So I had a chance the other night to go in and try out some more of the PTR
content when the servers weren't being hammered like a cement block in
summertime, and I did a few of the quests and stuff around the tournament
grounds. The dailies are interesting for sure, and one is not given the
impression that the battle with the Lich King is somehow ceasing. Instead we are
sent to collect materials, kill scourge, and practice our skills. As the quests
from the Argent Tournament Grounds in Icecrown continue to be implemented, it
is becoming clear that we will be sent to all corners of the continent, from
Dragonblight to Grizzly Hills, Howling Fjord to the Terrace of the Makers in
Storm Peaks.
When I first began exploring the Argent Tournament I must say I had to rely pretty heavily on the comments on WoW Head to get some objectives completed, but in the latest PTR build Blizzard brought in another quest that has you go talk to three masters of ring, one for ranged, one for charging, and one for melee attack while on your faction respective mount, either a horse or a hawkstrider. With this addition they also changed a couple aspects of the original daily, so that I actually had to go talk to these guys in order to figure out how it's done now. No problem, though, I just talked, read, and learned, just like you're supposed to do.
When the latest build, 9637, hit the PTRs, I thought they had brought yet another 'get this weapon' daily in, but now that I have been hitting them a few days in a row, I now know that it's a random weapon quest each day. I have seen a few of them so far, though there could be many more to come. I have found one in Grizzly Hills, one in Dragonblight, and one in Howling Fjord. I would expect there to be a few more, sending us to other parts of the continent. So far I have found 2 phases of the tournament, the Aspirant stage, where you only have practice dummies and the few daily quests, which takes about 3 days to get through. Then there is the Valiant stage, which I suspect will take about 5 or so days to get through.
I had talked a bit about the Argent Hippogryph on the most recent podcast, 103 with Matticus and Stompalina, but as of the latest build we are seeing the mob have a new name, Silver Covenant Hippogryph, which is now accompanied by a Sunreaver Dragonhawk at the flight master. Either these will be purchasable mounts, or they are simple the respective faction's mode of flight from the tournament grounds. While the tournament does allow you to earn rep with the Sunreavers and the Silver Covenant, I have still not seen any sign of a quartermaster for either faction. Still, it is nice to be able to finally rep up with these folks, and I am sure I am not the only one looking forward to getting exalted with the Northrend master rep for their faction.
I think that even without a fully built stadium, the Argent Tournament will be a lot of fun, a cool way to build up to a goal like we had on the Isle of Quel'Danas, and more importantly a good way to make decent gold. 13g per daily, at 5 dailies or so each day will I think make the Tournament Grounds a must do for any gold starved level 80. Now, back to trying to get my Silver Covenant rep up on the PTR and to see wha tthe next rank after Valiant is...
When I first began exploring the Argent Tournament I must say I had to rely pretty heavily on the comments on WoW Head to get some objectives completed, but in the latest PTR build Blizzard brought in another quest that has you go talk to three masters of ring, one for ranged, one for charging, and one for melee attack while on your faction respective mount, either a horse or a hawkstrider. With this addition they also changed a couple aspects of the original daily, so that I actually had to go talk to these guys in order to figure out how it's done now. No problem, though, I just talked, read, and learned, just like you're supposed to do.
When the latest build, 9637, hit the PTRs, I thought they had brought yet another 'get this weapon' daily in, but now that I have been hitting them a few days in a row, I now know that it's a random weapon quest each day. I have seen a few of them so far, though there could be many more to come. I have found one in Grizzly Hills, one in Dragonblight, and one in Howling Fjord. I would expect there to be a few more, sending us to other parts of the continent. So far I have found 2 phases of the tournament, the Aspirant stage, where you only have practice dummies and the few daily quests, which takes about 3 days to get through. Then there is the Valiant stage, which I suspect will take about 5 or so days to get through.
I had talked a bit about the Argent Hippogryph on the most recent podcast, 103 with Matticus and Stompalina, but as of the latest build we are seeing the mob have a new name, Silver Covenant Hippogryph, which is now accompanied by a Sunreaver Dragonhawk at the flight master. Either these will be purchasable mounts, or they are simple the respective faction's mode of flight from the tournament grounds. While the tournament does allow you to earn rep with the Sunreavers and the Silver Covenant, I have still not seen any sign of a quartermaster for either faction. Still, it is nice to be able to finally rep up with these folks, and I am sure I am not the only one looking forward to getting exalted with the Northrend master rep for their faction.
I think that even without a fully built stadium, the Argent Tournament will be a lot of fun, a cool way to build up to a goal like we had on the Isle of Quel'Danas, and more importantly a good way to make decent gold. 13g per daily, at 5 dailies or so each day will I think make the Tournament Grounds a must do for any gold starved level 80. Now, back to trying to get my Silver Covenant rep up on the PTR and to see wha tthe next rank after Valiant is...
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