World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria developers have talked to several fansites to discuss Patch 5.2 Thunder Isle. Eldorian (Blizzplanet) is interviewing Tom Chilton today.
World of Warcraft Patch 5.2 (build 16486) introduced a new quest for level 60 players. This quest appears onscreen automatically upon reaching level 60 to alert players they can now visit the riding trainer to learn the Expert Riding skill.
The title has a funny vibe to it, we know Blizzard developers love easter eggs and pop culture references.
“I Believe You Can Fly” — is a reference to R. Kelly “I Believe I Can Fly” (YouTube video)
This system is not fully implemented in the PTR 5.2, but build 16486 added cosmetic changes that suggest players who queue to Random Dungeon LFG can choose which reputation faction they wish to gain reputation points with.
In the Random Dungeon LFG window and Scenario window, there is a red button which says: “Choose Reputation”. Clicking that button opens up your character window’s reputation tab.
At this point, PTR players can’t yet choose a reputation. Work in Progress.
Eldorian linked me to a blue post concerning this new feature:
As the PTR Patch Notes read currently, it’s the first dungeon and first scenario. Of course, things might change, but that’s the plan right now.
The answer was/is so blooming obvious, you never had to re-invent the wheel, just put the old one back on – simply having both at release (instead of removing tabards) – Blizz could of scored a blinder by satisfying everyone – missed opportunity by not keeping tabards with the current daily system on release, missed it again in 5.1 and instead opt for a watered down fix in 5.2.
If one of them is the obvious path to get it done faster, the developers have seen over the years that the players will take that path, even if it’s something they just don’t like doing (which is probably why some people feel dailies are mandatory, because they’d like to spend their valor points on that gear rather than using the item upgrade system, perhaps because the’ll spend them better there).
Also, keep in mind that in 5.2, valor gear will have a reputation requirement, but this reputation won’t be earned from daily quests (which will also be available and it’s a different faction).
Lady Jaina Proudmoore: Your presence on the battlefield cannot be ignored. I would like to give you something extra for your efforts, (class).
Rewards: Arcane Trove, 24g-72s, 50 Conquest Points and 5 Lesser Charm of Good Fortune.
Note: Among the known random items that can be found by opening the Arcane Trove are: Spirit of Harmony, Elder Charm of Good Fortune and Lei Shen summoning stone.
Vereesa Windrunner: To think, we were once on the same side! The Sunreavers’ treachery caught us all off guard. Never again!
They have shown their true natures to us. Siding with Garrosh and his madness has marked them all for death.
Kill any agent of the Sunreavers that you find. We will show them no mercy here.
Objectives
Kill 10 Sunreaver agents or players on the Isle of Thunder.
Completion
Vereesa Windrunner: You have put a good dent in the Sunreaver forces here. Like vermin, there will always be more. We must be at the ready at all times.
Captain Elleane Wavecrest: Sometimes, even the smallest creatures can be the biggest threat.
The Sunreavers brought mana wyrms with them. Though small in size they have the ability to cripple our casters in combat. Many have learned the hard way not to underestimate them.
They must be dealt with and quickly.
Objectives
Kill 9 Sunreaver Mana Wyrms.
Completion
Captain Elleane Wavecrest: You’ve made excellent progress today, (class). Rest assured however, our work here is nowhere close to done.
Captain Elleane Wavecrest: Even the strongest defense can still have a weakness, (class). We just need to find the weakness in the Sunreaver’s defense and then exploit it as much as possible.
Scouts have reported the use of perimeter wards around Dawnseeker Promontory. They’re powerful, but not deadly.
Disabling them would allow us to keep closer watch on their activities.
Objectives
Destroy 6 Sunreaver Perimeter Wards around Dawnseeker Promontory.
Completion
Captain Elleane Wavecrest: Excellent work, (race)! I was able to get a few of my scouts behind their lines before the perimeter wards were repaired.
Warmage Yurias: We have been dispatching spies into the Sunreaver base of operations on a daily basis. Some had orders to recover charged moganite from the enemy and bring it here.
They have not returned, and I can confirm they have left the Sunreaver base.
Search the jungle between here and there and find any of the charged moganite that might have been lost in transit. Bring it to me and we will put it to good use.
Objectives
Recover a Charged Moganite and bring it to Warmage Yurias.
Progression
Note: There is more than one Charged Moganite. Players can identify it by looking for the big interacive icon floating above the item. After clicking the Charged Moganite, the item is clipped on the character’s back. Similar to the Warsong Gulch flag, players have to walk all the way back to the Violet Rise and turn in the quest at Warmage Yurias. Players can’t mount while carrying the Charged Moganite.
Warmage Yurias: Mmm. This is a good crystal. You have done well, (name).
(Charged Moganite returned to Violet Rise: 1/1)
Completion
Warmage Yurias: Well done, champion. This artifact will be put to better use in our hands than in the hands of the Sunreavers.
Archmage Lan’dalock: If you spend some time in Za’Tual, you will likely see one of their large tents emanating a pure form of evil.
Please, venture into the troll camp and put a stop to these unspeakable rituals.
Objectives
Slay 2 Harbingers of the Loa.
Completion
Archmage Lan’dalock: Most who witness such rituals never return, and those that do tend to be shaken. You, (name), seem little moved by your incredible deeds. I am impressed.
Archmage Lan’dalock: The Zandalari are a formidable foe – more so than many foes we’ve encountered in the past. But you are a formidable foe as well, (name).
Enter Za’Tual to and show them the risks associated with opposing the likes of you.
Objectives
Slay 12 Trolls in Za’Tual.
Completion
Archmage Lan’dalock: (Name), your help against the Zandalari is appreciated. I realize it seems we cannot stem the tide, but your efforts make a difference.
Lady Jaina Proudmoore: The Zandalari have been a constant nuisance since we arrived on this island. I’ve assigned Archmage Lan’dalock to take charge of dismantling their presence at Za’Tual, in the south.
Report to him when you are best able. He will have work for you.
Objectives
Find Archmage Lan’dalock outside of Za’Tual.
Completion
Archmage Lan’dalock: One more to join the Zandalari hunt? Good. Very good.
Lyalia: The Skumblade threaten our people, but responding with all out slaughter would be an overreaction.
A more reasonable response to their threat would be to slay some of their tribal leaders. There will be less bloodshed, and they will still respect our perimeter.
Objectives
Slay a Skumblade Brute, a Skumblade Saur-Priest, and a Skumblade Snapdragon.
completion
Lyalia: I know the true price of bloodhshed. I know the cost of war.
It would be simpler to blindly massacre out attackers until they yield. But is it right?
Lady Jaina Proudmoore: The Shado-Pan arrived here before we did, and they are already at work undermining the Thunder King’s forces.
I want you to meet with Taran Zhu, the leader of the Shado-Pan, and offer your services on behalf of the Kirin Tor. I doubt he is truly in need of the aid, but the gesture holds importance in itself.
Captain Elleane Wavecrest: Archmage Modera has taken over at Ihgaluk Crag, to the southeast, continuing her efforts to turn the Saurok against the Zandalari and mogu.
Go to her, and help in any way that you can.
Objectives
Find Archmage Modera outside of Ihgaluk Crag.
Completion
Archmage Modera: You have good timing. I am quite in need of your assistance.
Lady Jaina Proudmoore: The Shado-Pan arrived here before we did and they are already at work undermining the Thunder King’s forces.
I want you to meet with Taran Zu, the leader of the Shado-Pan, and offer your services on behalf of the Kirin Tor. I doubt he is truly in need of the aid, but the gesture holds importance in itself.
Elina Zaralae: The spiritbinders of the Zandalari perform sacrificial rites to appease the loa and their vile gods. These dark rituals involve the sacrifice of our people.
Destroy any offerings you can find among their tents in Za’Tual and perhaps we can stall the sacrifices.
Objectives
Destroy 6 Zandalari Offerings.
Completion
Elina Zaralae: The tide of blood is slowed, at least for a time. Thank you for your efforts in stalling the sacrifices, (class).
Amalia Penshire: This is not a glamorous job. Let me put it to your bluntly.
The Skumblade saurok pile all of their filth into a pool in the middle of their village. This filth is so concentrated and so rancid that it has congealed into moving, animate matter.
The saurok can keep their filth-pool, but once it starts spreading outside of the village, I’d say it’s time to intervene.
Objectives
Disperse 75 pieces of filth by killing Quivering Filth in Ihgaluk Crag.
Completion
Amalia Penshire: Jobs like this make me glad that I left most of my nose in the tomb.
Archmage Aethas Sunreaver: Ihgaluk Crag has no end of saurok. Those beasts attack my men and spread their disease into nearby water and wildlife, interfering with our operations.
Thin their numbers, (name). Once the Horde takes full control of this island, we can look for more permanent solutions.
Objectives
Slay 10 Skumblade saurok.
Completion
Archmage Aethas Sunreaver: One day, this island will belong to the Horde. I can only hope that it will be free of saurok before then.
Sunwalker Dezco: The Skumblade threaten our people, but responding with all-out slaughter would be an overreaction.
A more reasonable response to their threat would be to slay some of their tribal leaders. There will be less bloodshed, and they will still respect our perimeter.
Objectives
Slay a Skumblade Brute, a Skumblade Saur-Priest, and a Skumblade Seadragon.
Completion
Sunwalker Dezco: I know the true price of bloodshed. I know the cost of war.
It would be simpler to blindly massacre our attackers until they yield. But is it right?
Ryshelle Brightlock: The Reliquary is having a field day out here, literally!
Every day, the researchers find more relics to study and catalog.
Recently, one of our adventurers found this scroll at the Court of Bones.
I believe that this incantation can be used to call beyond the grave. And if my Mogu is up to date, I’d say you should use it in the last room in the Hall of the Exalted.
Would you be willing to test out my theory?
Objectives
Use the Incantation of Gura in the Hall of the Exalted, then defeat Gura the Reclaimed.
Progression
Note: A broken mogu statue has an inscription on a marble plaque which says:
“Lord Gura commanded the very power of the storm at his fingertips. With a single word, he could blanket the earth in crackling electricity. Those caught in his storm died a terrible, scorching death.”
Gura the Reclaimed: Die by the fury of the storm!
Completion
Ryshelle Brightlock: Ah yes, you’ve just confirmed my theory! Thank you, (class).
Ryshelle Brightlock: Our assault on the Court of Bones continues. Our progress remains slow, but measurable.
Unfortunately, we’ve received several reports of stone quilen statues coming to life without warning. I can’t have these quilen threatening my research expedition.
Venture into the Court of Bones and destroy any quilen statues that you can find.
Objectives
Destroy 8 Grave Guardians.
Progression
Ryshelle Brightlock: The mogu’s history is fraught with savage conquest and tests of strength. After thousands of years, only the strongest members of their race have survived.
Completion
Ryshelle Brightlock: I am glad to hear that you left the quilen in a thousand tiny pieces. You have contributed much to our war effort.
