Preparing to Launch Warlords of Draenor & Celebrate 10 Years of World of Warcraft

[chaud]

Preparing to Launch Warlords of Draenor & Celebrate 10 Years of World of Warcraft

With Warlords of Draenor set to launch on Thursday, November 13, we’ve seen a few questions about how that fits in with our plans for the upcoming 10-year anniversary content. We’re looking forward to celebrating this epic milestone with you, and we want to make sure everyone has plenty of opportunity to take part while still being able to fully enjoy what the expansion has to offer.

The 10-year anniversary celebration will begin in-game on Friday, November 21 and will last until Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 10 a.m. PST. Everyone who logs in during this time period will receive the incredibly cuddly, feisty, and fiery new Molten Corgi to love, pet, and call their own. You’ll also be able to participate in a pair of special events to commemorate the occasion.

Maximum Molten Core
One of WoW’s classic 40-player dungeons, Molten Core, will be available in Raid Finder during the anniversary period for level 100 players. Making it through the underground gauntlet and defeating Ragnaros will reward players with a Core Hound mount and a Warlords of Draenor Raid Finder–quality helm (100% guaranteed!). For a walkthrough of the dungeon as it stands today, check out our Revisiting Heroism’s Past – Molten Core guide.

Southshore vs. Tarren Mill—The Battle Continues
To recapture the feeling of the endless tug-of-war of early WoW PvP, we’ll be opening a Team Deathmatch–style Battleground based on the timeless struggle between Southshore and Tarren Mill. We’ll have two different brackets for players to take part in: one for levels 90–99 characters and another for level 100. Unlike the old days of Tarren Mill vs. Southshore, there will be a clearly defined victor, so you’ll need to work as a team or face crushing defeat. A win will gain you a shiny new title: either Tarren Mill Terror for the Alliance or Southshore Slayer for the Horde.

Onward into Warlords of Draenor
With the release of Warlords of Draenor, all unrated PvP Battlegrounds, Skirmishes, and other unrated PvP activities will be available immediately. The new rated season will begin Tuesday, December 2 at 8 a.m. PST.

We also wanted to make sure that everyone had time to level up before we opened our first Raid dungeon, Highmaul, in Normal and Heroic modes. These will open at the same time as the rated PvP season (December 2), with Raid Finder and Mythic modes opening the following week. We’ll provide a complete schedule in the future for those who wish to start planning their new Raid calendars. For more information on the new Raid structure for Warlords of Draenor, be sure to read our Dev Watercooler series: Raiding Azeroth – Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

[Sinndra]

finally confirmation now.

they did say we would have plenty of time to enjoy both the start of WoD and this LFR MC. plus we all get a helm for our time to go along with the mount.

[Romanthony]

Wow the Anniversary lasts till January? Thats actually REALLY good, it prevents people having to rush to 100 for the Molten core Raid, so i have to say well played blizzard smart move there.

[Huntaer]

this looks awesome

[Baphomette]

No rush to get ready for raids either, great news.

[Sam the Wiser]

Dec 2nd until arena open back up you gotta be kidding me.

[Sinndra]

Dec 2nd until arena open back up you gotta be kidding me.

just over 2 weeks to lvl up to 100 is too long for you? sheesh. i coulda swore they didnt want people to feel rushed. this is more than acceptable.

[Vermicious]

So... maybe time enough for one or two toons to get to 100... if that.

Unless you're playing 8 hrs a day of course.

[leggomydairy]

I'm surprised they waited this long to announce this - the dates have been on the calendar in beta for weeks

[Mr. Smith]

That feeling when literally the only reason you're buying WoD is because of the Core Hound mount.

#mountcollectorproblems

[link_991]

I didn't really want to get back into the game right at launch because of classes and being tight for cash, but I also didn't want to miss the anniversary stuff. Being able to wait until the holidays and still get the pet and mount is fantastic.

[Deleted]

They should just do the anniversary now.

[Shampro]

They should just do the anniversary now.

Because???

[Denizly]

Because???

Incoming 1 year of SoO whine

[zaneosak]

Because???

Probably because in it's current form the game is about as appealing as watching a cow take a shit. I log on 1 night a week to raid and even that is painful.

Thank god for beta keys.

[tehpwner]

Incoming 1 year of SoO whine

Well it would probably entice some people anyways to come back earlier and mildly improve the status quo of those around. Assuming they are interested anyways.

Personally I'd have considered re-subbing a bit sooner if the anniversary stuff was also starting a bit soon, but it looks like I will be hanging tight until a week or less before launch.

[Stacie]

Glad they extended the duration of event Gives me chance to level a few toons.

[Urza29]

what happened to the hogs pet? i thought i read somehwere awhile back that for doing victory in the TM vs SS thing u got hogs as a reward? or do you have to win so many matches or something? any confirmation of where to get hogs pet? (mini hogger)

[mistahwilshire]

So... maybe time enough for one or two toons to get to 100... if that.

Unless you're playing 8 hrs a day of course.

Getting to 100 takes about 12 hours. Try <1hr a day.

[Deleted]

Yeeeezzz, until January! So much win.