edit: updated post with the April 21st hotfixes
Raid Testing Schedule – April 22-24
From this Wednesday through Friday, we will continue our Hellfire Citadel raid testing. As is always the case with PTR raid testing, it is quite possible that there will be technical or gameplay issues that disrupt our plans. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
Remember that Heroic difficulty scales for any group size between 10 and 30 players, so feel free to assemble and bring a group of any size within that range. Our general plan is to test every encounter on Heroic difficulty first, and then test sections of the raid on Normal and Raid Finder, alongside targeted Mythic tests.
Each encounter should be available at approximately the listed times below on all PTR servers.
Wednesday, April 22
Kilrogg Deadeye – Heroic Hellfire Citadel
13:30 PDT (16:30 EDT, 22:30 CEST)
Gorefiend – Heroic Hellfire Citadel
15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 24:00 CEST)
Thursday, April 23
Kormrok – Heroic Hellfire Citadel
13:30 PDT (16:30 EDT, 22:30 CEST)
Shadow-Lord Iskar – Heroic Hellfire Citadel
15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 24:00 CEST)
Friday, April 24
Tyrant Velhari – Heroic Hellfire Citadel
13:30 PDT (16:30 EDT, 22:30 CEST)
Fel Lord Zakuun – Heroic Hellfire Citadel
15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 24:00 CEST)
As always, this testing schedule is very fluid and subject to the realities of a PTR environment. We might have to change the time of a testing session, change the boss being tested, or cancel a test entirely, due to bugs, server hardware issues, etc. Keep an eye on this forum for the latest information, and thank you in advance for testing and providing feedback.
Important Testing Notes
Q: How do I get into the raid zone?
A: In Stormwind, Orgrimmar, and your garrison, you may speak to Nexus-Lord Donjon Rade in order to teleport into the raid zone while it is open for testing. (The option to teleport into a zone will not be available when the zone is not open for testing.) You can also teleport to Tanaan and just walk in the standard entrance.
Q: How long does testing last?
A: The primary purpose of testing is to give us the information we need to balance the encounters, evaluate how mechanics are playing out in practice, and identify bugs. Once we’re satisfied that we’ve received that information for a given boss, we’ll be shutting down testing. Usually this takes anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours, but there are no guarantees.
6.1.2 Hotfixes: April 20 + 21
Here you’ll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft Patch 6.1.2. Hotfixes are updates made on our end without requiring a new client-side patch. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require the realm to be restarted to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.
The latest batch of hotfixes are listed below. Previous hotfixes have been compiled by category to provide a quick summary of all hotfixes that have been applied since the start of World of Warcraft Patch 6.1.2.
Tags may be added to some hotfixes to denote a special condition.
- [Requires a realm restart] means the hotfix will not take effect until after a scheduled rolling restart or maintenance.
- [Hotfix in testing] means the hotfix is in early stages of testing and may not be implemented just yet. However, the change is important and is posted to provide as much advanced notice as possible.
April 21
Raids and Dungeons
Blackrock Foundry
- The Blast Furnace
- Fixed an issue where Heart of the Mountain’s Tempered debuff could incorrectly persist on a player pet.
Items
- Explorer’s Notebook or Garrison Scout Report used by players that already have an Exploration mission available should now be informed that they’re not eligible for additional missions of that type and no longer incorrectly consume the item.
April 20
Creatures and NPCs
Spires of Arak
- Solar Magnifier should now allow players to loot it and no longer immediately despawn after being defeated.
Raids and Dungeons
Legacy
- Siege of Orgrimmar
- Galakras: Fixed an issue where players could not advance to Phase 2 because Anti-Air turrets were not spawning correctly.