Rextroy the paladin who soloes bosses from mythic dungeons and raids is back with another video in which he soloes Radiance of Azshara!
Soloing Radiance of Azshara took over 4 hours and required some clever use of game mechanics. Since the release of the video the "bugs" were fixed by Blizzard and can no longer be done.
How the solo was done / How many bugs there are:
So firstly you aggro the boss and move outside of the arena. The first bug you find is that if you move far enough away, the Ancient Tempest will stop hurting you.
You will then have the boss berserk, but it won't matter since you will be able to wait out the berserk (it expires). The boss won't reset at all even if you are very far away.
Then you will discover another bug when trying to get back. The add spawn won't attack you, he will just be standing there with his other add friends and chill with his 500% dmg boost
To top it all off, when the boss Ancient Tempest expires, the Radiance won't be doing anything at all... Just stand there like a glorified training dummy.
I didn't move my character anything incase it would trigger a reaction. Even if that made the kill take a bit more than 4 hours.
Celebrate 15 glorious years of conflict and camaraderie in Azeroth with a pair of majestic alabaster mounts* —living stone tributes to the loyal flying creatures that have long served the Horde and Alliance.
*Mount not available in World of Warcraft® Classic.
** Players who purchase these mounts this way and also attach a 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition to their World of Warcraft account by March 31, 2020 will receive a $25 credit to their Blizzard Balance. (The amount of Blizzard Balance credited to your account will be based on the original purchase price of the digital mount.)
Patch 8.2.5 PTR Development Notes are here! This patch brings Worgen and Goblin Character Model Updates, a new Timewalking Raid: Firelands, the Bee Mount and a revamped Recruit A Friend system!
A new content update for World of Warcraft is in development and will soon be available on the Public Test Realms (PTR). While not all features will be fully functional and available for testing, here’s a look at some of the new content coming in this version.
Worgen and Goblin Character Model Updates
First introduced in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, worgen and goblins are getting a long-anticipated suite of visual improvements to their character models. These updates include every aspect of how the worgen and goblins look—from their faces to their animations.
Celebrate 15 Years of World of Warcraft
This November marks the 15th anniversary of World of Warcraft, and we have some special things planned to celebrate the occasion. Players who log in during the event period will receive a celebration package in the mail with a Lil’ Nefarian pet and some other in-game goodies. Throughout the duration of the event, you’ll be able to participate in three unique raids with iconic encounters from past expansions along with an old-school-inspired Alterac Valley battleground. Players who defeat all nine bosses in the raid wings will receive the Obsidian Worldbreaker, a Black Dragonflight mount inspired by Deathwing. Players who participate in Alterac Valley will receive a new anniversary event currency which can be exchanged for two new mounts: the Stormpike Battle Charger (Alliance) and the Frostwolf Snarler (Horde).
A Fuzzy, Buzzy Mount
Alliance players rejoice – Stormsong Valley beekeepers have figured out how to grow ‘em big enough to ride! Barry the Beekeeper has some quests for you, so you should talk to him to get started on this honey of an adventure.
New Timewalking Raid: Firelands
When Cataclysm Timewalking is active, max-level players will be able to form a raid group and enter the Sulfuron Spire once more. As with previous Timewalking raids (Black Temple, Ulduar), your gear and power are scaled to the challenge, and all the bosses and rewards you expect lie in wait.
Introducing Party Sync
During this PTR we’re experimenting with a new mode that makes it easier for players in a party to do quests and play together: Party Sync. When players activate Party Sync, everyone in the party becomes aligned to the same quest state, including phases. By mousing over a quest in your tracker, you can see who is on the quest, what their progress is, and who’s ready to turn in the quest. There’s something else we’re going to try out on the PTR, a “replay” quest feature. This will allow players who have already completed certain quests to replay those quests with their friends for rewards that are appropriate to their current level, regardless of the original level of the quest.
We’re also relaxing level restrictions on queueing for instanced content with your friends. This allows lower-level players to queue for content in their level range, and higher-level players can choose to join them by having their level scaled down while they’re in the instance. This feature will be available for dungeon instances for PTR Week 1, with PvP instances being flagged in the following weeks. Please note that unlike Timewalking, when your level is scaled down via Party Sync you will temporarily lose access to abilities and powers (such as Azerite traits) with requirements that exceed your reduced level.
Recruit A Friend Returns
Coming in 8.2.5 is a revamped Recruit A Friend system. If you have active game time you’ll be able to recruit your friends—both brand-new to the game and returning champions—to share in your adventures. To do so, you’ll be able to use a new URL generation tool to create a custom link to give to your friends. By following the link, you’ll be connected to each other and will be able to see if they have purchased game time, resulting in rewards for you! For each month your recruits have active game time, you’ll earn a new reward such as unique pets, mounts, game time and more. These rewards unlock per month and scale with how many months your recruits have subscribed for. And, of course, with Party Sync you’ll be able to journey with your friends on any of your characters. We’ll have more information about Recruit A Friend rewards when we get closer to its release.
Thanks for reading, and we’ll see you on the 8.2.5 PTR!
Battle for Azeroth Season 3 has begun, and with it comes a variety of content updates, including Azshara's Eternal Palace, Operation: Mechagon, Mythic+ Dungeons, PvP and more!
Face Queen Azshara’s most devoted champions in an epic new raid—The Eternal Palace.
Ten thousand years ago, as the seas engulfed Zin-Azshari, Queen Azshara forged a dark bargain with N’Zoth that transformed her loyal subjects into the sinister naga. Through millennia of brutal conquest, Azshara has built a new empire from the ruins of the old and now holds dominion over the depths that once threatened to claim her. Ever the gracious host, she has invited the Alliance and Horde alike into her eternal palace to witness her glorious ascension… and their ultimate demise.
July 9 – Normal and Heroic Difficulties July 16 – Mythic and Raid Finder Wing 1 (Abyssal Commander Sivara, Blackwater Behemoth, Radiance of Azshara) July 30 – Raid Finder Wing 2 (Lady Ashvane, Orgozoa, The Queen’s Court) August 13 – Raid Finder Wing 3 (Za’qul, Queen Azshara)
Operation: Mechagon is a new mega dungeon in Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara. The dungeon comes with unique rewards as well as a Hard Mode that you can activate to complete the Keep DPS-ing and Nobody Explodes and Hertz Locker achievements.
Once you’re feeling properly upgraded, it’s time to begin your bid to shut down King Mechagon once and for all and free the mechagnomes from his tyranny. Get ready for Operation Mechagon!
Prince Erazmin leads a group of unlikely allies on a desperate mission into the heart of Mechagon. In a race against time, they must overcome King Mechagon’s army of mechanized monstrosities and defeat the mad genius before his doomsday device purges all organic life from Azeroth.
Dungeon Bosses: 8 Difficulties: Mythic Level: 120 for Alliance and Horde
King Gobbamak: Obsessed with hoarding dangerous technology found amongst the scrap, King Gobbamak sits upon a pile of doomsday weapons that he lacks the intelligence to operate or understand.
Gunker: After years of coalescing into a concentrated cesspool. Mechagon's toxic waste has gained malevolent sentience. With the sanitation systems disabled, Gunker is free to ooze across all of Azeroth.
Trixie & Naeno: Trixie and Naeno, two of Bondo’s top lieutenants, have a turbulent relationship. While Trixie prides herself on ruthless efficiency, Naeno is the embodiment of chaos while behind the wheel. The only thing they have in common is their penchant for senseless violence, which they enjoy dispensing on anyone foolish enough to wander into their territory.
HK-8 Aerial Oppression Unit: Predator of the skies, the HK-8 Aerial Oppression Unit soars over the yard executing its prime directive, disintegrating all trespassers. With impenetrable armor and a lethal host of weapons, it annihilates all who are caught in its shadow.
Tussle Tonks: Mechagon’s premier mechgineers test their mettle (and metal) by building customized combat robots. While these tonks typically battle each other for glory, they combine their efforts to repel foolhardy organic intruders who dare venture into Mechagon.
K.U.-J.O.: As the repository for the city’s refuse, the Under Junk is a prime target for gnomes from Bondo’s gang who intend to steal valuable mechanical components. While Trash Mistress Wendy Cogsworth ceaselessly sorts the city’s junk, her loyal guard dog, K.U.-J.0., keeps out unwelcome intruders—mechagnomes and adventurers alike.
Machinist's Garden: Beautiful and dangerous, Head Machinist Sparkflux's metallic gardens are designed for both recreation and retribution. With a flick of a switch, the idyllic scenery transforms into a death trap from which no interloper can escape.
King Mechagon: As maniacal as he is brilliant, King Mechagon despises all organic life. With his mechoriginator primed and ready, nothing stands in the way of his scheme to purge the curse of flesh from Azeroth and mechanize the entire world.
Mythic+ Season 3
With Battle for Azeroth Season 3 the rewards from Mythic+ are going up by 30 item levels: Normal - 370 ilvl, Heroic - 385 ilvl, Mythic - 400 ilvl.
Gear from Mythic+ also goes up by 30 item level, however for the first week of Season 3 the gear will be capped at 415 item level.
The weekly chest coming next week will not be capped and to maximize the ilvl reward you should clear a level 10 Mythic Dungeon.
The gear from Operation: Mechagon has 415 baseline item level.
New Affix: Beguiling - Azshara's Emissaries are present throughout the dungeon.
To track these achievements you can check your profile on Raider.IO or use the following macros.
/run for crit=1,10 do local a,_,c = GetAchievementCriteriaInfo(13780, crit); print(string.format("[%s] %10s", c and "\124cFF00FF00True\124r" or "\124cFF888888False\124r", a)) end
/run for crit=1,10 do local a,_,c = GetAchievementCriteriaInfo(13781, crit~=10 and crit or 11); print(string.format("[%s] %10s", c and "\124cFF00FF00True\124r" or "\124cFF888888False\124r",a)) end
PvP Season 3
For the first week of PvP Season 3 the end-of-match rewards are going to be capped at 415 ilvl.
Thanks to the whole community for their efforts in discovering the last remaining secret fish, this couldn't have been done without everyone that was involved.
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