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by Published on 2023-04-01 12:27 PM

World of Warcraft Patch 10.10 "Ten Fast Ten Spurious"
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
World of Warcraft Patch 10.10
“Ten Fast Ten Spurious”
April 1, 2023


Senior Chief Executive Lead Producer’s note: Please do not post this anywhere outside of our internal documentation where we have the full notes for the next dozen patches all completely written in advance. Please. I’m begging you to keep your fingers off the copy/paste keys. Please protect our perfect record of never leaking any content in advance.

Our Social Media Team has provided us with the following statement:

We’d like to thank the WoW development team for giving us the opportunity to take over all aspects of the creation and service of World of Warcraft. It’s been a blast being in control of literally everything, and we’d like to think we’ve done as good a job at making all decisions as the eSports Team did before us.

Features

New Raid: Drop Zone Maverick

It’s finally time to spend an entire raid Dragonriding. Yes, you read that correctly. Every centimeter of this raid zone is high in the air, and you’ve been called to come out of near retirement for one last mission in the sky. Take on dangerous enemies who aren’t ever really named or described, and if they shoot you down, just steal one of their dragons and keep going. Because you’re just that good!

New Dungeon Type: Meta-Dungeons

Introducing our very first arbitrarily restricted content! Only available to the top 8 specs in the game (as decided by random players running an addon), you’ll thrill to be lovingly guided by a completely silent group leader with an itchy kick-finger and a maniacal dedication to push-push-push like an obstetrician who has a plane to catch.

New Dungeon Type: Severed Instances

When you enter a Severed Instance Dungeon, another player takes over playing your character for the entirety of the dungeon, and you have no idea what they’re doing in there. When they’re done, you get your character back. Why do you have that scratch on your face now? Good luck figuring it out!

New Class: Food Reactionary

All races can now choose to be the new Food Reactionary class—a very common player you’re going to see everywhere you look. Food Reactionaries come in two specializations:

  • Cooktalkers, who watch food being made, and then react. Hopefully with lots of puns and wordplay. “More like ‘Hurricane Tortilla’.”
  • Chewtalkers, who taste food that’s surely cold by now, and then react. Hopefully with lots of groans and facial expressions. “I give it an 8.5 out of 10.”

Both Food Reactionary specs start out at level 1 without the ability to “go live” until they somehow convince 500 people to updoot their reactions. For some players, this will happen mysteriously fast, and for others, it will take months of grinding. Please do not lose sleep over this. We don’t have any control over the algorithm anymore.

Changes

  • The Swift Retribution talent no longer gives attack speed in PvP. Now when you kill another player, Swift Retribution causes your character to announce: “I’m the problem; it’s me”.
  • The player with the most gold is now required to purchase and operate General Chat.
  • Birb mounts can now talk, so you should mind what you say in front of them, and you should probably start wearing headphones when you watch TV.
  • All elf races are now eligible for the ‘Cotton-headed Ninny Muggins’ title.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Gnome and Goblin starting experiences from being short enough.
  • Fixed yet another bug with self-driving Dragons mysteriously crashing into clearly visible obstacles. This should really be the last one.
  • Solo players are now provided with gold, a long stick, and access to an exclusive in-game florist so that you can buy yourself flowers and write your name in the sand.
  • In the PTR for this patch, dataminers will see some evidence of upcoming content: Dual Classes. The working titles for our first few Dual Classes are:
    • Paladin+Rogue - Blessing in Disguise
    • Shaman+Rogue - Element of Surprise
    • Warrior+Mage - Heroic Sheep
    • Paladin+Death Knight - Judge Dead
    • Druid+Hunter - Tame Yourself
    • Monk+Druid - Fists of Furry
    • Priest+Rogue - Holy Smokes
  • Tik Tok integration now automatically posts a video whenever your character falls from a lethal height, and those are going to get more views for you than any video of you talking, by a huge margin.
  • When doing the Community Feast in Azure Span, player-characters will now automatically respond to requests with “Yes, chef!” and yell “Corner!” and “Behind!” when walking behind another player.
    • Developers’ notes: We kindly request that players stop asking us why there’s treasure hidden in the soup containers. We don’t know why. It really didn’t make sense.

Classes

Death Knight

  • New ability: Dead Lasso – Death Knights who activate their inner Dead Lasso quickly overcome a modest amount of adversity to find unbelievable success by grouping up with others.
  • Dark Command is now 30% darker. To compensate, Dark Command is now more of a suggestion.
  • Improved Death Strike has been replaced by an identical talent called New and Improved Death Strike. You’ll love it!
  • Relish in Blood can now be supplemented by selecting Mustard in Blood.
  • Icebreaker is now 10% more effective at dinner parties.
  • Breath of Sindragosa is now 15% mintier.

Demon Hunter

  • Blur is now known for something other than Song 2.
  • To reduce the total size of game files, Will of the Illidari has been renamed Willidari.
  • Misery in Defeat can now also proc Misery in De Hands.
  • Thick Skin now allows you to withstand 20% more time on social media.
  • Pursuit is now 10% less trivial.
  • Spirit Bomb has been renamed Glitter Bomb and is now 150% more effective against package thieves.
  • Vulnerability is now 50% more effective in building a lasting relationship.

Druid

  • Barkskin is now worse than Biteskin.
  • Dash can now be used to hyphenate two words together.
  • Swipe can now be used Left or Right, depending on how attracted the player is to the target.
  • Sudden Ambush is now 10% less redundant.
  • Cat’s Curiosity is now fatal, as intended.

Evoker

  • All abilities are now 10% more dragon-y.
  • Wing Buffet is now all-you-can-eat. Please note that Evokers will be asked to kindly depart after 90 minutes.
  • Tyranny now applies taxation to the target without representation.
  • Graceful Stride is now 30% less likely to be broken. Nobody’s gonna slow you down. Oh no! You’ve got to keep on movin’.
  • Fixed a bug preventing Return from starting a new line of text, as intended.
  • Fixed a crash caused by Eternity Surge going on forever. Sheesh.

Hunter

  • Survival has been redesigned to use only offhand weapons.
  • Call Pet has been redesigned to keep up with the times and has been
    renamed Text Pet.
  • Misdirection now increases the success rate of magic tricks by 50%.
  • Camouflage is no longer visible in the Talent Tree.
  • Bullseye is now only available to Tauren Hunters.
  • The Ruthless Marauder talent is now available to characters named Ruth.

Mage

  • Blink now has 182 charges.
  • Overflowing Energy will now be stored in a sippy cup.
  • Shimmer has been renamed to Shimmer Shimmer Ya Shimmer Yam Shimmer
    Yay.
  • Evocation has been moved to the Evoker class to prevent confusion.
  • Remove Curse no longer removes curses.
  • Removed the word “remove” from Remove Curse; it is now called Curse.
  • Curse removed.

Monk

  • Fixed a bug where the Monk could work out all day every day and become so powerful that they defeat all enemies with just one punch.
  • Leg Sweep has been improved and is now called Leg Swiffer.
  • Dampen Harm has been renamed Moisten Harm.
  • Monks who complain about their secondary resource can now earn the new Achievement “Enjoy Some Whine with Your Chi”.
  • Essence Font is now available in Times New Roman.

Paladin

  • Word of Glory has been replaced by a new ability called Excel of Glory.
  • Judgment is now 20% less judgmental.
  • Cleanse now also exfoliates.
  • The Blinding Light talent has now been revved up like a deuce, a holy roller in the night.
  • The Seasoned Warhorse talent is now available in chipotle and cool ranch horse flavors.
  • Art of War has grown up so much and would prefer to be called Arthur.
  • Execution Sentence has been identified as a run-on sentence and will be split into two separate abilities once developers can establish a new predicate.

Priest

  • Power Infusion now auto-targets the player in your group who sent you the most gold before raid. You’re welcome.
  • Levitate is now 20% more annoying when cast on party members randomly.
  • New ability: Holy Word: Schnikes – Call upon the power of road trips to save Callahan Auto.
  • Answered Prayers has been updated so that it now sometimes gives you money, since that’s all you ever seem to ask for anyway.
  • Gnome priests who choose to both heal and deal damage are now known as Compact Discs.

Rogue

  • All boots that rogues can equip are now called sneakers.
  • Audacity now causes you to confidently comment on posts that are far outside of your field of understanding.
  • Sprint has been moved far away from Marathon on the talent tree, and requires much less carb loading.
  • The cost of Cheap Shot has been increased, due to inflation.
  • The Assassination specialization has been renamed Combat.
  • Roll the Bones now uses 20 sided dice.
  • Pick Pocket is now 50% less effective as very few mobs carry cash anymore

Shaman

  • Bloodlust can no longer be cast when the raid leader calls for Heroism.
  • Liquid Magma Totem must now be read aloud in the voice of Dr. Evil.
  • The Enhancement specialization has been enhanced and should no longer be referred to as merely hanced.
  • Far Sight can now be corrected with bifocals.
  • The Restoration specialization has been watered down.

Warlock

  • No changes necessary; possibly forever.

Warrior

  • Hamstring now can now be selected as a vegan option called Impossible Hamstring.
  • The Frothing Berserker talent is now 30% more frothy.
  • The Titanic Rage talent can now be used near, far, or wherever you are.
  • Intimidating Shout can no longer be used by Gnomes.
  • Demoralizing Shout now utilizes those backhanded compliments you hate.

WoW Classic

New Profession: Weaving

By popular demand, we’re adding a new profession to WoW Classic. Weavers can level up through many original classic skills such as clamweaving and bearweaving to unlock powerful new abilities such as:
  • Meleeweaving
  • Realmweaving
  • Weaveweaving

At max level, Weaving becomes the only thing you do in combat. Please see the WoW Classic subreddit for further instructions.

Developer’s note: Due to excessive Clam farming for Weaving, we feel compelled to place a sanctuary effect on the Otter enclosure.
by Published on 2023-03-31 09:18 PM

The Trading Post - April 2023 Rewards
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
The Trading Post vendors have updated their inventory for the month of April. You’ll want to hop to it and add these eggcellent new items to your collection.

Visit T&W (Tawney and Wilder) just outside the Mage District in Stormwind or the Zen’shiri Trading Post next to Grommash Hold in Orgrimmar to check out all the latest items they have available.



Here’s What’s in Stock for April



Egbob
Item Type: Pet
Cost: 600 Trader's Tender



Reins of the Magenta Cloud Serpent
Item Type:Mount
Cost: 900 Trader's Tender



Drape of Foreboding Mists
Item Type: Back
Cost: 100 Trader's Tender



Fine White Evening Gloves
Item Type: Hands
Cost: 100 Trader's Tender



Forsaken Cresset
Item Type: Off-Hand
Cost: 100 Trader's Tender



Watchman’s Flare
Item Type: Off-Hand
Cost: 100 Trader's Tender



Honed Bastard Sword
Item Type: Two-Hand Sword
Cost: 100 Trader's Tender



Fists of Polar Fury
Item Type: One-Hand Fist
Cost: 175 Trader's Tender



Red Pith Helmet
Item Type: Head
Cost: 175 Trader's Tender



Crimson Nexus Crescent
Item Type: Two-Hand Axe
Cost: 225 Trader's Tender



Libram of Righteous Light
Item Type: Off-Hand
Cost: 225 Trader's Tender



Tome of Sin’dorei Secrets
Item Type: Off-Hand
Cost: 225 Trader's Tender



Gilded Drakkonid Morningstar
Item Type: One-Hand Mace
Cost: 450 Trader's Tender



Ensemble: Trappers Munitions
Item Type: Transmog Set
Cost: 500 Trader's Tender



Ensemble: Corrupted Runelord’s Regalia
Item Type: Transmog
Cost: 750 Trader's Tender

This Month’s Bonus Reward



Transmog- Arsenal: Blades of Elune

Complete activities to fill the bar at the top of the Traveler’s Log found in the Adventure Guide (Shift-J)***, and you’ll receive this month’s bonus reward— Arsenal: Blades of Elune— a set of one-handed sword transmogs.



How it Works

Get Tender Every Month

At the first of each month, players with an active account in good standing will receive 500 Trader’s Tender automatically every month from a chest called the Collector’s Cache. If you don’t have active game time on your account or aren’t a subscriber at the start of a new month, don’t worry. Your Tender will be awarded on the first day of the month when you do have game time or an active subscription. This will be the same amount for everyone, regardless of how you pay for your game time.

The Traveler's Log

Complete monthly activities listed in the new Traveler’s Log. Each month features a rotating, themed set of activities. These activities provide the opportunity to earn up to 500 additional Trader’s Tender. There’s only a set amount of Tender you can earn each month through completing activities, so you won’t need to complete all the ones in the log each month. You’ll be able to pick and choose from a variety of fun in-game activities to easily earn Tender. Players can choose to earn by continuing to play the game as they already do, such as completing quests, competing in battlegrounds, participating in holiday activities, and even running Mythic+ dungeons. But you can also choose to take part in activities uniquely designed for the month.

Freeze an Item

Before the month comes to an end, if you haven’t purchased that one “must-have” item yet, don’t worry. You can “freeze” an item so you can purchase it later. When you freeze an item, it will stay available month over month until it is purchased or replaced.

If this month’s offerings didn’t have the items you wanted, you can hang on to your Trader’s Tender to spend later. It won’t go anywhere, and unspent Tender will continue to accumulate each month.

What a Tender Moment

As a way of saying “Thank you” to the community for continuing to play World of Warcraft with us, we are awarding a bonus 500 Trader’s Tender to players who purchase Dragonflight and add it to their account†. This bonus Trader’s Tender will also be rewarded retroactively to players who have already purchased Dragonflight. Players can collect this bonus Trader’s Tender once the Trading Post feature goes live from their Collector’s Cache.



Learn more about the Trading Post in our previously published news post on the official site.

*The Trading Post feature is not available in WoW Classic titles.
**Requires World of Warcraft Subscription or Game Time
***Requires Level 10 to access the Adventure Guide.
†Bonus Trader’s Tender is granted only once per Battle.net account.
by Published on 2023-03-31 04:56 PM

Mythic Dungeon International 2023 Global Finals
Mythic Dungeon International 2023 Global Finals have started! Watch teams race through dungeons for their share of $300,000 and the title of Mythic Dungeon Champions!


by Published on 2023-03-31 02:13 AM

WoW Hotfixes - March 30, 2023
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Classes

  • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Fixed an issue where Soul-Eater's Gluttony would not reduce the cooldown of Soul Rot if damage was absorbed.
    • Demonology
      • Fixed an issue where Umbral Blaze's damage would not increase with a second rank.

Items and Rewards

  • Fixed an issue where the Phoenix Wishwing pet would not properly appear in the pet journal.

Wrath of the Lich King Classic

  • Classes
    • Paladin
      • Glyph of Righteous Defense will now properly increase the chance to hit with that ability.
by Published on 2023-03-30 10:01 PM

Paladin: Judgments of the Pure Tuning – April 4
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
With Judgment’s cast frequency increasing in patch 10.0.7, Judgments of the Pure has been overperforming as a PvP talent. In a hotfix being applied this upcoming Tuesday, the talent will only apply to the Paladin and no longer have its effect applicable to allies.

PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER
  • Paladin
    • Judgments of the Pure (PvP Talent) now causes Judgment casts on an enemy to cleanse 1 Poison, Disease, and Magic effect they have caused on you (was allies within your aura).

Patch 10.1 PTR Mythic+ Testing - March 30th - April 3rd
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Greetings!

Dragonflight Season 2 Mythic+ testing begins on PTR realms this weekend. The test period will begin Thursday March 30th at 10:00 PDT (13:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST), and end Monday April 3rd at 10:00 PDT (13:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST). Please note that the test period may be adjusted in the event of technical difficulties.

This weekend features the Vortex Pinnacle dungeon and our updated level 7 keystone affixes.

During the test period you’ll be able to acquire and customize Mythic Keystones by talking to the Keystone Vendor in Valdrakken, and the nearby Dungeon Teleports NPC will assist you with transportation.

  • There are new affixes and adjusted affixes available for testing. Players can purchase scrolls from the keystone vendor to add to these to their keystone.
    • New Affix: Incorporeal – While in combat, incorporeal beings appear and attempt to destabilize players with spells that reduce their damage and healing done. Incorporeal beings are susceptible to all forms of crowd control.
    • New Affix: Afflicted – While in combat, Afflicted Souls appear that seek the aid of players. Afflicted Souls spawn with poison, curse, and disease afflictions. Removing any of these afflictions or restoring the spirit to full health causes it to despawn. Fail to remove their afflictions in time will inflict players with a negative status effect.
    • New Affix: Entangling – While in combat, entangling vines snare players.
    • Updated Affix: Explosive – Fewer Explosive Orbs spawn, but they now have substantially higher health.
  • The following affixes have been retired for Dragonflight Season 2:
    • Quaking
    • Grievous
    • Volcanic

We’re looking for feedback on keystone combinations:

Keystone Level 4 Affixes:
  • Spiteful
  • Sanguine
  • Bursting
  • Bolstering
  • Raging

Keystone Level 7 Affixes:
  • Incorporeal
  • Afflicted
  • Entangling
  • Explosive
  • Storming

Affix Refresh Goals
  • One of our primary goals is to highlight different forms of player utility week over week. The hope is that different classes will shine with their ability to neutralize the week's affix.
  • We want to reduce the cognitive load we're putting on players with affixes with the removal of the seasonal affix and the pacing and design of our new affixes. The intent is to slow down the rate that these affixes trigger and to tone down the required response from players dealing with them.
  • Like dungeons in Dragonflight, we are taking the opportunity to review and refresh affixes more often between seasons.
  • We encourage players to play with different combinations of the level 4 and level 7 affix tiers. Please give feedback on unfair combinations that you come across in testing.

We look forward to hearing your feedback!

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