[0:00] Hello there and welcome back to another
[0:01] video. Today we're going to talk about
[0:04] showdowns, which is the name that
[0:05] they're using for the two new mini zones
[0:07] of patch 1207 for Val and Neatol. Uh in
[0:12] this video, we're going to go through
[0:13] everything that you need to know about
[0:14] these zones, what they look like, what
[0:16] do you do there, what are the rewards,
[0:18] all that good stuff. But before we jump
[0:20] into that, I do want to let you know
[0:21] that I am streaming on twitch.tv/mrgm.
[0:24] If you want to see me stream World of
[0:24] Warcraft midnight 1207 ptr 121 ptr, I'm
[0:28] over on twitch.tv/ TV/MGM.
[0:30] Right, so showdowns. Showdowns are an
[0:32] extension of the void assault system
[0:34] from 1205, and they have come in the
[0:37] form of two new mini zones called Val
[0:39] and Neatol. These might be recognizable
[0:42] names to you cuz these two zone
[0:43] locations were previously used in the
[0:46] Argust invasion point system, but they
[0:48] have been extended and changed to be
[0:50] adapted into void invasions. But they
[0:52] are still the same locations, though.
[0:54] They're not pretending it's somewhere
[0:55] new. So, you are going back to these
[0:57] locations that were previously inhabited
[0:59] by the Legion. Let's talk a little bit
[1:01] more about the zones and how they kind
[1:03] of work. So, to enter the zones, you
[1:05] unlock them through a fairly short quest
[1:07] line, which will be available at the
[1:08] start of 1207. And once that's complete,
[1:10] your ults will be able to skip straight
[1:12] to the zone. The entrance to the zones
[1:14] is located in the voidtorm in the
[1:16] Howling Ridge or in Silver Moon by the
[1:19] void assault area. And these zones do
[1:22] rotate weekly, so only one zone will be
[1:24] up at any given time. Now, if you ever
[1:26] want to check out the maps for the
[1:28] zones, they are just attached to the
[1:29] voidtorm map. So, similar to like the
[1:31] siren aisle and things like that, we've
[1:32] had it in the past. These zones are
[1:34] primarily designed for level 90s, but
[1:36] you can come here on a level 80 to 90 to
[1:39] level. The zone does reward XP through
[1:41] world quests and bonus objectives and
[1:42] rares and things like that. So, it could
[1:44] potentially be a unique way to level.
[1:46] Now, Val is an icy world once inhabited
[1:49] by the Legion and is now where a
[1:51] powerful Dominar has established his
[1:53] bastion of power. Negat is a fungal
[1:56] arcane rich world now occupied by the
[1:58] insidious ethereal faction known as the
[2:02] Halh had. Now, when entering these
[2:04] zones, they do use the delve and ritual
[2:06] site UI. And this is where you choose
[2:08] whether you want to enter it on normal
[2:09] world tier or heroic world tier. More on
[2:12] that in a bit. So, let's talk about what
[2:15] is going on in these zones. What are you
[2:16] actually up to? So, these zones do have
[2:19] quests. Each zone will have a selection
[2:21] of one-time quests. There'll be three
[2:22] main quest lines in each of the zones
[2:24] and then seven side quest lines between
[2:27] both of the zones. The side quest lines
[2:29] are a combination of new story beats as
[2:31] well as just setting up things in the
[2:32] zone and teaching you about different
[2:34] zonewide systems like setting up the
[2:37] different flight path teleporters,
[2:38] acquiring a new toy called the light
[2:40] veil recall beacon. This is kind of a
[2:43] flight master's whistle of sorts which
[2:44] will port you back to the base camp with
[2:46] a 15-minute cool down and it will also
[2:48] direct you to a vendor where you can
[2:50] purchase zone specific flasks and buffs
[2:53] which can help you out in the zone. Now
[2:55] each zone will have a bunch of rares
[2:57] with 10 rares in Val and eight in natol
[3:01] as well as world quests. There'll be 14
[3:03] unique world quests in Val and 11 in
[3:05] negat as well. So tons of different
[3:07] world quests and res to do. Alongside
[3:09] that there will be some bonus
[3:10] objectives. The zones are covered in
[3:12] treasures and each of the zones will
[3:14] have a world boss you can kill once per
[3:16] week. So, I mentioned it earlier, world
[3:18] tiers. Yes, there will be two different
[3:20] world tiers for the zones, a normal
[3:23] world tier and a heroic world tier.
[3:25] There was data to suggest a mythic world
[3:26] tier, but it doesn't look like we're
[3:28] getting that. So, normal world tier, the
[3:30] recommended item level is 219, and this
[3:32] is a pretty standard difficulty for most
[3:34] players. When doing the activities in
[3:36] the zone, these will reward field
[3:37] accolades. void light maul coff shards.
[3:40] You also get one out of six warbound
[3:42] champion gear from the rares in the zone
[3:44] and champion crests as well as a
[3:47] warbound champion piece from the world
[3:49] boss. So for heroic world tier, this is
[3:51] actually unlocked by killing one of the
[3:53] world bosses in any of the two zones. Uh
[3:55] and this will unlock it for both of the
[3:57] zones. So obviously when it launches,
[3:58] just go in there, kill the world boss,
[4:00] and that will unlock heroic world tier.
[4:02] Now I find heroic world tier to be
[4:03] pretty difficult on your own. The
[4:04] recommended item level for heroic world
[4:06] tier is 274, which yeah, is pretty high.
[4:10] Now, when you're in heroic world tier,
[4:11] this will contain different affixes.
[4:13] Creatures will spawn with additional
[4:14] abilities. There'll be more elite
[4:16] creatures around the zone, and you'll
[4:18] get random ambushes similar to prey or
[4:20] delves, but yeah, these are a lot harder
[4:23] and don't actually reward anything, so
[4:24] keep an eye out for those. Now,
[4:26] obviously, more difficulty, more
[4:27] rewards, so you're going to get tons
[4:29] more field accolades. Unfortunately,
[4:31] there is no increase to void light mal
[4:33] in heroic world tier, which is a shame
[4:35] because once again, you will be needing
[4:37] a lot of this for the rewards. You are
[4:39] going to get more coffee shards. You're
[4:41] also going to get four out of six
[4:42] warbound champion gear from the rares in
[4:44] heroic world tier. These rares will also
[4:46] drop hero crest and you will get a
[4:48] warbound hero piece from the world boss
[4:51] as well. Both of the world tiers do
[4:53] share world quests and bonus objectives,
[4:55] so if you do complete them on normal,
[4:57] they won't be there on heroic. So, make
[4:59] sure you're keeping that in mind. The
[5:00] difficulty of heroic multi is pretty
[5:02] tough and personally I don't see the
[5:04] point of the rewards with the increased
[5:05] difficulty beyond doing achievements and
[5:08] maybe some hero crest. But maybe people
[5:10] will find it fun. I think as well
[5:11] obviously testing on PTR being pretty
[5:13] much on my own the whole time did make
[5:15] it extremely hard. So, obviously once
[5:17] this launches there's going to be a ton
[5:18] of people around and maybe that will
[5:20] make the difficulty a little bit more
[5:21] manageable. So, yeah, really it's up to
[5:23] you whether or not you want to play in
[5:24] normal or heroic world tier. but it's
[5:26] nice to see it coming in as an option.
[5:28] So, let's talk about the rewards. These
[5:30] zones have a myriad of rewards, ranging
[5:33] from power to cosmetics. There are tons
[5:35] of cosmetics for you to collect here.
[5:37] So, let's start with the weekly quest.
[5:39] These zones will feature a weekly quest.
[5:41] Now, there is one for each tier of
[5:42] difficulty, but if you do choose to do
[5:44] the heroic world tier one without doing
[5:46] the normal one, you'll actually get the
[5:48] normal tier rewards from your heroic
[5:50] cash, so you don't have to do it twice.
[5:51] Now, the normal weekly quest rewards
[5:53] gold, 15 hero dawn crest, 200 void light
[5:56] m, 75 field accolades, and 100 kofaki
[6:00] shards. If you complete the weekly in
[6:02] heroic world tier, this will reward you
[6:04] gold, 15 myth dawn crest, 250 void light
[6:07] mile, 100 field accolades, and 125 kofi
[6:11] shards. Now, one thing that's
[6:12] interesting here is that once you've
[6:13] completed the weekly, there'll be a new
[6:15] dialogue option that gives you the
[6:16] choice to do even more activities, like
[6:18] completing world activities or defeating
[6:20] rares in the zone. And each of these
[6:22] will also reward another cash with the
[6:25] same rewards. So, really, if you do all
[6:27] of them, you can get up to three cashes
[6:29] a week from each difficulty. So, it's
[6:31] definitely going to keep you busy. The
[6:32] zones also feature a one-time quest in
[6:34] Heroic World Tier to obtain four void
[6:37] commanders emblems. Now, these can drop
[6:39] from either of the world bosses in
[6:41] Heroic World Tier, but it also looks
[6:43] like these do come from the Heroic World
[6:45] Tier weekly quests, all three of them.
[6:47] So, you should be able to obtain this in
[6:49] one week if you complete all the weekly
[6:51] quests and kill the world boss. This
[6:52] actually rewards a myth track piece,
[6:54] which is the first time getting Myth
[6:56] Track in World Content. You'll be able
[6:58] to choose between a cloak, waste, or
[7:00] braces. So, that's definitely a first
[7:02] for solo players. There's also been some
[7:04] pretty substantial updates to Marane
[7:06] Silverwing in Silver Moon. So, this
[7:08] vendor will now sell specific hero track
[7:11] caches at 750 field accolades each and
[7:14] has cashes for specific armor slots.
[7:16] Also, weapons, rings, and trinkets. So,
[7:19] you can specifically get some of those
[7:21] hero track pieces for 750 each. She also
[7:24] sells specific slots for champion as
[7:26] well for 100 field accolades. Now,
[7:28] unfortunately, as of the recording of
[7:30] this, field accolades are not warbound,
[7:32] so they are still character specific.
[7:34] Now, while on the subject of updated
[7:36] vendors in 1207, you also be able to
[7:38] purchase the loss armament weapon
[7:40] cosmetics from a vendor for 150 dark
[7:43] particles. If you know about these
[7:45] items, right now they are only obtained
[7:47] at an extremely low drop rate from void
[7:50] assaults, or you can purchase them on
[7:52] the auction house for insane amount of
[7:54] gold. So really cool to see them being
[7:56] available from a vendor as of 1207. Now
[7:58] back to the zone. The zone will also
[8:00] feature a blue version of the prey armor
[8:03] and weapons. Now these can be purchased
[8:04] from a vendor for various amounts of
[8:06] field accolades and void light maul. Now
[8:09] they cost barely any accolades but tons
[8:11] of void light m. So I hope you've been
[8:13] saving. However, you can save yourself
[8:15] some currency because if you come to one
[8:16] of the zones on a level 80 plus the
[8:19] world quest in the zone will actually
[8:20] reward the appearances from this vendor.
[8:23] Also, the rares in the zone also have a
[8:24] chance of dropping these items as well,
[8:26] so you might not need to spend as much
[8:28] on the vendor. In Val, you'll be able to
[8:30] acquire a purple version of the noble's
[8:32] winter attire. This is a low drop chance
[8:35] from chest in Val. The good news here is
[8:38] if you don't like RNG from chess, you
[8:39] can purchase these pieces from the
[8:42] bulging winter pack for 250 accolades.
[8:45] Negat will also have something similar
[8:46] with brand new weapon appearances. These
[8:48] can drop from chess in negat, but they
[8:50] can also be purchased from the vendor
[8:52] from the bulging ethereal pack for 250
[8:56] field accolades from the same vendor.
[8:57] You can also purchase the swamp dwellers
[9:00] night staff for field accolades and void
[9:02] light maul. There's also some new light
[9:04] forge weapon appearances. All of these
[9:06] cost 60 field accolades and void light
[9:08] mal. So firstly, you can purchase the
[9:10] arsenal light forge armaments. This
[9:12] contains a two-handed sword, a pole arm,
[9:14] and a offh hand. You can also purchase
[9:17] the light runed crystal beacon, which is
[9:19] a one-handed mace, and the light veil
[9:21] argonite blade, which is a one-handed
[9:24] sword. There is also some light forge
[9:26] housing decor. You've got the D-powered
[9:28] light forge siege breaker for 500 mile.
[9:31] The grand artifific's light forge
[9:33] console for 250, the light veils
[9:35] transport pad for 250, the luminant
[9:38] soldiers war banner for 150, the
[9:40] luminant defenders golden barricade for
[9:42] 150, and the luminant scouts golden
[9:45] fence for 150. There's also three pets
[9:48] which are available to purchase. You've
[9:49] got Frosticus Maximus for 750, Sento for
[9:52] 750, and Fishstick Keith for 250
[9:56] Cinderize Swarmers and 30 Field
[9:58] accolades. There's also three mounts
[10:00] which are associated with the zone. You
[10:01] got the Nether Forge null frame, which
[10:03] is a void mech mount. You've got the
[10:05] Voidmancer's Star Carver, which is a
[10:08] void surfboard mount, and the tortured
[10:11] gorgger, which is a void themed gorgger.
[10:14] Now, it's worth noting here that a lot
[10:15] of these rewards do require achievements
[10:18] to purchase them. For example, some of
[10:20] the mounts are attached to the meta
[10:21] achievement of each of the zones, which
[10:23] is a great segue to talk about
[10:24] achievements. So, there are tons of
[10:25] achievements in each of the zones which
[10:27] have been added to the void assault
[10:29] section. Now, these achievements range
[10:31] from killing the world boss, killing
[10:32] rares, completing world quests,
[10:34] defeating a certain amount of creatures
[10:36] with certain affixes, and various things
[10:38] like that. And as mentioned, there is a
[10:40] meta achievement for each of the zones.
[10:42] And this is the requirement for the
[10:43] Nether Forge null frame and the void
[10:46] mantis star carver amount. So, tons of
[10:48] things to do, tons of things to collect,
[10:50] and tons of gear to acquire if you are
[10:52] chasing some of those hero track pieces.
[10:54] So, yeah, that is showdowns. Those are
[10:57] the two new mini zones of 1207. Let me
[11:00] know in the comments your thoughts on
[11:01] these zones. Let me know your thoughts
[11:03] on heroic world tier. Personally, I
[11:05] think heroic world tier would be better
[11:06] suited for like the start of a patch.
[11:08] obviously when people are using kind of
[11:10] world content to gear, but I think
[11:11] people will probably enjoy having the
[11:13] option to go in there. There's tons of
[11:14] cosmetics to collect as well. So, it's
[11:16] definitely going to keep people very,
[11:18] very busy until we get to 12.1 in
[11:20] August. So, guys, thank you very much
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