#1 - April 22, 2016, 8:57 a.m.
Blizzard Post
Hey hey,

A new Alpha build was deployed over night. This build includes a variety of revisions and bugfixes all around.

Notable changes focused on classes:


  • New Zone: Suramar!
  • This zone is now open and ready for testing. Please give it a try and let us know what you think!
  • New Dungeon: Court of Stars!
  • This dungeon is now open and ready for testing. Please give it a try and let us know what you think!
  • Class Status – We’ve made many iterations based on feedback and testing. Here are some highlights:
  • Blood Death Knights – Significant revision to core rotation and many talents, to create better gameplay.
  • Windwalker Monks – Further Storm, Earth, and Fire revisions to allow it to become the primary DPS cooldown.
  • All Monks – Healing Elixirs revised to allow active use if desired.
  • Retribution Paladins – Revisions to level 100 talents to make them more competitive.
  • Balance Druids – Stellar Flare revised to simplify its use.
  • Mistweaver Monks – Essence Font revised to add more interaction with other abilities.
  • Restoration Shamans – Unleash Life returned as a talent.
  • All Priests – Masochism and Desperate Prayer revised to be more competitive.
  • Restoration Druids – Cultivation and Abundance talent locations swapped.
  • PvP Talent Status – We’ve also revised several PvP talents:
  • Fire Mages – Burning Determination redesigned.
  • Frost Mages – Burst of Cold, Dense Ice, and Ice Form revised.
  • Havoc Demon Hunters – Imprison revised.
  • Outlaw Rogues – Thick as Thieves replaced Tricks of the Trade.
  • Warlocks – Casting Circle and Essence Drain added.
  • Artifact Trait Status – Nearly all traits are implemented at this point; only a few remain non-functional, or to-be-redesigned. (Tuning is still yet to come, of course.)
  • Havoc Demon Hunters – Fury of the Illidari revised.
  • Restoration Shamans – Gift of the Queen revised.
  • Windwalker Monks – Strike of the Windlord revised.
  • All remaining temporary talents have been replaced.
  • World Quests Updated – Revisions to existing World Quests, and many more added.
  • Order Hall Campaigns – We’re ready to test the campaigns (including Missions) for a couple additional classes:
  • Demon Hunter
  • Mage


Thanks, and we look forward to your feedback!

Also, check out the design notes from the previous build, if you haven't already as well: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/17611081045