Patch 5.2: The Thunder King - Now Live

by Rygarius 07 Mar 2013 13:15 GMT

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Patch 5.2: The Thunder King - Now Live

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Lei Shen has consolidated his power on the Isle of Thunder, and if he’s not dislodged, his reborn army will threaten all of Pandaria. But the return of the Thunder King is good news for you, because it means that new challenges and triumphs await you in patch 5.2. A massive new zone, a new raid, server-wide events surrounding the siege on the Isle of Thunder, new factions, world bosses…and more still. Brace yourself for the storm.

Head over to the Under Development page now for a preview of the major in-development features planned for the next World of Warcraft patch, The Thunder King.

Patch notes for 5.2 The Thunder King can be found here.

Content & Features

Raid Preview: Throne of Thunder
Delve into the Thunder King’s stronghold, one of the largest raid dungeons that Azeroth’s adventurers have ever seen.

Throne of Thunder Raid Schedule
Get the latest scoop on the raid schedule for Throne of Thunder.

Preview: Isle of Thunder
Learn more about the epic showdown between Lei Shen, the Zandalari, and those who would stop them.

A Day on the Isle of Thunder
There, on the horizon to the Northwest, do you see it? There’s a sense of foreboding that clings, and something else . . . .

Portrait of a Thunder King
Learn more about the situation involving the mogu and their once and perhaps (more frighteningly) future emperor, Lei Shen.

Preparing to Kill a King
Get Bashiok’s thoughts on how to maximize your play time in the weeks before and after Patch 5.2.

World Boss Preview: Nalak, The Storm Lord
Check out our sneak peak at at one of the new world bosses, Nalak, The Storm Lord.

World Boss Preview: Oondasta
Check out our sneak peek at one of the new world bosses, Oondasta.

I Am Legendary
Let’s catch up with the legendary quest line so far and take a peek at what’s to come.

5.2 Currency Conversions
Learn how Conquest and Honor it going to work after the patch.

Armor, Mount, & Pet Preview

Tier 15 Armor Preview
Take a peek at tier 15 armor sets that can be found inside the Throne of Thunder.

Season 13 Armor Preview
Take a look at the Tyrannical armor sets that the most accomplished PvP competitors can earn in Season 13.

Pets & Mounts
Coming soon.

PvP

PvP Season 12 Ending Soon
Learn more about end date for Battleground Season 12 and get information on upcoming Season 13.

Preparing for PvP In 5.2
Get up to speed on PvP changes and hit the ground running when 5.2 goes live.

PvP Gear in 5.2 and Beyond
An update on planned improvements for PvP gear, and get a look at the thought processes that motivated those changes.

From the Developers

Class Reviews: Part 1
An overview of important changes coming to Death Knights, Druids and Hunters.

Class Reviews: Part 2
An overview of important changes coming to Mages, Paladins and Priests.

Class Reviews: Part 3
An overview of important changes coming to Rogues, Shamans and Warlocks.

Class Reviews: Part 4
An overview of important changes coming to Warriors and Monks.

Customer & Technical Support Information

Troubleshooting
Find more information on common technical issues.

Patch 5.2 PTR Patch Notes
This is an ongoing list of changes for Patch 5.2 on the PTR right now.

Media Coverage

Dave & Cory Chat with Epic Podcast
Lead designers Cory Stockton & Dave Kosak kick back to discuss 5.2 content & story.

Dave Kosak on Trailer Lore
Gamebreaker sat down with Lead Quest Designer Dave Kosak to discuss 5.2 lore.

Ion Hazzikostas on Raiding
GuildOx gathers insight into group content development from Warcraft's lead encounter designer.

Germany's Vanion Speaks to Dave Kosak
For our German- and English-speaking players, Vanion covers the breadth of 5.2 content with Dave Kosak.

Dave & Anne Together Again
WoW Insider's Anne Stickney pulls Dave Kosak aside once more to talk about blending story with gameplay.

When Animals Attack
Cory "Mumper" Stockton is back again with Warcraft Pets to carry on about our favorite little companions.

Progression & Encounters
Lead encounter designer Ion Hazzikostas sits with Wowhead to talk about endgame progression and the Throne of Thunder.

WorldofWar.de with Tom Chilton
German WorldofWar.de and Tom Chilton speak about Patch 5.2 and beyond. Scroll down for English transcript.

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Benjaboy
Quel'Thalas

11/04/2013

NERF death knight dmg and tanky nerf warlocks HP and dmg. and plz buff paladins dmg then are to low

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Lòthlorien
Silvermoon

10/04/2013

Epic!!

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Warriorerne
Bladefist

10/04/2013

cant download the new patch keeps stuck on Cheaking for updates please help!

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Waarior
Ghostlands

09/04/2013

naicee!!!!!!!

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Dogruff
Eonar

08/04/2013

niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Steliosgiou
Magtheridon

05/04/2013

Good patch really like it .

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Ozzs
Twisting Nether

14/03/2013

thanks for destroying the classic transmogs

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Dotdotkaboom
Hellscream

11/03/2013

Brutalka, what are you brabbeling, i do all 13 new daillies in about 1 hour 30 minutes including taking the rares with people runnign around the island...

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Trueseeker
Silvermoon

10/03/2013

guys WTF i cant play wow

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Amaanda
Grim Batol

08/03/2013

I cant get in ? can your guys play now? WTF happend

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Renshí
Ragnaros

08/03/2013

I don't get this Blizz. You earn 129.000.000,- euro's a MONTH with this game, and when I entered this quest Isle for the new patch, I still run in the same troll-model as back in '05 in STV. Are u guys just too lazy to make something descent for our buck?!

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Fatism
Darksorrow

16/03/2013

@Renshí: amg cant plai cus old models

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Priestitutee
Sylvanas

12/04/2013

@Renshí: OH TEH NOES!!! OLD MODELS! MELTING MY BRAIN!

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Maayshra
Balnazzar

07/03/2013

Patch 5.2 is amazing, a lot of things to do. I had a lot of fun yesterday while hunting rare mobs with friends, I can't wait to see ToT raid!

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Brutalka
Twilight's Hammer

07/03/2013

Money money money ... Blizzard is money washing company.
The main idea is to make the things in game taking more time to be done, so they can earn more money. Simple as that. 5.2 quests requires rare mobs to be killed in order to loot items for quest with low chance, so in order to finish 1 daily quest, you need to spend 2 - 3 hours of time. farm farm farm = money money money

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Feralica
Chamber of Aspects

14/03/2013

@Brutalka: Yeh definitely. Takes 20min to do the new dailies. Hard job mate.. And who forces you to kill the rares? noone. You are !@#$ing ridiculous.. dont do %^-* you dont want to. Damn you people amaze the !@#$ out of me

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Priestitutee
Sylvanas

12/04/2013

@Brutalka: Actually only YOU are spending 2 - 3 hours on one daily.

I do my 12 dailies (13 maybe?) in an hour and a half tops. so, 2 quests every ten minutes or so? You should check your gear or whatever, if you take 3 hours to do a daily xD
:P

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Tonks
Silvermoon

07/03/2013

The game became total crap. Quests are determined by your luck, a lot of farms for one daily quest, you need to camp area 2 hours. It's all now about farm farm farm farm farm farm farm, same !@#$ every day. This is not even close of what wow once was. RIP ... thanks God unsubbed at time. Good luck.

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Butstab
Frostmane

07/03/2013

I cant open wow ever since i updated to 5.2

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Ккучер
Fordragon

07/03/2013

thanks blzrd, for killing mage. :)

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Temudjine
Kazzak

07/03/2013

@Ккучер: Im sure i read somewhere firemages being good at the 530 ilv point ;p

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Butstab
Frostmane

07/03/2013

i try to logg inn but nothing happens plz help me

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Conkin
Defias Brotherhood

07/03/2013

Having SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun doing another full time job of dailies and being mass ganked whilst doing it. Thanks! :D

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Inkura
Silvermoon

08/03/2013

@Conkin: I assume you're sarcastic about enjoying it, in which case I suggest you to find another game. Oh, and if you dislike being ganked, how about playing on a PvE server?

Stop whining...

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Tonks
Silvermoon

11/03/2013

@Conkin:
I really dont understand those kind of people who wine about being ganked. Why the hell you chose PVP realm then in first place? Some things never stop to surprise me.

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Zheed
Defias Brotherhood

07/03/2013

i miss the old talent tree from WoTLK

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Nelea
Elune

07/03/2013

@Zheed: Not me, it's much more fun to be able to choose your talents: nearly no mandatory talent now (sorry mages :p)!

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Yourmine
Defias Brotherhood

07/03/2013

@Zheed: i miss those talents too with hybrid specs and stuff :X

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Emasieszor
Draenor

06/03/2013

is there somewhere else i can download it and run it myself?

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Amaanda
Grim Batol

06/03/2013

@Emasieszor: i have the same problem...

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Líony
Argent Dawn

06/03/2013

Restart your computer, usualy helps

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Emasieszor
Draenor

06/03/2013

@Líony: tried it :(

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Emasieszor
Draenor

06/03/2013

anyone else having trouble installing? just got a wow launcher up that's says updating blizzard launcher goes like half way then stays there closed and restarted it like 8 times now

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Soulrech
Magtheridon

10/04/2013

@Emasieszor: Having the same problem it don't even go half way anymore haven't tried using the disc yet FIX IT BLIZZ!

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Líony
Argent Dawn

06/03/2013

Blizzard...FIX THEM CLOAKS!

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Glokage
Ravencrest

06/03/2013

no new dungeons?

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Fairycake
Darksorrow

06/03/2013

@Glokage: They said at the start of MoP that they wasn't going to make it easy to get gear through dungeons, bringing out new dungeons is exactly what they're trying to avoid this expansion

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Rèáper
Sylvanas

11/03/2013

@Fairycake: its basically getting closer to vanilla :P
Allot of rep farm to get gear, and to start raids, Kinda wierd they didnt make a allot of pre-quests for it tho

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Luncor
Burning Legion

06/03/2013

Finally. For the Horde!

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Isozaki
Mazrigos

06/03/2013

Ok... So what time is the patch sturting? Cause nearly all my guild friends thought it was as soon as the realm restart starts

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