MMO-Champion

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Level	Type	Slot	Name	Model Viewer
930	Cloth	Head	Mesmerizing Soul Hood	Modelviewer
930	Cloth	Shoulders	Accursed Defiler's Mantle	Modelviewer
930	Cloth	Feet	Nefarious Light-Step Slippers	Modelviewer
930	Leather	Shoulders	Fel-Spike Shoulderpads	Modelviewer
930	Leather	Waist	Cinch of Detestable Guile	Modelviewer
930	Leather	Legs	Leggings of Heinous Acts	Modelviewer
930	Mail	Chest	Enthralling Chain Armor	Modelviewer
930	Mail	Waist	Waistguard of Devilish Deeds	Modelviewer
930	Mail	Wrists	Poison-Barbed Bracers	Modelviewer
930	Plate	Shoulders	Spaulders of Vile Determination	Modelviewer
930	Plate	Chest	Breastplate of Terminal End	Modelviewer
930	Plate	Feet	Soul Crushing Stompers	Modelviewer
930	Blood Relic		Scourge of Perverse Desire
930	Fire Relic		Fel Mistress' Brand

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• Collect 50 x Wakening Essence for A Titanic Effort
• This quest rewards 1 x Awoken Titan Essence, which upgrades a Legion legendary item from any item level to item level 1000.
• In addition to all of the regular sources of Wakening Essence, The Cursed Shard rewards 10 x Wakening Essence
• The Death of a Titan is a new legendary item that is rewarded from The Death of a Titan (clearing Antorus)
• Aman'Thul's Vision is a new legendary item that is dropped by Argus. It does not count towards the legendary item equip cap.

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Battle for Azeroth - Allied Races In Depth Preview

• Dark Iron Dwarves
• Lightforged Draenei
• Void Elves

• Zandalari Trolls
• The Nightborne
• Highmountain Tauren

Heritage Armor

Alliance Races

• Racials
  
  • Unknown
• Class Options
  
  • Paladin
  • Rest Unknown
• Miscellaneous
  
  • Allowing Death Knights as an option is under consideration

• Racials
  
  • Light's Judgement - Call down a strike of Holy energy dealing 5,150 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 beasts increased by 20%.
  • Holy Resistance - Reduce Holy damage taken by 1%.
  • Final Verdict - When you die the Light avenges you, dealing 1,162 Holy damage to enemies within 8 yards and healing allies for 1,383.

• Class Options
  
  • Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Warrior

• Miscellaneous
  
  • Customization options include light themed tattoos

• Racials
  
  • A small blink
  • Rest Unknown

• Class Options
  
  • Hunter, Mage, Monk, Priest, Warrior, Rogue, Warlock

• Miscellaneous
  
  • Switch between a void form and a less shadowy form similar to Worgen

Horde Races

• Racials
  
  • Unknown
• Class Options
  
  • Druid, Unknown
• Miscellaneous
  
  • Druid travel form is a raptor

• Racials
  
  • Unknown
• Class Options
  
  • Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Warrior

• Racials
  
  • Rugged Tenacity - Reduces damage taken by 330
  • Pride of Ironhorn - Mining skill increased by 15 and allows you to mine faster
  • Mountaineer - Increases your Versatility by 1%.
  • Bull Rush - Charges forward for 1 sec, knocking enemies down for 1.5 sec. 2 minute cooldown.
  • Waste Not, Want Not - You have a chance to loot additional meat and fish
• Class Options
  
  • Druid, Hunter, Monk, Shaman, Warrior

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• The giveaway is for 10 x Warforged Nightmare mounts.
• To enter the giveaway, just reply to this post with what you are thankful for! Make sure to mention if you play on US or EU servers in your reply.
• The giveaway will be closed on Monday November 27, 2017 at 11:59 PM EST and winners will be chosen randomly.
• Winners will be contacted by PM on the site. There is no email alert by default, you will need to log in and check your PMs.
• A note will be added to the front page of the site when winners have been contacted.

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Name	Points
Don't Sweat the Technique Defeat Aggramar after slaying a Manifestation of Taeshalach in Antorus, the Burning Throne on Normal difficulty or higher.	10
Mythic: Aggramar Defeat Aggramar in Antorus, the Burning Throne on Mythic difficulty.	10

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After careful deliberation and debate, we were able to sift through the amazing submissions by talented World of Warcraft community members and identify three (3) Grand Prize Winners and ten (10) runners-up in the Shadows of Argus Art Contest.

Grand Prize Winners

Tina Wei

Tim Guo

Alejandro Reynal

Runners-Up

Congratulations go out to all the winners! Your talent shines even among the shadows.

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Miss any matches? Forget the final? Wonder who won? Look no further! We have all the action from the Arena World Championship world finals at BlizzCon 2017 right here.

Want the TL;DR? Watch the Recap Video

How Champions Are Made
In the opening week, ten teams descended on Anaheim in the run-up to the finals, with two teams eliminated on day one.

Panda Global took down Rockets Eclipse with relative ease, to be met by defending world champions Method: Triforce. Panda Global were on fire, with the fever-pitch energy of the crowd fanning the flames. They beat the champions 3-1 in the semi-final to win their place in the final.

EU vs NA

Across the bracket, the top-seeded North America team—Method Synergy—faced Europe’s second seeded team, ABC. ABC’s tried and tested formula of Alec on Mage and Niksi on Rogue, seen the previous year, worked like a charm taking down NA’s #1 team 3-2.

ABC Easy As 123…4
The finals in 2017 were once again NA vs EU. The comeback kids on Panda Global looked a little shaky and struggled to hold form, testing the limits of their passionate fans’ patience and creating a tense, exciting atmosphere throughout the arena. Sensing victory, ABC took full control; beating Panda Global in a nail-biting set of games 4-0—earning them their rightful place in World of Warcraft Arena history.

Congratulations to ABC: World Champions!

For more information on all our esports events, including announcements about our upcoming tournaments, head to our dedicated esports site for all the gory details. See you soon!

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At the core of Argus lies Antorus, the Burning Throne. From this seat of power, Sargeras drives his Burning Crusade to ravage the cosmos.

Within the Throne’s nigh-impenetrable depths, primordial powers are being forged into weapons of utter annihilation. Should these voices rise to serve their master, the final hour will fall upon all of creation.

The time has come for the forces of the Alliance and Horde to confront the Burning Legion within Sargeras’ seat of power. Antorus, the Burning Throne, awaits—along with the formidable dangers within.

Location: Argus
Difficulties: Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic, Mythic
Level: 110
Bosses: 11

Raid Unlock Schedule

November 29 — Normal and Heroic difficulties
December 6 — Mythic difficulty and Raid Finder Wing 1: Light’s Breach
December 20 — Raid Finder Wing 2: Forbidden Descent
January 3 — Raid Finder Wing 3: Hope’s End
January 17 — Raid Finder Wing 4: Seat of the Pantheon

Antorus represents the center and source of the Legion’s power, and the team approached the design of the zone with several principles in mind. First off, Antorus is staggering in scale; this is not a mere terrestrial fortress or keep, but rather a sprawling complex carved into the depths of a shattered world, and while sections of the raid are traversable on foot, players will use the Vindicaar and other means of conveyance to span the great distances involved. Second, this is the culmination of a military campaign by the Army of the Light and our other major allies in this fight, and player champions represent the tip of the spear with an army at their back. As you carve a path through Antorus, a pitched battle rages all around you, and your actions help advance the cause of the Light in this battle for the fate of all worlds. And finally, we get a rare chance to delve into the Legion’s true origins—before the Fel, and before black and green corruption, there was a single mighty titan who embarked upon a crusade that would shape the fate of the universe. A glimpse of those ancient secrets awaits the bold and daring souls who venture into the innermost depths of Antorus.

Light’s Breach

Garothi Worldbreaker
Constructed deep within the core of Argus and outfitted with an arsenal to decimate worlds, this war machine has been designed for a single purpose: to bring the mortals’ invasion to its knees.

Felhounds of Sargeras
Infused with fire and shadow, F’harg and Shatug are the prized pets of Sargeras. Bred for carnage, these hounds delight in eviscerating their master’s enemies.

With the Army of Light and their allies advancing upon Antorus, the Legion prepares to unleash these vicious creatures onto the battlefield and put an end to the mortals’ invasion.

Gaze of the Legion

Antoran High Command
Long ago, in the golden age of eredar civilization, a council was formed to oversee the defense of Argus and maintain peace. But after their dark bargain was struck with Sargeras, these master tacticians used their military expertise to help orchestrate a Burning Crusade that ravaged countless worlds.

Now the full might of the Legion’s army is theirs to command, and they wield this terrible power to annihilate all who oppose the Dark Titan’s will.

Halls of the Boundless Reach

Portal Keeper Hasabel
Portal Keeper Hasabel maintains the nexus through which the Legion has unleashed its insidious armies upon countless worlds. With portals that open to myriad strategic locations throughout the Great Dark Beyond. Hasabel is capable of bringing the might of the Legion’s arsenal to bear upon any who oppose her.

Elarian Sanctuary

Eonar Lifebinder
Though she was felled by the blade of Sargeras, the Life-Binder’s essence escaped the grasp of the Dark Titan. After millennia spent hiding in isolation, Eonar’s sanctuary has been discovered by the Legion.

Should her soul fall into the enemy’s hands, Eonar’s powers of nature growth will be perverted to make the Burning Crusade unstoppable.

The Exhaust

Imonar the Soulhunter
The infamous Imonar serves as the Legion’s bloodhound, capable of tracking prey across the cosmos. With a vast array of gadgets and traps at his disposal, Imonar has yet to lose a bounty…and he certainly doesn’t intend to sully his perfect record by failing to fulfill his latest contract.

Kin’garoth
The design of every Legion war machine stems from the depraved mind of Kin’garoth. Obsessed with crafting implements of death, Kin’garoth infused his very body into the production machinery so he could more efficiently churn out a never-ending supply of destruction.

At the behest of the Legion’s dark master, Kin’garoth’s fevered brilliance has developed a new super-weapon which he plans to unleash upon the Army of Light.

The Burning Throne

The Coven of Shivarra
Having proven themselves to be the most depraved and fanatical of all his followers, Sargeras entrusted the Coven with the unholy task of twisting the minds of the fallen titans into an unstoppable Dark Pantheon.

Each sister employs her own signature brand of torture, eliciting screams which echo throughout the halls of Antorus. It is said that neither mortal nor demon can refuse their whispers, making it only a matter of time before the will of the titans is broken.

Chamber of Anguish

Varimathras
As one of the dreadlords overseeing the Legion’s forces during the Third War, Varimathras failed to stop the rebellious Lich King. He submitted to an ill-fated alliance with Sylvanas Windrunner, then made one last bid for power before facing a humiliating defeat.

In payment for his blunders, Varimathras has been tortured by the Coven of Shivarra. The vindictive sisters stripped away both flesh and sanity, leaving only a singular desire to inflict suffering upon the mortals who cost him everything.

The World Soul

Aggramar
Once the noble Avenger of the Pantheon, Aggramar was struck down by Sargeras and reborn as a titan of destruction. He now stands at the core of Argus, guarding a power that would unmake the universe.

Not even demons are permitted to tread within the titan’s halls, and any mortals bold enough to trespass will be reduced to cinders by Aggramar’s burning blade, Taeshalach.

Seat of the Pantheon

Argus the Unmaker
Bound. Broken.

Eons of existence, knowing only pain.

A shattered soul, fueling infinite evil.

The master beckons. Rise… Rise!

Begin the end of all things.

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• You will get one extra piece of loot from the final dungeon boss on difficulties below Mythic+.
• Pick up Emissary of War from Archmage Timear in Dalaran to earn Cache of Fel Treasures
• This quest requires you to clear 4 Mythic(+) dungeons and rewards Heroic Tomb of Sargeras loot.

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• Players can interact with the many foods options set on these tables and will gain a buff by eating or passing each of the servings.
• There are 5 buffs in total that you can gain that when combined together will reward the The Spirit of Sharing buff that grants 10% increase in reputation gains for one hour. This is great if you are working on Legion reputations and completing World Quests or working on other reputations for a little boost.

• Spice Bread Stuffing
• Pumpkin Pie
• Cranberry Chutney
• Candied Sweet Potato
• Slow-Roasted Turkey

• The cache can contain the Fine Pilgrim's Hat, the Frightened Bush Chicken battle pet and the Silver-Plated Turkey Shooter toy, along with several consumable foods and turkey shooters.
• The quests are centered around cooking so having at least a 280 skill level will help but if you do not have the skill level, you can buy the items needed from Bountiful Barrel at each capital city table.

• Pilgrim's Hat
• Pilgrim's Attire
• Pilgrim's Dress
• Pilgrim's Robe
• Pilgrim's Boots

• Fine Pilgrim's Hat - Transmoggable year-round.
• Frightened Bush Chicken - Teaches Bush Chicken.
• Silver-Plated Turkey Shooter - Covers target with turkey feathers.

• “FOOD FIGHT”- Bounce food off a player at a Bountiful Table.
• Now We’re Cookin’ - Cook up one of every Pilgrim’s Bounty dish.
• Pilgrim’s Paunch - Acquire the Spirit of Sharing from a complete Bountiful Table feast at every capital of your faction.
• Sharing is Caring - Pass one of every dish at a Bountiful Table.
• Terokkar Turkey Time - Defeat Talon King Ikiss while wearing a Pilgrim’s hat and either a Pilgrim’s Dress, Robe or Attire.
• The Turkinator - Kill 40 Wild Turkeys within 30 seconds of each other and gain Turkey Triumph. Using a macro is helpful here.
• Turkey Lurkey - Use a Turkey Shooter on each racial combo rogue.

• Pilgrim’s Progress - Complete each of the Pilgrim’s Bounty dailies.
• Pilgrim’s Peril - While wearing either a Pilgrm’s Dress, Robe, or Attire, take a seat at each enemy capital’s Bountiful Table.

Puppy

Updated November 19, 2017

$575

Case	Carbide Series 200R	$60
Power Supply	EVGA 600B	$54
CPU	Intel G4500	$77
Heatsink	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	$30
Motherboard	MSI Pro Z270	$84
Memory	8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4	$110
Graphics Card	Gigabyte GTX 1050	$120
Hard Drive	Western Digital Blue 1TB	$50
DVD	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW	$21

Dolphin

Updated November 19, 2017

$942

Case	Carbide Series 200R	$60
Power Supply	EVGA 600B	$54
CPU	Intel 7600K	$200
Heatsink	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	$30
Motherboard	ASUS Z270-K	$100
Memory	8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4	$110
Graphics Card	GTX 1060 3GB	$213
Hard Drive	Western Digital Black 2TB	$120
DVD	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW	$21

Narwhal

Updated November 19, 2017

$1244

Case	Cooler Master HAF 912	$55
Power Supply	EVGA GQ 650W	$76
CPU	Intel 7600K	$200
Heatsink	Noctua NH-U12S	$58
Motherboard	ASUS Z270-A	$145
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4	$189
Graphics Card	GTX 1060 OR GTX 1070	$270 $440
Hard Drive	Western Digital Black 2TB	$120
SSD	Crucial MX300 275GB OR Samsung Evo 850 250GB	$80 $90
DVD	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW	$21

Unicorn

Updated November 19, 2017

$1501

Case	Corsair Air 540	$100
Power Supply	EVGA GQ 650W	$76
CPU	Intel 7600K	$200
Heatsink	Noctua 6 NH-D15	$90
Motherboard	ASUS Z270-A	$145
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4	$195
Graphics Card	GTX 1070	$419
Hard Drive	Western Digital Black 2TB	$120
SSD	SAMSUNG 850 Pro 256GB	$110
DVD	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW	$21

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Name	Points
Hard to Kill Defeat Imonar the Soulhunter in Antorus, the Burning Throne after triggering every trap on the bridge on Normal difficulty or higher.	10
Mythic: Imonar the Soulhunter Defeat Imonar the Soulhunter in Antorus, the Burning Throne on Mythic difficulty.	10

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Level	Type	Slot	Name	Model Viewer
900	Neck	Neck	Dragonheart Necklace
900	Neck	Neck	Blazefury Medallion
900	Finger	Finger	Ring of Ancient Arcana
900	Finger	Finger	Ring of the Unliving
900	Finger	Finger	Ring of Entropy
900	Finger	Finger	Mindtear Band
900	Trinket	Trinket	Hibernation Crystal
900	Off Hand	Off Hand	Trance Stone	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Green Dragonskin Cloak	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Eskhandar's Pelt	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Drape of Benediction	Modelviewer
900	Cloth	Head	Crystal Adorned Crown	Modelviewer
900	Cloth	Chest	Jade Inlaid Vestments	Modelviewer
900	Cloth	Waist	Belt of the Dark Bog	Modelviewer
900	Cloth	Legs	Fel Infused Leggings	Modelviewer
900	Cloth	Feet	Mendicant's Slippers	Modelviewer
900	Cloth	Feet	Snowblind Shoes	Modelviewer
900	Cloth	Wrists	Blacklight Bracer	Modelviewer
900	Cloth	Wrists	Black Bark Wristbands	Modelviewer
900	Cloth	Hands	Gloves of Delusional Power	Modelviewer
900	Leather	Head	Circlet of Restless Dreams	Modelviewer
900	Leather	Head	Deviate Growth Cap	Modelviewer
900	Leather	Shoulders	Unnatural Leather Spaulders	Modelviewer
900	Leather	Chest	Sapphire-Encrusted Tunic	Modelviewer
900	Leather	Waist	Flayed Doomguard Belt	Modelviewer
900	Leather	Legs	Dark Heart Pants	Modelviewer
900	Leather	Feet	Boots of Fright	Modelviewer
900	Leather	Wrists	Dragonspur Wraps	Modelviewer
900	Leather	Hands	Doomhide Gauntlets	Modelviewer
900	Mail	Head	Infernal Headcage	Modelviewer
900	Mail	Shoulders	Mana-Frosted Pauldrons	Modelviewer
900	Mail	Legs	Leggings of the Demented Mind	Modelviewer
900	Mail	Legs	Ancient Corroded Leggings	Modelviewer
900	Mail	Feet	Malignant Footguards	Modelviewer
900	Mail	Feet	Boots of the Endless Moor	Modelviewer
900	Plate	Shoulders	Acid Inscribed Pauldrons	Modelviewer
900	Plate	Waist	Unmelting Ice Girdle	Modelviewer
900	Plate	Legs	Strangely Glyphed Legplates	Modelviewer
900	Plate	Feet	Acid Inscribed Greaves	Modelviewer
900	Plate	Wrists	Dragonbone Wristguards	Modelviewer
900	Plate	Hands	Gauntlets of the Shining Light	Modelviewer
900	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Hammer of Bestial Fury	Modelviewer
900	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Empyrean Demolisher	Modelviewer
900	One-handed Sword	One Hand	Nightmare Blade	Modelviewer
900	Two-handed Sword	Two Hand	Typhoon	Modelviewer
900	Staff	Two Hand	Amberseal Keeper	Modelviewer
900	Staff	Two Hand	Staff of Rampant Growth	Modelviewer
900	Fist Weapon	One Hand	Eskhandar's Left Claw	Modelviewer
900	Dagger	One Hand	Emerald Dragonfang	Modelviewer
900	Dagger	One Hand	Fang of the Mystics	Modelviewer
900	Crossbow	Ranged	Polished Ironwood Crossbow	Modelviewer
900	Wand	Ranged	Cold Snap	Modelviewer

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• Raid set bonuses are being retired for BfA.
• Gear will be more heavily themed to the place it comes from.
• The team wants gear customization to be expressed through the Azerite system.
• Tier sets lock down character slots and limit choices.
• Tier has begun to feel more like a drawback with so many different sources to obtain gear today.
• Options from these sets will be rolled into how the Azerite system works for more customization in enhancing spells and abilities.

• Blizzard pays attention to what artifact appearances are the most popular and consider that in future art design.
• World quests and scaling technology is changing how the team creates the world in game.
• There are no plans currently to recreate Gadgetzan in WoW to match the Hearthstone version.
• The team will look at revamping faction cities only if it makes sense for the story.
• The hubs of BfA reflect the lessons learned from previous hubs.
• Allied races will add depth to classes. They will be able to be hero classes if it fits the lore.
• Class options for Allied Races are based on the fantasy of the class and not just which faction needs another race option for a specific class.
• PVP Warfronts are being talked about, but not something that has been decided on yet.
• Low lying fog is something that was planned for Legion but wasn’t implemented until 8.0
• There will be visual updates as you progress your Heart of Azeroth.
• The team wants the Heart of Azeroth to feel more like the excitement and progression of the initial launch leveling of the Artifact Weapon and not so much the infinite trait artifact power dump from later in the Legion.
• It is possible for players to keep multiple gear pieces from the Heart of Azeroth slots to switch between for certain encounters in the game.
• Murlocs are not currently planned as an Allied Race.
• Allied Races have been completely remapped from their NPC versions to fall in line with current playable races.
• There are no plans currently to separate ranged dps and melee dps in the group finder, but it is possible in the future.

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• The team went into Legion knowing that they might have to revisit some of the classes that received major changes once player feedback was collected.
• There most likely will not be complete class revamps again any time soon.
• Mythic dungeons are a great way to show off each class’s unique toolkit.
• The team likes classes having unique abilities.
• Going forward a big question is what unique abilities each class should have.
• The team wants to spread out class strength and weaknesses more.
• Utility will be spread out and balanced more in the future.
• Everyone should feel like they have some sort of cooldown to help them survive.
• The best thing the team can do to help showcase unique abilities is to have more variety in dungeon encounters.
• Talent tweaks and the future of the class artifact abilities are being looked at moving forward.
• The passive health increase on Artifact Weapons was essentially to also help healers heal into a set of players with higher health pools who take more damage that stays balanced with the amount of healing done.
• Thorns and other design elements are being experimented with more to counter the issue of healing getting boring as players get stronger.
• The team is pretty happy with where raid cooldowns are at now.
• Steady damage is important to the design of healing in encounters.

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Name	Points	Category
Mythic: Antoran High Command Defeat the Antoran High Command in Antorus, the Burning Throne on Mythic difficulty.	10	Legion Raid
This is the War Room! Defeat the Antoran High Command in Antorus, the Burning Throne while placing three or fewer Felshield Emitters.	10	Legion Raid

• The new World PVP system allows all players to experience PVP if they want.
• Ion admits that the team hasn’t done a very good job in terms of World PVP and are looking to breathe new life into it with BfA.
• World PVP can never be 100% fair, but the pace and combat can be worked on.
• The team is looking into implementing the level scaling feature into World PVP as well.
• The team doesn’t want the sense of progression to be lost in World PVP by using the PVP templates.

• The Artifact Weapon sendoff will take place just before the expansion.
• There are some preliminary requirements to starting the quest chains for Allied races - such as getting exalted with highmountain tauren before you can proceed.
• There might be some story for the Void Elves in 7.3.5.
• The alliance will get to experience an epic story involving Jaina and where she has been.
• Jaina will have some family problems in the expansion.
• ”Sneaky Pete” is a rogue Island AI character that likes to wait until you engage mobs to attack you. He is a jerk.
• The team is hoping to start beta early next year.
• The goal is to have Battle for Azeroth launch before the end of 2018.

• Other examples of Island consumables could be group “thorns” or ways to bounce mobs between each other to stun lock them.
• The Island AI will also hit harder than normal mobs.
• Some Island scenarios, mobs and abilities may only appear on higher difficulties.
• PVP Island Expeditions might not activate all of your PVP abilities.
• Professions also come into play for Island Expeditions - a miner can mine Azerite nodes faster around the islands.
• The emissary system might influence the way Island Expeditions are done.
• The team likes the idea that you build up a bank of content to do (such as emissaries) and want to use it on more features.
• The team likes that their will synergy choices with the different slots of the Heart of Azeroth.
• Higher item level gear’s abilities may have higher Azerite level requirements to unlock.
• Warfront events, commanders and AI choices are all random.
• Communities are not replacing guilds. They are simply giving players the ability to have a variety of communities in game outside of their guild.
• The goal is for players to be in as many communities as they want.
• End game raiding in BfA will play out much like Legion.
• A lot of old pet models were updated including chickens and cats.
• There is a new cat model that is fat and fuzzy.
• The stat squish numbers are open to player feedback.
• Battle for Azeroth includes a character boost.

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Join the celebration of all things Moonkin in Moonglade, November 12!

A new addition to Legion is what we’re calling micro-holidays. Each one is meant to make the world feel more alive without making players feel like they need to participate for big rewards—while still providing some more variety and fun.

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Watch the Collegiate Dungeon Race Playoffs!
Watch World of Warcraft Mythic Keystone dungeon race teams compete for a share of $20,000 in scholarship prize money. All matches will be live on Twitch from Thursday 9th through Sunday 12th of November between 5:00—9:00pm PST.

Back in September, Tespa announced The Great Collegiate Dungeon Race, and we’ve already hit the double elimination part of the tournament! As things stand, 16 teams remain—8 teams in the upper bracket (no losses) and 8 in the lower (one loss, and if they lose again will be knocked out)—getting whittled down to 4 teams as we head towards the final.

What’s the Deal?

• 16 teams remain, with 4 winning teams heading to the single elimination championship bracket
  
• Keystones start at 14, bumping up as the tournament progresses
  
• The tournament will be broadcast live over all four days
  
• Prize pool
  
  • First place: $2,000 per player
    
  • Second place: $1,000 per player
    
  • Third & fourth place: $500 per player
    

Upper Bracket

Lower Bracket

Where and When?

• All matches will be streamed live on our World of Warcraft Twitch channel
  
• Thursday 9, November 5:00—9:00pm PST
  
• Friday 10, November 5:00—9:00pm PST
  
• Saturday 11, November 5:00—9:00pm PST
  
• Sunday 12, November 5:00—9:00pm PST

What is a Mythic Keystone Dungeon Race?
Group dungeons and the teamwork they involve are centerpieces of World of Warcraft. And with the Mythic Keystone system introduced in Legion™, players are encouraged to gather up four of their friends and take on even greater challenges! With each increasing level of Mythic difficulty, the health and damage of enemies increases, and at certain levels new modifiers are introduced that will require players to adapt, evolve, and work together to succeed.

We’re looking forward to seeing another great round of World of Warcraft competition, and can’t wait to see students from across North America banding together against the Legion!

• Zandalari Trolls have druids as a class option. Their travel form is a raptor.

• The team thinks Warfronts will take a little more time than islands to complete.
• Islands are a major evolution of the Pandaria scenarios with higher difficulty spikes.
• A seafaring vendor will show up on your docks every day that sells Island consumables & power-ups that fill in some holes for your spec.
  
  • An arms warrior could purchase consumables to become more of a tank for the island run.
  • A mage could purchase consumables to be sort of a healing mage for the island run.
• Highmountain Tauren druid forms have moose antlers.
• Death magic and witchcraft are a big part of the Kul Tiras storyline.
• The team wanted to explore a flourishing troll civilization.
• Unique mounts, pets and other items will be rewarded from Islands.
• The team doesn’t want Azerite to feel extremely grindy.
• Losing in Island content still rewards a payout, but slightly smaller than winning.
• There is no set amount of different Island variations at launch, but it’s a lot!
• The new AI for Islands/Warfronts behaves nothing like current WoW AI.
• Spellbreakers and Phoenix Mages (caster/healer hybrid) are two specs you could see with Blood Elf Island AI opponents.
• Island AI can even resurrect team members that you take down.
• Islands have a 30 sec auto-resurrect spot similar to Battlegrounds for when you die.

• Warfronts could have some things in the maps to reflect the winning side.
• The team is willing to permanently change the old world where it makes sense.
• The Burning of Teldrassil and the Siege of the Uncercity will be intro events.
• There might be PVP quests that have you hunt high value targets for rewards on the PVP enabled shards.
• The team can shard players in PVP shards with others of the same level range to avoid players getting one-shot.
• Leveling the Heart of Azeroth will be relevant the entire expansion.
• Internal testing of Islands and the new AI has been a lot of fun.

• Classic became possible because the team discovered a way for it to run on modern infrastructure.
• Classic servers will not have the features added to current WoW such as Dungeon Finder.

• The team ran old school Scholomance with the Nostalrius build.
• They have some infrastructure stuff in place and a build up and running for reference.
• The main part of the job is the infrastructure before tackling the design questions.
• No development will be taken away from Battle for Azeroth for Classic. A new team is being hired for this project.
• Brack can’t say whether it will be months or years for the release.
• Some players will return just for a nostalgia trip.
• The team wants to provide a constant social connection and community.
• These servers have full commitment now and will not be ditched if they are not popular.
• Blizzard has maintained contact with Nostralius and are considering involving some of their team in the process.

• Blizzard wants the launch experience of Classic to be smooth and successful.
• The experience will be as identical to Vanilla WoW as possible, but they are not sure at which point in the patch life cycle of the original game it will take place.
• The team wants to create a Blizzard-quality experience of the original game.

• Team members who worked on the original game have been consulted, but resources are not being taken from the current game.

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• Old World Zone Scaling
  
  • Racial Starting Zones - 1 to 10
  • Classic Zones - 10 to 60
  • Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King Zones - 60 to 80
  • Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria Zones - 80 to 90
  • Warlords of Draenor Zones - 90 to 100
  • Legion Zones - 100 to 110
• Ulduar Timewalking Raid
• New Seething Shore Battleground
  
  • Horde and Alliance will face off in Silithus for the Azerite bubbling to the surface.
  • Fight for dynamically shifting points across the map.

• Each city will now have an embassy linked to the recruitment of Allied Races.
• The Orgrimmar embassy resides in what was the Goblin Slums.
• The Stormwind embassy is behind the Dwarven District.
• Sylvanas Windrunner, Varok Saurfang, Baine Bloodhoof, Lady Liadrin, Rokhan, Lor’themar Theron, Trade Prince Gallywix, Ji Firepaw, Eitrigg, and Nathanos Blightcaller reside in the Orgrimmar Embassy.
• Saurfang, Baine and Nathanos each have a brand new model.
• The Stormwind Embassy contains Anduin Wrynn, Turalyon, Alleria Windrunner, Tyrande Whisperwind, Velen, Genn Greymane, High Tinker Mekkatorque, Muradin Bronzebeard, Aysa Cloudsinger, and Wrathion.
• Wrathion isn't standing next to the others.
• When visiting these locations, the faction leaders in both places discuss finding allies for the war and eventually ask you to pick a race to go after.
• Currently Horde could only choose between Highmountain Tauren and the Nightborne.
• Alliance could select Void Elves or Lightforged Draenei.

• The hard modes will be preserved for Ulduar timewalking in 7.3.5.
• Vanilla content scales to 60.
• Potential to add the old world zones as a Timewalking event.

• Vol’jin’s physical manifestation is dead, but we likely haven’t seen the last of his spirit.
• Thrall may have Vol’jin’s urn.
• Minute one of the new expansion takes place right after the cinematic.
• Allied races fit with the theme of this expansion.
• Warfronts are “raid vs army” instead of “raid vs giant boss.”
• Heavily built up faction hubs in BfA
• High Elves are pretty much Blood Elves and so it’s unlikely they will be a playable race.
• No third faction is planned
• Uldir is a traditional troll raid with slight Old God/Titan themes.
• No plans for account bound item stash right now but it’s a good idea, especially for crafting materials.
• Gear slots affected by the Heart of Azeroth (head, shoulder, chest) will not Warforge/Titanforge.
• The patch cycle will be similar to Legion.
• A separate team is doing World of Warcraft: Classic.
• World of Wacraft: Classic will take a lot of community feedback.
• Pacing and requirements to unlocking flying are subject to tweaks.
• Kezan is not currently planned to be more than a dungeon.
• There are no current plans for Gnome Paladins.

• The team likes the story to flow from one expansion to the next instead of in previous ones where a completely different story popped up between each of them.
• The team wants to give something to every playstyle in every expansion.
• BfA is more about the story and improving systems rather than making major gameplay changes.

• Void elves will have a short-range teleport as a racial.
• The team is thinking about bringing the faction conflict into dungeons and raids.
• BfA is also about the world dying beneath our feet.
• Progression of the Heart of Azeroth is not spec specific like the artifact weapons.

• Warfronts let you contribute to victory in any way you want. You can focus on combat while someone else can go chop wood or mine ore.
• Existing characters are now front and center to the story.

• You will have to finish Legion to figure out Illidan’s future.
• Bwonsamdi (the Loa of death) plays a major role in Zandalar.
• Blood Trolls are under the servitude of a powerful new creature that you will meet in the very first raid of this expansion.
• Uldir only has one of its three seals remaining on it. During the course of the expansion, you are going to find out what happens to that last seal.
• Drust people were a society wiped out in Drustvar that now exists as spirits trying to work their way back into the world.
• Another random event in Warfronts could be major figures such as Jaina showing up and rallying the raid to help her fight to take over a point.

• The ending cinematic to Antorus is epic and will answer a lot of lingering questions while raising new ones.

• The burning of Teldrassil is the event that causes the Alliance to lay siege to the Undercity.
• Anduin’s moment in the cinematic is him realizing what he is really about, healing over fighting.
• BfA is a more personal story instead of a “big bad” one.
• There will still be zones that are 1-20 to get new players acclimated.

• No plans for more solo challenge content like the mage tower in BfA but it’s definitely a possibility.
• New World PVP systems should even out Horde and Alliance on PVP shards.
• Small revamps to existing PVP talents to keep rotations similar between PVE and PVP.
• Team is talking about adding Mythic + to old world dungeons, but not yet planned for BfA.
• No current plans for Mythic + raids.
• 4 difficulty options for raids will continue in BfA.
• No change to mythic raid size.
• Not looking to add a ton of new abilities to classes, but this could change.

• Thinks it's a great idea.
• It's the sense of community that made classic WoW great.
• Lack of systems such as server transfer led to building a reputation, good or bad, on your server.
• It was not the quests he designed that made the game great.
• Game design isn't black and white. Players need to also look at what they are giving up when asking for things.

• First Place - Laura Mercer as Hogger
• Second Place - Hyperion Armory as Jim Raynor
• Third Place - Mike Casteel as the Prophet Velen
• Fourth Place - Sparkz as Mystic Kingdoms Arthas

• First Place - Jay the Tavern Bard
• Second Place - Have No Fear
• Third Place - Squirloc
• Fourth Place - Bah Ram You

• First Place - “The Light of Elune” by Sheng Yi Sun aka GASONE
• Second Place - “Illidan Stormrage” by Wang Qichao aka Gothic Q
• Third Place - “Valkyrie” by Joao Maria Fraga de Almeida Freire

• First Place - “Winston” by Lisa Aschieris
• Second Place - “Daydreamer” by Andrew McCord
• Third Place - “Real Play” by Roman Alymov

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