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by Published on 2020-02-21 02:36 AM

Patch 8.3 Hotfixes - February 20, 2020
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Classes
  • Monk
    • Windwalker
      • Resolved an issue that prevented Spinning Crane Kick from tracking the correct number of targets with your Mark of the Crane active.

Dungeons and Raids
  • Return to Karazhan
    • Players should now appear in the instance’s entrance after zoning in.
  • Ny’alotha, the Waking City
    • N'Zoth the Corruptor
      • Azeroth’s Radiance now properly restores Sanity to players who are under the effects of an Immunity spell on all difficulties.

Horrific Visions

Items and Rewards
  • Ashjra'kamas, Shroud of Resolve’s active ability now resets its cooldown when a boss encounter ends.
    • Corrupted Items
      • Fixed a bug which prevented Void Ritual from scaling down to the level of the content in Timewalking.
    • Heart of Azeroth
      • Resolved an issue that prevented the correct visual effects of Worldvein Resonance Rank 4 from displaying.

Player versus Player
by Published on 2020-02-21 01:10 AM

World of Warcraft Shadowlands Beta Opt-In
In addition to the first Shadowlands build shipping yesterday, the support article for Shadowlands Beta has been updated. Now is a good time to opt into Shadowlands Beta, which you can do directly on the Shadowlands Home Page.

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker)
To put your name into the pool of candidates interested in beta testing for Shadowlands, sign up on the Shadowlands home page using the Beta Opt-In link at the top of the page.

Signing up for beta does not guarantee you will be chosen to participate, but players who have not signed up to indicate interest cannot be chosen. Customer Support is not able to provide access to beta.
by Published on 2020-02-19 11:13 PM

WoW Shadowlands Alpha - Encrypted Build 9.0.1.33411
An encrypted build has been shipped for Shadowlands Alpha. Note that datamining is not possible yet.
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Battle.net App Catalog Update - Shadowlands Alpha
The Battle.net App Catalog has been updated with strings for Shadowlands Alpha!
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by Published on 2020-02-19 02:15 AM

Patch 8.3 Hotfixes - February 18, 2020
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Items and Rewards
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Lady Jaina Proudmoore and N’Zoth the Corruptor from dropping mounts when defeated on Mythic difficulty.
    • Developers’ note: Last week we made a change to increase the mount rewards from defeating these bosses from 1 to 2. However, the hotfix caused an issue that prevented any mounts from dropping, so we’ve reverted it back to the previous iteration as a temporary fix (1 mount rewarded). These bosses will drop 2 mounts with restarts in each region.

Quests
  • Eligible players can again turn in “Supplies from the Rajani” or “Supplies from the Uldum Accord” for Paragon Cache rewards.

WoW Classic
  • Fixed a performance issue resulting from communications initiated by the Real Mob Health add-on. Please uninstall the current version of this add-on.
by Published on 2020-02-18 07:04 PM

This Week in World of Warcraft


Burning Crusade Timewalking
Burning Crusade Timewalking is back this week. Don't forget to check out Black Temple Timewalking during the event!





Grand Empress Shek'zara World Boss
Grand Empress Shek'zara is up in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms!
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Grand Empress Shek'zara
With the awakening of N'Zoth, Shek'zara, empress of the mantid, pledged her swarm to the old god's will. In service of her dark master, she unleashed her forces upon the Vale of Eternal Blossoms to claim Pandaria in N'Zoth's name.



  • Overview - Grand Empress Shek'zara uses her powerful voice and Zara'thik Swarmguard to overwhelm enemies.
  • Song of the Empress - Shek'zara chants the Song of the Empress, emitting sound waves that travel outwards from her.
    Players that come into contact with Song of the Empress are Silenced and suffer 4 Nature damage every 0.5 sec for 3 sec.
  • Force and Verve - Shek'zara shouts, inflicting 33 Nature damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.
    Players standing in a Sound Barrier take 70% reduced damage from Force and Verve.
  • Summon Swarmguard - Shek'zara summons her Zara'thik Swarmguard to aid her in battle.
    • Zara'thik Swarmguard -
      • Bladestorm - Charges to a player's location and spins a blade around the caster, inflicting 33 Physical damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec.
    • Zara'thik Ambershaper -
      • Amber Bolt Volley - Fires bolts of hardened amber at all nearby enemies, inflicting 25 Nature damage.


LevelTypeSlotNameModel Viewer
445FingerFingerLoop of Abhorrent Celerity
445ClothHeadManiacal Speaker's Cover
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445LeatherHeadGuise of the Voracious Prowler
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445MailLegsGreaves of Shattered Thoughts
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445PlateLegsChitinous Conqueror's Legplates
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N'Zoth Assaults in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms

Assault: The Black Empire

Assault: Mogu

To learn more about the N'Zoth Assaults in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, click the banner below for an in depth guide.



Island Expeditions for the Week of February 18, 2020
The Island Expeditions for the week are:
  • Rotting Mire with Saurok
  • Jorundall with Taunka
  • Verdant Wilds with Druids of the Claw

The Salvage Crates available for purchase this week are:

Click the banner below to learn more about Island Expedition Rewards and Loot Tables.



Love is in the Air
Love is in the Air World Event runs from February 8th to the 21st.



Hatching of the Hippogryphs
Hatching of the Hippogryphs is a micro-holiday that allows players to witness the hatching of hippogryphs in Feralas. This event runs through February 23.

  • This event takes place in the Frayfeather Highlands in Feralas.
  • You can stand near an egg for a short while to keep it warm so that it hatches.
  • Once an egg hatches, you have a baby hippogryph on your shoulder for one day.
  • You can kill Lorthalium to obtain a Spectral Feather, which will keep your hippogryph around for five days.



PvP Brawl: Temple of Hotmogu
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker)
Enter the Temple of Kotmogu for this fast-paced match. For a whole new twist, players will be able throw the Orb of Power to friendly players in a game of hot potato. Beware, they’ll also gain the debuffs along with the orb so choose wisely. We’re turning things up (to 11) by changing resurrection time to a quick 5 seconds. Who will be able to hold on to the power to claim victory?

Call to Arms: Vale of Eternal Blossoms, Mechagon and Stormsong Valley
This week's Call to Arms is Call to Arms: Vale of Eternal Blossoms, Call to Arms: Mechagon and Call to Arms: Stormsong Valley.

Head to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, Mechagon and Stormsong Valley with warmode enabled to kill players of the opposing faction. This will reward you with Quartermaster's Note, Aspirant's Equipment Cache, Honor, Conquest and Reputation with either The Honorbound or 7th Legion.

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