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Patch 11.2 PTR - Build 61624
Build 61624 has been deployed to the Public Test Realms.
Build Highlights
Blizzard added several
player housing decor
New Brann's Delver's Race for Horde and Alliance with faction-themed rewards
Improvements to the Spell Density system for better combat visibility
Keystone Deserter system strings have been datamined
Ghosts of K'aresh Development Notes - June 24, 2025
Blizzard has posted the Development Notes for Build 61624.
Spell Density Visual Updates
Originally Posted by Blizzard
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Hello!
This week’s Ghosts of K’aresh PTR includes changes and improvements to the Spell Density graphics setting. Previously, this option would dynamically reduce the amount of spell visuals being displayed, based on your current framerate. This has been helpful to players with lower-performance systems, but we want to improve it, with the goal of giving players more control over how spell visuals in combat look, regardless of performance.
The Spell Density system is first designed with a focus on improving players’ visibility of important information in combat, so that players can better see and respond to combat mechanics. The new system provides game designers and artists with improved controls over which spell visuals get displayed and how, so that there can be a reduction of visuals that do not convey useful information to the player about the state of combat.
How It Works
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Ghosts of K'aresh Development Notes - June 24, 2025
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Hello! The Ghosts of K’aresh PTR has been updated with the following:
MANAFORGE OMEGA RAID
Normal and Heroic raid testing begins this week. See the raid testing schedule for dates and times:
Manaforge Omega: Raid Testing Schedule
THE WAR WITHIN SEASON 3
Eco-Dome Al’dani testing for all difficulties begins this week. See the dungeon testing schedule for more information:
The War Within Season 3 Dungeon Testing Schedule
CLASSES

Death Knight
Hero Talents
Deathbringer
Frost
Exterminate second scythe damage has been increased by 20%.
Rider of the Apocalypse
Frost
Mawsworn Menace has been updated – Increases the damage of Obliterate by 10% and Remorseless Winter lasts 2 seconds longer.
Frostscythe now shatters Trollbane’s Chains of Ice.
Whitemane’s Famine – Frostscythe now adds a stack to Undeath and spreads it to a nearby enemy.
San’layn
Manaforge Omega 2-set bonus: An issue causing the set bonus to grant more Mastery than intended has been resolved.
Manaforge Omega 2-set bonus: An issue causing the set bonus to not benefit from Gift of the San’layn has been resolved.
Frost
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From the latest-developments department: An anonymous reader quotes a report from Transport Topics: A ship that caught fire in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month has sunk. The vessel was abandoned in the middle of the pacific -- about 360 miles from land -- after a blaze. It was carrying about 3,000 vehicles of which about 800 were EVs. Damage caused by the fire was compounded by heavy weather, causing the ship to take on water and ultimately sink on June 23, the vessel's manager, Zodiac Maritime, said in a statement on June 24.
Smoke was initially seen emanating from a deck carrying electric vehicles, Zodiac said when the incident first happened. While the ship's relative distance from land means that it will sink into ocean that is approximately 5,000 meters deep, it also made a rapid response trickier. The second of three specialist vessels that were due to assist the ship arrived on June 15, more than a week after the fire first broke out. The vessel was carrying cars from a range of manufacturers including Chery Automobile Co. and Great Wall Motor Co. to Mexico, people familiar with the matter said at the time.
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From the can't-hear-ya department: More than 110 million people across Europe suffer high levels of health-damaging noise pollution, according to a report. The resulting physiological stress and sleep disturbance leads to 66,000 early deaths a year and many cases of heart disease, diabetes and depression. The Guardian: The report, from the European Environment Agency (EEA), focuses on noise from cars, trains and aeroplanes and found that 20% of the population of the European Economic Area (EEA) were affected. Separate research, using a slightly lower threshold for dangerous noise pollution, found that 40% of the UK population were exposed to harmful transport noise.
Seventeen million people endure particularly high noise pollution -- "long-term, high-annoyance" -- and almost 5 million suffer "severe" sleep disturbance. Fifteen million children live in areas of harmful noise. The harm to health from noise is greater than that from higher-profile risks including secondhand tobacco smoke or lead exposure, and incurs an economic cost of almost $116bn a year, the analysis found.
The damage to health is likely to be an underestimate, the researchers said. Using the World Health Organization's stricter threshold for risky noise pollution gives an estimate of 150 million people across Europe exposed. The EU's target to cut the number of people chronically disturbed by transport noise by 30% by 2030 will not be met without further action, the researchers said.
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Mists of Pandaria Classic Pre-Patch - Currency Conversions and Rewards Changes
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Greetings!
As we prepare for the release of the Mists of Pandaria Classic pre-patch on July 1, we want to update you on some of the currency conversions that will take place during maintenance.
With the Patch on July 1
Valor points will be converted to Justice points and Conquest points will be converted to Honor points.
All Justice and Honor points that exceed the 4000 point caps will be converted to gold at the rate of 35 silver per Honor point and 47 silver per Justice point.
Players will no longer be able to earn Valor or Conquest points (bosses will drop Justice; Arenas will be closed).
Items formerly purchasable for Valor/Conquest will be available for Justice/Honor.
Obsidian Fragments, Fissure Stone Fragments, and Commendations of Service
With Mists of Pandaria Classic pre-patch, vendors will no longer sell Commendation of Service for Fissure Stone Fragments and Obsidian Fragments.
Commendation of Service will no longer be redeemable for Justice Points. Players can sell them back to vendors for gold.
With the first weekly reset after the MoP Classic launch the week of July 21
Valor can be earned again.
For Mists of Pandaria Classic, we have increased the Valor cap, and characters can now earn up to 1600 Valor per week. Likewise, similar to Cataclysm Classic, we have implemented a progressive Valor cap, which will increase by 1600 each week.
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From the crossing-the-line department: An anonymous reader shares a report: Apple customers aren't thrilled they're getting an ad from the Apple Wallet app promoting the tech giant's Original Film, "F1 the Movie." Across social media, iPhone owners are complaining that their Wallet app sent out a push notification offering a $10 discount at Fandango for anyone buying two or more tickets to the film.
The feature film, starring Brad Pitt, explores the world of Formula 1 and was shot at actual Grand Prix races. It also showcases the use of Apple technology, from the custom-made cameras made of iPhone parts used to film inside the cars, to the AirPods Max that Pitt's character, F1 driver Sonny Hayes, sleeps in. However well-received the film may be, iPhone users don't necessarily want their built-in utilities, like their digital wallet, marketing to them.
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Earlier today Hasbro officially revealed the last wave of Studio Series 2025 and now those items are going live across the net. Read on to check out official pics, product copy, and pre-order linkage! You can check the
livestream recap here. Pics and copy – added. Also added official pics of the Hearts of Steel SDCC premiere set. Studio Series 86 Leader Megatron
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From the shape-of-things-to-come department: Amazon today announced its intention to bring same-day and next-day delivery to "tens of millions" of people who live in live in smaller towns by the end of 2026. From a report: Speedier deliveries will be available to residents "in more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns, and rural communities," the company said in a press release Tuesday.
Items categorized as "everyday essentials," including groceries, beauty products, household goods, or pet food, will now be available to small town or rural customers for same-day or next-day delivery. If they are Prime subscribers (currently $14.99 a month or $139 annually), they get unlimited free same-day delivery when spending over $25 at checkout.