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Published on 2018-08-18 04:27 PM
Update: Tickets are sold out. We'll see you at BlizzCon!
BlizzCon 2018 Tickets on Sale in 30 Minutes
Round 3 ticket buyers will have until August 31 at 8pm Pacific Time to change the names on their tickets.
BlizzCon 2018 Tickets on Sale in 30 Minutes
Round 3 ticket buyers will have until August 31 at 8pm Pacific Time to change the names on their tickets.
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Published on 2018-08-18 04:43 AM
Patch 8.0.1 Hotfixes - August 17, 2018
Flight Master's Whistle
You can use your Flight Master's Whistle from Legion in Battle for Azeroth once you unlock world quests. If you didn't have one you will receive one once you unlock world quests.
Developer Interview - Faction Identity
Polygon had the opportunity to talk to Steve Danuser (Narrative Producer) and Ely Cannon (Lead Artist).
Blizzard at Gamescom Key Art
Blizzard shared the key art for Gamescom on Twitter today. They will be there from August 21-25 with multiple streamers and an interview on Thursday, August 23rd at 17:30 CEST with Game Producer Michael Bybee.
Dark Iron Dwarf and Mag'har Orc Crests
The Battle for Azeroth website was updated with crests for Mag'har and Dark Iron Dwarf. These races can be done by reaching Exalted with The Honorbound / 7th Legion and completing your War Campaign.
New Blizzard Gear
New Blizzard Gear is now available in the official Blizzard Store! New items include Battle for Azeroth mouse pads, shirts, and baby carriers.
Arena World Championship
Azerite Gear
Shoulders
Head
Chest
Rare Spawn Drop Armor
Shoulders
Head
Chest
Classes
Creatures and NPCs
Items
Player versus Player
Professions
Quests
World
- Substantially lowered the Heart of Azeroth level required to activate the outer ring of Azerite armor obtained from World Quests and Mythic dungeons.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Regular ArmorShoulders
- Tier 1 - Level 18 to 15
- Tier 2 - Level 21 to 19
- Tier 3 - Level 24 to 23
Head
- Tier 1 - Level 16 to 13
- Tier 2 - Level 19 to 17
- Tier 3 - Level 22 to 21
Chest
- Tier 1 - Level 17 to 14
- Tier 2 - Level 20 to 18
- Tier 3 - Level 23 to 22
Rare Spawn Drop Armor
Shoulders
- Tier 1 - Level 14 to 12
- Tier 3 - Level 18 to 17
Head
- Tier 1 - Level 16 to 13
- Tier 3 - Level 22 to 21
Chest
- Tier 1 - Level 13 to 11
- Tier 3 - Level 17 to 16
Classes
Warlock (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Affliction
- Deathbolt will now correctly deal increased damage if cast immediately after casting Unstable Affliction.
- Deathbolt will now correctly deal increased damage if cast immediately after casting Unstable Affliction.
- Affliction
Creatures and NPCs
- Slickspill should be much easier to loot now.
Items
- Fixed an issue where 'Bygone Bee' Almanac's cooldown or duration would be affected too much when hitting multiple enemies.
Player versus Player
- Sources of Conquest such as the World PvP Call to Arms quests, PvP Island Expeditions, Skirmish, and Battleground queues will award Honor until Battle for Azeroth: Arena Season 1 starts.
- Players who currently have Conquest will have the currency converted to Honor once they log in.
- Miniaturized Plasma Shield and Personal Space Amplifier engineering belt enchants can no longer be used in Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds.
- Fierce Gladiator is once again available to players who have earned the Fierce Gladiator: Legion Season 5 achievement.
- The War Mode Air Supply Drops in Tiragarde Sound should no longer fall in unreachable locations.
Monk (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
- Brewmaster
- Incendiary Brew now adheres to line of sight restrictions.
- Double Barrel will no longer stun targets multiple times per Keg Smash cast.
- Incendiary Brew now adheres to line of sight restrictions.
- Brewmaster
Professions
- Cooking
- Fixed a bug that prevented Pandaria Banquets from granting the intended skill levels to Pandaria Cooking and Way of the Grill.
- Fixed a bug that prevented Pandaria Banquets from granting the intended skill levels to Pandaria Cooking and Way of the Grill.
Quests
- Fixed a bug that caused the miners to not respawn as intended for “A Shot at the Dark Iron”.
- Fixed a bug where missions required to unlock hubs on the other continent were expiring quickly.
- Riding Macaw is no longer unfriendly to Horde for the world quest "Swab This!".
- Hexlord Raal is now reliably present to offer “Pa’ku, Master of Winds”.
- “The Lord Admiral's Lament" and "Bloodied Sentinel's Glaive" can now be turned in to Kayla Mills
World
- Flight paths unlocked through missions should now reliably appear as valid destinations on the flight map.
Flight Master's Whistle
You can use your Flight Master's Whistle from Legion in Battle for Azeroth once you unlock world quests. If you didn't have one you will receive one once you unlock world quests.
Developer Interview - Faction Identity
Polygon had the opportunity to talk to Steve Danuser (Narrative Producer) and Ely Cannon (Lead Artist).
- What the Horde stands for has changed over time. Is it a group driven by honor and courage or a disparate collection of outcasts that nobody will align themselves with.
- Battle for Azeroth is an opportunity to look at both sides that have made up the Horde storylines throughout the years and pull them together.
- It may be a chance for the Horde to look inward and become something new and stronger.
- Sylvanas and Saurfang are embodying the other aspects of what the Horde was.
- To get to the future of the Horde, we have to face the Horde’s past.
- The Alliance has its share of disparity and there's going to be a self-examination of what the Alliance is about and how they want to behave.
- Does the Alliance want to get revenge on the Horde, or do they want to build a better world?
- There is room for what the Alliance and Horde represent to evolve and change and for their relationship to change.
- Player's identity is very much tied to their faction and the things they have done for it, so it wouldn't be something the team would take away lightly.
- This expansion focuses on shaping what the factions mean in the world and how they interact with one another.
Blizzard at Gamescom Key Art
Blizzard shared the key art for Gamescom on Twitter today. They will be there from August 21-25 with multiple streamers and an interview on Thursday, August 23rd at 17:30 CEST with Game Producer Michael Bybee.
Dark Iron Dwarf and Mag'har Orc Crests
The Battle for Azeroth website was updated with crests for Mag'har and Dark Iron Dwarf. These races can be done by reaching Exalted with The Honorbound / 7th Legion and completing your War Campaign.
New Blizzard Gear
New Blizzard Gear is now available in the official Blizzard Store! New items include Battle for Azeroth mouse pads, shirts, and baby carriers.
Arena World Championship
Announcing the 2018 Arena World Championship Fall Season
As conflict burns in the Battle for Azeroth, the power of the greatest Horde and Alliance heroes ignites. If you think you have what it takes to prove your PvP skills are among the best in the world, signups are now open for the first Cup of the Fall Season of the 2018 Arena World Championship (AWC).
The Arena World Championship is a 3v3 tournament that takes place in the iconic battlegrounds of Azeroth. In this Fall Season, we are introducing Mugambala and Hook Point, two asymmetrical arenas which were released in the Battle for Azeroth expansion.
Mugambala is set in Zandalar, a region that was once a part of ancient Kalimdor and the birthplace of troll civilization. This arena features an upper level, and a lower level with a large pillar in the middle.
Hook Point is an area in Boralus, where only the bravest battle for the right to call themselves true Kul Tirans! It features four pillars for players to dance around—one with a shark hanging from it—and two smaller pillars.
This season, there are six Cups up for grabs—three in North American and three in Europe—each with a prize pool of $10,000 and an increased amount of AWC points on offer, more than any season this year!
No Arena ranking is required for teams of three to four people to sign up. Once you are deemed eligible to compete, you will have access to the Tournament Realm, where you and your teammates will have the ability to create whatever class, talent, and gear combinations you see fit, to practice taking down all who oppose you! If you think you have what it takes, sign up here, and check out the table below for the cutoff times for each of the Fall Season Cups.
Remember, the top three point-earners of the year from North America and Europe will earn a spot at the Arena World Championship Global Finals at BlizzCon, where they will fight on the biggest WoW esports stage of the year for their share of the $280,000 prize pool.
If you’re coming back to World of Warcraft for Battle for Azeroth and want to see how the pros handle the new PvP talent system, join us! The Top 8 from each Cup in North America and Europe will be broadcast live on Twitch. Watch as the greatest heroes from across North America and Europe adapt to the changes—it might give you some tips and tricks for your own Arena adventures!
AWC Fall Season Schedule
Check out the Warcraft Esports site for current standings, the global broadcast schedule, and the latest news about AWC, and follow @Warcraft for all things Battle for Azeroth!
As conflict burns in the Battle for Azeroth, the power of the greatest Horde and Alliance heroes ignites. If you think you have what it takes to prove your PvP skills are among the best in the world, signups are now open for the first Cup of the Fall Season of the 2018 Arena World Championship (AWC).
The Arena World Championship is a 3v3 tournament that takes place in the iconic battlegrounds of Azeroth. In this Fall Season, we are introducing Mugambala and Hook Point, two asymmetrical arenas which were released in the Battle for Azeroth expansion.
Mugambala is set in Zandalar, a region that was once a part of ancient Kalimdor and the birthplace of troll civilization. This arena features an upper level, and a lower level with a large pillar in the middle.
Hook Point is an area in Boralus, where only the bravest battle for the right to call themselves true Kul Tirans! It features four pillars for players to dance around—one with a shark hanging from it—and two smaller pillars.
This season, there are six Cups up for grabs—three in North American and three in Europe—each with a prize pool of $10,000 and an increased amount of AWC points on offer, more than any season this year!
No Arena ranking is required for teams of three to four people to sign up. Once you are deemed eligible to compete, you will have access to the Tournament Realm, where you and your teammates will have the ability to create whatever class, talent, and gear combinations you see fit, to practice taking down all who oppose you! If you think you have what it takes, sign up here, and check out the table below for the cutoff times for each of the Fall Season Cups.
Remember, the top three point-earners of the year from North America and Europe will earn a spot at the Arena World Championship Global Finals at BlizzCon, where they will fight on the biggest WoW esports stage of the year for their share of the $280,000 prize pool.
If you’re coming back to World of Warcraft for Battle for Azeroth and want to see how the pros handle the new PvP talent system, join us! The Top 8 from each Cup in North America and Europe will be broadcast live on Twitch. Watch as the greatest heroes from across North America and Europe adapt to the changes—it might give you some tips and tricks for your own Arena adventures!
AWC Fall Season Schedule
Check out the Warcraft Esports site for current standings, the global broadcast schedule, and the latest news about AWC, and follow @Warcraft for all things Battle for Azeroth!
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Published on 2018-08-17 05:26 AM
Hearthside Chat: The Puzzle Lab with Giovanni Scarpati and Max MaPatch 8.0.1 Hotfixes - August 16, 2018
Azerite Gear
Classes
Creatures and NPCs
Dungeons
Items
Player versus Player
Professions
Quests
World
- Fixed an issue where Ruinous Bolt would sometimes damage enemies that the player was not in combat with.
Classes
Warrior (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)- Arms
- 1 point of Mastery now increases Deep Wounds damage by 10% (was 1%).
- Damage of all Arms abilities decreased by 14%. This excludes Arms Azerite Traits.
- 1 point of Mastery now increases Deep Wounds damage by 10% (was 1%).
Creatures and NPCs
- Da White Shark has turned a new leaf and has fully renounced the fighting tactic of beating someone with another person's body.
- Players should now always be able to see the reward treasure chest after defeating Da White Shark in the Grand Bazaar.
- Slickspill in Stormsong should now be much easier to loot.
- John J. Keeshan has decided to once again wield his old bow instead of the bow of a certain warchief.
Dungeons
- Fixed a bug where a group of players below level 110, when partied with a level 110 player in a Legion dungeon, would receive heavily reduced experience.
- Fixed an issue that caused Alliance players who had completed The Pride of Kul Tiras to be unable to access Siege of Boralus.
- Fixed an issue that caused Horde players who hadn’t completed Zandalar Forever to be able to access Kings’ Rest.
- Clarified the error messages shown when attempting to zone in to Kings’ Rest or Siege of Boralus without meeting the requirements.
Items
- Salty Dog Crackers are now consumed on use.
- The Stormsteel Saber now has a level requirement of 120.
Player versus Player
- Steel Strongboxes now drop Dread Aspirant gear for all valid armor slots during the offseason.
- Factionally-aligned guards should no longer attack you for attacking members of the opposite faction.
- Call to Arms: Vol'Dun will now correctly count Horde players slain while in Vol'Dun.
Professions
- The Forgotten Techniques of Kul Tiras/Zandalar items now properly restore recipes that were learned and subsequently unlearned.
- Fixed a bug preventing some Draenor profession books from properly teaching all introductory recipes.
- Archaeology
- Digsites in the Port of Zem’lan are no longer partially obscured from view.
- Digsites in the Port of Zem’lan are no longer partially obscured from view.
- Cooking
- Crafting Swamp Fish'n Chips should now give credit towards the achievements "The Zandalari Menu" and "The Kul Tiran Menu".
- Crafting Swamp Fish'n Chips should now give credit towards the achievements "The Zandalari Menu" and "The Kul Tiran Menu".
- Fishing
- Akan now teaches Battle for Azeroth Fishing.
- Akan now teaches Battle for Azeroth Fishing.
Quests
- Fixed a bug that caused a few Tortollan quests in Stormsong Valley from awarding Tortollan reputation as intended.
- Completing "All Laid Out for Us" now awards its part of the Stormsong and Dance achievement.
- Upon accepting “Back to the Lab”, Raimond Mildehnall will no longer attempt to fight every enemy he sees while returning to the basement.
- Fixed an issue where the Lightforged Warframe used during "Dawn of Justice" was weaker than intended.
- Felecia Gladstone will now offer the remainder of her quests in Warfang Hold only once all her tasks for the Saltstone Mine have been completed.
- When unlocking World Quests in Zandalar and Kul’Tiras, Halford Wyrmbane or Nathanos Blightcaller will now give you a fresh Flight Master's Whistle if you left yours in the bank.
- Players are no longer stuck after abandoning “Into the Dunes” mid-flight.
- Scout Mckellis is now available at the turn-in location for "Powder to the People" and "One Man Against the Horde".
- "Wanted: Anchorface" should now be available to Alliance players before they unlock World Quests.
- "Wiccaphobia" should now proceed as expected for players who group up with other players on the quest.
- Players may now complete "Spell Bound" after first completing "So Long, Sister".
- Lucille Waycrest should no longer disappear for some players on "Of Myth and Fable”.
- Eligible party members now receive Azerite along with “Azerite Mining” quest credit when a member of the party interacts with an Azerite node.
World
- Fixed a bug preventing some Inns from granting rested experience to characters in War Mode.
- The Royal Treasury in Dazar’Alor is now flagged as a rested area.
- The second floor of the Snug Harbor Inn is now flagged as a rested area.
- The Flight Master's Whistle can now be used on the non-dungeon island of Tol Dagor.
Unintended Conquest for PvP
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Published on 2018-08-16 08:03 PM
Hearthside Chat: The Puzzle Lab with Giovanni Scarpati and Max MaBattle for Azeroth Cinematics - Kul Tiras Finale
One more cinematic has been unlocked by players that complete the Kul Tiras and Jaina quest lines.
Easy Way to Level Kul Tiran/Zandalari Cooking to 110
Update: The vendor has been hotfixed to have a limited number of Aromatic Fish Oil, making this trick no longer possible.
JordanTH on Reddit discovered an easy way to level Kul Tiran/Zandalari Cooking to 110 using only vendor items.
- You can learn Rank 1 of Mon'Dazi from your Cooking trainer.
- Purchase enough for about 200 crafts (2000 Wild Flour, 1000 Foosaka, 400 Aromatic Fish Oil, and 800 Powdered Sugar)
- You can buy all of these reagents from either Henrick Wyther (A) or Hanul Swiftgalep (H).
- Be sure to go and learn Rank 2 Mon'Dazi at 35 Cooking.
- You can make 100 Mon'Dazi and 100 Kul Tiramisu by swapping out about 400 Powdered Sugar for Major's Frothy Coffee to use on Bountiful Captain's Feast later.
Blue Posts
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This Week in WoW History
We're taking a look back at old MMO-Champion posts and World of Warcraft news that occurred during this time in previous years.
Mists of Pandaria Cinematic
The world premier of the Mists of Pandaria opening cinematic was shown in 2012. After an intense battle the Alliance and Horde soldier find themselves shipwrecked on an unknown island. Naturally they continue their battle, but a mysterious third party shows up.
Siege of Orgrimmar Trailer
After obtaining the Heart of Y’shaarj, Garrosh Hellscream aims to corrupt the land and form his own Horde. Taran Zhu confronts him to try and stop his plans, but is defeated in battle. Both factions will need to pick up arms to lay siege to Orgrimmar, and defeat the corrupted Garrosh.
Premade Groups
The Premade Group Finder was announced as an addition to Warlords of Draenor. Perhaps one of the most useful features that have been recently added, it allows players to create custom groups and search for players who want to achieve the same goal. As new content is added, this feature continues to evolve to make it easy for players to find each other.
Warlords of Draenor Cinematic
The announcement cinematic for Warlords of Draenor was released in 2014. In the short trailer, Gul’dan offers Mannoroth's blood to Garrosh Hellscream, who refuses to drink it and be lost to its corruption. His Horde attack the Pit Lord, and with a decisive blow Garrosh finishes him.
The Last Bastion
Overwatch has been releasing lore videos for several of the heroes. Bastion wakes in a forest, covered by dirt and plants. After reaching his target location he remembers what happened. War and devastation during the Omnic Crisis, in which he fought, left him with painful memories. Even though he was damaged in the initial fight, after downloading the memories of a different unit, he starts marching towards his target.
Diablo 3 on Switch - More Information
The Official Diablo 3 Switch site showcases some of the unique features and exclusives coming to the Switch version.
- Collectibles include a Cucco companion pet, Triforce Portrait, Echoes of the Mask wings, and a Ganandorf Transmog set.
- All expansion content through Rise of the Necromancer is included in the Switch version.
- You can play Diablo III shared-screen on a single Switch, remotely on up to four Switches, or combine TV and handheld play
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