WoW Insider's patch 5.3 news roundup
You've heard that patch 5.3 is arriving this week, but do you know just what is in store? There's been a lot of news, but we'll point you towards the highlights so you can get up to speed and into patch 5.3's new content immediately.
From Blizzard
- Patch 5.3 PTR patch notes
- Preparing for Patch 5.3: Escalation
- World Event – Battlefield: Barrens Preview
- Patch 5.3 Scenario Preview
- PvP Preview: Deepwind Gorge and The Tiger's Peak
- Patch 5.3 Adds Off-Spec Loot and Rewards
- PvP Gear in Patch 5.3
Interviews
New content
- New scenarios and Lorewalker Cho
- A first look at Heroic Scenarios
- Scenario: Battle on the High Seas preview
- Scenario: The Secrets of Ragefire preview
- Scenario: Blood in the Snow preview
- World event: Battlefield Barrens preview
- Battleground: Deepwind Gorge preview
Class news
- Death Knights: Patch 5.3 and the death of festerblight, Patch 5.3 and other news for death knights
- Monks: What's on the horizon for monks in patch 5.3
- Rogues: Stealth, openers, and the 5.3 nerfs
- Hunters: Patch 5.3 buffs hunters, Hunters get more pet slots
- Warlocks: Catching up on Patch 5.3
PvP
- PvP Power percentage nerfs
- Ask the Devs PvP changes Q&A
- Flag carrying deals more damage to tanks
- Analysis of Blizzard's post on patch 5.3 PvP gear
- Patch 5.3 PvP Gear Changes: Don't Panic
Lore, story, and quests
- Catching up with the lore for patch 5.3
- The case of the next Warchief
- Is Garrosh Hellscream corrupt?
- What is the Alliance missing?
- Vol'jin and the Darkspear Rebellion
- Vol'jin and conflicted loyalties
- Valley of Spirits closed down by Garrosh's goons
- The Horde rebellion, loyalty, and leadership
- The Kor'kron are taking over
Battle pets
- Patch 5.3's pet battle changes
- The ongoing mystery of the Unborn Val'kyr
- Accuracy and damage changes to pet battles
- Even more battle pets from the PTR
Gear and items
- Darkspear Rebellion Quartermaster items
- Transmog to be available from bank and void storage
- Fiery new mounts
- Item upgrades to return for PvE, not for PvP
Other updates
- Collectors' achievements galore
- New features coming to Brawler's Guild in patch 5.3
- Mining and herbalism able to be leveled exclusively in Pandaria