Season of Discovery Phase 4 PTR Development Notes - Blackrock Eruption, Class Changes, General PTR Adjustments
Blizzard has released their latest Development Notes for the Season of Discovery Phase 4 PTR, including class changes, the new Blackrock Eruption event, and more!
The Blackrock Eruption event has been revealed to be a combination PvE and PvP event, focused on both gaining Thorium Brotherhood and Hydraxian Waterlords reputations as well as allowing for a close-quarters PvP zone inside Blackrock Mountain itself.
WoW Classic Season of Discovery Phase 4 PTR Development Notes — June 21st, 2024
Build: 55244patch1.15.3
Testing Focus
We’ve made a number of adjustments to classes since our previous release and we are continuing to review feedback. We’d encourage you to test the new changes and continue to provide commentary in this forum. We greatly appreciate all of the feedback we’ve received so far!
This week we’ve also significantly buffed Testwerk’s health and damage to allow the fight to last around twice as long and to put a bit more pressure on healers and tanks for better test data. Please give him a try!
Lastly, we are also enabling the Blackrock Eruption events on PTR to allow players to test that as well. You can find more information about the Blackrock Eruption below. Please note that this content is still a work-in-progress.
Blackrock Eruption
Occurring every 2 hours starting at midnight, the Blackrock Eruption event will occur. While the event is active additional spawns and environmental hazards will occur in Searing Gorge (this will be expanded to Burning Steppes as well in a later update) and players will gain access to new daily quests at Thorium Point. Players will also receive a large bonus to honor gained while inside of Blackrock Mountain. Conversely, players will gain no honor from world PvP while in searing gorge or burning steppes while the event is active.
- Developer’s Note: The intention of this event is an optional activity for players to do each day to earn additional Thorium Brotherhood and Hydraxian Waterlords reputation should they
