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3.0.8 PTR: Build 9386

Last night the PTR was updated with a new build; there were a number of spell changes, some Glyph changes for Death Knights, and a few changes to PVP item sets (not graphical, though).  Below is a list of everything new and changed, as well as some finds from the last build.  We'll likely be updating this throughout the day as we explore the changes in this build more in-depth.

General

• Creatures now give full reputation when killed, regardless of player level compared to theirs.  Examples: Argent Dawn, Cenarion Expedition, Sporeggar, Timbermaw Hold

Professions

Blacksmithing

• Two new two-handed tanking weapons are now available.  [Titansteel Defender] and [Titansteel Deflector] can both be trained in Dalaran at 440 Blacksmithing.  Materials are [Saronite Bar]x8, [Titansteel Bar]x8, [Frozen Orb]x2.
  
• Titansteel Helms now all have sockets (previous PTR build): [Brilliant Titansteel Helm], [Spiked Titansteel Helm] (stats shifted around a bit), [Tempered Titansteel Helm].

Deathknight (Skills / Talents / Glyphs)

Items

• [Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets] (Savage / Hateful / Deadly) have a new bonus.
  • Was: Reduces the cooldown of your Strangulate by 5 seconds.
    
  • Now: Whenever you cast Chains of Ice, the Frost Rune used becomes a Death Rune when it activates.
  
  
• [Glyph of Blood Boil]: Causes your Blood Boil to slow affected targets for 5 sec.
  
• [Glyph of Death and Decay]: Targets of your Death and Decay have a 10% chance to cower in fear for 2 sec.
  
• [Glyph of Icy Touch]: Your Icy Touch generates 10 additional runic power.
  
• [Glyph of Death Strike]: Increases your Death Strike's damage by 20%.

Spells

• Howling Blast no longer has a cooldown.

Priest (Skills / Talents / Glyphs)

Items

• [Glyph of Mind Flay]: Increases the range of your Mind Flay spell by 10 yards, but it only reduces the target's movement speed by 50%.

Shaman (Skills / Talents / Glyphs)

Items

• [Glyph of Lightning Bolt]: Increases the damage dealt by Lightning Bolt by 4%.

Warlock (Skills / Talents / Glyphs)

Items

• [Glyph of Felguard]: Increases the Felguard's total attack power by 20%.
  
• [Glyph of Felhunter]: When your felhunter uses Devour Magic, you will also be healed for that amount.

[Ideon]

erm...when will the ptr be accesible to eu players?

[Leviathonlx]

The reputation change is nice.

[Halbarad]

Ideon said:

erm...when will the ptr be accesible to eu players?

i've been on the eu PTR (assuming you mean the ptr and not this patch) for about 5 days or so

[Amroo]

Why is Titansteel Defender a sword with an axe model?

[Kody]

Amroo said:

Why is Titansteel Defender a sword with an axe model?

Bug; it'll more than likely be an axe. Well, more of a copy/paste mishap than a "bug."

[thephoenix3000]

It's funny. Blizzard said a month ago that they didn't want people thinking that they needed to get a profession to be good. Hence why no level 80 stormherald. But then they add the only true Death knight tanking weapons to the game and they make them BOP. Good game blizzard, now where's my stormherald?

[Kody]

thephoenix3000 said:

It's funny. Blizzard said a month ago that they didn't want people thinking that they needed to get a profession to be good. Hence why no level 80 stormherald. But then they add the only true Death knight tanking weapons to the game and they make them BOP. Good game blizzard, now where's my stormherald?

I'm certain they aren't intended to be BoP. The axe graphic on a "sword" and the exact same stats other than Defense/Parry are enough of an indication that these were thrown together very recently and aren't quite ready for prime time yet.

[thephoenix3000]

Yeah, but it just makes you lose what little faith we still have in them when they shoot themselves in the foot like that. Even if the weapons are 100% ready, that is simple stuff they missed.

Also on a side note a small change i noticed. Essence of Wintergrasp icon change.

[Halbarad]

thephoenix3000 said:

Yeah, but it just makes you lose what little faith we still have in them when they shoot themselves in the foot like that. Even if the weapons are 100% ready, that is simple stuff they missed.

Also on a side note a small change i noticed. Essence of Wintergrasp icon change.

they also changed the Crystalised Earth Icon (both from the earlier PTR)

[Melluna]

WRU Molten Core 100% Rep

[Kody]

Melluna said:

WRU Molten Core 100% Rep

Bleh, I guess I can go down there and confirm it. Give me a bit!

Edit: For what it's worth, the elementals in Silithus give 100% rep with Hydraxian Waterlords.

[Calissa]

I'm suprised with the push towards standardizing gear accross classes that neither of the 2H taking weapons was a mace that would be well statted for either a DK or a feral tank.

[Kody]

Calissa said:

I'm suprised with the push towards standardizing gear accross classes that neither of the 2H taking weapons was a mace that would be well statted for either a DK or a feral tank.

You know, I thought exactly that while on the PTR. I checked the Kirin Tor rep vendor for new items and saw what was once a Feral-only staff. The only thing that popped into my mind was "Why in the world weren't Feral staves converted to maces?"

[Melluna]

Kody said:

Bleh, I guess I can go down there and confirm it. Give me a bit!

Edit: For what it's worth, the elementals in Silithus give 100% rep with Hydraxian Waterlords.

I thought those elementals only gave 1rep a time?
Guess I will have a long grind down there if they have changed it >_<

[AK47]

Nice Rep change

[Eulo]

Kody said:

You know, I thought exactly that while on the PTR. I checked the Kirin Tor rep vendor for new items and saw what was once a Feral-only staff. The only thing that popped into my mind was "Why in the world weren't Feral staves converted to maces?"

AP instead of strength on old feral weapons means more hunter weapons! There aren't enough...

[Melluna]

Kody: How much rep are those elementals giving at the moment, and it would be much appreciated if you could kill a giant or something in MC to cheak there!

[Kody]

Melluna said:

Kody: How much rep are those elementals giving at the moment, and it would be much appreciated if you could kill a giant or something in MC to cheak there!

5 rep.

[Kody]

20 rep a kill on the giants in MC. Looks like it's fixed too.