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Published on 2021-01-23 04:35 AM
Activision's Vicarious Visions Merged into Blizzard
According to Gameindustry.biz, long-time Activision publishing studio Vicarious Visions is now merged into Blizzard Studios and will be "fully dedicated" to Blizzard titles going forward. The former studio head, Jen Oneal, has been promoted to Blizzard executive vice president of development.
Vicarious Visions is most known for the Tony Hawk Pro Skater games, and comes with a team of about 200 people. It is unknown what projects they are going to be working on. For more information, check out the news post from Gameindustry by clicking the banner.
Jason Schreier from Bloomberg has shared more information about the merge, as well as some insight on Warcraft 3: Reforged and Diablo 2: Resurrected.
According to Gameindustry.biz, long-time Activision publishing studio Vicarious Visions is now merged into Blizzard Studios and will be "fully dedicated" to Blizzard titles going forward. The former studio head, Jen Oneal, has been promoted to Blizzard executive vice president of development.
Vicarious Visions is most known for the Tony Hawk Pro Skater games, and comes with a team of about 200 people. It is unknown what projects they are going to be working on. For more information, check out the news post from Gameindustry by clicking the banner.
Jason Schreier from Bloomberg has shared more information about the merge, as well as some insight on Warcraft 3: Reforged and Diablo 2: Resurrected.
- Due to how poor Warcraft 3: Reforged was received, Blizzard wanted to avoid repeating their mistakes for Diablo 2: Resurrected.
- Blizzard's Team 1, responsible for StarCraft 2, StarCraft Remastered, Heroes of the Storm and Warcraft 3: Reforged, was quietly dismantled last fall.
- Members of Team 1 were offered interviews for other jobs at Blizzard, however some of them left for new studios such as Frost Giant Inc. and Dreamhaven Inc.
- Blizzard's Diablo 4 Team is now working together with Vicarious Visions on the development of Diablo 2: Resurrected.
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Patch 9.0.2 Hotfixes - January 21, 2021
Achievements
Classes
Dungeons and Raids
Call of the Scarab Micro-Holiday Live Jan 21-23
The Call of the Scarab holiday event remembers the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj world event from Vanilla. This event is an Alliance vs Horde showdown, with the victorious faction flying their faction banner for the next year.
The Call of the Scarab quest will send you to Silithus so that you know where the vendor and world quests are. From there you can complete quests and defeat bosses to earn Commendations for your faction. Whichever faction has the most Commendations at the end of the event wins.
Cultist Camps
World Quests
There are several world quests associated with this event, all rewarding Commendations that contribute to your faction's total.
Material Turn-In Quests
These materials can be turned in to the NPCs near the banners to earn Commendations (Field Marshal Snowfall / Senior Sergeant Kai'jin).
Mini-Boss Quests
These quests are started by items dropped from the Wind Stone and Greater Wind Stone bosses at the Cultist Camps.
Achievements
- Dark Animus’ health now scales based on raid size for completing the achievement I Don’t Know What I Expected.
Classes
Hunter
- Fixed an issue where using a Shadowlands Character Boost on a Hunter may leave it without access to a pet.
- Fixed an issue where using a Shadowlands Character Boost on a Hunter may leave it without access to a pet.
Priest
- Benevolent Faerie (Night Fae Ability) will no longer reduce the cooldown of Shadowfiend while one of its cosmetic glyphs are active.
- Greater Fade (PvP Talent) will no longer immediately cancel when cast directly after a hostile action is taken.
- Benevolent Faerie (Night Fae Ability) will no longer reduce the cooldown of Shadowfiend while one of its cosmetic glyphs are active.
Dungeons and Raids
- Castle Nathria
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Dread Feaster’s Gluttonous Miasma to be applied twice on a player.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Dread Feaster’s Gluttonous Miasma to be applied twice on a player.
- De Other Side
- Nathrian Inquisitors now appear in more locations around the dungeons central location after depleting a Mythic Keystone with the Prideful affix.
- Mythresh, Sky's Talons’ Wailing Grief will no longer continue to pull players in after being interrupted by a Haunted Urn.
- Nathrian Inquisitors now appear in more locations around the dungeons central location after depleting a Mythic Keystone with the Prideful affix.
- Mists of Tirna Scithe
- Mistcaller
- To prevent Freeze Tag from failing to fixate, Illusionary Vulpin is now immune to Death Grip and disorient abilities.
- To prevent Freeze Tag from failing to fixate, Illusionary Vulpin is now immune to Death Grip and disorient abilities.
- Mistcaller
- Spires of Ascension
- Ventunax
- The screen visual effect of Blinding Flash is now less severe and less sudden.
- The screen visual effect of Blinding Flash is now less severe and less sudden.
- Ventunax
- Theater of Pain
- Portals and meat hooks are now easier to click when there are players or pets surrounding them.
- Portals and meat hooks are now easier to click when there are players or pets surrounding them.
Call of the Scarab Micro-Holiday Live Jan 21-23
The Call of the Scarab holiday event remembers the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj world event from Vanilla. This event is an Alliance vs Horde showdown, with the victorious faction flying their faction banner for the next year.
The Call of the Scarab quest will send you to Silithus so that you know where the vendor and world quests are. From there you can complete quests and defeat bosses to earn Commendations for your faction. Whichever faction has the most Commendations at the end of the event wins.
Cultist Camps
- There are Twilight Cultist camps scattered around the zone.
- You will need to kill NPCs in the camp to acquire all three Cultist pieces: Twilight Cultist Cowl, Twilight Cultist Mantle, Twilight Cultist Robe
- Once you have applied all three pieces of the disguise, you can use a Lesser Wind stone to summon a NPC that you can solo.
- These drop Abyssal Crest and remove one of your armor buffs when summoned.
- Abyssal Crest are dropped by the Lesser Wind Stone bosses at the Cultist Camps.
- The Twilight Cultist Medallion of Station can be used at a Wind Stone to summon a boss that might need a group.
- The Twilight Cultist Ring of Lordship can be used at a Greater Wind Stone to summon a stronger boss that will need a group.
World Quests
There are several world quests associated with this event, all rewarding Commendations that contribute to your faction's total.
- Lesser Wind Stones - 150 x Commendations
- The Colossus of Zora - 100 x Commendations
- Silithyst - 100 Commendations
- Ahn'Qiraj: C'thun - 100 x Commendations
- The Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj: Ossirian - 100 x Commendations
- Colossus Group Quests - 100 x Commendations
- These World Quests reward reputation with Cenarion Circle, up to 1000 for completing a quest.
Material Turn-In Quests
These materials can be turned in to the NPCs near the banners to earn Commendations (Field Marshal Snowfall / Senior Sergeant Kai'jin).
- Chilled Meat - 20 x Commendations
- Crocolisk Tails - 20 x Commendations
- Crunchy Spider Legs - 20 x Commendations
- Lean Shanks - 20 x Commendations
- Raw Clefthoof Meat - 20 x Commendations
- Raw Tiger Steaks - 20 x Commendations
- Sandworm Meat - 20 x Commendations
Mini-Boss Quests
These quests are started by items dropped from the Wind Stone and Greater Wind Stone bosses at the Cultist Camps.
- Cinder of Cynders - 200 x Commendations
- Pearl of Fathoms - 200 x Commendations
- Salt of Shards - 200 x Commendations
- Song of Zephyrs - 200 x Commendations
- Coreforged Sigil of Skaldrenox - 500 x Commendations
- Diamondine Sigil of Kazum - 500 x Commendations
- Glimmering Sigil of Whirlaxis - 500 x Commendations
- Tidal Sigil of Skwol - 500 x Commendations
| Level | Type | Name | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quest |  Twilight Cultist Ring of Lordship | 1000 x Abyssal Crest |
| 1 | Quest |  Twilight Cultist Medallion of Station | 250 x Abyssal Crest |
| 1 | Mount |  Ruby Qiraji Resonating Crystal | 1 x Abyssal Crest |
| 1 | Mount |  Sapphire Qiraji Resonating Crystal | 1 x Abyssal Crest |
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Published on 2021-01-21 02:22 AM
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