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Downfall of Imperius & Challenge Rift 34 Proven Top Tier Decks from the Hearthstone Pros Shu-zen Size Hotfix Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) His floof is being increased by approximately 30%. This should be going live soonish. Looks like the floof was too great and is starting to consume some of the riders. We're changing him back to his floof volume from this morning while we see what we can do to maintain the mane. Arena Movement Lag Hotfixes Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) We’ve recently implemented a technical change to address player feedback about certain movement lag issues, particularly in Arenas. The most common report has been from one player seeing another player in a different location than where they are actually positioned. A fix to address that issue has now been live for a couple days, and we’re looking for feedback from players who play in Arenas and might be seeing a difference in the frequency of this issue. While we have other improvements in the works for the future, we believe this should have significantly reduced movement lag from multiple players’ perspectives. Please let us know if you’re seeing improvement along those lines. Thank you! Greater Invasion Boss - Occularus Occularus is up this week, rewarding item level 930 loot! World Boss - Humongris Pocket Wizard is up this week, so you can head to Val'sharah to kill Humongris. Weekly Event - Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking is back this week. Don't forget that this marks the first time players can attempt the Ulduar timewalking raid! The weekly quest from Archmage Timear rewards a Accolade of Victory, Seal of Broken Fate, and Cache of Antoran Treasures. You can find Auzin in old Dalaran. Don't forget to keep working towards Reins of the Eclipse Dragonhawk, Bridle of the Ironbound Wraithcharger, and Yu'lei, Daughter of Jade! Reins of the Infinite Timereaver can also drop from any Timewalking dungeon boss. View the full article

Downfall of Imperius & Challenge Rift 34 Proven Top Tier Decks from the Hearthstone Pros Greater Invasion Boss - Occularus Occularus is up this week, rewarding item level 930 loot! World Boss - Humongris Pocket Wizard is up this week, so you can head to Val'sharah to kill Humongris. Weekly Event - Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking is back this week. Don't forget that this marks the first time players can attempt the Ulduar timewalking raid! The weekly quest from Archmage Timear rewards a Accolade of Victory, Seal of Broken Fate, and Cache of Antoran Treasures. You can find Auzin in old Dalaran. Don't forget to keep working towards Reins of the Eclipse Dragonhawk, Bridle of the Ironbound Wraithcharger, and Yu'lei, Daughter of Jade! Reins of the Infinite Timereaver can also drop from any Timewalking dungeon boss. View the full article

Blizzard Store - Shu-zen, the Divine Sentinel Mount Now Available Shu-zen, the Divine Sentinel is now on the Blizzard Store for $25! Your browser does not support the video tag. View the full article

Ban Wave & PTR Server Slam Popular HearthPwn Standard and Wild Decks of the Week for February 11 Shu-zen, the Divine Sentinel Mount The Shu-zen, the Divine Sentinel mount has been released on Chinese realms and is a gift for purchasing 6 months of subscription time during the Year of the Dog promotion that runs from February 12 to February 25. This is currently a China only promotion. These gift boxes contain some consumable TCG items and also have a very low chance to contain a TCG mount. Your browser does not support the video tag. Battle for Azeroth - Item Level Squish Battle for Azeroth implements an item level squish and we have updated the WoWDB Beta site to reflect the new stats and item levels. Item level 1000 - Now Item Level 280 Item level 970 - Now Item Level 250 Item level 940 - Now Item Level 220 WoW Arena Championship: North America Qualifier Cup #1 The first NA Arena cup was held this weekend! Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) Tune in for the North America Qualifier cup #1 this weekend. You can see all the action live on Twitch beginning at 10:00 a.m. PST Saturday, February 10 and Sunday, February 11. Casters Rich Campbell, Adrian “Healingstat” Archer-Lock, Elliott “Venruki” Venczel, and Mohammed “Ziqo” Beshir will be on hand to keep you on top of all the exciting 3v3 arena action. Tournament Information Competitors will engage in 3v3 Arena Tournaments on live realms. Sign-ups are open to all interested parties and no arena rating is required. Top point earners from North America & Europe will be invited to compete at the Spring Finals in March for their share of $100,000. Team rosters consist of up to 4-players, but teams can sign-up with 3. Tournament Mode is required; all gear is normalized while Honor Talents and Artifact Power are maxed. Prize Pool 1st place: $5,000, 180 points 2nd place: $2,800, 120 points 3rd place: $1,600, 80 points 4th place: $600, 60 points 5th and 6th places: 40 points each 7th and 8th places: 20 points each 9th – 12th places: 12 points each Venruki's Teams to Watch Caster and esport personality Elliott “Venruki is a former World Champion and an established member of our analyst desk. Check out his to 5 teams to watch for the North America region below: #1 Team Name: Method Black Roster: Snutz, Smexxin, Samiyam, Gorecki Snutz holds the most World Championship appearances of any North American player having placed top 3 five times since 2010. Last year was the first time Snutz played in a regional final and failed to qualify for the World Championship. For a player of his caliber, this was unacceptable and resulted in him going back to the drawing board. With a hand-sculpted roster, who currently sit 1st on the NA ladder, Venruki puts this team at Number 1. #2 Team Name: Super Frogs Roster: Chanimals, Wealthyman, Mageiden, Kubzy Another all-star roster, Chanimals leads his frog army again with the addition of Mageiden for this year. Chanimals was the most recent North American representative to hold the World Championship, and he hopes adding Mageiden on the mage will free up Wealthyman in more of a multi-classing role. Utilizing his elemental shaman, they could run the Warlock-Shaman-Druid composition we saw XRB use to win Europe Cup #1. #3 Team Name: Bologna Ponies Roster: Novoz, Thugonomics, Chunli, Vellido Formerly known as Splyce, this is one of the few rosters to stick together through the off-season. This team came 5th at BlizzCon last year utilizing Vellido and Chunli’s synergy as Windwalker Monk, Death knight. This composition is still strong, and with Thugonomics bringing his patented Destruction Warlock, this is a team that should be feared. #4 Team Name: Method Orange Roster: Trill, Mes, Cdew Another strong cleave team, Trill and Mes are melee specialists. They’ve added Cdew for 2018 and hope to bank in his experience as a 3x BlizzCon competitor in return for that final acolyte all 3 of them are so hungry to achieve. As a fan favorite, these players are popular streamers and Venruki states this support can give them a home-town advantage. The roster is still hosting try-outs for a 4th to round out the squad, so watch this space! #5 Team Name: The Rejects Roster: Jahmilli, Roastyz, Sethcurry, Rubcub Every off-season has sob-stories, but you wouldn’t think this is one looking at the roster. Each of the 4 players are considered some of the best of their class, and although they haven’t ever played together this makes them a real wildcard. Jahmilli led Tempo Storm to #1 in online competition last year, and if we learned anything from BlizzCon 2017, it was to never count out Rubcub. You can stay on top of all the World of Warcraft Arena World Championship brackets, rules, and tournament information on Battlefy. Where to Watch: English Stream - https://www.twitch.tv/warcraft Dark Legacy Comics #620 DLC #620 has been released. View the full article

Battle for Azeroth Alpha - Build 26010 Build 26010 might come to the alpha realms at some point. New Models New Icons Achievement Changes Originally Posted by MMO-Champion Battle for Azeroth Quests A Bargain of Blood (New) Complete the Blood Gate questline in Zuldazar. 5 points. Secrets in the Sands (New) Complete the Vol'dun storylines listed below. 10 points. The Final Seal (New) Complete the Zandalar Forever scenario. 5 points. The Throne of Zuldazar Name changed from "Zuldazar" to "The Throne of Zuldazar". Zandalar Forever! (New) Complete the following achievements on the continent of Zandalar. 10 points. Zandalar Exploration Get Hek'd (New) Earn 4 caches of Jani in each zone of Zandalar. 10 points. Talent Changes Originally Posted by MMO-Champion Hunter Marksmanship Bombardment Name changed from "Volley" to "Bombardment". Row 2, Column 1. Spell: Volley Bombardment Calling the Shots Row 7, Column 1. Spell: Calling the Shots. Replaces: Calling the Shots Calling the Shots Hunter's Mark Name changed from "Quickdraw" to "Hunter's Mark". Row 4, Column 3. Spell: Quickdraw Hunter's Mark Lethal Shots Name changed from "Bombardier" to "Lethal Shots". Row 6, Column 1. Spell: Bombardier Lethal Shots Volley Name changed from "Sentinel" to "Volley". Row 2, Column 2. Spell: Sentinel Volley Survival Born to Be Wild Name changed from "Coming Soon" to "Born to Be Wild". Row 5, Column 1. Spell: Coming Soon Born to Be Wild Priest Holy Cosmic Ripple Row 7, Column 1. Spell: Cosmic Ripple Cosmic Ripple Perseverance Name changed from "Angelic Feather" to "Perseverance". Row 2, Column 3. Spell: Angelic Feather Perseverance Multiple specs Angelic Feather Name changed from "Perseverance" to "Angelic Feather". Row 2, Column 1. Spell: Perseverance Angelic Feather Shadow Shadow Word: Death Name changed from "Twist of Fate" to "Shadow Word: Death". Row 5, Column 2. Spell: Twist of Fate Shadow Word: Death Twist of Fate Name changed from "Shadow Word: Death" to "Twist of Fate". Row 3, Column 3. Spell: Shadow Word: Death Twist of Fate Shaman Multiple specs Earth Shield Row 3, Column 2. Spell: Earth Shield. Replaces: Earth Shield Earth Shield Spirit Wolf Row 3, Column 1. Spell: Spirit Wolf. Replaces: Spirit Wolf Spirit Wolf Warlock Affliction Nightfall (New) Row 6, Column 2. Spell: Nightfall Demonology Implosion (New) Row 2, Column 3. Spell: Implosion Destruction Grimoire of Supremacy (New) Row 6, Column 2. Spell: Grimoire of Supremacy Internal Combustion Name changed from "Shadowburn" to "Internal Combustion". Row 2, Column 2. Spell: Shadowburn Internal Combustion Reverse Entropy Name changed from "Roaring Blaze" to "Reverse Entropy". Row 2, Column 1. Spell: Roaring Blaze Reverse Entropy Roaring Blaze (New) Row 6, Column 1. Spell: Roaring Blaze Shadowburn (New) Row 2, Column 3. Spell: Shadowburn Warrior Arms Weapon Specialist Name changed from "Coming Soon" to "Weapon Specialist". Row 2, Column 2. Spell: Coming Soon Weapon Specialist Spell Changes Originally Posted by MMO-Champion Mounts Tomb Stalker (New) Summons and dismisses your Tomb Stalker. Instant. Misc Changes Originally Posted by MMO-Champion Currency Types Miscellaneous Essence of Storms - Gathered from powerful troops throughout the warfront. Used to summon heroes. Max Quantity: 20. Extremely rare, found while killing enemies in the warfront. Used to unleash powerful abilities from the Altar of Storms. Max Quantity: 3. Flight Masters Zandalar Alliance Docks, Vol'dun - Horde Alliance only. Mount: NPC #129538. Arid Basin Camp, Vol'dun - Horde Alliance only. Mount: NPC #129538. Sanctuary of the Devoted, Vol'dun (New) - Horde only. Mount: NPC #129538. Slithering Gulch, Vol'dun - Horde Alliance only. Mount: NPC #129538. Temple of Akunda, Vol'dun (New) - Horde only. Mount: NPC #129538. Temple of Kimbul, Vol'dun (New) - Horde only. Mount: NPC #129538. Vulpera Hideaway, Vol'dun (New) - Horde only. Mount: NPC #129538. LFG Dungeons Dungeons Random Battle For Azeroth Dungeon - Name changed from "Random 8.0 Dungeon" to "Random Battle For Azeroth Dungeon". Random Battle For Azeroth Heroic - Name changed from "Random 8.0 Heroic" to "Random Battle For Azeroth Heroic". Map Areas Kul Tiras Drustvar > Arathor's Crossing (New) Stormsong Valley > Brined Flats (New) Stormsong Valley > Deadwash - Name changed from "Stormsong Valley > Deadwash Reclamation" to "Stormsong Valley > Deadwash". Stormsong Valley > Drowned Lands - Name changed from "Stormsong Valley > Deadwash" to "Stormsong Valley > Drowned Lands". Stormsong Valley > Soggy Bottom (New) Tiragarde Sound > Blushwater Brook (New) Tiragarde Sound > The Outroad (New) Silithus: The Wound Magni's Encampment (New) Zandalar Zuldazar > Greater Vigilant (New) Zuldazar > Lower Vigilant (New) Zuldazar > Vigilant Isles (New) Maps Battle for Azeroth Alliance Battleship - Wind's Redemption - Name changed from "Stormwind Embassy" to "Alliance Battleship - Wind's Redemption". Horde Battleship - The Windrunner - Name changed from "Orgrimmar Embassy" to "Horde Battleship - The Windrunner". Vanilla Gorgrond (New) Mounts Flying Mounts PH Vulture (New) - Flying Mount. Spell #266925. "PH" Source: PH Ground Mounts Tomb Stalker (New) - Ground Mount. Tomb Stalker. "The favored companion of Zandalari Kings, these fierce beasts are mummified and buried with their masters, so they may carry them through the afterlife." Source: PH Scenarios Freehold Step 01: Freehold (New) - Infiltrate Freehold and disperse the Irontide Raiders. Step 01: Freehold (New) - Infiltrate Freehold and disperse the Irontide Raiders. Skills 0 Engineering - Cataclysm Engineering - Name changed from "Engineering - Cataclsym Engineering" to "Engineering - Cataclysm Engineering". Inscription - 8.0 Inscription - Name changed from "Inscription - Kul'Tiras Inscription" to "Inscription - 8.0 Inscription". World Safe Locations Kul Tiras 8.0 Drustvar Dungeon - Corpse Location (New) 8.0 Drustvar Dungeon - Dungeon Cemetary (New) Waycrest Manor 8.0 Drustvar Dungeon - Transfer Loc 02 (New) Zandalar 8.0 Zuldazar - Dino Training - Pterrordax - Juvenile Milestone Safe Loc (JAK) (New) Nazmir, Bloodfire Ravine - GY - Name changed from "Nazmir, Dark Heart - South East - GY" to "Nazmir, Bloodfire Ravine - GY". Vol'dun, Arena - GY - Name changed from "Vol'dun - Arena GY" to "Vol'dun, Arena - GY". Vol'dun, Bouldered Bluffs - GY (New) Vol'dun, Brine Basin - GY (New) Vol'dun, Court of Zak'rajan - GY (New) Vol'dun, Cracked Coast - GY (New) Vol'dun, Darkwood Shoal - GY (New) Vol'dun, Oasis SW - GY (New) Vol'dun, Pyramid NE - GY (New) Vol'dun, Spire - GY (New) Vol'dun, Tempest Canyon - GY (New) Vol'dun, Terrace of the Devoted - GY (New) Vol'dun, The Eternal Spring - GY (New) Strings Changes Originally Posted by MMO-Champion CHAT_BUBBLES_TEXT - Player Chat Bubbles COMMUNITY_MEMBER_LIST_DROP_DOWN_ROLES (New) - Roles COMMUNITY_MEMBER_LIST_DROP_DOWN_SET_NOTE (New) - Set Member Note COMMUNITY_MEMBER_NOTE_FORMAT (New) - |TInterface\FriendsFrame\UI-FriendsFrame-Note:0:0:0:0:1:1:0:1:0:1:255:209:0|t%s COMMUNITY_MEMBER_ROLE_NAME_LEADER (New) - Leader COMMUNITY_MEMBER_ROLE_NAME_MEMBER (New) - Member COMMUNITY_MEMBER_ROLE_NAME_MODERATOR (New) - Moderator COMMUNITY_MEMBER_ROLE_NAME_OWNER (New) - Owner ERR_VOICE_CHAT_GENERIC_UNABLE_TO_CONNECT (New) - Unable to connect to voice chat service. Voice chat is unavailble. ERR_VOICE_CHAT_SERVICE_LOST (New) - Connection to voice chat service has been lost. Voice chat is unavailble. OPTION_TOOLTIP_CHAT_BUBBLES - Shows player chat text in speech bubbles above their heads. Shows bubbles of text above the head of the speaker. View the full article

PTR Server Slam Card Nerfs, New Meta, Playing Post-Nerf Decks - Omni/Stone #34 Battle for Azeroth - Spell Animations Warlocks and a few other classes have some new animations in the Battle for Azeroth alpha. Keep in mind that we are still very early in the process. Activision Blizzard Earnings Call The Activision Blizzard quarterly earnings call didn't have a ton of news this time around. Blizzard is expected to grow in 2018 with the release of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth this summer. Activision Blizzard had 385 million Monthly Active Users in the quarter, up from 384 million last quarter. Blizzard had 40 million MAUs for the quarter. While down sequentially, this is the 6th quarter in a row with 40 million or more MAUs primarily driven by Overwatch and Hearthstone For the second quarter in a row, players spent over 50 minutes per day in Activision, Blizzard, and King games, in line with some of the most engaging online connected platforms in the world. The inaugural season of the Overwatch League started on January 10 with 12 world-class team owners from across the globe, multiple league and team-level sponsors, a premium viewing experience and a robust distribution strategy. In its first week, the Overwatch League reached more than 10 million unique viewers across the world with an average audience of more than 280,000 on a per minute basis. Blizzard delivered record segment revenues and operating income for a year with no major game release, as they continued to deliver continuous content across franchises including Overwatch, Hearthstone, and World of Warcraft The Overwatch League has met and exceeded expectations. The focus now is on audience growth. Patch 7.3.5 Hotfixes - February 8 Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) Characters Nightborne earrings will no longer be hidden by some helms. Classes Death Knight (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Rapid Decomposition only grants Runic Power when the player is within their Death and Decay, as intended. Quests The Twilight Highlands quest "Skullcrusher the Mountain" should now be less difficult. Players should now always be able to find Anduin in the throne room if they are on, "A Gift for the King of Stormwind". Overwatch - Year of the Dog Event The Year of the Dog Event has new skins, a new map, and more! FinalBossTV - #164: Legion Mages FinalBossTV covered Patch 7.3.5 Mages this week! View the full article

Zandalari Silly and Flirts Amongst the data for the Battle for Azeroth Alpha is the text forms of the new /flirt and /silly emotes for the Zandalari Trolls. We previewed the voiceovers for the Dark Iron Dwarves' /flirt and /silly yesterday, but the Zandalari Troll voiceover versions are not in the game files yet. Originally Posted by MMO-Champion Zandalari Troll Male '/Silly' How loa can you go-a? Ha! You call DAT a ship? DIS is a ship! Troll healers have such an easy job. All dey ever say is "Regenerate, den call me in de morning." Psst! Can you keep a secret? I'm not a fan of dark magic. My collection of skulls and fetishes is purely decorative. Hehe! I don't mean to brag, but we have an entire city made of gold. Dose other trolls live in huts. HUTS! Need to name a city? Do what we do and put "Zul" in front of a random word. Zandalari Troll Female '/Silly' What makes de Zandalari superior? Two words: good posture. Evolution? Pfft. If you ask me, elves are a giant step backwards. Isle of Thunder, you say? Nope, never heard of it. Next question... Do not feel bad. To be honest, I cannot keep all dose loa straight either. Elves? Humans? No thanks. I cannot trust any race with dat many toes. Orcs call dose little teeth sticking out of their mouths tusks? Dat. Is. Adorable. Zandalari Troll Male '/Flirt' De ladies call me... Zanda-licious, baby! Other guys might put you on a pedestal, but I will put you atop a pyramid. I am en-raptored by your eyes. Are you casting a spell? Because I have a fetish for you. I may stand upright, but I know how to get down. Is Krag'wa nearby? Because I want to leap into your arms. Zandalari Troll Female '/Flirt' I am a proud woman of Zandalar. I do not date slouches. Only an insecure troll brags about the size of his tusks. If you liked it, then you should have put a nose ring on it. You could say I am a double threat... hexy AND sexy! It does not take a love potion to win me over... but it couldn't hurt your chances. We should sail away to a deserted island and... get to know each other better. Battle for Azeroth Broadcast Text Here is some initial Broadcast Text datamining for the newest Battle for Azeroth build. Note that this not nearly complete, and we'll be adding more later. There's also a lot of placeholder text in the data; we've included a few of those lines because they give a quick picture of what is happening with the story. Originally Posted by MMO-Champion Unknown_Male: Our enemies remain one step ahead of us. We must close that gap. Unknown_Male: The time has come to call upon old allies in distant lands, and to see the true might of the Alliance made whole again. Unknown_Male: Pack your bags and report to Stormwind Keep immediately. You're headed for Kul Tiras. Unknown_Female: The Horde has just run wild through Stormwind and you want to send me home?! Unknown_Female: We should head for Zandalar immediately and deliver those animals to justice! Unknown_Male: Underestimating our enemy has already cost us enough lives. Unknown_Male: There is now a more important task at hand, Jaina. Something only you can do. Unknown_Female: My king, the Lady Jaina's ship is ready to set sail. Unknown_Male: Thank you, admiral. This hero will be joining her. Unknown_Male: Kul Tiras must pledge their fleet to the Alliance. Can I count on you, Jaina? Unknown_Female: I will see it done. I will do anything to defeat the Horde. Unknown_Male: That is what I am afraid of... Unknown_EitherGender [Loading screen -> IGC sail through Boralus main canal & meet Katherine scene.] Unknown_EitherGender [IGC - Katherine rejects Jaina and exiles her. Player is arrested.] Unknown_EitherGender [Player wakes up in Boralus Prison. ~10m of gameplay as they break out with Flynn. Taelia brings them to a safehouse in the harbor.] Unknown_Male: The beasts bar the way. Cut through them! Unknown_Male: There appears to be a structure in the distance. That must be where Jaina was headed! Unknown_Male: I suspected the marshal might be here for that reason, though I'd keep your voice down when mentioning that name around here... Unknown_Male: If he has need of me, I'll follow his orders, but it would be dereliction to leave without thining out these beasts a hair. Unknown_Male: Take up a crossbow and assist me, mainlander! Unknown_Male: That is a risk I must take, Captain. Soldiers, on me. Unknown_Female: I have a feeling they're not going to open that gate for us when we return... Unknown_Male: We will find a way, Mace, once we find Jaina. Thoughts, Yorrick? Unknown_Male: It's likely she would've followed the road to look for shelter. Unknown_Male: Very well, that's where we will begin. Unknown_Male: Halt! What is this? Unknown_Female: It looks like there are more than beasts in these woods. Do you think an exile did this? Unknown_Male: I wish I could believe they did. No, I think there's something much darker at work here. Unknown_Male: Come, we should keep moving. Unknown_Female: Ashvane won't be happy about your little stunt. There are probably bounty hunters looking for you as we speak. Unknown_Female: You'll be safe in the market, though. They wouldn't dare try anything here. Unknown_Female: This place stinks of the forsaken. I don't know how long these walls will hold, so we should keep moving. Unknown_Male: You are right. Sylvanas did not have much time to prepare for this attack, but we cannot underestimate her. Unknown_Male: Everyone, fall into position. We strike on my command! Unknown_Male: Genn, I need you to cover our flank. It is too risky to funnel everyone through the side of the keep at once; there could be traps. Unknown_Male: Yes, Anduin. I will watch for her arrival. Unknown_Female: Let's move. Unknown_Female: Kul Tiras is made up of many houses, but the real power is split between Proudmoore and Ashvane. Unknown_Female: House Proudmoore runs the military. The city guard and marines all answer to Lord Admiral Katherine Proudmoore. Technically, she rules the entire nation. Unknown_Female: House Ashvane controls the nation's wealth. The Ashvane Company holds all of the official state contracts for trade and production. Unknown_Female: Pretty much everybody works for them in one way or another. Even the gangs. Unknown_Female: This market is full of travelers from all over Azeroth, so it's heavily guarded. Unknown_Female: Still, I want to introduce you to a few folks you can trust. In case anything happens. Unknown_Male: Brothers and sisters of the Alliance, hear me now! Unknown_Male: We are standing the precipice of glory! Unknown_Male: Today, we will claim our victory over the Eastern Kingdoms and take back that which has been stolen from us so long ago. Unknown_Male: We stand as one in solidarity for those who were lost at the battle for Teldrassil - for the families who have lost their homelands. Unknown_Male: With this act of war, it is clear that we must fight for the survival of our next hundred generations. Unknown_Male: FOR THE ALLIANCE! Unknown_Male: The dead are rising! We must evacuate the wounded! Unknown_Male: The blight is far too dangerous, my king! We must focus on the living! Unknown_Male: The Alliance leaves no soldier behind! Unknown_Male: Not this time... Unknown_Male: Is that all you've got, Banshee Queen?! Unknown_Female: Ahhhh, what have we here? Has the Lion of Stormwind finally come out to play? You have no idea what you're up against, boy king. We have only just begun! Unknown_Male: Our siege machines are lost; we have not yet breached the wall. My king, I... Unknown_Male: Father, help me. I need your guidance. I need... a miracle. Unknown_Male: Alright, move out! We have more of this place to scout, and we can't get ourselves ambushed again. Unknown_Female: I don't think that's our fault, boss, given that we were attacked by a group that wasn't supposed to be here. Unknown_Male: We should've seen the attack coming. Who was supposed to be the lookout? Unknown_Male: It was Tucker. The sethrak killed him first. Unknown_Male: Tucker! Should have known. At least he paid the price for his incompetence. Unknown_Male: Keep it down! Lady Sylvanas won't be happy if we fail our mission. Unknown_Female: Is she ever happy, boss? Unknown_Male: She will be if we do our jobs properly, Ingrid. Unknown_Male: Warriors of the Horde! Today we rise--axes and blades--thirsting for the blood of our enemies. Unknown_Male: Ready your blades! Lok-tar ogar! Unknown_Male: It is you who is outnumbered now. Unknown_Female: That army is enormous... Give the word and I will abscond us to safety. Unknown_Male: We must be willing to fight! To die for what we believe in! Unknown_Male: Time is up for you, Prince Anduin! Unknown_Male: VICTORY TO THE FORSAKEN! Unknown_Male: ALLIANCE, HOLD YOUR GROUND! Unknown_Male: Well, well, well! It looks like the Horde have finally decided to show their ugly mugs! Unknown_Male: Not half as ugly as you, Muradin Bronzebeard! Unknown_Male: We need resources to hold them off. Spread out! We're bringing the war to them. Unknown_Female: The horde is falling back again? What is their strategy here? Unknown_Male: That damned blight blocks our path. Our forces can't follow her. Unknown_Male: The Alliance gains no victory if the Warchief escapes. Capturing her is the only way to win this war. Unknown_Female: Understood. We will not let you go alone. Unknown_Male: Mekkatorque, can your gyrocopters get us past this blight? Unknown_Male: I do not have many, but my machines are at your disposal. Unknown_Male: So be it. Champions - with me. Mekkatorque, backtrack through the keep with the rest of our forces, and station them at Brill. Be ready to strike on my command. Unknown_Male: You've got it. Unknown_Male: Soldiers of the Horde, hear me! Unknown_Male: The Undercity is not safe. We need your help evacuating its citizens! Unknown_Male: As you know, SI:7 spies have been lurking in our cities. They are among us now as we speak. Unknown_Male: We've isolated their location to the Mage District and locked down the rest of the Undercity. Unknown_Male: You are to flush them out of hiding, eliminate them, and get our civilians to safety in Orgrimmar. Lok'tar ogar! Unknown_Male: A hundred years ago, all o' dis land you see before ya belonged to da trolls. Unknown_Male: Today, it belongs to da Horde! Unknown_Female: These are Alliance lands! Swift retribution shall come to these Horde imposters that challenge us! Unknown_Male: Pfah! You can choke on your retribution, admiral! Unknown_Male: We need resources to hold them off. Spread out! We're bringing the war to them. Unknown_Male: Well, well, well! It looks like the Horde have finally decided to show their ugly mugs! Unknown_Male: Ugly or not... we be comin' for ya, Muradin. Unknown_Male: Strike hard and strike fast, bruddas and sistahs. Dese Alliance won't know what hit 'em. Unknown_Female: These are Alliance lands! Swift retribution shall come to these Horde imposters that challenge us! Unknown_Male: All o' dis been troll lands long before you Allies even knew it was here, Admiral. Unknown_Male: Strike hard and strike fast, bruddas and sistahs. Dese Alliance won't know what hit 'em. Unknown_Female: I tried to warn you. You intrude on Alliance territory, and now you set up camp. Unknown_Female: Alliance! Prepare to march! Unknown_Female: Very well. If you want war, then you shall have your war. Send a mounted battalion to take them out! Unknown_Male: Our defenses are still weak. Horde troops, return to base and defend our position! Unknown_Male: Mortar teams! Blow their fortress to the ground. To the ground! Unknown_Male: Dey tink a few dwarven explosives gonna stop us? Hah! Show 'em what de Horde is made of! Unknown_Female: Very well. If you want war, then you shall have your war. Send a mounted battalion to take them out! Unknown_Male: Dey tink a few soldiers on horseback gonna stop us? Hah! Show 'em what de Horde is made of! Unknown_Male: Admiral Rogers! We've stormed your fortress. Where is your retribution now, paladin? Unknown_Female: The Light is still with me. I will not fall so easily! Unknown_Male: Knock knock, little Bronzebeard. Anybody home? Unknown_Male: Hell yeah there is... my hammer! Unknown_Male: Stromgarde has fallen. Surrender now, Rogers, and save your skin. Unknown_Female: The Light is still with me. I will not fall so easily! Unknown_Male: Hear our call, fallen. Your wicked deeds are forgiven this day. Unknown_Male: Return to the storm and know peace. Flow through the Shrine so we might share your strength. Unknown_Male: No time to waste! Follow Baine with your weapons drawn! Unknown_Male: The Alliance will make it no further! CHARGE! Unknown_Male: Wisps are dangerous only in large numbers, can we kill enough them Warchief? Unknown_Female: Not enough to matter. But we can disperse them. Unknown_Female: Saurfang, take some of our troops and go into Felwood. Find or make path over the mountain into Darkshore, but leave the siege weapons under my command. Unknown_Female: We will squeeze Malfurion from both sides. Unknown_Male: How many smugglers do you know, Blightcaller? Unknown_Male: I beg your pardon? Unknown_Male: I am not so naive to believe that Everlook gets all of its cargo via ship routes from Azshara. There has to be a hidden route somewhere through Felwood. Unknown_Male: Most smugglers will not want the attention of the high overlord, but I do know of somebody who is more loyal to the horde than their profits. Unknown_Female: Then it is decided. Saurfang, Nathanos - you are to leave at once. Unknown_Female: $n, let's keep the remainder of Malfurion's army busy. Unknown_Male: Armory construction complete. What are your orders? Unknown_Male: Get those forges up and running! And don't stop feeding them until this war is won. Unknown_Female: Bestiary ready, warbringer. Unknown_Male: Good, good. I hope our pups are hungry. Prepare the wolfriders for battle! Unknown_Female: Da spirit lodge is ready for ya. Whatcha needin'? Unknown_Male: Ready the shaman for battle. It's time we turn the tide in our favor. Unknown_Female: Workshop ready for action! Unknown_Male: The demolishers outta that workshop gonna make quick work of those Alliance walls! Unknown_Male: Armory construction complete. What are your orders? Unknown_Male: Time to start outfittin' our troops with better armor! Unknown_Female: Bestiary ready, warbringer. Unknown_Male: Excellent. Our wolfriders gonna tear you to pieces! Unknown_Female: Da spirit lodge is ready for ya. Whatcha needin'? Unknown_Male: Ready de shaman for battle. View the full article

Zandalari Silly and Flirts Amongst the data for the Battle for Azeroth Alpha is the text forms of the new /flirt and /silly emotes for the Zandalari Trolls. We previewed the voiceovers for the Dark Iron Dwarves' /flirt and /silly yesterday, but the Zandalari Troll voiceover versions are not in the game files yet. Originally Posted by MMO-Champion Zandalari Troll Male '/Silly' How loa can you go-a? Ha! You call DAT a ship? DIS is a ship! Troll healers have such an easy job. All dey ever say is "Regenerate, den call me in de morning." Psst! Can you keep a secret? I'm not a fan of dark magic. My collection of skulls and fetishes is purely decorative. Hehe! I don't mean to brag, but we have an entire city made of gold. Dose other trolls live in huts. HUTS! Need to name a city? Do what we do and put "Zul" in front of a random word. Zandalari Troll Female '/Silly' What makes de Zandalari superior? Two words: good posture. Evolution? Pfft. If you ask me, elves are a giant step backwards. Isle of Thunder, you say? Nope, never heard of it. Next question... Do not feel bad. To be honest, I cannot keep all dose loa straight either. Elves? Humans? No thanks. I cannot trust any race with dat many toes. Orcs call dose little teeth sticking out of their mouths tusks? Dat. Is. Adorable. Zandalari Troll Male '/Flirt' De ladies call me... Zanda-licious, baby! Other guys might put you on a pedestal, but I will put you atop a pyramid. I am en-raptored by your eyes. Are you casting a spell? Because I have a fetish for you. I may stand upright, but I know how to get down. Is Krag'wa nearby? Because I want to leap into your arms. Zandalari Troll Female '/Flirt' I am a proud woman of Zandalar. I do not date slouches. Only an insecure troll brags about the size of his tusks. If you liked it, then you should have put a nose ring on it. You could say I am a double threat... hexy AND sexy! It does not take a love potion to win me over... but it couldn't hurt your chances. We should sail away to a deserted island and... get to know each other better. Battle for Azeroth Broadcast Text Here is some initial Broadcast Text datamining for the newest Battle for Azeroth build. Note that this not nearly complete, and we'll be adding more later. There's also a lot of placeholder text in the data; we've included a few of those lines because they give a quick picture of what is happening with the story. Originally Posted by MMO-Champion Unknown_Male: Our enemies remain one step ahead of us. We must close that gap. Unknown_Male: The time has come to call upon old allies in distant lands, and to see the true might of the Alliance made whole again. Unknown_Male: Pack your bags and report to Stormwind Keep immediately. You're headed for Kul Tiras. Unknown_Female: The Horde has just run wild through Stormwind and you want to send me home?! Unknown_Female: We should head for Zandalar immediately and deliver those animals to justice! Unknown_Male: Underestimating our enemy has already cost us enough lives. Unknown_Male: There is now a more important task at hand, Jaina. Something only you can do. Unknown_Female: My king, the Lady Jaina's ship is ready to set sail. Unknown_Male: Thank you, admiral. This hero will be joining her. Unknown_Male: Kul Tiras must pledge their fleet to the Alliance. Can I count on you, Jaina? Unknown_Female: I will see it done. I will do anything to defeat the Horde. Unknown_Male: That is what I am afraid of... Unknown_EitherGender: [Loading screen -> IGC sail through Boralus main canal & meet Katherine scene.] Unknown_EitherGender: [IGC - Katherine rejects Jaina and exiles her. Player is arrested.] Unknown_EitherGender: [Player wakes up in Boralus Prison. ~10m of gameplay as they break out with Flynn. Taelia brings them to a safehouse in the harbor.] Unknown_Male: The beasts bar the way. Cut through them! Unknown_Male: There appears to be a structure in the distance. That must be where Jaina was headed! Unknown_Male: I suspected the marshal might be here for that reason, though I'd keep your voice down when mentioning that name around here... Unknown_Male: If he has need of me, I'll follow his orders, but it would be dereliction to leave without thining out these beasts a hair. Unknown_Male: Take up a crossbow and assist me, mainlander! Unknown_Male: That is a risk I must take, Captain. Soldiers, on me. Unknown_Female: I have a feeling they're not going to open that gate for us when we return... Unknown_Male: We will find a way, Mace, once we find Jaina. Thoughts, Yorrick? Unknown_Male: It's likely she would've followed the road to look for shelter. Unknown_Male: Very well, that's where we will begin. Unknown_Male: Halt! What is this? Unknown_Female: It looks like there are more than beasts in these woods. Do you think an exile did this? Unknown_Male: I wish I could believe they did. No, I think there's something much darker at work here. Unknown_Male: Come, we should keep moving. Unknown_Female: Ashvane won't be happy about your little stunt. There are probably bounty hunters looking for you as we speak. Unknown_Female: You'll be safe in the market, though. They wouldn't dare try anything here. Unknown_Female: This place stinks of the forsaken. I don't know how long these walls will hold, so we should keep moving. Unknown_Male: You are right. Sylvanas did not have much time to prepare for this attack, but we cannot underestimate her. Unknown_Male: Everyone, fall into position. We strike on my command! Unknown_Male: Genn, I need you to cover our flank. It is too risky to funnel everyone through the side of the keep at once; there could be traps. Unknown_Male: Yes, Anduin. I will watch for her arrival. Unknown_Female: Let's move. Unknown_Female: Kul Tiras is made up of many houses, but the real power is split between Proudmoore and Ashvane. Unknown_Female: House Proudmoore runs the military. The city guard and marines all answer to Lord Admiral Katherine Proudmoore. Technically, she rules the entire nation. Unknown_Female: House Ashvane controls the nation's wealth. The Ashvane Company holds all of the official state contracts for trade and production. Unknown_Female: Pretty much everybody works for them in one way or another. Even the gangs. Unknown_Female: This market is full of travelers from all over Azeroth, so it's heavily guarded. Unknown_Female: Still, I want to introduce you to a few folks you can trust. In case anything happens. Unknown_Male: Brothers and sisters of the Alliance, hear me now! Unknown_Male: We are standing the precipice of glory! Unknown_Male: Today, we will claim our victory over the Eastern Kingdoms and take back that which has been stolen from us so long ago. Unknown_Male: We stand as one in solidarity for those who were lost at the battle for Teldrassil - for the families who have lost their homelands. Unknown_Male: With this act of war, it is clear that we must fight for the survival of our next hundred generations. Unknown_Male: FOR THE ALLIANCE! Unknown_Male: The dead are rising! We must evacuate the wounded! Unknown_Male: The blight is far too dangerous, my king! We must focus on the living! Unknown_Male: The Alliance leaves no soldier behind! Unknown_Male: Not this time... Unknown_Male: Is that all you've got, Banshee Queen?! Unknown_Female: Ahhhh, what have we here? Has the Lion of Stormwind finally come out to play? You have no idea what you're up against, boy king. We have only just begun! Unknown_Male: Our siege machines are lost; we have not yet breached the wall. My king, I... Unknown_Male: Father, help me. I need your guidance. I need... a miracle. Unknown_Male: Alright, move out! We have more of this place to scout, and we can't get ourselves ambushed again. Unknown_Female: I don't think that's our fault, boss, given that we were attacked by a group that wasn't supposed to be here. Unknown_Male: We should've seen the attack coming. Who was supposed to be the lookout? Unknown_Male: It was Tucker. The sethrak killed him first. Unknown_Male: Tucker! Should have known. At least he paid the price for his incompetence. Unknown_Male: Keep it down! Lady Sylvanas won't be happy if we fail our mission. Unknown_Female: Is she ever happy, boss? Unknown_Male: She will be if we do our jobs properly, Ingrid. Unknown_Male: Warriors of the Horde! Today we rise--axes and blades--thirsting for the blood of our enemies. Unknown_Male: Ready your blades! Lok-tar ogar! Unknown_Male: It is you who is outnumbered now. Unknown_Female: That army is enormous... Give the word and I will abscond us to safety. Unknown_Male: We must be willing to fight! To die for what we believe in! Unknown_Male: Time is up for you, Prince Anduin! Unknown_Male: VICTORY TO THE FORSAKEN! Unknown_Male: ALLIANCE, HOLD YOUR GROUND! Unknown_Male: Well, well, well! It looks like the Horde have finally decided to show their ugly mugs! Unknown_Male: Not half as ugly as you, Muradin Bronzebeard! Unknown_Male: We need resources to hold them off. Spread out! We're bringing the war to them. Unknown_Female: The horde is falling back again? What is their strategy here? Unknown_Male: That damned blight blocks our path. Our forces can't follow her. Unknown_Male: The Alliance gains no victory if the Warchief escapes. Capturing her is the only way to win this war. Unknown_Female: Understood. We will not let you go alone. Unknown_Male: Mekkatorque, can your gyrocopters get us past this blight? Unknown_Male: I do not have many, but my machines are at your disposal. Unknown_Male: So be it. Champions - with me. Mekkatorque, backtrack through the keep with the rest of our forces, and station them at Brill. Be ready to strike on my command. Unknown_Male: You've got it. Unknown_Male: Soldiers of the Horde, hear me! Unknown_Male: The Undercity is not safe. We need your help evacuating its citizens! Unknown_Male: As you know, SI:7 spies have been lurking in our cities. They are among us now as we speak. Unknown_Male: We've isolated their location to the Mage District and locked down the rest of the Undercity. Unknown_Male: You are to flush them out of hiding, eliminate them, and get our civilians to safety in Orgrimmar. Lok'tar ogar! Unknown_Male: A hundred years ago, all o' dis land you see before ya belonged to da trolls. Unknown_Male: Today, it belongs to da Horde! Unknown_Female: These are Alliance lands! Swift retribution shall come to these Horde imposters that challenge us! Unknown_Male: Pfah! You can choke on your retribution, admiral! Unknown_Male: We need resources to hold them off. Spread out! We're bringing the war to them. Unknown_Male: Well, well, well! It looks like the Horde have finally decided to show their ugly mugs! Unknown_Male: Ugly or not... we be comin' for ya, Muradin. Unknown_Male: Strike hard and strike fast, bruddas and sistahs. Dese Alliance won't know what hit 'em. Unknown_Female: These are Alliance lands! Swift retribution shall come to these Horde imposters that challenge us! Unknown_Male: All o' dis been troll lands long before you Allies even knew it was here, Admiral. Unknown_Male: Strike hard and strike fast, bruddas and sistahs. Dese Alliance won't know what hit 'em. Unknown_Female: I tried to warn you. You intrude on Alliance territory, and now you set up camp. Unknown_Female: Alliance! Prepare to march! Unknown_Female: Very well. If you want war, then you shall have your war. Send a mounted battalion to take them out! Unknown_Male: Our defenses are still weak. Horde troops, return to base and defend our position! Unknown_Male: Mortar teams! Blow their fortress to the ground. To the ground! Unknown_Male: Dey tink a few dwarven explosives gonna stop us? Hah! Show 'em what de Horde is made of! Unknown_Female: Very well. If you want war, then you shall have your war. Send a mounted battalion to take them out! Unknown_Male: Dey tink a few soldiers on horseback gonna stop us? Hah! Show 'em what de Horde is made of! Unknown_Male: Admiral Rogers! We've stormed your fortress. Where is your retribution now, paladin? Unknown_Female: The Light is still with me. I will not fall so easily! Unknown_Male: Knock knock, little Bronzebeard. Anybody home? Unknown_Male: Hell yeah there is... my hammer! Unknown_Male: Stromgarde has fallen. Surrender now, Rogers, and save your skin. Unknown_Female: The Light is still with me. I will not fall so easily! Unknown_Male: Hear our call, fallen. Your wicked deeds are forgiven this day. Unknown_Male: Return to the storm and know peace. Flow through the Shrine so we might share your strength. Unknown_Male: No time to waste! Follow Baine with your weapons drawn! Unknown_Male: The Alliance will make it no further! CHARGE! Unknown_Male: Wisps are dangerous only in large numbers, can we kill enough them Warchief? Unknown_Female: Not enough to matter. But we can disperse them. Unknown_Female: Saurfang, take some of our troops and go into Felwood. Find or make path over the mountain into Darkshore, but leave the siege weapons under my command. Unknown_Female: We will squeeze Malfurion from both sides. Unknown_Male: How many smugglers do you know, Blightcaller? Unknown_Male: I beg your pardon? Unknown_Male: I am not so naive to believe that Everlook gets all of its cargo via ship routes from Azshara. There has to be a hidden route somewhere through Felwood. Unknown_Male: Most smugglers will not want the attention of the high overlord, but I do know of somebody who is more loyal to the horde than their profits. Unknown_Female: Then it is decided. Saurfang, Nathanos - you are to leave at once. Unknown_Female: $n, let's keep the remainder of Malfurion's army busy. Unknown_Male: Armory construction complete. What are your orders? Unknown_Male: Get those forges up and running! And don't stop feeding them until this war is won. Unknown_Female: Bestiary ready, warbringer. Unknown_Male: Good, good. I hope our pups are hungry. Prepare the wolfriders for battle! Unknown_Female: Da spirit lodge is ready for ya. Whatcha needin'? Unknown_Male: Ready the shaman for battle. It's time we turn the tide in our favor. Unknown_Female: Workshop ready for action! Unknown_Male: The demolishers outta that workshop gonna make quick work of those Alliance walls! Unknown_Male: Armory construction complete. What are your orders? Unknown_Male: Time to start outfittin' our troops with better armor! Unknown_Female: Bestiary ready, warbringer. Unknown_Male: Excellent. Our wolfriders gonna tear you to pieces! Unknown_Female: Da spirit lodge is ready for ya. Whatcha needin'? Unknown_Male: Ready de shaman for battle. View the full article

Battle for Azeroth Alpha Live Battle for Azeroth alpha servers are live! Only a very small number of people have been invited so far. Be sure to opt in if you want a chance to get an invite. View the full article

Battle for Azeroth Alpha - Build 25976 Dark Iron Dwarf Customization The Dark Iron Dwarves offer a variety of customization options. You can view them all in the screenshots and modelviewer below. Female options are still being added to the post, keep checking back. Faces Facial Hair Hairstyles Hair Colors Skin Colors Earrings and Nose Rings View the full article

Battle for Azeroth Alpha - Build 25976 Another build is on the way! New Icons String Changes Originally Posted by MMO-Champion ALLIED_RACE_UNLOCK_TEXT (New) - To unlock this race: BLIZZARD_STORE_VAS_ALLIED_RACE_CHANGE_HERITAGE_WARNING (New) - |cff66bbff*Race changing to an Allied Race makes the character ineligible for their Heritage armor set.|r BOOST_ALLIED_RACE_HERITAGE_ARMOR_WARNING (New) - Boosting this character will make $Ghim:her; ineligble to receive $Ghis:her; %s heritage armor set. Click here for more info.|n|nAre you sure you want to boost this character?|n CHAR_CREATE_ALLIED_RACE_ACHIEVEMENT (New) - You have not completed the achievement to unlock this race. CHARACTER_CREATE_MORE_RACES (New) - Allied Races CHARACTER_CREATION_REQUIREMENTS_NEED_8_0 (New) - You need to have Battle for Azeroth. CHARACTER_CREATION_REQUIREMENTS_NEED_ACHIEVEMENT (New) - You need to complete an achievement to unlock this race. CLASS_TRIAL_CHOOSE_BOOST_TYPE_TEXT (New) - Which Character Boost would you like to use? COMMUNITIES_CHAT_MESSAGE_FORMAT (New) - [%s]: %s COMMUNITY_MEMBER_LIST_DROP_DOWN_REMOVE (New) - Remove from Community CONFIRM_ALLY_CHOICE (New) - Are you sure you wish to pursue this lead? You may only seek one ally at a time. CONFIRM_XP_LOSS - If you find your corpse, you can resurrect for no penalty. If I resurrect you all of your items will take up to 25%% durability damage (equipped and inventory) and you will be afflicted by %s of Resurrection Sickness. |cff71d5ff|Hspell:15007|h[Resurrection Sickness]|h|r. HUNTER_PET_CUNNING_CORE_ABILITY_1 - Ability that reduces all damage your pet takes for a short time, and removes impairing effects. While your pet is active, you both move 8% faster. HUNTER_PET_CUNNING_CORE_ABILITY_2 - Ability that increases your pet's movement speed for a short time. breaks you and your pet free of movement impairing effects. HUNTER_PET_FEROCITY_CORE_ABILITY_1 - Abiltiy that increases your pet's movement speed for a short time. While your pet is active, you both gain 3% Leech. HUNTER_PET_FEROCITY_CORE_ABILITY_2 - Ability that instantly returns your dead pet to life. grants Haste to you and your allies for a short time. HUNTER_PET_TENACITY_CORE_ABILITY_1 - Ability that causes your pet to move rapidly to the target's location. While your pet is active, you both gain 10% increased maximum health. HUNTER_PET_TENACITY_CORE_ABILITY_2 - Ability that increases your pet's health for a short time. decreases the damage both you and your pet take for a short time. HUNTER_SV_CORE_ABILITY_1 - Melee attack that deals increasing damage the more times it is used within a short window. A vicious slash that spends Focus to inflict heavy damage on your target. HUNTER_SV_CORE_ABILITY_2 - Melee attack where you and your pet both attack the target. Give the command to kill, causing your pet to savagely deal damage to the enemy and generate Focus. HUNTER_SV_CORE_ABILITY_3 - Melee attack that deals damage over time. Hurl a wildfire bomb at the target, dousing it in volatile flames that deal damage to all nearby enemies. HUNTER_SV_CORE_ABILITY_4 - Melee attack that spends Focus. Fire a poison-tipped arrow at an enemy, dealing damage over time. HUNTER_SV_CORE_ABILITY_5 - Melee attack that spends Focus to hit all targets in front of you. Hurl a Harpoon at an emeny, rooting them in place while you quickly pull yourself towards them. HUNTER_SV_CORE_ABILITY_6 - Ability that launches a trap which explodes when approached by an enemy, dealing damage over time in the area. Empowers your raptor strike to be cast from range, launching spectral eagles at your target. LEVEL_GRANT_ALLIED_RACE - %s wishes to grant you one level. By accepting this level, you are making yourself ineligible to earn your heritage armor. SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_360 (New) - No valid flask present. SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_63 (New) - Your pet is dead. SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_63_NONE - Your pet is dead. SPELL_FAILED_NO_PET - You do not have a pet. VISITABLE_URL42 (New) - https://nydus.battle.net/WoW/%s/clie...argetRegion=%s WOW_ERROR_236 (New) - Access to this realm requires an account with an active subscription or game time. View the full article

Mike Donais Slams Nonsense, Talks About Cubelock Power and Nerfs Patch 7.3.5 Hotfixes - February 6th Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) Characters Nightborne faces should now properly match the face texture selected by players during Character Creation or Barber Shop. Classes Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Beast Mastery All damage increased by 2.5%. Serpentstalker Guise 4-piece bonus now causes Kill Command to reduce the cooldown of Aspect of the Wild by 3 seconds (was 2.5 seconds). Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) FireAll damage increased by 3%. Warlock (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Affliction Corruption, Agony damage reduced by 6%. Long Dark Night of the Soul now increases healing you receive from Drain Soul by 3% per rank (was 10%). Dungeons and Raids Court of Stars Void Elves and Nightborne can now use the Magical Lantern within the Court of Stars dungeon. Antorus, The Burning Throne Argus the Unmaker [With realm maintenance in each region] Immunities will no longer prevent the application of Sentence of Sargeras, but can be used to mitigate the periodic damage. Sentence of Sargeras will now only target two players with each cast. Player Versus Player Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Beast Mastery PvP template Agility reduced by 2.5%. Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Fire PvP template Intellect reduced by 3%. Warlock (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Affliction Corruption, Agony damage unchanged in PvP situations. Long Dark Night of the Soul healing unchanged in PvP situations. Quests Fixed an issue where beasts for the Garrison Stables quests moved more quickly than intended. World Boss - Pit Lord Vilemus Pit Lord Vilemus is up this week, rewarding item level 930 loot! World Boss - The Soultakers This week the World Boss is The Soultakers! Death Knights can get the hidden appearance for their Frost Spec. World Quest Bonus Event Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) An extra weekly quest and rewards are here. Get out your best map and plan your route across every part of the Broken Isles, as this is a great time to immerse yourself in World Quests. This Week All week, open your map (default hotkey: m) and then select any of the five main Broken Isles zones to consider the World Quests available to you. Hover your mouse over a World Quest on the map to see what tasks are needed complete it, the rewards you’ll receive, and the time remaining that the quest is available to you. Look for the following all week long: Archmage Lan’dalock near Violet Hold in Dalaran has a quest for you. Quest requirement: Complete 20 World Quests Reward: 5,000 Order Resources Passive buff: +50% to Reputation gains from World Quests If you’ve been looking to impress some emissaries, this is the week to do it! Every Week The Bonus Events system consists of a rotating schedule of different activities, currently scheduled to run each week beginning on Tuesdays. Each Bonus Event grants a passive bonus to a particular game activity and offers a once-per-event quest with a noteworthy reward for accomplishing a related goal. The in-game calendar can serve as your one-stop reference for the event schedule. The Adventure Guide also offers a direct link to active Bonus Events, allowing you to easily accept any associated quests. Brawl - Tarren Mill vs. Southshore Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment Originally introduced as a part of the World of Warcraft 10-Year Anniversary event, this Brawl harkens back to the early days of WoW PvP, with an epic battle between the two towns of Tarren Mill and Southshore. In this game of war, you’ll need to work as a team and deplete your foes’ resources to claim victory. View the full article

Challenge Rift - Week 33 Deathwing Needs a Friendwing - Phase 3 Voting Part 1! Class Creation Competition Class Adjustments - February 6 Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) With realm maintenance in each region, starting tomorrow (February 6), we plan to apply a few class tuning changes via hotfix. Details below. Classes Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Beast Mastery All damage increased by 2.5%. Serpentstalker Guise 4-piece bonus now causes Kill Command to reduce the cooldown of Aspect of the Wild by 3 seconds (was 2.5 seconds). Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Fire All damage increased by 3%. Warlock (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Affliction Corruption, Agony damage reduced by 6%. Long Dark Night of the Soul now increases healing you receive from Drain Soul by 3% per rank (was 10%). Player versus Player All of the above class changes are offset in PvP situations. Allied Race Crests Updated Blizzard released updated versions of the Allied Race Crests. Allied Race Reputation With the release of Allied Races, we wanted to take a quick look at ways to earn reputation for each of the factions required to unlock a race. When the Darkmoon Faire is in town, ride the carosuel for WHEE! or purchase a Darkmoon Top Hat Take advantage of the upcoming World Quest Bonus Event for 50% more reputation from world quests Argus rare mobs have a very low chance to drop Demon's Soulstone Lightforged Draenei Unlocking the Lightforged Draenei requires Exalted with Army of the Light. Complete the Argus quest line, world quests, and Order Hall missions that reward insignias. Complete weekly quests that reward 1000 reputation each: Fuel of a Doomed World and Invasion Onslaught Void Elves Unlocking the Void Elves requires Exalted with Argussian Reach. Complete the Argus quest line, world quests, and Order Hall missions that reward insignias. Complete weekly quests that reward 1000 reputation each: Fuel of a Doomed World and Invasion Onslaught Nightborne Unlocking the Nightborne requires Exalted with The Nightfallen. Complete the Suramar story: Insurrection Complete world quests and Order Hall missions that reward insignias. Complete the Withered Army Training scenario Complete the daily Feeding quests Highmountain Tauren Unlocking the Highmountain Tauren requires Exalted with Highmountain Tribe. Complete story quests, world quests, and Order Hall missions that reward insignias. Do the Legion Invasion quests when Highmountain is up You can find insignias in treasure chests around the zone Dark Legacy Comics #619 DLC #619 has been released. View the full article

Battle for Azeroth Allied Races - Zandalari Trolls Preview The Zandalari Trolls are the original trolls of Azeroth residing on the continent of Zandalar. They have a rich history and a proud heritage. Zandalari society worships Loa, animal gods and protectors. They also have a bond with the many dinosaur species found on the planet. The Horde are seeking to gain the trust of this tall-standing race to counter Alliance aggression. Unlocking the Zandalari Trolls The achievements required to unlock the ability to make a Zandalari Troll are not yet known. It is likely to involve new Battle for Azeroth content. Originally Posted by MMO-Champion The Fall of Lordaeron Step 01: Under Siege (New) - Find Saurfang. Step 02: Spies in Our Midst (New) - Secure the Mage District. Step 03: To the Heart! (New) - Follow Saurfang to the Heart of the City Step 04: Evacuate the Heart of the City (New) - Evacuate the Remainder of Undercity Step 05: To Battle! (New) - Use the Portal to meet with Sylvanas Windrunner. Step 06: Push Them Back (New) - Break their front line Step 07: Defend the Azerite War Machine (New) - Defend the Azerite War Machine Step 08: Our Secret Weapon (New) - Use blight on Alliance forces to drive them away. Step 09: Like Wildfire (New) - The Alliance have breached the wall. Meet with Nathanos Blightcaller to intercept them at a crucial chokepoint. Step 10: Holding Them Back (New) - Intercept the Alliance with Nathanos Blightcaller. Step 11: The King Piece (New) - Defeat King Anduin Wrynn and his Allies. Step 12: Cry Havoc (New) - Sylvanas has called for the retreat. Step 13: The Dark Lady (New) - Rendezvous with Sylvanas in the keep. The Siege of Lordaeron Step 01: The Third Fleet (New) - Meet with Genn Greymane inside Brill. Step 02: Clearing the Way (New) - Siege Towers Defended Step 03: Clearing the Way (New) - Defeat the Azerite War Machine Step 04: Breach the Wall (New) - Keep Undercity's forces at bay with King Anduin until the trebuchets breach the wall. Step 05: Blighted Grounds (New) - Evacuate wounded soldiers before they are infected by plague gas. Step 06: The Light is Fading (New) - Fall back with King Anduin Wrynn. Step 07: The Winds of Change (New) - Find Jaina at the walls of Lordaeron. Step 08: What Lies Beyond (New) Step 09: The Great Eagle (New) Step 10: Pressing Onward (New) Step 11: Abomination Wonderland (New) - Assault Lordaeron City Step 12: Blast! (New) Step 13: She's Getting Away! (New) - Pursue Sylvanas in the Gyrocopter. Step 14: The High Overlord. (New) - Defeat High Overlord Saurfang. Step 15: The Dark Lady (New) - Pursue Sylvanas. The Stormwind Extraction Step 01: In the Dead of Night (New) - Infiltrate Stormwind City. Step 02: Down the Drain (New) - Open the sewer access gate. Step 03: The Stockades (New) - Infiltrate the Stockades. Step 04: Honor and Loyalty (New) - Release High Overlord Saurfang. Step 05: The Primary Objective (New) - Release the prisoners and escape the Stockades. Step 06: The Stormwind City Shuffle (New) - Escape Stormwind City undetected. Step 07: WAY Behind Enemy Lines (New) - Escape the Cathedral district. Step 08: The Harbor Run (New) - Reach Talanji's ship in Stormwind Harbor. Step 09: Well, Ship (New) - Slay Admiral Lockheart. Classes The Zandalari Trolls Allied Race can be any of these classes: Druid Other options are unknown at this time. Racials The Zandalari Troll racial abilities only have names and icons as of now. City of Gold Embrace of the Loa Pterrordax Swoop Regeneratin Ward of the Loa Mounts The Zandalari Troll racial mount is the Zandalari Direhorn. It is usable by all Horde races upon unlocking the Zandalari Troll Allied Race. Heritage Armor Currently we only know what the heritage armor for Zandalari Trolls looks like. Customization The Zandalari Trolls offer a variety of faces, hairstyles, hair colors, skin colors, earings, tusks and tattoo options. You can view them all in the screenshots and modelviewer below. Faces Hairstyles Hair Colors Skin Colors Earings Tattoos Druid Forms As of now only the flight form and travel form of the Zandalari Trolls are known. View the full article

Love is in the Air This year, Love is in the Air will run from February 2nd through the 16th. This event was based around Valentine’s Day, giving players a chance to give and receive gifts throughout Azeroth. Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) A quick update on changes to Holiday Loot with the launch of 'Love is in the Air' today: When we changed Holiday dungeons to scale based on a player’s level, we aimed to increase participation in those dungeons. We also wanted to avoid a situation where a player with an army of low-level characters had a better chance at receiving account-wide rewards than a player with one or two max-level characters. At the same time, we didn't want to impact the amount of chances that players who maintain several max-level characters had in previous years. As a compromise, we made account-wide rewards a random drop for any character capable of participating in current-expansion content. For the remainder of Legion, players level 98 and above fit that criteria. The minimum level requirement will increase again in Battle for Azeroth, and will continue to increase in future expansions. New in 2018 Heirloom upgrades added to the event vendor. Event specific cosmetic items can be transmogged. Neck slot items are now item level 880. Players that are lower level than current expansion content (lower than Level 98) receive Heart-Shaped Carton, which doesn't contain the Big Love Rocket Lovely Charm Collection To start collecting Lovely Charms, players must purchase a Lovely Charm Collector's Kit from Kwee Q. Peddlefeet. With it in their inventory, players will be rewarded with Lovely Charms whenever they fight enemies which would grant XP or Honor. The Event Boss: Apothecary Hummel You can queue through the dungeon finder to kill Apothecary Hummel, who drops a Heart-Shaped Box or Heart-Shaped Carton (depending on your level) for the first kill of the day - this can contain: 5-10x Love Token Toxic Wasteling Forever-Lovely Rose Vile Fulminator’s Mask The Heartbreaker Big Love Rocket Apothecary Hummel also drops a random neck piece from the following list: Choker of the Pure Heart Heartbreak Charm Shard of Pirouetting Happiness Sweet Perfume Brooch Winking Eye of Love Upon killing Apothecary Hummel for the first time you will also be awarded a Faded Lovely Greeting Card, which will begin the quest Something is in the Air (and it Ain’t Love). Quests In Orgrimmar and Stormwind you will find the Love is in the Air areas, where a Junior Detective will be waiting for you with the introduction quest Uncommon Scents. Completion will unlock a quest chain which includes: Something Stinks Pilfering Perfume Snivel’s Sweetheart Hot on The Trail A Friendly Chat... Gift to Faction Leaders The Faction Leader daily quests are repeatable quests that require players to turn in a Lovely Charm Bracelet to the leader of their choice. The rewards will always be 5 Love Token and a Lovely Card, which increases stats based on the faction leader. Horde A Gift for High Overlord Saurfang A Gift for the Banshee Queen A Gift for the High Chieftain A Gift for the Regent Lord of Quel’Thalas Alliance A Gift for the King of Stormwind A Gift for the Lord of Ironforge A Gift for the HIgh Priestess of Elune A Gift for the Prophet Daily Quests A Cloudlet of Classy Cologne - Awards 5 Love Token A perfect Puff of Perfume - Awards 5 Love Token Bonbon Blitz - Awards 5 Love Token Crushing the Crown - Awards 5 Love Tokens. This quest can be picked up outside Shadowfang Keep. Follow the Recipe - Awards 3 Crown Co. “Kure-Everything” Tonic and 3 Love Token. This quest can be picked up outside Shadowfang Keep. Rewards Love is in the Air rewards can be purchased at a Lovely Merchant in major cities, in exchange for Love Token. Mounts Swift Lovebird costs 270 Love Token Big Love Rocket has a chance at dropping from Heart-Shaped Box Toys Romantic Picnic Basket costs 10 Love Token The Heartbreaker has a chance at dropping from Heart-Shaped Box True Love Prism reward for completing They Really Love Me! Achievement Love Boat costs 270 Love Token Sturdy Love Fool costs 100 Love Token Pets Truesilver Shafted Arrow costs 40 Love Token Lovebird Hatchling costs 40 Love Token Toxic Wasteling has a chance at dropping from Heart-Shaped Box Transmog and Love is in the Air Set Lovely Dress Box costs 20 Love Token: Lovely Blue Dress Lovely Purple Dress Lovely Red Dress Lovely Black Dress Dinner Suit Box costs 20 Love Token: Red Dinner Suit Purple Dinner Suit Blue Dinner Suit Forever-Lovely Rose Vile Fumigator’s Mask Heirloom Ancient Heirloom Scabbard costs 200 Love Token Timeworn Heirloom Scabbard costs 450 Love Token Miscellaneous Lovely Rose costs 5 Love Token “Bravado” Cologne x5 costs 1 Love Token “STALWART” Cologne x5 costs 1 Love Token “Wizardry” Cologne x5 costs 1 Love Token “VICTORY” Perfume x5 costs 1 Love Token “Forever” Perfume x5 costs 1 Love Token “Enchantress” Perfume x5 costs 1 Love Token Peddlefeet’s Buffing Creme costs 1 Love Token Bag of Heart Candies costs 2 Love Token Box of Chocolates costs 10 Love Token Handful of Rose Petals x5 costs 2 Love Token Love Rocket x5 costs 5 Love Token Silver Shafted Arrow costs 5 Love Token Manufactured Love Prism costs 40 Love Token Love Fool costs 10 Love Token Achievements The following achievements are able to be earned during the event. Everything under the Fool For Love category is needed as part of the meta for What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been, which awards Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake when completed. Name Side Reward Fool For Love Complete the Love is in the Air achievements listed below. Title Reward: <Name> the Love Fool Be Mine! Eat the eight "Bag of Candies" heart candies listed below. Beacon of Love Have 25 Love Rays active on you simultaneously. Charming Create 12 Lovely Charm Bracelets. Dangerous Love Assist the Steamwheedle Cartel in stopping the sinister Crown Chemical Co. plot. Fistful of Love Use a Handful of Rose Petals on each of the race/class combinations listed below. Flirt With Disaster Get completely smashed, put on your best perfume, throw a handful of rose petals on Sraaz and then kiss him. You'll regret it in the morning. Alliance Flirt With Disaster Get completely smashed, put on your best perfume, throw a handful of rose petals on Jeremiah Payson and then kiss him. You'll regret it in the morn... Horde I Pitied The Fool Pity the Love Fool in the locations specified below. It Might Just Save Your Life Unleash the power of love contained within a holiday necklace. Lonely? Enjoy a Buttermilk Delight with someone in Dalaran at a Romantic Picnic during the Love is in the Air celebration. Love Magnet Have 10 Love Rays active on you simultaneously. Lovely Luck Is On Your Side Open a Lovely Dress Box and receive a Lovely Black Dress. My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose Obtain a Bouquet of Red or Ebon Roses during the Love is in the Air celebration. Nation of Adoration Complete the Lovely Charm Bracelet daily quest for each Alliance capital. Alliance Nation of Adoration Complete the Lovely Charm Bracelet daily quest for each Horde capital. Horde Perma-Peddle Obtain a permanent Peddlefeet pet by procuring a Truesilver Shafted Arrow. Shafted! Shoot 10 players with the Silver Shafted Arrow. Sweet Tooth Sample the Love is in the Air candies listed below. The Rocket's Pink Glare Shoot off 10 Love Rockets in 20 seconds or less. They Really Love Me! Have 50 Love Rays active on you simultaneously. Reward: True Love Prism Tough Love Defeat the trio of Crown Chemical Co. apothecaries in Shadowfang Keep. View the full article

MadChallenge Rift - Week 32 UnidentifiaBrawl is This Week's Tavern Brawl Patch 7.3.5 Hotfixes - January 31 Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) Characters All accounts now have 16 character slots available per realm (was 12). The Mountaineer racial ability now correctly grants Highmountain Tauren 1% Versatility. Fixed a bug that prevented a small number of players from being able to complete the initial quests for the Nightborne. The Befuddle ability cast by Confusion is now more player friendly. Events The duration of the Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl has been extended by an additional 24 hours. Items The Spear of Rethu can now be transmogrified at any level. Professions Tailoring [After next realm restart] Players now relearn Silkweave Gloves (Rank 1) when using the relearning book for Tailoring. Quests Mountaineer's Ale for the Wetlands quest "The Stolen Keg" can now be looted by multiple players. Sounds Fixed a bug that was preventing some addon sounds from playing correctly. Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl Micro-Holiday The Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl is a micro-holiday that sends players to different taverns around the world. You can join the currently active tavern from a new NPC in Dalaran (Tipsi Wobblerune or Anebria Sunwine) After some time the group moves along to the next Tavern. You can press the last call button or take the portal to move on. If you get left behind on the tavern tour, you can catch up by speaking to the mage in the current tavern you are in. Each location has drink and food that you can interact with. The food will grant a well fed buff. There are also additional NPCs in each tavern enjoying the holiday. You can click on the discarded packages to apply one of many unique hat models for four hours. Heroes of the Storm - Jan 29 PTR Build A new build went on the PTR this week! Dark Legacy Comics #618 DLC #618 has been released. View the full article

Character Slot Cap Increase Live You can now create another 4 characters per server! Keep in mind that the 50 character per account limit is still in place. View the full article

Challenge Rift - Week 32 A Special Year of the Mammoth Pack is Coming Soon - 30 Packs in One! Battle for Azeroth - Level 110 Boost Details If you use your Level 110 boost, your character will: Start with item level 870 Have the Broken Shore into complete, but all of the remaining quests incomplete Have only one Artifact weapon, which is Level 35 with 3 x item level 870 Relics Have only the hub for each zone (including the Broken Shore) flight paths unlocked Have professions (including First Aid) boosted to 700, if the character is Level 60+ Have your Order Hall unlocked, but no progress on the campaign or followers. Have Embersilk Bags Have none of Argus complete and be at the intro quests Doomsayer's Robes Toy Discovered The Secret Finding Discord discovered the Doomsayer's Robes! Kill Gordon MacKellar in Stormwind or Charles Gastly in Orgrimmar for a chance at getting the toy. The respawn time is roughly 6 minutes and there are often groups, as the tagging of the NPC can be shared. Battle for Azeroth - System Requirements New system requirements were recently posted and we took a look at how they compare to the old ones. If you are ready to upgrade you can take a look at our Computer Forums or Build of the Month. Mac requirements are listed on the here. Minimum Operating Systems: Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 changed to Windows 7 64-bit Intel CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 increased to Intel Core i5-760 AMD CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 increased to AMD FX-8100 Drive Space: 45 GB increased to 70 GB. Nvidia GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 increased to NVIDIA GeForce GT 560 2GB AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 5670 increased to AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB Intel GPU: Intel HD Graphics 5000 increased to Intel HD Graphics 530 (45W) Memory: 2 GB increased to 4 GB Recommended Intel CPU: Intel Core i5-3330 increased to Intel Core i7-4770 AMD CPU: AMD FX-6300 increased to AMD FX-8310 Nvidia GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti increased to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 AMD GPU: AMD Radeon R7 260X increased to AMD Radeon R9 280 Memory: 4 GB increased to 8 GB Patch 7.3.5 - January 30 Hotfixes Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) Achievements In Ulduar, Razorscale should once again properly award achievement credit. In Obsidian Sanctum, the achievements Twilight Assist, Twilight Duo, and The Twilight Zone should again be earnable when their conditions are met. In Darkheart Thicket, the Shade of Xavius achievement Burning Down the House should once again be earnable. Class Halls Gnomish hunters have fitted many of their non-gnome friends with stylish-yet-functional C.O.N.T.A.C.T lenses, preventing them from seeing double of Emmarel Shadewarden in Trueshot Lodge. Dungeons and Raids The Mythic Keystone Dungeon leaderboards now support up to the top 500 rankings (was top 100). Karazhan (Raid) The health of pieces in the Chess event has been adjusted to return the event to its pre-7.3.5 pacing. Black Rook Hold Corrected an issue that could cause Dantalionax to cast Stinging Swarm during Dreadlord’s Guile. Neltharion’s Lair Corrected an issue that could cause Ularogg Cragshaper to interrupt his cast of Stance of the Mountain under certain circumstances. Player versus Player Druid (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Balance PvP template Versatility reduced by 15% PvP template Intellect reduced by 2% Feral Earthen Grasp now has a 15 second cooldown, up from 10 seconds King of the Jungle increases movement speed and damage by 3%, down from 4% Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Beast Mastery PvP template Agility increased by 3% Marksmanship PvP template Agility decreased by 1.5% Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Arcane PvP template Intellect reduced by 2% Arcane Power now increases damage by 25% in PvP situations, down from 30% Monk (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Windwalker PvP template Agility reduced by 2.5% Paladin (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Holy Pure of Heart now removes 1 poison and 1 disease effect from the target, instead of all poison and disease effects Protection PvP template Versatility reduced by 25% Priest (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Holy PvP template Intellect increased by 3% Renew heals for an additional 75% in PvP situations, down from an additional 100% Rapid Mending increases the range of Prayer of Mending by 10 yards, down from 20 yards Ray of Hope now only increases healing caused by the casting Priest by 50%, rather than all incoming healing on the target Rogue (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Assassination PvP template Agility reduced by 2.5% Subtlety PvP template Agility reduced by 3% Shaman (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Elemental PvP template Intellect reduced by 1.5% Icefury increases the damage of Frost Shock by 250% in PvP situations, down from 300% Quests The Vashj'ir quest "Setting an Example" should no longer be displayed on map after it becomes inaccessible. Garrison Invasion NPCs should now always scale from level 90-100. Horde players should no longer have inconsistent difficulties when swapping between Vol'jin's Arsenal and the Arcane Sanctum in Talador. The Duskwood quest "Cry For the Moon" should now appear on the map if it is the next quest in the zone's storyline. Brawler's Guild: Rumble cards should again work properly. View the full article

Battle for Azeroth Developer Q&A There is a live Dev Q&A today covering Battle for Azeorth! Click to load chat Allied Races The team is is working to get 4 extra character slots out to everyone in the next few days, regardless of if pre-purchase or not. Allied Race unlocks and requirements are account wide. You need a 110 Horde character to unlock the Nightfallen, but requirements for that unlock are account wide. The team has tried to pull back on the raw power of racial abilities in the past few expansions. Other than Arcane Torrent, most racials aren't overly powerful now. The Void Elf racial is not a copy of Mage blink. It isn't an instant teleport, it requires pre-planning to use. You need to know you are going to teleport a few seconds ahead of time. The team wanted players to experience why these new races joined the Horde or Alliance, which is done through reputation or achievement requirements. The team will look at the requirements as time goes on, we move to other expansions and have more Allied Races, but for now they make sense. You will be able to work on unlocking other Allied Races as the expansion unfolds. You gain the Zandalari as allies in Battle for Azeroth. PvP Solo Queue is unlikely to be in Battle for Azeroth. If you could solo queue, it would blur the distinction between ranked PvP and regular PvP. In other games that have solo queue, there is a lot more flexibility to change your composition. WoW isn't nearly as flexible. Solo queue would produce a frustrating experience. Playing with partners adds a lot of depth and social interaction. The team would like to make it easier and more accessible to get into these rated PvP formats. With Rated Battlegrounds, the team might move the size to 6v6, as it has worked out well in Brawls. The team also wants to add more tools to make it easier to find partners to play with. Hopefully the Communities tool helps here. The arena spectator mode is in. It's a thing. You can use it. The team can build upon this in the future. Adding additional Prestige tiers forever isn't the right solution. Existing players have spent a lot of time earning the rewards they have now though. The team wants to keep the existing Prestige ranks, continue to add new ranks, but those new ranks would just give you a box or some kind of repeatable reward again. This makes Prestige a measure of how much you have PvPed rather than a grind for rewards. There are Honor Talents that aren't competitive in their rows. Honor Talents also feel like a barrier to entry rather than a reward. You may get to pick three Honor Talents out of a pool of many talents, with a fourth slot reserved for a trinket customization. This should give you more flexibility. Honor Talents will be unlocked by player level, so as soon as you hit the level cap they will all be unlocked. Seething Shore is coming before Battle of Azeroth. The team wants gear to matter in PvP, but not to the point where you have no chance because someone has played more than you. When you enable PvP mode on an RP realm, you still will follow RP rules and won't automatically put you on a shard with other realm players. Going forward, there will just be Normal and RP realms. You can opt-in to PvP if you want. Except in cases of extreme load, RP realms don't split or pull in players from other realms. During something like an expansion launch, some sharding does take place to avoid server crashes. You can still voluntarily group with players from other realms. Islands Islands will be a lucrative source of Azerite. A PvP mode may reward honor. Warfronts These are very heavily inspired by RTS elements from Warcraft II and III. You don't get to train grunts and footmen, controlling them literally with RTS style. Imagine a Warcraft III map where you got to play as a hero on that map. View the full article

Battle for Azeroth Pre-Purchase Now Available Battle for Azeroth is expected to release on or before September 21, 2018 and is live to purchase in game or on the shop. View the full article

Battle for Azeroth Collector's Edition Mounts and Pets Unlocked Allied Race and Level Scaling Interview We recently had a chance to talk to Shani Edwards (Art Producer) and Paul Kubit (Senior Game Designer) about Allied Races and Level Scaling. Allied Races If you pre-purchase Battle for Azeroth, you will be able to begin your journey to recruit these Allied Races: Lightforged Draenei, Highmountain Tauren, Void Elves, and the Nightborne. The details and timing for release of other Allied Races are still being figured out. The team listed to a lot of player feedback to decide what Allied Races to do. Players really wanted to be able to play Nightborne. All of the races really tied to the Legion story. The team wanted the Allied Races to feel different and unique compared to the races that they are based off of, which is why the class restrictions for the Allied Races are the way they are. The Heritage Armor sets also make them unique. The team put a lot of time into making them unique. They aren't material specific, so you can wear the Lightforged plate looking set on a Mage. Heritage Armor for the old races is something the team has talked about and is thinking about, but they don't have anything to announce yet. There aren't plans to add any more classes to the Allied races, but they will keep an eye on feedback provided by players. If there is a lot of feedback that a specific race and class combination was missed and makes sense then maybe they could add it. The team is happy with how unlocking more classes over time for the existing races has worked out. As the game has grown, restrictions that were in place in the past didn't make as much sense anymore. The team wanted Allied Races to feel prestigious. Throughout Legion players experienced storylines for Allied Races and earned their trust. With Battle for Azeroth there is conflict between the Horde and Alliance, each faction needs to find and recruit allies, so the recruiting process could be built into the gameplay of unlocking these races. Allied Races will be using the dance of their base race. There may be some dance updates in the future. There was a giant list of races that were considered for Allied Races. These four tied into the Legion story well, which is why they were selected. Pretty much anything with two legs was considered. The team considered starting Allied Races at Level 1, but ended up settling on 20. It's a natural starting point, as starting zones are complete by then. It didn't feel natural for an Allied Race who has already gone through an introduction to go through the Human starting experience in Elwynn Forest. Allied Races are going to be played by players that are already familiar with WoW, so the new player starting experience where you slowly unlock skills isn't necessary. Every sub-team on the art team worked on Allied Races. Totems, armor, loading screens, character models, and other things needed to be worked on. Thousands of hours went into created the Allied Races. The entire team had to sit down and decide what color Void Elves should be. What does it mean to be Void? Initially the team had colors like pink and purple involved in the void. The effect, dungeon, prop, character, and other teams all sat down together to decide how to differentiate what it means to be Void from what it means to be Shadow. The pink involved in Void Elves was just hints of pink on the outside of the blackness on their Heritage Armor. The Seething Shore loading screen was added to the build before it was finished. It was still a work in progress and wasn't meant to be seen yet. There are no plans to give the Allied Race customizations to the base races Level Scaling The team iterated a lot on zone level scaling ranges. The initial version just bumped up and down the maximum and minimum level for each zone by 5-10 levels. The team also wanted to make sure that players that were currently leveling in a zone to suddenly be too low or high level to quest in that zone. The team wanted to make sure you had some zones that you could look forward to, so zones didn't scale for all levels. You shouldn't be able to head to Icecrown and kill things at Level 1, as that was a scary zone you worked towards. There are zones that you could level past and it would be annoying to be chased by Level 110 wolves when you came back to Elwynn Forest. There are a few zones that don't have scaling applied, such as the Cataclysm PvP areas. It made sense for raids and Heroic dungeons to not scale and stay at a fixed level. Both leveling through dungeons and questing should be valid ways to level a character. The game isn't better off if either one is obviously the right choice, so the team will continue to look at those numbers and iterate as they see fit. For players that have already played through the game and want to level an alt, is there a good method and reasoning to make leveling faster for that type of character? That is something the team has talked about but has nothing to announce at this point. The team hasn't talked a lot about allowing players to blacklist a dungeon when queuing for a random dungeon. When you queue at Level 55 for a random dungeon, you have a pool of maybe 30 dungeons you are eligible for at that point. The system attempts to put you in a dungeon that is close to the normal level band you are in. You can get sent to Deadmines or Wailing Caverns, and will have to be if you are grouped with someone that is Level 15. Scaling required a lot of data work. When looking at Normal and Heroic Burning Crusade bosses on a Level 110 character, players noticed that Normal bosses had more health than Heroic. This happened because Heroic Burning Crusade bosses are Level 70, but Normal bosses scale to 83 when you are Level 110. This is why Normal bosses ended up having more health than Heroic bosses. An additional bug made the Normal bosses have even more health than intended at Level 110. This bug didn't affect any players that were leveling, as everything was scaled properly. Misc Worgen and Goblin model updates are still planned for sometime during the Battle for Azeroth expansion. View the full article

Battle.Net App Update - Battle for Azeroth Changes The launcher just updated to have backgrounds, logos, and strings related to Battle for Azeroth! View the full article

Challenge Rift - Week 32 Patches the Pirate Loses Charge - Four Card Nerfs Coming in February Greater Invasion Boss - Inquisitor Meto Inquisitor Meto is up this week, rewarding item level 930 gear. World Boss - Nithogg Scourge of the Skies is up this week, sending players to kill Nithogg! He is also another option for Warriors to get the Skull of Nithogg for their hidden artifact appearance. Weekly Bonus Event - Arena Skirmishes Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) Sharpen your swords and reinforce your boards, because you’re called to the PvP Arena for the hectic mayhem of Skirmishes. This Week: Arena Skirmishes All week, from anywhere in Azeroth, open the Group Finder (default hotkey: i), select the Player vs. Player tab on the bottom of the window, and then under Arena Battles, choose either 2v2 or 3v3 and JOIN BATTLE. You’ll be matched up with teammates and provided with opponents to kill in the Arena. Look for the following all week long: Archmage Timear near Violet Hold in Dalaran has a quest for you. Quest requirement: Win 10 Arena PvP Skirmishes Reward: A PvP loot box Passive buff: +50% honor gains from Skirmishes If you’ve been looking to make some Honor gains, this is the week to do it! View the full article

Upcoming PvP Tuning Changes Allied Races - Lightforged Draenei These Draenei have fought the Burning Legion across the cosmos for a millenia. Infused with the Light by a Naaru ritual, this faction of Draenei joined the Army of the Light and helped vanquish the Legion on Argus. With their main purpose fulfilled, the Lightforged Draenei have joined their brethren in the Alliance to counter Horde aggression. Unlocking the Lightforged Draenei To unlock the ability to make a Lightforged Draenei, the following achievements must be completed on one character on your account. Once done, you can make a Lightforged Draenei on any server that you have a 110 character provided you have purchased Battle for Azeroth. You Are Now Prepared! - Complete the Argus campaign Exalted with The Army of the Light Classes The Lightforged Draenei Allied Race can be any of these classes: Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Warrior Racials The Lightforged Draenei racial abilities give you an AoE blast, blacksmithing perks, increased experience when killing demons, a damage and heal upon death, and reduced holy damage taken. Light's Judgement - Call down a strike of Holy energy dealing Holy damage to enemies within 5 yards after 3 sec. 40 yd range, 2.5 min cooldown. Forge of Light - Summon a forge of light, enabling Blacksmithing. Blacksmithing skill increased by 10. Demonbane - Experience gains from killing demons increased by 20%. Holy Resistance - Reduce Holy damage taken by 1%. Light's Reckoning - When you die the Light avenges you, dealing Holy damage to enemies within 8 yards and healing allies. Mounts The Lightforged Draenei racial mount is the Lightforged Felcrusher. It is usable by all Alliance races upon completion of Allied Races: Lightforged Draenei. A long-time companion of the Draenei, the elekk are stalwart and sturdy steeds capable of standing up to the impending darkness without fear. Heritage Armor If you level to 110 without a boost, you will be awarded with Heritage of the Lightforged, which grants the silver and gold heritage armor below. We've included the alternative colors that are currently unused as well. Level Type Slot Name Model Viewer 1 Cosmetic Head Lightforged Gorget Modelviewer 1 Cosmetic Shoulders Lightforged Pauldrons Modelviewer 1 Cosmetic Chest Lightforged Chestguard Modelviewer 1 Cosmetic Waist Lightforged Girdle Modelviewer 1 Cosmetic Legs Lightforged Legplates Modelviewer 1 Cosmetic Feet Lightforged Hoofguards Modelviewer 1 Cosmetic Wrists Lightforged Bracers Modelviewer 1 Cosmetic Hands Lightforged Gloves Modelviewer Jokes, Flirts, and VO You can hear the Lightforged Draenei Allied Race Jokes, Flirts, and other VO in the video below. Customization The Lightforged Draenei offer a variety of faces, hairstyles, hair colors, skin colors, facial features, and tattoo options. You can view them all in the screenshots and modelviewer below. Faces Hairstyles Hair Colors Skin Colors Facial Features Tattoos View the full article

Upcoming PvP Tuning Changes Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums) Hi all, Tomorrow (January 30th) we plan to apply a few PvP-focused tuning changes via hotfix. Details below. Thanks! Druid (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Balance PvP template Versatility reduced by 15% PvP template Intellect reduced by 2% Feral Earthen Grasp now has a 15 second cooldown, up from 10 seconds King of the Jungle increases movement speed and damage by 3%, down from 4% Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Beast Mastery PvP template Agility increased by 3% Marksmanship PvP template Agility decreased by 1.5% Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Arcane PvP template Intellect reduced by 2% Arcane Power now increases damage by 25% in PvP situations, down from 30% Monk (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Windwalker PvP template Agility reduced by 2.5% Paladin (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Holy Pure of Heart now removes 1 poison and 1 disease effect from the target, instead of all poison and disease effects Protection PvP template Versatility reduced by 25% Priest (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Holy PvP template Intellect increased by 3% Renew heals for an additional 75% in PvP situations, down from an additional 100% Rapid Mending increases the range of Prayer of Mending by 10 yards, down from 20 yards Ray of Hope now only increases healing caused by the casting Priest by 50%, rather than all incoming healing on the target Rogue (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Assassination PvP template Agility reduced by 2.5% Subtlety PvP template Agility reduced by 3% Shaman (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator) Elemental PvP template Intellect reduced by 1.5% Icefury increases the damage of Frost Shock by 250% in PvP situations, down from 300% View the full article