[GUIDE] Patch 3.08 Preparation

There is a new patch coming out and readily available on the PTR servers. There are a huge list of changes, but let us focus on the ones that impact the economy, your ability to make gold, and ways you can spend it.

Blue Posts:

“Racial restrictions on mounts have now been lifted. Night elves on mechanostriders? Tauren on raptors? You’re not seeing things.”

• This makes collecting the 50 mounts for [Leading the Cavalry] achievement a bit easier to complete.

“[Wintergrasp Commendations] can now also be purchased for the low low price of 9 [Wintergrasp Marks of Honor]. Players can visit their respective Wintergrasp vendors and put those Marks of Honor to use!”

• Speeds up the process of obtaining PVP gear with honor, which means spending money on gems and enchants. The marks of honor can also be traded for a few new epic PVP gear (Head, Feet, Trinket) they have added to the game.

“Reduced the spell power on the [Titansteel Guardian] to bring it in line with its item level.”

• New spell power is 459, down form 490. Slight nerf, however money can still be made on BOE epics. Most have an item level of 200, which is on par with Naxx 10-man raid drops. Once the next raid/badge gear comes out, these BOE epics will eventually fade out. Craft them while there is still an opportunity for profit.

“Weakened Giants and Iron Rune Sentinels can now be correctly mined.”

• More mining opportunities mean more gold to be made.

“Carrion Fleshstrippers are now skinnable.”

• Same goes for skinning.

“[Living Lasher]’s can now properly be skinned with Herbalism.”

• Located in Wintergrasp, these can be farmed for [Crystallized Life], now they can be Herbed as well.

“[Transmute: Titanium] cooldown has been lowered from 3.8 days to 20 hours.”

• As prices of the common ores/bars come down, this transmute may be worth it.

“Some neglected creatures in Icecrown have found the contents of their pockets.”

• I’m assuming this is for a Rogue’s pickpocket ability. Some boxes have a small chance to contain epics/blue gems if you didn’t know already.

Undocumented Changes:

New achievements

• Lil’ Game Hunter – Collect 100 unique companion pets. Reward: Little Fawn’s Salt Lick
  • Back to selling rare/vendor vanity pets on the auction house
• Mountain o’ Mounts – Obtain 100 mounts. Reward: [Blue Dragonhawk Mount]
• Mountain o’ Mounts – Obtain 100 mounts. -Reward: Red Dragonhawk Mount
  • More gold sinks in the form of mounts.

Pack Mule

• Pack Mule – Summons a pack mule, giving you access to any bank items for 3 min. The mule may only be summoned once.
• Summon Faithful Mule – Summons your faithful pack mule, giving you access to any bank items for 3 min.
  • Not sure what this comes from yet, Engineering maybe?

Professions changes

• [Alchemy: Lesser Flask of Resistance] has been added – Increases resistance to all schools of magic by 50 for 1 hr. Counts as both a Battle and Guardian elixir. This effect persists through death.
  • Unless there is a raid encounter that requires an item like this, there will be no demand for it. The materials also include 4 [Fire Leaf], which can be expensive.
• The recipe for the [Fish Feast] is now available for 5 [Dalaran Cooking Award].
  • Another recipe to help us get our “Chef” title from cooking achievements. Notice this will benefit classes that use AP and SP. This will be one of the top food buffs in the game, too bad it requires a lot of fish/meat, as well as 4 [Northern Spices]
• [Plans: Titanium Plating] – Permanently attach titanium plating to a shield, increasing block value by 40.
• [Formula: Enchant Weapon – Titanguard] – Permanently enchant a melee weapon to increase Stamina by 75. Requires a level 60 or higher item.
• [Formula: Enchant Bracer – Major Stamina] – Permanently enchant bracers to increase Stamina by 40. Requires a level 60 or higher item.
  • The previous 3 items listed may use [Eternal Shadow], this may or may not have an effect on the eternal market. Miners seem to get a good amount of earth as well as shadow.
• [Windripper Leggings] and [Windripper Boots] have been added to the game.
  • This Moonkin gear both use [Eternal Air] and [Eternal Shadow], this may or may not have an effect on the eternal market.
• [Jewelcrafting: Icy Prism] – The new version of [Brilliant Glass]. Turns green gems into blue ones and sometimes epic ones, however the [Frozen Orb] maybe the expensive part depending on your server.

Items

• You can now buy [Forest Emerald], [Sky Sapphire], [Twilight Opal] , [Monarch Topaz] , [Autumn’s Glow] , and [Scarlet Ruby] for 10 [Emblem of Heroism] each.
  • Prices of these gems may go down since people wanting to burn some badges by buying gems and selling them on the auction house.
• [Loop of the Kirin Tor] and [Ring of the Kirin Tor] added to the game.
  • Same price as the signet/band. 8500g at Neutral and 6800g at Exalted reputation.
• The [Iron Boot Flask] will now costs 250 [Relic of Ulduar]
  • At the moment, it costs only 10 relics. This is an item that turns you into an Iron Dwarf, unlimited uses, but has a 1 hour cool down.
• You can now use [Relic of Ulduar] to level your reputation with the Sons of Hodir and are not soulbound anymore.
  • This rep is not so fun to grind since it involves doing dailies. Now you can buy and sell these rep items on the auction house.

~ by cherieann on 12/15/2008.