World Of Warcraft Update 8.2.5 Will Feature Bee Mounts, Worgen And Goblin Model Improvements, And The New Party Sync Feature
World of Warcraft Patch 8.2.5 hits the servers later this year. The patch will introduce bee mounts into the game allowing players to soar through the skies astride massive bumblebees. Talk to Barry the Beekeeper in Stormsong Valley to start getting bee-zy.
Aside from bees, the update will also include visual and animation improvements for Worgen and Goblins. The Firelands raid will also be making a comeback along with the Recruit-a-Friend system which gives current players the chance to earn exclusive pets, mounts, and game time by simply recruiting new players into the game.
Update 8.2.5 also brings with it the new Party Sync mode which will make it easier for party to play and do quests together.
“When players activate Party Sync, everyone in the party becomes aligned to the same quest state, including phases. By mousing over a quest in your tracker, you can see who is on the quest, what their progress is, and who’s ready to turn in the quest. There’s something else we’re going to try out on the PTR, a “replay” quest feature. This will allow players who have already completed certain quests to replay those quests with their friends for rewards that are appropriate to their current level, regardless of the original level of the quest.
We’re also relaxing level restrictions on queueing for instanced content with your friends. This allows lower-level players to queue for content in their level range, and higher-level players can choose to them by having their level scaled down while they’re in the instance. This feature will be available for dungeon instances for PTR Week 1, with PvP instances being flagged in the following weeks. Please note that unlike Timewalking, when your level is scaled down via Party Sync you will temporarily lose access to abilities and powers (such as Azerite traits) with requirements that exceed your reduced level.”
Meanwhile, Blizzard Entertainment has “special things” planned for World of Warcraft’s 15th anniversary this November. Simply logging into the game during the anniversary event will reward players with a celebration package containing a Lil’ Nefarian pet and other in-game goodies. Players will also be able to participate in unique raids with iconic bosses from previous expansions. Defeat all nine bosses to earn an exclusive Deathwing-inspired Obsidian Worldbreaker Black Dragonflight mount. An old-school-inspired Alterac Valley will also be available during the event where participating players will have the chance to earn two new mounts: the Frostwolf Snarler for the Horde and the Stormpike Battle Ram for the Alliance.
Update 8.2.5 will soon be hitting the PTR. We’ll let you know as soon as a definite date comes out. You can also visit the World of Warcraft official forums for more info.
