Developer Jeremy Feasel also noted:
They will have brand new abilities and world quests next week, keep a look out for the next PTR build! Also some fun achievements :)— Jeremy Feasel (@Muffinus) July 29, 2017
Can't wait to check these new Pet Battles out!
! → Also, additional updates on RWLV color-changers and Celestial Calf down below.
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This week was a big surprise for pet collectors - Raiding With Leashes V: Cuteaclysm popped up on the 7.3 PTR! The previous Raiding With Leashes IV was released in Patch 7.1, so the next installment wasn't expected so soon. What a wonderful surprise! :D
Collectors will need to obtain 15 new pets from Cataclysm-era raids, and upon collecting them all will be rewarded with Amalgam of Destruction.
Here's a break down of the pets and which raid/boss they'll drop from. Image heavy warning!
Blackwing Descent (3 pets)
Discarded Experiment - Maloriak
Rattlejaw - Nefarian
Tinytron - Magmatron
Dragon Soul (3 pets)
Corrupted Blood - Spine of Deathwing
Faceless Mindlasher - Yorsahj
Unstable Tendril - Deathwing
Firelands (4 pets)
Blazehound - Shannox
Cinderweb Recluse - Beth'tilac
Infernal Pyreclaw - Majordomo Staghelm
Surger - Baleroc
The Bastion of Twilight (3 pets)
Bound Stream - Elementium Monstrosity
Faceless Minion - Cho'gall
Twilight Clutch-Sister - Valiona
Throne of the Four Winds (2 pets)
Drafty - Nezir
Zephyrian Prince - Al'Akir
Currently there's a bug with two of items, Elementium Back Plate (Spine of Deathwing, Dragon Soul) and Smoldering Treat (Shannox, Firelands) - these two have a chance to teach the incorrect pet. Former SHOULD yield Corrupted Blood, but it has a chance to teach Surger instead. Latter SHOULD yield Blazehound, but it has a chance to teach Drafty instead. So if you're testing the RWLV pets on the PTR, be wary of using these two items (for now). Hopefully they'll get fixed in a future PTR build!
I've only just begun testing some of the new RWLV pets, and unfortunately I haven't noticed any unique/new interactions or idle animations. Then again, I haven't been testing for very long.
However, I did notice that the Twilight Clutch-Sister has two different skins, and can spawn in as either when summoned.
(7.3 PTR) Looks like Twilight Clutch-Sister has two skins (thick tail right, thing tail with spikes left) pic.twitter.com/sKjz6QDEWA— Quintessence (@perksnpeeves) July 27, 2017
The darker blue/purple one (left) is the default skin, and the lighter purple one is its secondary.
UPDATE on RWLV color-changers (July 31): Apparently there are 2 different color-types. One where it's color-changer on summon, another where the pet has a static color upon adding to Pet Journal (but comes in different skins).
Developer Jeremey Feasel clarified that Tinytron is the former, and Clutch-Sister is the latter. Testing on the PTR has made it apparent that the Clutch-Sister isn't behaving as it should though.
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The Celestial Calf is the million gold vendor pet that is currently NOT cageable. However, this might change next patch. This change could be reverted prior to patch release, so we'll have to wait and see.
I feel fairly indifferent about the change, however I am concerned that dupers will have a field day with this pet. It's a minor concern in the overall picture though. If this pet is cageable, and even if dupers get their dirty hands on it, it may mean more collectors will have a chance to collect the Celestial Calf. Which, in my opinion, is a good thing. So long as collectors don't get scammed out of their gold, that is.
UPDATE on Celestial Calf (July 31): It sounds like developers have changed their mind about the change to cageable in 7.3.
This change has been reverted. You can still collect three of them now in 7.3. https://t.co/NXUrSGJpiy— WarcraftDevs (@WarcraftDevs) July 31, 2017
That's it for this PTR build. What a doozy it was! 16 new pets! RWLV! What have we done to warrant this amazingness?! *_*
Will this be available immediately at the launch of 7.3.5? Thanks for the detailed information. Such a fun event for pet collectors.
ReplyDelete@Gloria: Yup, Raiding With Leashes V will be available day 1 of Patch 7.3, which comes out this coming Tuesday! *excited*
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