With just a few days untilWorld of Warcraftlaunches the Fractures in Time content update, Blizzard released the full slate of Patch 10.1.5 notes for players to look over. The patch will herald the arrival of the Dawn of the Infinite megadungeon, which hasalready seen some significant nerfsduring its testing period on the public test realm (PTR), as well as class balance updates across the board.
When Fractures in Time launches next Tuesday, July 11, it will mark a pivotal moment inWorld of Warcraft’s 19-year history. The patch will be the first to introduce a new class specialization during a patch and outside an expansion launch, asthe Augmentation specialization for Evokerswill arrive on patch day. As a support-focused spell caster, the Augmentation Evoker uses the powers of the black and bronze dragonflights to buff their allies and hinder their foes with different forms of crowd control. Though the specialization will intentionally have lower damage than other damage dealers such as the Devastation Evoker, the Augmentation Evoker will provide a new way forWorld of Warcraftplayers to contribute to parties and raids. Only time will tell if the support-focused specialization will be a success.
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However,World of Warcraftwill not leave the other classes and specializations out of the picture. The Fractures in Time update will include a rework for Holy Paladins and for all three Mage specializations. The patch also contains some tuning to address the healing power of hybrid specializations such as Protection Paladin, Brewmaster Monk, and others. One of the adjustments that some specializations will receive is an increase in their mana pools, with some going as high as 250K mana.Click here to see the full list of changes.
The ability formore races to play as Warlocksand to customize their demonic minions will also arrive with the Fractures in Time update. With the change, Warlocks will join Warriors, Hunters, Rogues, Mages, and Priests as the only classes that all ofWorld of Warcraft’s non-Dracthyr races can play. On the subject of races, the requirements needed to unlock and play as Allied Races such as Zandalari Trolls and Dark Iron Dwarves were reduced to only require a level 40 character in order to do the respective quests.
The patch will also include some additional changes to the user interface, including new main menu icons. With side activities such as the Little Scales Daycare that will allowWorld of Warcraftplayers to raise a baby dragon, the Fractures in Time update will have plenty of activities for players of all kinds.
