, they use the testing realm as it should, and you get all currencies maxed to try, not this garbage where you have to copy a character lv60 from retail or use the lv48 trial and somehow level up 12 levels in PTR when it's empty asf for lower dungeons. It's ridiculous

#

Why don't they add an NPC to level up to 60? i know it's possible, (blablabla) and there were NPC to set XP gains or flat out level up to whatever level you wanted. You were given a max lv character right out of the bat, with free gear made for your spec. I remember (blablabla) where you got all the stuff at the start to try and see how was your class on endgame, and then, back to (blablabla) to play it as intended . Why is it so hard to use the PTR as a PTR and allow ppl to test things?

#

let's say, hunter survival, they can make a new spell with placeholder name and animation from other abilty to test performance, like they did for Assa rogue with a passive. Then allow easy access of addons to PTR realm and make simulations, player gameplay and feedback, if it's good or not to scrap, redesign or add as it is. That's how a PTR should work, constantly adding and removing stuff, bc who cares it's PTR, go crazy, make changes over the top and see player reaction, they are the best at balancing stuff, not Devs, they have a community that runs the math and calculations in a day of release, make predictions and deeper analysis than any dev can, it's stupid to waste such a dedicated community with a slow PTR cycle

#

If they have 10% of PTR, then release it on PTR, and keep adding as new stuff comes in, why the need to hold back on PTR¿

elder otter
dense plover
#

The rogue stuff was generally tested on ptr with positive feedback

#

Percentage changes are almost never done on ptr because they can be undone just as easily and the data they get on live is far more effective when making those changes

#

Also they never make major changes mid expac

#

That’s the modern design ethos

#

If you don’t like how a class plays you have to wait until the next expac

glass verge
limpid spade
#

just had a horrifying idea

what if they treat the Tyrande vs Sylvanas chapter like ||Last of Us 2||

pulsar minnow
#

So... they just fight and nothing happens in the end?

#

I don't think that'll happen

dense plover
#

My bet right now - tyrande goes to kill sylvanas and her student jumps in front of the arrow to stop tyrande from dying to the power from the elune thing

#

Then sylvanas takes her soul or something and raises her against her will - cementing sylvanas as a villain

#

Or - she doesn’t raise her and her soul goes to ardenweald and this makes tyrande realize her crusade has only hurt those around her

olive wharf
#

her soul can't go anywhere cus arbiter is kaput

rotund prawn
#

I mean if she's sent to the Maw that's even worse

#

Though we could have a quest to rescue her

olive wharf
#

or just anduin 2.0 in 9.2 and few hints in 9.1 about her whearabouts

tough forge
#

I was curious of when new raid will come out? In 9.0.5 or 9.1? And what will it be? For example maldraxxus or bastion or..?

uncut vault
#

We just got 9.0.5, 9.1 is the next content patch

#

It got announced at blizzcon, we’re invading the maw and the raid is the innermost sanctum of Torghast

tough forge
#

Ooh, I see. I just returned to wow in yesterday.

terse patrol
#

It's mindblowing that we're already basically defeating Torghast in 9.1

#

Wonder what they plan later. What if the Jailer goes to Azeroth itself? We know that the Scourge is a thing that's ongoing back on Azeroth, and they're attacking everywhere on the planet apparently.

#

@uncut vault

#

Would make sense to go back to Azeroth to stop the Scourge once and for all.

#

(Or crown a new Lich King.)

#

I assume stop the Scourge, because the Covenants aren't going to want Maw magic at work outside the Shadowlands.

pulsar minnow
dense plover
#

like - the first time we go to icecrown, we literally lose

#

theyre gonna repeat that

#

and have us lose the first time

pulsar minnow
#

If the world is changing in a significant manner, the Jailer is probably breaking free. That's where the story has been leading

rotund prawn
#

No we're not doing torghast, we're doing the sanctum of domination or w/ever

#

Like the top of Torghast

#

It's not just Torghast

pulsar minnow
#

Yeah I know. I'm just saying that I doubt we will return to the Maw after the Sanctum of Domination

dense plover
#

i very much doubt that

#

we will 100% return to the maw

#

its just going to be changed significantly

#

like vale or tanaan

meager zodiac
#

so like are there any eminent signs of 9. 1 ptr ?

#

or is it still months away

austere gazelle
#

As long as there are no ptr, count one month min before 9.1 ( ptr last at least one month )

#

As for the follow up of 9.1 , there is a possibility that Thorgast will move from the maw to Azeroth. We will still have to go to the Maw to go to Thorgast

#

( after all, the jailer didnt open a path to azeroth for nothing )

unborn glacier
#

The Jailer succeeds with tethering the Maw to Azeroth, Maw Forces begin to pour out of ICC, we have to venture back into ICC, face the Generals of the Mawsworn army and take out the Jailer at the Frozen Throne

terse patrol
#

That would save them dev time I suppose.

#

Use the classic layout with some new assets.

unborn glacier
#

Basically

terse patrol
#

Wonder what the plotline stinger leading to next expansion will be.

unborn glacier
#

It would be a good chance to get revamped ICC Tier sets like they with with the Tier 6 sets from TBC in Legion

terse patrol
#

BFA was full of hints to Shadowlands.

#

(Sylvanas harping about death.)

#

Shadowlands is littered with the Light vs Void stuff, and it started with Turalyon being regent of Stormwind.

#

Think we’ll be getting some sort of Light based thing.

unborn glacier
#

"The Golden one claims a vacant throne"

terse patrol
#

He’ll bring only darkness ye

unborn glacier
#

Yrel and her Light Nazi army

#

x3

terse patrol
#

Makes me think he teams up with the Scarlets, who see renewed membership with the Scourge running rampant.

#

The return of the Scourge is the perfect recruiting tool for the Scarlets.

unborn glacier
#

Yup

#

I'd like to see who this fake heir they claim to be harboring

terse patrol
#

Turalyon is a hair naive, and blinded by the Light. He believes Lordaeron should be in Alliance hands, so I could see him being swayed by a faction of his countrymen.

unborn glacier
#

I doubt Turalyon even knows about all the stuff the Scarlets did, so I have zero doubt, he would definitely ally with them

terse patrol
#

I’m sure someone would tell him.

#

But I could see him thinking they’ve changed.

#

And who knows, maybe they aren’t dreadlord controlled anymore and are just zealots.

pulsar minnow
olive wharf
#

They did say he will never be the same after what happened

worthy kayak
austere gazelle
#

Apparently some persistent rumors would out 9.1 around july / august
Most of those comes from Towellie

#

:(

uncut vault
#

Well its pretty much just his one rumor

#

It's possible but more of an unlikely worst case scenario

#

june/july is most likely, sadly

solar temple
#

Yea streamers have been saying random months and dates but ATM we have nothing solid

ancient jasper
#

I worry it's going to be at least July or August with how little they showed of actual content in the 9.1 preview and 9.1 PTR not even being up yet.

dense plover
#

ptr is usually 1-2 months before patch

#

ptr will likely start in april

#

with release in may or june

olive wharf
#

doubt there will be even anything about 9.1 PTR before end of may

worthy kayak
#

that's a tad too much, we'll likely see some either end of March, or mid April

Here they had said it'd take around the end of April, like 25th+ and during 9.0.5, which somewhat says there won't be changes until these things finish

Now as to how that affects the PTR well...no idea? but kinda sus

terse patrol
#

If 9.1 ends up being July/August, we’re entering WoD 2.0 territory.

#

@uncut vault

#

So let’s hope not.

strange falcon
#

To be fair,we dont know how the pandemic slowed them down,but them having to delay the expansion(unheard of outside of tbc) was a big sign

#

But if we go from other companies both games and films

#

It set them back many months or even a year

dense plover
#

Delaying the expansion leading to a full scale patch series delay wouldnt be surprising

#

remember, they arent trying for an expac every 2 years now

#

so if the initial first patch is delayed, but all the other patches follow the normal schedule, things will be mostly on track

#

assuming theres more than a 2 month delay max

#

based on shadowlands being delayed 1-2 months

dull flame
#

why is this a problem ? not like you gonna lose anything by waiting a week or month more

dense plover
#

its a problem from a development perspective

#

this isnt us wanting content

#

this is some people worrying that the lack of content might mean no 9.3

#

and a bad expac

#

i dont feel that way personally

#

WoD had hints from the start of massive cut content

#

shadowlands doesnt feel like that at all

thick saddle
#

At this point, PTR for 9.1 is guaranteed for April (at the earliest). Just 2 days left of this month, and we're in April.

If various rumours are true, WoW is hemorrhaging players as is. The longer the wait, the more players leave for something else. Seen many guilds go virtually inactive since there's "nothing new" to do right now.

dense plover
#

thats not what the rumors even say

#

they say that its about average for this point in the expac

#

which, yeah, is like 50-70% of peak playerbase

#

but thats pretty standard

#

theres followup rumors saying worse, but they have no source

#

with Q1 earnings calls in 2 days, we will have an idea

thick saddle
dense plover
#

they will likely say "wow subscriber numbers are" and then either at previous levels for the timeline, or above or below

dense plover
#

with what sources?

#

all of the shit i see is literal fear mongering

dull flame
#

i havent actualy seen "real"numbers since wotlk

dense plover
#

they dont do that

#

they just compare using general terms

dull flame
#

its all eye candy

dense plover
#

like "similar to this point in an expac"

#

or "below average"

thick saddle
# dense plover with what sources?

You show me yours, and i'll show you mine? Your so-called rumours are about as valid as my comments, at this point in conversation 😛

dense plover
#

oh, thats easy

#

i can show you the Q4 earnings that show more players than BfA at expac launch

#

and a lower drop-off rate in comparison to even legion

thick saddle
# dull flame i havent actualy seen "real"numbers since wotlk

There's a good reason for that. Since WotLK, the player count has dropped considerably. They no longer want to show the actual numbers, probably out of fear that they might drive even more players away.

Blizzard's earnings call may suggest otherwise (holding steady, up/down from last quarter etc), but without the actual numbers, they could just as easily be blowing smoke at us.

Best evidence of fewer active players, is the actual activity in the game. Many guilds have gone inactive, or less active in recent weeks, and the longer the delay for new content, the longer the inactivity will persist. Fact.

dense plover
dull flame
#

dont forget that after wotlk came the era of many o there mmorpgs

#

2009 up to 2012 was like 100 other mmos out there trying to compete

dense plover
#

reminder that you cant lie on an earnings call

#

its verified by the SEC

#

violation of that is violations of federal law resulting in both mandatory prison sentencing, and federal seizure of assets

#

its pretty much the easiest way to go from millionaire to homeless

thick saddle
dense plover
#

THIS IS LITERALLY THEIR Q4 EARNINGS CALL

#

they arent "sources"

#

theyre the shit the stock market uses and requires for publicly traded companies

thick saddle
#

Actually, I do believe they reported subscriber numbers up until Cataclysm, when it had dropped to somewhere in the range of 8 million (down from WotLK's peak of 12 million). After that, they stopped reporting the actual numbers.

dense plover
#

again, Q1 call is in 2 days

#

we will see where expac growth is

#

my guess is about average for this point in an expac

#

again, 2 days

thick saddle
#

Say 2 more days again, please! Didn't hear you the first time...

thick saddle
#

I'm sure Blizzard would never lie to us, right?!?

dense plover
#

they literally cant lie on quarterly earnings

#

its verified by the federal government - the SEC

thick saddle
#

Been over a month since Blizzconline, not a fucking word about 9.1 PTR since then.

dull flame
#

i got a word for ya

#

when its ready!

#

well its 3 words but you get the msg

thick saddle
#

Well aware of Blizzard's definition of Soon™ being different than what most would consider "Soon"

dull flame
#

i played cyberpunk2077

#

i know the word soon

#

😄

dense plover
#

soon is usually about 4-6 weeks for blizzard

#

but tbf, i expected ptr in march not accounting for the delay

thick saddle
#

Soon™ is usually whenever Blizzard decides to release things. Fact.

dense plover
#

so with the 1 month delay, april is a reasonable guess

#

if it doesnt happen next month, i will absolutely hop on the doom and gloom train

thick saddle
#

Blizzard tends to release things to coincide with other game companies releases. Soo... Any major competitor releasing anything in the near future, that Blizzard wants to distract us from!??

dull flame
#

call of duty ?

#

diablo 2

dense plover
#

pretty sure FFXIV doesnt have anything soon

ancient jasper
#

They do actually

#

5.5 is hitting this month

#

Technically next, but yeah.

dense plover
#

oh

#

then ptr then

thick saddle
#

When is 5.5 FFXIV releasing? "April" or an exact date?

ancient jasper
#

April 13th

dull flame
#

easter is next week

#

holidays

dense plover
#

yeah that seems about right - its a tuesday

dense plover
#

they already dont work sunday

#

that has no effect on anything

#

ptr on the 13th is definitely possible

thick saddle
#

So best bet (without further delays), is that 9.1 PTR will be either 6th or 13th of April (to distract from FFXIV new content). Just making assumptions out of my ass, but it's a good bet...

Unless it's further delayed, which reinforces the various rumours.

dense plover
#

13th is more likely

#

5th is easter, so no one there the day before

#

they dont tend to do ptr without prep the days before

thick saddle
#

Easter Sunday is April 4th FYI

dense plover
#

yes

#

and then people get the monday after off

#

usually

dull flame
#

in europe we do

#

😛

thick saddle
#

But yes, 13th is more likely than 6th. Any later than the 13th, and the rumour mill will get added fuel.

dull flame
#

they can skip april 😛 i still need time for my alts to finish leveling renowns and farm up leggies/stygia/gear

thick saddle
#

Even if PTR releases in April, you've still got until June/July before it goes live.

dense plover
#

may/june

#

ptr is 1-2 months

dull flame
#

true but then i wont bother coz i know its gonna be 10times eaiser 😄

#

flying and shit

ancient jasper
#

Ah, right, the whole flying is going to be quicker thing didn't quite pan out.. lol

thick saddle
# dense plover ptr is 1-2 months

Depends on the amount of stuff that needs testing. 9.1 is suppose to be a pretty big update, so 2 months seems more likely... and again, with a possible room for delay.

dull flame
#

new season new gear

dense plover
#

once its started, its 1-2 months

#

why would there be a delay releasing ptr and then a release for releasing the patch as well?

#

that makes no sense

thick saddle
# dense plover the delay is in the ptr getting to us

Delays can still occur if there are bugs that must be fixed before pushing it live. It has happened where they have a "Release candidate" on the PTR, only to revert it back to testing status, delaying the patch a week or two.

dense plover
#

yeah, but not a month

#

and honestly, those are included in my 1-2 months estimate

ancient jasper
#

I mean if COVID is still causing issues I can see things taking longer to fix therefore the PTR being up longer.

dense plover
#

that also doesnt make sense

#

they already have their covid stuff in place

thick saddle
# dense plover yeah, but not a month

Excuse me... I said June/July.

If PTR goes up on April 13th, then 2 months from then is June 13th. An additional 2 weeks, and you're in July. So my claim of June/July is equally valid to your claim of May/June.

dense plover
#

im saying the 2 weeks is included in my 2 month estimate

thick saddle
#

And if PTR doesn't go up until late April, then you're almost certainly looking closer towards a July release.

#

At this point, it's all just estimates and assumptions anyways...

For all I know, PTR goes up tomorrow, goes smoothly and it's Live within a month. But that's probably more towards wishful thinking than anything.

austere gazelle
dense plover
#

beta and ptr arent even similar in setup

#

ptr is where the stuff is nearly done and needs to be tested

#

beta is where the stuff isnt finished

austere gazelle
#

They are similar in logistic. If something happens that threaten the balance of the game , an oversight, or a technical bug that is not easy to fix, it can be delayed

dense plover
#

yes, but thats happened with ptrs before

#

thats why i said 1-2 months

#

thats including a potential ptr to release delay

#

thats why they dont announce patch dates until the build on ptr is working right

vestal wing
#

don't be such a pessimistic doomsayer!

#

thanks!

past ginkgo
#

do you guys think this week is possible? For 9.1 PTR

austere gazelle
#

You guys shouldn't be impatient about 9.1, the ptr can come tomorrow like in one month at this point

#

I'm already in the state of mind that we will have to wait a few weeks at least xD

rotund prawn
#

There’s a different between possible and plausible

austere gazelle
#

Ptr in 2 weeks

#

Official

dense plover
#

lol - april 13th

#

so yes - FFXIV conflict

unborn glacier
#

LMAO

#

Fucking Blizzard

#

XDDDDDD

strange falcon
austere gazelle
#

there is a PTR update , maybe nothing

#

( probably nothing )

dense plover
#

its the same as the retail update

#

PTR update is in 2 weeks

#

they literally announced it this morning

austere gazelle
#

Yes I was the first to say it on this channel 🙂
Was just pointing out that maybe they were preparing it or there would be something noticeable, we never know 🤷

brazen trellis
#

oh great... another 0.5...

young latch
#

So is the sylvanas model legit or is it a dumb April fools joke

olive wharf
bitter plaza
#

lmao

worthy kayak
#

Paul Blart

empty oak
#

Before 9.1 comes its be like 9.0.5.0.5.0.5.0.5.0.5.0.5

young latch
#

Goth anduin is real

young latch
vestal wing
agile depot
#

they already showed sylvanas is showing remorse

#

for turning anduin

#

in that trailer where the jailer is hyping both of them up and she looks at anduin like oh noooo im the bad guy

young latch
#

I think I dislike april fools day because the pettiest people imaginable think lying on purpose is effective communication and that causing chaos is funny.

#

And it’s not always possible to tell what is just a lie.

#

And it lasts for weeks sometimes because things on the internet stay up lmao

#

So I don’t know if that model is legit a lie or not but I’m assuming it’s a lie. XD

young latch
young latch
worthy kayak
#

Ah yes, now they can't joke... WoW player base at its finest

vernal magnet
#

how long does it take balance changes to appear on ptr?

vestal wing
#

2 weeks

dense plover
#

Ptr isn’t updated yet

uncut vault
#

Possible good sign for testing, Sylvanas’ encounter is nearly finished for internal testing and visual polish

cunning fossil
#

Interestinf

#

Encounter design for OW. Now that's excitinf

dense plover
#

uh

#

no....

#

did you read it?

#

they do encounter design for wow

#

theyre moving to overwatch

#

that doesnt mean they are doing the same thing in overwatch

cunning fossil
#

It's likely that they will be

#

Makes no sense for a senior in a specific area to suddenly be moved to something entirely different

#

Also yeah I read dw

#

I think it'll be interesting for how they could apply their skills to the OW PvE stuff possibly.

uncut vault
#

its a good thing for OW, the biggest issue PvE has is that their AI is predictable after one or two tries against it, PvE needs varied enemies with multiple mechanical angles, which WoW does well in its boss encounters

cunning fossil
#

Big agree

marble tiger
#

OW2 is big on PvE so

#

And encounter design for OW doesn't have to mean raids

terse patrol
#

How likely do you think Odyn might be the one to kick off the Light plotline?

#

The Valarjar are a subversion of Bastion’s Kyrian, forged in the Light.

#

@uncut vault

#

And I think we’ll find out where Odyn’s eye went this expansion.

#

And since he can look into the Shadowlands, it’s likely he’s kept tabs on us.

austere gazelle
#

We already know where it went

#

In thorgast, the True Eye of the Jailer is Odyn's eye, an encounter for the next raid

unborn glacier
#

Just delete OW khadgarface

solar temple
#

But ow actually fun

vestal wing
#

delete it anyway

solar temple
#

After you delete wow cus its horrible

solar temple
dry junco
#

Time to change the name of the channel to ptr-9.1-spoilers

unborn glacier
#

When the ptr drops next week, sure

vestal wing
#

spoiler: it won't

unborn glacier
#

Lol

#

Blizz announced it will tho

vestal wing
#

I don't trust them anymore 😦

austere gazelle
#

It will, even if not ready, cause FFXIV

vestal wing
#

too late

#

all my friends are already on FF

austere gazelle
#

may they RIP

worthy kayak
#

https://youtu.be/h9E84GSbvXM?t=1370

idk, looks like a Browser game, like Runescape or Old Republic

Welcome to Part 1 of this Final Fantasy 14 walkthrough. This series features FF14 gameplay and commentary by GameolioDan. Please support this Final Fantasy XIV playthrough by clicking the Like button. Cheers!

Support Dan

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/gameoliodan?sub_confirmation=1
Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/gameoliodan/join
...

▶ Play video
#

And holy molly if it's choke full of text, where's the Azeroth or Gridania Auto Pilot to skip it?

vestal wing
unborn glacier
worthy kayak
#

Ik that was part of the joke

#

So much dialogue it feels like Hunter x Hunter

storm marsh
#

I wonder if they're going to change Blood Elf's tiara color to silver if you choose silver. The gold messes up the whole look

limber mural
#

if the other false pretenses of customisation are anything to go by, snowball's chance in hell

uncut vault
vernal juniper
#

when do you think we will have the build ?

dense plover
#

Tuesday to screw over FF news cycle a bit

silent urchin
#

whenever they're satisfied with whatever internal testing they do before putting it up

worthy kayak
#

It'd be great if we could test stuff, and i mean it bc whenever I go to the PTR, i can't queue into anything. The world is empty, no LFR, no LFG, no ppl in the maw or Oribos, so like, how can we test stuff when no one's there to test?

I entered on Benedictus but still empty asf.

Also maybe, we could get a level boost to start testing? The Great Push and PrV SRVrs show it's possible to get level boost to 60, no need to level in retail or use trial lv48 characters.

uncut vault
#

Those aren’t the things blizzard wants to test, they don’t want people just playing for free there

#

PTR isn’t relevant right now, because al the content is live

dense plover
#

^

#

they want players who have played 9.0

#

to play 9.1

#

ptr is NOT free wow

#

they want you to copy your characters

#

and test with that

grim canyon
#

It's directed towards people who will put in the time to test as well as give meaningful feedback on what they are adding or what broke or should be adjusted, not towards just playing it for free.

As for it being "empty": In my experience, it's less populated sure, but it's by no means empty (LFR and LFG were also broken in the 9.0.5 ptr until the day it was due to be released, when Blizzard fixed the UI issue in it)

dense plover
#

and ofc right now its empty

#

theres nothing to test

austere gazelle
# dense plover and test with that

it's mainly to test, but you can't deny that's also a playground window to lure ancient players from returning, as an alluring bait, I mean, it's also a preview of their next content

dense plover
#

<@&299347348847329281>

austere gazelle
#

what happened? 😄

dense plover
#

Racist person in Russian

vestal wing
#

he also tried to post that in #german but in there it was mostly ignored 😛

#

I wonder why

tropic trail
#

He also spoke in retail last night

tropic trail
#

When will there be a Genn Greymane update?

uncut vault
#

what kind of update?

dense plover
tropic trail
#

He's probably back on Azeroth trying to keep the Scourge in Northrend with everyone else

#

Plus post-war management

terse patrol
#

I do wonder how different the world is going to be. It has to be different, right?

#

I mean, the questing shows Scourge invading Redridge and such. That’s faaaaar away from Northrend.

#

I presume the Scourge will only be stopped when the Jailer is stopped.

tropic trail
#

I think that was just when the veil was first ripped open (SL's pre-patch) and since us going in we've managed to knock em back to Northrend and the Plaguelands

#

We were holding off the invasion for like a month

terse patrol
#

Which means while we’re fucking around the Shadowlands and playing with owl people in Bastion, hordes of undead are murderating people on Azeroth.

tropic trail
#

Again, pretty sure everyone has them beaten back into their respective places and are just holding the line while we do our thing

terse patrol
#

I guess one of my big beefs with Shadowlands is that everything feels very low-stakes.

#

Disconnected.

#

(Not to mention all the lore issues that just the Shadowlands existing as it does causes.)

tropic trail
#

What, from the universe as seen by the Titans?

terse patrol
#

I can’t think of any other fantasy setting where they completely revealed the truth of the afterlife and it going well in terms of the health of the story.

tropic trail
#

Like Guild Wars? Or Final Fantasy? Or Dragon Age? Or the Forgotten Realms?

terse patrol
#

After the Jailer is gone, what’s stopping people from offing themselves because they now know that the afterlife is bascally no different from their existing life, save for the fact they get sorting hatted into whatever Harry Potter hat place.

tropic trail
#

Hell, in Neverwinter Nights we get to go to a wall made out of atheists and our buddy is there

terse patrol
#

Yes, but this is the difference: in Forgotten Realms, the gods are clear and present. Atheists are crazy people in that setting.

tropic trail
#

Also, there's more to the Shadowlands than what we've seen. We've only gone to Oribos, some of the Maw, and four principle zones that keep the lights on. The Shadowlands itself is made up of countless other planes and places

terse patrol
#

But in Warcraft, suddenly Light worshippers have found out there’s a good chance they’ll get cucked out of their desired afterlife in the Light and will be separated from their loved ones.

#

That isn’t the case in the Forgotten Realms. You die, you go to be with your god.

#

“Ah, yes, well. We want you to go to the Murder Zombie Land rather than the Light because fuck you.”

#

“Wanted to see your mom again? Eh, nah. Go to faerie land.”

tropic trail
#

We still don't know 100% how the Shadowlands works or what the deal is beyond the administrative departments and a few basics. We still don't know all of the Jailer's deal, what's going on with the First Ones, the stuff about Elune also being an Eternal and sibling to the ones we've met already, etc

terse patrol
#

I’m saying the people back on Azeroth should be going nuts right now unless somehow they’ve kept all this secret.

tropic trail
#

They're probably still all dealing with the events of the Fourth War

terse patrol
#

Think about this: if everyone found out if they died right now, they’d go to WoW hell, what do you think that’d do to society?

#

Nobody would want to risk doing anything because what if they died?

tropic trail
#

Everyone still has their own problems. Like, there's fighting going on in another country right now but you're here typing on discord about WoW

terse patrol
#

Except I’m not 100% going to hell if I got in a car accident tomorrow.

tropic trail
#

We're the cats, we're gone from the barn, and while we're away the mice could be up to some mischief

terse patrol
#

People joined the Twilight’s Hammer for flimsier reasons.

#

I’m just saying, when we get back, I hope shit’s gone to hell.

#

Light fascism or something, who knows.

tropic trail
#

That could be a thing with Turalyon

terse patrol
#

If things are largely the same after all this, I’ll lose faith in the writers.

tropic trail
#

We could also be spending more time in the Shadowlands than what passes on Azeroth

worthy kayak
#

we think we 'll kill the jailer but... most likely, not at all. Just impison him again. He's just a force of nature as is the Arbiter, but for the damned, so most likely, we'll chain him again, in a "there must always be a LK scenario, as there must be a jailer for the souls"

worthy kayak
# terse patrol Light fascism or something, who knows.

Have you played the Mag'har orc allied race introduction quest line? that's basically what happened post WoD, the draenei we found in the cave escaping from Kargath bladefist, becomes the Crusader, convinces alter time Garrosh to join the light and purge the remaining iron horde from WoD

#

that's not to say, the same can't happen in our timeline, of if she escapes from that time line

dense plover
#

secondly, testing leggos like that is done during beta

#

ptr is bug testing and general feedback

#

not core system feedback

#

now - if new leggos are added, those will end up on a ptr vendor

#

but ptr isnt a playground

#

they want real scenarios

#

with real characters

uncut vault
worthy kayak
worthy kayak
# dense plover ptr is bug testing and general feedback

You missed 9.0.5 apparently, remember the legendary changes, covenant changes and ability tuning? Those were introduced to the PTR before live. If they were to add those without caring about testing, they'd have implemented those changes when 9.0.5 comes live without bothering to test on PTR like they do for the x% buffs/nerfs hotfixes

PTR is a public test realm, you are supposed to test that content works as intended: torghast, raids, dungeons, new systems and items related to it.

PTR is supposed to be glitchy and broken as there are changes going that can break chains, an example of that is the PBE server of league of legends or Testing Grounds for SMITE, you're handed everything to try, all skins and characters unlocked to play whatever Content you feel like but having to complete a survey at the end or send bug report

That's what a Testing server is for dude

worthy kayak
# uncut vault PTR is free, and what you are describing is what *you* want to test. Blizzard al...

Every game that has PTR that I'm aware of...has it available at all times , what are you talking about? I can think of SMITE and LoL as those are the ones I cared to check for Testing
There's also Heroes of the Storm, and if I'm sure, overwatch too?

Same argument, if they were not to care for Testing after beta of things such as legendaries, they wouldn't have added the 9.0.5 changes to covenants and abilities to test prior to release on live, and just set them for official live release like they do for X% changes, nor have the option to report bugs for all spells, nor give you soul ash for free and the vessels
So yeah you are handed legendaries
The real scenarios are raids dungeons but those can't be tested if you have to level up from scratch a new character to test it. You could just get an instant lv60 like the Great Push will have, with set items of the prior raid tier to test the new difficulty and mechanics of new raid, torghast floors and Korthia quests/possible world boss and rare mobs

dense plover
#

You’ve clearly never played ptr before. The tuning stuff without giving you the items has always been the case

#

They do raid testing separately. They set you to 60 with level 60 gear

worthy kayak
#

I've done 9.0.5 testing, not beta

dense plover
#

Ptr is totally different

#

Their objective is not for it to be a testing playground where you can buy the items and test every scenario

#

They want players who were already going to do the content when it went live with the characters they planned to use to do that same thing on ptr

worthy kayak
#

It seems to be a place to test game updates, as open and broad as that. I understand you're not handed useless stuff like every mount or transmogs or BiS gear, that's not useful to test

#

But you should be given the option to test a class, regardless if you have that one or not. Let's say you have 5 lv60, but you see lots of changes made to one class you don't have at lv60, it's foolish you can't make a test/trial character to give feedback on it.

For instance, i played a lot of priest in BFA, i know of the class but don't have one for Shadowlands, hence i can't test and give insight on the changes

Or hunter , recently i had a discussion about why Serpent Sting isn't working properly with Wild Spirits, but I can't test that bc i don't have a lv60 hunter, and trial characters can't level up bc the game is empty (PTR)

So I'll have to level up from scratch a hunter to verify if it works as intended or not, which is dumb

Like in LoL PBE, if a champion gets a change, you can just buy with the infinite RP you're given, or any new skin on custom games and see if it's working as the tooltip says. A comparison with WoW would leave you having to play PBE for days to get blue essence until you can buy the champion and then start testing...

tropic trail
#

Or you could sim it

#

But that's not the point of the PTR

worthy kayak
# tropic trail Or you could sim it

Mrbot still have 9.0 data, it's an external source, you shouldn't need to rely on external enterprises to test what you should do on a Testing realm

tropic trail
#

The PTR is to make sure everything is in the game as intended, and there are no bugs. Not to try out things to see if you like it

worthy kayak
tropic trail
#

Testing for bugs

worthy kayak
tropic trail
#

You're missing the spirit of the word

worthy kayak
#

I said to know if a reported bug is true or not

tropic trail
#

...

#

Wut

tropic trail
#

You don't need to quote yourself within the same conversation

worthy kayak
tropic trail
#

You already mentioned it. It's not your responsibility to make sure I receive the information after you've already delivered it

worthy kayak
tropic trail
#

Dude, the point is to test game patches, updates, and content to ensure that they're applied without bugs the way it's intended for release

worthy kayak
#

Yes... Like the change to hunter Legendary, flagellation to rogue , Bonespike, Flash Concentration, Flayed shot...
sadly i don't have lv60 hunter, rogue or Priest z aka i can't test until I level up 3 lv60 alts to copy to PTR, if by then it's still on test and not released

meager zodiac
#

So i saw that ptr could possibly come out tomorrow?

uncut vault
# worthy kayak

It literally says “before we bring them to the public”

#

9.0.5 is public, there is nothing to test on the PTR

#

Until this week when 9.1 comes out and it will be plenty busy

meager zodiac
#

ah thats great!

#

the ptr rush is always fun

worthy kayak
#

Didn't they say 12th April? I know Tuesday would make sense for the weekly reset but remember the start of the raid test for TBC beta also starts tomorrow, it's likely 9.1 comes as well

EDIT: wait no, they disable the test for some stuff 12th but raid test starts Tuesday as usual

uncut vault
#

they said week-of, so it could be any time this week

#

usually first days of new patches on PTR comes later in the week, but its generally all over the place for the first build

meager zodiac
grim canyon
dense plover
#

tuesday tends to be the day they make the first attempt if the build isnt crashing internally

#

if it fails, it usually happens on like thursday or friday

#

but i think theyre really going to try to disrupt FFXIV's news cycle and push for april 13th

grim canyon
#

Seemingly internal testing must be going well, since there's been no subsequent build on wowdev since the first encrypted one

dense plover
#

eh

#

from what ive gathered - its more about testing server stability

#

crashes are tested on whatever server they use internally

tropic trail
#

Exactly. It's to make sure everything is good before it's implemented live

vernal magnet
#

is the day upon us?

silent urchin
#

Maybe. Don't expect it for another 6-7 hours at the earliest though

lethal tide
#

i really hope today is the day

thick saddle
#

Today is a good day to datamine! 😛

cunning fossil
#

Good luck huntin

obtuse vine
#

Looks like it is today

flint oasis
#

nope

vernal magnet
#

why nope?

stone zenith
#

is it true flying is coming in 9.1?

uncut vault
#

Yes, via the campaign/renown

stone zenith
#

oh sick

grim canyon
#

Im hoping it's available in the PTR as well, but I'm overall hyped for it coming today

austere gazelle
#

gimme 9.1 dammit

#

I thirst for datamining

grim canyon
#

SAME

#

It's such a tease to see the build's there, but can't datamine it

strange falcon
grim canyon
#

Though it's surprising that the build is seemingly stable enough already, since there wasn't any subsequent encrypted builds for 9.1

austere gazelle
grim canyon
#

If anything, I expected Blizz to be pushing at least 1-2 more bug fix builds to their testing branch before ptr

quartz pilot
grim canyon
#

It's highly likely it could be today, even more so if Blizzard Representatives are willing to tease it, but it's dependent on if the build currently in testing is stable enough to scale up

#

So most likely it's either today or Thursday, but so far it does seem good for today!

#

My best guess, being a programmer, is that if it is coming today, they are likely testing the build for any blocker issues that can prevent a successful launch to ptr, either that or worldserver updates (Similar to the maintenance times that went to 1pm from the original SL launch)

#

So if the above guess is true, we should see news within the next 2-4 hours at least

dense plover
#

I guarantee they are trying for today to disrupt the final fantasy 14 news cycle

grim canyon
#

Definitely hope so, I got everything ready to both datamine and update my addons within the hour, so I'm all prepped for this 😄
Just need blizz to pull the trigger in a bit xD

grim canyon
#

It can also be viewed that way realistically, since my words are based not only on how past xpac's have gone, but how other games have done ptr's (Halo MCC for instance has blocker issues preventing release in quite a few instances)

Albeit, if the maintenance is indeed as long as I think, then it'll still be another 3+ hours before we hear anything more or see it on the cdn

dense plover
#

We likely won’t see ptr until after 1 pst

grim canyon
#

Exactly

#

As this isnt just another ptr, but a major patch as well, thus takes more time to update everything to it in the ptr side

dense plover
#

i mean

#

first ptr build of a patch is almost always later in the day

grim canyon
#

The same was also true with the original shadowlands build too, so I definitely agree on that. Finger crossed we see it later today 😄

dense plover
#

watch zorbrix on twitter

#

he usually tweets cryptic stuff right before patch

thick saddle
signal bone
#

like this?

grim canyon
#

O.o

#

Yup

#

My heart's racing for this moment xD

dense plover
#

pretty much yeah

#

likely means they are doing 9.1 and tbc alpha stuff

grim canyon
#

Either final testing, or just prepping deployment, but either way I can say with 99% certainty it's coming in the next few hours

dense plover
#

well

#

assuming it doesnt deploy wrong

grim canyon
#

True, that or any severe blocker issues crop up

silent urchin
#

If it deploys wrong we still might get datamining

grim canyon
#

True, all we need is an unencrypted build to do it

dense plover
#

usually the server goes down

#

but if it deploys wrong, it doesnt go out to the client

grim canyon
#

Any data is at least an improvement from no data

Also even if it deploys wrong, it still may show up on the cdn

dense plover
#

b/c they deploy to the server, wait for the server to come up, then deploy to the client

#

if the server doesnt come up, we get nothing

grim canyon
#

And you can download builds directly from the cdn easily (I myself have patched blizzget to work with classic_beta to get that as an example)

dense plover
#

yeah, im specifically talking about failed server deploy

#

where we get nothing client-side

grim canyon
#

We'd still be able to datamine it and learn more about whats currently in and what is not, so still a considerable improvement

dense plover
#

no - we wouldnt

#

thats where it doesnt go out on cdn

#

the cdn we get is when they client deploy

#

we have seen it a bunch where the server goes down, it shows as incompatible, but we get no data

#

it pretty much is only a first build issue

grim canyon
#

Ah I see, well a failed deployment while possible isn't very likely atm it seems, or will likely be worked out quickly

dense plover
#

¯_(ツ)_/¯

#

its usually the difference between tuesday deploy and thursday deploy

worthy kayak
#

I'm.currently in PTR, so whenever my character is disconnected, the thing goes live-ish

#

An amusing thing here, based on what someone said before about PTR being for testing real possible scenarios, how some trinkets are sold that are impossible to get at 226 item level 😂 so much for realistic scenarios

cunning fossil
#

Gimme my PTR

strange falcon
#

no

vernal magnet
#

I guess its not today

#

feelsbadman

tribal rapids
#

sauce?

vernal magnet
#

every minute we stray from godslight

worthy kayak
#

not today, Kaal

grim canyon
#

still not even 1pm pst

dense plover
#

its way too early

#

1pm is the EARLIEST

#

after 4pm, then you can give up hope

#

so you got 4 hours

bleak coral
#

I'm in EU and i have no clue about NA timezones. Just remember previous builds being around this time 🙂

dense plover
#

thats why i gave a time amount

#

b/c timezones

#

4 hours is still 4 hours

uncut vault
#

First build of a patch can take a bit longer than the usual mid-day PST time that builds usually come out, just because its the most amount of content

dense plover
#

yeah, but by 4PST the chance of it happening lowers significantly

#

latest we have gotten a first patch build is like 6-7PST

#

but at that point it would definitely fail to disrupt the ffxiv news cycle

worthy kayak
#

Shadowbringers?

vestal wing
#

isnt that a DLC of ESO?

strange falcon
#

He's talking about the 5.5 patch for ff14

vestal wing
#

I dont know the details

cunning fossil
#

So like 4pst is equal to 7EST iirc?

vestal wing
#

depends on the time zone

robust girder
#

just look up 4 pst and it will auto translate to your time zone

worthy kayak
#

Yeah 13th April

robust girder
#

atleast google does

worthy kayak
#

Not released yet apparently

vestal wing
#

4 pst seems to result in 13:00

worthy kayak
#

Reset 14th April

dense plover
#

ptr is down btw

worthy kayak
#

It's in Spanish

dense plover
#

so

#

hype

vestal wing
#

spanish?

dense plover
#

seriously tho

#

ablobhype HYPE ablobhype

worthy kayak
#

Lol

#

Accurate

#

Funny how the world for black in Spanish is so similar to the n word that you US people go bonkers when someone says it 😂

#

Still sad we won't get pepe lich king vs pepe Illidan

dense plover
#

pepe lich king is gonna happen

#

probably 9.1.5 or something

#

good timewalking reward

mossy meteor
#

hm

worthy kayak
#

Is pepe a store bought pet?

mossy meteor
#

we have a pepe illidan?

#

no

#

pepe is found in your garrison

austere gazelle
#

we have a pepe illidan

#

but just for DH

lethal tide
#

Ptr down?

worthy kayak
#

Pepe is WoD pet? I have garrison lv2

dense plover
#

yes

#

ptr is down

#

hype

lethal tide
#

Poooooog

#

Lets gooooo

worthy kayak
#

I didn't play on WoD, how do I get pepe?

dense plover
#

play warlords

worthy kayak
#

I currently have the Nyalotha pet obsidian destroyer following

dense plover
#

do an achievement

#

get pepe

uncut vault
#

hes in a tree in your garrison, just have to grab him

worthy kayak
dense plover
#

you need the permanent version for the costumes

#

[what a strange interdimensional]

haughty houndBOT
dense plover
#

this one

#

it is

#

a lot

mossy meteor
#

its not a lot

#

isnt it basically

#

all 3 raids

#
  • a few dungeons
#

oh, 2 raids

#

and a few dungeons + wbs

lethal tide
#

How long is the pepe buff?

austere gazelle
worthy kayak
dense plover
#

1 hour

#

theoretically soloable now - mostly

mossy meteor
#

Rukhmar might be the hardest choice

dense plover
#

dont think the draenor world bosses can be solo'd

lethal tide
#

Ok i guess I know what im gonna do tomorrow

mossy meteor
#

they can

dense plover
#

oh

#

ok

mossy meteor
#

i one shotted them in bfa

dense plover
#

thats pre-squish

mossy meteor
#

even now

dense plover
#

remember, they scale to 50 now

worthy kayak
#

All for the sake of fat birdie boy

#

I spent days doing world quests on 10 alts in my other BFA account, i can take it

mossy meteor
#

yeah they scale to 50 but we're 60

#

so

worthy kayak
#

I killed Rucmar while falling from my mount

dense plover
#

ptr realmlist is back

#

realms still down

#

once the realms come back we will know if they are 9.1 or not

dense plover
#

MAYBE

grim canyon
austere gazelle
#

how do you datamine stuff?

grim canyon
austere gazelle
#

is this just for user interface or can it be for model and stuff?

grim canyon
#

This is just for interface data and artwork, which is all Id need

mossy meteor
#

eh

#

that's

dense plover
#

wow.tools is easiest

mossy meteor
#

not what i expected

dense plover
#

just browse the tables, the files

#

etc

#

im gonna see if they made any changes to threads of fate xp

#

or just xp per level across 50-60

dense plover
mossy meteor
#

yeah i know

#

i saw a tweet and then thought hooray

#

then got disappointed when i realised it's tbc

#

i guess the uh

#

tbc beta raid testing is up

obtuse vine
#

Apparently it is out

austere gazelle
#

lucky one, nothing is downloading here 😦

mossy meteor
#

well all downloads are phased

obtuse vine
#

It is over 7gb

#

damn

feral vale
#

7GO download

mossy meteor
#

9.0.5 (38134) → 9.1.0 (38312)

lethal tide
#

Lets gooooooooo guys

austere gazelle
#

yeah got it :p

#

take your pickaxe !

mossy meteor
#

weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

austere gazelle
#

9.1 Battle of Ardenweald
9.1 Andorhal - Kyrian Chapter Scenario

meager zodiac
#

YASSS

austere gazelle
#

😮

mossy meteor
vernal magnet
#

its toime

#

to d-d-d-d-d-d-d-

#

duel

austere gazelle
#

Edge of Darkness

#

mmm new Area

#

wonder what it is

mossy meteor
#

omgy

cunning fossil
#

much excitement booois

austere gazelle
#

Maw Survialist's Token -Increases your reputation with Ve'nari by %d.

#

Helgarde Keep => helya raid boss ?

cunning fossil
#

No way she wouldn't be

#

I mean, she was in the intro after all

worthy kayak
lethal tide
#

Guys I’m fcking pumped

worthy kayak
cunning fossil
#

Hecks ye

worthy kayak
#

they work 1 raid tier in advance

austere gazelle
#

MawLevelUp dafuq is this?

uncut vault
#

looks like we're going to andorhal and Stormheim

mossy meteor
worthy kayak
#

the maw "covenant" joke

cunning fossil
#

Maw Level Up may be the ability to Mount in ht emaw?

worthy kayak
#

maybe it's not a joke so much

#

nah that becomes standard, as we begin

austere gazelle
#

@uncut vault I guess those old world location and previous Xpack are for the Tazavesh dungeon

#

( except Andorhal )

cunning fossil
#

oh I thought they said they'd make it so that you do a little quest to be able to do that?

worthy kayak
#

7.3GB? holy sht that's like, all the space left in my phone

uncut vault
#

new maw

obtuse vine
#

Oh

#

Damn

cunning fossil
#

ooohh..shit

#

That looks eerily N'zoth like

#

at least in color scheme

worthy kayak
mossy meteor
#

no he wasn't

cunning fossil
#

When is Bellular wrong?

worthy kayak
mossy meteor
#

like always

cunning fossil
#

lmao

cunning fossil
vestal wing
worthy kayak
vestal wing
#

poggers

mossy meteor
#

hi doge

#

😛

worthy kayak
#

download 30% so 45

#

those damn internet providers

cunning fossil
#

wierd Actual is art

worthy kayak
#

Share your language contest!

Mine's spanish, cute

vestal wing
cunning fossil
#

Mine's in English. BUt I doubt they'd have any Tagalog translations for WoW

vestal wing
#

they should

cunning fossil
#

Yes. You're right

vestal wing
#

me?

cunning fossil
#

They should 😦

mossy meteor
#

realms offline

cunning fossil
#

Fat (yet exteremely thing) fingers

mossy meteor
#

for me

uncut vault
dense plover
#

ill be posting everything i find here

austere gazelle
#

Legless sylvanass

cunning fossil
#

ok so they widened her non existent hips

#

Big deal

#

I can see that in R34

vestal wing
#

not bad

obtuse vine
#

Primus!

mossy meteor
#

ohmgod

austere gazelle
#

Primus? Were?

cunning fossil
#

Gimme my Maldraxxus dad

obtuse vine
#

Screenshots wont send

#

but its on the wowhead stream

vivid galleon
#

i was just about to jump in and say PTR is up but im already late kekw

uncut vault
#

thank god runecarver isnt the primus

vestal wing
#

thank god

#

wait what?

dense plover
#

no music yet

vestal wing
#

what

dense plover
#

nearly no sounds either

cunning fossil
#

pain

vestal wing
#

I'm still downloading ffs

cunning fossil
#

THey might be collegues

#

old ones at least

cunning fossil
dense plover
#

this is a big patch for not having many sounds and no music

mossy meteor
#

OMG BROKER CAT

robust girder
#

The pts download is up but the servers aren’t right?

mossy meteor
vestal wing
#

I'll just download it and lose interest before it finsihes because spoilers ruined it all kek

robust girder
#

Hoping those new covenant outfits drop today

dense plover
#

looks like we will have some kind of way to enhance soulbind conduits

#

theres a new db2 table

worthy kayak
cunning fossil
dense plover
#

so many global strings

#

looks like theyre adding an event log

#

not sure what for

#

theres 2 types of power

#

progenitor energy

#

stygian fury

#

and the tormentor raid boss has a rage energy bar

#

text to speech is being added

#

" WILL_TRANSMOGRIFY_BOTH_SHOULDERS Transmogrify shoulders together"

worthy kayak
#

check for Tarragre

dense plover
#

looks like progress on the sep shoulder mog stuff

cunning fossil
#

WOOOH LET'S GOOO BABY

worthy kayak
#

i'm 99.99% sure it'll have something to do with anima powers

#

torghast style, im convinced they will have either the trash to the boss or boss itself having anima power buffs or smt

dense plover
#

LOTS of text to speech stuff

#

thats really big for the differently abled community

worthy kayak
cunning fossil
#

Imagine if in the raid we collect anima powers

dense plover
#

"43334 SOULBIND_ENHANCED_CONDUIT_TUTORIAL Enhanced Conduit slots increase the effect of your Conduits"

cunning fossil
#

that's be neat IDK

worthy kayak
#

I always panick when i read [ VERY LOUD SCREAM ]

dense plover
#

"43862 VOICE_CHAT_TRANSCRIPTION_ENABLE Enable Voice Transcription"

#

i didnt know blizz had this kind of tech

cunning fossil
#

Oh boy. enchance conduit slots. Like the Artifact traits in legion yeah?

obtuse vine
#

Yooo Thrall

dense plover
#

"3866 OPTION_TOOLTIP_ENABLE_SPEECH_TO_TEXT Allows enabling transcription on a voice channel in order to see written text based on the words spoken by other players"

worthy kayak
dense plover
#

"43868 OPTION_TOOLTIP_ENABLE_REMOTE_TEXT_TO_SPEECH Enables typing into a voice chat window to speak to other players using the text to speech system"

cunning fossil
#

YOu know what they say "We just don't have the tech yet"

worthy kayak
#

and trash mobs that are like the torghast minions

grim canyon
#

wow-ui-source updating in 3 minutes

#

Pushing changes atm

dense plover
#

"43883 PARTY_VOICE Party Voice Chat 1
43884 COMMUNITIES_VOICE Communities Voice Chat 1
43885 GUILD_VOICE Guild Voice Chat"

cunning fossil
worthy kayak
#

I dreamed on smething like Crash Bandicoot games

#

with a main hub with portals

cunning fossil
#

Voice chat that's neat

dense plover
#

HOLY SHIT

#

FINALLY

#

"43890 LFG_LIST_WARMODE_ACTIVITY_FORMAT %s (War Mode On)"

#

SEPARATE LFG FOR WARMODE

#

"43889 SPELL_FAILED_SHADOWLANDS_RIDING_REQUIREMENT Requires Shadowlands flying skill."
also this

cunning fossil
#

Noice

dense plover
#

huh

worthy kayak
#

something like this but with the torghast art style

dense plover
#

"43899 CHALLENGE_COMPLETE_DUNGEON_SCORE Dungeon Score: %d +(%d)"

cunning fossil
#

LFG Warmode queue?

#

what does this mean?

dense plover
#

maybe challenge mode is coming back?

cunning fossil
#

what is it for

worthy kayak
obtuse vine
#

Apparently Malganis is back

dense plover
#

"43914 DUNGEON_SCORE Dungeon Score 1
43915 DUNGEON_SCORE_DESC The sum of your best Mythic Keystone Dungeon scores per dungeon. Improve your score by completing dungeons more quickly or on higher difficulties."

#

"43916 DUNGEON_SCORE_LEADER Dungeon Score: %d"

cunning fossil
#

???

vestal wing
#

I dont understand

worthy kayak
cunning fossil
#

I wonder how that works. So you get a score for the dungeon? Seperately from M+?

#

Or tis this an overhaul OF M+

uncut vault
#

huh, attendant from oribos is a boss

#

Retrograde Fate - Defeat Fatescribe Roh-Kalo after surviving Realign Fate while moving rings counterclockwise only in the Sanctum of Domination on Normal difficulty or higher.

worthy kayak
cunning fossil
#

Oh yeah true. Dungeon threw me off

austere gazelle
#

you know what soft they use to see the model like this? an upgraded version of WMV?

worthy kayak
robust girder
#

Wonder what the ilvl for the new raid is gonna be