Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Patch 7.3.5 is Here!




Patch 7.3.5, the last patch of this expansion, is upon us.  Sadly, for us it doesn't look like the Highmountain Tauren will be playable until Battle for Azeroth is available (but we didn't really get our hopes up, did we?).  However, while there are no new Tauren to play there are several good things about Patch 7.3.5 that we can take advantage of now.

Antorus, the Burning Throne.  Now open for Raid Finder is the final wing of the last raid in this expansion.  While those with guilds have already finished up the Burning Throne; those without raiding guilds or, perhaps, without a lot of time for raiding, will have access to the final wing.  This is a great opportunity for the rest of us to finish the storyline of The Burning Throne and move on in the final story of Legion.

Level Scaling.  Now it is easier to level your characters in the world of Azeroth.  The same level scaling that we saw in Legion is now available throughout the world.  This, arguably, makes it much easier to level up a character that you haven't gotten around to yet.  The fact that you can enjoy the storyline in a certain zone or skip areas altogether is wonderful and exciting.  The level scaling worked wonderfully for the Broken Isles and it is nice to see it happening everywhere else where the leveling experience was definitely outdated.

Along with the leveling experience the upgraded Hero's Board will be a god-send, especially for new players.  The board will help you decide which zone to start in and give you a quest to get there.  The boards are not just in the capital cities, however, and can be found in the towns throughout the world. 

Ulduar Timewalking.  The most favorite raid of World of Warcraft is available as a Timewalking experience.  This changes some things, however.  All existing 10 and 24-player achievements have been moved to the Legacy tab and new achievements have been added.  However, the new Glory of the Ulduar Raider achievement now award both the Rusted Proto-drake and Ironbound Proto-drake mounts!

Silithus Storyline.  If you completed Antorus, The Burning Throne, you will get a quest to start the storyline that finishes up Legion and prepares us for Battle for Azeroth.  You should get this quest when logging on if you already completed the raid or when finally completing the raid.  The story will take us al the way to the middle of nowhere in Kalimdor—Silithus!

A New Battleground.  I love battlegrounds, especially new ones.  This new one takes us back to Silithus to the Seething Shore where we battle it out over Azerite, a new resource.  This battleground looks like a lot of fun and I am very excited to try it out.  Another exciting thing about the Seething Shore is the story behind it...we know why we are gathering resources, why we are killing the Alliance guys, and we know the battleground actually has place in the story of Battle for Azeroth.

Class Changes.  Along with all of this new stuff also comes some Class Changes.  Be sure to check out the link below for a full list of the changes coming to your class.  Some are great...some not so great.

Backpack Upgrade.  For the first time since the beginning of World of Warcraft we will have more Backpack space.  Granted, its only four slots and only available for accounts protected by an Authenticator and Blizzard SMS Protect (what if you don't have access to SMS?)—its still a nice deal and an improvement for many of us.  While four bag slots doesn't seem like a lot, that is four extra slots to put junk in...yay!

The final patch brings changes, both good and bad—but mostly for the good.  More importantly, however, this patch heralds the end of an exciting expansion.  While I eagerly await the next expansion I also look forward to enjoying the rest of this one and relishing in the adventure, the beauty, and collecting all the things.  To quote our good friend Khadgar..."there is much to be done."

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