2.4.0 REAL patch notes, alias the Sunwell plateau Breaking news!

[Meltoor]

Breaking news on Sunwell plateau!

• Sunwell Isle will be off the north coast of Silvermoon.
• Magister's Terrace will be the 5-man instance, and the Sunwell Plateau will be the 25-man raid, designed to close off the Burning Crusade storyline (although Kaplan admits there are a few more stories in progress in case they need to delay Wrath at all)
• There will be quests outside the dungeons, too, and they will tell the story of Tempest Keep
• And with those quests, there will be a new faction, called the "Shattered Sun Offensive."
• The limit of daily quests will raise in 2.4, from 10 to a whopping 25 (Which, ofcourse means you can earn even more money!)
  

!!!SPOILER!!!! - If you don't want to know the truth, do not read this.

• The town outside the instance will start as a camp, and as more quests are done, it will grow into a full town, with some buildings being "retaken." Kaplan says it'll work just like the opening of the AQ gates, but on a smaller scale.
• Some bosses in the dungeons will be inaccessible without reputation, and will be "unlocked" as the rep comes along.
• One of the bosses in the 5-man will be none other than... Kael'thas(yes!). He's back. And apparently Kaplan says he'll have a large green crystal attached to his chest. (Keeping him alive, maybe?)
• Kil'jaeden will feature in the 25-man instance, and Kaplan says it'll be a fight on par with Illidan. Other bosses in the 25 man: A pit lord named Brutalicus, the blue dragon aspect Kalecgos himself (who is enslaved under Kil'jaeden), a Fel Dragon (!), Female Eredar twins, and a Dark Naaru (!!)
• The Sunwell dungeon will be on par with the Black Temple, and all the drops will be above Tier 6.

• "Balancing" for PvP coming.
• Blizzard is extremely happy with daily quests, so expect to see more of those to encourage players to visit places they might not have.
• Big plans for Arenas, especially in terms of "e-sport acceptance." Your guess is as good as ours as to what their plans are.

A Little info about Kalecgos, the blue dragon via wowwiki:

One of the few surviving Blue Dragons, Kalecgos was sent by his lord Malygos to find the Sunwell, the ancient magic source of the High Elves, after the destruction of Quel'Thalas by the Scourge. After being attacked by bounty hunters he disguised himself as a half-elf, calling himself Kalec. Due to Blue Dragons being most in tune with magic of all the aspects, Kalec has the powers of a sorcerer and the strength of a warrior.

An Off-hand item called the Talisman of Kalecgos can be purchased in Shattrath City for 25 Badges of Justice. It is shaped like the head of a blue dragon.

WE WILL HEAR KAEL'THAS ONCE AGAIN!


The Sin'dorei reign supreme!

[Mahado]

So far so good, sounds nice. Looking forward to it actually.

[TMK]

* daily quests limit raised to 25 from 10

[darbdavys]

• "Balancing" for PvP coming.

Yeah, right, rogue nerf again?

[Locklear]

well I hope this means us Warriors will be buffed instead of nerfed finally...