After today’s patch announcement we now have the PTR for 12.1.7 up and the development notes are here! We have some additional details on the features that are on the PTR now, starting with the story campaign. A lot of the notes below are the same as in the announcement post, but we do get some Housing, profession, and UI changes.
The next Midnight content update, Echoes of the Worldcore, invites you back to Dornogal to unravel how to access the Coreway—and the Worldcore beyond it.
STORY CAMPAIGN: “THE RETURN TO DORNAGAL”
The Worldcore has been breached by Xal’atath, and the only way to it is through the damaged Coreway in Dornogal. Help Arator, Brinthe, Dagran, and Brann unravel how to access the Coreway—and the Worldcore beyond.
A FRESH SET OF LOREWALKING QUESTS
Meet with Apprentice Lorewalker Li Li Stormstout in Stormwind, Orgrimmar, or Stormwind City to experience iconic lore moments in Azeroth as part of the Echoes of the Worldcore content update.
Players level 10 and above can explore four storylines, carefully curated by Li Li, to learn more about these characters:
- Jaina: Jaina Proudmoore is one of the most powerful human mages on Azeroth, and her story has been filled with loss, struggle, and triumph. How has the Daughter of the Sea impacted the course of history?
- Thrall: Thrall has been many things: slave, warchief, shaman, father, and farmer. How has he navigated impossible choices? How have his actions shaped him and those around him?
- Titans: The Titans are one of the most powerful beings known to us. How did we learn about them? Where do they come from? And most importantly, what are their true goals?
- Tyr: Recently restored, the titan keeper Tyr has had more impact on the history of Azeroth than many realize. But what does his return mean for our world’s future?
Apprentice Lorewalker Li Li Stormstout will guide you through the stories she has to share. You can ask questions about key elements of the story whenever you’d like by clicking the Ask a Question button in the Lorewalking UI just below the minimap. You can also exit the story at any time by clicking the X in the UI.
You can repeat these experiences as many times as you like. Please note that while Lorewalking, you won’t be able to undertake or progress through any other quests. However, you can pause Lorewalking and return to it at any time to continue your journey through the story. If you start a different Lorewalking story before finishing the first, all progress will be reset.
THE OMNIUM FOLIO EXPANDS
With the Echoes of the Worldcore content update, players can earn two additional Motes of Omnial Inquiry, and two additional runes have been added:
- Rune of Empowerment
- Your Rune of Critical Power/Burning Haste/Masterful Cunning/Versatile Warrior grants 20% more of the stat.
- Rune of Critical Mass
- When your Core Rune (Rune of Void-Touched Orbs) deals damage or healing, it has a chance to call down 3 orbs that deal Void damage to enemies or restore health to allies within 5 yards.
- When your Core Rune (Rune of Unleashed Fire) deals damage or healing, it has a chance to blast the area, dealing Fire damage split among enemies or restoring health split among allies within 10 yards.
You can learn more about the Sunstrider Omnium and its history by speaking with Magister Umbric, Grand Magister Rommath, or Custodian Veldharin in the Lycaneum on the Isle of Quel’Danas
Learn more about the Omnium Folio in our previously published overview.
HOUSING
- Fixed an issue that was causing decor to rotate when converting between rotation formats. The next time a player edits their house, all of the decor will be saved in the new format. From that point forward, decor should no longer have the possibility of rotating on load.
PROFESSIONS
- Midnight Herbalism
- Increased the amount of Deftness granted from the Bountiful Harvests Specialization.
- Midnight Mining
- Increased the amount of Deftness granted from the Plentiful Ores Specialization.
USER INTERFACE AND ACCESSIBILITY
- EDIT MODE
- Added an option to allow players to have an option to mouse click through the Personal Resource Display.
- Added tooltip clarification informing players that Outfit 1 in your Transmog will be displayed on the WoW Armory website.
PTR KNOWN ISSUES
- Identified an issue impacting the skyboxes in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms for players using Mac clients.