Battle for Azeroth: Der neue Build 26610

Überraschenderweise spielten die für die Entwicklung von Battle for Azeroth verantwortlichen Mitarbeiter von Blizzard Entertainment im Verlauf der vergangenen Nacht den brandneuen Build 26610 auf die Testserver der geschlossenen Beta dieser kommenden Erweiterung auf, der trotz seiner geringen Größe aber dennoch einige äußerst interessante Neuerungen mit sich brachte. Den Berichten der Data Miner zufolge beinhaltete diese neue Spielversion von Battle for Azeroth nämlich den Ablauf des Szenarios rund um die Freischaltung der Mag’har, eine Reihe von neuen Erfolgen, hochauflösende Modelle für die Erdelementare des Spiels und neue Modelle für Uther Lichtbringer und Rhonin. Weitere Details zu den Inhalten von Build 26610 findet ihr bei Interesse in der folgenden Übersicht.

Die Freischaltung der Mag’har:

Nachdem der letzte Build für die Beta von Battle for Azeroth bereits die Dialoge für die Freischaltung der Mag’har als spielbares Volk der Horde beinhaltete, folgten mit dem neuen Build 26610 nun auch noch die einzelnen Schritte für das Szenario rund um diese Rasse. Der in diesen Schritten erwähnte Exarch Orelis erinnert bisher noch sehr stark an die lichtgeschmiedeten Draenei.

Tyranny of the Light

• NEW Stage 1: Travel to Beastwatch
  • Go to the aid of Beastwatch! It is the site of an impending assault by the Lightbound.
• NEW Stage 2: The Lightbound
  • Defend Beastwatch against the Lightbound assault.
• NEW Stage 3: Evermorn Hold
  • Track down Exarch Orelis in Evermorn Hold.
• NEW Stage 4: Exarch Orelis
  • Defeat the Lightbound Exarch.
• NEW Stage 5: Report to the Warchief
  • Return to Grommash Hellscream at Hellsreach Citadel.
• NEW Stage 6: Defense at Brimstone Tower
  • Use the turret at the top of Brimstone Tower to defend the Mag’har.
• NEW Stage 7: Narrow Escape
  • Escape Gorgrond through the Rift to Azeroth.

Neue Modelle:

Zur Überraschung dieser Community beinhaltete dieser neue Build neben neuen hochauflösenden Modellen für Erdelementare auch noch ein neues Modell für Uther Lichtbringer und Rhonin mit sich. Das neue Modell für Uther passt sehr gut zu dem optischen Update für das Grabmal dieses Charakters und könnte auf neue Inhalte (Rückblenden) rund um diesen Charakter hindeuten.

Die Belohnung für den Erfolg „Glory of the Wartorn Hero„:

Wer es in Battle for Azeroth schafft alle Erfolge in den mythischen Dungeon dieser Erweiterung abzuschließen und den dafür gewährten Erfolg „Glory of the Wartorn Hero“ zu erlangen, der wird scheinbar mit einem Obsidian Krolusk als Reittier belohnt.

Neue Icons:

Neue Erfolge:

World:

World Quests:

Dungeons & Raids:

Other:

Klassenänderungen:

Death Knight:

• Blood
  • Talents
    • Anti-Magic Barrier  Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 15 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 30%.
      • Blood: Now requires Level 60, up from 58
      • Tier 4 Talent, in place of Grip of the Dead
    • Foul Bulwark  Each charge of Bone Shield increases your maximum health by 1%.
      • Blood: Now requires Level 58, down from 75
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Will of the Necropolis
    • Grip of the Dead  Defile Death and Decay reduces the movement speed of enemies within its area by 90%, decaying by 10% every sec.
      • Blood: Now requires Level 75, up from 60
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Will of the Necropolis
      • Unholy: Now requires Level 58, down from 60
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Bursting Sores
    • Ossuary  While you have at least 5 Bone Shield charges, the cost of Death Strike is reduced by 5 Runic Power. Additionally, your maximum Runic Power is increased by 10.
      • Blood: Now requires Level 58, down from 75
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Anti-Magic Barrier
    • Rune Tap   Reduces all damage taken by 30% for until cancelled.
      • Blood: Now requires Level 60, up from 58
      • Tier 4 Talent, in place of Wraith Walk
    • Tightening Grasp   Reduces the cooldown on Gorefiend’s Grasp by 30 sec.
      • Blood: Now requires Level 75, up from 60
      • Tier 5 Talent, in place of Ossuary
    • Tombstone   Consume up to 5 Bone Shield charges. For each charge consumed, you gain 6 Runic Power and absorb damage equal to 6% of your maximum health for until cancelled.
      • Blood: Now requires Level 58, down from 75
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Rune Tap
    • Will of the Necropolis   Damage taken below 35% Health is reduced by 35%.
      • Blood: Now requires Level 60, up from 58
      • Tier 4 Talent, in place of Tightening Grasp
• Frost
  • Talents
    • Abomination’s Might   Obliterate critical strikes have a 20% chance to drive lesser enemies to the ground, stunning them for until cancelled. Players are Dazed for until cancelled instead.
      • Frost: Now requires Level 58, down from 60
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Icecap
    • Avalanche   While Pillar of Frost is active, your melee critical strikes cause jagged icicles to fall on your nearby enemies, dealing (8.19% of Attack power) Frost damage.
      • Frost: Now requires Level 60, up from 58
      • Tier 4 Talent, in place of Winter is Coming
    • Blinding Sleet   Targets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for until cancelled. Damage may cancel the effect.
      • Frost: Now requires Level 58, down from 60
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Glacial Advance
    • Glacial Advance   Summon glacial spikes from the ground that advance forward, each dealing (61.425% of Attack power) Frost damage to enemies near their eruption point.
      • Frost: Now requires Level 60, up from 58
      • Tier 4 Talent, in place of Blinding Sleet
    • Icecap   Your Frost Strike Frostscythe and Obliterate critical strikes reduce the remaining cooldown of Pillar of Frost by 1 sec.
      • Frost: Now requires Level 60, up from 58
      • Tier 4 Talent, in place of Abomination’s Might
    • Winter is Coming   Enemies struck 5 times by Remorseless Winter are rooted in place for until cancelled.
      • Frost: Now requires Level 58, down from 60
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Avalanche
• Unholy
  • Specialization
    • Festering Strike   Strikes for (101.088% of Attack power) Physical damage and infects the target with 3-3 Festering Wounds.2-3 Festering Wounds.
      • Festering Wound
        • A pustulent lesion that will burst on death or when damaged by Scourge Strike, dealing (20% of Attack power) Shadow damage and generating 3 Runic Power.
    • Sudden Doom   Your auto attacks have a chance to make your next Death Coil cost no Runic Power.
  • Talents
    • Asphyxiate   Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for until cancelled.
      • Unholy: Now requires Level 58, down from 60
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Unholy Blight
    • Bursting Sores   Festering Wounds deal 25% more damage when burst, and all enemies within 8 yds of a burst Festering Wound suffer (20% of Attack power) Shadow damage.
      • Unholy: Now requires Level 57, down from 58
      • Tier 2 Talent, in place of Pestilent Pustules
    • Death’s Reach   Increases the range of Death Grip by 5 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip.
      • Unholy: Now requires Level 58, down from 60
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Ebon Fever
    • Ebon Fever   Virulent Plague deals 15% more damage over time in half the duration.
    • Unholy: Now requires Level 57, down from 58
    • Tier 2 Talent, in place of Harbinger of Doom
    • Grip of the Dead   Defile Death and Decay reduces the movement speed of enemies within its area by 90%, decaying by 10% every sec.
      • Blood: Now requires Level 75, up from 60
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Will of the Necropolis
      • Unholy: Now requires Level 58, down from 60
      • Tier 3 Talent, in place of Bursting Sores
    • Harbinger of Doom   Sudden Doom triggers 15% more often and stacks up to 2 times.
      • Unholy: Now requires Level 60, up from 57
      • Tier 4 Talent, in place of Death’s Reach
    • Pestilent Pustules   Bursting a Festering Wound has a 10% chance to grant you Runic Corruption.
      • Unholy: Now requires Level 60, up from 57
      • Tier 4 Talent, in place of Grip of the Dead
    • Soul Reaper   Rip out an enemy’s soul, dealing [(0% of Attack power)] Shadow damage over until cancelled. If the enemy dies while afflicted by Soul Reaper, gain 10% Haste for until cancelled. Generates 2 Rune.
      • Unholy: Now requires Level 60, up from 57
      • Tier 4 Talent, in place of Asphyxiate
    • Unholy Blight   Surrounds yourself with a vile swarm of insects for until cancelled, stinging all nearby enemies and infecting them with an unholy disease that deals (0% of Attack power) damage over until cancelled.
      • Unholy: Now requires Level 57, down from 58
      • Tier 2 Talent, in place of Soul Reaper

Demon Hunter

• Havoc
  • Specialization
    • Demon’s Bite   Quickly attack for (45.279% of Attack power) Physical damage.
      Generates 25 to 25 Fury.20 to 30 Fury.

Hunter

• Beast Mastery
  • Artifact Traits (1)
    • Cobra Commander   Cobra Shot has a 10% chance to create 3-32-4 Sneaky Snakes that attack the target for until cancelled.

Paladin

• Holy
  • Artifact Traits 
    • Blessing of Sacrifice   Reduces the damage you take from Blessing of Sacrifice by 10%25%.
    • Second Sunrise   Light of Dawn has a 20% chance to create a second cone of light immediately after the first.
      Removed

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