With The War Within 11.1.5 live, Blizzard is already working on the next major update for Retail WoW. The next 11.1.7 patch is aptly named Legacy of Arathor and will feature some nice quality-of-life changes along with new loot, content and other goodies for players to try out.
Having said that, we will take a look at what players will be able to check out on the Public Test Realm for World of Warcraft The War Within 11.1.7.
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WoW 11.1.7 Development Notes
Arathi Highlands Campaign
While attentions have been focused on Khaz Algar, a new storm is brewing in the Arathi Highlands. Tensions are rising between the Horde and Alliance; join Faerin and Danath as they attempt to quell the rising tides of hostility between the two factions in a new multi-quest campaign. You’ll get to experience this new two-chapter storyline with branching viewpoints for each faction as you play through.
Players will receive a few new rewards for their efforts:
- Alliance: Stromgarde Tabard
- Horde: Mag’har Tabard
- Shoulder Transmog inspired by Faerin’s own pauldrons.
Go Lorewalking with Lorewalker Cho
Players level ten and above can speak with Lorewalker Cho in either Stormwind,Orgrimmar, or Dornogal for a renewed questing experience. You’ll step back into some iconic lore moments in Azeroth with both previous quests and a few new ones.
There are three available repeatable quest chains:
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Meet the Ethereals: Travel to Netherstorm to fight Dimensius, meet up with Alleria and Locus Walker in Legion, and head into the Shadowlands to meet the Brokers and gain access to Tazavesh. You’ll also meet up with Ve’nari.
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Experience Xal’atath’s Storyline: Learn more about the Blade of the Black Empire in Legion, see how Xal’atath gained her body in Battle for Azeroth, and go back in time to the Black Empire to experience Xal’atath’s encounter with the Old Gods.
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Face the Past with Arthas: Return to Stratholme for a condensed version of the culling, feel the stinging cold of betrayal in Wrath of the Lich King, and confront old memories as you step into the role of the Lich King as he faces down the heroes of Azeroth.
While Lorewalking, you won’t be able to undertake any other quests, but you’ll be able to exit any time you like and return to Lorewalker Cho.
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Overcharged Delves
Things are about to become even more dangerous in Delves for you and Brann. We’re introducing a new Delve-specific affix to six Delves to push you to new feats of heroism (or to earn more shiny loot.)
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Kreigval’s Rest
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Skittering Breach
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The Spiral Weave
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Nightfall Sanctum
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Fungal Folly
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Sidestreet Sluice
You’ll engage with rare new enemies, more traps, and unlock traits in a new trait tree specific to Overcharged Delves. Selecting the right traits can turn the tides of traps by making them more beneficial rather than a detriment to your progress.
Additional New Rewards
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Titan Disc Belt: Unlock the Titan Disc Belt at the start of the event and upgrade it through a weekly quest.
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New Mount: Overcharged Mech Suit
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New Gear
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More Delves Currency
New UI Options: Combat Assistant and Single-Button Assistant
Combat Assistant is a new feature coming to the game that highlights the recommended next ability based on resources and the situation your character is in. This feature is designed to help new players, players who are trying out a new specialization, or those looking for additional guidance on the abilities they should use without the need to turn to third party apps or outside guides. This new feature is configured as an additional option that is part of the base UI to assist you with a damage rotation no matter which specialization you’re using.
In addition, a Single-Button Assistant can be used to cast the next recommended ability in the sequence. This assistant is designed to have a small additional global cooldown added between abilities so that it is still useful for learning new skills, aiding those who are looking for additional help, or for those who want to experience the story or game on a more casual basis. It will also detect when an Area of Effect (AoE) spell or multi-target ability should be used.
Both of these new options should aid in lowering the barrier of entry for new players or players looking to explore new characters in a way that’s meaningful to them. As with the new Cooldown Manager added in the 11.1.5 content, it will continue to evolve over time.
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User Interface and Accessibility
Cooldown Manager
- The Essential Cooldowns and Utility Cooldowns portions of the Cooldown Manager now display information for Totems (such as Earthbind Totem, Healing Stream Totem) and players summons that are also tracked on the Totem frame (such as Earth Elemental and Call Dreadstalkers).
PvP
- Players in Random Battleground matches can no longer see the names of opposing members until the match begins.
Developers’ notes: This changes the behavior to match how Rated Battlegrounds function, and is meant to help ensure fair matchmaking and gameplay.
Known Issue
Mac users may experience graphical distortion.
And that covers the official development notes which you can check out, here.
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