Key Tasks Before Patch 11.2.7 & What to Ignore

Preparing for Patch 11.2.7

Patch 11.2.7 is set to launch on December 2nd, bringing a host of new content including early access to the housing system, the midnight prologue story quests, and Pandar heritage armor sets. With returning events such as the turbulent timeways and the Brawler's Guild, there is a lot to anticipate. This section explores how you can prepare your characters effectively for the upcoming patch, especially with a focus on the housing feature.

Maximizing Professions for Housing

One of the key updates is the introduction of the housing feature. Professions will play a significant role, offering new recipes for housing decor. Here's how you can prepare:

1. Review and Update Your Professions: Almost every profession will have new recipes for housing decor scattered through expansion-specific recipe windows.
   • Leatherworking
   • Blacksmithing
   • Tailoring
2. Level Up Your Skills: Ensure you have learned each expansion's version of your profession and are ready to craft decor items. This will allow you to make popular or expensive items either for personal use or to sell for gold.
3. Leverage Alchemy and Inscription: These professions are crucial as dyes for decor items can only be created at the dye station using alchemy or inscription. Consider:
   • Setting up one of these professions to customize your housing items.
   • Producing dyes to sell, potentially yielding substantial gold.

Collecting Decor for Housing

Before the patch goes live, there are several methods to stockpile decor items:

• Achievements: Earning certain achievements now can yield decor items retroactively. You can search for "decor reward" in the achievement window on the PTR to identify which achievements to pursue.
• Reputation Grinding: The majority of factions from recent expansions will offer decor rewards post-patch. Grinding reputation or renown levels now could be beneficial.
• Vendor Purchases: Decor items will be available for purchase from vendors. The prices can vary, but most items are under 150 gold. Note that buying an item entitles you to one instance of it, so decide carefully how many you need.

In preparation for Patch 11.2.7, setting your characters up with the right professions, strategizing your decor item collection, and making the most of vendor opportunities will help ensure a smooth transition to new content. By staying proactive, you’ll be able to fully enjoy and capitalize on the housing system when it arrives.

Pre-Patch Gold Farming

Before Patch 11.2.7 arrives, focusing on gold farming is a strategic move. More gold translates to the ability to purchase decor items and eventually beautify your house to your liking. Even without pre-ordering the Midnight expansion, you can start gathering decor. Although purchasing plots is not possible yet, preparatory decor collection is a good start.

Exploring the Midnight Beta

If you have access to the Midnight beta, you can explore housing districts to identify potential plots. The design of public neighborhoods allows considerable freedom in plot choices. Utilize the house finder to scout different locales and refresh options to secure a desirable neighborhood.

Gearing and Leveling Strategies

There are mixed opinions on gearing up before the new patch. Though gearing can aid in questing and leveling, Patch 11.2.7 introduces the Turbulent Timeways event, offering a more efficient gearing path. This event will run from December 2nd to February 10th, providing 10 weeks of timewalking opportunities. Each weekly quest completion rewards gear equivalent to heroic raid item levels (up to item level 710), simplifying the process for all characters.

Additional opportunities during this event include:

• Timewalking raids for acquiring champion and hero gear
• Access to the turbo boost event
• Purchasing higher item level gear from vendors

Given these opportunities, gearing up before the patch may not be essential.

Maximizing Alt Leveling

Patch 11.2.7 will also feature favorable conditions for leveling alts. The event introduces stacking experience buffs, making it an optimal time for alt progress. Combined with the potential return of the Winds of Mysterious Fortune event, leveling will become more efficient and swift.

If you've previously engaged with Legion Remix, this can expedite the process further. Legion Remix, scheduled to run until January 19th, allows for grinding specific goals like gaining bronze or reaching certain achievements. Completing these can reduce your end-of-expansion workload.

Final Considerations

In conclusion, your priority before Patch 11.2.7 should align with your goals. Whether focusing on collecting decor, efficiently gearing, or reducing backlog through Legion Remix, the upcoming patch offers several efficient paths. Decide where to allocate your time based on what will benefit your gameplay experience the most when Patch 11.2.7 goes live.