World of Warcraft News and Raiding Strategies

We’re teaming up with Amazon Prime Gaming* for a special offer From December 26, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. PST (16:30 GMT) until January 30, 2024, at 9:29 PST (17:30 GMT) Prime Gaming subscribers can claim the Swift Windsteed mount^*.

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Not a Prime Gaming member? Click here to activate your account or start a FREE 30-day trial!

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HOW TO CLAIM YOUR REWARDS

Become a Prime Gaming Member:

• If you don't already have a Twitch account, create one here.
  
• If you don’t already have a Prime account, sign up for a FREE trial.
  
• Connect your Twitch account to your Prime account here.

Link Your Blizzard and Twitch Accounts:

• Log in to your Twitch account.
  
• If you don't already have a Blizzard account, create one here.
  
• Navigate to the Twitch Connections page in the Settings menu.
  
• Locate the Blizzard Battle.net section and choose your gameplay region.
  
• Log in to the Blizzard account you wish to link and click Log in to Blizzard.

Claim Your Prime Gaming Offer:

• Visit the Prime Gaming Rewards page for World of Warcraft.
  
• Log in to your Prime Gaming account and authorize.
  
• Verify your linked Blizzard account and click Claim Your Loot.
  
• Success! You are ready to redeem your items in-game.

Redeem Your Rewards:

• Launch the Blizzard Battle.net desktop app.
  
• Log in to your linked Blizzard account.
  
• Launch World of Warcraft.
  
• The Swift Windsteed mount will appear in each character’s Collections interface.

Before linking your Twitch and Blizzard accounts, check to see that you’re not logged in to any other Blizzard accounts at the same time in the same browser, as this could cause complications. For the best results, complete the process in "private browsing" or "incognito" mode.

Once you claim a Prime Gaming reward for World of Warcraft, and if you remain an active Prime Gaming member, all future rewards in the campaign will be automatically applied to the same Blizzard account and cannot be transferred. Be sure that your preferred Blizzard account is connected to your Twitch account at the time of enrolling!

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*Offer only available where Prime Gaming is available.
**Prime Gaming items not available in WoW Classic games.

Characters

• Apothecary Lee in Dalaran should now have his shoulders looking like they’re supposed to.

Quests

• Players should now be able to speak with Vormu and turn in "Disturbance Detected: Black Temple".

Season of Discovery

• Druid
  
  • Lacerate base cost reduced 10 Rage (was 15).
    
  • Mangle (Bear) base cost reduced to 15 Rage (was 20).
    
• Priest
  
  • Shadow Word: Death base damage increased by 103% and the bonus damage it receives from spell power has been increased by 50%.
    
• Shaman
  
  • Shamanistic Rage now always grants 6% of the caster's spell damage as mana, as intended.
    

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick sent the following email to employees:

Extraordinary People,

Over the years, my passion for video games has often been attributed to Pitfall!, River Raid, and Kaboom!. I love those Atari 2600 games, but the game that first captured my imagination was Mystery House, developed by Roberta and Ken Williams. I played it on a borrowed Apple II night after night while in college at the University of Michigan.

Mystery House was a text adventure with some primitive sprite-based graphics. (Fittingly, we now own Mystery House and the company that published it, Sierra On Line.) The world in which the game was played was largely left to the player’s imagination. I envisioned rich, vast worlds with all sorts of interactive, animated life that would enable players to fulfill their varied aspirations—all in a simulated universe that offered unlimited possibilities for challenge, connection, and fun.

Forty years later, as my last day leading this company inches closer, I marvel at how far the talented people at our company have come toward realizing the great potential of games. You have transformed a hobbyist form of entertainment into the world’s most engaging medium. It has been the privilege of my lifetime to work alongside you as we broadened the appeal of games.

Perhaps the most important part of my job has been to help bring talented people together, provide the best resources possible, and foster an environment that encourages inspiration, creativity, and unwavering commitment to excellence.

I cannot adequately express the pride I have in the people who continue to contribute to our success and all those who have helped throughout my 32 years leading this company.

We are now part of the world’s most admired company. That isn’t an accident.

Phil Spencer has appreciated the magic of ABK for decades. When he approached Brian and me two years ago and proposed acquiring the company, it was immediately obvious that the combination of our businesses would enable us to continue to lead as the list of capable, well-resourced competitors grows.

Phil shares our values and recognizes our talents. He is passionate about our games and the people who make them. He has bold ambition.

As we move into our next exciting chapter, you could not be in better hands.

I will always be profoundly grateful to the people who contributed tirelessly to building this company and I am confident you will keep inspiring joy and uniting people through the power of play.

With gratitude and appreciation,

Bobby Kotick