World of Warcraft News and Raiding Strategies

So yesterday was a roller coaster but here's the highlight: Got laid off Trended in California, My tweet was #4 on r/all, Was #1 on r/wow and r/classicwow.

I got so many people from so many places messaging both with support and love as well as people from other studios help find me a home. You get a little lost in the numbers sometimes and forget how many people you actually interact with but I've been in tears constantly because I truly didn't know. Thank you seriously everyone. I have some parting words that I want to say here so lets go.

1) This was not something that anyone wanted regardless of studio or executive. I refuse to believe that anyone actually wanted to do this. It's cruel yes, but it's the beast when you're publicly traded. I'd still work for J. Allen Brack again.

2) Please be kind to @devolore he's a lot nicer and genuinely does care more than he leads you all to believe. I loved working with him and learned a lot. I wouldn't have been good at my job if it wasn't for things I learned working with him.

3) From my understanding the WoW team didn't really "have a say" in what was happening. Please don't hold it against them. There's good people on that team that I'll remain friends with forever no matter what happens.

4) I had a lot of pride in being able to work with all of the content creators for @Warcraft. I was a fan of almost all of you so it meant a lot to me that I got to work with you professionally. As for who is taking over, I'll try to let you guys know when they figure it out.

5) I understand if you're upset. You have a right to be, I am too. Make your voices heard in all aspects as it continues for WoW. I've been on the other side and seen how loud you guys can be, trust me when I say they can't ignore it and it does cause change.

6) I'll be continually updating my LinkedIn but obviously I'm looking for a new home and I appreciate any help/recommendations. I've got a few things I'm looking into already but you never know.

7) I'm still going to be involved with the @Warcraft community. I'm never going to go away and I hope you'll see me involved with a few things soon. My passion for the industry was spawned from WoW and that will never change.

8) Please share love to my fellow colleagues that were also laid off, @Blizzard_Ent lost a lot of talent today not just CMs. People that made everything run from so many departments were hit by this and it sucks, they were really good people and they didn't deserve this.

9) I know I've spoken to him already but I want to say that it was a pleasure working with @WatcherDev. I will cherish and value every day that I got to work with his team and him because it's what I got in this industry to do. He's a good Game Director and he does care.

I think I'll end it there. I might talk about it more as it sinks in a little more but it's still very disheartening. Thank you all again both players, industry, and my Blizzard family for all the messages. You don't know how important it is to us to hear from you. (Source)

Battle for Azeroth
Quests

• Two Sides to Every Tale (New) Complete the following achievements on the continents of Zandalar and Kul Tiras. Mount Reward: Bloodflank Charger and Ironclad Frostclaw. 20 points. Account Wide.

Brawler's Guild
World Events

• Rumble Club Name changed from "Rumble Club (Season 3)" to "Rumble Club". Defeat all rumbles in the Brawler's Guild during the Broken Isles campaign. 5 points. 5 points.

Professions

• Massive Tool (New) Craft a Tool of the Trade from one of primary crafting professions. 10 points. Account Wide.

Mounts

• Bloodflank Charger (New) Summons and dismisses this mount. Account wide. Account wide. 1.5 sec cast.
• Ironclad Frostclaw (New) Summons and dismisses this mount. Account wide. Account wide. 1.5 sec cast.

Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)

• Binding Shot Breaking the tether of Binding Shot will root the target in place for 8 sec (3 sec PvP). 100 yd range. Instant. 100 yd range. Instant.

Paladin (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)

• Crusader's Direhorn Summons a Crusader's Direhorn, which serves as a mount. Account wide. Account wide. 1.5 sec cast. Summon. Summon. 1.5 sec cast.

Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Outlaw

• Adrenaline Rush Increases your Energy regeneration rate by [ 60 + 25% of Spell Power ]%, your maximum Energy by 200 [ 50 + 25% of Spell Power , and your attack speed by 20% for 20 sec. Rogue - Outlaw Spec. Rogue - Outlaw Spec. Instant. 3 min cooldown. 0.8 sec global cooldown.

Shaman (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Restoration

• Ascendance Transform into a Water Ascendant for 15 sec duplicating all healing you deal for 15 sec and, immediately healing for [ 600% of Spell Power ] and duplicating all healing you deal, distributed evenly among nearby allies Ascendant healing is distributed evenly among allies within 20 yds. Restoration Shaman - Level 100 Talent. Restoration Shaman - Level 100 Talent. Instant. 3 min cooldown.

Azerite Traits
Death Knight (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)

• Magus of the Dead Apocalypse and Army of the Damned Dead additionally summon a Magus of the Dead for 20 sec who hurls Frostbolts and Shadow Bolts at your foes, dealing 98 damage each.

Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)

• Feeding Frenzy Barbed Shot deals 276 196 additional damage over its duration, and Frenzy's duration is increased to 9.0 sec.

Item Effects

• A Stitch in Time - Delormi's Synchronous Thread Name changed from "A Stitch in Time - Delitha's Synchronous Thread" to "A Stitch in Time - Delormi's Synchronous Thread".
• Amulet of the Moon Gives 10 Gives 207 additional Versatility to nearby party members for 30 min. Instant.
• Aquamarine Pendant of the Warrior Gives 15 Gives 194 additional stamina to party members within 40 yards. Lasts 30 min. Instant.
• Avatar of Bloodshed 100 yd range. Instant. Summon an Avatar of Bloodshed to fight by your side for 4 hrs. 100 yd range. Instant.
• Avatar of Oblivion 100 yd range. Instant. Summon an Avatar of Oblivion to fight by your side for 4 hrs. 100 yd range. Instant.
• Avatar of Sacrifice 100 yd range. Instant. Summon an Avatar of Sacrifice to heal by your side for 4 hrs. 100 yd range. Instant.
• Avatar of the Bloodguard 100 yd range. Instant. Summon an Avatar of the Bloodguard to fight by your side for 4 hrs. 100 yd range. Instant.
• Banner of the Burning Blade Instant. 60 min cooldown. Don the banner of the Burning Blade clan. Instant. 60 min cooldown.
• Braided Eternium Chain Increases the critical strike of nearby party members by 28 for 30 min. Instant. 242 for 30 min. Instant.
• Chain of the Twilight Owl Increases the critical strike of nearby party members by 45 for 30 min. Instant. 389 for 30 min. Instant.
• Commendation of the Hand of the Prophet (New) Increases your reputation with the Hand of the Prophet by 300. Instant.
• Commendation of the Laughing Skull Orcs Increases your reputation with the Frostwolf Orcs by 300. Instant. Laughing Skull Orcs by 300. Instant.
• Commendation of Vol'jin's Headhunters (New) Increases your reputation with Vol'jin's Headhunters by 300. Instant.
• Create Belt Create a soulbound item appropriate for your loot specialization and level current level and loot specialization. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Island Expedition Belt.
• Create Boot Create a soulbound item appropriate for your loot specialization and level current level and loot specialization. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Island Expedition Boots.
• Create Bracer Create a soulbound item appropriate for your loot specialization and level current level and loot specialization. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Island Expedition Bracers.
• Create Cloak Create a soulbound item appropriate for your loot specialization and level current level and loot specialization. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Island Expedition Cloak.
• Create Glove Create a soulbound item appropriate for your loot specialization and level current level and loot specialization. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Island Expedition Gloves.
• Create Legs Create a soulbound item appropriate for your loot specialization and level current level and loot specialization. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Island Expedition Legwear.
• Custody of the Deep Name changed from "Deep Oceans Item" to "Custody of the Deep". Empowered by the Trident of Deep Oceans. 60 yd range. Instant. Taking damage has a chance to form a protective bubble around you for 15 sec that absorbs 25% of incoming damage, up to 2,470. When the bubble bursts, increase your primary stat by 82 for 30 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Approximately 2 procs per minute.
• Deepstrider (New) Your Speed is increased by 200 for every 20% health you are missing, up to 600 Speed.
• Disguised Disguises the user imbiber as one of a variety of creatures from across the world. Instant.
• Dredged Vitality (New) Absorb 9 damage for 15 sec per 1,000 mana spent, up to 864 total absorption.
• Drowning Tide (New) While above 90% health, your attacks have a chance to send a wave crashing down on your target dealing 196 Frost damage. While below 90% health, your attacks have a chance to restore 296 health. Approximately 3 procs per minute.
• Earthen Thumper Place an earthen thumper on the ground, that will pulse every few seconds causing nearby worms to appear. Melee range. Instant. Instant.
• Embrace of the Dawn All stats of nearby party members increased by 10 for 30 min. Instant. 71 for 30 min. Instant.
• Ensemble: Amaranthine Path Armor (New) Collect the appearances of the Amaranthine Path Armor armor set. Instant.
• Ensemble: Chainmail of the Timeless Hunt (New) Collect the appearances of the Chainmail of the Timeless Hunt armor set. Instant.
• Ensemble: Restless Dreambound Battlegear (New) Collect the appearances of the Restless Dreambound Battlegear armor set. Instant.
• Ensemble: Tranquil Spiritbind Regalia (New) Collect the appearances of the Tranquil Spiritbind Regalia armor set. Instant.
• Ephemeral Vigor (New) Your abilities have a chance to grant you a shield, absorbing 5,548 damage for 1.5 min. While this shield persists, gain 162 Haste. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
• Eye of the Night Increases spell power Increases intellect by 34 for all nearby party members. Lasts 30 min. Instant.
• Fel-tainted Vessel Instant. 60 min cooldown. Drink what fel residue remains in the vessel, gaining a tiny fraction of power. Instant. 60 min cooldown.
• Focus Light Allows the holder to interact with shrines around Kul Tiras and Zandalar, focusing the light from the zone through the lens in order to create a geode of gems. Instant.
• Gift of N'Zoth (New) Receive the gift of N'Zoth. Instant. 4 hrs cooldown.
• Hati Wipe (New) Removes all special effects from Hati. 100 yd range. Instant.
• Heavy Golden Necklace of Battle Gives 10 Gives 207 additional strength to nearby party members for 30 min. Instant.
• Indiscriminate Consumption (New) Feed on five nearby allies or enemies, devouring up to 608 health from each. You are healed for 300% of damage dealt. Limited to 20 targets. 40 yd range. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
• Iwen's Enchanting Rod Gain extra resources when disenchanting.
• Jade Pendant of Blasting Increases spell power Increases intellect of all nearby party members by 233 for 30 min. Instant. 86 for 30 min. Instant.
• Khaz'gorian Hammer - Aura When crafting blacksmithing armor or weapons, there's a chance it will be given the "Indestructible" property.
• Living Ruby Pendant Restores 6 Restores 1,555 health per second to nearby party members for 30 min. Instant.
• Milling (New) Mill 15 bones into a Pile of Fine Bone Dust. 5 sec cast. Reagents: Zem'lan Pirate Bone x 15.
• Mixing Combine the dust with some of your blood to proudce an Ossein Ink. Instant (Channeled). your blood to produce a Vial of Ossein Ink. Instant (Channeled).
• Nature Absorption Absorbs 1,800 Absorbs 463,020 nature damage on all nearby party members. Lasts 5 min. Instant. 1 sec cooldown.
• N'zoth's Gift (New) 30 sec cooldown.
• N'zoth's Gift (New) Embrace N'Zoth's gift, increasing your Mastery by 832 for 30 sec. Every 1 sec gain Suffering, inflicting 52 Shadow damage per application. Reactivate to relinquish N'Zoth's gift, removing both effects. (2 Min Cooldown) Instant.
• N'zoth's Gift (New)
• Oblivion Spear (New) Your damaging abilities have a chance to launch an oblivion spear at your target, inflicting 649 Shadow damage. On impact, the spear will detonate towards you. You will suffer 325 Shadow damage if struck. 40 yd range. Approximately 1.5 procs per minute.
• Oceanic Ward (New) Place an oceanic ward on your target for 60 sec. Taking 2,795 damage in a single blow will consume the ward, healing the target for 2,795. 40 yd range. Instant. 40 sec cooldown.
• Pendant of the Agate Shield Gives 10 Gives 207 additional stamina to nearby party members for 30 min. Instant.
• Phantom Pain (New) Falling below 25% health instantly restores 2,469 health. You then take 2,469 Shadow damage over 10 sec. This effect can only occur once every three minutes. 3 min cooldown.
• Relearn Engineering Quests - Tool of the Trade (DNT) (New) Re-learn any engineering schematics that you learned via questing for your Tool of the Trade, but forgot after switching professions. Instant.
• Relearn Inscription Quests - Tool of the Trade (DNT) (New) Re-learn any inscription recipes that you learned via questing for your Tool of the Trade, but forgot after switching professions. Instant.
• Remove Protections Remove the cloudy protections of Alani the Stormborn. 200 yd range. Instant.1.5 sec cooldown.
• Scouring Wake (New) Slaying an aberration inspires 5 nearby allies, granting 60 Critical Strike for 30 sec.
• Silas' Vial of Continuous Curing Restores 33,337 health. Instant. 60 sec cooldown. from your never-ending, ever-flowing vial of continuous curing! Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
• Silus' Sphere of Transmutation Highlights and allows the player to interact with various cauldrons on Kul Tiras and Zandalar. Instant.
• Spiteful Binding (New) While above 90% health, your attacks have a chance to deal an additional 143 Shadow damage to you and your target. Approximately 6 procs per minute.
• Storm Nimbus (New) Your abilities have a chance to conjure a storm for 10 sec that heals you for 65 every 2 seconds. Overhealing due to the storm bolts a nearby enemy for Nature damage equal to the overflow. 40 yd range. Approximately 1.5 procs per minute.
• Synchronous Thread - Aura The threads of time sew cloth from past, present and future Kul Tiran and Zandalari. Cloth displaced in time can be found more often in the world.
• Synchronous Thread - Mend Rift - Channel Allows Synchronous Tailors to mend tears in the fabric of time. across Kul Tiras and Zandalar. 9 yd range. 8 sec cast (Channeled).
• Thick Felsteel Necklace Increases Stamina of nearby party members by 20 for 30 min. Instant. 207 for 30 min. Instant.
• Ub3r-Construction Enables the engineer to craft Ub3r-Constructs. Instant.
• Ub3r-Module: S3ntry MK X8.0 Gurantees Guarantees your Ub3r Inventions to be a Ub3r S3ntry MK X8.0 Instant.
• Ub3r-Module: Short-Fused Bomb Bots Gurantee's Guarantees your Ub3r-Inventions to be Boom Bots. Instant. Short-Fused Bomb Bots. Instant.
• Ub3r-Module: Training Dummy Gurantees Guarantees your Ub3r Inventions to be a Ub3r-Improved Target Dummy Instant.
• Umbral Shell (New) Enshroud a friendly target in darkness for 12 sec, absorbing the next 5,578 damage or healing taken. 40 yd range. Instant. 2 min cooldown.
• Unbound Anguish (New) If your target has a lower health percentage than you, your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to sacrifice 86 of your health to deal an additional 171 Shadow damage. Approximately 4 procs per minute.
• Undying Pact (New) Tether yourself to up to 5 allies within 15 yards. After 6 sec, you are healed for 15% of the health restored to tethered allies, up to 1,974 total healing. 50 yd range. Instant. 2 min cooldown.
• Undying Pact (New) 40 yd range.
• Unstable Manapearl Take hold of the Unstable Manapearl, increasing your Critical Strike, Mastery, Haste, or Versatility by 1,000 for 60 min while outdoor in Kul Tiras and Zandalar. Instant.
• Untouchable (New) Your auto attacks have a chance to grant Untouchable for 15 sec, stacking up to 15 times. Untouchable grants 11 Critical Strike. Taking any damage removes all stacks of Untouchable.
• Void Embrace (New) Open a fissure to the void beneath you for 15 sec, increasing your Haste by 903. You will suffer 13,792 Shadow damage if you leave the fissure. Instant. 2 min cooldown.
• Writ of Sacrfice Transfers the life of the caster to their target. 10 yd range. Instant (Channeled). Requires a Fresh Heart to activate. 10 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. Reagents: Fresh Heart.

Professions
Engineering

• Ub3r-Module: Short-Fused Bomb Bots Create an Ub3r Module: Short-Fused Boom Bot Bots. Engineering. Engineering. Instant. Reagents: Monelite Ore.
• Ub3r-Module: Ub3r-Improved Target Dummy Create an Ub3r Construct Module: Ub3r-Improved Target Dummy. Engineering. Engineering. Instant. Reagents: Monelite Ore.

Inscription

• Blood Contract: Bloodguard Craft a Blood Contract: Bloodguard. Inscription. Inscription Summon an Avatar of the Bloodguard to fight by your side for 4 hrs. Inscription. Inscription. 100 yd range. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Light Parchment, Sallow Pigment x 24, Roseate Pigment x 50, Felwort.
• Blood Contract: Bloodshed Craft a Blood Contract: Bloodshed. Inscription. Inscription Summon an Avatar of Bloodshed to fight by your side for 4 hrs. Inscription. Inscription. 100 yd range. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Light Parchment, Sallow Pigment x 24, Roseate Pigment x 50, Felwort.
• Blood Contract: Oblivion Craft a Blood Contract: Oblivion. Inscription. Inscription Summon an Avatar of Oblivion to fight by your side for 4 hrs. Inscription. Inscription. 100 yd range. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Light Parchment, Sallow Pigment x 24, Roseate Pigment x 50, Felwort.
• Blood Contract: Sacrifice Craft a Blood Contract: Sacrifice. Inscription. Inscription Summon an Avatar of Sacrifice to heal by your side for 4 hrs. Inscription. Inscription. 100 yd range. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Light Parchment, Sallow Pigment x 24, Roseate Pigment x 50, Felwort.
• Sanguine Feather Quill of Lana'thel Craft a quill Sanguine Feather Quill of Lana'thel. Inscription. Inscription. 1.5 sec cast. Reagents: Light Parchment, Sallow Pigment x 10, Roseate Pigment x 30.

Jewelcrafting

• Jewelhammer's Focus Cut a focusing lens. Jewelcrafting. Jewelcrafting. 1.5 sec cast. Reagents: Kyanite.

Battle Masters

• Alterac Valley - Raid Battle Epic Battleground. Level: 20-120. Players: 10-40. Rated players: 25. Map: Alterac Valley.
• Arathi Basin - Domination. Level: 10-120. Players: 8-15. Rated players: 10. Map: Arathi Basin.
• Isle of Conquest - Raid Battle Epic Battleground. Level: 20-120. Players: 10-40. Rated players: 25. Map: Isle of Conquest.
• Rated Battleground - Level: 120. Players: 5-10. Rated players: 10. Maps: Arathi Basin, Deepwind Gorge, Rated Eye of the Storm, Seething Shore, Silvershard Mines, Temple of Kotmogu, The Battle for Gilneas, Twin Peaks, Warsong Gulch.

Holidays

• Luminous Luminaries (New) - GG Engineering has discovered luminescent creatures in the depths of Vashj'ir. They need your help to research the creatures before they disappear into the deep sea once again!
• Timewalking Dungeon Event (New) - While this event is active, players level 101 or higher may access a special Timewalking Dungeon Finder queue, which scales players and their items down to revisit past dungeons from the Warlords of Draenor expansion. While Timewalking, bosses will yield loot appropriate for a player's natural level.
• Timewalking Dungeon Event (New) - While this event is active, players level 101 or higher may access a special Timewalking Dungeon Finder queue, which scales players and their items down to revisit past dungeons from the Warlords of Draenor expansion. While Timewalking, bosses will yield loot appropriate for a player's natural level.
• Timewalking Dungeon Event (New) - While this event is active, players level 101 or higher may access a special Timewalking Dungeon Finder queue, which scales players and their items down to revisit past dungeons from the Warlords of Draenor expansion. While Timewalking, bosses will yield loot appropriate for a player's natural level.

Item Name Descriptions

• Opened Insidious Gift (New) - Opened Insidious Gift
• Sealed Insidious Gift (New) - Sealed Insidious Gift
• Trial of Style Season 1 (New) - Trial of Style Season 1
• Trial of Style Season 2 (New) - Trial of Style Season 2
• Trial of Style Season 4 (New) - Trial of Style Season 4

Map Areas
Kalimdor

• GM Island - Music: 00_Test_Music.

Zandalar

• Zuldazar > Miju's Retreat (New)

Mounts
Ground Mounts

• Bloodflank Charger (New) - Ground Mount. Bloodflank Charger. "Stolen from the Arathi Basin stables, this fire-hearted charger now steeds for the Horde." Source: Achievement: Two Sides to Every Tale
• Ironclad Frostclaw (New) - Ground Mount. Ironclad Frostclaw. "Captured in the snows of Alterac Valley, this bloodthirsty hunter now roars for the Alliance." Source: Achievement: Two Sides to Every Tale

World Safe Locations
Broken Isles

• 7.1.5 Holiday - Balloons - Balloon Safe Loc (New)

• CLUB_FINDER_REPORT_DESCRIPTION (New) - Inappropriate Description
• CLUB_FINDER_REPORT_FOR (New) - Report For:
• CLUB_FINDER_REPORT_NAME (New) - Inappropriate Name
• CLUB_FINDER_REPORT_SPAM (New) - Spam
• CLUB_FINDER_REQUEST_TO_JOIN (New) - Request to Join
• CLUB_FINDER_WHISPER_OFFICER (New) - Whisper Officer
• FACTION_NEUTRAL (New) - Neutral
• LOOT_MONEY_SPLIT_MOD (New) - Your share of the loot is %s (+%s)
• NEW_ALLIED_RACE_NOTIFICATION (New) - NEW
• SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_395 (New) - Can only be used on Hati.
• SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_396 (New) - You already have an Iwen's Enchanting Rod.
• SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_397 (New) - You already have a Mallet of Thunderous Skins.
• SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_398 (New) - Can only be used on Inert Tide Watchers or Inert Voodoo Masks.
• WAYPOINT_BEST_ROUTE_TOOLTIP (New) - Best Route
• WAYPOINT_TOOLTIP_MORE_QUESTS_FORMAT (New) - and %s more quests
• YOU_LOOT_MONEY_MOD (New) - You loot %s (+%s)