Patch 11.2 - Ghosts of K'aresh
Today's WoWCast introduces us to Patch 11.2, Ghosts of K'aresh! It features a new Artifact Cloak, Dungeon, Raid, Delves, Outdoor World updates, and more!
Ghosts of K'aresh
New Raid - Manaforge Omega
Artifact Cloak - Reshii Wraps
New Delve - Archival Assault
Outdoor World
New dungeon - Eco-Dome Al'dani
Dungeon Pool
Release Timing
Waystones
Raid Tier Sets
Misc Updates
WoWCast: Immerse Yourself in the Ghosts of K’aresh Content Update
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker
/ Official Forums
)
Join Community Manager Bethany Hudson as she sits down with Assistant Lead Quest Designer Steph Yoon and Lead Encounter Designer Drew De Sousa as they discuss the Ghosts of K’aresh content update. Discover an all-new zone, continue your journey through The War Within campaign, and much more.
At a Glance:
Continue The War Within Campaign
In The Ghosts of K’aresh, the campaign continues as more pieces to a troubling puzzle fall into place. With the release of this content update players will be able to immerse themselves in The War Within story as it leads up to the next chapter of the Worldsoul Saga—Midnight.
There’s some unfinished business to be had on K’aresh and the specter of an old enemy looms large. Forces with ill-intent are determined to bring forth Dimensius, the All-Devouring once more to finish off the ethereals. Should he arise, Azeroth will also be in peril from this dangerous Void Lord.
New Zone: Explore the Shattered World of K’aresh
Home of the ethereals, K’aresh is a fragmented void-touched world just waiting for players to explore what remains of this little-known land.
With shadowy forces working toward bringing Dimensius back into the world, players will need to gather their allies in a bid to put a stop to him and his followers. You’ll fight alongside Alleria Windrunner and her mentor Locus-Walker among others to end the clear and present danger he poses.
Players will also have the opportunity to explore Tazavesh, The Veiled Market, work toward restoring the ecosphere in eco-domes, go Phase Diving, and more.
You can experience some of the ethereal’s story in the Legacy of Arathor content update by going Lorewalking with Lorewalker Cho.
Return to Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
Not just a dungeon in the Ghosts of K’aresh content update, Tazavesh, the Veiled Market has been brought from the Shadowlands to serve as a home base for adventurers. Glowing glimmering shields of energy protect the city from the dangers of the cosmos beyond allowing the many survivors of this land to have a degree of safety behind them.
You’ll forge through the campaign, gather allies, hunt down the mounting threats found in K’aresh, and set the stage to take on Dimensius himself all from this iconic ethereal and broker hub of activity.
New Raid: Manaforge Omega
A massive facility built upon the planet to harvest cosmic energy, players will fight their way in and through this raid dungeon to take on the Shadow Guard Ethereals who have set their efforts toward reviving Dimensius.
You’ll join with your allies to ultimately fight Dimensius in a cosmic battle of truly epic proportions to stave off what could be the end of Azeroth as we know it.
New Upgradeable Artifact: Reshii Wraps
Harness the power of the ethereals and see the world through their eyes. An artifact cloak, Reshii Wraps can be used to transform into an energy form much like the ethereals to interact with the world in a new way. You’ll use these wraps to take on a new type of content—Phase Diving— as well as use them in the Manaforge Omega raid, the open world, delves, and more!
Reshii wraps will upgrade and scale with you and include new visuals as you progress through content.
Wrap Up and Go Phase Diving
Enter untethered space by using your Reshii Wraps to experience a whole new aspect of K’aresh. You’ll experience new creatures, objectives, world quests, and some new mechanics all within this overlay of the world.
You can expect to see anything you normally would in the world such as treasures, rare creatures, or objects, but there will also be some unique opportunities to be found such as Warrants. Aid the constable of Tazavesh by hunting down notorious monsters for fun… and profit.
New Delve: The Archival Assault
Found within the Azure Vaults within the Dragon Isles, you’ll encounter ethereals, ethereal pirates, and brokers who are plundering the Delve. Using the Reshii Wraps will unlock unique challenge gateways to bosses or challenge rooms. You may also get a glimpse of your friends within the Delve as well or even /mourn them as you observe their ghost from where they died.
There’s unfinished business with Nexus Princess Ky’veza as well and you’ll take her on one on one during this season.
New System: Ecological Succession
Help Ve’nari bring life back to K’aresh with her eco-domes. You’ll help fill them with creatures that thrive within the ecosystem. You’ll scour previously traveled zones to bring back animals to live within the eco-domes and aid them in adjusting to life on K’aresh. It’s up to you to help transform this barren Eco-Dome into one filled with life and promise for a new future.
The War Within Season 3
New Dungeon: Eco-Dome Al'dani
Season 3 of The War Within brings with it a new dungeon—Eco-Dome Al’dani This is a three-boss dungeon where you’ll encounter a variety of creatures including devourers who are consuming the life found there. You’ll also face the Wastelanders who have dug in and learn their purpose within the eco-dome.
This new dungeon will be available immediately in Normal, Heroic, and Mythic0 (baseline) difficulties.
New Dungeon Pool
Returning:
New:
Tazavesh will also return as a full Mega-dungeon.
Checkpoints are also evolving into Waystones, with a more visual representation of unlock checkpoints. A new icon will appear on the map showing you where Waystones within the zone can be found as well.
New Class Updates
Ghosts of K’aresh will feature updates for multiples classes which focuses on new gameplay for several specializations including Shadow Priest, Brewmaster Monk, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, and many more!
New Class Sets
With a new season, also comes a new set of class gear. These new sets will feature set bonuses that will align with your chosen Hero Talents instead of your class or specialization.
PvP Updates
Several PvP talents will be updated with the content update; players will also be able to undertake a new World Quest to vanquish their foes on Vanquisher’s Wake island. This new point of interest is a perfect spot to hang out for those seeking to go toe-to-toe in some outdoor PvP battles.
No quest required for entry. Simply turn on War Mode and enter with caution.
We look forward to seeing you on the Public Test Realm (PTR) and having you experience what we have in store next. We’ll see you in K’aresh!
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Today's WoWCast introduces us to Patch 11.2, Ghosts of K'aresh! It features a new Artifact Cloak, Dungeon, Raid, Delves, Outdoor World updates, and more!
Ghosts of K'aresh
- The Ethereals in Burning Crusade told us about K'aresh, a beautiful arid homeworld that was ruined by Dimensius the All-Devouring consuming their world-soul
- We helped the Ethereals get revenge and thought the matter was finished
- We’ll be setting foot on the shattered void-touched land because we have heard that evil forces are trying to resurrect Dimensius the All-Devouring. If he’s allowed to return, it would be the end of the Ethereals and then the end of Azeroth.
- Alleria will be here front and center with her old mentor Locuswalker, as he bring us to his old home planet
- Lorewalking gave hints to the coming content for players that completed it in Legacy of Arathor.
- Tazavesh, the Veiled Market will be a home base in K’aresh
New Raid - Manaforge Omega
- Giant facility that was built on the planet to harvest cosmic energy
- We’ll be facing down a spider like creature that they are harvesting silk from
- We’ll also face a mysterious council of Demon Hunters that made their way to K’aresh
- The final boss is Dimensius, the largest raid boss the team has ever created. It is the size of Stormwind!
- Players will enter the raid through the mana intake pipe by turning themselves into energy with their Artifact Cloak.
- The first boss encounter is against a Warden that oversees the pipes, so players will need to go in and out of energy form to survive
Artifact Cloak - Reshii Wraps
- The team wanted to give players an upgradable artifact with visible components that doesn’t interfere with any tier sets
- The cloak helps turn players’ bodies into energy form
- A very powerful person in the campaign helps players gather Ethereal artifacts and coalesces them into a Reshii Wrap
- It allows us to see the world through the ethereals’ eyes
- The cloak allows players to take part in an outdoor activity called phase diving, which allows entering untethered space
- This space is an overlay that has new creatures, objectives, world quests, and mechanics
- The Wrap works in the open world, dungeons, raid, and delves
New Delve - Archival Assault
- It takes place in the Azure Vaults in Dragon Isles
- This time it is full of Ethereals. Pirates and Brokers are plundering the place, but we’ll put a stop to it with Brann’s help
- The Reshii Wrap will allow players to unlock challenge gateways. These may have boss rushes or challenge rooms.
- A new social feature will allow you to see your friend’s presence, allow them to leave you a message, and maybe see their ghost where they died
- Nexus Princess Ky’veza is our nemesis this season. You have unfinished business with her and she has a whole new bag of tricks. She won’t hold back in this 1v1 scenario
Outdoor World
- There are two new major systems: Ecological Succession and Phase Diving
- Ecological Succession
- You may remember the ecodomes from Netherstorm. They allowed the Ethereals to create biomes inside the dome that didn’t match what was outside.
- You’ll be helping to run an ecodome. The Ethereals are trying to bring life back to the shredded parts of K’aresh and with that they need help to fill it with animals and creatures that thrive in the K’aresh ecosystem.
- You’ll need to go back to previous zones, bring back animals, experiment to see if they can survive in the K’aresh ecosystem, and then release them.
- It’s almost like a void Jurassic Park
- Phase Diving
- Overlay across all of K’aresh where you’ll switch to energy form, enter untethered space, and access a slew of new content. This will include normal outdoor world things like treasures, rares, lore objects, as well as unique things like Warrants.
- Warrants - Help the Constable of Tazavesh hunt down notorious monsters
New dungeon - Eco-Dome Al'dani
- 3 boss dungeon
- Fight off devourers that are invading and eating the wildlife
- Fight off a force of wastelanders that took over the dome and figure out why
- Immediately available on Normal/Heroic/Mythic all at the same time
- In this patch, the story progression is the campaign, raid, and then the Eco-Dome dungeon. It’s a different order than normal and has a surprise at the end
Dungeon Pool
- Halls of Atonement
- Tazavesh - split into 2 dungeons
- Streets of Wonder - Fight through the markets and streets
- So'leah Gambit - Chase her through portals and have a final showdown
- Starting with Season 3, you’ll be able to play it in Hard Mode as the baseline Mythic difficulty. Increased challenges, hard mode mechanics, and really awesome rewards
- Operation: Floodgate
- Priory of the Sacred Flame
- Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
- The Dawnbreaker
- Season 1 dungeons will get a pass on visuals, combat pacing, cast times and number of abilities to make sure it’s aligned well with Season 2 dungeons
Release Timing
- Day 1 - Non-bountiful Delves and all S3 Heroic/Mythic dungeons. There will be Season 3 tuning and rewards if you want to get a head start.
- Mythic+ and the raid will open following week
Waystones
- The team has heard the feedback about how dungeon checkpointing works, so they’ll revisit their philosophy there.
- The team will look at how long a run back is and when they unlock.
- As you unlock waystones, you’ll have an icon on your map and be able to see the stones that show you where you’ll come back upon releasing
Raid Tier Sets
- Set bonuses have been spec/class focused in the past
- This time around, tier set bonuses will target Hero Talent.
- The team will keep specs in mind so they are competitive
Misc Updates
- Unholy Death Knight and Brewmaster Monk have some talent updates coming in this patch
- New PvP Season - Several updated PvP Talents and a new PvP Island - Vanquisher’s Wake
- The story in each patch will matter more to the next expansion than it ever has before
WoWCast: Immerse Yourself in the Ghosts of K’aresh Content Update
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker
/ Official Forums
)
Join Community Manager Bethany Hudson as she sits down with Assistant Lead Quest Designer Steph Yoon and Lead Encounter Designer Drew De Sousa as they discuss the Ghosts of K’aresh content update. Discover an all-new zone, continue your journey through The War Within campaign, and much more.
At a Glance:
- Continue The War Within Campaign
- New Zone: K’aresh
- New City Hub: Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
- New Raid: Manaforge Omega
- New Upgradeable Artifact: Reshii Wraps
- New Feature: Phase Diving
- New Delve: The Archival Assault
- New System: Ecological Succession
- New Dungeon: Eco-Dome Al’dani
- Season 3 Updated Dungeon Pool
- New Class Updates
- New Class Sets
- New PvP Zone
Continue The War Within Campaign
In The Ghosts of K’aresh, the campaign continues as more pieces to a troubling puzzle fall into place. With the release of this content update players will be able to immerse themselves in The War Within story as it leads up to the next chapter of the Worldsoul Saga—Midnight.
There’s some unfinished business to be had on K’aresh and the specter of an old enemy looms large. Forces with ill-intent are determined to bring forth Dimensius, the All-Devouring once more to finish off the ethereals. Should he arise, Azeroth will also be in peril from this dangerous Void Lord.
New Zone: Explore the Shattered World of K’aresh
Home of the ethereals, K’aresh is a fragmented void-touched world just waiting for players to explore what remains of this little-known land.
With shadowy forces working toward bringing Dimensius back into the world, players will need to gather their allies in a bid to put a stop to him and his followers. You’ll fight alongside Alleria Windrunner and her mentor Locus-Walker among others to end the clear and present danger he poses.
Players will also have the opportunity to explore Tazavesh, The Veiled Market, work toward restoring the ecosphere in eco-domes, go Phase Diving, and more.
You can experience some of the ethereal’s story in the Legacy of Arathor content update by going Lorewalking with Lorewalker Cho.
Return to Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
Not just a dungeon in the Ghosts of K’aresh content update, Tazavesh, the Veiled Market has been brought from the Shadowlands to serve as a home base for adventurers. Glowing glimmering shields of energy protect the city from the dangers of the cosmos beyond allowing the many survivors of this land to have a degree of safety behind them.
You’ll forge through the campaign, gather allies, hunt down the mounting threats found in K’aresh, and set the stage to take on Dimensius himself all from this iconic ethereal and broker hub of activity.
New Raid: Manaforge Omega
A massive facility built upon the planet to harvest cosmic energy, players will fight their way in and through this raid dungeon to take on the Shadow Guard Ethereals who have set their efforts toward reviving Dimensius.
You’ll join with your allies to ultimately fight Dimensius in a cosmic battle of truly epic proportions to stave off what could be the end of Azeroth as we know it.
New Upgradeable Artifact: Reshii Wraps
Harness the power of the ethereals and see the world through their eyes. An artifact cloak, Reshii Wraps can be used to transform into an energy form much like the ethereals to interact with the world in a new way. You’ll use these wraps to take on a new type of content—Phase Diving— as well as use them in the Manaforge Omega raid, the open world, delves, and more!
Reshii wraps will upgrade and scale with you and include new visuals as you progress through content.
Wrap Up and Go Phase Diving
Enter untethered space by using your Reshii Wraps to experience a whole new aspect of K’aresh. You’ll experience new creatures, objectives, world quests, and some new mechanics all within this overlay of the world.
You can expect to see anything you normally would in the world such as treasures, rare creatures, or objects, but there will also be some unique opportunities to be found such as Warrants. Aid the constable of Tazavesh by hunting down notorious monsters for fun… and profit.
New Delve: The Archival Assault
Found within the Azure Vaults within the Dragon Isles, you’ll encounter ethereals, ethereal pirates, and brokers who are plundering the Delve. Using the Reshii Wraps will unlock unique challenge gateways to bosses or challenge rooms. You may also get a glimpse of your friends within the Delve as well or even /mourn them as you observe their ghost from where they died.
There’s unfinished business with Nexus Princess Ky’veza as well and you’ll take her on one on one during this season.
New System: Ecological Succession
Help Ve’nari bring life back to K’aresh with her eco-domes. You’ll help fill them with creatures that thrive within the ecosystem. You’ll scour previously traveled zones to bring back animals to live within the eco-domes and aid them in adjusting to life on K’aresh. It’s up to you to help transform this barren Eco-Dome into one filled with life and promise for a new future.
The War Within Season 3
New Dungeon: Eco-Dome Al'dani
Season 3 of The War Within brings with it a new dungeon—Eco-Dome Al’dani This is a three-boss dungeon where you’ll encounter a variety of creatures including devourers who are consuming the life found there. You’ll also face the Wastelanders who have dug in and learn their purpose within the eco-dome.
This new dungeon will be available immediately in Normal, Heroic, and Mythic0 (baseline) difficulties.
New Dungeon Pool
Returning:
- Halls of Atonement
- Tazavesh Streets of Wonder
- Tazavesh So’leah’s Gambit
- Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
- The Dawnbreaker
- Priory of the Sacred Flame
- Operation Floodgate
New:
- Eco-Dome Al'dani (new dungeon)
Tazavesh will also return as a full Mega-dungeon.
Checkpoints are also evolving into Waystones, with a more visual representation of unlock checkpoints. A new icon will appear on the map showing you where Waystones within the zone can be found as well.
New Class Updates
Ghosts of K’aresh will feature updates for multiples classes which focuses on new gameplay for several specializations including Shadow Priest, Brewmaster Monk, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, and many more!
New Class Sets
With a new season, also comes a new set of class gear. These new sets will feature set bonuses that will align with your chosen Hero Talents instead of your class or specialization.
PvP Updates
Several PvP talents will be updated with the content update; players will also be able to undertake a new World Quest to vanquish their foes on Vanquisher’s Wake island. This new point of interest is a perfect spot to hang out for those seeking to go toe-to-toe in some outdoor PvP battles.
No quest required for entry. Simply turn on War Mode and enter with caution.
We look forward to seeing you on the Public Test Realm (PTR) and having you experience what we have in store next. We’ll see you in K’aresh!
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