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Hotfixes: August 20, 2018
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Published on 2018-08-20 06:45 PM
Hotfix: Darkmoon Deck: Tides has been buffed and shuffling now actually changes the effect
Mephisto Coming To Heroes of the Storm
Puzzle Labs Opens August 21 at 1 PM EDT - Special Hearthstone Livestream
Mephisto Revealed, Hanamura Returning, Eastern Clash, Weekly Rotation & Sales
Join Us for a Live Developer Q&A Thursday, August 23
Blizzard at gamescom - Warbringers: Azshara, Overwatch Short, and More!
Warbringers: Azshara will be revealed after the Battle for Azeroth: Cosplay Showcase at 9:15 AM PST / 12:15 PM EST / 6:15 PM CEST on Friday, August 24.
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Legion Assaults to Return Today
The WarcraftDev twitter tweeted that the Legion Assaults should be returning at some point today!
Dark Legacy Comics #644
DLC #644 has been released!
Mephisto Coming To Heroes of the Storm Puzzle Labs Opens August 21 at 1 PM EDT - Special Hearthstone Livestream Mephisto Revealed, Hanamura Returning, Eastern Clash, Weekly Rotation & SalesJoin Us for a Live Developer Q&A Thursday, August 23
Blizzard at gamescom - Warbringers: Azshara, Overwatch Short, and More!
Warbringers: Azshara will be revealed after the Battle for Azeroth: Cosplay Showcase at 9:15 AM PST / 12:15 PM EST / 6:15 PM CEST on Friday, August 24.
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Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Legion Assaults to Return Today
The WarcraftDev twitter tweeted that the Legion Assaults should be returning at some point today!
Dark Legacy Comics #644
DLC #644 has been released!
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Published on 2018-08-20 07:51 AM
Ooh! Shinies! Creating Shiny New Upgrades In This Week's Card Design CompetitionWhat to do at Level 120
Raids, Warfronts, a new PvP season, and world bosses are still a couple weeks out, but there is plenty to do to get ready while you wait!
Gearing Up
- You can purchase an item level 320 cloak from any reputation vendor that you have earned honored status with in Battle for Azeroth.
- Normal mode dungeons at level 120 reward item level 310 gear.
- You need an item level of 305 to queue for heroic dungeons. You can bypass this by creating a 5 man group and zoning in manually. Heroic dungeons reward item level 325 gear.
- Mythic 0 dungeons are available. Make sure you complete all 10 dungeons weekly. They reward item level 340+ gear.
World Quests
- To unlock world quests you must reach Level 120 and complete the quest Uniting Kul Tiras (A) or Uniting Zandalar (H). This means that you must also have completed the War Campaign quests up this point, which involves doing all three war campaign foothold quests in the zones on the opposite continent.
- If you have not reached Friendly with the required factions, continue questing for the reputation.
- Your emissaries can reward Azerite Armor and other useful gear up to item level 340.
- Increasing your item level also increases your world quest rewards item level. The general rule of thumb is every 10 item levels you have increases the rewards to your item level + 10 to a max of 340 at item level 330.
Reputations
- Champions of Azeroth is the most important reputation. Every rank up in reputation rewards your Heart of Azeroth with 15 item levels. Upon reaching Exalted you can also purchase a piece of item level 355 Azerite Armor. See our Champions of Azeroth Reputation Guide for more information.
- Purchase (or make if you are a Scribe) a Contract: Champions of Azeroth as soon as possible. This rewards 10 reputation for the Champions of Azeroth when completing any world quest in Battle for Azeroth zones.
- Prioritize 7th Legion/Honorbound reputation as well by completing world quests on the enemy continent. This reputation is needed for a variety of different unlocks.
- You need 7,500 reputation into Honored to unlock one of the final 2 Mythic only dungeons Siege of Boralus or Kings' Rest, depending on your faction. The other dungeon is unlocked by completing the zones and and unlock chain.
- You need to reach Revered in order to finish the War Campaign.
- You need to reach Exalted to unlock the Dark Iron Dwarves or Mag'har Orc Allied races. (depending on faction)
- All other reputations are also important. They each have a piece of item level 335 gear at Revered and a piece of item level 355 gear at Exalted.
Azerite Power Farming
- Don't forget to farm Azerite Power for your Heart of Azeroth. Every rank up increases the item level of the neck piece by 2 and can unlock new Azerite powers in your Azerite Armor slots.
- Make sure to max out your weekly Island Expeditions bar by collecting 40,000 Azerite during Island Expeditions over the week. This rewards 2,500 Azerite power and 1500 7th Legion/Honorbound reputation.
- Heroic dungeons are another source of Azerite power farming.
Pathfinder - Part 1
- Players are able to start earning the requirements for the first part of the flying achievement in Battle for Azeroth. Earning the Battle for Azeroth Pathfinder, Part One achievement will increase your mount speed in all Battle for Azeroth zones. Here is a list of the requirements. Note that you do not need to complete both the Horde and Alliance questing zones to complete the achievement, but one or the other along with the War Campaign.
- Battle for Azeroth Explorer - For this achievement you must fully uncover the map for all Battle for Azeroth zones on both continents.
- Kul Tourist or Zandalar Forever! - For this achievement you must complete the main story quest chains in either all Kul Tiras zones or Zandalar zones.
- Ready for War or Ready for War - This achievement requires completing either the Alliance or the Horde War Campaign quest chain.
- Wide World of Quests - Complete 100 different world quests in Battle for Azeroth zones.
- Azerothian Diplomat - Earn revered status with all Alliance/Neutral or Horde/Neutral reputations in Battle for Azeroth.
September 4th Unlocks
This is a short synopsis of what you can do until September 4th. On this date, several more options unlock.
- Uldir Normal and Heroic mode unlock. Complete these for item level 355 and 370 gear.
- Warfronts become available. They can reward item level 340 loot and your weekly quest grants you a piece of item level 370 gear.
- World bosses should also unlock at this point and be on a rotation. Basic world bosses reward item level 355 gear and your faction specific one in Arathi Highlands can reward item level 370 gear.
- Battle for Azeroth PvP Season 1 starts. Be sure to cap your conquest for the week in order to earn gear as well.
- Battle for Azeroth Mythic Plus Season 1 starts. Complete a +10 during the week for a chance at item level 370 loot. This will also give you up to three pieces of gear in your weekly chest at reset, normal pieces being 380 item level and Azerite Armor pieces being 385 item level.
Battle for Azeroth Soundtrack on Spotify
The Battle for Azeroth Soundtrack is now on Spotify, with more digital outlets coming soon.
WoWcraft - Battle for Azeroth
A new WoWcraft has been released!
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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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