The next patch for World of Warcraft could hit the PTR quite early.
The current patch of World of Warcraft, numbered 7.1, has only been live for a few weeks, but as the developers announced at BlizzCon, the next update is already in development. As Ion Hazzikostas indicated a few days ago in the Q&A stream, the “development” is already quite advanced, allowing the patch to possibly be deployed to the PTR as early as next Wednesday (November 16, 2016).
Features of patch 7.1.5 include the Timewalking dungeons from the expansion “Mists of Pandaria”, the revival of the Brawler’s Guild with familiar and new battles, as well as several “huge” challenges for multiple players.
Additionally, there are some changes to the classes, particularly unpopular or overly dominant talents will be revised and the value of secondary attributes (Haste, Critical Strike Rating, Mastery) will be addressed.
Lastly, there are mini-holidays, which only last a single day and offer no lasting rewards, but aim to enhance the “flair” of the game.
In this article, we will reveal more details about patch 7.1.5.
Cortyn says: The pace that Blizzard is currently maintaining is remarkable. It is obvious that they have learned from years of unsustainable promises and now want to provide players with new content more frequently. It would certainly be interesting to see if this strategy pays off – but since Blizzard no longer publishes subscription numbers, it will likely be quite difficult to prove.
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