The Course of the Pre-Patch and Other News

Dear players,

today, it has been 48 hours without a single crash! πŸŽ‰Β For this momentous occasion, we would like to share a few cool and exciting things with you:

First of all, those of you who completed the Theramore’s Fall scenario see its destroyed version in the uninstanced world, but that is easy to fix! If you want to return to the past and reminisce, all you need is to speak to Zidormi, and you will be teleported back! ⏳

We have also recently fixed a long-standing issue with achievements from dungeons and raids that prevented you from obtaining them. This issue was caused by the implementation of a new achievement system for Mists of Pandaria instances, which was incompatible with the old one. We have added new support for the old system, which fixed this issue in all of Cataclysm and older instances! πŸ…

Lastly, there is one thing we know you have all been waiting for, even more since the release of the first scenario, and that is the end of the pre-patch. Since the launch of Helios, our developers have been working tirelessly to ensure you can enjoy an amazing and stable experience, with 30 fixes since our last changelog, and many more additional improvements. We know this has been a long wait for you, and now we have something to compensate it with:

  • On March 12th at 12:00 server time, we will open the creation of pandaren and monks, so you will be able to level them up to 85 and make them ready for what is to come next! 🐼 In addition to these new options, pet battles will also finally be available, allowing you to enjoy collecting and battling your favourite critters through the remaining time of the pre-patch. Please note, however, that we had to make some custom modifications to make this possible, which necessitated some compromises in what will be available. As an example, monks will not be able to travel to Pandaria via Zen Pilgrimage during this time, but they will regain this ability when Pandaria is fully launched, don’t worry!
  • If all goes as planned, on March 26th, the mists will finally disperse, allowing you to continue your adventures in the new continent: Pandaria. If there are no unexpected complications, the pre-patch shall end on this date, and you will be able to level up to 90 and enjoy what Mists of Pandaria has to offer. πŸ˜‰ We will also publish the raid opening schedule soon!

Enjoy!

Helios Team