World of Warcraft News and Raiding Strategies

On Saturday, November 3 from 3:30 p.m. PDT to 4:30 p.m. PDT on the Main Hall (D) stage at BlizzCon 2018, Lead World of Warcraft developers will answer questions from both attendees and those who submit questions online.

If you have a question you'd like answered at the Q&A, submit it as a reply to this thread.

This thread will close to new submissions at 6:00 p.m. PDT on November 2.

Here are some things to remember when submitting a question:

• It's important to keep your question brief and to the point so that we can get to as many as we can.
• If you see a question in this thread you would like an answer to, please feel free to "Like" or upvote it.
• We anticipate there will be a lot of questions. With so many, we won't be able to ask them all, but we'll do the best we can.
• Please make sure you're asking a question versus making a statement.

Thank you!

Classes

• Death Knight (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • Necrotic Aura, Heartstop Aura, and Decomposing Aura will no longer interrupt actions such as scrapping and crafting.
    
  
  
• Paladin (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • Holy
    
    • Fixed a bug that caused Pure of Heart to remove Poison and Disease effects more often than intended with items and enchants such as Coastal Surge.
      
  
  
• Priest (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
  
  • Shadow
    
    • Fixed a bug where Void Shift could cause the Priest or target to end up below 25% maximum health after the spell is cast.
      

Creatures

• Cleansed Timberlings summoned from the Cleansed Timberling Heart now have a maximum level of 20 and can no longer be used in instances or Rated Battlegrounds.

Items

• Fixed a bug that could cause a player who was online during a weekly reset to not receive a Mythic Keystone.

World Quests

• Emissary rewards of gold now provide 2000 gold (was 700).
  
• Emissary rewards of Azerite now provide 1400 total AP (was 1000).
  
• On “Boarder Patrol”, Ornery Battleboars will now disappear in a huff if you hop off them.

Every BlizzCon, we’ve closed out the weekend with a musical performance—but this year, we won’t just have one live band; instead, three diverse musical acts will perform live in our own BlizzCon mini music festival featuring Train, Kristian Nairn, and Lindsey Stirling!

The closing festivities will begin around 7:30 p.m. with a sendoff from Blizzard. Then the music begins around 8:00 p.m. PDT with Train on the Mythic stage. Kristian Nairn and Lindsey Stirling will follow shortly thereafter in the Overwatch Arena and at the Heroes of the Storm Tournament stage, respectively. The start times for each act are staggered to help ensure you have a chance to see some of each; walk the halls with your friends and fellow Blizzard gamers to enjoy all the festivities!

TRAIN
Live on the Mythic stage at around 8:00 p.m. PDT

With numerous Grammy awards and 14 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, Train has been a mainstay of American rock music for 20 years. They’ve released a dozen acclaimed and best-selling albums over the past two decades, spawning countless breakout singles such as “Hey Soul Sister,” “Calling All Angels,” and “Drops of Jupiter” along the way.


KRISTIAN NAIRN
Live in the Overwatch Arena at around 8:15 p.m. PDT

Kristian Nairn has been one of Ireland’s most prolific and acclaimed resident DJs for two decades, releasing major remixes of songs from acts like the Freemasons, Madison Avenue, Duke, and more. He’s also brought his progressive EDM sound to clubs and concerts around the world, performing alongside legendary acts like the Scissor Sisters and spearheading his own “Rave of Thrones” club show series. A longtime WoW player, Nairn can’t wait to return to BlizzCon for another epic DJ set with his fellow gamers.


LINDSEY STIRLING
Live on the Heroes of the Storm Tournament stage at around 8:30 p.m. PDT

In the over five years since the release of Lindsey Stirling’s 2012 self-titled debut, the electronic music impresario, violinist, dancer, and visual artist has become one of the 21st century’s most innovative stars thanks to her groundbreaking vision of cinematic violin-driven electronic music. Her trademark sound and original choreography have made her headline tours a true spectacle. With her new Christmas album Warmer in the Winter out now, this will be a performance you won’t want to miss.


Only select portions of the closing festivities will be available as replays after the initial live performances. For the best experience, be sure to watch it live!

BlizzCon is the biggest Blizzard bash of the year, packed with in-depth developer panels, intense esports tournaments, the legendary Friday night contests, and a finale featuring Train, Kristian Nairn, and Lindsey Stirling.

With your Virtual Ticket, you’ll also receive a treasure trove of in-game goodies for World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, StarCraft: Remastered, Diablo III, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch—plus access to the playable BlizzCon 2018 World of Warcraft Classic demo for a limited time.

The focus Friday night is on the community as we host our favorite contests: the legendary Costume Contest, Talent Contest, Movie Contest, and Art Contest. This year's Community Night features actor and voice of Reinhardt Darin De Paul as your host; Matthew Mercer, Panser, and Jackie Craft as judges; and an incredlbe array of talented artists from across the Blizzard community. Don't miss it!