The day has finally arrived, and both games have been patched. Shockingly, both came back up at the exact same time. Though it appears at this time, ED is far more bug-ridden than WoW. I will explain what people have been reporting in its section.
First, with Legion’s ‘Return to Karazan’ Patch 7.1;
As most of you know, Karazan now has a new Mythic difficulty that is unlocked through doing every Legion dungeon in Mythic difficulty. Seems punishing for casuals.
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And for ones wondering if Karazan will stay soloable, the answer is Yes. I even solo’d Kara yesterday (struggled with the Chess Event, but I finally got it(thanks to this video)).
Kara now has a second entrance for Mythic only, allowing soloers to still access the TBC version of Kara. Thank goodness for that.
There’s also reports of a new species of Raptor, called the ‘Falcosaur’ (falcon-like raptors). They are attacking in random spots, breeding out of control, and The Wardens have tasked heroes to quell their numbers. These things can drop eggs and features, which can be used for crafters.
There’s also a chance by killing a Matriarch(Level 110 Elite, yet soloable), and it might drop a hatchling. This can grow up and be a new ground mount, but it comes with a steep price tag (according to Wowhead).
And in my honest opinion, it isn’t worth the effort for a ground mount. There are far more better alternatives for raptor mounts (like the Primal Raptor in MoP).
World Quests now have a filter option of tracking specific WQs to your needs. As in, it will only show you possible gear upgrades, or only gold, or only Order Resources. The Legion Companion App has also been updated to include this feature.
Though I personally would love it if it would inform me if a new WQ pops up that matches my filter (even offline). Though sadly that’s asking a wee bit too much. 😛
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Speaking of the app, it now has a new section for Artifact Knowledge. You no longer have to keep checking ingame to see if it’s done, as you can now look on your phone or tablet instead. Very convenient.
Going down to the changes for Hunters, we have some good news! But it comes with a small annoyance. In the Level 45 Talent Tier, Dash has been replaced by Trailblazer. This is an untoggable version of Aspect of the Cheetah, offering the same 30% movement speed (and disabling if you attack something). The effect reactivates after 3 seconds of not attacking.
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The annoyance is the fact it cannot be toggled. I just.. like having control over certain abilities. But I’ll get over it. The good thing is, it isn’t as annoying as Aspect of the Cheetah was in the past (as in, you won’t be auto-dazed if hit).
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I sadly didn’t see any alternatives to passively healing pets (or any changes for BM). That is unfortunate. The only change is Survival Hunters have gotten some buffs to make them even more powerful. And there is a new tracking option for acquiring the ‘Mecha-Bond Imprint Matrix’: ‘Track Mechanicals’.
One last thing. For some odd reason, Hati (the pet that comes with Titanstrike) has reset to its default skin. Also, there’s now substantially longer loading times when teleporting to another area. My guess is it’s the addons I’m using that are causing it.
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Right, now we move on to Elite Dangerous’ ‘The Guardians’ Patch 2.2;
As you know, we now have ship-launched fighters. Sadly, the fighter bay module isn’t available in Jaques. So that means I would be forced to go back to the bubble. I’d rather do without, then. Honestly.
SRVs can now be painted to match our ships! There’s three paint packs on the FDev Store that is going for $7 each (or 5 euro).
The ship AI voice (the ‘Frame Shift Drive charging’ and all of that) has been clarified. It just sounds sharper now. Really like it.
Jumping to another system, you now get a popup showing the name of the system you’re about to jump to and its current security. Useful for getting away if wanted in a specific system.
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Speaking of jumping, in Witchspace(aka the loading screen), you now see the star of the system you’ll be jumping into. And it actually gets bigger the closer you get to it.
Throttling up your ship for takeoff from a planet, now has a neat display showing a boot sequence (instead of “Drives at 50%”).
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And that’s about it, guys. Note this didn’t cover all the features of the two games; just the major ones.