Everything To Do During The Prepatch Event & How To Get All Rewards

Summary

The script introduces the pre-patch event for 'The War Within,' offering new story content, gear, and leveling opportunities for alts. Players must complete prerequisite quests, like 'The Harbinger' storyline, to access the event. The radiant Echoes event features rotating zones with mini-bosses and mini-events, rewarding players with currency and gear. Weekly quests and a vendor offer various rewards, including a new heirloom ring. The script also discusses gearing up alts, leveling through the event, and preparing for the expansion with the Warband bank system.

Takeaways

• 🎉 The pre-patch event is live, offering new story content, event rewards, and quick gear-up opportunities for alts.
• 💍 A new heirloom ring, the Band of Radiant Echoes, can be collected by participating in the event and gathering essences from different zones.
• 🏦 The Warband Bank is now available, allowing players to store and share gear and resources across their characters.
• 📜 To participate in the new story quests, players must complete the Harbinger quest line first, but this only needs to be done on one character.
• 🗺️ The Radiant Echoes event takes place in three zones—Dustwallow Marsh, Dragonblight, and the Searing Gorge—with the zones rotating every 90 minutes.
• ⚔️ The event involves mini-events and a boss battle that rewards players with residual memories, which can be used to purchase event rewards.
• 🛡️ Event rewards include item level 480 warbound gear, which is upgradeable and can be shared among characters, as well as mounts, pets, and bags.
• 👥 Weekly quests for each zone grant 1,500 residual memories and can be completed by multiple characters for more rewards.
• 📦 Players can level up alts quickly during the event, with significant experience gains from completing event phases and killing event bosses.
• 🚀 The event's currency and gear are warbound transferable, meaning they can be sent to alts to prepare them for the upcoming expansion, The War Within.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the pre-patch event discussed in the video?

The main focus of the pre-patch event is to provide new story content, opportunities to gear up and level up alts, and to introduce the warband bank and new rewards like the heirloom ring.

What should players do first to participate in the new story quests?

Players should first complete the Harbinger quest line if they haven't already. Afterward, they can start the new story quests by logging in, watching the introductory cinematic, and then picking up the quest 'The War Within,' which takes them to Silithus.

How do the event zones rotate, and how often do they change?

The event zones rotate every 90 minutes initially, but as the event progresses, the rotation will speed up to every 30 minutes. This allows players to participate in the event more frequently as the expansion launch approaches.

What are residual memories, and how can players earn them?

Residual memories are a new currency in the event, earned primarily from killing event bosses and participating in mini-events within the event zones. Players can also complete weekly quests in each zone to earn additional residual memories.

What can players purchase with residual memories?

Players can use residual memories to purchase 32-slot bags, 30-slot reagent bags, new mounts, pets, item level 480 catchup gear, and the lifeless stone ring, which can be upgraded to the new heirloom ring, the Band of Radiant Echoes.

How does the warband bank work, and what are its benefits?

The warband bank allows players to store and transfer warbound items and currencies between their characters. It helps keep items organized and makes it easier to manage shared resources across multiple characters.

How can players efficiently level up their alts during the event?

Players can level up their alts by participating in the event, as it provides significant experience rewards for killing monsters, completing mini-events, and finishing the event phases. Tagging as many monsters as possible and participating in all mini-events are recommended for maximum experience gain.

What should players with time-running characters consider during the event?

Players with time-running characters should consider stockpiling residual memories and warbound gear in their warband bank to prepare their characters for when they transfer to retail. This will allow them to gear up quickly once the expansion launches.

What are the benefits of the Band of Radiant Echoes heirloom ring?

The Band of Radiant Echoes is an heirloom ring that can be created by combining the lifeless stone ring with three essences collected from the memories of different event zones. The ring is useful for leveling and can be shared across multiple characters.

How does the event's endgame progression benefit from the warband system?

The event's endgame progression benefits from the warband system by allowing players to share progress and resources across all their characters. This makes it easier to switch characters without losing progress and ensures that all characters can benefit from the rewards and currency earned during the event.