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Armory Stats - Mists of Pandaria Challenge Modes
Before we get too far into Warlords of Draenor, there are a few outstanding requests for some final armory stats. This sample was updated right up until Patch 6.0.2 went live and looks at accounts active from September 1st onwards, which was 2.3 million accounts and 6.8 million characters.
The first chart looks at the overall percentage of players that have each challenge mode achievement. The second chart defines a participating player as one with the bronze achievement for that challenge mode.
If there are any other final requests that use pre-6.0.2 Mists of Pandaria data please let us know in the comments, as the data will be wiped when new data collection begins in a week.
Challenge Conqueror: Bronze - 11.1% of players
Challenge Conqueror: Silver - 11.1% of players
Challenge Conqueror: Gold - 10.3% of players
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Blue Tweets
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Classes
Any chance you're working on fixing the Guard tooltip value seems to be off by 100% (as if pre hotfix)?
Aye, we're sometimes unable to update tooltip values when we hotfix the effectiveness of spells, until the next client patch. (Celestalon)
I know MS has two rolls and each has X/2% chance in PVE. How does it work in PVP? One roll of X% or X/2%?
That's a mix of old and wrong info. Correct is simple:X% Multistrike = one X% roll in PvP, two X% rolls in PvE (Celestalon)
Mind Sear can't beat Mind Flay? Howling Blast beats Icy Touch w/o proc. Nerf Howling Blast?
Howling Blast is intended to be used in single target. Mind Sear is not. (Celestalon)
Art
Any chance boar mount running animation could get adjusted somehow? Currently it's really jittery.
They have tiny legs! (Muffinus)
Character / Items
How is Shattered Hand refresh supposed to work? Pandemic or just straight refresh?
Shattered Bleed is a bit unusual. Static damage, doesn't roll. Refreshes do NOT get Pandemic. Shared DoT between hands. (WarcraftDevs)
So there is no point in having it on both weapons?
It still does direct damage, and isn't necessarily 100% uptime with it only on 1 weapon. (Celestalon)
PvP
the gap in pvp and normal gear now is just unbareable even despite your efforts. pvp is no longer fun for me.
Hm that's surprising to hear. The gap is closer than it was throughout MoP. (holinka)
Why does a 620/675 item need rep to be used?
PvP gearing needs more variety than "earn currency, go to vendor" (holinka)
I was curious how strongboxes work? I've done random BG, never get one. Is there specific bgs that give them? #nubquestion
All bgs give them. Winners always get gold, losers get silver or bronze based on final score. (holinka)
Have y'all ever considered BiS PvP gearing being easily accessible and fast for everyone? Regardless of casual or competitive?
The game might be better if people could get to the peak ilevel in a straightforward manner, but min-maxing took more engagement. (holinka)
Any chance we'll see removal of the "Ashran Bonus". It simply isn't fun for a lot of people and goes against removing the RBG bonus
Probably not (holinka)
Lore
I have a really strange question for you: Is Lost Veil Anzu where Sketh'lon Base Camp would be in our main Outland timeline?
Probably a happy coincidence, but might've planned it. (DaveKosak)
Garrisons
Proposed solution would allow follower customization over time. Randomness keeps from creating super followers, least not quickly.
There are already follower re-roll tokens, perhaps too rare though. (Muffinus)
Misc
WoDevelopment Log: At one point, I spent at least an hour thinking about what grown-up Awbee's name would be. Awbwegos? (Muffinus)
Computers - Setup of the Month
Each month or every 2 months, depending on the hardware evolution, we will post a couple of hardware setups for those of you who are thinking of upgrading their computer!
This month
The current SSD prices are trending slightly downward again over the past few months, with most SSDs under $0.50 per gigabyte when on sale.
Depending on how much you want to overclock, you may need to spend a bit more for a better CPU cooler like the NH-D14.
Unless you are doing a lot of video rendering or streaming, you do not need the 4790K and should spend that money elsewhere.
Make sure to keep your AMD and Nvidia drivers up to date.
Don't hesitate to post any feedback in the comments of that news post, and don't forget to visit the Computer Forum for any extra questions!
Peripherals/Monitors
Component
Puppy
Dolphin
Monitor
ASUS VS228H-P 22-Inch Monitor - $145
ASUS VS248H-P 24-Inch Monitor - $140
Keyboard
Kensington Pro Fit Media Keyboard - $21
Cyborg V.5 - $53
Mouse
Logitech G402 - $50
Razer DeathAdder - $55
Speakers
Creative A250 2.1 Speaker System - $26
Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $30
Component
Narwhal
Unicorn
Monitor
Dell P2414H Monitor - $220
Dell U2412M - $250
Keyboard
Logitech G510s - $90
CM Storm QuickFire XT - $122
Mouse
Logitech G502 - $69
Razer Naga 2014 - $60
Speakers
Logitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - $55
Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $85
Puppy and Dolphin
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.
Component
Puppy
Dolphin
Case
NZXT Source 210 - $52
NZXT Source 210 - $52
Power Supply
EVGA 600B - $60
EVGA 600B - $60
CPU
AMD FX-6300 - $99
AMD FX-8320 - $136
Heatsink
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $35
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $35
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 - $95
ASUS M5A99FX PRO - $120
Memory
Kingston HyperX Blue 4GB 1600 - $39
8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $89
Graphics Card
Gigabyte R7 260X - $120
MSI R9 270X - $160
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $46
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $75
DVD
Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $21
Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $21
Total
$567
$748
Narwhal and Unicorn
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.
Component
Narwhal
Unicorn
Case
Cooler Master HAF 912 - $60
Corsair Air 540 - $120
Power Supply
Rosewill Capstone 650W - $75 / $104
Rosewill Fortress 750W - $131
CPU
Intel 4690K - $220
Intel 4690K - $220
Heatsink
Thermaltake Frio - $68
Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $73
Motherboard
ASUS Z97-A - $140
ASUS Z97-A - $140
Memory
8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $87
16GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $165
Graphics Card
Gigabyte R9 280 - $180
XFX R9 290X OR MSI GTX 970 - $360 / $340
Hard Drive
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $75
Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black - $132
SSD
Crucial MX100 128GB (Review) - $62
OR
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB (Review) - $82
SAMSUNG 840 EVO 120GB (Review) - $73
OR
SAMSUNG 850 Pro 128GB (Review) - $105
DVD
Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $21
Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $21
Total
$926 - 1060
$1404 - $1467
Dark Legacy Comics #469 - The Hermit
DLC #469 takes a look at garrison missions!