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by Published on 2021-03-25 09:43 PM

Leatherworking Drums Improvements in Burning Crusade Classic
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Sorry is there a blue post confirming these drums?

Confirmed.

Leatherworking drums have been a hot topic since we first started working on Burning Crusade, since they would make Leatherworking feel mandatory.

In the first few patches of original Burning Crusade, the drums had a cast time and smaller radius, which limited their effective use. Leatherworking was an unattractive profession at the time, so the drums were improved in patch 2.3. That led to the fond memories we all have of drum rotations as one of the added layers of teamwork in later Burning Crusade encounters.

Right now in the Burning Crusade Beta, all Leatherworking drums now have an Uncommon and Rare (i.e., “Greater”) version. Our current thinking is that the greater versions will be acquired via recipe drops from Zul’Aman.

While it’s true that we’re generally planning to implement items (and spells and maps and everything else) in their patch 2.4.3 state, this one stood out as something we should make an exception for. By default, we don’t want to change the behavior of items from patch to patch, so we think the right thing to do is to introduce the greater drums as a new item, so that the behavior of the original items doesn’t have to change.
by Published on 2021-03-25 05:56 PM

Changes to Purchasable Game Time Options
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We recently conducted a review on the available services in all currencies. Based on this, we have decided to alter the available Game Time options in the Blizzard Shop. As of today, the Game Time options of 30, 90, and 180 days have been removed and Game Time is only available as a purchase of 60 Days.

North America
  • New Game Time Option - USD
  • 60 Days Game Time - $29.99

Europe
  • New Game Time Option - EURO
  • 60 Days Game Time - €25.99

Please note that currently, the options and pricing for the purchase of both WoW subscriptions and WoW Tokens will remain unaffected. Also, any Game Time that has already been purchased for an account will not be affected by this.

We appreciate that players choose to spend their time with World of Warcraft, and we are committed to ensuring the game continues to provide players with great entertainment value.

If you would like to review your World of Warcraft Game Time and payment method, you can do so through Blizzard Account Management at any time.
by Published on 2021-03-24 07:43 PM

Bananas TCG Pet Unlocked
The $500,000 USD donation goal for Doctors Without Borders has been reached! Bananas is now unlocked, and everyone can claim the TCG Pet for free from the Blizzard Shop.



Frost Giant Studios Reach $9.7M in Funding
Frost Giant Studios, a new game studio founded by Tim Morten (Former Production Director of StarCraft II) and Tim Campbell (Former Lead Campaign Designer of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne), have now raised $9.7M to create a new real-time strategy game.

  • Last year, Frost Giant Studios received $4.7M in funding from Bitkraft Ventures, 1Up Ventures, GC Tracker, Riot Games, and Griffin Gaming Partners.
  • In a second round of funding, the studios have managed to raise $5M from the Korean venture capital fund Kona Venture Partners, internationally operating Global Founders Capital, co-founder of RXBAR nutrition bars Jared Smith, and game entrepreneur Eden Chen.
  • Frost Giant have also announced today that James Anhalt, former Starcraft II Lead Engineer, has joined the studios.



Burning Crusade Classic - New LFG Strings
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_IN_PROGRESS - You are still seeking more members through the LFG matchmaking system.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_MEMBER_ADDED_S - %s has been added to the group by the LFG matchmaking system.
  • ERR_MATACHMAKING_MEMBER_STILL_IN_QUEUE - Looking for a new party in the LFG matchmaking system.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_NOT_LEADER - Only the party leader can leave the LFM matchmaking system.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_NO_RAID_GROUP - You cannot use the LFG matchmaking system while in a raid group.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_SUCCESS - Your group is complete, you have left the LFG matchmaking system.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_MEMBER_STILL_IN_QUEUE - Looking for a new party in the LFG matchmaking system.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_OTHER_MEMBER_LEFT - Party member has left. Looking for a new party in the LFG matchmaking system.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_TIMEDOUT - Matchmaking timed out.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_MUST_BE_LEADER - You must be the party leader to use LFM and autojoin.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_OTHER_TIMEDOUT - Matchmaking timed out waiting for other player.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_AUTOJOIN_FAILED - Group no longer available.
  • LFG_BUTTON - Looking For Group/Looking For More
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_PENDING_MATCH_S - The LFG system is waiting to complete the match for %s.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_PENDING_INVITE_S - The LFG system has matched you to a group for %s.
  • SLASH_LOOKINGFORGROUP1 - /lfg
  • SLASH_LOOKINGFORGROUP2 - /lfg
  • SLASH_LOOKINGFORMORE1 - /lfm
  • SLASH_LOOKINGFORMORE2 - /lfm
  • DEFAULT_STAT5_TOOLTIP - Increases Health Regeneration by %d Per Second while not in combat
  • BINDING_NAME_TOGGLELFGTAB - Toggle LFG Pane
  • BINDING_NAME_TOGGLELFMTAB - Toggle LFM Pane
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_AUTOJOIN_FAILED_NO_PLAYER - Matched Player(s) have gone offline.
  • ERR_MATCHMAKING_MADE_LEADER - You are the party leader!
  • CHAT_NOT_IN_LFG_NOTICE - [%s] You must be queued in looking for group before joining this channel.
by Published on 2021-03-24 04:36 PM

The AWC Season 1 Circuit Has Begun!
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
After four intense Cups, the top teams from around the world are advancing to the Arena World Championship (AWC) Shadowlands Season 1 Circuit!

The top eight teams from both North America and Europe face off in a four-week round-robin for their share of the $160,000 (USD) total prize pool and one of four invitations per region to the Season 1 Finals. Teams are also fighting for their own survival in the Circuit, with the bottom two teams in each region having to compete in an open Relegation Cup in order to advance to the Season 2 Circuit and a shot at this Fall’s AWC: Shadowlands 2021 Grand Finals. You can catch all of the PvP action on YouTube.com/Warcraft!



Details

  • Venue: Online - YouTube.com/Warcraft
  • Dates: Every Saturday and Sunday, March 20 – April 18 (With a 1-week break: April 2 - 3)
  • Broadcast Start Time: 10:00 AM PT
  • Prize Pool: $160,000 (USD)
  • Format: Four-week round-robin – 3v3, Best of 5
  • Language Streams on YouTube:


Week 2 Schedule



Meet the Casters

Gillian “Eiya” Long: Twitter | Twitch

Mohamed “Ziqo” Beshir: Twitter | Twitch | YouTube

Sid “Supatease” Compston: Twitter | Twitch | YouTube

Elliott “Venruki” Venczel: Twitter | Twitch | YouTube


Stay Connected

Never miss a thing by subscribing to us on YouTube and check out the broadcast schedule on our esports page. Be sure to keep an eye on the WoW Esports Twitter page for live updates, recaps, and all the memes you can handle. We’ll see you in the Arena!
by Published on 2021-03-23 09:40 PM

Burning Crusade Classic Rewards Speculation

The Burning Crusade Classic Beta Has Begun!
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
The Burning Crusade Classic beta test has begun! Over the course of the test, we’ll be inviting opt-in beta testers and more to check out the upcoming Classic expansion and give us feedback.

Players selected to participate in the beta test will receive an email invitation directing them to download the beta client directly from the Battle.net desktop app. As always, please be aware of phishing attempts—if you’re unsure whether your invitation is legitimate, please log in to your Battle.net account to verify that there is a Burning Crusade Classic beta license attached (under Your Game Accounts).

Getting Started

If you’ve been selected to participate in the beta test, your Battle.net account will already be flagged for access.

  • Make sure your graphics drivers are up to date.
  • Run the Battle.net desktop app—it may need to update itself if you haven’t run it recently. If you don’t have the app installed, get started here.
  • Once Battle.net is installed and updated, select World of Warcraft from the list of games.
  • In the Game Version drop-down menu above the Play button, choose the Burning Crusade (listed under In Development), then click Install.
  • Allow installation to complete, click Play and select any of the available Test Servers.
  • Create a new test character or copy over a character from your live WoW Classic account using the Copy Character button.
  • Enter the game and test the content.

If you have issues installing and operating the Burning Crusade beta, please check our Common Technical Issues and Solutions to begin troubleshooting.

Providing Feedback

We’d love to hear about your experiences in Burning Crusade Classic, so once you’ve had a chance to play, please send us your feedback on the Burning Crusade Classic beta forums.

Testing Availability - March 23
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
At this time, the Burning Crusade Beta is configured to allow testing of content up to level 64. In the days to come, we will increase that cap as we become ready to test further.

  • PvP content is not available for testing at this time.
  • The use of third-party addons is disabled.

We will update this thread as we change the configuration of the test environment.

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